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Churches, 1912

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Mission Steamer John- Williams

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 April 1912 · page 20

Mr. Thomas Pratt, agent of the London Missionary Society, has received a telegram from Gaptain Steele, informing him that the John Williams had called at Cooktown on the way to Sydney, and would leave that…

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Athletics. Presbyterian State Championships

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 April 1912 · page 20

The New South Wales Presbyt[?] Fellowship Union, whose Easter camp was held in Newcastle this year, held a successful sports gathering on Saturday at the local show grounds. Two Presbyterian State…

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Mission Steamer John Williams

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 April 1912 · page 14

Mr. Thomas Pratt, agent of the London Missionary Society, received a telegram yesterday from Captain Steele, informing him that the mission steamer John Williams had called at…

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Presbyterian Churches. Appeal to Scottish Public. London, April 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 April 1912 · page 19

The Duke of Argyll's lette'r, approving of a general appeal to the Scottish public in support of a reunion of the Presbyterian Churches rejoices at the efforts that are being made to…

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Music for Convicts. Tribute to Churchill

Evening News · Wednesday 10 April 1912 · page 16

There was an interesting musical service one afternoon recently in the Augloan Chapel at portland Prison, England, in which the Wey. mouth Harmonic [?] Chor took part. Quite…

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Churches of Christ. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 April 1912 · page 20

Representatives of the Churches of Christ from all the Australian States and New Zealand met to-day in the Lygon-street chapel. the occasion being the preaching and…

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New R.c. Church

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 April 1912 · page 7

A Roman Catholic Church is to be erected in Johnston-street, Annandale, and Messrs. Eaton and Bates, the architects, have let the contract to Mr. John Denning. The building will be…

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Scottish Church Reunion. "Outward Forms of Separation."

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 April 1912 · page 9

LONDON, Monday Evening.--The letter of the Duke of Argyll, approving of a general appeal to the Scottish public to support the reunion of the Scottish churches, rejoices that efforts are…

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News of the Churches

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 10 April 1912 · page 61

Archbishop Kelly will, on Sunday; April 14, bless and open St. Michael's Church-school, Stanmore. A mission is being conducted at St. John's…

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The Churches Sermon for the Home

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 10 April 1912 · page 60

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, the…

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Catholic Notes

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 11 April 1912 · page 29

We understand that the Irish Envoys will visit St. Joseph's College, Hunter's Hill, on Sunday next. The seventh annual dinner of St. Patrick's…

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Catholic World

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 11 April 1912 · page 11

A former quean of Madagascar in comparing Catholics and Protestants said of the former: "They at least pray. They do no talk politics."…

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Chapman-alexander Mission

Watchman · Thursday 11 April 1912 · page 4

The Chapman-Alexander party have commenced their campaign in New Zealand. Their first meeting was at Invercargill en route to Dunedin. Great crowds gathered…

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Australian Catholic Federation

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 11 April 1912 · page 35

The usual weekly meeting of the provisional committee of the Australian Catholic Federation was held in the Cathedral Hall, Melbourne, on Saturday evening, March 20,…

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Catholic Events. The Pallium

The Catholic Press · Thursday 11 April 1912 · page 36

The Pallium will be conferred on the Archbishop of Sydney on Sunday, 21st inst., in St. Mary's Cathedral, by Archbishop Carr of Melbourne, in the presence of the Bishops…

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Newcastle. Mission and Communion Breakfast

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 11 April 1912 · page 31

The three weeks' mission which has been held at 'the Sacred Heart Church, Hamilton, under the control of the Redemptorist missioners, Rev. Fathers, Glesson, C.SS.R., and…

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The Catholic Life of John Henry Cardinal Newman In Port, After a Rough Sea Ton Quondam Anglican Clergymen in the Chapel

The Catholic Press · Thursday 11 April 1912 · page 16

Newman and his fellow-converts from Oxford were confirmed at Oscott by Cardinal Wiseman, who described the event in a letter to Dr. Russell, of Maynooth:…

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Bars Catholic Garb. President Taft Interferes

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 11 April 1912 · page 11

The struggle that has been going on for the last fifteen years over Catholic Indian schools in America has assumed a new form, which is giving the Administration no little…

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Suicide. the Protection of the Catholic Faith

The Catholic Press · Thursday 11 April 1912 · page 4

Much attention has been given in Germany and in England to that part of the lecture on suicide by M. Durkhelm at the Sorbonne which brought into relief the…

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Redemptorist Mission in Hamilton. and a Communion Breakfast

The Catholic Press · Thursday 11 April 1912 · page 15

The three weeks' mission given by the Very Rev. Father Brown and the Rev. Father E. J. Gleeson, of the Order of Redemptorits, in the…

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