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Churches, 1931

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Social Crusade Mission

The Labor Daily · Saturday 16 May 1931 · page 10

To-morrow night, in the Ruskin Cafe, Rev. C. W. Chandler will speak on Ruskin's "Unto This Last." The life of the great English Socialist, John…

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Presbyterian Women's Federation

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 May 1931 · page 7

To coincide with the annual Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, the women's organisations connected with the Church have held their annual meetings this week…

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Methodist Free Kindergarten

The Methodist · Saturday 16 May 1931 · page 12

Can any good thing conic out of Redfern? "Yes! Peter's Ice Cream!" was the reply. The question was asked right in the heart of Redfern's…

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Sydney Central Mission the 47Th Anniversary

The Methodist · Saturday 16 May 1931 · page 9

The Anniversary preacher was the Rev. C. Irving Benson, of Melbourne, and his messages to the great congregations that gathered on Sunday last in the Lyceum Hall were with great spiritual power…

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Catholic Education. Protest to Prime Minister. Proposed Abolition of Physical Training

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 May 1931 · page 15

At the second day's sittings of the Catholic Education Association yesterday, in St. Patrick's Hall, Harrington-street, Rev. Bro. M. B. Hanrahan, provincial of the Christian…

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Church of England Bush Church Aid Society

Nepean Times · Saturday 16 May 1931 · page 3

The Bush Church Aid Society is an agency in the Church of England to forward the work of the Christian Church in the outback parts of…

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Our Letter Box The Manifesto of the Council of Churches (To the Editor.)

The Methodist · Saturday 16 May 1931 · page 7

Sir,—Some of us—[hope, very many of us—feel that the manifesto issued by the Council of Churches recently, dealing with our national crisis, is an…

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The Churches. Mr.d. Wakeley. South Kensington Church of Christ

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 May 1931 · page 7

Mr. D. Wakeley has commenced his ministry at the Church of Christ, Anzac-parade, South Kensington. He came from Victoria, where he held several important positions with the…

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Letters the Church's Part. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 May 1931 · page 10

Sir,—The "Herald" of 12th instant publishes an address by the Rev. C. Irving Benson, to the Central Methodist Mission's meeting in Melbourne. It is noteworthy for its…

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Church Discusses Capital and Labour

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 May 1931 · page 16

Rev. Father W. J. Lockington, S.J., speaking in St. Mary's Cathedral last night on Pope Leo XIII's famous Encyclical on capital and labour…

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Church Parade. Recalling Historical Services

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 May 1931 · page 8

A church service, similar to others of historical interest that took place in the early days of the colony, has been arranged by the Rev. C. W. Clarke, rector of Holy Trinity Church…

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Mr. Eldridge, M.P. Attack on Churches. ADELAIDE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 May 1931 · page 13

In a speech to tramwaymen at the Trades Hall, Mr. Eldridge, M.P., attacked the churches for their recent manifesto. He said the manifesto deplored the fact that there were parties…

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Divorce and Re-marriage Church View

The Sun · Saturday 16 May 1931 · page 7

"Is there to be no forgiveness for the men guilty of sin? "The Stale will re-marry these divorced people--what will be…

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Marry Them? Church and Divorce Presbyterian Rules

The Sun · Sunday 17 May 1931 · page 2

"I propose that a pronouncement be made that re-marriage of divorced persons is forbidden until the innocent party is re-married," said Rev…

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"Intolerable" Pope to Spain Wrecked Churches London

The Sun · Sunday 17 May 1931 · page 4

The damage to church property in the post-revolutionary riots is estimated at £5,000,000, reports the Madrid correspondent of the "Daily…

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109Th. Anniversary Methodist Church

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 18 May 1931 · page 3

The 109th Sunday school anniversary services of the Leigh Memorial Methodist Church were held on Sunday May 10…

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Presbyterian Assembly. Sessions Continued

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 May 1931 · page 10

The Presbyterian General Assembly continued its sessions on Saturday morning. Leave was granted Bland Presbytery to sell manse property at Tubbal at an approved…

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Presbyterian Social Girls Entertain Mothers

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 18 May 1931 · page 6

The girls' auxiliary of the Granville Presbyterian Church held a Mothers' Day social evening. The girls invited their own and other…

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Presbyterian Men's League Meeting Annual Demonstration

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 May 1931 · page 5

One thousand members of the Presbyterian Men's League attended the annual demonstration in Scots Church yesterday, presided over by…

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Boys' Peace Broadcast Catholic Organ Protests

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 May 1931 · page 7

CANBERRA, Sunday.--A protest against restricting to one school the selection of a boy to broadcast to-morrow's Boyhood Peace…

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