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Churches, 1915

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Methodist Conference. Opening Session. Rev. J. Woodhouse Elected President

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 February 1915 · page 14

The proceedings of the fourteenth annual conference were opened at the Lyceum Hall yesterday. The Rev. Joseph Woodhouse was elected president for the ensuing year. Next…

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Our Plain Duty. "Fight to a Finish." Methodist President's Addeess

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 February 1915 · page 11

"Under ordinary circumstances the president's retiring address is important,'" said theo Rev. F. Colwell, president of the New South Wales Methodist Conference, in his address to…

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The New President of the Methodist Conference of New South Wales

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 February 1915 · page 11

The Rev. Joseph Woodhouse, who was born at Sheffield (Eng.) in 1880, came to this State in 1884 as a minister of the New South Wales Conference. His first charge was the Lower Hawkesbury, and since then he has travelled in several of the important metropolitan and country circuits. In 1908 he was appointed Home Mission secretary,…

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Unitarian Church

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 February 1915 · page 10

The annual business meeting of members of Sydney Unitarian Church was held in the Hyde Park Unitarian Church, under the presidency of Mr. S. N. Hogg. The secretary's report…

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Tongan Tornado. Thirteen Churches Wrecked

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 February 1915 · page 8

The island steamer Tofua, which arrived yesterday afternoon from, the islands, brought details of the severe hurricane which occurred in the Tongan group about the middle of last…

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To the End. Methodists and the War. the Church's Attitude

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 February 1915 · page 5

In the course of his address on retiring front the position of president of the Methodist Conference yesterday, the Rev. F. Colwell made an extended reference to the attitude of the…

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News of the Churches

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 24 February 1915 · page 49

The Bishop of Grafton dedicated the new Anglican Church at Copmanhurst. It was erected at a cost of £1120. The Rev. J. F. Binns, formerly of Redfern,…

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The Churches Sermon for the Home

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 24 February 1915 · page 48

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

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Catholic Notes

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 20

Father T. Gray, of Narrandera, and Father Rohan, of Annandale, were passengers by the River[?]na, which arrived from New Zealand on Saturday…

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The Vatican Mission

Watchman · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 4

Sir Henry Howard's mission to the Vatican was the subject of an interesting article which appeared recently in the Outlook." The writer makes an appeal to…

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The Catholic World

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 10

The American Polish Relief Committee, of which Mme. Marcella Sembrich is chairman, has received a cheque for £400 from Cardinal Farley to be applied to the fund for the…

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Catholic Friendly Societies

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 16

Continuing the historic particulars which appeared in recent issue relative to the foundation of the Hibernian Society in Ireland and in New York, it is interesting to…

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Methodist Conference. Female Delegates

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 8

The representative sessions of the New South Wales Methodist Conference were begun at the Lyceum Hall yesterday morning. The Rev. J. Woodhouse, the new president, was in the…

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The "Catholic Press." Shareholders' Meeting

The Catholic Press · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 25

The nineteenth annual meeting of the shareholders of the "Catholic Press" was held yesterday, and the shareholders received the best report in the annals of the paper…

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The Catholic Revival in France

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 22

In connection with the heroic efforts of the French to hurl back the invaders of their soil, no fact is more consolatory or of better omen than that of the religious awakening…

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Catholic Young Men's Cricket Association

The Catholic Press · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 40

The 9th round of the C.Y.M. competition was concluded last Saturday. The defeat sustained by Mount Carmel has evened un the leading teams, two points only being the…

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Junee's new Parish Priest. Reception of Father O'connell

The Catholic Press · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 37

A very large number of people met in St. Joseph's schoolroom, Junee, on the 15th inst., for the purpose of extending a welcome to the Rev. Father T. O'Connell, who…

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Catholic Federation Notes in the Country. Wollongong

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 19

On Sunday, the 14th inst., Mr. P. S. Cleary (President) journeyed to Wollongong and opened .what promises to bo a very live branch of the Catholic Federation. The…

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Catholic Progress at Narrabri: The New Presbytery

The Catholic Press · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 17

In beautiful weather, and in the presence of a vast congregation, the new presbytery at Narrabri was opened and blessed on Sunday, February 14, by the Right Rev…

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The British Mission to the Vatican. Sir Henry Howard's Instructions

The Catholic Press · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 6

The text of the despatch from Sir Edward Grey to Sir Henry Howard containing instructions respecting his mission to the Vatican is as follows:…

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