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Churches, 1927

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Deported Mexican Prelates State v. Church Sequel to Atrocity Mexico City, April 23

The Sun · Monday 25 April 1927 · page 1

Despatches censored by President Calles's officials describe Mexico City and Guadalajara as tremendously shocked and…

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That Rozdjesvenski Industrial Mission

The Sun · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 12

IF one looks back for a parallel to the journey of the industrial mission sent to the United States by Mr. Bruce, one finds it in the ill-fated voyage, of Admiral Rozdjesvenski's fleet from the Baltic to the tragic fiasco of Tsushima…

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Pacific Islands. Progress of Mission. Official's Tour

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 10

The Rev. V. A. Barradale, secretary of the London Missionary Society who passed through Sydney on his way to Melbourne yesterday, expressed the opinion that the…

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Baddeley's Mission Inquiries in England London, Monday Night

The Sun · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 23

The N.S.W. Minister for Mines, Mr. Baddeley, has had a conference with the Secretary for Mines…

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Industrial Mission. Vocational Training. Milwaukee's Fine School. "Upgrading" American Homes. No. 4. CHICAGO, March 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 10

Vocational schools are an essential part of the industrial activities of the people in the State of Wisconsin. Between the ages of 14 and 18 years all children must attend…

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To-day's Prospects for Randwick Backers are Brighter than Usual at Weight for Age Valicare and Limerick are Likely to Prevail What Will Be Heroic's Mission?

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 4

There are to be two weight-for-age races--All Aged Stakes and Cumberland Stakes--at Randwick, this afternoon, one over a mile and the other over a mile and three quarters, and they are expected to produce…

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New Church. for Soldiers' Suburb. Matraville Ceremony

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 14

For a long time the soldiers and their familes settled in Matraville have either crowded into the little wooden shed in the corner of their church ground or have joined…

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Church of England. the New Constitution. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 8

Sir,—The attack in your issue of Saturday by a committee on the proposed new constitution of the Anglican Church in Australia should have serious consideration…

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Chalmers-st Church. Christian Unity for Peace

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 12

Taking as his subject "Actions Wanted— Not Words," the Rev D. F. Brandt, gave a special Anzac Day address at the Chalmers-street Presbyterian Church yesterday…

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Social Service. Union of Churches. Suggested Basis

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 10

The Rev. Victor Bell was a speaker at the thirty-fourth anniversary of the Dalmar Children's Home at Carlingford, and at the opening of the Ebenezer Vickery Memorial…

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Baptist Church at Canberra. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 12

The Baptist Church authorities are moving to establish a church at Canberra Dr. A. J. Waldock has been invited by the Baptist Union of Australia to undertake the task of…

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St. Andrew's Church, Lismore. Lismore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 12

The Bishop of Grafton (Dr. Ashton) on Saturday, consecrated St. Andrew's Church, Lismore, in the presence of a record congregation. The church was commenced in 1904…

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Soldiers' Church Matraville Settlement Spirit of Anzac

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 10

The foundation-stone of a Church of England for the Matraville Soldiers' Settlement was set by Bishop D'Arcy-Irvine yesterday afternoon…

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Footballs in Church

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 11

Cricket bats, footballs, corner flags, and boxing gloves were used recently at St. Peter's, Greenwich, England, to decorate the church for a sports…

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Anglican Church. New Constitution. Bishop Long's Approval. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 April 1927 · page 14

At a specially summoned session of the Anglican Synod for the Western Diocese at Bathuist, the Bishop of Bathurst (Dr. Long) said that the constitution came to them…

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"Spirit of Fellowship" New Anglican Constitution BATHURST

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 April 1927 · page 20

The eighteenth Synod of the Bathurst Anglican Diocese opened to-day, when Dr. Dong, Bishop of Bathurst, said that the Synod had been specially…

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Mission of Love Romantic Cantonese Colonel Some Shanghai Interludes Shanghai, March 24

The Sun · Wednesday 27 April 1927 · page 3

I struck a party of Gloster Tommies searching a Cantonese colonel, who had got into the settlement by devious ways. They searched him for…

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Free Churches No Rates to Pay Anomalies in Act

Evening News · Wednesday 27 April 1927 · page 8

IN future, if a man rents land to a church or charity, he will be exempted from municipal rating in respect of that land…

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Waiting at the Church

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 27 April 1927 · page 10

"In view of the present state of affairs, it is high time we had an election."—Opposition Leader Bavin (N.S.W.) on the slighest excuse…

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Chapter V. Gwithian Visits Pendragon Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 April 1927 · page 7

"You say you have never seen nor had any communication with either of those two young people since the day Mr. Pendiagon was buried?" queried Gwithlan…

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