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Churches, 1912

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Church Organ Smashed. Grafton

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

Buring Friday night's storm the Union church at Southgate was lifted off its supports and carried a distance of 10ft. The building was little damaged, but the organ was…

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Church Statistics. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 January 1912 · page 12

Sir,—In your issue of Monday last a foot-note to a cablegram headed "Church Statistics" states:—"The following estimates of the English-speaking religious communities of the…

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Home Rule. Mr. Churchill in Defence. Unity of English-speaking Races. London, Jan. 8

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

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 Nutshell."…

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The Numerical Strength of the Churches. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 January 1912 · page 4

Sir,--In your issue of Saturday last there appears a paragraph in the religious column, stating that "The following estimates of the English-speaking religious communities of the world, by M. Founder de Plaix, are…

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His Church Behind Him. Rev. F. B. Cowling's Position

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 January 1912 · page 11

It is understood that Rev. F. B. Cowling, of the Woollahra Congregational Church, has obtained a promise from the Government for the appointment of a commission to inquire into…

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Our All-in-all. Making Sure of the Navy. the New War Staff. Mr. Churchill's Scheme. First Sea Lord Freed

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 January 1912 · page 9

LONDON, Monday.--The First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. Winston Churchill, has announced the constitution of the now naval War Staff--foreshadowed by him when he…

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To Join Catholic Church. Anglican Clergyman's Intention. Rev. H. A. Murphy in Jesuits' Retreat. End of the Bathurst Squabble. Bathurst

The Sun · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 4

Rev. H. A. Murphy, who up till October 19 was locum tenens at St. Barnabas' Church ef England, Bathurst South, has taken what is regarded as the . first step towards his…

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Dame Durden's Post Office. Mission House, Lakeba, Fiji

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 20

Dear Dame Durden,-- I wish to become a member of your circle. I am a missionary's daughter, and live in Fiji. We have been in the mission field for eleven years, so…

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Caring for Merchant Sailors-- The Sydney Mission to Seamen

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 34

The Sydney Mission to Seamen is a branch of a vast work with imperial possibilities, the head office of which is at 11 Buckingham-street, Strand, London. From there…

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Sydney Mission to Seamen-- An Evening at the Institute

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 35

Officers' Club Room. The Gymnasium. The Chapel. Rev. Allan Pain (Chaplain, Mission…

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"The Only Honest Course." From Anglican to Roman. A Sydney Curate's Conversion

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 3

Rev. William John Geer, B.A., assistant curate at All Saints' Anglican Church, Woollahra, has gone over to the Roman Catholic Church…

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Outside a Church. Scene in Jamieson-street. Woman with a Message. Charged Before Police Court

Evening News · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 9

There was an interesting case before Mr. Barnett, S.M., at the Central Summons Court, this morning. Catherine Gilbert Carrington was…

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The Churches

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

The Rev. George Cranston, of the Presbyterian Church at Cowra, has accepted a call to the Crampbell-street Church, Balmain, and his induction will take place on January 30…

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The Churches. Portland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 7

The Bishop of Bathurst, Dr. Long, paid his first visit to Portland on Saturday, and a reception was held in Tweedie's Hall. On Sunday a confirmation, service was held, and in…

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"Brother Dill Macky." Scots' Church Turmoil. "You Cannot Enter Here!" Gospel Message for Policeman

The Sun · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 1

The disturbance at Scots Church, where the Rev. Dill Macky presides, on Sunday, December 17, had its sequel in the Central. [?]…

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The Churches. Archbishop Wright at Colo Vat[?]

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 18

MITTAGONG, Tuesday.--Last Sunday morning Archbishop Wright, of Sydney, held prayers in St. Paul's Church, Colo Vale,and also conducted service at the same church in the…

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News of the Churches

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 57

The annual industrial exhibition at Katoomba in aid of the local Methodist Church realised £55. The Archbishop of Brisbane is the guest of…

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The Churches Sermon for the Home

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · 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, the…

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Catholic Church Robbed

The Catholic Press · Thursday 11 January 1912 · page 23

The Catholic church at Geeveston was on Thursday morning found to have been broken into and despo[?]d during the prev[?] night. A [?] targe enough to admit of the…

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Catholic Notes

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 11 January 1912 · page 21

A Trappist monastery in Northern Saskatchewan has been destroyed by me. Fire monks will be dependent upon the charity of the farmers until they are able to rebuild…

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