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Churches, 1912

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Mortdale Baptist Church

The St George Call · Saturday 6 January 1912 · page 7

A two days' sale of work was opened in the above-named church by Mrs. Hugh Dixson, on the 8th ult. The pastor and his wife (Revd. J. and Mrs…

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"Church Bells" at Sea

The Sun · Saturday 6 January 1912 · page 2

A naval correspondent states "Truth," relates the following story:-- "A few days since a battleship was cautiously feeling her way through a fog in…

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Red Indian Bishop. Possibility of Dakota Church

The Sun · Saturday 6 January 1912 · page 2

An Indian is to be a real bishop of the Episcopal Church, having in his diocese the red men of South Dakota, if present plans are carried out. In a call for an early…

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Distraint on a Church. Registrar Authorised to Seize Rector's Stipend

The Sun · Saturday 6 January 1912 · page 11

On the door of the Church of St. Lawrence, Jewry, was posted one day last month a writ of sequestration issued by the Bishop of London, under the seal of his office, to…

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Into the Enemy's Camp. Home Rulers at Belfast. Mr. Churchill and Mr. Redmond

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 January 1912 · page 13

LONDON, Friday.--Mr. Winston Churchill (First Lord of the Admiralty) and Mr. J. E. Redmond, M.P. (Leader of the Nationalists) are to address a Home Rule demonstration in…

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Church Decay

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 January 1912 · page 19

Rev. G. W. Waights, a prominent English, clergyman, gives some reasons which, to his mind, are accountable for the absence of spiritual power within the Church…

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A Wowser's Way. Commotion at Scots Church. Rev. Dill Magky Rebuked by a Dame. Sergeant Hogg Goes the Whale Hog. Better to be Riddelled than Byr[?]d

Truth · Sunday 7 January 1912 · page 8

As on outcome or the trouble in Amen Comer at Scots Eirk, where that Icathcr-lunged champion of unorthodox theology, the Rev. Dr. W. M. Dill Macky, holds sway…

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Anglican's Conversion. Rev. W. J. Geer. Joins Roman Catholic Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 9

The announcement was made by the Rev. Wallace Mort yesterday at All Saints' Church of England that the Rev. W. J. Geer had resigned his position as curate of the church…

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Anglican Clergyman's Defection

The Sun · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 3

The Rev. William John Geer, B.A., has discovered that he does not hold views in keeping with the Book of Common Prayer and the Reformation, and has gone over to…

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Over to Rome. an Anglican Clergyman's Change. "Prayer Book and Reformation."

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 8

Rev. William John Geer, B.A., assistant curate at All Saints' Anglican Church, Woollahra, has gone over to the Church of Rome. The determination of the reverend…

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Church and Ring

Evening News · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 6

They are sociable folk up North, so much so that even the clergymen of diverse faiths get on very friendly terms with one another. Can the slow and conventional South show…

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New Church at Petersham. Dedication by Archbishop Wright

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 11

There was a large gathering at the new school church of St. Augustine in Albany- road, Stanmore on Saturday afternoon, the occasion being the dedication of the church by…

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Catholic Church at Stanmore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 January 1912 · page 5

A Roman Catholic church is to be built at Stanmore, the foundation-stone of which was laid by Archbishop Kelly recently. This church, which is also to be used as a…

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Presbyterian Church at North Botany

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 January 1912 · page 5

The foundation-stone of a new Presbyterian Church at North Botany was recently placed in position. The building is being erected on the site of the old church, which has become…

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The Roman Catholic Church and Labor

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 January 1912 · page 8

Cardinal Gibbon (United Stales) recently said: --"Tenaciously the Church has upheld the honorable character of Labor, and has urged the cultivation of a spirit of Industry. In her…

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New Guinea Mission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 January 1912 · page 7

Gathered on board the mission yacht John Williams on Saturday was an enthusiastic body of workers in the New Guinea and South Sea Islands mission carried out by the…

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Impure Literature. Catholic Federation Campaign

Evening News · Tuesday 9 January 1912 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—At the weekly meeting of the provisional committee of the Catholic Federation, held at the Cathedral Hall, Dr. A. L. Kenny read a letter he had received from…

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Roman Catholic Priests. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 January 1912 · page 10

Sir,—The letter of M. V. de V. in your issue of the 6th instant contains an attack upon the priests of the Roman Catholic Church which I, an Australian Catholic, cannot…

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Hundred and Twenty Wives. Polygamy in Papua. Work Among Cannibals. Talk with Mission Pioneer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 January 1912 · page 9

There is a man in Sydney who, if he could only be induced to talk of his experiences, could relate more stories of hardships and perils, could tell of more hairbreadth escapes,…

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"In a Nutshell." Churchill on Home Rule

Evening News · Tuesday 9 January 1912 · page 8

LONDON, Monday.—Mr. Churchill (First Lord of the Admiralty) has written a preface to a pamphlet by Mr. J. MacVeagh, M. P. (Down South) entitled, "Home Rule in a…

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