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Churches, 1899

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Roman Catholic University for Ireland

Evening News · Monday 26 June 1899 · page 5
Also in The Daily Telegraph

LONDON, June 24.—Mr. Gerald Balfour Chief Secretary for Ireland, stated in the House of Commons, last night that Great Britain would never sanction the establishment…

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Ireland. the Catholic University Proposal. London, June 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 June 1899 · page 7

Mr. A. J. Balfour, First Lord of the Treasury, speaking in the House of Commons last night said, that Great Britain would never sanction the…

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Queensland. the Rev. C. H.yatman's Mission. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 June 1899 · page 7

The Rev. C. H. Yatman has concluded a most successful week's mission under the auspices of the Y.M.C.A. He addressed six crowded meetings during the day. Much enthusiasm was…

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Church News. St. Stephen's, Edgecliffe

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 June 1899 · page 8

On friday evening an interesting entertainment took place at St. Stephen's School Hall, Edgeeliff, in aid of the Church Extension Buildiug Fund. The attendance was very large, the hall being crowded…

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Woollahra Congregational Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 June 1899 · page 8

The anniversary of the Point Piper-road, Wool lahru, Congregational Sunday School was celebrated on Sunday, when special services were held. The church was specially decorated with flowers, &c., by…

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Church Movements

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 June 1899 · page 8

In connection with the Wesleyan Century Commemoration Fund a mass meeting of Methodists of the Newcastle district will be held at the Masonic Hall on the 3rd proxino. The visiting clergymen…

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St. John's Church, Ashfield

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 June 1899 · page 6

The Archbishop of Sydney visited St. John's Church of England, Ashfield, yesterday, when festival services were held in connection with the anniversary of the church. At 8 a.m. the Holy…

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Church Services. St. James' Church

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 June 1899 · page 6

The Rev. W. R. Mounsey preached to a crowded congregation in St. James' Church yesterday from the text "Be ye perfect, even as your Father in Heaven is perfect." This commandment, he…

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St. James' Presbyterian Church, Burwood

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 June 1899 · page 7

Last evening the members of the above church assembled for the purpose of electing a successor to the vacant pastorate of the church, which was relinquished by the Rev. J. Alwyn Ewan a few weeks…

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General Gallifet's Mission. Policy of Oblivion. the Rennes COURT-MARTIAl. the Minister Interviewed

Evening News · Tuesday 27 June 1899 · page 5

LONDON, June 26.—General Gallifet, the Minister for War in the new French Cabinet, in the course of an interview with a press representative, said that his mission was to…

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Special Cables. From the "Herald's " London Correspondents. Frace. the Minister for War Interviewed. His Mission. Advocacy of a Policy of Oblivion. the Court-martial Not to Be Influenced. London, June 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 June 1899 · page 5

General Gallifet, the Minister for War in the recently formed French Cabinet, has been interviewed by a press representative as to hid reasons for taking…

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Church News. Holy Trinity, Miller's Point

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 June 1899 · page 7

A sale of work under the ausp[?]s of the Mothers' Working Guild was held in the Holy Trinity Schoolroom on Saturday last. There was a fair attendance, and the procceds were very satisfactory. The…

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Woollahra Presbyterian Church

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 June 1899 · page 7

A largely attended meeting of the congregation of the Woollahra Presbyterian Church was held last evening for the purpose of conferring with a commission of the assembly with reference to the appointment of their…

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Church News. Woollahra Presbyterian Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 June 1899 · page 8

At the Woollahra Presbyterian Church last evening a meeting of the congregation was held for the purpose of meeting the commission of the Presbyterian General Assembly with reference to the…

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Mr. Yatman's Mission

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 June 1899 · page 3

WELCOME MEETING IN THE Y.M.C.A.-HALL. A welcome meeting to the Rev. C. H. Yatman, of New York, was held in the Y.M.C.A.-hall last night, and, despite the boisterous weather, there…

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La Perouse Aborigines' Mission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 June 1899 · page 8

A united Christian Endeavour Union rally, under the auspices of the respective Balmain district societies, took place in the Balmain Congregational Church on Monday night for the purpose of helping…

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Rev. C. H. Yatman's Mission. a Representative Welcome Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 June 1899 · page 5

A welcome meeting to the Rev. C. H. Yatman, who is about to commence a united evangelistic mission in Sydney, was held last night in the large hall of the Y.M.C.A., Pitt-street. The Von…

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Death of the Dean of Newcastle. a Notadle Churchman

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 June 1899 · page 8

By the death of the Dean of Newcastle, which sad event took place at 9.30 this morning, one of the most prominent and energetic churchmen of the colony has been removed from a sphere of great…

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Soldiers in Church

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 June 1899 · page 7

"A Soldier," writing to the "Witness," a Maritzburg (Natal) paper, on May 26, says:--I am certain that the non-commissioned officers and men of almost all the corps in the garrison, who…

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