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Churches, 1904

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Methodist Conference Home and Island Missions

The Australian Star · Friday 26 February 1904 · page 7

At yesterday's sitting of the Methodist Conference it was resolved that the Rev. Wm. A. Heighway return to the Fiji mission work, and that the Rev. A. Fletcher be under the…

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Methodist Conference Third Day. Ministerial Session

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 February 1904 · page 3

The president took the chair at 10 a.m. The Rev. Dr. Brown, general secretary of foreign missions, in connection with the return of several missionaries to the colonial work, read a letter…

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Methodist Conference. Two Veteran Ministers. Circuit Alterations

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 February 1904 · page 7

A pastoral session was held yesterday morning when the conference decided to take the examination of ministers for reception into full connexion tomorrow morning…

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Country News. the Churches. Wee Waa

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 February 1904 · page 3

At the School of Arts last night a send-off was tendered the Rev. John Robinson, who has been parish priest here for the past three years, but is proceding to Moree. During the…

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An Historic Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 February 1904 · page 8

No one should pass through Stroud without visiting the old church, writes a travelling correspondent. It has some historic A.A. memorial tablets on its walls. One is…

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Catholic World

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 27 February 1904 · page 10

The Scotch Catholic Directory for 1904 Rives the Catholic population of Scotland as 513,400. Owing to the initiative of the Salesian…

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Methodist Conference

The Australian Star · Saturday 27 February 1904 · page 5

The principal business at the representative session, over which the Rev. W. Halse Rogers presided, was a discussion on the form of public worship. The matter was brought…

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Presbyterian Lay Association

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 February 1904 · page 12

Mr. Alex. Lutton presided at a meeting of the Presbyterian Lay Association held at St. Andrew's Schoolroom, Kent-street. last night. The report of a sub-committee on the reunion of the…

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Helping Hand Mission (Balmain)

The Methodist · Saturday 27 February 1904 · page 12

The fine new Mission premises situated in Evans-street, Balmain West, and capable of seating 650 people in the assembly hall and 500 in the…

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Catholic Notes and NEWS

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 27 February 1904 · page 24

His Eminence the Cardinal presided at a meeting of Diocesan Consultors at St. Mary's Cathedral on Wednesday last. We understand that the Rev. Father…

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Methodist Conference. Full Conference

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 February 1904 · page 12

A session of the full conference was held yesterday morning. After certain necessary preliminaries the Rev. B. Lane presented the report of the committee on recommendations, the…

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Mission at St. Mary's Cathedral

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 27 February 1904 · page 27

His Eminence the Cardinal preached at High Mass at St. Mary's Cathedral on Sunday last. The Mass was celebrated by the Rev. T. Barry. The Cardinal presided, and the Right…

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American New Methodist Hymn Book

The Methodist · Saturday 27 February 1904 · page 9

Following the example of English Methodism, our friends of the American Episcopal Church intend to publish a new Hymn and Tune Book, and…

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Gospel Postal Mission. (To the Editor.)

Watchman · Saturday 27 February 1904 · page 7

Sir,—Your current week's issue contains a reference to a Christian Postal Mission whose aim it is to place a copy of the Scriptures in every household in divers…

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Friendly Societies. Hibernian Catholic Benefit Society

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 February 1904 · page 9

The concluding session of the Hibernian Australasian Catholic Benefit Society's 24th annual conference was held at the Trades Hall, Sydney, yesterday. Bro. J. M'Elhone (district president) presided over a large…

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A Native Mission. the Fraser Island Blacks

Evening News · Saturday 27 February 1904 · page 11

I think it was Bret Harte, in one of his clever poems, who says that— "For ways that are dark and tricks that are vain, The Heathen Chinee is peculiar."…

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Histories for Catholic Schools. To the Editor, "Freeman's Journal.")

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 27 February 1904 · page 37

Sir,—Mr. Power, "Ballybricken," Brisbane, gave examples of the use of anti-Catholic histories, in Catholic schools. I was pleased to see that one from that stronghold of…

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To the Catholic Children of Australia. Touching Letter From Father Robinson

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 27 February 1904 · page 24

Father Robinson, of Camberwell (Melbourne), writes to the Catholic children of Australia:—"My pear Children,—It is the great desire…

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Naremburn New School. the Cardinal on Non-sectarian Toleration Taught in Catholic Schools

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 27 February 1904 · page 27

The Central Townsliip, Naremburn, in the Willoughby district, was on Sunday afternoon last the scene of a very successful ceremony in which his Eminence the Cardinal was the…

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Foreign missions (Information supplied by the Mission Office) Severe Sickness, Hard Work, and Partings

The Methodist · Saturday 27 February 1904 · page 13

Mr. and Mrs. Doley and Mrs. Crump, with her children, are passengers in the Prinz Sigismund to Sydney, and I am sure you will be…

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