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Churches, 1916

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Church Triumphant MRS. T. H. NESBITT

The Methodist · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 6

Mrs. Nesbitt, daughter of the late Robert Cowell, of Douglas, Isle of Man, was born in Manchester, England, 62 years ago, but lived there only A few years,…

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Colonel Winston Churchill London, Friday Night

The Sun · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 5

It is unofficially stated that Major Winston Churchill has been appointed colonel of a battalion of Scots Fusiliers…

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The Churches. the Drink Traffic

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 8

In his letter addressed to the clergy and people. and published in this week's Diocesan Magazine, Archbishop Wright says:— "One of the most alarming circumstances of…

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War Memorial Church

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 6

At a special meeting of the parishioners of St. Stephen's Church, Lidcombe, a suggestion made by the rector, the Rev. R. O. Todd, that the new church, to take…

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Peace Mission. Party Disillusioned. Copenhagen, Jan. 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 January 1916 · page 9

The Fordites, with the Scandinavian delegates, have departed for The Hague, vin Germany, under a special permit, but this does not allow them to hold meetings…

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Churchill's Command

The Sun · Monday 10 January 1916 · page 5

According to a London message Major Winston Churchill's appointment to the command of a battalion of the Royal Scots is regarded as a brief stepping- stone to the…

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Church Beside the Army Recruiting Prelate

The Sun · Monday 10 January 1916 · page 5

The Toronto correspondent of the Times states that the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Quebec has passionately panged the church alongside the army, and is calling upon men…

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Drummoyne Election. Mr. Parish at Hunter's Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 January 1916 · page 14

Mr. F. G. Parish, independent candidate for the Drummoyne constituency, addressed a number of electors last night at the Fig Tree Hotel, Hunter's Hill…

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A Letter From Across the Rubicon. Mission House, Lower, Rewa, Via Naililili, Fill

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 12 January 1916 · page 37

Dear Dame Durden, -- No doubt you will have almost forgotten me by now, but I always take an interest still in the dear old. Corner, and love reading the stories and letters. Such a…

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After the War. Settling the Fighters. Rider Haggard's Mission. His Trip to Australia. Interesting Prospects. London, Tuesday Night

Evening News · Wednesday 12 January 1916 · page 1

Australian will probably be deeply interested [?] Sir Henry Rider [?] who is to visit the Commonwealth and the other dominations shortly, to report on the question of land…

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She Churches

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 12 January 1916 · 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 stockman, the miner, the shepherd, and others, may have…

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News of the Churches

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 12 January 1916 · page 49

Archbishop Wright, who is visiting the Blue Mountains, preached on January 9 at St. Hilda's, Katoomba…

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Catholic Notes

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 20

Rev. D. F. M'Grath, of Narracoorte, South Australia, writing to a friend, says that if ever a man deserved the V.C., that one is Father Fahey…

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Anglican Romanists in Scotland

Watchman · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 1

Why is there a scarcity of church workers and lack of interest? The following remarks liavle reference to the Scottish Episcopal Church, of which I am a member,…

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St. Patrick's (Lochinvar) Parish Bazaar

The Catholic Press · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 28

The annual bazaar of St. Patrick's parish, Lochinvar, N.S.W., will be opened on Wednesday, January 19, in the new schoolroom, and will be continued until January…

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The Catholic Club

The Catholic Press · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 32
Also in Freeman's Journal

The committee of management held their usual meeting on the 6th inst. The president, Mr. P. J. Minahan, M.L.A., presided. Mine new members were admitted to…

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The Catholic World

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 10

Monsignor Amedee Croy, of the Arch[?]cese of Mechlin, has been elected Bishop of Tournai, in Belgium. It is reported that sixteen Jesuit priests…

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Catholic Recruits' Assistance Committee

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 27

The weekly meetings, which had been suspended during the holidays, were resumed on Friday, when Rev. Father Bede, C.P., the devoted chaplain of the Liverpool Camp…

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Auburn Catholic Social Union

The Catholic Press · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 29

The above society held its half-yearly meeting on Wednesday, 5th inst. The following officers were elected for the ensuing half-year: President, Mr. T. Kiely…

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