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Churches, 1902

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The Churches. Blackheath

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 January 1902 · page 3

Watchnight services were held in St. Aldan's Church of England and the Baptist Mission Hall on New Year's Eve. The rector, Rev. E. Lampard, B.A., preached at St. Aidan's. Immediately after…

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Church News. the Two New Victorian Bishops

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 January 1902 · page 7

Archdeacon Gunther points out that the election of the two new Bishops in Victoria makes a total of seven licensed clergymen in that State who have been called to the Episcopate during the last few…

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Methodist Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 7

The event of the week in religions circles in Sydney has been the consummation of the union of the various sections of Methodism throughout the State. The opening of the new year withnessed…

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Presbyterian

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 7

The Rev. W. H. Ash, of North Sydney, has so far recovered as to be able to resume work, and he will assist in the services on the 11th instant for the first time since his illness…

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The Anglican Faith

Evening News · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 4

LONDON, January 3, 6.50 p.m.—The Bishop of London (the Right Rev. Dr. Ingram), has convened a conference to consider the Questions of confession and absolution, and the divergent views…

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Catholic World

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 15

Monsignor Theuret, Bishop of Monaca, since 1887, has just died at the ago of seventy-nine. He was a native of Vars (Haute-Saone). A letter has been addressed by the Holy…

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Roman Catholic

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 7

Cardinal Moran will lay the foundation-stone of the new parochial school at Waverley on Sunday, the 12th instant. The school will be erected on the land adjoining St. Charles' Church, Waverley…

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Catholic Notes and News

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 21

A 'Te Deum" in thanksgiving for the blessings of the past year was sung by the choir in St. Mary's Cathedral on Tuesday evening. His Eminence the Cardinal presided and gave…

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Sydney City Mission. Paddington Branch

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 10

At the Paddington Mission Hall, William-street, on Wednesday evening, there was a large attendance at a social gathering of workers. Mr. J. Pope presided During the evening Alderman R. W…

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The Two New Anglican Bishops. Archdeacon Langley

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 6

The Ven. Henry Archdall Langley (who has been elected Bishop of Bendigo) is a native of Dungarvan, Ireland, and came to Australia in his early boyhood. The Melbourne "Argus"…

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Celebrating Methodist Union. Centenary Hall

The Methodist · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 8

The meeting for praise and prayer, with which it was decided to celebrate the consummation of Methodist Union, was held in the Centenary Hall on…

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The Cardinal's New Year's Greeting to "Catholic Press" Readers

The Catholic Press · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 18

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The Children's Columns. For Boys and Girls Who Read the "Catholic Press." The Waitara Cot Fund

The Catholic Press · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 29

My dear Playmates,—This fund is now closed, nearly all the amounts are in, and to-day (December 27) I have £31 3s in hand. It was a penny fund, and…

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Foreign Missions. (Information under this heading is supplied by the Mission Office.) The Coolie Missions. "Praise God."

The Methodist · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 2

Miss Dudley writes :—"As regards my special work, I have been very much cheered lately by a strong- charactered, intelligent…

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A Chameleon-Like Church

The Catholic Press · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 12

This is the epithet which is applied to the Church of England by one of its own Canons, the Rev. Canon Major Lester, a man whose record as chairman of the…

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Christmas in the Churches, St. Mary's Cathedral

The Catholic Press · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 14

On Christmas Day there were special ceremonies at St. Mary's Cathedral, which was crowded all the morning. The first Mass was celebrated at six o'clock in the…

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St. Kierara's Church, Golden Grove

The Catholic Press · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 14

In the above church on Christmas Day three Masses were celebrated. At the first Mass, at 7 o'clock, a very large number approached Holy Communion. The second, or…

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Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel

The Catholic Press · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 14

The altar was beautifully decorated, and reflected great credit on the ladies of the Altar Society who, apparently, try to eclipse each previous festival's…

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Christmas Day in the Churches. St. Mary's Cathedral

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 22

Christmas morning was ushered in by a joyous peal of bells from St. Mary's tower, which rang from 5 o'clock to 6 a.m., at which time first Mass commenced. Mass…

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Country News the Blue Mountains. Church Fixtures for the Week

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 23

Katoomba: Saturday, 4th January—Mass at 7.30 a.m. Evening devotions, 7.30. The priest will be in the church from 3 til1 4 p.m. Sunday, 5th January—Masses at 7 and 10 a.m.,…

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