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Churches, 1899

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The Catholic Church Leads

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 24

AN American contemporary gives the following quotation from a sermon delivered by the Rev. A. J. Canfield at the Universalist Church, Chicago:— "I wish to say right here that the Roman…

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Catholic Notes

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 17

THE winning numbers in connection with the Dungog art-union appear in this issued of the FREEMAN. THE Catholic Bazaar at Bowral, which was to…

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Roman Catholic

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 12

The Rev. Father Dwyer, inspector of schools, and Mr. B. G. Ryder, of Tarcutta, had a narrow escape from a serious accident on Saturday last. When near Tarcutta the horse attached to their buggy…

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Sydney City Mission

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 4
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The committee of the Sydney City Mission met on Thursday afternoon. Mr. W. Crane, J.P., presided. The receipts for December were reported as £210 for the support of the missionaries, and £102 5s for mission-halls…

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Sydney Mission to Seamen. Sydney Mission to Seamen

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 12

The usual Tuesday and Thursday concerts were held at the institute. The latter was organised by Mrs. Wyatt, Woollahra, when an excellent programme was provided. The Misses Lees opened…

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Excursion to Mission Fields

The Methodist · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 6

The General Secretary of Missions has hit upon a new method of exciting interest in Missions. At any rate, whether the idea be new or not, he…

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"The Pore Benighted Catholic."

The Catholic Press · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 14

A rev. gentleman in Sydney lately, knowing that "Satan will for idle hands some mischief find to do," thought ho might as woll pass his leisure moments pleasantly and…

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Anglican Statistics. the Diocese of Sydney

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 11

The annual statistics for the Anglican, diocese of Sydney have just been issued in conjunction with the report of the proceedings of the first session of the eleventh synod. As usual, the…

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Literature. the Catholic Home Annual

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 12

Very many Australian Catholic homes have come to look forward to the CATHOLIC HOME ANNUAL (New York: Benziger Brothers) as one of the most welcome featurcs of the year's close. And the 1899…

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Cardinal Logue and Catholic Universities

The Catholic Press · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 2

At the congress held on Friday, December 2, in connection with the Aonach Tirconail his Eminence Cardinal Logue delivered an important pronouncement. Referring to…

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The Metropolitan Mission. to the Editor

The Methodist · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 7

Sir,—Mr. Spence's letter is worthy of the fullest consideration. If the proposals of the Aggression Committee adopted by the Sydney Synod without a dissentient…

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St. Peters Primitive Methodist C. E. Society

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 12

The Rev. P. S. Young presided at the annual meeting of the above society, which was held in the church, May-street, on Monday evening last. After prayer, followed by the singing of a hymn, the…

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The Catholic World. Notes and News From All Quarters. Interesting to Everyone

The Catholic Press · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 4

The present Pontiff is not only a model of piety and an edifying instance of all that a Vicar of Christ on earth should be, but may well be styled a Prince of Politicians in the…

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The Children's Columns. for Boys and Girls Who Read the "Catholic Press." Modern Grandmothers

The Catholic Press · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 5

You "wonder where they're gone to, those grandmothers of yore, With such quaint old nursery jingles, that we always cried for more…

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Chalmers Church, Melbourne. a Graceful Act. the Nuns Present the Pulpit to the Presbyterians

The Catholic Press · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 7

When Chalmers Church, on Eastern Hill, formerly occupied by the Presbyterian body, passed out of the hands of that denomination and was purchased by a Sydney…

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St. Joseph's Church, Orange

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 17

THE additions to St. Joseph's Church, Orange, will be opened with special ceremony on Sunday, Feb. 12. The following Bishops will officiate at the ceremony, viz., Drs. Byrne, Higgins, Dwyer, Gallagher, and…

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Australian Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 12

"The Anglo-American Alliance; Its Probable Influence upon Civilisation and Progress," is the subject of a lecture announced by the Rev. George Walters, of the Australian Church congregation…

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Cardinal Moran and the Church of England. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 12

Sir.—Your correspondent "Opus" is not the only one who has inwardly asked the question "Cui bone?" in connection with the correspondence waging between Anglicans and Roman Catholics…

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Church News. Church of England

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 12

The Archbishop of Sydney on Sunday morning preached at St. Simon and St. Jude's, Bowral, in the afternoon administered the rite of confirmation at St. Stephen's, Mittagong, and preached at the…

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