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Churches, 1914

3,155 stories in Sydney's papers · page 58 of 158

The Central Methodist Mission the Record of a Year

The Methodist · Saturday 2 May 1914 · page 8

The 30th Anniversary of the Central Methodist Mission is to be celebrated on Sunday, May 10th, and also on Monday, the 11th, by a groat tea meeting in the Sydney Town Hall. The Rev. Henry Howard, of…

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Methodist Church Choir

Nepean Times · Saturday 2 May 1914 · page 4

At the Methodist Church last Sunday night the Rev J Tarn said that they were saying good-bye to two of the very best workers in connection…

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Sydney City Mission

The Sun · Saturday 2 May 1914 · page 6
Also in The Daily Telegraph

The 52nd annual report, of the Sydney City Mission is to be presented at a meeting called for Tuesday next at the temporary headquarters, Nithsdale-street. The meeting…

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Home Mission Notes

The Methodist · Saturday 2 May 1914 · page 2

On making up the books, it is found that the line "record" of last year has been passed. The total freewill income from circuits reached £3,778, and other voluntary amounts totalled £90…

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Methodist Ministers' Association

The Methodist · Saturday 2 May 1914 · page 6

A social afternoon will be held at Ashfield (School Hall) on May 4th, at 3 p.m. The election of officers will be held and new members will be welcomed. The…

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The Roman Catholic

The Methodist · Saturday 2 May 1914 · page 7

IN their interpretation of the attitude of the Roman Catholic Church towards the Christian Sunday, a number of members of the New South Wales Congregational Union displayed a quite unusual simplicity…

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Methodist Missionary Effort. Dr. Brown's Visit to England

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 May 1914 · page 13

The Rev. Dr. Brown, of Sydney (the veteran missionary, and president of the General Methodist Conference of Australia), returned yesterday from England by the N.D.L. steamer…

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Sydney City Mission. 52 Years' Work. Great Philanthropic Record

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 May 1914 · page 24

To-morrow in 37 churches of the metropolis the claims of the Sydney City Mission will be put before the people. It will not be the special pleading of skilled avocates, but just…

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Ecclesiastical. the Church and Social Problems Church Unity and Economics

Globe · Saturday 2 May 1914 · page 5

The Dean of Durham, Dr. Hensley Henson may be regarded as the leader of the Broad Church party in England, and all his public utterances are worthy of attention. He discerns…

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President Collier on Church Duties

The Methodist · Saturday 2 May 1914 · page 7

THE President of the Wesleyan Conference in England, Mr. Collier, speaking recently to a press interviewer, said: "Some people feel that latterly the State has been doing the kind of work which was…

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Prsbyterian Church Destroyed

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 May 1914 · page 14

WOLLONGONG, Friday. -- On Thursday morning the Presbyterian Church at Mount Kembla was discovered to be in flames, and in a brief period the structure and its contents were…

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Empty Churches

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 May 1914 · page 6

That the country as well as the city churches are suffering from the empty pews which result from Sunday sport, and general apathy, was proved by the address of the Rev. A…

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The Churches. Rural Christianity

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 May 1914 · page 6

Of late years the operations of the Young Men's Christian Association and kindred organisations have become so comprehensive as to embrace all classes of religious work among…

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Church Destroyed by Fire Wollongong, Saturday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 3 May 1914 · page 7

The Presbyterian Church at Mount Kembla was completely destroyed by fire last Thursday. The fire was discovered by Mrs. Lobb and Mrs. Morris through the bellowing of a cow,…

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Balmain Methodist Mission

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 May 1914 · page 12

The trustees of the new hall for the Balmain Methodist Central Mission have completed arrangements for erecting a new hall in Montague street, and the contractor will make a start…

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Sydney City Mission. How the Poor Live

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 May 1914 · page 15

The City Missionaries and others appeared yesterday In 37 churches in the city and suburbs, on what has come to be known as City Mission Sunday for the last 21 yours…

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Attack on Mission Station. Natives Frightened by a Boy. Perth (W A.)

Evening News · Monday 4 May 1914 · page 5

Early fast month a telegram was received from Broome stating that the scho[?]Bedout, laden in stores for the Dryadal[?] M[?] Station,and returned from Dry[?]dale River.and…

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Ulster Position. "Out for Blood." Churchill Criticised. London, Sunday Night

Evening News · Monday 4 May 1914 · page 8

Mr. A. J. Balfour address a meeting held at coventry, "to protest against the use of the army to shoot down Ulster loys[?]s for political purpose."…

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Kensington Church Split

The Sun · Monday 4 May 1914 · page 9

Re your article on April 29, headed "A Split in the Camp," may I enter a protest against the action taken by the Catholic residents of Kensington…

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