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Churches, 1898

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Church News. Anglican

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 January 1898 · page 8

The Bishop of Bathurst preached on the morning of Christmas Day [?] All Saints' Cathedral, and in the evening at St. Barnabas', South Bathurst. The Bishop of Grafton and Armidale on Christmas…

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Presbyterian

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 January 1898 · page 8

The quarterly meetings of the standing comm[?] of the Presbyterian Church will be held next week. Dr. Bruce, the Moderator, returned from his western tour on Tuesday morning…

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Roman Catholic

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 January 1898 · page 8

On Wednesday last at St. Patrick's Convent of the Sisters of Mercy the Cardinal-Archbishop presided at a meeting of the ladies' committee of the Founding Hospital. This institution has been transferred…

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A Successful Methodist Student

The Methodist · Saturday 1 January 1898 · page 6

WE are pleased to notice the success of another old Newingtonian, Mr. E. Cuthbert Hall, who, after a distinguished University career, has gained his M.B…

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Central Mission Sisterhood Anniversary, Melbourne

The Methodist · Saturday 1 January 1898 · page 1

SOME of us thought it a bold faith which ventured to engage the Melbourne Exhibition building for the purpose of celebrating the sister's anniversary, but…

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Presbyterian Jubilee in New Zealand. Delegate of the Free Church of Scotland. London, Dec. 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 January 1898 · page 7

The Rev. Dr. R. F. Duff, convener of the colonial committee of the Free Church of Scotland, and pastor of St. George's Presbyterian Church, Glasgow,…

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Presbyterian Jubilee in New Zealand. a Scottish Delegate

Evening News · Saturday 1 January 1898 · page 6

LONDON, December 31.-The Rev. Dr. R. S. Duff, convener of the colonial committee of the Free Church of Scotland, and minister of St. George's Church, Glasgow, has been appointed as…

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Presentation Convent, Wagga Wagga. the Catholic Boys' School

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 1 January 1898 · page 19

At the annual "break-up" and distribution of prices in connection with the Presentation Convent, Mount Erin, which took place on Thursday last, there was a large and representative attendance of parents…

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Our Catholic Homes for Boys. St. Vincent's Industrial Home, Westmead

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 1 January 1898 · page 16

THE moonlight excursion in aid of the Home, which had been postponed from the 9th December owing to the very inclement weather, will take place on Wednesday, the 5th January, and the committee…

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Christmas in the Churches. the Cathedral

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 1 January 1898 · page 14

IT would be a strange story to tell if St. Mary's Cathedral was not crowded on Christmas morning. As a matter of fact, the Cathedral was filled to overflowing at all the early Masses. At the 11 o'clock…

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The Sydney Church Ordinance

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 January 1898 · page 8

Archdeacon Gunther delivered an address at Parramatta on Thursday evening on this ordinance, which has become the law of the Church now that the Church Act is repealed. He sketched the history…

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Terrible Panic in a Church

The Australian Star · Saturday 1 January 1898 · page 9

The terrible panic which occurred in an Orthodox Church in the village of Ki[?]elyo, near the town of Kozloff, on 24th O[?]ber, was far more disastrous in its consequences…

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Other Churches

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 January 1898 · page 10

Watch-night services were also held in other churches in the city and suburbs, the quiet worshippers forming a marked contrast to the noisy revellers in the streets…

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The Churches. Sermon for the Home

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 January 1898 · 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…

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[?] at the Churches

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 January 1898 · page 8

The Churches Festival was strictly observed by the [?] churches of Sydney and throughout New South Wales, and also by many of the Presbyterian, Methodist, Congregational, and other…

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News of the Churches

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 January 1898 · page 8

There are 114 Roman Catholic primary schools in Victoria, and 20,000 pupils in all are attending schools of all grades. The Rev. T. R. M'Michael, a Wesleyan…

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At the Wesleyan Church

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 1 January 1898 · page 12

The Wesleyan Church, Parramatta, was crowded on Sunday evening on the occasion of the rendering of the Christmas Carol Service. The choir…

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Wesleyan Church, Granville

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 1 January 1898 · page 12

At the Wesleynn Church, William-street Granville, special services were held on Sunday last. The Church had been decorated with flowers and foliage ; and…

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St. Anne's Church, Ryde

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 1 January 1898 · page 12

The festival of Christmas was observed with attention aud care, and there is not much reason for regret either in regard to decorations, brightness and heartiness of…

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The Late General Havelock Allan. Without an Official Mission. Collecting Information for Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 January 1898 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.--On Wednesday Lieutenant General Sir Henry Marshman Have lock-Alian, V.C., of the 18 (Royal Irish) Regiment, while out riding near the Khyber…

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