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Churches, 1908

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The Killarney Cathedral. Appeal at the Church of the Sacred Heart, Mo[?]man

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 20 February 1908 · page 21

On next Sunday, February 23rd, the Rev. Fathers William O'Connor and C. F. O'Sullivan will make an appeal at the 7.30 and 10 o'clock Masses and at the evening devotions…

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No Sunday Funerals. Churches and Undertakers Combine. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 February 1908 · page 7

Representatives of the Council of Churehes, the Master Undertakers' Association, and the Undertakers' Union to-day asked the Chief Secretary to support them in theif united…

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The Under-secretary for the Colonies. Mr. Winston Churchill in East Africa

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 February 1908 · page 9

The above illustration (which is taken from the "Manchester Guardian"), shows MR. Churchill standing before one of the bandas, or "rest huts," which were built by friendly chiefs…

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What is the Mission of Israel: and in Which of the Commandments and Creeds Is It Alluded To? Essay by Eric Phillip Blashki

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 21 February 1908 · page 5

Israel, God's chosen people, have a sacred mission, to teach the love of one God to the world. Israelites are to teach by example—by living up to the ideals they preach. Then…

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The Churches. Bowral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 February 1908 · page 11

A two days' bazaar in aid of the funds of the Presbyterian Church was opened in the School of Arts on Wodnesday afternoon by Mr. W. M'Court, M.L.A., Speaker of the…

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Church Rugby Union

The Australian Star · Friday 21 February 1908 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Church Rugby Union will be held in the St. Barnabas's School Hall, George-street West, on Thursday, the 27th inst., at 8 p.m. Business:…

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Anglican Church News

The Australian Star · Saturday 22 February 1908 · page 2

The Archbishop of Sydney on Monday sent the following telegram to Mr. Atkins, the diocesan registrar:--"Farewell for a while; God's blessing on the diocese and on all…

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"In Defence of Catholic Truth."

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 February 1908 · page 4

Cardinal Newman, in his ''Apologia pro Vita Sua," while frankly, confessing that there were difficulties in every article of Christian creed, whether as held by Catholics or by Protestants,…

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Correspondence the Church and the Theatre. To the Editor of the Nepean Times

Nepean Times · Saturday 22 February 1908 · page 3

Sir,—I was much impressed with the moderate way in which a recent correspondent, signing himself "Thespian," (in one of the dailies)…

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Gift of a Famous Abbey. Glastonbury Handed Over to the Church of England

The World's News · Saturday 22 February 1908 · page 2

Though the purchase price of £30,000 for Glastonbury Abbey has not been fully subscribed yet, Mr. Ernest Jardine, the buyer at the sale last June, has handed over the historic building…

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The Churches

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 February 1908 · page 11

The Archbishop of Sydney of Monday sent the following telegram to Mr. Atkins, the diocesan registrat:—"Farewell for a while. God's blessing int he diocese and to all…

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Churches. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 February 1908 · page 10

On Wednesday at Perth, In the Methodist Church, presentations were made to Mrs. Furness and her two daughters, who are leaving to take up residence in Bathurst. The Furness…

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Union of the Churches. Awaiting the Lambeth Conference. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 February 1908 · page 13

A meeting of the joint committee representing the Prebbyterian, Methodist, and Congregational Churches in Victoria on the question of deneminational union was held to-day…

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The Church of the 18th Century

The Methodist · Saturday 22 February 1908 · page 1

In the eighteenth century the Church of Christ had given up everything. It had lost all the golden hopes and resolutions that make a Church great and worthy. It was no longer a New Testament Church; it had no…

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Sutherland Congregational Church

The St George Call · Saturday 22 February 1908 · page 6

A very pleasing function took place in St. John's Hall, Sutherland, on Thursday evening, the 13th inst. A goodly number of the congregations of the…

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The Union of Churches

Sunday Times · Sunday 23 February 1908 · page 5

The national council of Congregational churches at Clovoland, U.S.A., recently, unanimously accepted the report of the committee favoring a union of the…

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British Baptist Churches

Sunday Times · Sunday 23 February 1908 · page 5

In the Baptist churches of the United Kingdom there has been a decrease in membership during 1907 of 4864. There are now 3017 churches, an increase of 130 from…

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At Sydney's Churches No. 61—St. Jude's, Randwick

Sunday Times · Sunday 23 February 1908 · page 7

THE first church to be built at Randwick was on the corner of Avoca and Allison streets, the site being now occupied by tho post office. Previous to…

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Presbyterian Ministers Reproved

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 24 February 1908 · page 6

The Young Men's Club in connection with St. John's Presbyterian Church, Ballarat East, has made a vigorous protest against the alleged thoughtlessness of certain ministers of the…

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Why Churches Are Empty

Evening News · Monday 24 February 1908 · page 6

A. C. O., writing on the subject of empty churches, gives as reasons that churches are too expensive, and that clergymen are too fond of .trips abroad…

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