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Churches, 1913

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The Presbyterian Assembly

Nepean Times · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 7

"Oh Lord, keep him humble, we'll undertake to keep him poor," a leading light among the laymen is said to have prayed at a church…

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Queensland Presbyterian Assembly

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 22

BRISBANE, Friday.--The sittings of the Presbyterian General Assembly were continued to-day, when several committee reports were received and adopted. Rev. K. Kerr…

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English Methodist Figures

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 7

According to custom, the two leading Methodist papers—the "Methodist Recorder" and the "Primitive Methodist Leader"—have secured the figures of the Methodist census for…

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Visiting Roman Catholic Prelates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. J. L. Trefle, M.L.A., presided over a meeting of Roman Catholic laity, held in the Australia Hotel, yesterday, called for the purpose of making…

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Methodist Sunday School Anniversary

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 6

The weather was unfavorable this week for the celebration of the 91st anniversary of the Parramatta Methodist Sunday School, but nevertheless there were good…

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Home Mission Secretary on Tour

The Methodist · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 10

After Conference, an unusual privilege came to the H.M.S. in the shape of a holiday— and with his family too. Such an event had not occurred for teens of…

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Basket Ball. Presbyterian Fellowship Association. To-day's Fixtures

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 22

Hunter Bailey v Glebe B, at Annandale; Pymble v Chalmers, at Chatswood (Mr. G. R. Gunn); Leichhardt v Chatswood, at Leichhardt (Mr. A. D. Graham); Glebe A v Petersham, at Glebe…

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The Australian Methodist Centenary Fund. to the Methodist People of New South Wales. President's Room, Sydney, May 10, 1913

The Methodist · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 3

My Dear Friends,— The time is rapidly approaching when we shall be called upon to celebrate, with becoming solemnities, the Centenary of the establishment of Methodism in…

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The Nepean Times. Saturday, May 17, 1913. Local and General Methodist Concert

Nepean Times · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 4

The Methodist Sunday School concert takes place next Monday night, at the Temperance Hall. Tip-top programme,…

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Church of England Men's Society

Evening News · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 7

During the week in spite of the wet weather the organising secretary for the Church of England Man's Society of New South Wales has addressed meetings at Canterbury, Enmore, Narmburn, Enfield, St…

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Churchill's Children

Evening News · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 2

Owing to letters having been received, threatening that the babies of Mrs. Winstown churchill are to be kidnapped, a detective now accompanies the nurse on her morning and…

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The Sydney Morning Herald. Saturday, May 17, 1913. the Church and Social Unrest

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 18

The Presbyte[?]an Assembly set some members an ambitious task when it asked them to report on the relation of the Churches to industrial unrest, and on the…

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The Churches. Sunday Schools' Anniversary

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 4

A hundred years ago the first Sunday school was opened in Australia, in the parish of St. John, Parramatta. To-day every Church of all denominations has a Sunday…

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Church Triumphant Mr. William Jones

The Methodist · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 10

The passing "beyond the vale" of William Jones, of Nyrang Creek, removes from the ranks of the laymen of the Methodist Church one of its saintliest…

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Social Unrest and the Churches

The Methodist · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 1

A VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION to the literature concerning the prevailing social unrest has been made in the Report of the Committee on Religion and Morals, presented to the Presbyterian…

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Haberfield Church Enlargement

The Methodist · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 11

The Methodist population of Haberfield has outgrown the local Church accommodation, and the need of extension has been felt for some time. It was…

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The Church and Socialism

The Sun · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 6

At the last meeting of the Sydney I.W.W. the proceedings of the Presbyterian Assembly were reviewed, and the following resolution was carried, to be conveyed to the…

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Church Op England Men's Society

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 19

During the past week, in spite of the wet weather, the organising secretary for the Church of England Men's Society of New South Wales has addressed meetings at Canterbury…

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The Churches

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 22

LISMORE, Friday.--Mr. A Squance, teacher at St. Paul's Presbyterian Sunday-school, was presented with an inscribed gold-mounted fountain pen in a silver case by the teaching…

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Mrs. Churchill at Golf

Globe · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 4

Four Ministers' wives and the prime Minister's daughter were in the tournament of the Ladies' Parliamentary Golf Association, which opened at Ranelagh. (Eng). Mrs. winston…

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