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Churches, 1907

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Sunday Concerts. Motion at the Methodist Conference. No Action Taken

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 June 1907 · page 7

The question of Sabbath desecration, with particular reference to the concerts at the Sydney Town-hall, was brought before the Methodist Conference yesterday on a motion by Rev. W…

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The Churches. Lismore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 June 1907 · page 11

The amount contributed yesterday at the laying of the foundatlon-stone of St. Paul's Presbyter[?]an Church was £235, which, with other sums is expected to reach £300. The…

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The Church in Wales No Disestablishment Next Year London, Thursday, 3.10 p.m

The Australian Star · Friday 14 June 1907 · page 1

The declaration made by Sir Henry Campbell- Bannerman that the Government does not intend to introduce next year a bill for the disestablishment of the Welsh…

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New Zealand. Anglican Church Jubilee Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 June 1907 · page 14

The Jubilee anniversary of the Anglican Church in New Zealand was celebrated by special services in various parts of the colony…

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Sydney City Mission

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 June 1907 · page 15
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The ordinary meeting of the council of the Sydney City Mission was held on Thursday afternoon, the president, Rev. George Campbell, in the chair. The sub-committee's action in securing a site…

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The Methodist Conference

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 June 1907 · page 10

The closing session of the Methodist Conference was held at the Centenary-hall last night, the President, Rev. W. Williams, F.L.S., being in the chair…

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Mosman Methodist Church. Anniversary Services a Great Success

Mosman, Neutral and Middle Harbour Resident · Saturday 15 June 1907 · page 3

The following is a brief outline of the special services in connection with the anniversary of the above Church…

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Monday, June 10 Mission Affairs

The Methodist · Saturday 15 June 1907 · page 4

The business before the Conference on Monday was again that of Foreign Missions. The remainder of the clauses of the Fiji Constitution were dealt with verbatim, and a number of minor…

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The General Conference of the Methodist Church of Australasia. Fifth Day.—june 4. Interconferential Exchanges

The Methodist · Saturday 15 June 1907 · page 2

The Rev. T. Adamson presented the report of the Committee appointed to consider the question of exchanges. After considerable discussion the Conference agreed…

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Opening of a New Methodist Church at Tuntable CreeK. Lismore Circuit. REV. D. P. MACDONALD

The Methodist · Saturday 15 June 1907 · page 11

The country was rough, and after leaving the main Dunoon Road not a chain of real level track was encountered. It was a journey along a sticky, rutty, primitive apology for a road. The horses…

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Bride's River Trip. Taken to Bray Church in an Electric Launch

The World's News · Saturday 15 June 1907 · page 31

Miss Mary Gosset Mayall, formerly a summer resident at Barge Farm, Taplow (England), recently went to her marriage at Bray Church in the electric boat Carona, which was lavishly…

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The Churches

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 June 1907 · page 10

The Archbishop of Sydney preached on Sunday morning in the Cathedral, and in the evening at St. Columba's, Flemington. On Monday afternoon he presided at the annual…

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Direct Representation of Church Members

The Methodist · Saturday 15 June 1907 · page 9

A proposal that failed to find favor in the New South Wales Conference was carried by an overwhelming vote in the General Conference. Why some of our brethren here should be so fearful of…

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Randolph Churchill H. W. Lucy's Reminiscences "Drawing" Gladstone

The Australian Star · Saturday 15 June 1907 · page 8

"Lord Randolph Churchill As I Knew Him" is the title of an interesting article contributed to the May "Blackwood's" by H. W. Lucy ("Toby, M.P.," of London "Punch"). Lucy…

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Footballers at Church

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 June 1907 · page 8

"It will interest our Presbyterian footballers to know," says the "Messenger," "that Mr. Sampson, whoso prowess on the field in the interState match last Saturday was so muck talked…

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Workingmen and the Church

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 June 1907 · page 4

Rev. W. H. Ash, of the Crow's Nest Presbyterian Church, on Sunday made a reference to the workingman and the Church. The poorer men were, as a class, outside, and would not…

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Coal-lumpers' Strike. Assistance From Central Methodist Mission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 June 1907 · page 5

The coal-lumpers' strike is bringing in its train much privation in the case of the wives and children of the strikers and a body that is doing good work in a quiet…

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Catholic Primary Schools

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 June 1907 · page 10

St. Charles' (Waverley) defeated St Vincent's (Redfern) by 1 goal (D'Aram) 6 behinds to 1 goal (O'Day) 3 behinds. St. Augustine's (Balmain) defeated St. Thomas'…

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Mission Vessel in a Cyclone

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 June 1907 · page 6

The Melanesian Mission steamer Southern Cross arrived at Auckland on the 6th inst. from a cruise among the Islands. Captain Sinker reports that the Southern Cross left Auckland on April 5, and experienced very bad…

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