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Churches, 1911

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Church Built in a Day

Sunday Times · Sunday 2 April 1911 · page 14

"March 25 : Erected to-day ; opened to-morrow." A calico sign in front of a vacant piece of land near Boll station at Preston (a suburb of Melbourne) bore this announcement early on Saturday morning. The land…

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The Queen and the Church Army

Sunday Times · Sunday 2 April 1911 · page 23

The Queen last month received Prebendary Carlile/founder and chief secretary of the Church Army, at Buckingham Palace. Her Majesty had asked for a report on the condition…

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Sydney Medical Mission. Good Year's Work

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 April 1911 · page 6

Lady Cullen presided at the tenth annual meeting of the Sydney Medical Mission, held at the Y.M.C.A. Hall on Friday. In opening the meeting she spoke of the thoroughness of the work done by the mission, and…

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Back From Ontong Java. Rev. Dr. Brown's Mission. a Compromise Arranged. Natives to Please Themselves

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 April 1911 · page 9

"The result of our visit was that Mr. C. M. Woodford, the Resident Commissioner, informed the chiefs that the Rev. Mr. Shackell would only return to Ontong Java for the…

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The Churches. Coolamon

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 April 1911 · page 11

A valedictory social was tendered in the Methodist Church to the Rev. A. E. Putland, who is removing to Henry. COOMA, Saturday…

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N.s.w. Church Rugby Union

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 April 1911 · page 12

To-night the New South Wales Church Rugby Union will hold a special meeting prior to starting the 1911 season. There will be discussion upon the proposal to form a board of control for the Church football…

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More Work and Less Money. Church Officer's Panacea. Melbourne

The Sun · Monday 3 April 1911 · page 8

At the citizenship demonstration of the Baptist Congress the chairman. Mr. H. S. Martin (Victoria), referred to the necessity of finding employment for the young people…

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Latest Cables. "Arbitration Day." England's Churches Big Commemoration. Rev. F. B. Meyer's Eloquent Message. London

The Sun · Monday 3 April 1911 · page 7

To-day is being generally observed by the churches as "Arbitration Day." The Rev. F. B. Meyer, secretary of the English Free Church Council, and a leading…

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Christ Church Deadlock. Waiting for a Rector

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 April 1911 · page 5

The parochial nominators have supplied the Christ Church parish paper with the following information respecting the appointment of a rector in succession to Rev. F. J. Albery: --…

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"Tinged with Sadness." Christ Church and Vestments

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 April 1911 · page 5

The editor of the April number of the "Christ Church Monthly Paper," in expressing the hope that "our people will avail themselves to the full of the means of grace that are placed at…

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Grahame Memorial Church

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 April 1911 · page 7

Anniversary services in connection with the Grahame Memorial Church, Waverley, were held during last week, and largely attended. The preachers were Revs. C. E. James, Fred. North, and J. Macaulay. The soloists were…

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St. James's Church, Croydon. Consecration Service

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 April 1911 · page 11

There was an unusually large congregation at St. James's Church, Croydon, yesterday morning, when the consecration of the Church was performed by Archbishop Wright…

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Open Air Mission

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 April 1911 · page 11

An eight days outdoor gospel mission was commenced in the city on Sunday by meetings being held at nine different centres, viz., Circular Quay, Miller's Point, George and Druitt…

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Church and People. Straight Talk From a Baptist

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 4 April 1911 · page 8

The Rev. A. H. Collins, a South Australian clergyman, said some things at the Australasian Baptist Congress in Melbourne last week that should set…

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Murderer in Church. Startling Incident in France. Paris, April 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 April 1911 · page 9

Bochelier, a tailor, so ill-treated his wife that she left him. A fortnight later he broke into her room and murdered her with a butcher's knife…

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New Church at Auburn

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 April 1911 · page 4

The new Methodist Church at Auburn was opened and dedicated on Saturday last. The door was unlocked by Mrs. Chenoweth at 3.30 p.m., and the congregation entered, filling the…

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French Tailor Runs Amok. Murders His Wife. Takes Refuge in a Church

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 April 1911 · page 8

PARIS, Monday.—Owing to his ill-treatment of her the wife of a tailor named Bochelier left him. A fortnight afterwards he broke into her…

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Young Men Cabled For. More Methodist Ministers Wanted. Two Great Factors

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 April 1911 · page 9

It was made abundantly clear at the last Methodist Conference that the denomination was experiencing much difficulty in obtaining workers for the out -back centres. The difficulty…

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News of the Night. Events reported after "The Sun" went to press yesterday. Methodist Ministers Wanted

The Sun · Wednesday 5 April 1911 · page 3

There is evidently a dearth of young Methodists for the out-back districts in the State. Yesterday the Rev. J. Woodhouse, Home Mission secretary, cabled to England…

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The Union of Churches

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 April 1911 · page 10

The gathering that met last evening in the Pitt-street Congregational Church, although numerically scarcely worthy of the importance of tue subject, marked a…

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