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Churches, 1899

3,112 stories in Sydney's papers · page 66 of 156

Offended Orangemen. an Anglican Divine Praises Catholic Education. Extraordinary Scene in a Melbourne Church

The Catholic Press · Saturday 10 June 1899 · page 3

A sweet example of Orange bigotry and intolerance comes from Melbourne, and tends to show that even in this enlightened age there are persecuting enemies to any…

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Catholic Notes

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 10 June 1899 · page 17

THE Right Rev. Dr. Byrne, Bishop of Bathurst, b'essed the additions to the Catholic presbytery at Mudgee on Sunday last. There was a very large congregation…

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Sydney City Mission

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 June 1899 · page 10

The committee met on Thursday afternoon, the Rev. George Campbell in the chair. The matter of allowing a late meeting at Chippendale Mission-hall to be turned into a political demonstration was discussed by the…

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"Catholic Friendly Societies' Gazette."

The Catholic Press · Saturday 10 June 1899 · page 15

The "Garotte" will appear as usual in next week's " Catholic Press." Societies are again invited to send in news and notes…

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A Catholic University for Ireland

The Catholic Press · Saturday 10 June 1899 · page 1

The following motion, standing in the name of Captain Donelan, appears on the order paper of the House of Commons—-"Roman Catholic University (Ireland)…

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Parramatta and District. Presbyterian Diamond Jubilee

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 June 1899 · page 4

The matter of the proper celebration of the jubilee of St. Andrew's Church, Parramatta, and the diamond jubilee of Presbyterianism in the town--both of which occur this year--was before the 'session of that Church…

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When a Protestant Becomes A Catholic. Their Happiness

The Catholic Press · Saturday 10 June 1899 · page 4

Yes, Catholic converts are happy—we may well say, perhaps, the happiest beings on earth. Their happiness is not the evanescent enthusiasm of the Protestant convert…

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The Children's Columns. For Boys and Girls Who Read the "Catholic Press." The First Knitting Lesson

The Catholic Press · Saturday 10 June 1899 · page 23

Here are needles, Bessie mine,—Not too sharp and not too fino; Here is worsted soft and blue, To make a little hood for you…

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Kit and Tim: A Story of Child-Life The Disappearance. by Mary Agnes Ryan, for the "Catholic Press,"

The Catholic Press · Saturday 10 June 1899 · page 22

" Kit, Kit, Kitty," school in boisterous tones through the home, of the Redeliff's, and on being unanswered the last call wound up in an inharmonious wail…

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The Church Hymnary

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 June 1899 · page 4

The Rev. John Brownlie has done a very useful, as well as scholarly, work in his "The Hymns and Hymn Writers of the Church Hymnary" (Henry Frowde). He assures us in his…

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The Romanising of the Church of England. I.—Early History of the Ritualistic Movement

The Methodist · Saturday 10 June 1899 · page 2

NEVER, perhaps, since the High Church movement took its rise, have the eyes of the English-speaking public been so effectually opened to the nature,…

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North Sydney Congregational Church

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 June 1899 · page 10

The first anniversary of the pastor (the Rev. H. C. George) of the North Sydney Congregational Church, Alfred-street, was celebrated this week. A public tea meting organised by the Christian 'Endeavor society…

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Traveller. a Garden in the Tower of a Church

Liverpool Herald · Saturday 10 June 1899 · page 9

The interior of a part of Chalgrave Church near Dunstable, Bedfordshire, presents a somewhat ourions appearance. Sone eleven years ago the roof of the tower…

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News of the Churches

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 June 1899 · page 10

The Rev. Robert Roberts is the new Chairman of the Congregational Union of England and Wales for 1899. Cardinal Moran has almost completely…

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The Churches. Sermon for the Home

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 June 1899 · page 8

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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The Greek Orthodox Church. (See illustrations on this and next page.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 June 1899 · page 35

The first Greek Orthodox Church erected in Australia, and which was consecrated recently, is situated at the corner of Bourke and Ridge streets. Surry Hills. The structure is of Byzantine style…

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Accident in Church-Street

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 10 June 1899 · page 4

Two Dundas young ladies, Miss Eyles, daughter of .Mr. James Eyles, and Miss Cissy Eyles, daughter of Mr. A. Eyles, had a nasty capsize whilst driving in…

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The Churches

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 10 June 1899 · page 12

The South Granville Primitive Methodist Church, which has done a good ?work in the neighbourhood of its establishment, is now closed the attendance has…

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Our Melbourne Letter. Our Catholic Colleges and the University Examinations. the Old and the New Melba. "Fighting Larry" Attempts to Whitewash the Reformers. a Protestant Minister and Expriest Lectures. Orangemen Resent Being Called Ignorant and Bigoted

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 10 June 1899 · page 10

AN immense congregation assisted at the 11 o'clock Mass in St. Patrick's Cathedral last Sunday, which was sung by the Rev. Dean M'Kenna, V.G., Administrator; deacon, Rev. J. Murphy;…

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Hurricane at the Caroline Islands. an American Whaling Barque Wrecked. Fears for a Mission Vessel. Great Destruction of Property

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 12 June 1899 · page 2

The Caroline Islands have been visited by a severe hurricane, causing great destruction of property. An account received by the island mail, steamer states:--"The biggest storm ever known…

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