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Churches, 1909

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The Church and State. Civil V. Ecclesiastical Courts

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 March 1909 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--In an official reply to the remarks of Mr. Justice Hodges, in connection with the recent committal to gaol of Rev. P. J. Murdoch, for contempt of court, the…

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Dr. Chapman's Mission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 March 1909 · page 11

The Rev. Dr. Wilbee Chapman, who will conduct an evangelical mission in Australia, is being invited by the Wellington Council of the Churches to pay a similar visit to…

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Russia and Thibet. a "Religious" Mission

Evening News · Friday 26 March 1909 · page 6

LONDON, Thursday Evening.—The Public Worship Department of Russia is sending a mission, accompanied by representatives of the Foreign Office, to Thibet, to study religious…

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Unratable Property. a Methodist School Hall

The Star · Friday 26 March 1909 · page 6

At the Paddington Courthouse yesterday. Mr. Barnett, S.M., dealt with matters concerning assessments of properties for rating purposes by the Woollahra Council…

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Returned Kanakas. Bishop Outspoken. Melanesian Mission Expansion. White Staff to Be Doubled

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 March 1909 · page 10

The white staff of the Melanesian Mission is to be nearly doubled forthwith. At present 25 white men its work in the islands. Bishop Wilson returned from London to…

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Suburban News. Rating Church and School Lands

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 March 1909 · page 10

The Vaucluse Council, at its last meeting, considered a letter from the Redfern Council inviting cooperation and finincial assistance towards the cost of a test case to ascertain the powers of municipalities in…

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What Are Church Lands? Action by a Municipality

The Star · Friday 26 March 1909 · page 7

An action brought by the Council of the Municipality of North Sydney to recover £107 13s 1d, claimed to be due as rates on certain property in Miller-street came before…

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Law. Thursday, March 25. the State Courts. Banco. (Before Mr. Acting-Justice Rogers.) What Are Church Hands? Rating Convent Grounds

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 March 1909 · page 8

Another case of considerable public importance, having reference to the rating powers conferred upon municipalities under the provisions of the Local Government Act. No. 56, of…

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Chapman-alexawder Mission

Evening News · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 15

At a meeting of the executive of the chapman-Alexander Mission, held at the Y.M.C.A Hall. Sydney, it was reported that arrangements were toeing completed for tie…

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Religious. Conduct of Anglican Services

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 19

The report of the "Committee on Royal Letters of Business," relative to the conduct of divine service in the Church of, England is published somewhat fully in the "Record" of…

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The Outlook Methodist Finance

The Methodist · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 7

The giving power of New South Wales Methodism is likely to be taxed pretty severely during the next few years. We are building churches and parsonages, and multiplying ministers, at a faster rate than…

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Mission to Tibet. Russian Inquiries. London, March 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 13

The Public Worship Department in Russia is sending a mission to Tibet, accompanied by representatives of the Foreign Office, to study religious and social life…

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The Annual Pastoral Address of the Conference to the People of the MetHodist Church in N.S. Wales

The Methodist · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 1

BRETHREN,—In the full assurance of hope we address you from the Conference of 1909. In association with the lay representatives we have had under review the extensive and varied work of…

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Trade with Britain. Commissioner in Australia. Mr. Wickes Explains His Mission. Freight Difficulties to Overcome

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 12

Mr. C. Hamilton Wickes, British Trade Commissioner in Australia, who has been three months resident in the Commonwealth, met a large and representative gathering of…

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Collapse of a Church. Terrible Disaster In Switzerland

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 2

A terrible disaster, involving the death of some 40 persons and injuries of a severe character to [?] others, occurred at the little village…

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Outrage at a Church

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 10

The police are investigating a some what remarkable case of sacrilege which has occurred at Gurwallae Church, Cornwall. The images of the Madonna…

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The Mariners' Church an Old Place of Worship. Where the Rawson Memorial Will Be Built

Evening News · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 3

The reconstruction of the Mariners' Church and the Seamen's Institute as a memorial to Sir Harry Rawson has caused a new interest to be brought into the work of looking after…

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The Churches

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 10

The Rev. W. H. W. Stevenson, B.A., Th.L., has been appointed by the Archbishop of Sydney to act as his domestic chaplain. The Archbishop has appointed the Rev. A. C…

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The Churches. Molong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 8

Successful harvest festival services have been conducted throughout the local Methodist church circuit, realising nearly £70…

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Is Church Law Supreme?

The Methodist · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 7

Mr. Justice Hodges administered a shock to the religious sensibilities of Australia last week by summarily sending the Rev. P. J. Murdoch to prison for the night, for refusing to produce in court a…

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