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Churches, 1906

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Church Mission Zone

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 May 1906 · page 7

The third annual meeting of the Church of England Mission Zone Fund, which is a special fund founded by the Church Society to reach non-churchgoers, was held last night in St…

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Her Mission

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 16 May 1906 · page 2

I watched her walk down Market-street; The patter of her dainty feet Made music we would miss, were she To leave us for eternity;…

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Sydney City Mission

Evening News · Wednesday 16 May 1906 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Sydney City Mission was held at the Town Hall last night. when the Lieutenant-Governor, Sir Frederick Darley presided over a very large gathering…

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Sydney City Mission. Annual Meeting

The Australian Star · Wednesday 16 May 1906 · page 3

The forty-first annual meeting of the Sydney City Mission was held last evening at the Town Hall, which was tastefully and appropriately decorated for the occasion with…

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Presbyterian Assembly. a Temperance Breakfast

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 May 1906 · page 6

A temperance breakfast, in connection with the Presbyterian Assembly, was held yesterday morning at the Alliance Hotel, Castlereagh and Park streets. Rev. Dr. Clouston presided…

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Sydney City Mission. an Enthusiastic Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 May 1906 · page 12

The Licutenant-Governor, Sir Frederic[?] Darley, presided last night in the Town Hall at the annual meeting of the Sydney City Mission. There was a large attendance of…

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Presbyterian General Assembly, N.S.W.

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 16 May 1906 · page 57

The forty-first annual session of the New South Wales Presbyterian General Assembly was opened on May 8, in St. Stephen's Church, Phillip-street, Sydney, the attendance of both…

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The Presbyterian Assembly. Centenary Thanksgiving Fund the Commissioner's Work

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 May 1906 · page 6

The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church continued its sittings in St. Stephen's Church, Phillip-street yesterday morning; the Moderator, the Rev. J. Kemp Bruce…

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For Charity. City Mission and Its Work. Record Gathering at the Town-hall

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 May 1906 · page 7

"One day preaching a sermon, the next helping a lame dog over a stile, and the day after carrying a bucket of soup to a hungry family" was a description of the work of the City…

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The Rev. J. K. Bruce. Moderator of the N.S.W. Presbyterian General Assembly

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 16 May 1906 · page 25

The Rev. John Kemp Bruce, of Wahroonga, the new Moderator of the New South Wales General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Australia, was born in Glasgow, Scotland…

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To Impress Churchill

Evening News · Wednesday 16 May 1906 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday, 2.55 p.m.—Mr. Winston Churchill, Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, will be the principal guest at the annual West Australian dinner, and will propose…

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The Churches. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 May 1906 · page 13

Mr. T. H. Pincombe, B.A., has been elected first president of the Broken Hill Y.M.C.A., with Mr. E. H. Green as hon. secretary. CONDOBOLIN, Tuesday…

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West Australians. Invited to Roll Up at the London Dinner. to Impress Churchill. London, Tuesday. 2.65 P.m

The Australian Star · Wednesday 16 May 1906 · page 1

Mr. Winston Churchill, Parliamentary Under Secretary for the Colonies, will be the principal guest at the West Australian dinner, to be held in London, and will propose…

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The New Parliament. According to Mr. Churchill. Remarkable Characteristics. a Lamentably Weak Opposition

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 May 1906 · page 9

LONDON, Tuesday. -- Speaking last night at West Hartlepool, Mr. Winston Churchill (Under-Secretary for the Colonies) said that the new House of Commons exhibited three…

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News of the Churches

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 16 May 1906 · page 57

A new Anglican Church, of considerable size, and attractive appearance, is shortly to be crected at Belmore, near Sydney. The Venerable Archpriest Sheehy has, after 17…

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The Churches. Sermon for the Home

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 16 May 1906 · page 56

Under this hoading sermons by eminent preachers are published in this 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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Parramatta Congregational Church

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 16 May 1906 · page 2

The anniversary services of the Parramatta Congregational Church were held on Sunday last. At the morning's service an excellent sermon was preached by…

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There and There. Presbyterian Praise for Catholic Charity

The Catholic Press · Thursday 17 May 1906 · page 22

The Rev. John Kemp Bruce, the new Moderator of the N.S.W. Presbyterian General Assembly, in his official address last week, contrasted…

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Irish Party and the Anglican Church

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 May 1906 · page 6

Cardinal Moran as a champion of the Anglican Church seems an anomaly, but at the opening of St. James' fair, Forest Lodge, yesterday, he practically assumed the position. There…

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Presbyterian Celibacy

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 May 1906 · page 6

At the meeting of the Presbyterian Assembly last evening, a long discussion occurred respecting the report of the Home Mission Committee. A deliverance at the close provided…

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