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Churches, 1908

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Mission Work in New Guinea. Cruise of the John Williams

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 28 February 1908 · page 8

The London Missionary Society's steamer, John Williams, will leave Panbury's Wharf at noon to-day, on a cruise extending over about two months, to the various mission, stations in…

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Methodist Conference. Pastoral Session. The Methodist Conference resumed at 10 a.m. yesterday, Rev. B, Danks presiding. Exchange of Ministers

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 28 February 1908 · page 5

A communication was received from the Queensland Conference, requesting that the name of the minister to be transferred to that conference in exchange for Rev. C. Wesley…

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The Laborer and His Hire. Resignation of Archdeacon Abbott. Impossible to Keep Out of Debt. Parish Gets Nine Tenths of His Stipend

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 28 February 1908 · page 7

TAMWORTH, Thursday.--Archdeacon Abbott handed his resignation to Bishop Cooper on January 22, but the fact has only now become publicly known. He is now on holidays. In a…

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Theological Unrest a Manifesto to the Churches Rev. R. J. Campbell's Criticism London, Thursday, 3.10 p.m

The Australian Star · Friday 28 February 1908 · page 1

Twenty chairmen of Congregational Unions or heads of colleges have signed a manifesto to the churches affirming their faith in Christian-doctrines, though welcoming…

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Methodist Conference

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 5

A representative session of the conference was commenced yesterday morning, under the presidency of the Rev. B. Danks. The Rev. J. Woolnough moved, and the…

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Sydney City Mission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 16

The Chippendale Mission School and Band or Hope held its annual picnic on Wednesday to Correy's Gardens. About 500 children and as many adults were provided with in outing. The arrangements were…

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Haberfield Methodist Church Laying Commemoration-Stones

The Methodist · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 15

A new Methodist Church is now in course of erection in Dalhousie-street, Haberfield, and the ceremony of laying the commemoration-stones was performed on…

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Methodist Conference. Representative Session

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 14

The Methodist Conference yesterday resumed the discussion upon the proposed division of the Glebe circuit. Revs. C. J. M'Coy, G. Laverty, J. Woolnough, and W. Woolls Rutledge…

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Great Mission in New Zealand

The Methodist · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 9

According to one of our exchanges, a mission, conducted by the Rev. James Flanagan, in Wellington, has been most successful. All the Primitive Methodist Churches proved far too small, and time after time…

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The Churches

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 11

Archdeacon Gunther, Vicar-General, preached on Sunday at St. John's, Parramatta; on Monday afternoon presided at a meeting of the committee of the Diocesan Educational…

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Churches. Coff's Harbour

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 16

The directors of the Mount Brown copper mine have accepted the tender of Mr. M'Kenzie for sinkiug the new shaft 75ft. A meeting of the parishioners of the Church…

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Current Literature. the Churches and Modern Thought

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 4

Leslie Stephen somowhere remarks that ethical problems require to be discussed anew in each generation with change of dialect. The same might be said of apologetics. At…

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The Outlook The Union of the Churches

The Methodist · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 9

We learn that a meeting of the Committee representing the Presbyterian, Methodist, and Congregational Churches in Victoria on the question of Denominational Union was held in Melbourne on Friday last…

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An[?]lican Church News

The Australian Star · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 2

Archdeacon Gunther, Vicar-General, preached on Sunday at St. John's, Parramatta. On Monday afternoon he presided at a meeting of the committee of the Diocesan…

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The Churchills Life in Ireland Lady Randolph's Reminis[?]ces

The Australian Star · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 10

The third instalment of the "Reminiscences of Lady Randolph Churchill" is given in "The Century." Lady Randolph went to Dublin Castle when the Duke of…

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Church Choristers Boudoir Gossip

The Australian Star · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 5

If you wish to attain extreme old ago, retaining a fair portion of tho ability to enjoy life, you had bettor join a church choir at once (writes a contributor to a London…

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Balmain Church Concert

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 14

At an organ recital and sacred concert, given in the Balmain Presbyterian Church by Mr. W. J. Durie, assisted by the Church choir and friends, the organ numbers included items by Mendelssohn, Guilmant, and…

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Methodist Conference

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 March 1908 · page 12

The annual conference of the Methodist Church was held at the Centenary Hall during the week. Rev. Benjamin Danks was elected chairman of the conference, and the Rev. J. Woodhouse…

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Roman Catholic Marriages

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 March 1908 · page 5

Will you Kindly favor me with a small space in your popular paper for a fow remarks on the above subject. Some persons with whom I have…

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Church Missionary Society Statistics

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 March 1908 · page 5

An analysis of the contributions to the Church Missionary Society for the past year shows that of the available income of £382,000 £47,804 was raised by…

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