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Churches, 1914

3,155 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 158

Correspondence Cobar Church Opening. (To the Editor.)

The Methodist · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 9

Sir,—May I, through the columns of the "Methodist" announce to many who have an interest in the fact that our new Church in Cobar is to be opened on…

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Religious. a Novelist on the Church's Function

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 19

Mr. Winston Churchill, the American novelist, has in an interview with Rev. Herbert A. Jump, published in the Boston "Congregationalist," explained the genesis of "The Inside of…

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The Churches

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 19

MUDGEE, Thursday.--The bazaar in aid-of St. Paul's Presbyterian Church resulted in a profit of £120. NARROMINE, Wednesday.--Rev. John…

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The Churches. the First Service

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 4

The commemoration of the first church service held in Australia will be held in Mac quarie-place to-morrow afternoon. A procession will start from St. Andrew's…

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Church of England

Nepean Times · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 4

The Rev M G Hingsby, of Dulwich Hill, has accepted the offer of St. Stephen's, Penrith and will assume charge of the parish at the beginning…

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The Church and the Stage

Sunday Times · Sunday 25 January 1914 · page 19

The production in a London music-hall of a dramatic sketch written by an Anglican clergyman is a somewhat startling event even in a day of surprises. The Rev. A. J. Waldron…

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First Church Service. Anniversary To-day

The Sun · Sunday 25 January 1914 · page 7

The commemoration of the first church service in Australia will be held in Macquarie-place this afternoon. A procession will start from St. Andrew's Cathedral…

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126 Years Ago. First Anglican Service. Commemorative Gathering Yesterday

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 January 1914 · page 9

Under the folds of the Union Jack that fluttered on the gentle breeze, upwards of 3000 Anglicans assembled at Macqunrlo-square yesterday afternoon, on the occasion of the…

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Catholic Vote. Can Carry Elections. a Priests Claim

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 January 1914 · page 9

"If I could only get two or three hundred people in the crowd who were going to fight me, I should be in very much better fettle," said Father O'Reilly, of Bathurst, yesterday…

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Church Benefit

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 January 1914 · page 7

During the present week the preliminaries in connection with an athletic programme to be carried out on the Sydney Sports Cround in March towards the fund for the erection of a new roof on St. Patrick's…

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Work of the Church in Australia. Dr. Wright's Address

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 January 1914 · page 5

An address by the Archbishop of Sydney on the responsibility of Australians regarding the future, and the Church's function in snaping national ideals, was a feature of the…

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New Church at Katoomba

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 January 1914 · page 9

Rev. John Ferguson, of St. Stephen's Presby-terlan Church, Sydney, yesterday opened the new Presbyterian Church, which has been erected in Katoomba-street, Katoomba…

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What Do We Believe? Pulpit Utterances. Anglican

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 January 1914 · page 11

Rev. Horace Crotty, M.A., in the course of a sermon in St. Thomas' Church of England, North Sydney, on Sunday night, said that many of the letters in "The Daily…

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Interstate Catholic Societies. Victoria Beat New South Wales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 January 1914 · page 12

A match between teams representing the Catholic Young Men's Societies of New South wales and Victoria was concluded yesterday at the Sydney Cricket Ground, No. 2 Oval. The visitors won on the first…

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Catholic Federation and Father O'reilly. the "Cootamundra Whirlwind)."

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 January 1914 · page 6

"It is hard for you to understand the meaning of Romanism in Ireland," said Mr. James Robinson, Grand Master of the Orange Lodge. "You cannot understand it here. Road this…

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Girls Who Giggle in Church

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 January 1914 · page 6

Some months ago Father Loneragan commented from the pulpit of St. Michael and St. John's Cathedral. Bathurst. on the largeness of the hats worn by the young ladies of the…

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For the Forcibly Fed. Prayers in London Church. London

The Sun · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 8

During a service in St. James's Church, Piccadilly, about a dozen suffragettes began to intone prayers for those of the sisterhood who were being forcibly fed in prison…

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Russian Weather. River Neva in Flood. Wind Rings Church Bells. London, Wednesday Morning

The Sun · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 8

Terrible weather still prevails throughout the whole of Europe. The River Neva has risen 6 12 feet, and should the waters get six feet higher St. Petersburg will be…

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Catholics and Divorce. Real Attitude Explained. the Church Above the State

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 8

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.--Bishop Phelan recently uttered a sweeping condemnation of divorce. He made clear the attitude of the Roman Catholic Church on this controversial question…

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The Churches Sermon for the Home

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · 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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