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Churches, 1897

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Sydney City Mission

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 12
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

A meeting of the committee of the Sydney City Mission was held on Thursday, when Mr. T. P. Reeve presided. The receipts for December were reported to have amounted to £99 8s 8d; from…

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Newtown Musical Mission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 10

The last public service in connection with the above mission, attended by its superintendent, the Rev. A. F. Fisher, was a service of song entitile "The Californian Nugget," rendered by the reverend…

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American Catholic Authors

The Catholic Press · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 14

American weavers of romance love compression. They put as much into a short story as the average novelist of 20 years ago would have spun into three…

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Catholic. Convent Ceremonies

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 14

ON Tuesday last there was a Reception and Profession at the Convent of the Sisters of Mercy, Parramatta, the Cardinal-Archbishop presiding. To-day (Thursday), at St. Vincent's Convent…

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" the Australasian Catholic Record."

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 14

WE have received, but too late for notice this week, the January number of the " Australasian Catholic Record." The contributors include :—The Cardinal-Archbishop, Archbishop Murphy, the…

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A Generous Catholic Nobleman

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 21

THE Marquis of Bute (says the Glasgow OBSERVER) is a man who does good by stealth, and who would probably crimson with annoyance, if not with confusion, at the mention of his many…

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Readings in Catholic Doctrine

The Catholic Press · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 6

Indifferentism in matters of religion is a prevalent and crying evil of the times. Many nowadays affect to believe nothing beyond certain obvious first principles which…

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The Catholic Position in South Australia

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 15

THE year 1896 (says the Adelaide SOUTHERN-CROSS) has not been devoid of interest to Catholics of the Archdiocese. The chief event, of course, has been the great progress made by his Grace the…

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Catholic. the Marounits Church, Redfern. Blessed by the Cardinal-archbishop. an Address by His Eminence

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 18

ON Sunday afternoon the Cardinal-Archbishop blessed and opened the pretty little church in Elizabeth-street, Redfern, which, has been erected with the sanction of his Eminence to meet the…

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Federation of the Catholic Literary and Debating Societies

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 7

The first meeting of delegates convened for the purpose of furthering the above movement was held in St. Joseph's School Hall, Newtown, on Friday evening, the 8th instant, when representatives from…

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Catholic Literary and Debating Societies St. Francis' (Paddington) L. and D. SOCIETY

The Catholic Press · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 7

This society held its half-yearly meeting on Monday evening last. The secretary, Mr. S. V. Brees, delivered his report, and the election of office-bearers…

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Maitland. a Coadjutor Bishop Appointed. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 10

The very Rev. Patrick V. Dwyer, president of the Sacred Heart College, West Maitland, has been appointed Coadjutor Bishop of the Catholic diocose of Maitland. The rev. gentleman is the…

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The Federation of the Catholic Literary and Debating Societies of New South Wales

The Catholic Press · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 23

The first convention of delegates, in cannection with the above movement, was held on Friday evening, January 8th, in St. Joseph's School Hall, Newtown…

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St. Maroon's Church

The Catholic Press · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 17

On Sunday last, at 3.30 p.m., the ceremony of opening and blessing this church was performed by the Cardinal Archbishop. His Eminence was…

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St. Stephen's Church Penrith. Anniversary Service

Nepean Times · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 2

A special service in connection with the 16th anniversary of the incumbency of the Rev. George Brown, was held in St. Stephen's Church, Penrith, on Sunday evening…

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Religious. Baptist Church

Nepean Times · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 6

Ber. J. D. Brown will hold Special Services at the Baptist Church, Booty Hill, every Sunday morning at 11 a.m. and evening at 7 p.m., for the next few weeks…

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Guildford. Christ Church

The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 8

On Sunday afternoon, the vicar presented prises to those scholars, who, daring the past year had been most regular in attendance, and had also reached a certain standard of marks…

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The Church for the Age

The Methodist · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 2

We live in a time when all worldly callings bear testimony to the emptiness of mere wealth. The millionaire of to-day may be in absolute poverty to-morrow…

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News of the Churches

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 8

The Rev. D. Borrie, Presbyterian minister of Dunedin (N.Z.), has returned from a year's tour in Europe. There are now 700 avowed Salvationists in the…

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