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Churches, 1921

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The Catholic Federation. Membership Campaign. a Letter From His Grace, the Archbishop

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 18

"St. Mary's Cathedral, Sydney, 28th January, 1921. To the President of the Catholic Federation, New South Wales. Dear Mr. Cleary,— In reply to your…

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North-east Ulster. a Clumsy Wound. the Fate of the Large Catholic Minority

The Catholic Press · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 17

It is cabled that when formally handing over the leadership of the Ulster Uionists to Sir James Craig, Sir Edward Carson urged the party to let the Catholic minority…

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Life. What the Church Teaches

The Catholic Press · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 6

The world tends towards case and comfort, advises to avoid pain, and puts aside discipline for certain classes only, but the Catholic Church points out the successful…

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Breaking and Relaxing Church Laws

Watchman · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 5

"The powers which had been given to the clergy required for their exercise the highest wisdom and the highest probity. They (powers) had fallen at…

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The Church and the Renaissance. The Great Friar Savonorola

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 15

Continuing his interesting lecture to the members of the Men's Sodality at St. "Mary's, North Sydney, last Tuesday evening the Rev. T. A…

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Blue Mountain Churches

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 27

These nine Masses only next Sunday.— Katoomba: 7 and 10. Leura: 7. Lawson: 10. Wentworth. Falls: 8. Blackheath: 7 and 8. Mount Victoria:…

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Turf Topicals the Oakleigh Plate Possibilities the New Barrier: Eurythmic's Mission

Arrow · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 1

On Tuesday Eurythmic dropped out of the Australian Cup, but remained in the Newmarket, and it looks as if he is going to run in that race, despite his…

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The Meanest of Thieves. Robbed a Church Poor-box

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 4

At thel Central police court in Sydney this week, a seaman named Anton Peter Peterson was sentenced to imprisonment for six months with hard…

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Fairfield Methodist Church Carnival

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 9

The Queen was Miss Gwen Eddy, with 1400 votes. the king was reg. Jurd. The figures shown from left to right are:—Back row: Eerly Grant, Bert Osborne, Bertha Taylor, Second row: Reg. Jurd. Gwen Eddy. Third row: Gwen Sky, Edna Wood, maida Roberts, Rowena Weaver, Front row: Francis Clayton, Teddy…

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The Churches. Methodist Conference

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 7

Preliminary committee meetings have already commenced in connection with the annual Methodist Conference—the parliament of the Church—which will assemble in Sydney…

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The Methodist Fete

Nepean Times · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 2

The annual fete in connection wi[?] the Penrith Methodist Circuit will be opened in the Pars[?]nage grounds "Wednesday afternoon next, Feb. 16th…

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Our Foreign Mission Finances

The Methodist · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 1

WE STATED some weeks ago that there was every reason to hope that the income off our Foreign Missionary Society (Australasia) for the year 1920 would be well up to the amount…

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Methodist S.S. Concert

Nepean Times · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 3

A fine programme was presented to a large audience at the Temperancee Hall on Monday evening, when a concert in connection with the Methodist…

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Liberality on the Mission Fields

The Methodist · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 1

CONSIDERING that most of our mission fields were in a condition of barbarism and heathenism on our entrance into them, and that the development of the work has been almost…

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Church News Personal and Other Notes

Evening News · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 4

Reports regarding the improvement in the health of Archbishop Wright and of Archdeacon Martin are to hand. Dr. Donaldson, Anglican Archbishop of…

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A Devotional Page the Religion Of the Sensible Australian. (Address by Rev. James Green, C.M.G., at Paddington Church). Text: Acts 4:12

The Methodist · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 5

It is related by Speaker Onslow of the first Lord Shaftesbury that he was once asked by a lady, "Of what religion are you?" "Of what religion? I am of the religion of all sensible…

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Parramatta Methodism Founded in 182O To the old Parent Church in Parramatta the whole district owes a debt of gratitude. (F.r.s.) Church's Centenary, 1921

The Methodist · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 2

Parramatta in the beginning of the nineteenth century was the model capital of Australia, as compared with what Mr. George Barrington—no incompetent judge—characterised as "that…

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Catholic Homes Criticism Resented "Tell the Men of the Unions"

The Sun · Sunday 13 February 1921 · page 2

Opening a garden fete in aid of the Home of the Good Shepherd at Ashfield yesterday, Archbishop Kelly said that the State should give up the idea…

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The Churches St. Andrew's Cathedral

Sunday Times · Sunday 13 February 1921 · page 3

The Rev. G. M. Searcy (Precentor) will preach on Baptism in the Cathedral this morning, when the choir will sing Gounod's anthem, Jerusalem, O Turn…

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Champion Mean Man. Attempts To Rob Poor-box. Noted Church-thief Sentenced

Truth · Sunday 13 February 1921 · page 12

The champion mean man has come to light. No, it Isn't the man that stole the blind bandsmen's music. This fellew's name is Anton Peter Petersen,…

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