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Churches, 1923

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Mr. Hickson's Mission

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 April 1923 · page 8

Sir, -- Was it not Jevon who taught that "a reasonable hope is one based upon possibility and probability"? Anyway, that dictum should relieve…

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Healing by Faith Mission

Evening News · Wednesday 11 April 1923 · page 1

Parents leaving St. Saviour's Cathedral, Goulburn, after the laying on of by Mr Hickson. The lady on crutches lady she felt very much relieved…

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Faith Healing. Goulburn Mission. Goulburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 April 1923 · page 13

The town was thronged to-day with the sick and ailing from hundreds of miles around anxious to participat in the mission of Mr. Hickson. St. Saviour's Hall and many other…

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"I'm Better" Hickson Mission Goulburn Patients A Solemn Service GOULBURN

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 April 1923 · page 9

The first day of the Hickson mission is gone, and this city is still full of cripples and invalids. But what a cheery lot they are!…

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Getting Them to Church

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1923 · page 6

There is one clergyman in Melbourne of the Anglican denomination who knows how to put some life into his advertisements, and who, has presented something…

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After Church! Sabbath Mom Football Not in a Paddock Shield and Cup This Season

The Sun · Wednesday 11 April 1923 · page 4

Sunday football once was a shameful, furtive, rash sort of business which irritated your conscience! That was many dismal years ago!…

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Red Russia Easter Time in Moscow Soviet Blasphemy "Down With the Churches" LONDON, April 10

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 April 1923 · page 9

The doings at Moscow during the Russian Easter throw remarkable light on the Soviets' campaign against religion…

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Catholic Women's Association

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 12 April 1923 · page 31

Mesdames Dwyer and Courtney will be hostesses at the monthly social evening to be held at the association's rooms on Monday, 16th inst. Miss Joyce…

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Catholic Enterprise in China

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 12 April 1923 · page 12

These Sisters give an idea of some of the work the Church has to tackle in the East. These Dominican Nuns are assisting a priest to baptise rescued babies in China. The inestimable value of the gift of baptism is perhaps never realised more than when it is conferred on heathen children, especially when they are in a dying condition. From…

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Cessnock Catholic Easter Carnival

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 12 April 1923 · page 40

The annual Catholic Easter sports carnival was largely attended on the Cessnock racecourse. Large fields started in the trotting events, but the winners of…

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Catholics in Shanghai. a Flourishing Mission

The Catholic Press · Thursday 12 April 1923 · page 8

One-eighth of the total Catholic, population of China, which is about 2,000,000, resides in the city of Shanghai. The city contains about 277,000 Christians, and…

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Hickson Mission Relief of Sufferers GOULBURN

The Sun · Thursday 12 April 1923 · page 9

The closing services of the Hickson mission were more largely attended than over since the mission opened. Over 500 patients with many friends…

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The Catholic Women's Association. the Week's Events

The Catholic Press · Thursday 12 April 1923 · page 29

Mesdames Dwyer and Courtney will be hostesses at the monthly social evening, to be held at the association rooms on Monday, 16th inst. Miss Joyce Collins,…

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St. Canice's, Darlinghurst. Catholic Young Men's Society Formed

The Catholic Press · Thursday 12 April 1923 · page 19

A meeting was held on Wednesday evening, 4th inst., at St. Canice's schoolroom, Roslyn-street, for the purpose of forming a young men's society. Rev. Father…

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Faith Healing. Mr. Hickson's Mission. Great Congregation. Goulburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 April 1923 · page 10

From an early hour this morning there was an apparently endless procession of patients, their attendants and friends, wending its way to St. Saviour's Cathedral, where Mr…

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The "Catholic Press." What the "Irish World" Thinks of It

The Catholic Press · Thursday 12 April 1923 · page 23

"We have just been rending the report of a meeting of the Irish National Association, the Cumann an in Ban and the Gaelic League of Sydney, Australia, which…

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Why I am a Catholic: Admiral Benson on His Conversion

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 12 April 1923 · page 16

I was born in a plantation in Georgia, about ten miles from Macon, in September, 1855. My parents were Methodists, and I was brought up in the Methodist…

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In the Hermit Kingdom. A New Chapter in Catholic Missions

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 12 April 1923 · page 12

One rainy afternoon in late January the farm team drew a bob-sled down the road which leads from the Venard to Clarks Summit. There was nothing…

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Soviet Executions Britain's Disapproval Will Trade Mission Leave? London, Wednesday Night

The Sun · Thursday 12 April 1923 · page 1

Britain's relations with the Soviet Government are approaching a crisis, says the London "Daily Mail." The "very serious consideration" which…

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THE N.S.W. Catholic Federation. Some Good We Might Do

The Catholic Press · Thursday 12 April 1923 · page 8

It is quite clear to every Catholic that the future of religion and civilisation in Australia depends largely on the schools. It is also equally clear that the Church,…

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