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Churches, 1938

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The Churches. Long Ministry Closing. Canon Howard Lea

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 5

The Rev. Canon E. Howard Lea will officiate as rector of St. Mark's, Darling Point, for the last time at to-morrow night's service. He will retire on…

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St. James' Church. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 5

Sir,—Some months ago, the Archbishop assured the wardens of the above church that he was anxious that the standard of worship at St. James's should be maintained, and…

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Lang Policy To-morrow Parkes Welcome to Opposition Leader Bond Between Church And Labor Party PARKES

The Sun · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 2

Into a town beflagged and embellished with triumphal arches for the Sesqui-centenary Celebrations of the Central West, strode the Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Lang) and Labor delegates for the Country Provincial Conference of the…

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High And Low Church

The Labor Daily · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 10

WITH the dispute unsettled between certain adherents of St. James' Church, Sydney, and the Archbishop, a report by a…

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Church Notes Australian As College Principal

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 8

Sydney Congregationalists are gratified over the appointment of the Rev. R. B. Reynolds, M.A., B.D., as Principal of Camden College…

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"Dorothy, I Am Your Mother" —Bride Halted At Church Touching Scene at Wedding of a Cinderella Adelaide

Truth · Sunday 27 February 1938 · page 13

WHILE the organ pealed at Scots Church, Adelaide, the other night, and a well-known operatic singer sang "The Voice That Breathed O'er Eden" as the bridal party signed the register at the fashionable wedding of…

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TALENTS The VOICE of the CHURCH

The Sun · Sunday 27 February 1938 · page 22

GOD has made no blanks and no spare parts. Every man has to carry a personal responsibility in life. All have not…

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Centenary Of N.Z. Catholic Church

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 February 1938 · page 7

AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Sunday. -- Celebration of the Centenary of the New Zealand Catholic Church began yesterday, when cheering crowds welcomed the…

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Known Here New Methodist President

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 28 February 1938 · page 4

Rev. R. H. Campbell, who last week was elected president of the Methodist Conference, is well-known in this district. He was formerly in charge of…

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Roman Catholic Centenary. Celebration in New Zealand. AUCKLAND

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 February 1938 · page 9

The celebration of the centenary of the Roman Catholic Church of New Zealand opened when the Wanganella arrived with the Apostolic Delegate, Archbishop Panico,…

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No Bridegroom. Bride Waiting at Church. Inquiries by Police. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 February 1938 · page 10

Extensive inquiries by the [?] Branch and the Newmarket police failed to reveal any trace of Joseph Francis Hickey, who was to have been the bridegroom at an Enoggera…

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The Churches. Retirement of Canon Lea. Farewell at St. Mark's, Darling Point

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 February 1938 · page 10

Parishioners of St. Mark's Church, Darling Point, on Saturday afternoon entertained the rector, Canon E. Howard Lea, and his family in the…

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St. James' Church. No New Developments

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 February 1938 · page 8

The rector of St. James', the Rev. E. J. Davidson, said last night that no fresh developments had occurred in the dispute which arose within the church following his…

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Pleasures Blamed Youths Shun Churches

The Sun · Monday 28 February 1938 · page 1

Sunday pleasures, parental indifference, and the decline in birthrate were factors contributing to the serious…

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Catholic Guilds

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 4

Sir,--In October of last year there was published in Sydney and circulated throughout New South Wales and some of the other States an…

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Ulster Minister's Mission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 12

It is believed that the secret visit to London of Mr. J. M. Andrews, Northern Ireland Minister for Finance, will have an important bearing on the Anglo-Irish talks…

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Wellington Methodist Church. Use of Local Materials

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 8

A contract has been let for the construction of a new Methodist Church at Wellington, which has been designed to accommodate 300 persons when completed…

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The Rev. R. PIPER. Methodist Missionary Secretary

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 12

By a majority of votes in the representative and ministerial sessions of the Methodist Conference, the Rev. Richard Piper was elected successor to the Rev. G. H. Hewitt, in the…

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The Methodist Conference. Political Meetings on Sunday. Strong Disapproval

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 12

The Methodist Conference yesterday passed a resolution deprecating the holding of political meetings on Sundays, and expressing the fear that the…

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Church Plan for Industry

The Sun · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 3

"Methodism is ideally made as an instrument, of social reform," said the Rev. Herbert Green, addressing the Methodist Conference to-day…

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