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Churches, 1938

4,162 stories in Sydney's papers · page 38 of 209

The Ordination Charge Delivered in the Bourke Street Church on Thursday, 3rd March, by the Retiring President, Rev. W. Deane, M.A., B.D. Prophetic Preaching (Lesson: Ephesians 1:11; Text, 7.)

The Methodist · Saturday 12 March 1938 · page 4

MY DEAR BRETHREN,—It is my joy and privilege to congratulate you upon your ordination to the work of a Methodist minister. I need hardly remind you…

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From the floor of the Conference Church Union

The Methodist · Saturday 12 March 1938 · page 16

BY A MAJORITY of two to one, Conference decided to recommend to General Conference "that present negotiations for union between the Methodist and Congregational Churches be discontinued…

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The Churches. Rev. C. J. Tinsley. Great Record of Service

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 March 1938 · page 5

The Rev. C. J. Tinsley, who has just completed 36 years successful ministry at the Stanmore Baptist Church, has joined the very small circle of pastors…

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Moore College Training Church Paper's Criticism

The Sun · Saturday 12 March 1938 · page 5

"The finest Theological Faculty in Australia," was the late Professor Andrew Harper's designation of the Joint Theological Faculty…

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Plans to Merge Churches

The Labor Daily · Saturday 12 March 1938 · page 10

MADE public last month in England was a plan, drafted by the two Anglican archbishops, eleven bishops and representatives of…

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Week's Mission at Parramatta Society's Exstensive Work Striking Changes

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 14 March 1938 · page 2

Many interesting speakers will visit Parramatta in connection with the Missionary Mission organised by the Church Missionary Society, which started at St…

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From the Pulpit. the Word "Catholic." Dr. Rumble's Sermon

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 March 1938 · page 10

At High Mass at St. Mary's Cathedral yesterday morning the Rev. Dr. L. Rumble, M.S.C., referred to the dispute at St. James' Church of England, King Street…

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Secrets of Popularity. Evangelists at Central Baptist Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 March 1938 · page 10

Preaching in the Central Baptist Church yesterday morning, the Rev. John McNeill, of the Grace Tabernacle Church, Chicago, said that to tell the popularity of a church one…

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The Churches. Bible Training School Opened by Dr. Mowll

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 March 1938 · page 21

The Archbishop of Sydney, Dr. Mowll, on Saturday afternoon officially opened the new Church of England Bible Training School, at Croydon Park that is to be used for the…

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Clerics Shy of Church Talkies

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 March 1938 · page 8

Sydney clergy are wary of the suggestion that Australia should follow England's lead in installing moving pictures in the churches…

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Anglican Prelates Visit

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 8

The Primate of Australia, Archbishop Le Panu, of Perth, has arrived in Sydney for the first meeting of the year of the Australian Board of Missions, which will be held at…

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Mission Meetings

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 11

A number of interstate visitors will be in Sydney for the meeting of the Australian Board of Missions, to be held tomorrow and Thursday. They include the…

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Wireless at Mission Stations

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 8

Some of the mission stations and posts in North Queensland are hundreds of miles distant from any town, and one of the chief…

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A Diplomat in Difficult Places The Story of a Mission Well Accomplished

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 16 March 1938 · page 15

IN 1935 Sir Eric Teachman, a well-known English diplomat, was sent on a special mission from the British Embassy in China to a conference with the authorities of Chinese Turkistan, where peace had…

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St. Phillips Church, Sydney

Construction and Real Estate Journal · Wednesday 16 March 1938 · page 9

Started in 1800 and opened on Xmas Day, 1810. An ambitious…

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Display by Baptist Church Bodies

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 16 March 1938 · page 4

Eleven organisations are co-operating in a unique exhibition--"Homeland Activities for Christ"--which opened at the Central Baptist Church…

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More Teams in Church Soccer

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 March 1938 · page 17

It is expected that 90 teams will compete in the Protestant Churches' Soccer competition this year, an increase of 12 on last year. Entries will close on April 1…

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Presbyterian Fair

Nepean Times · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 5

The annual fair in aid of the Presbyterian Fair will be held in the Protestant Hall on Friday and Saturday, 1st and 2nd April, and will be officially…

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Presbyterian News

The Broadcaster · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 2

Sunday School Picnic.—The red letter day for the Sunday school children of Merrylands Presbyterian Church eventuated last Saturday when they left by…

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Glimpses Of Catholic Mission Life— Garoland Converting a Warrior Tribe in Assam

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 3

Round-faced and of average height, wearing a huge blue turban, which towers above his small, almond-shaped, laughing eyes, having no nose to speak…

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