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Churches, 1913

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Church Triumphant Mrs. Ann Symons

The Methodist · Saturday 5 April 1913 · page 6

Mrs. Aim Symons was born in Cornwall in the year 1831. In the year 1849 she married Mr. Thomas Symons, and in 1857 left the Old Land, along with her husband and…

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The Catholic Governor

The Sun · Sunday 6 April 1913 · page 18

When the undesirability of appointing a Roman Catholic Governor to the State of New South Wales was urged, it was retorted that in Sir Gerald Strickland we had a…

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Old Sydney. The Genesis of the Anglican Church in Australia—The Rocks, the Cradle of Religion—Parson Johnson's First Service—When and Where?—Richard Johnson a Sizar—Ordianed by the Archbishap of Canterbury—John Moore—Some "Parish Things"—The Original Bible and Prayerbook—Johnson Commences His "Wattle and Daub" Church—Its Cost and How Paid for—What was the Church Named?

Truth · Sunday 6 April 1913 · page 12

In the opening chapters of this series of articles I pointed out that the Rocks Area was the cradle of religion in this region, and that no fewer than four large sections of…

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Religion Electric Heaters for Churches

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 April 1913 · page 18

A Nuremberg (Germany) church seating 1200, has an electric heater for each pew. A 3 in iron tube encloses a smaller tube wound with resistance wire, and this heater runs in front…

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Religious Mission. Record in Ruined Men. "Losing a Grip on Religion."

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 April 1913 · page 8

Notwithstanding the wet weather yesterday afternoon, there was a very large attendance at the Town-hall to hear Mr. Fred B. Smith, who, in conjunction with Mr. Raymond Robins, is…

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New Church Life. Mr. E. B. Smith's Plea. Modern Methods Essential

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 April 1913 · page 10

Mr. F. B. Smith the American evangelist, at a dinner given in his honour by the Sydney branch of the Y.M.C.A. on Saturday night, outlined what, in his opinion will be the…

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Church Plate Magic. Lost in Wiltshire, Found in Guiana

The Sun · Monday 7 April 1913 · page 5

A set of communion plate which disappeared from a Wiltshire church ii 1893 has been found in BritishGuiana, says the West India Committee circular. The plate was in regular use in the parish church of Melksham…

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Church of England Men's Society

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 April 1913 · page 3

The half-yearly meeting of the provincial council of the Church of England Men's Society of New South-Wales was held in Vickery's chambers, Pitt-street…

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At Chalmer's Church

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 April 1913 · page 8

At Chalmer's Church, Redfern, on Saturday evening. Mr. Robins gave an address. He stated that they based 'their operations on the influence of economical and…

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The Mission of H.m.s. New Zealand

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 April 1913 · page 8

Carefully guarded as were the speeches at the dinner given in Melbourne by the Federal Government in honor of Captain Halsey and the officers of H.M.S. New…

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New Church at St. Leonards

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 April 1913 · page 12

The Roman Catholic Church at St. Leonards, the foundation-stone of which is to be laid next Sunday by Archbishop Kelly, will, when completed, be 136ft long and 72ft wide across…

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City Life. Attainment of the Ideal. Duty of the Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 April 1913 · page 10

Mr. Raymond Robins held a meeting at Pitt-street Congregational Church yesterday, and though the meeting was held in connection with the Men and Religion movement,…

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A Catholic Church for Duri

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 9 April 1913 · page 16

After Mass at Duri, near Tamworth, on Sunday, a meeting of the parishioners was held, to consider the need of having a Catholic Church built. In the course of his remarks…

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A Morning with the Sydney Medical Mission

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 April 1913 · page 15

The first crisp tinge of autumn has come, with blue skies, cool breezes, and golden sunshine, and days that are good to live through. But for some the golden days make little…

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Trade With Sweden. MR. E. G. Sahlin's Australian Mission

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 9 April 1913 · page 16

During the last few years Sweden has been making consistent, systematic efforts to increase its export and import trade all over the world. Special trade commissioners have…

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Naval Rivalry. Mr. Churchill's Proposal. German Chancellor's Opinion. Berlin, April 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 April 1913 · page 13

The Imperial German Chancellor, Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg, in introducing the Defence Bill in the Reichstag, referred to the offer of Mr. Winston Churchill to suspend…

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The Churches

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 April 1913 · page 19

GRENFELL, Monday.--Rev. John Bathgate of the Methodist Church, who is leaving this district for Lithgow, was recently entertained and presented with a gold watch…

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News of the Churches

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 9 April 1913 · page 57

The Rev. R. F. J. Nance, M.A., was recently elected president of the Victorian and Tasmanian Methodist Conference. It is announced that Rev. S. G. Grant,…

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The Churches Sermon for the Home

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 9 April 1913 · 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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Bulli Parish

The Catholic Press · Thursday 10 April 1913 · page 39

Mass is celebrated in St. Joseph's Church, Bulli, on the first and third Sundays of the month at 8.30, and on the second and fourth Sundays at 11…

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