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Churches, 1909

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District Court. (Before Judge Murray.) the Church Lands Question

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 May 1909 · page 5

The Municipal Council of North Sydney sought to recover from William C. Goddard, of Carabella-street, North Sydney, a trustee of Christ Church parsonage, Lavender Bay,…

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St. Peter's Church, Neutral Bay

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 May 1909 · page 5

The opening services in connection with St. Peter's Anglicun Church, Neutral Day, the foundation-atone of which was laid by Sir Harry Ilawsoit on January 30, were held on Sunday. The preacher were Rev. Dr. Radford…

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Clergyman's Tragic Death. Killed While Driving to Church

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 May 1909 · page 7

MURWILLUMBAH, Monday.--Rev. A. M'Watt Allan Presbyterian minister at Tweed Heads, was killed yesterday while driving to Bllambll to hold service. A party from here was out…

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Egypt Mission

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 May 1909 · page 14

A large gathering assembled at the Y.W.C.A. rooms, Castlereagh-street, lust evening, to listen to a description by Mr. Douglas Porter and Miss Olive Deck, of their missionary work in Egypt. Two women's stations have…

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Sydney City Mission

The Star · Wednesday 12 May 1909 · page 5
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The 47th annual meeting of the Sydney City Mission will be held at the Town Hall to-morrow evening. The Governor General and Lady Dudley have extended their…

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Presbyterian State General Assembly

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 12 May 1909 · page 57

There was a large number of people present at the opening services on May 4, in St. Stephen's Church, Phillip-street, Sydney, in connection with the Presbyterian State…

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Grafton and Armidale. Anglican Synod. Tamworth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 May 1909 · page 10

The annual synod of the Anglican Diocese of Grafton and Armidale opened to-day, under the presidency of Dr. Cooper. The Bishop, in his opening address, referred to the recent…

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Labor and the Church. the Prime Minister's Address. at the Presbyterian Assembly

Evening News · Wednesday 12 May 1909 · page 8

There was a very large attendance in St. Stephen's Church, Phillip-street, Sydney, when the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth addressed the Presbyterian General Assembly on…

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In Search of New Lands. the Nimrod's Mission

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 12 May 1909 · page 50

The Antarctic exploring ship Nimrod, after a stay of nearly three weeks in this port, left on Saturday. Her coming voyage will, it is expected, occupy at least four months…

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Presbyterian Assembly. Third Professorship of Theology. Dr. Clouston Appointed

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 May 1909 · page 12

The assembly met again yesterday morning, the Moderator (Rev. Geo. Keith, M.A.) presiding. BIBLE SOCIETY DEPUTATION…

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Mission Work in the South Seas. New Vessels Ordered

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 May 1909 · page 10

Two auxiliary vessels have just been ordered by the Methodist Mission for work among the islands. One, will be used in New Guinea, and the other at the Solomon Group. Each vessel…

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Bibles in the Back-blocks. Deputation to the Presbyterian Assembly

The Star · Wednesday 12 May 1909 · page 6

"The colporteur is the pioneer or the Church," said the Rev. G. S. Austin, who headed a deputation from the British and Foreign Bible Society to the Presbyterian Assembly yesterday…

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Presbyterian Assembly. Another Professorship. Exegetical and Historical Theology. Dr. Clouston Appointed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 May 1909 · page 11

When the Presbyterian Goneral Assembly met yesterday morning Professor Macintyre introduced a doputation from the New South Wales auxiliary of the British and Forelgn…

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The Churches. Kurri Kurri

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 May 1909 · page 11

A new convent, erected at a cost of £520, was opened here by Bishop Dwyer on Sunday afternoon, in the presence of a large number of people. Eighty pounds was collected at…

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Labour and the Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 May 1909 · page 8

Mr. Fisher's contribution to the very perplexing question as to what, if any, is the function of the Church in social referm, does not seem calculated to lessen the…

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Labour and the Church Mr. Fisher at the Assembly. a Notable Reception. the Church Taken to Task. What It Has Left Undone

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 May 1909 · page 9

Last night the Prime Minister (Mr. Fisher) addressed an enormous gathering in St. Stephen's, Church, at the invitation of the Presbyterian General Assembly, upon the subject of…

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Prestige of the Churches

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 12 May 1909 · page 50

Before the Presbyterian General Assembly, last week, the retiring Moderator said that the condition of the Churches generally, and the moral conditions of life in this city and…

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Mr. Fisher and the Church

The Star · Wednesday 12 May 1909 · page 8

Mr. Fisher's address to the Presbyterian Assembly last night should pave the way for a better understanding between the Church, the Labor Party, and every other…

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New South Wales Church Union

The Star · Wednesday 12 May 1909 · page 14

The following are the results of Saturday's matches: -- A Grade. -- St. Stephen's defeated Marrickville Baplist by 8 to nil. S.S. Methodist defeated St. Alban's by 27 to nil. Erskineville Trinity defeated…

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