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Churches, 1926

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Around the Catholic World. Pope to Bestow Golden Rose on Queen of Belgians

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 12

HIS HOLINESS, the Pope, will bestow the Golden Rose—the gift by which the Sovereign Pontiffs express appreciation of outstanding services by Catholic…

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Looking Backwards Our Catholic Life of Long Ago. Testimonial to Bishop Higgins of St. Benedict's

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 16

The old parishioners of St. Benedict's, George-street, West, still revere the name of the…

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Notable Catholic Events of the Year 1925. How Busy Prelates Spent Their Week-ends: Remarkable Work

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 28

A REVIEW of the Catholic events of the year which have been added to the calendars of the past shows us the marvellous strides made by the…

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When We Talk About the Catholic Home. What Do We Mean? Pampering a Body and Undernourishing a Soul

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 14

THE position of parents is one of dignity; and that dignity is one which the world cannot equal with all its so-called dignities; for it is given by…

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Church Parade at Brisbane. Dr. Duhig's Welcome to French Sailors

The Catholic Press · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 20

Captain Decoux, his officers, and a number of sailors from the French war sloop Cassiope, held a church parade on Sunday, attending St. Stephen's Cathedral for the…

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Celebrations in the Churches at Christmas St. Patrick's, Parramatta

The Catholic Press · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 20

Very impressive were the Christmas ceremonies at St. Patrick's, Parramatta, held in honour of the Nativity of Our Lord. Commencing at midnight, Missa Cantata was…

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A Round of the Churches. the Afternoon Service at the Lyceum. a Fine Oration by Rev. Foreman

Watchman · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 2

Rev. Mr. Foreman, superintendent of the great Methodist City Mission, has again got fairly into work, and signalised same by an address of some 40…

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Ignorance of the Church's Position Mr. Belloc Discusses the Modern Rejection of Catholicism

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 13

AS briefly reported in a previous issue, Mr. Hilaire Belloc was. invited by the London "Daily Express" to contribute to the series of articles now…

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Church Saves Countless Lives. 275 China Orphanages in Care of Sisters

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 12

The Catholic Church has now no less than 275 Orphanages in China, conducted by the Sisters who devote their entire lives and energies to the task of…

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The Fate of Sacrilege. What Happened the Robbers of the Church

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 9

IT sometimes happens in one's reading that a single sentence strikes home as if it were inscribed on a monument for everlasting remembrance. Such…

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The Church in Rumania a Long Tale of Persecution

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 23

Rumania is figuring in the cables just at present. More interesting to Catholics than the troubles of Royalty there is the position of the Church at the present…

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Churches Benefit Wealthy Graziers Will

Evening News · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 11

Mr. James White, grazier, of [?] Park, Dunkeld Victoria, and St. Kilda road, Melbourne, who died on February 7, 1925, left an estate in Victoria…

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Meriden Church of England School for Girls at Strathfield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 10

TO BE GOVERNED BY A COUNCIL RECOGNISED AND PARTLY NOMINATED BY THE DIOCESAN BOARD OF EDUCATION…

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Meriden. School for Girls. Now Church of England

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 6

When the Meriden Girls' School, Strathfield, reopens on February 9, after the Christmas vacation, it will be under a new regime, and will be known as Meriden Church of…

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Church Reunion. Lismore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 10

A suggestion has been made to the Lismore Ministers' Association that a conference of Church representatives should be held at Lismore, when differences separating Churches…

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New Year Gaiety Boys Ring Church Bell They Were Fined Melbourne

The Sun · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 11

There is public indignation at Camperdown at fines of 10s each on two boys who rang the Prekbyterian Church bell on New Year's Eve. It is…

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"The Living Church" Soviet and Bishops London

The Sun · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 19

Seventeen bishops, including the highest dignitary of the Orthodox Church, have been arrested at Moscow, says a message from Berlin…

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When Churches Can Help

The Labor Daily · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 6

Sir,--It is to be hoped that in this year of 1[?]26 the wise and farseeing clergy of all denominations will seek out the primary causes of poverty and…

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Canberra Churches Methodists' Effort Queanbeyan

The Labor Daily · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 7

Representative Methodist clergymen of the various States have assembled at Canberra in connection with the proposal to erect a church worthy of…

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Woman Killed. On Mission of Mercy

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 4

An aged woman named Mrs. Jomima Wilson, seventy-eight years of age, attached to the Salvation Army, received fatal injuries when…

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