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Churches, 1917

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Catholic Federation Conference

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 April 1917 · page 5

Over 300 delegates will attend the third annual conference of the Catholic Federation, to be held in the Southern Cross Hall to-night at 7.30. The Apostolic Delegate (Archbishop…

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Churches of Christ

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 April 1917 · page 3

The conference of Churches of Christ was continued on Saturday in the City Temple. A preachers' pastoral session was held in the morning, presided over by Mr. H. G…

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St. Stephen's Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 April 1917 · page 8

The Rev. John Ferguson preached at both services at St. Stephen's Church yesterday, the church being crowded on each occasion. At the morning service he dealt with "The…

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The Churches. Baster Day Services

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 April 1917 · page 8

Easter Sunday was observed in the various churches with due solemnity, the services generally being well attended. The addresses for the most part dealt with the great…

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Pitt-street Congregational Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 April 1917 · page 8

The Rev. N. J. Cocks presided at both morning and evening services. "The Holy Sepulchre" was the subject of his address at the 11 o'clock service, while in the evening he…

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War Casualties. Killed. Sergeant C. C. Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 April 1917 · page 8

Information has been received from the Red Cross Bureau that the name of Sergeant Chester Cecil Church appeared in the German list of dead issued on November 4…

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The Moving Picture Show Qualifying for the Church

The Sun · Monday 9 April 1917 · page 4

Bishop Radford, of Goulburn, at a meeting held in Wagga, related some of his accomplishments. "I can take a shower in midwinter at Goulburn," he said, "and dry in…

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Snake in Church. the Preacher Said "Get It."

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 April 1917 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sunday. -- Suring the course of the sermon in St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Milawa, a brown snake, 5ft. long, appeared under the seat in front of Mr. L. Brown…

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Catholic Federation

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 April 1917 · page 6

Last night the annual conference of the Catholic Federation of New South Wales was opened in the Southern Cross Hall. In addition to city and suburban members of the…

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Catholic Federation. Annual Conference. "Sectarianism the Common Foe."

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 April 1917 · page 4

The third annual conference of the Catholic Federation of New South' Wales was opened last-evening in the Southern Cross Hall. Mr. P. S. Cleary (president of the federation) was…

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Stop-press News Archbishop Mannix Presbyterian Motion Melbourne

The Sun · Tuesday 10 April 1917 · page 1

The Bendigo Presbytery carried a motion this afternoon recommending that Dr. Mannix should be prosecuted for recent statements…

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Churches of Christ

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 April 1917 · page 6

The Conference of Churches of Christ was continued on Saturday in the City Temple. A preachers' pastoral session was held in the morning, presided over by Mr. H. G. Payne…

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The Show and the Churches to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 April 1917 · page 9

Sir,--You write that the Archbishop of Sydney repeated his protest against the opening of the Agricultural Show on Good Friday. May I suggest that in future, instead of such…

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Catholic Federation

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 April 1917 · page 12

The conference of delegates of the Catholic Federation was resumed in the chapter hall, St. Mary's, last oveniug. A representative gathering of delegates was presided over by…

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Catholic Federation. Censorship of Films Question

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 April 1917 · page 10

There was a record attendance of delegates at the Catholic Federation Conference last night. Deliberations were held in camera, and were presided over by Mr. P. S. Cleary…

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Catholic Federation. Stricter Film Censorship Wanted. Revival of Sectarianism

Evening News · Wednesday 11 April 1917 · page 3

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The Show and the Churches to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 April 1917 · page 13

Sir,--Your correspondent, "Grateful Christian," in not more grateful than his Grace the Archbishop: he is only less discriminating. His Grace made no objection whatever to the…

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The Churches. Sermon for the Home

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 11 April 1917 · 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…

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News of the Churches

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 11 April 1917 · page 49

Appropriate services were held throughout Australia on Easter Sunday. The Rev. J. A. Forrest, of Geelong, has received a unanimous call to the Surrey Hills…

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Penshurst Parish

The Catholic Press · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 42

Masses will be celebrated at Penshurst every Sunday at 7.15 and 9.15 o'clock, instead of 8.15 and 10.15. Sutherland every Sunday at 9.30 o'clock…

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