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Churches, 1937

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Church Land in Slums Canon's Plan for Reclamation

The Sun · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 6

PURCHASE by a syndicate of wealthy churchmen in business, of church leaseholds in slum districts and…

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Christian Science Churches

The St George Call · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 6

“Reality” was the subject in all Churches of Christ, Scientist, on Sunday. The Golden Text was; “Lord. then has been our dwelling place in all…

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Church Nightingales

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 7

CHOIR GIRLS taking part in the concluding Day of Witness service, at St. John's Church of England, Glebe, last night. The choir led the singing at the service, at which the Archbishop of Sydney (Dr. Mowll) gave the address…

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New Mission for Inland Presbyterian Church Buys Station MELBOURNE

The Sun · Saturday 3 April 1937 · page 3

Plans for a new aboriginal mission station in the heart of Australia have been advanced by the purchase of Mr. S. Ferguson's Ernabella…

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Methodist Crusaders Easter Camps

The Methodist · Saturday 3 April 1937 · page 12

About eight years ago, with one camp and few campers, the Methodist Crusaders, with "Courageous Christianity" as their motto, marched forward "To promote the spiritual advancement and…

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Easter Day at the Mission

The Methodist · Saturday 3 April 1937 · page 5

The gallery was brought into use for the service in Wesley Chapel on Sunday morning, which was conducted by the Rev. C. J. Wells. The. Lyceum was crowded,…

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"The Methodist" and the Ministers

The Methodist · Saturday 3 April 1937 · page 4

A NEW CHURCH YEAR opens this week, and the ministers will be welcoming their opportunity for their distinctive service to Church and community. "The Methodist"…

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Early Churches

The Methodist · Saturday 3 April 1937 · page 6

Here and there in the central west of N.S.W. are to be seen churches which were built eighty, ninety, and even one hundred years ago. As is but to be expected in such cases, few of them…

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In Other Lands England All Hallows' Church

The Methodist · Saturday 3 April 1937 · page 16

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has decided that the Church of All Hallows in Lombard Street, London, shall be sold. This…

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Our Letter Box Church Announcements (To the Editor.)

The Methodist · Saturday 3 April 1937 · page 15

Sir,—May I crave space in your paper in order to register an emphatic protest against the practice of reading a lengthy list of notices at…

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Church Music

The Methodist · Saturday 3 April 1937 · page 16

"Evening Hymn," by H. Balfour Gardiner, looks a good type of anthem, which, given careful study and intelligent singing, will lend…

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Why Don't People Go to Church? An Answer from Leeton

The Methodist · Saturday 3 April 1937 · page 11

This question has frequently exercised the minds of ministers and church officers during the course of the years, and the answers given thereto have been many and varied. Quite a novel reason was…

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Church Lands. Canon Hammond Suggests Control by Company. "No Money Made Out of Slums."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 April 1937 · page 17

The formation of a company to acquire the unexpired portion of Church property leases for the purpose of abolishing slums was suggested by the Rev. Canon R. B. S. Hammond,…

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Church Noises. Clergyman's Denial

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 April 1937 · page 14

Pastor R. M. Leghorn, of the Hurstville Baptist Church, referred yesterday to a complaint made to the Hurstville Council by a resident of Dora-street, near the church,…

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The Churches. the Rev. C. T. F. GOY. Patrol Padre for A.I.M.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 April 1937 · page 11

The Rev. C. T. F. Goy, of Cootamundra Presbyterian Church, has been appointed patrol padre with the Australian Inland Mission, and, accompanied by Mrs. Goy, will…

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GOSSIP Queen Of The Goldseekers -- Squatters' Playground In Pub -- Maori Church Leader -- Three - Hour Tennis Battle -- His Honor Of The Territory Window Cleaning Author

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 3 April 1937 · page 13

ONE of the best known figures in Rockhampton is "Brasso" Woods, a braw Scot, who cleans business…

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Cleric Wants Church Lead in Slum Clearance

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 April 1937 · page 2

THE purchase of slum areas, rebuilding, and control of property by the church, was embraced in a scheme outlined yesterday by Canon Hammond, of St. Barnabas's Church. "The Church owns 30 acres in…

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Church Notes Brilliant Chinese Preacher

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 April 1937 · page 16

RELIGIOUS interest in Sydney is centred in the visit, on behalf of the Australian Student Christian Movement;, of Dr. T. Z…

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Looking After Natives Church Proposes Big Mission Scheme Melbourne

The Sun · Sunday 4 April 1937 · page 4

With the purchase of Ernabella Station in Central Australia, the Presbyterian Church will make an effort to preserve…

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No More Seances in Assembly Hall Presbyterian Objection to Psychic Lectures

The Sun · Sunday 4 April 1937 · page 15

Presbyterian feeling in Sydney has been deeply stirred by the letting of the Assembly Hall, owned by the church, to the spiritualist lecturer and medium, Mr. Arthur Ford, who concluded a series of demonstrations on Tuesday…

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