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Churches, 1906

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MARIAVITES. Strange Religious Movement. Polish Churches Attacked and Clergy Expelled. London, Saturday, 6.50 a.m

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 15 April 1906 · page 1

The followers of the fanatical section of the Roman Catholic priesthood in the country districts of Warsaw have attacked the churches, and expelled the Catholic clergy…

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Our Church Organists and Organs. "Noisy Keys" and Solemn Worship. Stops That Speak and Pipes That Sing

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 15 April 1906 · page 12

Walt Whitman's Poems contain numerous passing references to music but there is one, "Proud Music of the Storm." which masses in one tremendous chorus all the voices of the…

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Church Football Union

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 15 April 1906 · page 4

The Church Football Union will meet in St. Barnabas School Hall, George-street West, next Friday evening, When the Rev. W. A. Chariton will take the chair. All interested…

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Presbyterian

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 April 1906 · page 8

Special Easter Services were conducted in St. Stephen's Church yesterday by the Rev. John Ferguson. In the morning the preacher built up his sermon on Acts 2, verse 36, "That…

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Bourke-street Methodist Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 April 1906 · page 8

At the Bourke-street Methodist Church, off Oxford-street, at Darlinghurst, services were conducted morning and evening by the minister, the Rev. M. Scott Fletcher, M.A. His…

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Other Mission Services

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 April 1906 · page 8

Methodist mission, services were conducted at the Lyceum Hall in Pitt-street, commencing at 7.45 p.m. There was a good attendance, and the sermon was preached by the Rev. D…

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Methodist. Centenary Hall

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 April 1906 · page 8

There were large congregations at the Centenary Hall yesterday at the special Easter services, particularly at night, when the building was crowded. The forenoon service…

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Roman Catholic. St. Mary's Cathedral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 April 1906 · page 8

Easter Day was celebrated in the Roman Catholic churches with solemn ceremonies. At St. Mary's Cathedral High Mass was sung by Father Sherin at 11 o'clock, and the…

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Church Football Union

The Australian Star · Monday 16 April 1906 · page 7

The Church 'Football Union will meet in St. Barnabas' School Hall, George-street West, next. Friday evening, when the Rev. W. A. Charlton will take the chair. All interested…

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The Churches. Murwillumbah

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 April 1906 · page 9

The takings for both nights of the Methodist sale of gifts and industrial exhibition amounted to nearly £60. It is expected that the new church will be relieved of debt to the extent…

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Church of England. St. Andrew's Cathedral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 April 1906 · page 8

The services at St. Andrew's Cathedral on Easter Day were very largely attended. There was no elaborate ceremonial, the music at the various services being simple yet effective,…

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Christ Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 April 1906 · page 8

After an interval of eight months, the congregation of Christ Church, St. Laurence, returned to their perish church oe Easter Eve. Its restoration has been completely…

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Congregational. Pitt-street Congregational Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 April 1906 · page 8

Very large congregations attended the Pitt-street Congregational Church yesterday both morning and evening. Special Easter hymns and anthems were rendered. At the evening…

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St. Patrick's, Church Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 April 1906 · page 8

High Mass was celebrated at St. Patrick's yesterday by the Very Rev. A. Ginisty, the deacon being Father Laurent, and sub-deacon Father P. Piquet. The sermon was preached…

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Baptist. Bathurst-street Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 April 1906 · page 8

Very fair congregations attended the Easter services at the Bathurst-street Baptist Church yesterday, when both services were conducted by the Rev. J. Barker. The preacher chose…

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Whitefield Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 April 1906 · page 8

Easter services were held yesterday at the Protestant Hall in connection with the Whitefield Congregational Church. Special hymns and anthems appropriate to the occasion were…

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British Labor Mission. Countess of Warwick Invited

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 April 1906 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Monday.--At the Labor Conference to-day the following motion was negatived:-- That an area of land be secured, with the expressed…

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Sports Meetings. Roman Catholic Societies. a Successful Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 April 1906 · page 3

The Waltara Foundling Home should receive fairly substantial monetary aid, as the result of the effort of the various Roman Catholic societies which combined in the…

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Late Cable News. Received This Morning. Fight in a Swiss Church. Nihilists Use Revolvers

Evening News · Tuesday 17 April 1906 · page 4

LONDON, Monday, 3.20 p.m.—A serious affray occurred yesterday in the Russian Church at Geneva. Nihilists made a demonstration against M…

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A Sunday Sensation. Demonstration Against a Diplomat. in a Swiss Church. London, Monday, 3.20 p.m

The Australian Star · Tuesday 17 April 1906 · page 1

The Russian Church at Geneva, Switzerland, was the scene yesterday of a sensational affray. Included among the worshippers was a…

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