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Churches, 1921

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Church News Anglican

Evening News · Saturday 16 April 1921 · page 6

To-day Archbishop Wright will be present at the opening of the Girls Friendly Society Hostel. To-morrow he will preach in the Cathedral and from…

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Methodist Church Centenary

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 16 April 1921 · page 6

The special services in connection with the Centenary Celebrations of the Methodist Church commence next Sunday The morning and evening services will be…

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The Churches. Methodist Missionary Society

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 April 1921 · page 7

Delegates from all parts of Australasia attended the annual meeting of the Mission Board of the Methodist Missionary Society of Australasia, which was held in Sydney from…

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Sudan United Mission

The Methodist · Saturday 16 April 1921 · page 8

The Annual Board Meeting of the Australasian branch of the mission was held in Sydney on 29th March, followed by a day's conference on problems of field…

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The Methodist Circuit

Nepean Times · Saturday 16 April 1921 · page 2

Rev. J. B. Penman proachod his farewell sermons on Sunday—at Penrith in the morning and at St. Marys in the evening. Mr. and Mrs. Ponman left for…

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Bookland the Life and Reminiscences of Llewelyn David Bevan. Compiled and Edited by Louisa Jane Bevan. Methodist Book Depot

The Methodist · Saturday 16 April 1921 · page 11

A portly and comely volume, and in these qualities a worthy monument of the strikingly picturesque and interesting personality whose memorial it is. For…

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St Mark's Church

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 16 April 1921 · page 2

The Easter meeting of the parishioners of St. Mark's Church, Granville, took place in the school hall on Monday night. The acting rector (Rev. H. W. Barder, M.A.)…

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The Church Triumphant. Mr. Christopher Cousins

The Methodist · Saturday 16 April 1921 · page 14

Having well-nigh attained the patriarchal age of fourscore years, Mr. Christopher Cousins was gathered to his fathers on 30th March last, and the following…

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A Form of Service for the Public Recognition of Young People As Members of the Church

The Methodist · Saturday 16 April 1921 · page 6

The General Conference of 1920 resolved that the Y.P.D. of New South Wales be authorised to prepare a suitable public recognition service for use among our Sunday School young people being received into church…

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The Church and the Slums Prayer and Limewash a Useful Mixture

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 16 April 1921 · page 2

Whilst we admit that the clergy have not been unmindful of the benefits to the people which accrue from sanitary improvement, It appears to me that, possibly, they have trusted almost entirely to spiritual means for the regeneration of the people, and have not invoked…

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Getting the People to Church

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 16 April 1921 · page 16

The people would not come to church; they preferred the open air and sunshine. But a parson, wiser than the Serpent, gathered a few of his brethren in a quiet place and whispered, "If they can be coaxed into dark, airless picture houses, they can be coaxed into church. Let us take counsel…

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New Church at Pymble

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 April 1921 · page 9

A new Baptist church was opened at Pymble by Mrs. A. J. Waldock. Mr. C. W. Rogers (president of the Baptist Union) presided at the function, and also at the dedication…

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Church Social Campaign

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 April 1921 · page 9

Chaplain G. S. Richmond, of the Church Social Campaign, has written to Sir Owen Cox, G.B.E., president of the R.V.A., thanking him for services rendered by the association…

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The G.S and his Chums Our Motto: " I, being in the way, the Lord led me."— Gen., 24:27 (A.V.) Address Letters to the G.S. Y.P. Dept., 139 Castlereagh Street Sydney for Sunday. a Morse Message for the Methodist New Year

The Methodist · Saturday 16 April 1921 · page 14

To-morrow, the 3rd Sunday in April, the ministers will be in their new circuits, or else will be commencing another year of their ministry in their old circuits…

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Johnson's Dictionary Adelaide Clergyman Denounces Reman Catholic Hierarchy Police Prevent Riot

Sunday Times · Sunday 17 April 1921 · page 2

FREMANTLE, Saturday.—Only strong action by the police force prevented a riot at a big rally in Fremantle last night under the auspices of the…

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Is Labor Australian or Irish? Catholic Press Angry Advocates Religious Boycott for Political Criticism

Sunday Times · Sunday 17 April 1921 · page 5

Last week the Sunday Times printed an article headed Australian Democracy is Turning to Irish Nationalism. The article showed that the Labor movement…

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Winston Churchill to Visit Australia Interview With Mr. Storey LONDON, April 15

The Sun · Sunday 17 April 1921 · page 1

Mr. Winston Churchill (Secretary of State for the Colonies) told Mr. Storey to-day that he hoped to visit Australia in 1922 to get in closer touch with her…

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Australian Mail Service Mr. Churchill Interviewed LONDON, April 15

The Sun · Sunday 17 April 1921 · page 1

Mr. Macpherson, Victorian Treasurer, to day met Mr. Winston Churchill (Secretary of State for the Colonies), who agreed tp the importance of an…

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A Centenary. Parramatta Methodist Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 April 1921 · page 9

The centenary celebrations of the Parramatta Methodist Church were begun yesterday by special services. The Rev. Alex. M'Callum, president of the general…

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A Parramatta Centenary. Century of Methodist History. Coming of the Pioneers

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 April 1921 · page 6

The history of the Methodist Church at Parramatta is largely the story of the founding of Methodism in Australia. Five years after Rev. Samuel Leigh. the first Wesleyan…

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