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Churches, 1901

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Queensland. Wesleyan Methodist General Conference. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 May 1901 · page 5

At the Wesleyan Methodist Conference to-day a communication was received conveying greetings and good wishes to the conference from the Rev. J. Wateford, Melbourne. The conference acknowledged…

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An Australasian Ecclesiastical Parliament. Wesleyan Methodist General Conference. (From Our Special Correspondent.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 May 1901 · page 7

The Wesleyan Methodist General Conference, now sitting in Brisbane, is an ecclesiastical gathering of more than ordinary significance and importance. It is the supreme legislative court of a religious…

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Church News. Bourke-street Congregational Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 May 1901 · page 6

The forty-sixth anniversary of the Bourke-street Congregational Church was celebrated on Sunday, when three special services were held. The Rev. Dr. Fordvce (chairman of the Congregational…

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Church Missionary Association

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 May 1901 · page 6

The Rev. H. M. Trickett, the general secretary of the C.M.A., has during the past week visited Annandale, Rockdale, Croydon, and Woolloomooloo in the interests of the association. He met with much…

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Newcastle Synod. Bishop Stanton's Address. the Late Queen and the Church. Anglican Churchmanship Compared

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 May 1901 · page 9

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--The first session o£ the thirteenth synod of the diocese of Newcastle was opened yesterday morning in the pro-Cathedral Schoolroom. The Right Rev. George…

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St. Paul's Parish Hall and Schools. Opening Ceremony

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 May 1901 · page 9

The new parish ball in connection with St. Paul's Church, Redfern, the foundation-stone of which was laid by his Excellency the Lieutenant-Govenor. Sir Frederick Darley, on December 8 of last year, was formally opened last…

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Methodist Conference in Brisbane. Prayer in the Commonwealth Parliament. the Vexed Question of Precedence

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 May 1901 · page 9

BRISBANE, Tuesday.--The sittings of the Methodist Conference were resumed this morning. The subject before the conference was "Solomon Islanders in Fiji." This had been…

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Newcastle Diocesan Synod. the Bishop's Annual Address. Catholicity of the Church. Liberal Australian Churchmanship. the Survival of the Fittest. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 May 1901 · page 5

The first session of the thirteenth Synod of tho Diocese of Newcastle was opened in the pro-cathedral schoolroom this morning. The president (the Right Rev. Dr. Stanton, Bishop of Newcastle) presided, and…

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Church Anniversary

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 May 1901 · page 8

At the Bourke-street Congregational Church yesterday afternoon a tea meeting, which was largely attended, was held in the schoolroom in connection with the forty-sixth anniversary of the…

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Congregational Church Anniversary. A Pleasant Social Re-union

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 22 May 1901 · page 1

The further proceedings in connection with the celebration of the anniversary of the Parramatta Congregational Church were held on Thursday evening, and took the form of a…

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Petersham Presbyterian Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 May 1901 · page 9

The twenty-firat anniversary of the pastorate of the Rev. James Paton at the Petersham Presbyterian Church was celebrated last night at Petersham by a well-attended tea and public meeting. Tables,…

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Australasian Methodist Conference. Visit of the Rev. Hugh Price Hughes

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 May 1901 · page 6

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--The Methodist Conference was resumed today. It was decided to advise the Rev. Hugh Price Hughes to visit Australasia via Torres Straits to begin his work in…

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The Royal Visit. a Brisbane Ceremony. Laying a Foundation-stone. at the Anglican Cathedral

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 May 1901 · page 5

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--The Duke of Cornwall and York today laid the foundation-stone of the Anglican Cathedral in the presence of a large and distinguished gathering, including the…

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A Roman Catholic Demonstration. Presentation to Dr. O'haran. a Tremendous Ovation. Address by the Cardinal. Dr. O'haran's Reply

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 May 1901 · page 3

The occasion chosen by the Roman Catholic community for making a presentation to Dr. O'Haran was seized as a convenient opportunity for a huge demonstration. The Town-hall…

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Church Anniversary

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 May 1901 · page 7

The fourth anniversary of the building and establishment of St. John's Church of England, Rockdale, was celebrated on Tuesday at the Town-hall, Rockdale. The hall was tastefully…

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Pitt-street Congregational Church

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 May 1901 · page 7

The Pitt-street Congregational Church was crowded last night, on the occasion of the complimentary concert tendered to Miss A. Hathaway, who has been in failing health for some months…

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Australasian Methodist Conference

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 May 1901 · page 6

BRISBANE, Thursday.--The Methodist Conference to-day considered intercolonial changes with closed doors. Subject to favorable replies from the absent ministers concerned, the…

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St. Paul's Parish Hall and Schools

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 May 1901 · page 8

The ceremony of opening the parish hall and schools in connection with St. Paul's Church, Redfern, was continued on Wednesday evening, when a tea meeting, attended by over 500 people, took place…

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St. John's Church of England, Rockdale

The Australian Star · Friday 24 May 1901 · page 3

The fourth anniversary of the building and establishment of St. John's Church of England, Rockdale, was celebrated on Tuesday evening at the Town Hall, Rockdale. The…

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Church Anniversary

The Australian Star · Friday 24 May 1901 · page 8

The fifth anniversary of the opening of the Independent Presbyterian Church of Canterbury and the establishment of the Sunday School, was celebrated on Wednesday…

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