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Churches, 1938

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Catholic Tennis

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 14

BRISBANE, Friday. -- Queensland made a clean sweep of the Catholic tennis carnival today. By ten rubbers to four they defeated New South Wales…

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Sudan United Mission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 5

Mr. Keith R. Wale, Commonwealth organiser for the Sudan United Mission (Australian and New Zealand blanch), has moved his headquarters from Victoria to New South Wales…

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"The Methodist" Subscriptions

The Methodist · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 16

Received at this office, 218 Castlereagh Street, Sydney, up to Tuesday last, and not otherwise acknowledged. In payment to 25-12-37: Mr. S…

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Early Methodist Letters

The Methodist · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 13

Sir,—On December 21st I received a letter from the Secretary of the General Conference, stating that he had been advised of the despatch of…

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The Distinctive Methodist Event of 1938 The Wesley Bi-Centenary

The Methodist · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 1

John Wesley was essentially an adventurer for God. Like Paul, he was in perils oft "of waters, of robbers, of his own countrymen . . ."…

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The Church and Samoa

The Methodist · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 6

It has become almost a platitude to speak of the world as in a stage of transition, and of the present as a period of change. One suspects that such phrases have always been current; that the…

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The Churches of Adelaide

The Methodist · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 4

The impression of clergy and laity is that church work was easier and more successful thirty years ago, or even less. than to-day in Adelaide…

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Council of Churches

The Methodist · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 15

It was resolved at the December meeting that in connection with the 150th Anniversary of the Founding of the State a United Religious…

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At a Church Service in Germany A Scottish minister's wife, who was visiting Germany, describes a service in the church shown in this picture

The Methodist · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 10

Early as we were, we had difficulty in finding seats in the nave, and ten minutes later every seat was occupied, and camp-stools were being placed in the aisles. Even these were not enough,…

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Church of England Constitution. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 8

Sir,—In reply to the letter of the Bishop of Newcastle in your issue of 20th last., I wish to say that nothing was further from my intention that to reflect in any way—either…

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Junior Cricket. Western Suburbs Churches' Union. (Additional eighth-round results.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 18

A Grade.—Strathfield division: West Ryde Methodist, 71 (A. Deegan 3-4, J. Rowe 4-19) and 7-45 (J. Beattle 4-16), beat St. Anne's, Strsthfield, 97 and l8 (L. Slatyer 4-11, L. Woods 5-2)…

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Watchnight Services. City and Suburban Churches. Marked Devotional Spirit

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 19

The noise of the rumbling over-laden trams, and the levelry associated with the birh of the new year, did not disturb those who attended the…

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The Churches. Fivedock Charge. Rev. A. G. Mackintoshcarter

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 5

The Rev. A. G. Mackintosh-Carter, B.A., B.D., who was recently inducted into the Presbyterian charge of St. Cuthbert's, Fivedock, was for the past…

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Church of the Spirit. The World Crisis

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 5

From this world crisis through which we are passing will emerge that company which has been designated 'The Church of The Spirit."…

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Australian Catholic Tennis Conference

The Sun · Sunday 2 January 1938 · page 5

BRISBANE, Saturday.--At the annual conference of the Australian Catholic Lawn Tennis Association today, it was decided to ask the…

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Methodist Centenary. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 January 1938 · page 5

During the centenary celebrations of the West Maitland Methodist Church an appeal was made for £1000 for renovations to the church building. By means of gifts, a fair,…

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Nazi Claim to Unity. Doubt Arises. "Opposition" and Church. BERLIN, Jan. [?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 January 1938 · page 7

Herr Hitler and other Nazi leaders have issued New Year messages congratulating Germans on what Nazism has done for them, and pointing…

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The Churches. Twelve-hour Appeal Rector to Sit in Tent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 January 1938 · page 9

In an effort to increase to £1000 the fund for a new church to replace the wooden structure of St. Paul's Church of England, Bankstown, the rector (the…

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New Presbyterian Church. Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 5

The New Presbyterian Church at Downside has been officially opened. It is a brick building, cost £1000, and is almost free of debt. Two other Presbyterian churches built in…

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Brewer's Lorry Aids Mission Van. Church Arm)' Officer's Experience. NEWCASTLE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 7

Many aspects of the work of the Church Army in Australia were discussed to-day at the first All-Australian Conference of Church Army officers at Adamstown, Newcastle…

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