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Churches, 1920

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Methodist Conference

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 March 1920 · page 8

The Sunday School department presented its business at the opening of yesterday morning's session of the Methodist Conference. In his report, the general secretary (Rev. H…

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Anglican Synod Important Sale of Land

Evening News · Tuesday 9 March 1920 · page 5

There was a full attendance at the special Angilcan Synod which met this afternoon in the Chapter House of St. andrew's Cathodral. The Venerable…

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Sunday Sport. Methodist Conference Protest

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 March 1920 · page 4

The Methodist Conference yesterday, on a notice of motion by Rev. Dr. Carruthers. enter[?] a protest against the growing tendency to secularise the Sabbath in the interests of sport and…

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Church and Industrial Democracy. a Methodist Pronouncement. Reply to Labor Delegation

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 March 1920 · page 4

The reply of the Methodist Conference to the deputation which was received last week from the Labor Council, takes the form of an official pronouncement. The document was adopted…

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Church and Labour. Discussion by Methodists

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 March 1920 · page 7

A sequel to the addresses before the Methodist Conference by the Labour Council delegates was the pronouncement on the Christianising of social relations submitted for the…

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Church and Labor "Day's Pay First"

The Sun · Tuesday 9 March 1920 · page 5

The Methodist Conference yesterday discussed the industrial problem. Mr. R. Venning Thomas said it was only right to claim a fair day's pay…

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Anglican Synod

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 March 1920 · page 12

A special meeting of the synod of the Anglican discese of Sydney was held in the Chapterhouse yesterday, Archdeacon D'Arcy Irvine presiding…

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Methodist Ladies' College

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 10 March 1920 · page 2

A garden fete and outdoor evening concert, organised by Mrs. Eric Bowden in aid of the fund for furnishing the new wing of the Methodist Ladies' College at Burwood,…

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Anglican Glebe Lands. Diocesan Synod Consideration

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 March 1920 · page 7

A special session of the Sydney Diocesan Synod began in St. Andrew's Chapter House at 3 p.m. yesterday, under the presidency of Ven Archdeacon D'Arcy Irvine. Vicar-General,…

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Methodist Conference. Liquor Referendum. Totalisator Condemned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 March 1920 · page 12

The Methodist conference held a pastoral session yesterday morning in the Conference Hall. The Rev. A. Holliday, B.A., LL.B., was…

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Methodist Conference

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 8

The Methodist Conference met in the Conference Hall yesterday morning. The Rev. W. Stewart moved the appointment of a social purity committee as…

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Mission at Bombala

The Catholic Press · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 15
Also in Freeman's Journal

The Franciscan Fathers, who have been in charge of the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney for many years, are now taking on the extra work of giving missions throughout the…

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Three Catholic Novels.!

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 20

Like so many writers of Catholic fiction, Henry Harland was a convert. Which fact causes the writer of these lines to quote the following…

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Digger Parsons Methodist Memorial

The Sun · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 8

The Methodist Conference yesterday discussed the erection of a war memorial. Rev. J. G. Wheen said a difference…

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"The Church and the Plain Man." The Moorhouse lectures by Anglican Archdeacon Davies

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 20

This volume contains the Moorhouse lectures which were delivered in St. Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne by Archdeacon Davies, the present Principal of Moore…

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Methodist Conference Concludes Its Session

Evening News · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 7

The Methodist Conference concludes its sessions to-day, after sitting for seventeen days continuously. Owing to important reasons being…

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Catholic Federation. The Democratic Campaign. ELECTIONEERING

The Catholic Press · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 14

Interesting features of the Democratic campaign, are the large attendances of young men at its meetings and the attentive hearing given to the speakers. At Mr…

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Catholic Women's Association. the Week's Events

The Catholic Press · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 30

The Catholic Women's Association ball has been fixed for Wednesday, May 5, at the Paddington Town Hall, and, judging by the enthusiasm displayed at the inaugural…

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Welcoming Immigrants Mr. Bryant and His Mission

Evening News · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 7

The country committee of the Bush Week organisation enterianed Mr. J. G. R. Bryant, the newly-appointed publicity officer of the immigration Department, at…

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