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Churches, 1913

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Jane Addams. Great American Woman. "Extraordinary Mission in Life."

The Sun · Sunday 18 May 1913 · page 21

One of the most remarkable women in the United States is Miss Jane Addams, the founder and head of Hull House-- a social settlement in Chicago…

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A Plea for Congregational Singing. How the Churches May Extend Their Good Work by This Means

Sunday Times · Sunday 18 May 1913 · page 14

"Churchgoer" writes :— Columns have been written giving reasons why men do not go to church. While I will not go so far as to say that congregational…

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Church Parade at Redfern

Sunday Times · Sunday 18 May 1913 · page 28

A church parade of the 18th Battalion (Redfern) Senior Cadets will probably be held on Sunday next at St. Paul's Church, Clevelandstreet, Redfern, at 10.45 a.m. The Venerable…

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Church of England Men's Society

Sunday Times · Sunday 18 May 1913 · page 8

During the past week, in spite of the we 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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Suffragette Bombs. Railways and Churches Threatened. London

The Sun · Sunday 18 May 1913 · page 5

Bombs, of the kind turned out by the militant sisterhood were very much in evidence, yesterday. when no fewer than four were discovered…

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Socialists and the Church. Presbyterian Assembly Criticised

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 May 1913 · page 12

The proceedings of the Presbyterian Conference have been reviewed by the I.W.W. Club with the result that the club carried the following motion, which is to be sent on to the…

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Churches Benefit. Sir Tatton Sykes Will. London, Sunday Evening

Evening News · Monday 19 May 1913 · page 8

Sir Tatton Sykes, the Well-known sporting harcost, whose death was announced recently. has bequeathed £50 each to seventeen churches…

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Merely Privateers. Churchill's Armed Merchantmen. London

Evening News · Monday 19 May 1913 · page 8

The "Manchester Guardian," referring to Mr. wheather Churchill's decision to arm merchantmen states that this threatens a revival of privateering and declares it to be a bad…

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New Church. Archbishop Kelly at Tempe

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 May 1913 · page 7

On Sunday afternoon Archbishop Kelly visited Tempe, and officially opened and blessed the new Catholic Church and Presbytery of Saints Peter and Paul. The buildings…

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Melbourne's First Church. Condemned by Authorities. Melbourne

The Sun · Monday 19 May 1913 · page 7

A historic landmark has been condemned by the health authorities. This is St. James's Anglican Church in Little Bourke-street. It was the first church in Melbourne, the…

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Outspoken Dean. Church and the Masses. Rich Men's "Gilded Motor Cars."

The Sun · Monday 19 May 1913 · page 1

Preaching at St. John's, Parramatta, yesterday morning in connection with the centenary celebrations, the Dean of Sydney--who during the absence of the Primate is…

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The Church and War

The Sun · Monday 19 May 1913 · page 5

The Dean of Newcastle is reported to have said, "war is an evil, but it is necessary." If the Dean had said war is a righteous undertaking, I might not have agreed with him,…

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The Churches

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 May 1913 · page 7

QUEANBEYAN, Saturday.--Rev. E. Henderson was presented with a parse of sovereigns by the congregation of St. Stephen's Presbyterian Church, where he has been stationed for…

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Church of Saints Peter and Paul. Opened by Archbishop Kelly

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 May 1913 · page 7

Archbishop Kelly opened and blessed the new church and presbytery (to be known as the Church of Saints Peter and Paul), situate in Cook's River-road, Tempe, yesterday…

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Anglican Festival

Evening News · Tuesday 20 May 1913 · page 5

To-night in the Sydney Town Hall, the [?] Festival of the Home Mission Society, [?] of Sydney is to be held. It is one of the principal Church events of the year, and…

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Buildings and Works. Progress of the Trade. Burnside Presbyterian Homes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 May 1913 · page 6

Between two and three years ago the need of a Protestant home for orphans was discussed by Colonel Burns, of Gowan Brao, Parramatta, with a number of personal friends…

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Church Wrecked. Damage by Cyclone. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sun · Tuesday 20 May 1913 · page 7

A cyolone visited Seddonville last night, and did considerable damage. The Charles town Anglican Church was completely wrecked and several houses were destroyed…

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Presbyterian Aboriginal Mission

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 May 1913 · page 10

PERTH, Tuesday.--The Presbyterian Assembly has asked for a capitation grant for it s aborginal mission to Hanover Bay, on the north-west coast. The Government reply was…

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Diocesan Festival. Anglican Home Mission Society. Crowded Meeting at Town-hall

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 May 1913 · page 6

Admiral Sir G. F. King-Hall presided at an enthusiastic meeting held in Sydney Town-ball last night in connection with the diocesan festival of the Home Mission Society and the…

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Sydney's Underworld. Mission Work in the Slums

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 May 1913 · page 6

Sydney's under-world and the work of those hitached to the mission zone of the Church of England formed the subject of a highly interesting lantern lecuture which Rev. S. D…

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