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Churches, 1908

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The Pan-Anglican Thanksgiving Service

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 1 July 1908 · page 57

By cablegram it was announced last week that the Pan-Anglican Congress in London closed on June 24 with a thanksgiving service and offertory, in St. Paul's Cathedral. The…

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America and Japan. the Mission of the Squadron

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 1 July 1908 · page 22

In spite of the assurances of Japanese diplomats, war with that nation is by no means improbable By many clear-sighted statesmen it is even regarded as inevitable. How are the…

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A Church Organ. Action to Recover Price

Evening News · Wednesday 1 July 1908 · page 7

Mr. Justice Sly and a jury continued the hearing, in the No. 1 Jury Court this morning, of an action brought by Walter George Rendall, an organ builder, to recover £2089 3s and…

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Accident Outside a Church

Evening News · Wednesday 1 July 1908 · page 3

Our Tilba Tilba correspondent writes that a collision occurred outside the Corunna Methodist Church. A horse was being unharnessed front a sulky, and the breeching strap was left…

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To Convenience Church-goers Alteration in North Shore Train

The Australian Star · Wednesday 1 July 1908 · page 6

The Railway Commissioners have been apprised of the fact that the Sunday morning run on the North Shore line is not giving satisfaction locally, particularly to…

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A Church Organ Leads to Litigation the Builder and the Congregationalists

The Australian Star · Wednesday 1 July 1908 · page 3

In No. 1 Jury Court yesterday, before Mr. Justice Sly and a jury, an action was commenced in which William George Rendall, organ builder sued to recover £2089 3s…

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Sunday Concerts Protecting the Churches

The Australian Star · Wednesday 1 July 1908 · page 6

In the past the City Council has refused to open the door of the Town Hall for Sunday evening concerts until long after the church services begin, and as the trams…

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Sunday Concerts. Are They Desirable? Views of Prominent Churchmen. "Doctors Differ."

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 July 1908 · page 11

The decision of the City Council to allow concerts at the Town-hall, commencing at the same hour as evening worship in the churches, has caused something like a sensation in…

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News of the Churches

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 1 July 1908 · page 57

The Anglican parochial council at Bull has accepted a tender for the erection of church-hall at Thirroul. A new pipe-organ is to be purchased for the…

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The Churches. Sermon for the Home

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 1 July 1908 · page 57

Under this heading 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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Catholic World

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 2 July 1908 · page 10

A Rome correspondent announces the death, which has taken place at Riva Valdobbia, in the North of Italy, of Father Antonio Carestia, a distinguished botanist…

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Catholic Notes

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 2 July 1908 · page 21

According to the last English mail, the Right Rev. Dr. Lenihan, Bishop of Auckland, had arrived in England, and was about to visit Rome. He was then staying with relatives in Clapham…

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New Methodist Church Lismore

The Australian Star · Thursday 2 July 1908 · page 6

Foundation stones of tho new Methodist Church were laid this afternoon by Mesdames Northcott and Denning, in the presence of a large attendance. It is estimated…

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"How to Tell a Catholic."

The Catholic Press · Thursday 2 July 1908 · page 15

You find among Catholic people certain phrases that you do not find among people who are not Catholics. Take the phrase, "Thank God!" It is purely Catholic…

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Catholic Events. Confirmation at St. Benedict's

The Catholic Press · Thursday 2 July 1908 · page 28

At 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 27th, his Eminence Cardinal Moran, accompanied by the Right Rev. Monsignor O'Haran, visited St. Benedict's Church, George-street West…

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Catholic Welcome to the Fleet. Enthusiastic Meetings in Sydney. Reception Programme Arranged

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 2 July 1908 · page 16

The programme for the proposed reception to the American fleet by the Catholics of Sydney was finally adopted at a large mating of the gentlemen's committee, held in the…

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The City Mission Again. To Pay "Screws." £202 5s Per Month for Salaries

The Catholic Press · Thursday 2 July 1908 · page 21

Our readers will be interested, in the latest development of the famous City Mission, into the workings of which the Cardinal let the light of day some mouths ago…

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The Children's Columns. For Boys and Girls who Read the "Catholic Press." Essay Writing Competition Closing

The Catholic Press · Thursday 2 July 1908 · page 32

To-day (Thursday) is the closing date assigned for the closing of the essay competition. on the "Greatest Australian" and "The Greatest Americans, "but to give…

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The Catholic Welcome to the Fleet. The Arrangements. Brilliant Reception to Be Accorded Our American Brothers

The Catholic Press · Thursday 2 July 1908 · page 13

The coming of the American battleship fleet to Australia is a demonstration of cordial relations between the United States and the Commonwealth, and Sydney's greeting…

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The Election of a Pope. A New Book. "The Veto Op the Catholic States of Papal Elections Sinct the End of the Sixteenth Century."

The Catholic Press · Thursday 2 July 1908 · page 30

This important work, says the "Civilta Cattolica" in a recent issue, has just come out in German from the pen of Alexander Eisler, The writer had, in writing his book,…

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