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Churches, 1903

3,108 stories in Sydney's papers · page 52 of 156

New Church. GORDON

The Methodist · Saturday 18 April 1903 · page 3

The completion of the Gordon Church means an addition to the milestones that record the progress of the Methodist Church on the North Shore line…

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Fearless Speaker. Winston Churchill

The Australian Star · Saturday 18 April 1903 · page 7

Winston Churchill's fearlessness in his speeches has won for him much praise in England. He is said to possess the same audacity (says an American writer), the same…

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Argentine Impressions. Buenos Ayres. Approaching the Million. -- Fashion Able Florida. -- Two Meals a Day. -- Polyglot Restaurants. -- the Palace of the "Prensa." -- Woman's Work -- Churches and Priests

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 April 1903 · page 9

We had been warned that the Customs officiate at the docks would turn our baggage inside out. but no one mentioned the porters or the hotel touts. The Customs House men merely glanced…

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Church News

The St Georges Advocate · Saturday 18 April 1903 · page 3

THE services in connection with the Church of England, parish of St. George, on Sunday next will be conducted as follows :—St. Paul’s,…

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St. John's Centenary. The Commemoration Celebrations.-A Striking Cermon by the Archdeacon.-The Children's Gathering. The Church's History

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 18 April 1903 · page 11

Our pictures of old St. John's Church, Parramatta, and the existing building form a curious and interesting contrast. The original church, it will be noticed, had no…

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In Commemoration. The History of the Church ; and its Holy and Important Work. Sermon by the Ven. Archdeacon Gunther

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 18 April 1903 · page 11

A special Commemoration Service was held at St. John's Church on Sunday nftornoon last, in connection with the celebration in relation to the Centenary of. The…

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The Balkans. Pacification Mission Captured. LONDON

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 19 April 1903 · page 1

It is officially stated that several hundred Albanians at Ipek surrounded the Sultan's special pacification mission, and practically made prisoners of its members…

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3rd Edition the Balkans. Turkish Mission Failed. 25,000 Turkish Soldiers Ordered Out. London, April 18

Sunday Times · Sunday 19 April 1903 · page 7

The Peace Mission of the Sultan to the Albanians has failed. There are persistent rumors of a general rising…

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Sultan's Peace Mission. Surrounded by Albanians

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 April 1903 · page 5

LONDON, Friday Afternoon.—It is officially reported that several hundred Albanians at Ipek surround the Sultan's special pacification mission, the members…

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Church History

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 April 1903 · page 8

A lecture on the early history of the Church of England, with special, reference to the Celti[?] and Anglo-Saxon Church, was given in St. John's School, Parramatta, on Thursday evening. Popular objections to the Church were…

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St. Matthew's Church, Holroyd

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 April 1903 · page 8

A sale of work in connection with the Mothers' Union was held in this district on Friday. Archdeacon Gunther presided, and having dwelt upon the value of women's work introduced Mrs. H. B…

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Church News. Welcome to a Minister

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 April 1903 · page 8

The Rev. J. Keith Miller, the newly-ordained minister of the Kogarah Presbyterian Church, was tendered a welcome social by the congregation in the church building on Friday evening. The Rev. John…

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Woollahra Congregational Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 April 1903 · page 8

The anniversary services of the Point Piper-road, Woollahra, Congregational Church were celebrated yesterday. There was a large congregation at each service. In the morning the Rev. N. M. Hennessey…

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Churches. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 April 1903 · page 8

The Rev. G. Darcy Irvine, rector of St. Michael's Church of England, was presented with an Easter gift of sovereigns and an address by members of the congregation…

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Methodist Commission to Fiji

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 April 1903 · page 4

The commission appointed by the Methodist Conference to visit Fiji and inquire into the condition end prospects of the Methodist mission-- which embraces 90 per cent. of the population in…

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A Methodist Commission. Valedictory Meettng

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 April 1903 · page 8

A valedictory prayer-meeting was held at the Centenary Hall yesterday for the purpose of wishing God-speed to the Rev. George Lane, Rev. Dr. Brown, and…

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The Tent Mission Convention

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 22 April 1903 · page 11

A convention possessing unique features was held in the Centenary Hall, York-street, Sydney, on Monday, April 20, the day being called "The Tent Mission Thanksgiving and Consecration…

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Explanation by Dean Gregory. the Anglican Position Defined

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 April 1903 · page 7

The Church of England "Record," an English Low Church paper, was the first to draw, attention to the alleged character of this service. On March 13 it published the following…

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Memorial Communion to Fallen Soldiers. Strenuous Opposition. Reviving a Roman Catholic Rite. London, April 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 April 1903 · page 7

Many aristocratic ladies, including the president and vice-presidents of the Ladies' Leugue for the Defence and Promotion of the Reformed Faith of the Church of England,…

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A New Church

Evening News · Wednesday 22 April 1903 · page 5

A meeting of the church recently formed under the pastoral care of the Rev. E. Tremayne Dunstan was held in the Protestant Hall, Castlereagh-street, on Monday evening, the pastor…

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