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Churches, 1902

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Church News. Church of England

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 April 1902 · page 12

The Archbishop of Sydney on Sunday evening inducted the Rev. D. H. Dillon curate in charge of the district of St. George's, Hurstville. The Archbishop, in consequence of the illness of the Dean, cancelled…

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Arrival of the Rev. F. W. Anderson, M.a. a United Free Church Minister

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 April 1902 · page 10

The Rev. F. W. Anderson, M.A., arrived in Sydney by the R.M.S. Australia yesterday, for the purpose of supplying the pulpit of the Woollahra Presbyterian Church for about four months. Mr…

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The Churches. Brewarrina

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 April 1902 · page 7

The Anglican Church held a social on Monday. BOWRAL, Friday. The Rev. G. A. Gordon, who is about to visit England for the benefit of his health, was…

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Found in a Church. a Peculiar Case

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 April 1902 · page 7

Yesterday afternoon the caretaker of St. Stephen's Church, Phillip-street, discovered a young girl lying face downward in a state of semi-stupor on the floor of the building…

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Deputations. Church Water Rates

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 April 1902 · page 10

Mr. Kidd (for Mr. O'Sullivan, Minister for Works) yesterday received a deputation representing the religious denominations in reference to the proposed Amending Water and Sewerage Bill,…

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Funeral of Sir Andrew Clarke. a Big Colonial Gathering. Memorial Service at Maryle-bone Church

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 April 1902 · page 9

LONDON, Friday.--There was a great gathering of soldiers and colonists at the memorial service held in Marylebone Church yesterday in honor of the late…

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News of the Churches

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 April 1902 · page 11

The half-yearly meetings of the Baptist Union of New South Wales are being held at Stanmore during the current week. During the recent mayoral elections which took…

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

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 April 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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Scene in a Church

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 April 1902 · page 7

Orange, Wednesday.—A painful sensation was created in St. Jpseph's Roman Catholic church last night by the eccentric behaviour of a respectably dressed woman…

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Church News. Woollahra Presbyterian

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 April 1902 · page 5

The Rev. F. W. Anderson, M.A., of Glasgow, began his temporary pastorate of the Woollabra Presbyterian Church on Suday. In the morning he preached an "Easter sermon," taking as his text…

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Annandale Methodist Pastor

The Australian Star · Monday 7 April 1902 · page 8

A very interesting meeting was held in the Annandale Methodist Hall last Wednesday evening, to bid farewell to the Rev. M. Reavley, who has been pastor of the church for…

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Randwick Presbyterian Sunday School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 April 1902 · page 5

The annual picnic of the Randwick Presbyterian Sunday School was held on Saturday afternoon at Fer[?] Bay, and despite the inclemency of the weather was well attended. The scholars and friends were…

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The Mission Yacht John Williams

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 April 1902 · page 4

The London Missionary Society's steam yacht John Williams is returning to Sydney from a visit to the mission stations in New Guinea. She signalled at Clarence River Heads at 2.30 p.m…

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A Chinese Visitor. Mission of Negotiation and Inquiry. Alien Restriction. Trade with the East

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 April 1902 · page 6

Consul Tsong Yao Lo, the Chinese diplomatic official deputed by his Government to inquire into the condition of Chinese residents in the Commonwealth and the question of commercial…

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Church Life in Scotland. a Chat with the Rev. F. W. Anderson, M.a

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 April 1902 · page 8

The Rev. F. W. Anderson, M. A., who arrived on Friday from Scotland with the object of supplying the pulpit of the Woollahra Presbyterian Church for four months, was interviewed by a "Herald"…

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The Churches. Campbelltown, Saturay

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 April 1902 · page 5

A complmentary concert was tendered to the Rev. T. V. Alkin, M.A., rector of St. Peter's, last night. The Town Hall was crowded, and the function was a great success. Amongst those who assisted were…

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Wesley Church, Chippendale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 April 1902 · page 5

The services at Wesley Church, Chippendale, yesterday were of a special character. The preacher was the Rev. F. Colwell. Mr. Colwell's evening subject was "The Recent Show and its Many…

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Taken Ill in a Church

The Australian Star · Monday 7 April 1902 · page 2

At the Centenary Hall, York-street, last night, whilst the service was proceeding, a man named Charles Stanford was seized with a fit. A detachment of the Civil Ambulance…

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Sudden Deaths. Going to Church

The Australian Star · Monday 7 April 1902 · page 5

While coming into the city from his residence at Wemyss-street, Marrlckville, to attend service at the Pitt-street Congregational Church yesterday morning, an elderly man…

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A Fit in a Church

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 April 1902 · page 6

During Divine service at the Centonary-hall, York-street, last evening, a man named Charles Stanford was suddenly seized with a fit. He was taken to the Sydney Hospital by the Civil…

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