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Churches, 1912

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[?]Pen and Ink Sketches of Methodist Men of Mark No. 5. Rev. Joseph Dare, D.D.

The Methodist · Saturday 11 May 1912 · page 3

"He was an eloquent man, and mighty in the Scrip[?]"—Acts, 18:24. "He was a good man and full of the Holy Ghost, and of faith, and much people was added unto the Lord."…

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St. Stephen's Church Tea and Concert

Nepean Times · Saturday 11 May 1912 · page 4

The annual too and concert eventuated on Wednesday last, in the Temperance Hall, and was a pronounced success, People were present from different parts of the district;…

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Late Cable News. Received To-day. Churchill, Organiser. His Naval Policy. New Force Created. How It Is to Operate

Evening News · Saturday 11 May 1912 · page 9

LONDON, Friday Evening.—In introducing the Naval Estimates in the House of Commons, Mr. Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, announced the creation of a new force…

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Protestant Churches. Proposal for Federation

Evening News · Saturday 11 May 1912 · page 16

[?] The question of the uni[?] of the Protestant [?] was considered at the [?] of the [?] General Assembly, [?] St. Stephen's [?] when the report of the committee on…

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Erecting a Church. How South Sea Islanders Assist

Evening News · Saturday 11 May 1912 · page 5

In its report to the Presbyterian State Assembly, the committee on foreign missions recorded that during a hurricane in January last the church at Ab[?]stari, Malo, was totally…

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The Churches. Modern Criticism of the Bible

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 May 1912 · page 4

In a paper on "The Modern Criticism of the Bible," read at the Free Church Council, which met at Cheltenham in March, Dr. A. S. Peake said that, Ideally, criticism was…

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Church and the New Hebrides. a Question Oe Dual Contkol

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 May 1912 · page 14

When the Foreign Mission report came before the Presbyterian General Assembly, yesterday morning, a brisk discussion occurred on clause of the deliverance--…

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His Life's Mission. The Empire's Gratitude

The Sun · Sunday 12 May 1912 · page 1

When one looks back over the world's history certain men stand out as having accomplished something of lasting good to their follow men. Famous sailors and soldiers…

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The Modern Elijah. Presbyterian Clergy and Payment in Horsefeed

The Sun · Sunday 12 May 1912 · page 9

The complaint is made, on behalf of the wayback Presbyterian minister, that he is forced to subsist too much on gifts in kind. The collection-plate and the sustentation…

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Immediate Naval Reserve. Mr. Churchill Provides for Its Organisation. London, Friday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 12 May 1912 · page 7

Mr. Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, has decided that men joining the immediate reserve should undergo 28 days' training at sea a year…

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Confessed to Murder of 17 Persons. Terrible Story of Negress' Superstition. "Church of Sacrifice." New York, April 4

Sunday Times · Sunday 12 May 1912 · page 22

At Lafayette Louisiana, Clementine Barnabet, a half-blood negress, aged 19, has confessed to killing seventeen out of thirty-seven persons who were recently murdered in the rice-belt of…

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Federation of Churches Three Denominations to Unite. Presbyterians Discuss the Scheme

Sunday Times · Sunday 12 May 1912 · page 12

The question of the union of the Protestant Churches, which has formally been discussed for a number of years, came up at the Presbyterian Assembly at St. Stephen's. Church,…

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"Foundling" Hospitals. the Church, "Catmittees," and Unmarried Mothers

Truth · Sunday 12 May 1912 · page 1

The effort bring made by the Anglican Sisters at Mercy to establish a foundling hospital in Victoria is most praiseworthy, and is deserving of far greater financial…

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Churches' World-wide Federation

The Sun · Sunday 12 May 1912 · page 18

The Lord's prayer that the Churches may be united must yet be answered, and, although individuals may not be impressed by the services of other Churches. I love to think…

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Governor at Haberfield. St. Oswald's Church Extensions

The Sun · Sunday 12 May 1912 · page 5

Lord and Lady Chelmsford visited Haberfield yesterday afternoon for the purpose of laying the foundation-stone of the extensions to St. Oswald's Church of England…

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Federation of Churches. Presbyterian Assembly. Methodist, Congregational, and Presbyterian

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 May 1912 · page 7

"The question of the union of the Prptestant Churches has now been formally before our Church for seven years. During that time a committee has been engaged in…

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Presbyterian Assembly

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 May 1912 · page 15

The Moderator (Roy. T. Morgan) presided over the meeting of the Presbyterian Assembly on Saturday. REPORT ON IMMIGRATION…

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St. Oswald's Anglican Church. Governor at Haberfield

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 May 1912 · page 6

St. Oswald's Anglican Church at Haberfield, although only a comparatively now parish of the diocese, has grown so quickly during the last couple of years that it has become necessary,…

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The Scoville Mission

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 May 1912 · page 15
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Dr. Charles Roign Scoville and party held a large meeting at the Enmore Tabernacle on Saturday, night. The theme was "Set thy house in order," and an urgent appeal was made for…

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