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Churches, 1909

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The Churches. Sermon for the Home

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 27 January 1909 · page 57

Under this beading 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,…

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News of the Churches

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 27 January 1909 · page 57

Rev. W. T. Price has been appointed the senior Anglican curate at Auburn. The new Anglican church has been complete at Bodangora, near Wellington…

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Methodist Minister's Tribute to the Catholic Church. "Back to Christ."

The Catholic Press · Thursday 28 January 1909 · page 9

"Shall we go back to Christ? If not, to whom?" was the topic of a sermon delivered at the Plymouth (Pa.) Methodist Church, last month by the pastor, the Rev. James…

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Catholic or "Roman Catholic?"

The Catholic Press · Thursday 28 January 1909 · page 4

Writing in the "Saturday Review" in answer to a correspondent, Father Thurston, S.I., says; "Our striving for a monopoly of the term 'Catholic.''' if that phrase…

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Catholic World

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 28 January 1909 · page 10

The students of the Beda College, Rome, recently presented a handsome timepiece to their Rector (Monsignor Prior), on his appointment to a judgeship of the Rota…

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Catholic Notes

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 28 January 1909 · page 21

The Jesuit Fathers and staff of Riverview entertained the committee of the Old Boys' Union on Sunday last. Father O'Connor (Kerry) will make his…

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Roman Catholic Schools

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 January 1909 · page 9

Results of the annual examinations in connection with the Roman Catholic primary schools in the arch-diocese of Sydney were made known yesterday at a largely-attended…

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Chinese Mission in London

Evening News · Thursday 28 January 1909 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday Evening.—Tang-shaoyi, a son of Prince Ching, Chief of the Council of State, and one of the moat important of Chinamen, has arrived in London with a large…

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Catholic Events. St. Benedict's

The Catholic Press · Thursday 28 January 1909 · page 28

His Grace the Coadjutor-Archbishop presided at the 11 o'clock High Mass at St Benedict's on Sunday. A choir of 40 trained voices rendered Mercadante's Mass, the…

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A Mission Work Amongst Priests

Watchman · Thursday 28 January 1909 · page 2

A very interesting account of Pastor O'Connor's work for the conversion of Roman Catholic priests is given in the October issue of the New York "Converted…

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ROCKHAMPTON. January 23rd. Catholic and Personal

The Catholic Press · Thursday 28 January 1909 · page 25

It is gratifying to hear that Rev. Father J. Gallagher, Adm, is meeting with success in his endeavour to raise funds to build a church at Mount Chalmers. It is also his…

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Rose Hawthorne Lathrop. a Catholic Sister

The Catholic Press · Thursday 28 January 1909 · page 9

The sight of Rose Hawthorne Lathrop, daughter of Nathaniel Hawthorne, the great American novelist, in the garb of a Dominion [?] would have caused the New [?]…

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Revival of Catholic France an Encouraging Picture

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 28 January 1909 · page 9

The yearly Congress of the Catholics of the departments or the Nord and of the Pas-de-Calais closed last Sunday afternoon with a meeting of some six thousand persons in the…

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Archbishop Kelly in Hongkong. Brilliant Address at the Catholic Union

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 28 January 1909 · page 7

During the visit of his Grace the Most Rev. Dr. Kelly, Coadjutor-Archbishop of Sydney, to Hongkong, he delivered an address at the Catholic Union, which was…

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Catholic Representation in New South Wales. (To the Editor, "Freeman's Journal.")

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 28 January 1909 · page 26

Sir,—One of your correspondents, "Old Sydneyite" ("Freeman," Jan. 7), invites controversy on the subject of "Catholic Representation in New South Wales." Whilst…

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Irish News America to Ireland. Mr. Devlin's Welcome Home. a Successful Mission

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 28 January 1909 · page 8

Mr. Joseph Devlin, M.P. (General Secretary of the United Irish League) arrived at Queenstown on Sunday, December 13th, on the termination of his political mission to the…

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The Children's Columns. For Boys and Girls who Read the "Catholic Press." Acknowledgments. Gostwyck, Uralla

The Catholic Press · Thursday 28 January 1909 · page 32

Dear Playmate,—I was more than surprised to find that I again secured first prize in the Waitara Got Fund collection. I did not even expect third place. I received your…

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Dire Results of Mixed Marriages. a Warning from Germany. Millions of Catholic Children Lost to the Faith

The Catholic Press · Thursday 28 January 1909 · page 5

The question of mixed marriages is always a vital one in countries where Catholics and Protest ants live side by side. The German correspondent of the "Catholic Standard…

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Converts to the Church. Back to the Fold

The Catholic Press · Thursday 28 January 1909 · page 9

The late Mrs. Anna M. Davis, the widow of a well-known Boston silk merchant, died a Catholic. Some years ago, accompanied by one of her servants she visited in turn…

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Barren Churches. Protestant churches Unable to Hold Their Own

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 28 January 1909 · page 7

At a recent Bible conference of ministers at Winona, Indiana, Rev, Charles F. Aked, pastor of the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church in New York, and said to be the…

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