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Churches, 1915

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Catholic Federation in Victoria. Annual Meeting. Fighting Speech by Coadjutor Archbishop Mannix

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 33

The Cathedral Hall was densely crowded the other Sunday despite the high temperature (writes our correspondent). It was ihe rally of the Catholic Federation, and one of…

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First Mass on the Clarence. Maclean Memories. the Work of a Generous Catholic People

The Catholic Press · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 9

The year 1914 being the golden jubilee of the first Mass celebrated on the Lower Clarence, the Catholics commemorated the event by the purchase of one and three-quarter…

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The Children's Columns. For Boys and Girls Who Read the "Catholic Press." The New Competitions

The Catholic Press · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 42

"Features of Australian Life": Mining shearing, agricultural and dairy farming, grazing, shipping, manufacturing, saw-milling, selection life, droving, exploring,…

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Catholic Federation Gazette: Notes and News The Living Wage in Practical Politics. Australasia the Pathbreaker

The Catholic Press · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 18

In previous articles we pointed out that the "living wage" was an application of Catholic social principles to practical economics. It does not by any means detract…

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The Season of Lent. the Church's Message to World

The Catholic Press · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 24

In the course of the liturgical year the Church is ever careful to follow closely in the footsteps of her Divine Founder, and to propose His Blessed Life as an example and…

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Romanist and Greek Churches. Points of Difference

Watchman · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 2

The following, which we take from an English paper, is a short but fairly complete statement of the difference between the Eastern or Greek Church and that of…

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The Church of Rome and Woman

Watchman · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 6

The following choice sentiments are taken from a Catholic priest's manual, "Directorium Sacerdotale: A Guide for Priests in their Public and Private Life," by…

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The War with Germany Viewed From Christian Standpoints. Rev. W. Fuller Gooch, in the "English Churchman."

Watchman · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 3

The dawn of another Advent season usually brings thoughts of joy and gladness, alike to heart and home. The believing and flevout of every land find in a freh vision of…

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Churches. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 8

The annual meeting of Wollongong Presbyterian Church parishioners was held last night. The financial statement showed that the total, receipts for all purposes amounted…

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Methodist Conference. Financial Report

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 5

The conference assembled yesterday morning under the presidency of the Rev. J. Woodhouse. The conference thanked the Rev. W…

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Agricultural Outlook. Mr. Potts's Mission

The Sun · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 6

Mr. Potts, principal of Hawkesbury College, who has been away on a Government mission for about nine months was a passenger by the Orsova, which reached…

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Elected Women. Delegates to Methodist Conference

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 5

Women are gradually invading every domain hitherto open to men alone. The public has become accustomed to women delegates on industrial, educational, medical, and other…

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Gossip the Parish of Deptford. Chapter Iii. a Children's Camp

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 3

Do you remember the scheme we bad for a "Seaside Camp"' for bush children and mothers? What a lot of trouble we had to secure a site, down by the sea, and how helpful everybody was about it. The idea was all right, and I expect that in a year or…

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Unionism in Church. Threatened Strike of Choir Kurri Kurri

Evening News · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 3

[?] is said to have occurred at a couple of local churches over matters connected with the afternoon shift strike at the Maitland mines. The trouble, it appears, is…

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The Tongan Tornado. Thirteen Churches Wrceked

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 4

The island steamer Tofua, which arrived at Sydney on Tuesday, from the islands, brought details of the severe hurricane that raged In the Tongan group…

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More for the Church. London, Thursday Night

The Sun · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 5

The voluntary offerings in Anglican churches during 1914 show the enormous increase of £307,000 over those of 1913. The residence of Arthur Wilkinson, 78…

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Beautiful Bathurst--the City of the Plains. Methodism. the Church in Samoa. Missionaries and Their Pay

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 9

When the proceedings at the Methodist Conference were resumed yesterday, the president (the Rev. J. Woodhouse) in the chair, several matters of importance to the missionary side of…

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Mosman Methodist Church Choir

The Methodist · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 8

NEW CHURCH OPENING CELEBRATIONS, 30th and 31st JANUARY, 1915. From left to right:— Back row:—Messrs. E. Farleigh, H. S. McClelland, A. T. Smith, W. T. Treloar, W. Crook, W. Bowes, W. J. Treloar, L. Watkin, E. R. Blunt, W. F. Burge, B. T. Crook…

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Methodist Fete

Nepean Times · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 6

That great English poet, Alexander Pope, in one of his notable poems, thus vertically addresses a comrade Awake, my St. John, leave all meaner things…

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Methodist Separation

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 8

The Gladesville Methodists voiced a desire at the Methodist Conference on Wednesday to be transferred from the Ryde circuit to that of Drummoyne. The…

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