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Churches, 1925

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Stagnation a Mission in Distress

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 May 1925 · page 6

An earnest appeal to Presbyterians to support their Home Mission more wholeheartedly was made at the annual Home Mission night at St…

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Moral Reform Political Leaders Silent Presbyterian Protest

The Sun · Friday 15 May 1925 · page 10

"It is an extraordinary thing that not one of the leaders of the three political parties in the State, in putting forward their policies and making…

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The Unemployed. Ideal of the Leader. Letter to Presbyterian Assembly

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 May 1925 · page 11

When the Presbyterian General Assembly met yesterday the Moderator (Rev. C. W. Willis) announced the receipt of a letter from Mr. F. S. Spillman, leader of the unemployed…

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Congregational Church

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 15 May 1925 · page 2

Mr. Hawkins and Co., the popular local band of entertainers have been finalising arrangements for the presentation of a concert in the Congregational Hall,…

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How Church Killed Sport on

Evening News · Friday 15 May 1925 · page 1

The p[?] Assembly was informed to-day by Rev. G. Co[?] of Grenfell, that Sunday sport had been killed in that town. This was…

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CHURCH-BOOMING Wireless Advertising Stunts Beacon to Motorists Adelaide

The Sun · Friday 15 May 1925 · page 7

Wireless and advertising stunts arc the latest development in church booming campaigns. The Rev. C E Schafer, a noted…

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Church Versus Town War Memorial Dispute Vicar Draws a Protest Lismore

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 May 1925 · page 7

Lismore is split into factions over the question of which is going to build the war memorial--the Church or the Town…

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Women "Warned Off" Churchmen Firm But "Certain Charms" Admitted

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 May 1925 · page 1

The Presbyterian Assembly of New South Wales, unexpectedly collided yesterday with the age-old problem of women's place in…

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Anglican Churchmen on Unity

The Methodist · Saturday 16 May 1925 · page 1

AT the Church Congress in Melbourne last week, the inevitable question of Church Union was again discussed. And, according to the. newspaper reports, it was discussed in a practical way…

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Diamond Jubilee Walker St. Methodist Church

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 May 1925 · page 10

To-day a three days' celebration of tho diamond jubilee of the Walker Street Methodist Church, North Sydney, will be inaugurated. An appeal is…

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Methodist Enterprise in Adelaide

The Methodist · Saturday 16 May 1925 · page 1

HEARTY congratulations to our S.A. Methodist people on the spirited enterprise they are entering upon in the erection of new and central and well-appointed connexional premises in the heart of…

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Presbyterian Church. General Assembly. Women on the Stage. REV. D. F. Brandt's Comments

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 May 1925 · page 16

Several questions of importance were dealt with in the report of the committee on church life and work, which was before the Presbyterian General Assembly of New…

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Methodist Men Adelaide's Laymen Convention. the Best Yet

The Methodist · Saturday 16 May 1925 · page 13

Recently we referred to the Contention held in Adelaide, in April. It was our joy, last week, to meet…

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Open Handicap at Moorefield Fezara May Prove Best of Even Lot. Greendale Will Improve in Firm Going Will This Rage Be Valamita's Mission?

The Labor Daily · Saturday 16 May 1925 · page 2

ONLY, TEN have accepted for to-day's Moorefield Handicap, but they are a fairly even lot, and nothing stands out. IF GREENDALE had not run since Randwick, he would probably start…

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For Worship and Work a Devotional Column for Ordinary Methodist. Text for the Week—2 Peter 1:2-4 Hymn for the Week: 262. "Some Sweet Promise."

The Methodist · Saturday 16 May 1925 · page 3

The promises of the Word of God are most wonderful. They were spoken under very varying circumstances and by prophet, psalmist, apostle, or even by the Son of God. "Their spirit, however,…

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Church, Spirit Dying the Devils Hoof £.S.d. of Worship

Evening News · Saturday 16 May 1925 · page 1

"The spirit of the Church is dying. It needs reviving, of we let £ 8 d dominate us we will be under the hoof of the devil."…

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The Church and the World

Evening News · Saturday 16 May 1925 · page 4

Some, if not all, of the Churches complain of a deficiency of candidates for the Ministry, and they complain, also, that funds are insufficient for the proper maintenance of the…

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Children's Year 1925 Young People's Come Together," Glebe Church, St. John's Road. May 20. Speaker: Rev. S. J. Hoban. Kindergarten News

The Methodist · Saturday 16 May 1925 · page 6

On Tuesday last the kindergarten superintendent visited Lugar Brae at the invitation of the M.G.C., and gave an address. Despite the inclement weather, nineteen girls were present. The…

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The Churches. Rev. T. J. Heffernan's Retirement

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 May 1925 · page 10

For more than 30 years the Rev. T. J. Heffernan has taken a leading part in church activities in the Mountains, and his retirement from the rectorship of Hartley, with Mount…

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The Churches the Church Congress in Melbourne 14 Archbishops

The Labor Daily · Saturday 16 May 1925 · page 6

The Congress of members of the Church of England in Melbourne is considered to be one of the most important of such gatherings ever held…

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