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Churches, 1897

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At the Marounite Church Redfern

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 17 April 1897 · page 14

FATHERS Dahdah and Yazbeck blessed the palms at St. Maroun's Church, Eizabeth-street, Redfern, on Sunday at the 11 o'clock Mass. During the week the ceremony of the Cross has been conducted in…

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Ashfield Wesleyan Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 April 1897 · page 8

The anniversary of the Sunday school in connection with the above was celebrated during the week. On Sunday special services were held, the Rev. Rainsford Bavin (pastor) preaching in the morning,…

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Women on Church Committees. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 April 1897 · page 11

Sir,—In your report of the last meeting of the Presbytery of Sydney there is a sentence containing two inaccuracies which I desire to correct. The report should have run as follows:—"The Rev. G…

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Other Churches of England

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 April 1897 · page 7

At St. James's Church, King-street, special services were held during the whole of the day. At 7.30 a.m. the church was opened for ante-communion service and for meditation. There was a…

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Newcastle. the Church Services. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 April 1897 · page 7

Special Easter services were held in all the Anglican and Roman Catholic churches of the district to-day. At the pro-Cathedral the Rev. Dean Selwyn preached both morning and…

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Church Services. St. Andrew's Cathedral

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 April 1897 · page 10

Special prayers for rain were offered yesterday of St. Andrew's Cathedral. In the morning a sermon was preached by the Rev. Copland King, and the anthem sung was "There is joy,"…

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Other Churches

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 April 1897 · page 10

Services were held yesterday at St. Matthias' Church, Padington. The Rev. J. W. Gillett, B.A., conducted the morning service, and the Rev. H. W. Taylor the evening service. Special…

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News of the Churches

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 April 1897 · page 8

The Presbytery of the Hawkesbury was to meet for general business at Parramatta on April 14 at 2 p.m. The Bishop of Newcastle, Dr. Stanton, left…

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The Churches. Sermon for the Home

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 April 1897 · page 7

Under this heading sermons by eminent preachers are published in this widely-circulated paper, In order that in the remote interior, where there are no churches, and a clergyman is rarely seen, the stockman,…

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Robbery at Auburn. Two Churches Entered

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 17 April 1897 · page 14

Between Sunday night and Wednesday the Baptist and Wesleyan Churches at Auburn were broken into. At the Baptist Church it was found that a…

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A Modern Jack and the Beanstalk. a Methodist Celebrity Dies in Poverty

Sunday Times · Sunday 18 April 1897 · page 9

There has just died, in the Great Yarmouth workhouse (says the WESTMINSTER BUDGET), Mr. John Riches, who a quarter of a century ago was known to Methodists…

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The Presbytery of Sydney and the Rev. George Hay. a Scene! Wholesale Excommunication of Church Members Unheard. Sixty Petitioners Declared Out side the Church for Supporting Mr. Hay

Truth · Sunday 18 April 1897 · page 5

The case of the Rev George Hay, Preabyterian minister. which has hung so long in abeyance, reached an acute stage before the Sydney Presbytery on Tuesday last. when…

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Anglican Churches

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 April 1897 · page 5

Easter Sunday at All Saints', Woollahra, was celebrated by special services at 11 and 7. The Rev. H. Wallace Mort, M.A., preached appropriate discourses. The church was beautifully decorated with…

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Seamen's Mission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 April 1897 · page 6

His Excellency the Governor has accepted the position of patron to the Newcastle Seamen's Missiou, and the Promier has acceded to the request to become vice-patron. The following have been…

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The Russian and Anglican Churches. Suggested Re-union

Evening News · Monday 19 April 1897 · page 6

LONDON, April 18, 6.45 p.m.—The Most Rev. Dr. Maclagan, Archbishop of York and Primate of England, is on a visit to Moscow, where he was warmly welcomed…

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Newcastle. the Church Services. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 April 1897 · page 6

At the various churches to-day special Eanter services were held. Holy Communion was celebrated at the Pro-Cathedral at 7 a.m. and 11 a.m. The morning service was fully choral, and the authem…

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The Churches

The Australian Star · Monday 19 April 1897 · page 7

On Easter Sunday Masses were said at St. Peter's, Surry Hills, at 7, 8.30, 9.45, and 11. At 11 o'clock Mass the Rev. T. E. King, celebrated, and an…

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Easter Sunday at the Churches. St. Andrew's Cathedral

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 April 1897 · page 6

Bishop Camidge, of Bathurst, preached yesterday, morning and evening, at St. Andrew's Cathedral. In the morning the musical programme commenced with the voluntary, "I know that my Redeemerliveth " (Handel)…

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The Easter Encampment. Operations in the Centennial Park. Church Parade in Camp. the Last Day's Programme

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 April 1897 · page 5

To-day, ere it has well begun, the Easter encampment comes to an untimely end. The second working day out of the four--Saturday--was devoted to hard drill, with a slight variation for…

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Central Methodist Mission Picnic

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 April 1897 · page 6

Under the auspices of the Central Methodist Mission, members of the Christian Endeavor organisation held a picnic yesterday at Middle Head. The outing proved a success from every…

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