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Churches, 1916

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Catholic Federation Gazette: Notes and News Notes. Morals and Education

The Catholic Press · Thursday 16 March 1916 · page 20

Everybody, even the secularists, agree that morals are the foundation of true education, home old-fushioned folk, like, for instance, Catholics, think that the Ten…

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The Catholic Soldiers' Guild. a Record Week. One Hundred and Fifty New Members

The Catholic Press · Thursday 16 March 1916 · page 19

The Catholic Soldiers' Guild is growing rapidly. This week no fewer than 150 new members have been enrolled. The total number is now not far from 800…

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The Irish National Foresters. Communion and Breakfast. a Magnificent Demonstration of Catholic Faith

The Catholic Press · Thursday 16 March 1916 · page 25

The Irish National Foresters' Benefit Society was responsible for a magnificent demonstration of Catholic faith and fervour on Sunday morning last, when considerably…

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

The Catholic Press · Thursday 16 March 1916 · page 46

Dear Playmates,—I was very pleased with the essays which I received last week for the competition. They were very nicely written, and in most instances indicated…

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Catholic Progress at Enmore Fine New School Opened. Attorney-general Hall Pays a Tribute to the Sisters

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 16 March 1916 · page 18

From a point of equipment and in many other respects the new school for infants at St. Pius', Enmore, stands in the front rank of educational establishments in the diocese…

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Faith and Freedom. The Greatest All-Catholic and All-Irish Picture Programme in the World of Kinema

The Catholic Press · Thursday 16 March 1916 · page 28

Under the direction of Mr. Dan. Green will be presented on the afternoon of Saturday, 18th March, and thenceforward on every week-day matinee and evening…

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The Church in Japan. Schools and Monasteries. Marist Brothers

The Catholic Press · Thursday 16 March 1916 · page 4

Very notable progress has been made by the Marist Brothers in Japan. Their primary school and lyceum at Tokio count 850 pupils; Osaka has 700 pupils, of whom 625…

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New Church for Rydalmere. Father Stevens' Appeal

The Catholic Press · Thursday 16 March 1916 · page 25

Father Stevens is making a bite effort, against great difficulties. to rebuild the Church of the Holy Name of Mary at Rydalmere, which was destroyed by fire last year…

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Gossip a Dream World. the Maoris at Church

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 17 March 1916 · page 3

One night we went tu the Maori Church at Ohinemutu, and I got a surprise. It was a now. clean, beautifully, ornamented Anglican Church, with all the paraphernalia of a modern place of worship, lighted by electricity, and furnished with a bird-of-prey…

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Swimming. Church of England Grammar School Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 March 1916 · page 12

The fourteenth annual carnival of the Sydney Church of England Grammar School was held at the Lavender Bay Baths on Monday. Results:- 50yds Handicap, under 10.—Bevan, 11s, 1; Preston, 13s,…

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The War and the Church

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 March 1916 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Archbishop Wright, of Sydney, is in Melbourne. In discussing matters connected with the Anglican Church to-day he expressed the opinion that there was as yet…

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Methodist Church

Nepean Times · Saturday 18 March 1916 · page 4

On Sunday next (March 19th) the Rev A.Holliday, B.A., LL..B., of Sydney, will preach in Penrith Methodist Church morning and evening, and…

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REV. G. H. HEWITT, Superintendent South Sydney methodist Mission

The Globe and Sunday Times War Pictorial · Saturday 18 March 1916 · page 2

"No additional evidence is necessary to prove. the presence of this dread disease in its worst form in this city and throughout the large owns and cities of the Commonwealth. The…

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A Catholic Priest's Views

The Globe and Sunday Times War Pictorial · Saturday 18 March 1916 · page 3

"I well remember how shocked some pious people were a few years ago when Sly John See proposed to inquire into another black question of a kindred nature—race suicide—by means of…

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Methodist Harvest Festival Services

Nepean Times · Saturday 18 March 1916 · page 4

The annual Harvest Festival Thanks giving Services, recently held at the Methodist Church were attended by crowded congregations. The church…

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The Australian Mission Study Council

The Methodist · Saturday 18 March 1916 · page 6

The recent meeting of the Australian Mission Study Council held in Sydney, emphasied the fact that this is a day of world movement, and that new…

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REV. P. J. STEPHEN. Of the Newtown, Sydney, Methodist Church

The Globe and Sunday Times War Pictorial · Saturday 18 March 1916 · page 3

"No, I am not in favor of notification. That would not be a beneficial move. But I believe in plain speaking in the home in the first place. Fathers and mothers should instruct their boys…

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Methodist Church of Australasia. New South Wales Conference. Wednesday, March 8. Pastoral Session

The Methodist · Saturday 18 March 1916 · page 2

The Rev. F. W. Hynes, Secretary of the Examining Committee, presented a report of the recent examinations of candidates for the ministry. The candidates received were Messrs. D. F. Almond, F. H. Biddle,…

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Land for Ex-soldiers. Sir Rider Haggard's Mission

The World's News · Saturday 18 March 1916 · page 18

SIR RIDER HAGGARD, about whose mission the cables have been busy, will be absent from England for some months. He comes out on behalf of the Royal Colonial Institute on a…

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Rev. Horace Crotty, M.A., Of St. Thomas' (Church of England), North Sydney

The Globe and Sunday Times War Pictorial · Saturday 18 March 1916 · page 2

Of St. Thomas' (Church of England), North Sydney: "There can be no doubt that the report of Lord Sydenham's committee reveals an…

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