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Churches, 1928

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"Think of Others" Speed Past Churches

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 10 February 1928 · page 15

A well-timed plea to motorists, to have a thought for the Sabbath when passing churches, is made through the N.R.M.A. by a member. Many churches,…

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Greek Church. Dispute in Australia. Efforts to Close the Rift

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 February 1928 · page 11

What is apparently a move to heal the dispute between sections of the adherents of the Grock Orthodox Church in Sydney has been made by the head of the Church in…

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Church Young People. High Athletic Standards

The St George Call · Friday 10 February 1928 · page 3

The popular assertion that the Church young people are of the weak and spineless type received the direct "lie" once and for all, on Anniversary…

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Cronulla Congregational Church

The Cronulla-Sutherland Advocate · Friday 10 February 1928 · page 2

Oil the remaining three Sundays of February, the special preacher in the above church will be Rev. M. C. Finch recently from AW Zealand. In…

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St: Clement Danes. Australia's Parish Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 February 1928 · page 11

St. Clement Danes stands on an island site in the Strand, about 40 yards from the main entrance to Australia House. Its energetic rector, the Rev. W. Penuington-Blckford,…

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Methodist Men and Methodist Women!

The Methodist · Saturday 11 February 1928 · page 19

No one can study the life of Jesus without being struck by the fact that from start to finish, that which gives beauty and charm to the…

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Religion by Radio Catholic Broadcaster

Nepean Times · Saturday 11 February 1928 · page 2

Something new in broadcasting has been started by the Catholic Church in Sydney, the church having leased station 2UE for the purpose of enabling…

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The Tongan Methodist College Choir

The Methodist · Saturday 11 February 1928 · page 12

The Rev. A. H. Wood, M.A., B.D., Principal of the Tubou College, Tongatabu, with Mrs. Wood and their two children and the members of the Tongan College Choir, including Prince Taufa, arrived…

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Methodism's Mission Fields Annual Meeting of the Board of Missions

The Methodist · Saturday 11 February 1928 · page 1

The Board of Missions is in session this week. This influential Church Court of the General Conference is composed of prominent ministers and laymen of all the…

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Boy "Parson" Sought By Police Mission to Outback With "Lady Help"

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 11 February 1928 · page 8

THE POLICE OF THREE STATES are exchanging notes concerning a young cleric who lately figured in Melbourne and Sydney…

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Mission Board Annual Meeting Two Half Days and an Evening Tuesday Afternoon

The Methodist · Saturday 11 February 1928 · page 6

The Board of Missions, in its Annual Meeting, is one of the most important bodies in Methodism. Its members, including men and wornqn, gather from all the States of the Commonwealth, and from the…

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Garden Fete In Aid of Methodist S.S. Opened by Mrs. Jackson

Nepean Times · Saturday 11 February 1928 · page 7

True to a splendid reputation, the workers of Penrith Methodist Church and Sunday School have organised another Garden Fete, which is…

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Cyclone in W. A. Churches Destroyed Thousands Damage

Evening News · Saturday 11 February 1928 · page 6

A CYCLONE which visited Kalgoorile, Cool[?] and the Boulder yesterday afternoon lasted only two miutes but did thousands of po[?]mds'…

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The Churches. Salvation Army. Lieut.-colonel A. Colvin. Sydney Appointment

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 February 1928 · page 11

'Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Colvin, who has been appointed to the charge of the Sydney Central Division of the Salvation Army, entered the service of the Salvation 'Army 36…

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Greek Church. Services Suspended. Children Awaiting Baptism

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 February 1928 · page 18

A peculiar position has arisen in regard to services that might be held at the official Greek Orthodox Church, at the corner of Dowling nnd Napier streets. Paddington…

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Church Usages Prayer Book Points Laymen Argue

The Sun · Saturday 11 February 1928 · page 1

The revised prayer-book was discussed in committee yesterday by the House of Clergy and the House of Laity, both of whom agreed to a proposal for an appeal to the Archbishop in a case where a clergyman had been…

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Churches Wrecked Disastrous Cyclone W.A. Damage Buildings Unroofed Perth

The Sun · Saturday 11 February 1928 · page 5

A cyclone, by far the most severe ever experienced in the district. struck Coolgardie. Kalgoordie and Boulder…

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Estate of £20,000 Donations to Church

The Labor Daily · Saturday 11 February 1928 · page 4

An estate, valued for probate purposes at [?]20,171, was left by the late [?] Emmaline Richworth, wife of Henry [?] Richworth, public…

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Papal Legate Ill Cardinal Cerretti Has Had Wonder Church Career World-wide Experience

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 February 1928 · page 7

News has come to Sydney that the Papal Legate, Cardinal Cerretti, who is to represent the Pope at tire Eucharistic Congress in…

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Ghost Kills a Priest Terrifying Midnight Tragedy in Church Dead Man Rises From a Coffin

Sunday Times · Sunday 12 February 1928 · page 20

A priest praying over the mortal remains of one of his parishioners The choir boys chanting a litany for the dead. Midnight strikes. There is a rush of air through the church—an eerie cry—and the shrouded figure of the corpse rises like a wraith from out the coffin, seizes the priest by…

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