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Churches, 1914

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Collision in Church Street

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 9 May 1914 · page 6

Dr. Stanton in his motor-car and a young man from Leichhardt on his bicycle had a collision in a very good place, opposite Messrs. Lee and Keene's motor works,…

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St. Stephen's Church Annual Tea Meeting and Concert

Nepean Times · Saturday 9 May 1914 · page 3

The annual tea meeting and concert in connection with St. Stephen's Church was held at the Temperance Hall on last Wednesday, and was…

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Presbyterian Assembly

Sunday Times · Sunday 10 May 1914 · page 3

The sittings of the Presbyterian General Assembly were continued yesterday morning in St. Stephen's Church, Phillip-street, the Moderator presiding. An appeal concerned the rent…

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A Remarkable Church Vane

Sunday Times · Sunday 10 May 1914 · page 4

One of the most curious vanes to be seen on any church in Great Britain is that at Great Gonerby, a parish adjoining Grantham. It is the form of a fiddle and bow, and is unusually…

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Central Methodist Mission

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 May 1914 · page 8

The Rev. Henry Howard, ex-president of the South Australian Methodist Conference and pastor of the Pirie-street Church, Adelaide, is visiting Sydney, in connection with the Central…

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Too Much Frankness. Presbyterian Pulpit View. Publishing Unsavory Cases

The Sun · Monday 11 May 1914 · page 6

The Rev. George Duncan, B,D., of Edinburgh, who is temporarily occupying the pulpit of .the Rev. John Ferguson at, St. Stephen's Presbyterian Church, preached last…

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Church Work. Teaching Practical Methods. Arrival of Dr. Elliott

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 May 1914 · page 14

The Rev. John H. Elliott, D.D., the principal of the new Australasian Chapman-Alexander Bible Institute, to be opened shortly at Adelaide, arrived in Sydney from Vancouver by…

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Bomb in a Church. Militants' Message. London, Monday Morning

The Sun · Monday 11 May 1914 · page 9

..ot long after yesterday morning's service in Spurgeon's Tabernacle, at Newington Butts, had concluded a bomb exploded and caused some damage to the pews…

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"Prairie" Church Work

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 May 1914 · page 5

Amongst the arrivals in Sydney by the Makura on Saturday morning was the Rev. F. H. King, an Anglican clergyman from Canterbury, England, who for the past six years has…

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The Church and Democracy. What the Age Needs

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 May 1914 · page 8

Rev. Horace Crotty preached on "The Church and Democracy" at St. Thomas' Church, North Sydney, last night. This was one of a series of addresses he has been giving to men…

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Presbyterian Assembly. Foreign Mission Work

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 May 1914 · page 23

The Presby terian General Assembly met again last eveinin, the accommodation provided in St. Stephen's Church being taxed to the utmost. The Rev. R. J. H. M'Gowan intoduced Nurse…

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Central Methodist Mission. Social Reclamation Work. State 'And Individual Effort

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 May 1914 · page 23

The Town-hall was filled last night, when a public meeting was held in connection with the annual celebration of the Central Methodist Mission. Mr. Joseph Cook, the Prime Minister…

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Central Methodist Mission. ?-? Address by Prime Minister. Mr. Holman on Prison Reform

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 May 1914 · page 10

The thirtieth anniversary of the Central Methodist Mission was held in the Town Hall last night, the Prime Minister, Mr. Joseph Cook, presiding over a very large gathering…

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Presbyterian Assembly. Foreign Missions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 May 1914 · page 10

The sittings of the Presbyterian General Assembly were continued in St. Stephen's Church, Phillip-street, last night. The building was crowded. The Moderator, the Rev…

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Presbyterian Men's League. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 May 1914 · page 19

Sir,--At the Presbyterian Association at the general assembly, the Presbyterian Church of New South Wales, in connection with the Presbyterian Men's League, the Rev. R. S. West moved and the Rev. A. J. [?]…

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To Serve Mankind. Americans' Mission in Mexico London, Tuesday Morning

The Sun · Tuesday 12 May 1914 · page 9

In his memorial address yesterday at the funeral of the American bluejackets killed in Vera Cruz, President Wilson said: "We do not want to fight the Mexicans; we want…

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"The Gowan Brae." Generous Presbyterian. £20,000 for Burnside Home

The Sun · Tuesday 12 May 1914 · page 1

A generous donor has given £20,000, to the Burnside Presbyterian Orphan Homes. The munificent gift is to be called "The Gowan Brae Endowment Fund." The donor…

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Sea- Churches. Unique Greek Ships. London, Tuesday Morning

The Sun · Tuesday 12 May 1914 · page 8

A unique order has been given by a Greek shipping company to a firm of Birkenhead shipbuilders. Several new vessels have been ordered, and…

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"House of Hell." Socialists in Church. Up Against Rockefeller. London, Tuesday Morning

The Sun · Tuesday 12 May 1914 · page 8

On Sunday a band of Socialists created a riot in the Calvary Baptist Church in New York. This place of worship is patronised by the Rockefeller family, and it is…

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Perth Labor Troubles. ' Church Intervention. '

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 May 1914 · page 17

PERTH, Monday.—Owing to the slackness of work In consequence of tho compulsory unionism strlko In Millar's timber yard, 100 more workers have bean dlBmlsBcd, making a total of 250…

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