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Churches, 1916

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Anglican Chapter House

Sunday Times · Sunday 21 May 1916 · page 8

The Chapter House is to be enlarged, and, when completed, will provide accommodation for nearly 1000 persons. The work began 1st week. There will be a room for the Precentor…

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Catholic Bazaar

Sunday Times · Sunday 21 May 1916 · page 10

A bazaar in aid of the Mosman Roman Catholic Church, which has been open for the last fortnight, will terminate in the Mosman Town Hall to-morrow evening. The bazaar…

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Sydney City Mission

Sunday Times · Sunday 21 May 1916 · page 16

The City Missionaries, will give addresses upon their work in many churches to-day. On Tuesday night the 54th annual meeting will be celebrated in the Town Hall, with Mr. Wm…

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Sydney "A Very Wicked City" Strong Indictment of the Clergy of the Presbyterian Faith

Sunday Times · Sunday 21 May 1916 · page 8

One of the strongest indictments of the clergy of New South Wales was presented by Rev. D. F. Brandt, at a conference of Presbyterian ministers on Friday of the preceding week…

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Sydney City Mission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 May 1916 · page 10
Also in Evening News, The Daily Telegraph

The city missionaries gave addresses upon their work yesterday in 32 churches. The mission is divided into two departments, viz., the house-to-house visiting and the Mission Hall…

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Sydney City Mission Concert

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 May 1916 · page 6

The Sydney City Mission will hold its 64th annual meeting and concert at the Town Hall at 7.45 tomorrow. The musical side of the occasion will be under the honorary direction of Mr. W. C. James, and…

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Church Bazaar at Mosman

Evening News · Monday 22 May 1916 · page 4

A [?] of which go towards reducing the [?] connection with the [?] which has been in programs during the [?] was terminated…

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Church Bells for Gun Metal London, Sunday Night

The Sun · Monday 22 May 1916 · page 5

The Austrian Government has announced that it will Immediately seize church bells and convert them Into gun-metal. The proclamation was delayed because It was felt…

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City Mission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 May 1916 · page 8

The Sydney City Mission will celebrated its 54th anniversary to-day. There will be a public luncheon at the mission headquar[?] at 1 p.m., and a demonstration in the T[?]…

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Anglican Church and the War. "Call to Repentance." Church Must Rouse Itself

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 May 1916 · page 4

Following is an official statement of what was done at the meeting of archbishops and bishops, held at Bishopscourt, Darling Point, Sydney, last week, under the presidency of the Primate:--…

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The Church's Attitude. [?] Killing Off the Bost

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 23 May 1916 · page 3

In addressing his congregation on Sunday last on the subject of "Conscription from the Christian Aspect," Rev. D. F. Brandt, of Chalmers Chinch, Sydney,…

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Church and War. the Bishops' Conference. Call to Repentance

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 May 1916 · page 8

The following is an official statement of the result of the meeting of Archbishops and Bishops held at Blshopscourt, Darllng Point, from May 17 to 19, under the presidency of the…

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Buildings and Works. Progress of the Trade. a New Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 May 1916 · page 4

A contract has been let for the erection of the new Sacred Heart Church at Molong. The main body of the church will be 73 feet long by 32 feet 6 inches in width, and is so…

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Anglican Bishops Confer

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 24 May 1916 · page 48

The archbishops and bishops of the various Anglican dioceses in the Commonwealth began a conference to deal with matters of importance to the Church generally, at…

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Presbyterian Church. the Statistical Report

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 24 May 1916 · page 48

At the Presbyterian Assembly in Sydney last week, the report of the statistical committee was presented by Mr. Carruthers, who said that, as some charges had not supplied their…

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Sydney City Mission

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 May 1916 · page 11

The Sydney City Mission hold its 54th annual meeting at the Town Hall last night. A luncheon was hold at the Mission Hall, a representative gathering of churchmen and…

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Special Methodist Services

The Sun · Wednesday 24 May 1916 · page 6

Today, in most of the Methodist Churches throughout the State, special intercessory services for the Empire were conducted. The Chatswood Willoughby circuit held a…

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Sir Rider Haggards Mission

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 May 1916 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Sir Rider Haggard has completed his mission to Australia. "Speaking generally," he said to-day, "my whole campaign has been extraordinarily…

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