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Churches, 1904

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Baptist Church

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 4

The Rev. J. Worboys will conduct two services, afternoon and night, at Waverley, on Sunday next, in connection with the initiation of a decided "forward…

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The Thibet Mission

Sunday Times · Sunday 17 April 1904 · page 8

The "Times" correspondent with the mission in Thibet reports that the escort of the British mission under Brigadier-General Macdonald, in its advance from Khangma, found Thibetans posted on…

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St. Petersburg Extremely Depressed. Crowds in the Churches. All Gaiety Suspended. London, April 15

Sunday Times · Sunday 17 April 1904 · page 5

There is extreme depression in St. Petersburg, consequent upon the naval disaster. The churches are all crowded…

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North Sydney Methodist Church

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 April 1904 · page 9

The Rev. W. Halse Rogers (president of the New South Wales Methodist Conference) commenced his ministry of the North Sydney Methodist Churcli, Junction-street, yesterday,…

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The Churches. Woollahra Congregational Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 April 1904 · page 8

The anniversary of the Point Piper-road, Woollahra, Congregational Church, and the 15th anniversary of Dr. Fordyee's pastorate, were celebrated yesterday. The church was…

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Theft From a Church. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 April 1904 · page 8

St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, East Maitland, was entered on Thursday night, and two collection boxes were removed. Several presses and cabinets were ransacked, evidently…

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The Churches. Moruya

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 April 1904 · page 8

The Rev. Father Cassidy, who is suffering from an attack of sciatica, has applied be Cardinal Moran for relief from duty to enable him to proced to Sydney for treatment. The…

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Coolah Presbyterian Church Re-opening

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 April 1904 · page 6

COOLAH, Monday.--Rev. John Walker, Moderator of the Presbyterian Assembly, formally re-opened the Presbyterian Church yesterday, when he preached two stirring sermons to a…

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Foreign Mission Services

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 April 1904 · page 8

The Rev. E. M. Bromilow. Mrs. Bromilow, and native Douban converts have been conducting services is the Centenary and Macquarie streets Methodist [?] as well as at Baulkham-hills and Dundas, in connection…

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The Thibetan Mission. Natives Use Ancient Weapons. Leather Cannon and Jingals. People Well-disposed to the British

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 April 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.--The Dalai Lama is still obdurate, refusing to countenance the British mission. It transpires that 100 of the monks from…

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Law Report. Monday, April 18. in Equity. (Before Mr. Justice A. H. Simpson, Chief Judge in Equity.) a Parish Priest's Legacy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 April 1904 · page 7

This was a matter in which the Court was asked to determine a point of law arising out of the will of the late Johannah Brown, of Back Creek, Cowra, who had devised to the…

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New Zealand. Bequests to Churches and Charities. Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 April 1904 · page 6

Miss Manson, who died recently at Fielding, bequeathed £7000 to the Presbyterian Church of Victoria, £2000 to various Melbourne institutions, £1000 to an institution…

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Church News

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 April 1904 · page 6

An elaborate hand-carved board of interesting design, to show the number of the hymns, has been given to St. Paul's Church, Redfern, by Miss Ruth Bannister…

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Country News. the Churches. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 April 1904 · page 7

The annual harvest festival was held at St. John's Church, Peel, yesterday, and was largely attended. The Bishop preached, and the Ven. Archdeacon Oakes assisted in the…

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Are Church Schools Rateable? Singleton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 April 1904 · page 7

At the last meeting of the Singleton Borough Council, a letter was read from the Methodist Church trustees, stating that they had again considered the matter of the arrears…

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Mr. Winston Churchill. London, April 18

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 April 1904 · page 5

Mr. Winston Churchill (Conservative), at present representing Oldham in the House of Commons, will contest North-West Manchester at the next election…

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Imperial Politics. Mr. Winston Churchill's Intentions. Lord Tennyson As a Reformer

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 April 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.--Mr. Winston Churchill, who was returned in the Conservative interest by the Oldham constituency at the last general elections, but whose freetrade principles are…

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Foreign Mission Services

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 20 April 1904 · page 2

The Rev. W. E. Bromilow and Mrs. Bromilow, of New Guinea, opened the Foreign Missions Campaign in connection with the Methodist Church, Parramatta…

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Parramatta and District. Foreign Mission Services

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 April 1904 · page 9

There was a big missionary meeting in the Macquarie-hall, Parramatta, on Monday night, when addresses were given by Rev. W. E. Bromilow and Mrs Bromilow, assisted by two native students from the east coast of New…

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Beatrice of Venice. a Romance. Chatter Xxv. the Meeting in the Church

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 20 April 1904 · page 996

She had come to Verona, then, as Napoleon had promised she should come. If he, Gaston, had doubted, it was not doubt, of my lady but of his messenger. Perhaps fidelity…

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