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Churches, 1911

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Dr. Haeckel and the Church

Sunday Times · Sunday 8 January 1911 · page 19

Dr. Ernest Haeckel, the famous naturalist, has formally seceded from the Prussian Lutheran Church. In reply to an inquiry, Dr. Haeckel stated that his…

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Eighteen Burnt to Death in Church

Sunday Times · Sunday 8 January 1911 · page 14

A disastrous accident occurred at St. Luis, Potozi, Mexico, on New Year's Day. While a New Year's service was being held in a church the upsetting of a candle set fire to the…

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Terrible Holocausts. a Church Burned Down. Seventeen Worshippers Perish. and Eighty Others Injured. Miniature Hell in a Sacred Edifice. Fire Caused by Ignited Decorations. Mexico City

Truth · Sunday 8 January 1911 · page 7

Reports from Hacienda Ranch show that [?]table, calamity, occurred there yesterday, when a church was accidentally burned down and a number of the…

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Catholics Versus Caucusers Concerning Public Education Constitutional Control v Clerical Coercion. An Open Letter to His Eminence, Patrick Francis Moran, Cardinal Priest (in titulo) of St. Susannah, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney. &c., &c., &c., And Papal Primate of All Australasia

Truth · Sunday 8 January 1911 · page 6

1. To every thing there is a reason, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: [?] to be born and a time to…

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Roman Catholic Activity

Evening News · Monday 9 January 1911 · page 4

At the laying f the foundation stone of the Dean Slattery Memorial Presbytery at Enmore, Cardinal Moran quoted the following statistics, showing the activity of Roman Catheics…

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Ballina Methodist Circuit

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 January 1911 · page 10

BALLINA. Sunday.--The quarterly meeting of the Ballina Methodist Circuit was held at Teven. Reports showed that there were 333 members during the quarter, an increase of 13. The balance-sheet revealed a debit of…

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Catholic Schools. Cardinal Koran's Claims

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 January 1911 · page 4

Incidental reference to the education policy of the Roman Catholic Church was made yesterday by Cardinal Moran at the laying of the foundation-stone of the Dean Slattery…

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Mission to the Blacks. Work in Northern Australia

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 January 1911 · page 7

The Rev. R. J. H. M'Gowan, convener of foreign missions of the Prosbyterian Church of New South Wales, preaching at the Ashfield Presbyterian Church last night, referred in…

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Roman Catholic Activity. Many New Buildings Going Up. the Cardinal's "Little List."

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 January 1911 · page 9

Cardinal Moran quoted some statistics at a function at Newtown yesterday which showed the activity of the Roman Catholics in regard to the provision of churches and educational…

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Church or the Breaker. a Rector on Surf Bathing. Soul and Body Both Need Attention

Evening News · Monday 9 January 1911 · page 4

During a speech delivered at the Y.M.C.A. Hall on Friday. Rev. A. Deans said that he with others, had been hopeful that the universal Saturday half-holiday would have…

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Enmore Presbytery. Church Enterprise

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 January 1911 · page 11

Cardinal Moran visited Enmore yesterday to lay the foundation-stone of the Dean Slattery Memorial Presbytery, which will bo used as a residence for the clorgy attached to St. Plus'…

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Ballina Methodist Circuit

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 10

BALLINA Monday.--The quarterly meeting, of the Ballina Methodist Circuit was held at Teven. Reports showed that there were 333 members during the quarter, an increase of 13. The balance-sheet revealed a debit of…

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Catholic Education. Dr. Dunne's Vigorous Address

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 8

BATHURST, Monday.--Catholic education was discussed at a conference of 70 listers of Mercy from all parts of the Bathurst diocese, which has just concluded at St. Joseph's Mount…

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"Queen of the Angels." Presbyterian Moderator's Protest. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 7

The Rev. W. S. Rolland, Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Australia, preached yesterday at the dedication services in connection with the Presbyterian Church…

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"Queen of Angels." Presbyterian Moderator's Protest. Endorsed by a Sydney Minister

The Sun · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 5

Few are more ready than the rigid Presbyterian to take exception to any expression of what they may regard as Romish tenets under the auspices of their church. It…

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The Churches. Bellingen

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 5

The Rev. H. R. Nixon, Anglican vicar for the Bellinger parish, has returned after a 12 months holiday during which time he visited Victoria and England. The Rev. G. J…

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Western Suburbs Churches' Union. Eighth Round

The Sun · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 7

SCHULER, 95 not out; T. W. NOBLE, 78; J. E. ANDERSON, 61 not out; BREEDON, 91; HARWOOD, 63. BOWERS, 6 for 28; EAST, 6 for 37; HERBERT,…

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Anarchists in London. Prolonged Inquests. the Sidney-street Siege. Mr. Churchill Directs Operations. London, Jan. 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 11

The inquests and magisterial inquiries into the deaths of the anarchists at Sidneystreet, and the murder of the constables at Houndsditch, are likely to be protracted,…

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News of the Churches

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 57

Father Clune, Superior of the Redemptionists, has been appointed Roman Catholic Bishop of Perth. W.A. The recent wind storms on the mountains…

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The Churches Sermon for the Home

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 56

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,…

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