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Churches, 1941

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Sydney Methodist Ministers' Association

The Methodist · Saturday 1 February 1941 · page 10

"Church membership. Where are we? What, in operation, are our standards? What percentage of enrolled members attend means of grace regularly? What (or who) is an 'adherent'? What of the…

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The Home Mission Report 1939-1940

The Methodist · Saturday 1 February 1941 · page 5

The annual report of the Department of Home Missions has now been printed and published. All previous reports have been attractively produced, but this latest one excels in printing display and…

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Balmain Mission Human Highlights Rev. Owen Evans

The Methodist · Saturday 1 February 1941 · page 4

In an office folder, securely bound and labelled, are 143 letters, to which were attached cheques, money orders and bank notes, far in excess of last year, for distribution by this Mission in the…

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Mr. Menzies's Mission. "Excessive Speculation." Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 February 1941 · page 17

Excessive speculation on what the Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, may achieve during his visit abroad is deprecated in Cabinet quarters. Some suggestions of what Mr. Menzies will…

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West Meadowbank Church

The Methodist · Saturday 1 February 1941 · page 10

A new church which has been sponsored by the Church Development Committee will be opened at West Meadowbank, in the Ryde Circuit, on Saturday, 8th "February, at 2.45 p.m…

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Books of the Week. The Amazing Diaghilev.—Winston Churchill and His Times

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 February 1941 · page 10

"Diaghilev," by Serge Lifar.— Puinam. Although the ballet, as we know it, is a 20th century product, it…

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More Churchill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 February 1941 · page 10

"Winston Churchill," Robert Sencourt.—Faber and Faber. Adopting an old but often very successful biographical trick of identifying his…

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Alleged Damage at Church. Breaking and Entering Charge

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 February 1941 · page 19

A charge of breaking and entering St. Matthias's Church of England, Oxford Street, Paddington, on December 6, with intent to commit a felony, was preferred…

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War and the Churches. Impulse To Unity

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 February 1941 · page 10

No evil afflicts the world without some compensatory good. That is what R. W. Emerson meant when he said "All things are double; tit…

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The Churches First Service

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 February 1941 · page 10

The 153rd anniversary of the first Christian service held in Sydney will be commemorated to-morrow by a procession from St. Andrew's…

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"We Shall Win"--churchill London

The Sun · Saturday 1 February 1941 · page 2

"We shall come through this struggle to victory. When, I cannot tell you. Where, I cannot tell you…

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Where stands the Church?

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 February 1941 · page 6

THE CITY OF MANSOUL, by Kenneth Henderson. WHAT ARE WE FIGHTING FOR?, by Kenneth Bailey…

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Mission to N.Z. CANBERRA

Truth · Sunday 2 February 1941 · page 16

A SPECIAL mission, led by Assistant-Minister Anthony, is to be sent to New Zealand by the Commonwealth Government next…

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The Church and the War London

Truth · Sunday 2 February 1941 · page 14

A CALL-UP surrey by the British Institute of Public Opinion as to whether people go to church more…

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Churchill's Son-in-law Stars in New Film

Truth · Sunday 2 February 1941 · page 29

WHILE in active production on a new George Formby picture, "It's Turned Out Nice Again," Ealing Studios suffered a direct hit from a German incendiary bomb. Though considerable damage was done, sets were rebuilt and everything…

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Irish In China Cable Churchill SHANGHAI

The Sun · Sunday 2 February 1941 · page 4

Irish communities in Shanghai, Tientsin, and Hankow have telegraphed the British Prime Minister, Mr. Churchill, stating that in this…

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CHURCH v. "COLUMN"

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 2 February 1941 · page 5

The Church Standard, a Church of England publication, calls upon the Government to take…

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Britain's Financing Problems. New Mission to U.S.A. LONDON, Feb. 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 February 1941 · page 5

The announcement of Sir Edward Peacook's mission to the United States is an outstanding topic of interest at present. It is regarded as a reminder of Britain's…

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"We Shall Come Through." Mr. Churchill's Speech. (British Official Wireless.) LONDON, Feb. 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 February 1941 · page 7

"We shall come through," declared the Prime Minister, Mr. Churchill, in a brief speech at Portsmouth yesterday. "We cannot tell when; we cannot tell…

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First Church Service. 153rd Anniversary

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 February 1941 · page 9

The anniversary of the first church service in Australia on February 3, 1788, was commemorated by a special service at St. Philip's, Church Hill, yesteiday…

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