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Churches, 1931

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Church and State Appeal Totals £424 to Date

Daily Pictorial · Thursday 5 February 1931 · page 7

Replying to Sir Daniel Levy in the Legislative Assembly yesterday, the Premier said that the expenditure so far on the State and Church…

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Synagogue or Church Usage?

The Australian Jewish Chronicle · Thursday 5 February 1931 · page 7

The Editor, Australian Jewish Chronicle. Sir, Every Sabbath and Festival we…

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The New Zealand Catastrophe. Chaos Still Exists in Napier. Evacuation of the City Ordered. Graphic Stories Told by Eye-witnesses of Events. Full Extent of Tragedy Not Yet Known. Fears That 1 000 People Have Been Killed. Awful Scene of Death in Anglican Cathedral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 February 1931 · page 9

Owing to chaos prevailing at Hawkes Bay it was quite impossible even at a late hour last night to learn how many people had been killed at Napier. Travellers who reached Wellington last night from the stricken area all agree that the dead number hundreds. Some of them fear that the total may exceed 1000. The complete evacuation of the city within two days has been ordered by the Government, there being fears…

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Methodist Church

The Biz · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 4

The annual harvest thanksgiving services will be held in the Cabramatta Church next Sunday. These services will be conducted by Revs…

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Methodist Missions. Salary Reductions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 15

At its annual sessions yesterday morning the Methodist Board of Missions agreed to a 10 per cent, reduction in the salaries of all European workers. This the workers had…

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Swarms of Bees. Invade a Church. WINDSOR

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 11

Two large swarms of bees have made their home in the church building at Agnes Banks, near Richmond. Last Sunday, while the service was in…

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Church Youth. Annual Athletics Contests

The St George Call · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 6

The sixth combined athletic contests of the St George District Young People’s Institute Union, held at Kurnell, on Anniversary Day, attracted a…

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Church Youth. Annual Athletic Contests

The Propeller · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 1

The sixth combined athletic contests of the St. George District Young People's Institute Union, held at Kurnell on Anniversary Day, attracted a…

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Cronulla Methodist Church

The Cronulla-Sutherland Advocate · Saturday 7 February 1931 · page 2

The services of Sunday last were deeply interest. A large number of people remained for the Communion service after the evening service. The…

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Methodist Missions. Reduced Expenditure

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 February 1931 · page 17

The Methodist Board of Missions, [?] the recommendations of a large committee which had been set up to explore the matter, agreed to considerable reductions of…

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The India Mission. (To the Editor.)

The Methodist · Saturday 7 February 1931 · page 13

Sir,—When the Foreign Mission Board meets, it should seriously consider whether we can continue in India. Why did we go there? The desire…

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Foreign Mission Appeal (To the Editor.)

The Methodist · Saturday 7 February 1931 · page 7

Sir,—Mr. Nesbit says, "In spite of all the appeals and challenges sent forth, the offerings of the church in Australia declined from £73,725 in…

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Methodist Missionary Society Annual Meeting of the Board

The Methodist · Saturday 7 February 1931 · page 14

On Tuesday afternoon at 2.30, the Mission Board met in the Conference Hall. There was almost a full attendance. The Rev. F. Lade, M.A., President-General, presided. The opening hymn, number 717,…

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"The World Through Australian Eyes." Principal Bennett at the P.S.A. (Sydney Central Mission.)

The Methodist · Saturday 7 February 1931 · page 2

Principal Bennett, who, with Mrs. Bennett, returned to Sydney last week, was not long ashore before he was right in the work of the church. His first engagement was with the C.M.M., which…

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RELIGION Is the Church Selfish?

Evening News · Saturday 7 February 1931 · page 6

REV. Stanley G. Beat, rector of St. Paul's, Church of England, Kogarah declares that a spirit of selfishness has eaten its way even into church life; that the mind is asking itself questions, and that the…

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Christian Endeavour Jubilee How One Church Celebrated

The Methodist · Saturday 7 February 1931 · page 6

That the jubilee of Christian Endeavour was worthy of some recognition by the Church was evidenced by the preparations made a Manly on Sunday last. The service in the morning bore…

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The Church and Its Expenditure Some Further Observations

The Methodist · Saturday 7 February 1931 · page 8

Do the various sections of our church fully recognise the position with which we are face to face and, if so, are their representatives—ministers and laymen—prepared to take steps at the…

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(By the Secretary of the Northbridge Church Aid.)

The Methodist · Saturday 7 February 1931 · page 15

The Northbridge L.C. Aid and W.F.M.A. owe a great deal to the late Mrs. H. H. Nolan, who was President of both Societies for five years,…

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Our Letter Box (Continued from page 13.) the Church's Expenditure. (To the Editor.)

The Methodist · Saturday 7 February 1931 · page 18

Sir,—I read with interest Mr. W. J. Kessell's article on "The Church and its expenditure," in your issue of 7th January, and thought that…

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The Churches. Rev. C. H. Tomlinson. Rector of Northbridge

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 February 1931 · page 6

The Rev. Charles Henry Tomlinson, who was recently inducted to the parish of St. Marks', Northbridge, in succession to the Rev. Ernest Cameron, has had varied experience in…

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