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Churches, 1908

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Sydney City Mission. a Successful Month

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 January 1908 · page 9

The various public appeals made on behalf of the several enterprises of the City Mission have received a generous response, and the treasurer, Sir James Graham, was able to…

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Education in Ireland. a Roman Catholic University

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 January 1908 · page 7

LONDON, Wednesday.--The "Pall Mali Gazette" states that early in the coming session Mr. Birrell, Chief Secretary for Ireland, will introduce a bill to establish a…

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Sydney City Mission. Christmas Cheer for a Jew

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 January 1908 · page 9

The council of the Sydney City Mission met on Tuesday, with the president, Rev. Geo. Campbell, in the chair. The hon. treasurer, Sir James Craham, reported that the largest monthly income was that…

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Catholic Events. St. Patrick's College, Manly: Examination for Bursaries

The Catholic Press · Thursday 16 January 1908 · page 13

The annual examination for bursaries in connection with St. Patrick's College, Manly, will take place at St. Mary's Cathedral on Tuesday, 21st inst., at 11 a.m. Intending…

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National Irish University. Roman Catholic Institution. Mr. Bibrell's Proposal. London, Jan. 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 January 1908 · page 7

The "Pall Mall Gazette" writes that Mr. A. Birrell, Chief Secretary for Ireland, early in the coming session of Parliament will bring in a bill to establish a national…

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The Children's Columns. For Boys and Girls who Read the "Catholic Press." Bob's Trust

The Catholic Press · Thursday 16 January 1908 · page 32

Bob! Bo-o-ob! Robert!" I was mother calling from the back porch, and Bob, who had been thinking out a perfectly glorious plan for the afternoon, left Roy White…

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The Blue Mountain Churches

The Catholic Press · Thursday 16 January 1908 · page 24

The following order will be observed during the months of the summer unless notice to the contrary is published. Enquiry should be made whether the…

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The New Church at Epping

The Catholic Press · Thursday 16 January 1908 · page 13

The new church at Epping will be opened by his Eminence the cardinal on Sunday afternoon next at 8.15. A large gathering is expected. The train leaves Sydney at…

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The Churches. Goulburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 January 1908 · page 5

The commissioners of the Bishop of Goulburn have been notified from Cambridge University that the Rev. W. N. Gardner and the Rev. Gordon Hirst have passed the…

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Creep at Newcastle Further Area Affected Anglican Cathedral Partly Wrecked Ground Still Working Newcastle

The Australian Star · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 1

Ever since the last big creep at Newcastle it could never be said that the surface was properly still from one day to another, but as the movement was only very gradual…

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Creep at Newcastle. Another Serious Disturbance. Anglican Cathedral Wrecked. Corporation's New Buildings Seriously Damaged. Many Dwellings Injured

Evening News · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Friday Morning.—There was a serious recurrence of the creep last night and this morning, which seems to be almost as serious as the previous one…

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Church Parade

Evening News · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 3

Sergeant (preparing squad for church parade): "Recruits" Shun Those as can read will follow the reglashuns. Those as can't read will go through the requisite…

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Confessional Boxes in the Church Op England

Evening News · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 8

H.W.L. writes:—In reference to a recent cable, reporting it is the intention of the Bishop of London to remove the confessional boxes from the church in his diocese, a…

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The Australian Mission in India

The Methodist · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 9

From further particulars published in the English Methodist papers with regard to the designation of a sphere of service to Australian Methodism in India, we learn that at the meeting of the Foreign Missionary…

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Aspects of Union. A Symposium. From the Methodist Standpoint

The Methodist · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 1

FROM the Methodist standpoint, it is not easy to write upon the subject of the Union of the Churches. The question has not yet become a people's question, and until it is brought down from…

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Roman Catholic Marriages. the New Law. Drastic Regulations. Mixed Marriages Invalid

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 11

The full text of Cardinal Moran's circular regarding the new disciplinary law concerning marriage has been made available. The law, which comes into…

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The Churches

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 11

The Archbishop of Sydney preached on Sunday morning at St. Albans. Five Dock, and in the afternoon delivered an address to the Sunday-school teachers and scholars…

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The Church Triumphant

The Methodist · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 14

Memoirs, if brief and correct, will be published as written. If not brief, they will be condensed. Poetry and resolutions cannot be admitted. The name of the writer must bo attached, and the…

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Why I Attend Church on Rainy Sabbaths

The Methodist · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 12

1. Because the Fourth Commandment does not except the rainy Sabbath. 2. Because I insist on the minister being there, whose contract is no more binding than mine…

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Church Chronicles

The St George Call · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 6

A very enjoyable function was held at the oddfellow's Hall, Arncliffe, on the evening of Monday, January 13, the occasion being the annual distribution of…

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