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Churches, 1914

3,155 stories in Sydney's papers · page 59 of 158

Drysdale River Mission Station. Attack by Natives

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 May 1914 · page 8

PERTH, Monday.--About a month ago a sensation was caused by a telegraphed report from Broome that the schooner Bedout, which had been sent with supplies to the Benedictine…

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Mission Station Attacked. a Timely Warning. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 May 1914 · page 10

With reference to the report received on April 4 by the Commissioners of Police, indicating that the Drysdale River Mission, situated in an inaccessible spot on Napier, Broome…

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Scottish Churches. Union Constitution. London

Evening News · Tuesday 5 May 1914 · page 8

The committee appointed by the Assembly of the Church of Scotland to go into the Question of the union of Churches has drafted a constitution for a United Church as a…

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Church of Scotland. Question of Union. London, May 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 May 1914 · page 9

The committee appointed by the Assembly of the Church of Scotland to go into the question of the union of Churches has drafted a constitution for a United Church…

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The Churches. Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 May 1914 · page 10

Prior to leaving Maclean for Albury, the Rev. A. Fleming, of the Presbyterian Church, was entertained by the congregation, and presented with a purse of sovereigns…

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Ireland. the Partition Proposal. "Dismemberment." "Mr. Churchill's Blunder." London, May 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 May 1914 · page 9

Mr. J. Ramsay Macdonald (leader of the Labour Party), writing in the "Leicester Pioneer," states that the speech delivered by the First Lord of the Admiralty (Mr. Winston…

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High Church and Low. Romanism Among Anglicans. London, Tuesday Morning

The Sun · Tuesday 5 May 1914 · page 9

At the annual meeting of the Church Association yesterday the chairman, Mr. E. Derbyshire, declared that ritualism had increased to such an extent in the Anglican Church…

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The Church of Scotland. a Proposed Constitution

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 May 1914 · page 7

LONDON, Monday.--The Church of Scotland's Assembly's Union committee has drafted, as the basis of discussion by the forthcoming assemblies, a proposed constitution for the United…

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Mr. Churchill's Speech. Described As a Blunder

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 May 1914 · page 7

LONDON, Sunday.--Writing to the Leicester "Pioneer," Mr. J. Ramsay Macdonald (Labor) said that Mr. Winston Churchill's recent speech was a blunder. "This is neither the time nor…

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Presbyterian Assembly. Social Unrest. the Church's Mission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 May 1914 · page 20

"The special mission of the Church-to-day in our own land is to teach, and to teach emphatically, the dignity of labour and the nobility of Christian manhood," declared the…

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Church Extension. Presbyterian Regrets. London, Wednesday Morning

The Sun · Wednesday 6 May 1914 · page 9

The Synod of the Presbyterian Church in England has passed a resolution expressing grave concern at the slackening of the works of church extension in recent years and that…

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Roman Catholic Primary Schools

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 6 May 1914 · page 7

Forward arrangements have been made for starting these matches on the 19th inst. and to continue on the Tuesday of each successive week. The following…

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The City Mission. Year's Useful Week

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 May 1914 · page 6

There was a large attendance at the 52nd. annual meeting of the Sydney City Mission, which was held yesterday in the Mission Hall, Nithsdale-street. Rev. Geo. Campbell,…

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Presbyterian Assembly. Address by New Moderator

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 May 1914 · page 11

The 49th annual session of the Presbyterian General Assembly wait begun last evening in St. Stephen's Church, Phillip-street. There was a large congregation…

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The Seamy Side. As Sir Charles Mackellar Sees City Mission's Great Work

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 May 1914 · page 10

The annual gathering in connection with the Sydney City Mission took place in the Town-hall. last night. Sir Charles Mackellar, M.L.C., presided…

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Farewell. BEV. G. C. and Mrs. Percival on the March. Hearty Methodist Gathering

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 6 May 1914 · page 2

A public farewell was tendered to the Rev. G. C. and Mrs. Percival and the. Messrs and Messrs, Percival at the School of Arts, Parramatta, on. Monday. The…

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City Mission. Demand for Water. Annual Meeting. Abnormal Metropolitan Growth. Two Miles of Mains a Week

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 May 1914 · page 12

The Sydney City Mission held its annual luncheon in Central-hall yesterday. The Rev. George Campbell presided, and among those present was the Lord Mayor. During the last few months many complaints have been made against the Metropolitan Board of Water Supply and Sewerage, because of to-day in the service of water to outlying and…

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A Women's Church. the Feminist Movement

Evening News · Wednesday 6 May 1914 · page 6

Two hundred woman assembled at the Concert Hall, [?] England for the inauguration of the [?] of the New Ideal, a development of the Peninist movement. Men…

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What Worshippers Risked. Startling Allegations. Three Nails Hold Church. Dummy Bolts and Cracked Walls. Bathurst

The Sun · Wednesday 6 May 1914 · page 1

The risks to which church-goers were exposed during 1913 were disclosed at last night's annual meeting of All Saints Cathedral parishioners…

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Church Intervenes. Perth Compulsory Unionism Strike

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 May 1914 · page 10

PERTH, Tuesday. -- A committee, representing all the churches, with Bishop Riley as chairman, has been appointed to make mediatory efforts in the compulsory unionism strike…

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