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Churches, 1902

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Mr. Charles Schwab: The Man of the Hour. a Wonderful Career. a Devoted Catholic

The Catholic Press · Saturday 8 March 1902 · page 24

In choosing Mr. Charles M. Schwab to sit at the head of the round table of the colossal steel trust, Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan and his colleagues were considered to have…

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The Children's Columns. For Boys and Girls Who Read the "Catholic Press." To Playmates

The Catholic Press · Saturday 8 March 1902 · page 29

Dear Playmates,—I am glad to see you all entering in the new competition for the half sovereign. It is a good prize and a good subject, and the playground should…

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A.P.D.A. Dr. Dill-Macky at Granville. "The Catholic Press" and "The Watchman" and Father Bunbury

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 8 March 1902 · page 11

There was a very large attendance at the Town Hall, Granville, on Wednesday evening, at the meeting called under the auspices of the A.P.D.A. The Mayor of Granville (Alderman…

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The Rev. William Woolls Rutledge. First President of the Methodist Conference, New South Wales. (See portrait on page 38.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 March 1902 · page 11

The Rev. William Woolls Rutledge, who has received the honor of being elected first president of the distinctively "Methodist Conference* of New South Wales, is a native of Parramatta,…

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The New Divorce Bill: By Benjamin Hoare. Its Provisions. Breaking Up Family the in the Commonwealth. God's Laws and Lawyers' Laws. Specially Written for the "Catholic Press."

The Catholic Press · Saturday 8 March 1902 · page 4

Once more the voice of Church is thundering on the ears of sleepy Protestantism against the profanation of the Sacrament of Marriage. One or more of our Catholic…

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The Priests and Prelates and the "Catholic Press." The Editor Banquetted. a Great and Distinguished Gathering at Sandringham. a Letter From the Cardinal. the Power Behind the Editor's Chair

The Catholic Press · Saturday 8 March 1902 · page 8

On Thursday of last week the Catholic clergy of Sydney and suburbs tendered Mr. J. Tighe Ryan, editor of the CATHOLIC PRESS, a complimentary picnic and banquet…

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News of the Churches

Watchman · Saturday 8 March 1902 · page 4
Also in Australian Town and Country Journal

The Rev. H. A. Dempster was inducted last night to the parish of St, Matthews, Botany. Canon Dundas, formerly Dean of Hobart, has been appointed Archdeacon of Dorset…

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The Churches. Campbelltown

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 March 1902 · page 14

The Archbishop of Sydney preached the sermon at the annual thanksgiving service in connection with St. Peter's Church this morning. The rector of the parish, the Rev. T. V. Alkin, also took part in the…

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Church News. Church of England

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 March 1902 · page 7

The Archbishop of Sydney on Sunday morning preached in the Cathedral, on Monday morning met in conference the heads of religious bodies in the State, in the afternoon presided at the monthly…

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Consecration of All Saints' Church, Bodalla

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 March 1902 · page 601

The Bodalla Estate, 224 miles south-west of Sydney, set as it is in some of the richest-grasslands in the State, and backed by most picturesque conical hills, stretching away in varying succession towards…

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Australian Church Concert

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 March 1902 · page 11

The first of a series of entertainments is announced in connection with the Australian Church, to be held next Wednesday in the I.O.O.F. Temple. The programme will include…

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Rockdale Congregational Church

The St Georges Advocate · Saturday 8 March 1902 · page 2

ON Sunday morning next, in the Rockdale Congregational Church, the third address on the life and character of Balaam will be given by the Rev…

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The Churches. Sermon for the Home. Sermons for the Home

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 March 1902 · page 9

Under this heading: sermons by eminent preachers are published in this widely-circulated paper, in order that in the remote interor. where there are no churches, and a clergyman is rarely seen, the stockman, the…

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A Church Burned

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 March 1902 · page 14

COBAR, Saturday.—About 8 o'clock last night the Church of England, with all its contents,. including a new pipe organ, was totally destroyed by fire. It is said that two sons of the rector…

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A Mishap in Church-street

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 8 March 1902 · page 4

Shortly before 7 o'clock on Wednesday night a collision between two vehicles occurred in Church-street, just in front of the Post-office. An ARGUS reporter was…

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Wanted: a Simultaneous Rat-snaring Mission

Truth · Sunday 9 March 1902 · page 3

Whoa, back! you darned old rodent, How dare you bolt like that? You're outlawed (as Joe Governor was), Your scalp is worth a "sprat!"…

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The Methodist Conference

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 March 1902 · page 8

The ministerial section of the Methodist Conference met in the Centenary Hall on Saturday morning, the president being in the chair. The daily record was read and confirmed…

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The Pope's Jubilee. Lord Denbigh's Mission

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 March 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--His Holiness the Pope yesterday received Lord Denbigh's mission and cordially thanked the British envoy for King Edward's letter congratulating him…

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Victoria. the Methodist Conference. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 March 1902 · page 7

The sittings of the United Methodist Conference were continued on Saturday morning at the Wesley Church, under the presidency of Dr. Fitchett. The Rev. H. Connell moved,—"That this conference…

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