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Churches, 1938

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Triona's Unusual Cargo Complete Church to be Shipped to Nauru

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 24 February 1938 · page 5

When the British Phosphate Commissioners' steamer Triona sails from Melbourne shortly for Nauru, she will have a complete…

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Film Shows on Sundays Opposed By Church Authorities

The Sun · Thursday 24 February 1938 · page 16

Sydney Church authorities are strongly opposed to the suggestion that talking picture programmes should be screened in Sydney "to…

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St. Luke's Church Annual Meeting Held

Liverpool News · Thursday 24 February 1938 · page 1

The annual meeting of the Women's Guild of the above was held at the rectory on Tuesday afternoon, February 22. Those present were: The rector and…

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Christian Science Churches

Liverpool News · Thursday 24 February 1938 · page 4

"Mind" was the subject in all Churches of Christ, on Sunday. The Golden Text was: "O Lord, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts…

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LOOKING Backwards Our Catholic Life of Long Ago "There's many a memory bright and fair will tingle at a name. But leave unstirred the embers there we cannot fan to flame."—"Around the Boree Log." Notes From Our Files of 1900

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 24 February 1938 · page 43

We read in July that the parishioners of Botobolar had raised enough funds to build a church in their midst. The estimated cost of the new building was…

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"Anglican Youth Deserting"

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 7

THE Rev. G. Stuart Watts, who was banned from preaching in St. James' Church, says youth is deserting the Anglican Church…

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From a Catholic Reader Vatican and French Communists

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 3

Some weeks ago the “W.W.” published a statement by Cardinal Verdier of Paris in reply to the offer of friendship made to the…

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The Methodist Conference. Public Business To-day. Oversea Missions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 7

The first public business session of the Methodist Conference will be held to-day. Many important matters will be presented, including a number of…

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Sutherland Churches v. Sank[?]s

The St George Call · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 6

With the score at 3 for 73, Sutherland resumed their innings with Partridge and Job. Hutchison and Ludwig were the opening bowlers, and each claimed…

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Church of 1000 Pieces Will Leave for Islands

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 7

THE London Missionary Society is shipping a big Australian built wooden church to Nauru in a 1000 numbered pieces--bell tower and all. Seating 1000 people, it will be…

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Methodist Chief

The Labor Daily · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 1

The Rev. R. H. Campbell, who has been chosen as the new President of the Methodist Conference…

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Women's Home Mission League

The Methodist · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 17

The first monthly meeting of the year was held on the 10th instant, when Mrs. Woodhouse presided. A time of great spiritual uplift in…

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The Methodist Girls' Comradeship

The Methodist · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 6

The Maitland District has always been one of the strongest districts in the State for Methodist Girls' Comradeship. This was manifested at the Annual Conference held at Maitland on Saturday,…

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Opposition to Rearmament Methodist Conference

The Labor Daily · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 8

Opposition to rearmament was expressed at the annual conference of the N.S.W. Methodist Church last night, when the following motion was…

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A Methodist School for Armidale

The Methodist · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 18

Sir,—In looking through some back numbers of your paper recently, I saw a reference to "Academic Armidale." Mention was made of its…

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The Young People's Demonstration "The Methodist Cavalcade"

The Methodist · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 14

Before a crowded building "The Methodist Caval-cade was presented in the Majestic Theatre, New-town, as the 1938 Young People's Department's Demonstration. The purpose was to educate our…

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Hotel Lounge Licences. Methodist View. "Veiledithreat" Deplored

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 20

The annual State conference of the Methodist Church last night carried a resolution stating that it deplored "the expression of a veiled threat of…

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Roman Catholic Bishop. Archbishopric as Personal Honour. LONDON, Feb, 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 12

The Roman Catholic Bishop of Southwark, Dr. Peter Amigo, who has Just celebrated the golden jubilee of his ordination, has been raised to the rank of archbishop…

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A New Church and Its Story

The Methodist · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 16

Down in the Riverina, between Griffth and Hill-ston, at a quiet spot where three roads meet, where there is no township and few homes in sight, a new Methodist Church is about to be…

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Junior Cricket. Western Suburbs Churches' Union. a Grade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 17

MARRICKVILLE DIVISION.—Hioly Trinity, Duiwich Hil, 8-322 (M. Wallace, 77, S. Newman 52, L. Croker 48, R. Perry 41 not out), v St. Augustine's, Stanmore; Marrickvilel Presbyterian. 152…

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