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Churches, 1936

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Will Talk Trade Plans Mission From Lancashire LONDON

The Sun · Sunday 26 January 1936 · page 5

Sir Ernest Thompson, a former President of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, delivered a farewell speech…

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Services in Churches Plans to Honor Dead King

Truth · Sunday 26 January 1936 · page 17

WHILE them will be general mourning on Tuesday, the occasion of the funeral of the late King, business in New…

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Memorial Services . All Churches To-day and

The Sun · Sunday 26 January 1936 · page 2

Church congregations of all denominations throughout New South Wales, to-day and on Tuesday, will join in…

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To Build Church In One Day MELBOURNE

The Sun · Sunday 26 January 1936 · page 12

Mr. A. E. Forbes hopes to conduct a service on Sunday, February 2, in a church which it is planned to build in a day in Potter-street, Black…

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Praise of Late King George. Special Memorial Services in Churches

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 January 1936 · page 6

Special memorial services were held in the churches yesterday, at which preachers extolled the great personal qualities of the late King George, making special reference to his religious character. Special hymns were sung, and at many churches muffled bells were sounded…

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Scots' Church Service

The Labor Daily · Monday 27 January 1936 · page 7

"This service should be one of thanksgiving to God for such a King as George V," said the Rev. Dr. Boyd Scott in his address, "The…

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Central Baptist Church

The Labor Daily · Monday 27 January 1936 · page 7

It was not of His Most Gracious Majesty King George V that Pastor Wilfred Jarvis spoke at the Central Baptist Church yesterday…

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Wreaths on the King's Stone St. Thomas Church, North Sydney

The Labor Daily · Monday 27 January 1936 · page 7

A unique ceremony took place St. Thomas' Church, North Sydney, yesterday, when the wardens and members of the congregation laid…

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Vic. Studios for A.b.c. on Site of Old Church

The Labor Daily · Monday 27 January 1936 · page 8

THE new broadcasting building to house the Victorian division of the A.B.C., will be built upon the site of old St. Andrew's Church…

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Stop Press Services in Brisbane Churches. Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Monday 27 January 1936 · page 1

Every Brisbane church conducted a memorial service for the late King George, whose virtues were extolled, as those of…

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Solemn Mourning for the Late King Many Services To-morrow Massed Bands in Domain Churches In City And Suburbs Big Choir

The Labor Daily · Monday 27 January 1936 · page 5

CITY Cathedrals, suburban churches, and tiny houses of worship in country villages will be the scene of solema…

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Pulpit Tributes to Dead King Draped Churches, Tolling Bells Crowded Congregations Bow In Prayerful Grief

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 January 1936 · page 5

Tolling bells, strains of the Dead March, draped pulpits kneeling thousands, and emotional addresses marked yesterday's memorial services for King George V in city and suburban' churches…

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His Genius Methodist Service

The Sun · Tuesday 28 January 1936 · page 12

"He was no superman--we British never long for supermen--but he was a man with a genius for constitutional government," said Rev. J…

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Last Amen at St. Mary's Catholic Lament Papal Trumpet

The Sun · Tuesday 28 January 1936 · page 13

OUT of a great stillness came the voice of the preacher: "Death has come to the King . . . George V. is…

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Churches Say, “Shift Olympics!”

The Workers' Weekly · Tuesday 28 January 1936 · page 2

As a result of the activities of the American Youth Congress Movement, 65,000 petition have been circulated throughout…

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Late King Memorial Services Full List Of The Churches Noon Silence

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 28 January 1936 · page 5

ALTHOUGH no close holiday will be observed today, and businesses will carry on as usual, it is not expected that…

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S.s. Methodist Mission

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 29 January 1936 · page 8

At the last official quarterly meeting of the South Sydney Methodist Mission, a resolution placing on record the profound sense of loss felt…

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Other Services. Presbyterian

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 January 1936 · page 20

The Rev. Dr. R. G. Macintyre, who gave the memorial address at the Presbyterian service at the Assembly Hall, said that there could not be higher praise than that the late…

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Sympathy of the World Presbyterian Eulogy

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 29 January 1936 · page 7

WITH every place occupied, and even the aisles thronged by reverent mourners, hundreds were unable to gain admission to the…

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The Methodist Community Wesley Chapel Service

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 29 January 1936 · page 7

WESLEY Chapel overflowed with devout mourners yesterday, when the Methodist community of Sydney assembled for a memorial service to…

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