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Churches, 1905

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New Church at Wentworth Falls

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 February 1905 · page 11

The fine new church which has for some time been in process of erection at Wentworth Falls was formally opened on Saturday last. The day was propitious and the attendance both of…

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Whitefield Congregational Church

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 February 1905 · page 11

At a special meeting of the members of the above church, held this week, it was decided to inaugurate a fund for the purchase of a site and the erection of a church. The project was taken…

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Methodist Church Anniversary

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 February 1905 · page 9

Anniversary services in connection with the Waverley Methodist Church, Bond Junction, were held yesterday, when Rev. Scott Fletcher occupied the pulpit in the morning, and Rev…

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Christchurch Roman Catholic Cathedral. Dedication Ceremonial. Christchurch

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 February 1905 · page 6

The Roman Catholic Cathedral at Christchurch was dedicated to-day. The ceremonial was favoured with beautiful weather, and there was a large congregation. The service…

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Politics in France. Church and State. Separation Inevitable. Government Programme Approved

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 February 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.--The French Chamber of Deputies, dealing with, the programme submitted by the new Government under M. Rouvier, passed a resolution declaring…

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Central Methodist Mission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 February 1905 · page 9

The annual harvest festival sorvices in connection with the Central Methodist Mission were hold on Sunday last. In the morning the Rev. C. J. Prescott, M.A., presiden…

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Methodist Anniversary

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 February 1905 · page 7

At the anniversary social of the Waverley Methodist Church last night. Alderman J. C. Kershaw (Mayor of the borough), presiding, the secretary to the trust, Mr. Joseph Vickery, read…

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Sydney City Mission

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 February 1905 · page 7

At the last monthly meeting of the council of the City Mission the Rev. E. Moore, secretary, was cordially welcomed back from his deputation tour in the southern States, where he…

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Church and State in Erance

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 February 1905 · page 4

Events seem to be marching on in the direction of the disestablishment of the Church in France, but the matter is surrounded with so many difficulties that it…

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Melanesian Mission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 February 1905 · page 13

A meeting of the friends of the Melanesia[?] mission was held on Monday at the Chapter-house. Archdeacon Gunther presiding. Information concerning the work was given by…

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Church News

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 February 1905 · page 9

The Stanmore Baptist Christian Endeavour Society held their third anniversary services on Sunday week last. The Rev. Ge[?]. T. Walden and the pastor (the Rev. C. J. Tinsley)…

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The Churches. Armidale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 February 1905 · page 10

The Methodist Church celebrated its harvest festival last Sabbath. Special services were held in most of the churches throughout the circuit…

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Another Churchgoer. This Time to Sloop

The Australian Star · Wednesday 15 February 1905 · page 1

It was about half after midnight that Constable Clark this morning looked into the doorway of the little church in Bathurst-street, and found a person sitting there out…

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News of the Churches

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 15 February 1905 · page 57

H.R.H. Queen Alexandra again contributed at Christmas, £50 to the Social Work of the Salvation Army. The Rev. John Walker, the Commissioner of…

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The Churches. Sermon for the Home

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 15 February 1905 · page 57

Under this heading [?]ermons by eminent preachers are published in the widely-circulated paper, in order that in the remote interior. where there are no churches, and a clergyman is rarely seen, the…

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The Holy Father as Ex-Parish Priest

The Catholic Press · Thursday 16 February 1905 · page 18

The Holy Father has received many gifts since his accession to the Pontillcate, but he has boon specially touched by the gift and the address recently presented to him by the…

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TOPICS. The Late Catholic Lord Chief Justice

The Catholic Press · Thursday 16 February 1905 · page 18

The statue of Lord Russell, by Mr, Brook, R.A., was unvoiled in the Central Hall of the London Law Courts a fow weeks back. The ceremony was performed by the Lord…

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The New Mayor of Newcastle. Election of a Catholic

The Catholic Press · Thursday 16 February 1905 · page 15

The City Council of Newcastle has, for the first time in 25 years, and tho second since the incorporation of a borough, elected a Catholic as Mayor. The only Catholic to…

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An Expensive Cruise. Cost of Rozhdestvensky's Mission. Half a Million of Money for Coal

Evening News · Thursday 16 February 1905 · page 6

The cost of the voyage of the Baltic Fleet must be a serious item in Russia's none too flourishing finances. The actual value of the units composing it, allowing for the heavy…

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The Children's Columns. For Boys and Girls Who Read the "Catholic Press." The Conundrum Competitions

The Catholic Press · Thursday 16 February 1905 · page 30

There is no difficulty whatever in deciding who is the successful competitor this fortnight, as the only correct set of answers received was from…

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