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Churches, 1911

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Rookdale Catholic Society

The Catholic Press · Thursday 16 February 1911 · page 32

The usual weekly meeting of St. Joseph (Rockdale) Catholic Men's Society was held on Tuesday evening, Mr. Monia in the chair. Games and amusements were ladulged in…

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Mission at St. Mairy's Cathedral

The Catholic Press · Thursday 16 February 1911 · page 36

A mission will be given in St. Mary'h Cathedral parish by, the Redemptorist Fathers, beginning an Sunday, February 10, and ending on Sunday, March 19. Before the great…

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"Looking for a Catholic Wife."

The Catholic Press · Thursday 16 February 1911 · page 22

Sir,—Your contribution in the last issue of the "Catholic Press" on the above subject, giving the views of a writer in an American paper, is a very important matter for…

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Bishop Crimes on Catholic Rights

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 16 February 1911 · page 16

Speaking on the subject of education on Tuesday last. Bishop Grimes, of Christchurch, said the amount saved the Government by the Catholics of the Dominion for the last…

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On the Best Hundred Catholic Books

The Catholic Press · Thursday 16 February 1911 · page 8

Hilaire Belloc was born 1870, only son of Louis Swainton Belloc, French barrister, by his marriage with Bessie Rayner Parkes. From the Oratory School he passed to Balliol College, Oxford. As the French citizen he then was (he naturalised as an Englishman in 1902), he was called away from a scholastic career of exceptional brilliance to Herve in the French army…

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St. Charles' Catholic Young Men's Society

The Catholic Press · Thursday 16 February 1911 · page 43

The weekly meeting of the St. Charles' (Waverley) Catholic Young Men's Society with hold in the school hall on 8th hist, The prosit out occupied the chair and there was…

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St. Charles' (Waverley) Catholic Young Men's Society

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 16 February 1911 · page 37

The St. Charles' (Waverley) Catholic Young Men's Society held its weekly meeting in the St. Charles' school-hall on the 8th inst. The president was in the chair, and…

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The Children's Columns For Boys and Girls who Read the "Catholic Press" "My Greatest Hero or Heroine in History." New Essay Competition

The Catholic Press · Thursday 16 February 1911 · page 50

Playmates,—It is unnecessary to address you at any length on the essay writing competition, and if you attend to the hints published in this column a couple of weeks age…

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Big Hats in Church

The Catholic Press · Thursday 16 February 1911 · page 22

Sir,—Your timely paragraph in the "Press" deserves more than transient notice on the part of your numerous readers. In addition to the danger of, the ciborium…

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The Heart of France Still Healthy. Crowded Churches. Government's Impotent Anti-christian Campaign. Paris, December 25, 1910

The Catholic Press · Thursday 16 February 1911 · page 37

The celebration of every religious festival is a consolation for the Preach Catholics. In spite of all the efforts of the anti-religious Government to de-Christianise France…

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One Church as Good as Another. (To the Editor, "Freeman's Journal.")

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 16 February 1911 · page 31

Dear Sir,—I summed up my last letter by saying that it is necessary to believe all the truths which Christ has revealed, or, in other words, the Christian Revelation; that to…

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Episcopal Lawlessness. Church Association and the Primate

Watchman · Thursday 16 February 1911 · page 11

The following letter has been addressed to the Archbishop of Canterbury by the chairman of the Church Association:- November 5, 1910…

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The Churches. Ballina

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 February 1911 · page 7

The annual meeting of the parishioners of the Church of England was held last night, when a satisfactory report and balance-sheet were presented. Mr. Wilsdom was elected…

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The Country. St. Saviour's Anglican Cathedral

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 8

GOULBURN, Thursday.--At a large meeting, at which Bishop Barlow presided, the question of completing St. Saviour's Cathedral by the addition of a tower and spire was…

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Church Decorations

The Land · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 14

As regards the bridal procession, little pages have occasionally preceded the bride in some of the city churches, and small girls and boys…

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Sydney City Mission

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 February 1911 · page 17

The council of the Sydney City Mission held its monthly meeting on Thursday. The president, Rev. George Campbell, occupied the chair. A minute was entered recording the loss sustained by the mission in…

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New Methodist Headquarters in London

The Methodist · Saturday 18 February 1911 · page 9

WE learn from our exchanges that the new Methodist Church House and Central Buildings., on the magnificent site facing Westminster Abbey, are now approaching completion and it becomes…

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Home Mission Secretary on Tour. to the Manning, Via Myall Lakes

The Methodist · Saturday 18 February 1911 · page 10

Though I had entered on the last three months of three years constant travel, I had not visited the Manning or Dungog district's. The unfriendly sea was shunned. I set out to investigate the highly lauded charms…

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Novel Church Lighting

Evening News · Saturday 18 February 1911 · page 2

A novel method of church illumination has been adopted by the Rev. W. Spencer vicar of Coseley Parish Church, Staffordshire in England, Mr. Spencer has had a wind…

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Wanted—Brides and Bridegrooms. How Churches Advertise for Custom. Some Remarkable Schemes

Evening News · Saturday 18 February 1911 · page 3

A good deal has been heard lately respecting cheap marriages and clerical composition for free in several parts of England more than one church has placed matrimonial…

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