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Churches, 1918

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Methodist Church

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1918 · page 6

At the Methodist Conference now being held in Sydney it has been finally resolved to divide the Parramatta circuit. The Parramatta circuit will include the Leigh…

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Methodist Church Properties. Sale Sanctioned

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 March 1918 · page 14

The proposed sale of church properties came up for discussion at yesterday's session of the Methodist Conference. One of the properties for which 'permission to sell was given was…

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Methodist Conference

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 March 1918 · page 9

The representative session of the Methodist Conference opened yesterday. The request of Dubbo circuit that Yeovil, Baldry, Obley, and other places be made a home mission…

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Methodist Missions

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 March 1918 · page 14

In his report on the work of the Central Methodist Mission the superintendent (Rev. J. S. Hoban) yesterday said the mission had never closed a year with a clearer financial…

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Methodist Church of Australasia. New South Wales Conference. Tuesday, February 26

The Methodist · Saturday 9 March 1918 · page 1

Members of the Pastoral Conference met in session at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, the Rev. P. J. Stephen presiding. A welcome was tendered to Rev. James Green, V.D., C.M.G., and congratulations given on the service…

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The Churches. Conditions Amongst Coolies

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 March 1918 · page 7

In the Lenten address at St. James's Church the Rev. Copland King, who has spent 27 years as an Anglican missionary in New Guinea, referred to the conditions prevailing…

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Methodist Ministry Eligibles May Have to Volunteer

Sunday Times · Sunday 10 March 1918 · page 2

The policy of the Methodist Church of Australia is of the soundest win-the-war kind. Men eligible for military service are not permitted to enter as candidates for the Ministry, nor…

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Methodist Conference

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 March 1918 · page 8
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The pastoral sessions of the Methodist Conference were resumed this morning. A number of native ministers working in various foreign mission stations were advanced…

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Roman Catholic Celebrations. Speech by Dr. Mannix. Question of His Loyalty. His Views on the War

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 March 1918 · page 6

The appearance of Dr. Mannix, Archbishop of Melbourne, provoked a scene of enthusiasm amongst the Roman Catholic community on Saturday when he appeared at the…

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Methodist Conference

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 March 1918 · page 8

A pastoral "session in connection with the Methodist Conference opened yesterday morning. It was resolved to direct the chairmen of districts to visit and preside over…

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Mr. Vaughan's Mission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 March 1918 · page 6

A good deal of correspondence has passed between the Premier (Mr. Holman) and Mr. Crawford Vaughan, ex-Premier of South Australia, who has been addressing meetings of…

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In Equity. (Before Mr. Justice Harvey.) "The Church and the Woman." Finn v Pugliese

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 March 1918 · page 4

Last October proceedings were instituted by Joseph Marks to restrain Humbert Pugliese from showing at the Theatre Royal a picture play known as "The Church and the…

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Pickets at a Church. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 March 1918 · page 6

The remarkable spectacle of pickets at a church was witnessed at Brompton, near Adelaide on Sunday, following upon trouble which has arisen owing to the action of the…

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Had Never Been to Church

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 March 1918 · page 5

WAGGA, Monday.-- At the Wagga Quarter Sessions to-day, before Judge Bevan, the case against a foreigner (William George Wickie) of assault against a girl of 11 years fell through…

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Unity with Britain Methodist Resolution. Protest Against Disloyal Propaganda

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 March 1918 · page 10

At the Methodist Conference on Monday the Rev, P. J. Stephen, ex-President of the Conference, was granted permission to introduce, as a matter of urgency, the following…

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'The Church and the Woman' Injunction Consented to

The Sun · Wednesday 13 March 1918 · page 6

The matter of the film "The Church and the "Woman" was again before Mr. Justice Harvey this morning. Edward Finn, of Victoria, had previously…

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The Churches. Sermon for the Home. We Must Pray More

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 13 March 1918 · page 40

A young man had been called to the foreign field. He had not been in the habit of preaching, but he knew one thing, how to prevail with God; and, going one day to a friend, said:…

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Church News. Items from Various Quarters

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 13 March 1918 · page 40

Rev. R. Piper (Methodist), of Fiji, Is in Sydney on furlough. Rev. A.. Mackinlay has received a call to the pastorate of the Stockton Congregational…

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