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Churches, 1912

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Return to Anglican Church. Case of Rev. Gordon Tidy. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 April 1912 · page 9

Commenting on the suggested inaccuracy of the report that the Rev. Gordon Tidy had applied to the Archbishop of Canterbury for reinstatement in the Anglican Church, Bishop…

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Christianity in China. Pioneering Work of Mission-aries

Evening News · Tuesday 30 April 1912 · page 12

In reviewing the changes that have come over the Chinese Empire and in speculating upon the future of the country John L. Barton, the foreign secretary of the American Board, believes…

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Roman Catholic Schools. "Starved Out of Existence." Mudgee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 April 1912 · page 10

The Bishop of Bathurst (Dr. Du[?]e) yesterday blessed and laid the foundation-stone of the new convent school. In his remarks in the church prior to the…

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"Dry Rot" in the Church. Bishop Long's Complaint. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 April 1912 · page 8

In the course of a sermon to men in All Saints' Cathedral list night, Dr. Long, Bishop of Bathurst, remarked that the church of to-day was suffering from dry-rot. The Church…

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St. Mark's, Greendale. an Interesting Old Church

The Sun · Tuesday 30 April 1912 · page 9

"The accompanying sketch illustrates an old church which is very little known. Situated near the Nepean River, at Greendale, a very old agricultural settlement, a few miles…

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Ladies' Home Mission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 May 1912 · page 7

An exhibition of gifts in the Cathedral Chapter House yesterday afternoon brought together about two hundred members of the Ladies' Home Mission Union…

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Church of England Ladies' Home Mission Union Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 May 1912 · page 11

The lady on the right of the L.H.M.U. card is Mrs. Wright, the president, and immediately behind her is Miss Newton, the secretary. The other ladies in the foreground are the secretaries and officials of the branches of the union. Mrs. Wright yesterday opened on exhibition of articles collected by the union for distribution among the poor. The union was inaugurated in July last, and 35 branches have been formed, mostly in the suburbs of Sydney, but some also in the country, as at Kiama, Sutton Forest, and Pieton. There are over 900 adult members and 200 Juniors, all of whom are ready, not only to make and give the articles, but to into the homes of the needy and lend personal assistance. Many of the articles are essentially for the comfort of the sick, such, things as heavy bed socks, warm night clothes, and hot-water bottles, and the fancy goods which have been donated, are to be disposed of in…

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Drink Abolition. Unity in the Fight. Promise of the Churches

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 May 1912 · page 15

The twenty-ninth annual convention of the New South Wales Alliance was held at the Baptist Church, Bathurst-street, yesterday. The chair was occupied by the Rev. Professor…

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Church Parade. Petersham Cadets

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 May 1912 · page 19

The Petersham district compulsory cadets on Sunday gave another praiseworthy example of their progressiveness. Not only have they the honour of being the first corps in the…

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Church Reunion. Bishop's Suggestion. Modern Social Troubles. Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 May 1912 · page 20

The third session of the fourteenth synod of the diocese of Grafton and Armidalo was commenced at Christ Church Cathedral to-night. Amongst those present were the…

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Church of England Home for Children, Burwood

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 May 1912 · page 11

THE FOUNDATION-STONE OF WHICH WAS LAID BY THE STATE GOVERNOR ON APRIL 22…

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The Churches. Sermon for the Home

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 1 May 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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News of the Churches

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 1 May 1912 · page 57

The Rev. A,. Crowley was inducted to the Taralga charge on April 30. The death occurred on April 24 of Monsignor O'Donovan, parish priest at Mudgee over…

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Catholic Seamen's Mission Fund

The Catholic Press · Thursday 2 May 1912 · page 32

Rev. Father L. Chate[?], S.M., chaplain of the Catholic Seamen's Mission in Sydney, has asked as to acknowledge, on behalf of the fund, the receipt of £5 from "A Friend,"…

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Catholic Life

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 2 May 1912 · page 38

To build up a sense of Catholic honour around Catholic principles is one of the most certain ways of keeping alive the Catholic spirit, wisely observes a writer in…

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Catholic Notes

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 2 May 1912 · page 21

At the time of going to press, the Very Rev. A. Ginisty, S.M., of St. Patrick's Church, Church-hill, was in a very low condition at St. Vincent's Private Hospital,…

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Mission at Parramatta

The Catholic Press · Thursday 2 May 1912 · page 36

A two weeks' mission was opened on Sunday last at St. Patrick's Church, Parramatta, by the Passionist Fathers Athanasius and Francis…

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Haapai Mission Fund

The Catholic Press · Thursday 2 May 1912 · page 32

The Marist Fathers have received £5 from "A Friend," Darlinghurst, for the fund on behalf of their missions which were destroyed during the recent hurr[?] at…

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Australian Catholic Federation

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 2 May 1912 · page 32

The weekly meeting of the provisional committee of the Australian Catholic Federation was held on Saturday, April 20, in the Cathedral Hall, Melbourne, Mr. J. E…

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The Catholic World

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 2 May 1912 · page 10

At the initiative of the parish priest of San Gottardo, Don Cappelletti, a new Catholic p. per is shortly to appear at Milan, under the title of "Il Carrocclo."…

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