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Churches, 1900

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News of the Churches

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 23 June 1900 · page 9

The Rev. H. T. Robjohns, M.A., has accepted a call to Hunter's Hill Congregational Church. It is expected that the foundationBtone of the Baptist Church at North Sydney will be laid in…

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The Churches. Sermon for the Home

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 23 June 1900 · 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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The Churches. Parramatta Wesleyan S. School Prize Distribution

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 23 June 1900 · page 12

The Macquarie Hull was well filled on Wednesday, on the occasion of the annual social gathering and distribution of prizes to the successful children attending the Macquarie…

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The Carmelite Nuns. Sale of "The Warren" Convent. Startling and Shocking Sacrilege. Deserted by Callous Catholic. A Sad and Shameful Story

Truth · Sunday 24 June 1900 · page 5

Apres la Croix, la gloire—After the cross the glory. this is the motto of the Carmelites, and by a life of rigid austerity and severe self-abnegation the mock-eyed…

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This Melanesian Mission Ship

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 June 1900 · page 7

The June number of the Southern Cross "Log" is to hand, aud refers to the question why the Meianesian Mission needs a new ship. It says: -- "There were many people, friends of the mission…

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Redfern Congregational Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 June 1900 · page 9

Yesterday special services were held in the Redfern Congregational Church in connection with the anniversary of the local branch of Christian Endeavour. At each service there was a large…

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Church News. St. Andrew's Cathedral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 June 1900 · page 9

Yesterday at St. Andrew's Cathedral no less than six distinct services were conducted, the precentor (the Rev. P. J. Simpson) officiating at each. The Feast of St. John the Baptist was celebrated by Holy…

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Church News. St. Andrew's Cathedral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 June 1900 · page 7

Archdeacon Gunther, preaching in the Cathedral on Sunday evening from the words "neither shall they learn war any more," showed that, perplexing as the problem of war was, we were encouraged to…

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Church of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Randwick

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 June 1900 · page 7

The patronal feast of this church was specially celebrated on Sunday last, a notable feature being the singing of his first High Mass by the Rev. Placid Shaw, M.S.H., the first Australian ordained…

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St. Philip's, Church-hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 June 1900 · page 7

On Sunday morning last a special sermon in aid of Home Missions, or, as it is more frequently designated, the Church Society, was preached in the above church by the organising secretary, Rev. Joshna…

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What the Churches Can Do

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 June 1900 · page 5

Sir, -- I beg to enclose cheque for £30 for your Indian famine fund, being the proceeds of a collection made yesterday by the Wahroonga Presbyterian Church. Of this amount, 16s 2d…

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St. Luke's Parish, Burwood and Concord

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 June 1900 · page 9

A successful soiree was held in the school hall of St. Mary's, Mortlake, on Monday evening, for the purpose of bidding farewell to the Rev. W. J. Weir, who has been officiating in the parish, but is leaving…

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Mission Work in China. a Sydney Athlete's Conversion. Narratives of Faith in Prayer

The Australian Star · Wednesday 27 June 1900 · page 5

What impels many young Australians to go forth to the mission, field in China?--is a question often heard. One can well imagine the fierce combats between the forces of…

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West and Wesleyan Church Balmain

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 June 1900 · page 9

The first anniversary of the West End Wesleyan Institute, Balmain, was celebrated on Monday evening by a largely attended and very enjoyable social. Well-filled tables were spread in the church, and a…

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Church Parade at Chatswood

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 June 1900 · page 8

The proposed church paraded for the purpose of raising funds for a memorial fountain to the memory of those members of the New South South Wales contingents in South Africa from the district who…

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Church News. St. John's Church, Milson's Point

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 June 1900 · page 9

The annual declaration festival in connection with St. John's Church, Milson's Point, was held on Sunday last. The services were of a special festal character, and the congregations throughout the day…

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St. John's Church, Milson's Point

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 June 1900 · page 11

Sunday being St. John the Buptist's Day, the annual dedication festival was held at St. John's Church of England, Milson's Point. The services were of a specially festal character, and the chair, under Mr. R. H. Kay,…

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What the Churches Are Doing

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 June 1900 · page 7

The Petersham Baptist Church, like the Wahroonga Presbyterian Church, mentioned yesterday, has set a splendid example in the way of raising funds. One of the members, Mr. William…

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The Churches

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 27 June 1900 · page 2

An evangelist of the Catholic Apostolic Church is announced to Lecture at Granville next mouth, "to testify that the Lord's coming is at hand, and that He has sent…

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Country News. Wesleyan Methodist Convention. Kiama

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 June 1900 · page 4

The Revs. William H. Beale (President of the Wesleyan Methodist Conference of New South Wales), John Gardner (ex-president), and Rainsford Baviu (organising secretary to the Century…

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