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Churches, 1914

3,155 stories in Sydney's papers · page 31 of 158

Tom Mann's Mission. London, March 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 March 1914 · page 23

The Labour newspapers describe the proposal to send Tom Mann to South Africa as a farce. The "Labour Leader" says he is the last man…

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Into the Highways. Mission at Cessnock

The Methodist · Saturday 7 March 1914 · page 9

The month of February was not the most suitable time for holding special mission service in the Cessnock district. An opportunity of securing the services of Rev…

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Acting a Hymn. Rowdies at Mission Meeting

The Sun · Saturday 7 March 1914 · page 1

Mr. Raymond Preston, the Yorkshire Evangelist and singer, who came to Australia under the auspices of the Methodist Church, and recently a had a mission at the…

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Methodist Church of Australasia New South Wales Conference (Continued From Our Last.) Wednesday, February 25

The Methodist · Saturday 7 March 1914 · page 2

Conference resumed its sessions under the Presidency of the Rev. F. Colwell. A Very impressive sacramental service was conducted by the President, assisted by a number of…

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Methodist Conference. a Successful Year. Prime Minister Present

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 March 1914 · page 8

The Methodist Conference resumed its business yesterday morning in the Lyceum Hall. The secretary of the conference. Rev. W…

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Keen on Flying. Winston Churchill's Ambition. London, Friday Evening

Evening News · Saturday 7 March 1914 · page 4

Mr. Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, whose frequent trips is aeroplanes have been the subject of much comment, has decided to obtain an airman's certificate…

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The Churches. Lord Strathcona on Toleration

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 March 1914 · page 11

"It is not for me," said Dr. Archibald Fleming, in London, speaking of the late Lord Strathcona, "it is not for me to recount the steps by which he rose from small beginnings…

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Western Suburbs Churches Union. March 7 and 14. A Grade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 March 1914 · page 26

Tempe Park Methodist v Marrickville Methodist, at Marrickville (Messrs. Vose and Hanson); Croydon Congregational v St. Peter's, at St. Peters; Dulwich Hill Holy Trinity have received forfeit from E[?]more…

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The Church of England in Australia

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 March 1914 · page 7

The legal position of the Church of England in Australia is discussed by Bishop Frodshnm in the "Nineteenth Century." He deals at considerable length with the history…

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The Church Triumphant Mrs. John Bowmer

The Methodist · Saturday 7 March 1914 · page 11

Mrs. John Bowmer was born at Gloucestershire, England, on the 12th day of June, 1824. She died at Rockdale on the 12th day of February, 1914. She passed…

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Churches' Re-union. Important Development

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 March 1914 · page 13

MELBOURNE, Friday.--The recent successful Melbourne congress on the reunion of the churches is about to have important international, as well as Australian, results…

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The Uses of Churches

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 7 March 1914 · page 6

Speaking at a church gathering at Harris Park this week, the rector of St. John's, Rev. S. M. Johnstone, said:—"Some, no doubt, would ask him, Would…

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Endless Prayer Pernicious Public Evil Denounced by the Roman Catholic Clergy Necessity for the Suppression of the Custom

Sunday Times · Sunday 8 March 1914 · page 1

The "chain letter" embodying the principle of an endless prayer is generally condemned in unmistakable terms by all the leaders of religious thought in the community…

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Go-to-church

Sunday Times · Sunday 8 March 1914 · page 21

There is a spice of humor in this last American device to encourage church-going. The suggestion that one Sunday should be set apart on which everybody should go to church has…

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The Crisis in the Church

Sunday Times · Sunday 8 March 1914 · page 21

Bishop Gore is of opinion that the cohesion of the Church of England was never so seriously threatened. He sets out the position as follows…

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Too Many Churches

The Sun · Sunday 8 March 1914 · page 18

It would be better if the Church, instead of erecting so many churches, erected or controlled educational institutions or hospitals. This would be doing much practical good,…

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Church and People

The Sun · Sunday 8 March 1914 · page 18

I believe the great need of the church is to get into closer touch with the great mass of the people. If the people are to successfully apply those great principles of conduct…

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CAMPSIE v Campsie Methodist

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 March 1914 · page 13

A match was played on Saturday between the above clubs, on the former's courts—Smith-Miller (C.), 6-3; Crockford-Cook (M.), 6-3; Garland-Smithh v Long-Burdett, 6-9; Garland-Mrs. Littlewood v Cook-Miss…

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Methodist Conference. the Ministry. a Hindu Preacher

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 March 1914 · page 7

A pastoral-session was held on Saturday morning, the Rev. P. Colwell being in the chair. The conference spent the whole morning…

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The Moving Picture Show The Methodist Family

The Sun · Monday 9 March 1914 · page 6

Interesting news comes from the Methodist Conference every day. We learn now what is the Methodist attitude towards the population question. Large families rather than…

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