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Churches, 1899

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Feast of the Sacred Heart. Quarant Ore at Tub Sacred Heart Church, Darlinghurst

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 17 June 1899 · page 11

THE Feast of the Sacred Heart was very solemnly observed in the Darlinghurst parish. On Friday last there was Solemn High Mass, sung by the Rev. J. Collins (P.P. Mount Carmel), assisted by the Rev…

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Church News. Church of England

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 June 1899 · page 12

The Archbishop of Sydney on Sunday morning preached at St. John's, Camden, and in the afternoon and evening at Theresa Park and Menangle. On Monday morning he administered the Holy…

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Australian Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 June 1899 · page 12

The Rev. George Walters is delivering a series of Sunday evening discourses on "Dramatic Scenes from Bible Stones" in the Oddfellows' Temple, Elizabeth-street. The various narratives are…

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New Church, Cootamundra

The Methodist · Saturday 17 June 1899 · page 4

SUNDAY, 21st May, will long be remembered by the Methodists of Cootamundra. On that day the new church, that has been in the course of erection for the…

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The Romanising of the Church of England. II.—The Society of the Holy Cross

The Methodist · Saturday 17 June 1899 · page 2

We now come to a new era in the history of the modern High Church movement. After about twenty years of such work as was described in our…

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Belief in God and Church

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 June 1899 · page 13

At the Criminal Court yesterday, during the hearing of the charge against three accused in connection with the alleged money order frauds, the Crown Prosecutor asked accused Dwyer if he did not disbelieve in the…

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Glebe-road Wesleyan Church

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 June 1899 · page 4

Root's cantata, "David, the Shepherd Boy," was given on Wednesday night at the Glebe-road Wesleyan Church. The building was well-filled, considering the inclement state of the weather…

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The Churches. Sermon for the Home

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 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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News of the Churches

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 June 1899 · page 10

The Tamworth Wesleyan congregation has fixed its minimum contribution to the Century Celebration Fund at £850. The Archbishop of Sydney will hold an…

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The Churches

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 17 June 1899 · page 4

At the evening service, at the Parramatta Leigh Memorial Church, the choir gave an excellent interpretation of Dr. Vincent's anthem "Great is the Lord" (one of the…

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The Cardinal at Lewisham. Opening of a Presbytery. the Catholic Church and the Mission Fields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 June 1899 · page 7

Yesteiday afternoon Cardinal Moran paid a visi to the suburb of Lawisham for the purpose of blessing and opening the additions and improvments made to the presbytery attached to St. Thomas'…

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British Mission Station Burnt

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 June 1899 · page 7

LONDON, Saturday.--The British mission station at Klen-Ning, in the province of Fokien, about 90 miles north-west of Foochow, has been burnt by the Chinese. The missionaries saved…

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The Cardinal at Lewisham. Blessing a Catholic Presbytery

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 June 1899 · page 3

His Eminence Cardinal Moran visited Lewisham yesterday afternoon for the purpose of blessing St. Thomas' Presbytery, which has recently been completed…

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News by Cable. [Copyright.] China. British Mission Station Burnt

Evening News · Monday 19 June 1899 · page 5

LONDON, June 17.—The British mission station at Kienning, in the province of Fokien. China, has been burned down. The missionaries fled…

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Special Cables. Feom the "Herald's" London Correspondents. China. a British Mission Station Buent. London, June 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 June 1899 · page 5

The Britsh mission station at Kienning, in the north of the province Fokien, China, has been burned down. The missionaries fled…

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Church News. St. Matthias', Paddington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 June 1899 · page 9

On Friday evening a conversazione was held at St. Matthias'Lecture Hall, Oxford-street, Paddington, to celebrate the seventh anniversary of the pastorate of the Rev. J. W Gillett, B A. The attendance was…

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Church News. La Perouse Aborigines' Mission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 June 1899 · page 4

The aborigines of La Perouse were treated to a magic lantern entertainment on Saturday night, in the Mission Church, by Mr. James Lawton and his son. The president of the mission occupied the chair…

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China. British Mission Massacred

Evening News · Tuesday 20 June 1899 · page 5

LONDON. June 19.—Chinese [?] attacked the mission station at Kien-yang in the province of Fekien, and massacred Mr. Phillips, the missionary, his wife and another lady as…

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St. Thomas' Roman Catholic Presbytery, Lewisham

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 June 1899 · page 4

The presbytery connected with St Thomas' Roman Catholic Church, Lewisham, which was opened by the Cardinal on Sunday afternoon last, is practically a new building, very little of the old…

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General Cable News. Massacre at a Chinese Mission

The Australian Star · Tuesday 20 June 1899 · page 3

Closely following upon the burning of the British mission station at Kien-ning, in the province of Fokien, China; news has been received that a further terrible calamity has…

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