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Churches, 1902

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Big Fire at Stockton Six Houses and a Church Destroyed

Evening News · Wednesday 29 January 1902 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday Afternoon.—Another big fire broke out at Stockton at about noon to-day, when six houses and a church were destroyed. The fire originated in the residence or…

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The Churches. Blayney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 January 1902 · page 4

The Bishop of Bathurst on Saturday afternoon consecrated the church of St. James, Forest Reefs, and also confirmed 12 persons, and on Sunday mornnig held a confirmation at Christ Church, Blayney,…

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The Church in Australia

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 January 1902 · page 5

"What the Church has done for Australia" was the subject of the Rev. Canon Boyce's discourse at St. Paul's, Redfern, on Sunday morning. Referring incidentally to the early history…

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Goulburn Anglican Synod. Selection of Bishop Barlow. the Federal Divorce Bill Condemned

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 January 1902 · page 4

GOULBURN, Wednesday.--The informal conference of the Anglican Synod did not conclude its deliberations last night until a very late hour. The only names submitted for the…

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The Church Society

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 January 1902 · page 3

The Rev. Luke Parr has recently been engaged in advocating the claims of the Church Society by conducting services at Dulwich Hill, St. Luke's, Burwood, and the new ecclesiastical district of…

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The Churches. Goulburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 January 1902 · page 8

A number of changes has been made in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Goulburn. Three new parishes have been established—Jerilderie, Lockhart, and Koorawatha. Father M. Vaughan, of Wyalong,…

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The Church and Divorce

The Australian Star · Thursday 30 January 1902 · page 4

One of the first great duties of the Commonwealth was the social and legal regulation of the relations between the sexes. Four of the six federating States had laws dealing…

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Dr. Kuyper's Mission. Contradictory Reports. London, Jan. 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 31 January 1902 · page 5

The "Daily Mail" is the only newspaper claiming to know the facts of Dr. Kuyper's suggestions. That journal states that Dr. Kuyper has asked for a safe conduct for a…

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Goulburn Anglican Synod. the Coronation Oath. a Peaceful Motion. Condemnation of Pro-boers

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 31 January 1902 · page 5

GOULBURN, Thursday.--At last night's meeting of the Anglican Synod Canon Botts moved the acceptance of the amendment of the constitutions application ordinance as passed by the…

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Dr. Kuyper's Mission. Public Opinion at the Hague. to Draw Mr. Chamberlain's Terms

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 31 January 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--It is understood at The Hague that Dr. Leyds utilised Dr. Kuyper, Premier of the Netherlands to draw Mr. Chamberlain's terms in…

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Church of England Lay Readers' Association

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 31 January 1902 · page 6

The twenty-sixth annual meeting of the above was held on Wednesday evening in St. Bartholomew's, Pyrmont, preceded by evening service. The Rev. H. T. Holliday (appointed by the Archbishop)…

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The Churches. Kiama

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 31 January 1902 · page 7

Meetings in connection with the United Tent Mission in this town continue to be largely attended by people of all the Protestant churches, who listen with the deepest interest to the stirring addresses by the…

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Randwick Presbyterian Church

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 February 1902 · page 12
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The annual meeting of the Randwick Presbyterian Church was held on Wednesday night, the Rev. C. H. Talbot (pastor) in the chair. The following were elected as the committee of…

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Presbyterian

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 February 1902 · page 9

The members of the Waverley (Grahame Memorial) Presbyterian Church have decided to recognise the services rendered to the church by Dr. Matheson, who has left the district to resume the practice of his…

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Methodist

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 February 1902 · page 9

Preparations are being made in England for the issue of a new Methodist hyambok. It has been already decided that the material Psalms, as a separate section, shall be omitted, but that a…

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Methodist Church, Norfolk Island

The Methodist · Saturday 1 February 1902 · page 2

On Christmas Day service was held in the morning, Mr. Cornish Quintal officiating. Appropriate anthems were sung under the direction of Mr…

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Roman Catholic

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 February 1902 · page 9

The Right Rev. Dr. Gallagher, Bishop of Goulburn, and the Very Rev. Dr. Sluttery, newly created Vicar-General of the same diecese, and parish priest of Wagga, visited Sydney during the week. The…

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Catholic World

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 1 February 1902 · page 16

Rosa Bonheur always treasured a small leaden image of St. Anthony of Padua. The death is reported of the great Franciscan, Father Simon Hore…

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La Mission Foureau

Le Courrier Australien · Saturday 1 February 1902 · page 2

Dam sa seanos du 7 Dècembre 1901, I'Acadèmic des Sciences morales et Politiques a decernè à M. Fernand Foureau un prix de 15,000 francs (prix Audifired). Voici en quels…

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