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Churches, 1909

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Men and the Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 April 1909 · page 6

Mr. Carr-Smith's confession that he has been a miserable failure must not be taken in a literal sense. It is doubtful if any other city clergyman has…

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Churches of Christ

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 April 1909 · page 8

A commemoration service was held in the Pitt-street Congregational Church last night. Mr. T. H. Brookes, president of the Federal Conference presided. In making the announcements the secretary, Mr…

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Churches of Christ. Close of the Federal Convention. the Union of Christendom

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 April 1909 · page 8

The Federal Convention of the Churches of Christ was brought to a conclusion by a commemoration service in the Pitt-street Congregational Church lost night. The president, Mr. T. H Brooker, of South Australia,…

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Drowned in the Surf. a Roman Catholic Priest's Sad End. Wollongong

The Star · Wednesday 21 April 1909 · page 10

This morning Father Murray, assistant-priest of Wollongong parish; was drowned whilst surf bathing. He left the presbytery about 9 o'clock to have his morning swim…

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Latest Edition. "Evening News" Office, 4.50 p.m. Burial of the Primate. At St. Andrew's Cathedral. Great Gathering of Church­men. Hymns of Praise and Joy. Enormous and Distinguished Congregation

Evening News · Wednesday 21 April 1909 · page 7

The service held at St. Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney, this afternoon in connection with the burial of the Primate of Australia, Archbishop William Saumarez Smith, M.A., D.D., was…

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The Churches Union

The Star · Wednesday 21 April 1909 · page 14

The opening of the New South Wales Church Rugby Union's competition has been postponed until the first Saturday in May. This will give the clubs more time to…

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Church of England Grammar School

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 April 1909 · page 12

The "Torchbearer," the magazine of the S.C.E.G.S., just to hand, is as usual full of interesting matter relating to the school and to the old boys. A number of well-written sketches brighten the pages, one account of…

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Union of the Churches. Position of Congregationalists. "Unchristian, Illogical, and Impossible."

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 April 1909 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The half-yearly meeting of the Congregational Union opened at Ballarat to-day under the chairmanship of Rev. J. J. Halley. Referring to the proposed union of…

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News of the Churches

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 21 April 1909 · page 57

Lismore has given a unanimous call to the Rev. A. M. Gould, of Goulburn. The Presbyterian congregation at Forbes is petitioning for leave to call a minister…

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The Churches. Sermon for the Home

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 21 April 1909 · 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 Notes

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 22 April 1909 · page 17

Tuesday and Wednesday next are the days appointed for the diocesan Theological Conference at West Maitland. Notwithstanding the numerous attractions…

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Catholic World

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 22 April 1909 · page 10

For the first time in its history, the Massachusetts House of Representatives was opened with prayer by a Catholic priest, the Right Rev. Monsignor Griffin, D.D., of…

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Catholic Events St. Patrick's, Church Hill

The Catholic Press · Thursday 22 April 1909 · page 30

A Mass will be offered up at 11 o'clock on Sunday, May 9, at St. Patrick's, Church Hill, as a thanksgiving in honour of the beatification of Joan of Arc. His Eminence…

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A Fine Type of Catholic Layman

The Catholic Press · Thursday 22 April 1909 · page 6

The issue of Mr. Barry O'Brien's "Life of Lord Russell of Killowen," by Messrs. Thomas Nelson and Sons, at the very moderate price of 1s, is an event in the publish…

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Catholic Loyalty. and a Vari-coloured Slanderer

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 22 April 1909 · page 25

The Catholics of Australia have (writes a Melbourne, contributor) kept their heads in a creditable manner during this Dreadnought mania. It is a common saying that Ireland…

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ROCKHAMPTON. April 17, '09. Catholic Items and Personal

The Catholic Press · Thursday 22 April 1909 · page 36

A well-attended meeting of prominent Catholics, at which Mr. Justice Power presided, was held in Our Lady's Schoolroom last Wednesday for the purpose of showing…

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The Australasian Holy Catholic Guild Annual Moveable Meeting the Year's Work

The Catholic Press · Thursday 22 April 1909 · page 32

The seventh Grand Annual Moveable Meeting of the Australasian Holy Catholic Guild was held on Saturday and Sunday week, in St. Patrick's School Hall…

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Father Benson on Tour. a writer in "The Catholic," of Dublin, says:—

Watchman · Thursday 22 April 1909 · page 3

I attended Father R. H. Benson's lecture, in the Mansion House, Dublin, on February 18. The title of the lecture was "Confessions of a Convent," and there was a good…

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The Sailor Priests of the South Seas. Mission Ship for the Marist Fathers

The Catholic Press · Thursday 22 April 1909 · page 30

The missionaries of the Society of Mary in the Smith Seas spend nearly as much time on the sea as on land. They have to minister to natives living in countless…

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Catholics and the Newspapers. Where Is Catholic Thought Voiced? Remarks of a College "Old Boy."

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 22 April 1909 · page 38

In our necessarily brief sketch last week of the annual dinner of St. Patrick's College (Goulburn ) Old Boys' Union several noteworthy speeches had to he jettisoned. The…

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