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Churches, 1916

2,779 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 139

Methodist Conference. Sunday Trading. Temperance Question

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 5

The Methodist Conference was continues yesterday. The ballot for the ministerial members of Wesley (Affiliated) College council resulted in the Rev. W. E. Bennett, M.A.,…

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Gift of £10,000, for Roman Catholic University Students. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 9

A wealthy gentleman greatly interested in education has offered £10,000 for a University scholarship for the boys of the Roman Catholic schools in Queensland, one of the…

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Homes for Soldiers Rider Haggard's Mission Saving Anglo-saxonism London, February 2, 1916

The Sun · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 6

How-gr-gr-gr-ah! It was the noise of Sir Rider Haggard, more an ejaculation than a laugh, und it greeted me as I turned into his sitting-room…

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"Ready. Aye Ready" The Work of the Navy Britain's Incontestable Superiority, Churchill's Warning

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 1

In introducing the Navy Estimates in the Home of Commons on Tuesday evening, the First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. A. J. Balfour said…

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The Navy Debate. Mr. Churchill's Criticism. London, March 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 9

During the debate on the Navy estimates Mr. A. J. Balfour (First Lord of the Admiralty) said Mr. Winston Churehill's speech was unfortunate, both in form…

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Methodist Conference

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 9

The Methodist Conference was continued yesterday. It was resolved to commend heartily the Methodist. Making of Manhood movement to all churches and schools. This…

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Methodist Stations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 18

The stationing committee of the Methodist Conference yesterday revised tho second reading of stations, recommending that alterations be mode as follows:…

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Home Mission Secretary

The Methodist · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 3

The honour of succeeding the Rev. Joseph Woodhouse as Home Missionary Secretary has fallen, by a large vote of the Conference, to the Rev. William Henry Jones, at present of the Temora Circuit. Mr. Jones…

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The Northern Territory Mission

The Methodist · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 7

THE REV. JAMES WATSON has not allowed the grass to grow under his feet in his Northern Territory movements—partly for the reason that in many of the places he visted in the territory there…

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Religious. the Methodist Conference

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 19

The proceedings of the Methodist Conference during the past week or so have afforded abundant evidence of the activities of the denomination in every field of church work. The…

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New Departmental Appointments. Conference Foreign Mission Secretary

The Methodist · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 3

Owing to the appointment of Rev. James Watson as Superintendent of the Mission to the Aborigines of the Northern Territory, a vacancy in the office of Conference Foreign Mission Secretary had to be filled. As…

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Methodist Church of Australasia. New South Wales Conference. Official Opening. Tuesday, February 29, Representative Session

The Methodist · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 1

The Rev. Joseph Woodhouse, President of the Conference, took the chair at 7 p.m. He was accompanied by the Secretary, and a large number of ex-Presidents…

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Death of Rev. A. Barron. Veteran Presbyterian Minister

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 18

The death occurred yesterday afternoon at his residence, 13 Alexandra-street, Drummoyne, of the Rev. Andrew Barron, aged 91 years, who was the oldest minister of the…

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In His Right Set. the man drifted into church as the congregation was reciting with the vicar:—

The World's News · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 7

"We have left undone those things which we ought to have done, and we have done those things which we ought not to have done." The man settled down into a pew with a sigh…

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Conference Cogitations a Live Church

The Methodist · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 7

THE inevitable humorous person at the Conference was flippant enough to ask why that august body spends the first few minutes of its annual opening sessions in asking itself whether its members are still…

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Churches After the War

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 8

At the quarterly meeting of secretaries of Free Church councils, held in London last month, Mr. H. Jeffs gave an address on the churches, "When the Lads Come Home." All,…

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The Churches. New Prayers Wanted

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 8

A striking paper which did not meet with general agreement, but which was much discussed, was read at a congress of lay churchmen in London last month by Mr E. H…

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Winston Churchill Not Returning to the Front London, Friday Night

The Sun · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 5

Colonel Winston Churchill has been granted extended leave from the front, and his future movements are awaited with considerable curiosity…

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Presentation at St. Augustine’s Church

Mosman, Neutral and Middle Harbour Resident · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 1

On Sunday last alter Evensong, Mr. A, C. Laman was presented with a beautiful illuminated address from the…

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A New Church

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 8

Residents of Eastwood, Marsfield, Dundas, Ermington and West Ryde, members of the R.C. denomination, have long desired to have a church of their faith…

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