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Churches, 1915

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The Churches Sermon for the Home

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 17 February 1915 · page 48

Under this heading, sermons by eminent preacher are published in this widely-circulated paper, in order that in the remote interior, where there are no churches, and a clergyman is rarely been, the…

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Catholic Notes

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 18 February 1915 · page 24

His Lordship Dr. Carroll, Bishop of Lismore, is the guest of the Rev. J. Whyte (Camperdown). Rev. J. J. O Drisod, parish priest of…

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The Catholic World

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 18 February 1915 · page 10

Members of the United States Hierarchy have asked the State Department at Washington to make an effort to find the where- abouts of the Archbishop of Lemberg,…

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Mission to the Vatican

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 February 1915 · page 4

The Government has received a copy of the despatch of Sir Henry Howard respecting his mission to the Vatican in connection with the war. It reads as follows:--…

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Catholic Directory. Interesting Statistics

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 18 February 1915 · page 11

The Catholic Directory for 1915 has just been issued by Messrs. Burns and Oates, London. Official figures show that the increase in the number of marriages continues…

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Catholic Club Literary and Debating Society

The Catholic Press · Thursday 18 February 1915 · page 40
Also in Freeman's Journal

The second half-yearly meeting of the Catholic Club Literary and Debating Society was held on Tuesday last in presence of a good attendance of members. The reports…

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Leichhardt Branch of the Catholic Federation

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 18 February 1915 · page 27

A very successful gathering was held in St. Fiacre's School, Lerchhardt, on Thursday evening, the 11th inst., the occasion being the first monthly social evening of the local…

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Catholic Young Men Cricketers. Visit to Victoria

The Catholic Press · Thursday 18 February 1915 · page 23

At the beginning of this month the Catholic Young Men's representative team returned from a trip to Victoria. The team, under the managership of Mr. W. N. Bull,…

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Bursaries and Scholarships. Successes of Catholic Pupils BURSARIES

The Catholic Press · Thursday 18 February 1915 · page 29

At a meeting of the Bursary Endowment Board, held on Tuesday afternoon, the allotment of 300 bursaries, tenable at State High schools and registered secondary…

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Birthrate Decline. Protestant Countries Suffer. Catholic Kate High

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 18 February 1915 · page 4

To the pages of the "Hibbert Journal," a well-known publicist, Mr. Meyrick Booth, contributes an article in which he lays down a law proved by the result of his studies in…

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The Catholic Federation. News From the Suburbs. Leichhardt

The Catholic Press · Thursday 18 February 1915 · page 22

A very successful gathering was held in St. Fiacre's School Hall, Leichhardt, on Thursday evening, the 11th inst., the occasion being the first monthly social evening…

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Catholic Federation Gazette: Notes and News Notes and Points. The Dangers of Bureaucracy

The Catholic Press · Thursday 18 February 1915 · page 12

In one of the daily papers last week there was an excellent article dealing with a phase of democracy which needs to be watched closely in the interests of liberty. The…

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The Children's Columns. For Boys and Girls Who Read the "Catholic Press." Edited by Playmate

The Catholic Press · Thursday 18 February 1915 · page 42

Dear Playmates,—Now that the weather is getting cooler and the nights are still long, you will have plenty of energy and time to spare, so you must not forget those chatty…

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The Government and the Catholic Orphan. No Help or Sympathy. Speech by the Bishop of Maitland

The Catholic Press · Thursday 18 February 1915 · page 32

The Bishop of Maitland, speaking at the continental in aid of the orphanage at Campbell's Hill, said there was no grander charity than helping the orphans; and the…

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Nuns' Dowries. a Mercenary Traffic in the Church of Rome. Mortality of Nuns

Watchman · Thursday 18 February 1915 · page 3

Nuns are generally very young when they oegin conventual life. The Council of Trent merely stipulated that they should not he under the age of sixteen. They are…

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"Arise and Sing" (In Church on Christmas Day.)

People · Thursday 18 February 1915 · page 1

O bitter days, how can we sing In midst of waste and dearth, When shadows of the Vulture's wing Cover the wasted earth?…

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Gossip the Parish of Deptford. Chapter Ii

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 3

How can you tell about Deptford in a chapter or two? You can't. Deptford's history is the history of England, and you can't put that into a chapter. If you go to Saint Nicholas' Church, at the Stowage, you realise that human language is unable to convey…

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Britain's Navy. Mr. Churchill's Great Tribute. London

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 5

Mr. Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, made a statement in the House of Commons to-day on the naval situation…

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Methodist Church

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 6

Harvest thanksgiving services at the Macquarie-street Church, Parramatta, are announced for to-morrow, the preachers being Revs. A. J. S. Harding and…

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