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Churches, 1938

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Attack Made on Churches Silent On Arms Plan, Is Claim

The Labor Daily · Monday 2 May 1938 · page 4

THE failure of the churches to question the Government's arms plans was criticised by Mr. A. J. Dalziel, secretary of the Legion of Christian…

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105 Candles Of Memory In Church

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 May 1938 · page 2

The Pitt Street Congregational Church celebrates its 105th anniversary today. Special services yesterday and tonight mark the occasion…

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Churches Slated on Arms Policy

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 May 1938 · page 7

Churches were criticised by the honorary secretary of the Legion of Christian Youth (Mr. A. J. Daiziel) for their silence on the arms question…

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Church Service For Congregation Of One

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 May 1938 · page 7

The Rev. T. C. F. Goy, northern patrol padre of the Australian Inland Mission, related at St. Stephen's Church last night how he had given a church…

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Victorian Church Report On War MELBOURNE

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 3 May 1938 · page 6

Commonwealth laws might demand from ordinary citizens military service or its equivalent, states the report of a special committee…

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Anglican Church Appeal by Bishop Moyes. "Tragedy of Controversy." Armidale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 May 1938 · page 10

In his pastoral charge, delivered in St. Peter's Cathedral, at the opening of the Anglican Synod of the Diocese of Armidale last night, Bishop Moyes…

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Presbyterian Assembly. 73rd Meeting. Many Subjects for Discussion

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 May 1938 · page 17

Reports indicating vigorous work in many of the activities of the Presbyterian Church in New South Wales will be discussed at the annual session of…

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Catholic Mission

Nepean Times · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 4

Commencing last Sunday, evening a Mission is being held at St. Nicholas' Church, Penrith, the missioner being Rev. Father Begley. Services have…

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Presbyterian Church

Nepean Times · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 5

The seventy-third Annual session of the Presbyterian General Assembly will commence on Tuesday, May 10, at 7 p.m., in the Assembly Hall,…

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Guildford Presbyterian Church

The Biz · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 5
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The preacher at both services last Sunday was Mr. A. F. Meldrum. The subject of the morning service was "The Victory of Faith," and was based on…

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Merrylands Presbyterian Church

The Biz · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 8
Also in The Broadcaster

Services were well maintained at the above church on Sunday last, the preacher at both services being the minister, Mr. A. MacLachlan. In the morning his…

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Anglican Elasticity

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 10

"It was when the Church had lost her elasticity, and came under the dominant influence of those who would exclude all others who did not see eye to eye wit them, that…

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Glimpses Of Catholic mission Life— The Marists of the Northern Solomons

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 3

On Easter Sunday it was my privilege to land at Tarlina on the extreme north coast of Bougainville to begin my visit to the Marist Mission of the Northern…

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Methodist Fete

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 3

On Saturday, the Methodist fete will be held in the Dural Memorial Hall. The opening ceremony will be performed by Mrs. T. R. Moxham at 2.30 p.m…

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Methodist Services

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 3

Methodist services in the Dural circuit: Annangrove, 9.30: Dural, 11: Glenorie 3 p.m.: Pennant Hills, 7.15, Rev. L. H. Rolph Glenorie, 11: Arcadia,…

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"Roman Catholic Figures."

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 18

The Rev. T. C. Rentoul, Methodist Chaplain-General, in a letter to the Melbourne "Herald" (23/4/'38) on the subject of the Anzac Day Commemoration,…

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Barrier Catholic Scouts

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 39

On Sunday morning, after attending Mass at 6.30 a.m., the 5th Barrier Catholic Scouts left the Mica-street School Hall for a two days' camp at…

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A Remarkable Catholic Family

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 19

By the death of Mr. Owen McDermott, of Armidale, on the 3rd inst., the Catholic Community loses a splendid type of citizen. He was the father of a…

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