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Churches, 1905

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The Church of All Saints or Popish Innovations

Watchman · Saturday 27 May 1905 · page 3

It is deplorable to think of the number of staunch old members of the Church of England who neglect or refuse to attend the Church of their fathers, owing to the popish…

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Scots' Church Concert

Watchman · Saturday 27 May 1905 · page 8

The Scots' Church annual ten and concert has become one of Sydney's institutions. This year, the interest in this pleasant social function showed in abat[?]ment. It was held, as usual, in the large,…

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The Churches

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 May 1905 · page 9

A notable anniversary—the "coming of age" of the Central Methodist Mission—will be celebrated to-morrow and on Monday and Tuesday. A retrospect of the 21 years' work is…

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The Church Triumphant. Mrs. Elizabeth Hawes

The Methodist · Saturday 27 May 1905 · page 11

Mrs. Elizabeth Hawes, wife of Mr. George Hawes, of Newtown, passed away to the paradise above, on Saturday, April 29, at the ripe age of…

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News of the Churches. Uralla Circuit: Rev. S. Thomas

The Methodist · Saturday 27 May 1905 · page 9

Having, at the last Conference, been formed into a circuit, it was deemed of sufficient importance to be celebrated by special services. For this…

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Catholic Primary Australian Football Association

Sunday Times · Sunday 28 May 1905 · page 8

St. Augustines' beat Sri Francis' St. Francis' beat St. Charles', St. Joseph's beat Sacred Heart…

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Presbyterian Belief. Confession of Faith to Be Modified. London, Saturday Morning

Sunday Times · Sunday 28 May 1905 · page 5

The Established Church Assembly, sitting at Edinburgh, unanimously resolved to apply to Parliament for power to modify the sense in which the…

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Governor at Crow's Nest. New Presbyterian Church

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 29 May 1905 · page 6

On Saturday afternoon the State Governor performed the ceremony of laying the foundation -stone of the new Presbyterian Church at North St. Leonards. There was a large…

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North St. Leonards Presbyterian Church. State Governor Lays the Foundation-stone

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 May 1905 · page 3

There was a large gathering on Saturday at Crow's Nest to witness the laying of the foundation-stone of the new North St. Leonards Presbyterian Church by the State…

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Sydney Central Mission. Coming Of Age Celebrations. Great Gatherings at the Lyceum. Unemployed and Unemployable

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 May 1905 · page 5

The twenty-first anniversary celebrations of the Sydney Central Methodist Mission, designated "Our Coming of Age," were entered upon on Saturday night by the holding of what was…

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A "Converted " THEATRE. The Lyceum a Mission Hall From the "Blue Ballet." To the Ballad and the Hymn

The Australian Star · Monday 29 May 1905 · page 3

For the first time since its "conversion" the Lyceum Theatre was used yesterday afternoon for a religious meeting. It was a "special musical service" in…

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The Churches. Cooma

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 May 1905 · page 8

Rev.'Father J. J. Norris, of Bombala, has been appointed to succeed Rev. Father Gunning as parish priest at Cooma. Tho latter goes to Bega. Rev. Father Moors, of Milton,…

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Modification of Doctrine. Established Church of Scotland. London, May 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 May 1905 · page 7

The Assembly of the Established Church of Scotland, sitting at Edinburgn, has unanimously resolved to apply to Parliament for power to modify the sense in…

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The Confession of Faith. an Appeal to Parliament. Bringing the Churches Closer

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 29 May 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The Established Church Assembly in Edinburgh has unanimously resolved to apply, to Parliament for power to modify the sense in which the confession…

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Methodist Mission Yacht. Arrival of the Privateer

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 30 May 1905 · page 3

A handsome-looking three-masted schooner- rigged yacht named the Privateer arrived yesterday morning from New Zealand. She has been presented to the Australasian Foreign Missionary…

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Enfield Methodist Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 May 1905 · page 3

The anniversary of the Enfield Methodist Church was celebrated on Sunday. The Rev. J. Woolnough was the preacher at the morning service, and there was a large attendance…

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Central Methodist Mission. Coming-of-age Celebrations. the Ladies' "At Home."

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 30 May 1905 · page 3

Lady Darley presided over a large meeting of ladies at the Centenary-hall, yesterday, In connection with the Methodist Mission celebrations. The platform, which had been transformed into…

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New Mission Yacht. Arrival of the Privateer. Presented to the Methodist Mission for Work in the South Seas

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 May 1905 · page 8

The handsomo little yacht Privateer, a three-masted schooner of 108 tons, which was recently presented by an anonymous donor at Christchurch, New Zealand, to the Methodist…

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Where Socialism Fails Address by Rev. A. R. Edgar. at Central Methodist. Mission Meeting

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 30 May 1905 · page 7

Two meetings in connection with the Central Methodist Mission's "coming-of-age" were hold at the Centenary-hall yesterday. The first, for business men and women, was hold between…

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Roman Catholic Primary Schools' Competition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 May 1905 · page 10

The following is the draw for the week ending June 2:—St. Joseph's v St. Francis (Haymarket), St. Francis (Paddington) v St. Charles (Waverley), Sacred Heart v St. Augustine's…

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