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Churches, 1898

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Primitive Methodist

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 July 1898 · page 7

A new Primitive Methodist church has been erected at Wonambula in the Mudgee circuit, and the Rev. R. H. Richard preached the opening sermon…

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Wesleyan Methodist

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 July 1898 · page 7

Services in connection with the July celebrations were held on Sunday and Tuesday last at the Town Hall. The foundation stone of a new school-hall at…

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Sydney City Mission

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 July 1898 · page 15
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The usual meeting of the committee was held on Thursday last, the Rev. Geo. Campbell occupying the chair. The hon, treasurer called attention to the fact that the mission funds had been…

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A Catholic Club at Manly

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 16 July 1898 · page 14

Rev. Father Hayden has set about the establishment of a Catholic Club in connection with the church at Manly. A very liberal supply of books forms the nucleus of a library. Mr, Butler, of…

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Recent High Anglican Manuals. No. III. The Object of this Paper

The Methodist · Saturday 16 July 1898 · page 2

In two previous papers I have shown how utterly Romish is the teaching of the High Church party,…

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Correspondence. The Rev. D. O'Donnell's Mission. to the Editor

The Methodist · Saturday 16 July 1898 · page 7

DEAR SIR,—Will you please allow me a little space in your paper to say that I have about twenty applications for Missions which I cannot possibly accept this year…

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Catholic Gathering at Forbes. Bishop Byrne and Dr. Gallagher Present

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 16 July 1898 · page 14

FROM our Forbes correspondent we learn that the Catholics of that district were honoured last month by the presence of two Bishops, the Right Rev. Dr. Byrne, Bishop of Bathurst, and the Right Rev. Dr…

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The Sign Language. the Jesuit Fathers Give a Two-weeks' Mission to the Deaf-mutes of Greater New York

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 16 July 1898 · page 6

The New York FREEMAN'S JOURNAL, May 21, publishes the following:—I enclose a notice of our deaf-mute mission, asking you to kindly insert it if you can do so. Very…

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The Church and the English Navy

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 16 July 1898 · page 6

The Navy and ARMY ILLUSTRATED of the 23rd April contained the following reference to the establishing of England's Navy which must have been pleasant reading for the dreamers in the…

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New Church at Annandale

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 16 July 1898 · page 14

On Sunday afternoon, 24th inst., the Cardinal-Archbishop will lay the foundation-stone of the new church at Annandale. Mr. M. F. Connelly is the hon. secretary of the local committee…

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Church of England Association of N.s.w

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 July 1898 · page 7

The monthly meeting of the executive committee was held last Monday evening at the association rooms, 11 Barristers'-court, Mr. J. W. Hedges in the chair Attention was called to the recent efforts…

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The Peculiar Difficulties of Our Church Work in Great Cities. A Symposium.—No. I.

The Methodist · Saturday 16 July 1898 · page 3

The following paper read at the Sydney Ministers' Meeting by the Rev. W. G. Taylor, is the first of a series arranged for on this subject. IF I rightly understand the subject given…

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Hawarden Church

The Australian Star · Saturday 16 July 1898 · page 4

The body of St. Deinlol's Church, Hawarden, is old, and of pale grey stone, in simplest Gothic style. Low oak pews come close up to pulpit, reading desk, and organ. But the…

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The Churches. Sermon for the Home

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 16 July 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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News of the Churches

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 16 July 1898 · page 7

The foundation stone of a new Presbyterian Church at Mosman, near Sydney, was laid on Saturday afternoon. The Rev. A. and Mrs. Barron, late of Grafton,…

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New Church at Five Dock

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 July 1898 · page 4

The memorial stones of the new Wesleyan School Church at Five Dock were laid on Saturday afternoon. The site is in Garfield-street, nearly opposite the Town-hall, and commands a fine…

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The Forrest River Mission Station

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 July 1898 · page 4

The Commissioner of Police has received the following telegram from Sub-Inspector Brophy, at Wyndham, in the Kimberley district:— "I returned yesterday from a visit to…

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The Churches and Divorce

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 July 1898 · page 6

PERTH, Sunday.—At most of the Anglican churches to–day sermons were preached in opposition to facilitating divorce, as proposed in the measure now before the Legislative Assembly of…

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Church News. Central Methodist Mission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 July 1898 · page 4

The Christian Endeavour Socicty of the above mission celebrated its second anniversary last Sunday. Three special services were held during the day. The morning service was taken by the…

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