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Churches, 1897

2,606 stories in Sydney's papers · page 56 of 131

Home and Foreign. Ireland. the Late Lord Plunket, Anglican Archbishop of Dublin. Some of Ireland's Giants

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 5

We (London DAILY TELEGRAPH, April 2) deeply regret to announce the death, in his sixty-ninth year, of William Conysgham Plup[?]t, D.D. LLD., Archbishop of Dablin and…

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Letters to the Editor. Amalgamation of the Catholic Benefit Societies. (To the Editor.)

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 20

SIR,—Under the above head in your last there appeared a letter from Mr. T. J, M'Cabe, Warden-General of the A.H.C. Guild, which is not creditable to that gentleman's reputation for good…

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Catholic. Departure of a Pioneer Priest. the Very Rev. Dean O'donovan Leaves Mudgee on a Health Holiday

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 18

IT is 35 years since Dean O'Donovan, then but recently ordained, arrived in Sydney. Physically and intellectually he was the right sort of priest for the rough pioneering combined with the fine…

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Roman Catholic Prelates of Australasia Who Were Present at the Celebrations in Sydney of Cardinal Moran's Silver Jubilee

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 19

Coadjutor Bishop of Coadjutor Bishop of Bishop Auxiliary of Bishop of Bishop of Coadjutor Bishop Coadjutor Bishop Elect Hobart (Tas.). Sandhurst (Vic). Bishop of Grafton. Sydney. Dunedin (N.Z.). Wilcannia. Bishop of Bathurst—of Goulburn. of Maitland. Bishop of Sale (Vic). Bishop of Goulburn. Archbishop of Melbourne. Cardinal Archbishop Archbishop of Bishop of Ballarat of Sydney. Wellington (N.Z.)…

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Newcastle News. The Barque Adderley. And the Late Gale. Inspection, of Catholic Schools--Satisfactory Reports --Reduction in Tram Fares--A Penny Section Wanted--Prospects of Rain. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 2

The annual report of the Rev. J. O'Donohoe, inspector of Catholic schools in the Maitland diocese, has been forwarded to the Right Rev. Dr…

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The Church in New Zealand. Farewell to Bishop Grimes

The Catholic Press · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 7

An enthusiastic meeting was held in the Christchurch Art Gallery on May 4, for the purpose of bidding an official farewell to the Right Rev. Dr. Grimes…

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Mary Magdalene Church, St. Marys. Public Meeting

Nepean Times · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 7

On Monday night last a public meeting [?]as held in the Protestant Hall, to devise [?]me means of raising money for the pur[?]ose of making necessary repairs to the St…

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The Additions to the Church and Presbytery. Lai Ing the Foundation-stones

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 9

The main object of the visit to Orange of his Eminence and the other prelates was, however, to bless and lay the foundation-stones of the additions to the church and presbytery, and by his presence…

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At the Church on

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 9

There were three Masses on Sunday morning. The Cardinal was the celebrant of the first, at half-past 7, and perhaps the most pleasing…

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The Church in China

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 6

The Rev. John M'Veigh, C.M., Father of the Mission in China, attached to the Vicariate of Pekin, is at present in Ireland preaching and collecting in aid of the Catholic Mission in the Celestial…

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Life in London and Thereabout. Leaders of the Commons.—a Great Etonian.— Lord Randolph Churchill's Bust.—afterdinner Agony.—madame Sans—gene. Westminster, Good

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 5

There is a recurrent disposition ia some quarters to s[?] Mr. Balfour for alleged incapacity as Loader of the House of Commons. Whenever anything goes wrong he is brought up for…

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Randwick Wesleyan Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 12

A sale of work in aid of the funds of the above church was opened in the Randwick Town Hall on Thursday afternoon by Mr. David Storey, M.L.A. There was a unique collection of roots in their…

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Prospect. Church Anniversary

The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 11

On 2nd May, anniversary services were held at tho Churches of England at Prospect and Prospect Reservoir. At the former place the Rev. J. Dixon…

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The Free Church Council

The Methodist · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 7

A great movement is going on in the old country by which the evangelical churches of Great Britain, and especially of England are combining their forces…

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News of the Churches

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 8

The Rev. S. H. Magee has been gazetted as Roman Catholic chaplain for the Bathurst Gaol. Bishop Grimes, of New Zealand, arrived in Sydney by the Tarawera on May 15 on his way to…

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The Churches. Sermon for the Home

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 22 May 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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The Wesleyan Church

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 4

The Wesleyan Church, Macquarie-street, was established in June, 1822, and the completion of its diamond jubilee…

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The Temperance Mission. the Churches and the Liquor Traffic

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 May 1897 · page 2

There was a large attendance at the Protestan[?] Hall yesterday afternoon, when the Rey. L. M. Isit[?] continiued his temperance minsiou by lecturing upon "The Attitude of the Churches to the Drink Traffic.'…

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Rev. L. M. Isitt's Mission

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 24 May 1897 · page 3

"The Church in Relation to the Liquor Traffic" was the title of an address given by the Rev. L. M. Isitt, in the Protestant-hall yesterday afternoon. The influence of alcohol on the…

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England and the Transvaal. Dr. Leyds' Mission in Europe. Visit to Berlin Abandoned

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 24 May 1897 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.--Dr. W., T. Leyds, formerly State Secretary in the Transvaal, and who has been appointed the Transvaal Envoy to Germany and the Netherlands,…

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