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Churches, 1902

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Sweaters in Holiness. Church Home Monopolies. Pauperise to Live

Truth · Sunday 27 April 1902 · page 7

A certain titled foreigner once said, speaking of the condition of social affairs in New South Wales, "One is no good there until he has been in gaol, and a working man has to be a pauper…

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Profane Proceedings! the Auctioneer in Church The Bailiff and the Mortgagee. Holy Organs, Pious Hat-pegs, and Religious Crockery Sold to the Highest Bidders. "Whoa" unto Obadiah and His Plate

Truth · Sunday 27 April 1902 · page 6

"Truth" has to record a most lamentable episode in the history of the shekel-snatching, coin-chasing, plate-pushing, Bible-banging, pulpit-punching,…

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Presbyterian and Congregational Union. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 April 1902 · page 3

Sir,--It is to bo hoped that something tangible will be done at the meeting of the Congregational Union and the Presbyterian General Assembly for the union of these two important…

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The Churches. Dubbo

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 April 1902 · page 8

The following amounts have been received by the Dubbo Auxiliary of the British and Foreign Bible Society during the past six months:—Mrs. Atkins, £2 1s 6d; Mrs. Eddes, 6s; Mrs. Hives, 19s;…

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Summer Hill Congregational Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 April 1902 · page 4

The annual reunion of the Summer Hill Congregational Church was held at the church last week. The Rev. R. A. Thompson, B.A., presided. Dr. Nelson Short presented the annual report, which…

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Church Bazaar. Speech by the State Treasurer

The Australian Star · Monday 28 April 1902 · page 7

The Balmain Industrial Exhibition and sale of work was opened on Saturday at Central Hall, Darling-street, Balmain. The examination is being held under the patronage of Sir…

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Parramatta District. Methodist Sunday Schools Anniversary

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 April 1902 · page 6

The eightieth anniversary of the Parramatta Methodist Sunday schools was celebrated on Sunday by special services in the Methodist Church, which was tastefully decorated for the occasion. The…

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The Mission of Lo Tsung Yeo. Sorting Out the Reformers. Chinese Suspicions

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 April 1902 · page 7

The Chinese Consul-General from Singapore, Lo Tsung Yeo, whose visit to this city recently was the subject of considerable speculation amongst the Chinese community, has ruffled the…

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The Churches. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 April 1902 · page 3

The recent bazaar in aid of the Roman Catholic Church yielded over £600. BLACKHEATH, Monday. A pipe-organ has just been erected in St. Aidan's…

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The Churches. Summer-hill Congregational

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 April 1902 · page 7

The eighteenth anniversary services of the Summer-hill Congregational Church were celebrated on Sunday, April 20, the preachers being the Revs. Dr. Roseby and R. A. Thompson. On…

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Methodist Anniversary

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 April 1902 · page 9

Continuing the celobrations in connection with the eightieth aniversary of the Parramatta Methodist Sunday schools, a well-attended public meetiing was held on Monday evening, when the Mayor (Alderman E. P. Pearce)…

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The Solomon Mission

The Australian Star · Wednesday 30 April 1902 · page 7

For some years past there has been among the Churches a disinclination to institute a mission amidst the head-seeking circle of the Solomon Islands. The task however has been…

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Parramatta Methodist S.S. Anniversary

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 30 April 1902 · page 2

The 80th anniversary of the Parramatta Wesleyan Sunday Schools was celebrated by special services in the Wesleyan Church on Sunday. The Church was tastefully decorated…

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The Churches. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 April 1902 · page 10

The Methodist Ministerial Association officially welcomed the Revs. Vivian Roberts and J. Watson at a social last night. BULLI, Tuesday…

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Methodist Anniversary

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 May 1902 · page 7

The Methodist sunday Schools of Parramatta are now celebrating their 80th anniversary, in connection, with which special services were held on Sunday last. The Rev. J. Penman conducted the morning services, and…

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Departure of Mission Aries

The Australian Star · Thursday 1 May 1902 · page 3

In the Centenary Hall last night a farewell demonstration was extended to the Rev. Dr. Brown and the missionaries and native teachers about to leave for Fill and the New…

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Catholic Emancipation Act. London, April 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 May 1902 · page 7

The Kings Bench Division his upheld the decision of Mr. Kennedy, magistrate, in refusing to issue summonses to revive the p[?]nal clauses of the Catholic Emancipation…

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Presbyterian General Assembly. Presentation to the Moderatorelect

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 May 1902 · page 8

At the Woollahra Prsbyterian Church last evening, at the conclusion of the church service, the Rev. John Walker, minister of the church and Moderatorelect of the New South Wales Prebyterian General…

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Methodist Missionary Society of Australasia. Farewell to Missionaries

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 May 1902 · page 4

A valedictory tea and public meeting was held under the auspices of the Methodist Missionary Society of Australasia at the Centenary Hall last night to bid farewell to the missionaries and native…

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Jesuits in England. the Catholic Emancipation Act. Attempt to Revive the Penal Clauses

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 May 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon.--The King's Bench has upheld the exercise of his discretion by Mr. Kennedy, the Marlborough-street magistrate, in refusing a summons to revive the penal…

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