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Churches, 1941

4,258 stories in Sydney's papers · page 61 of 213

Church facing serious clergyman shortage

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 18 May 1941 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Saturday. -- "The church faces a serious shortage of clergymen," the chairman of the Congregational Union (the Rev. H. S. Grimwade) said today at the annual conference of the…

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New Methodist Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 May 1941 · page 6

A new Methodist church at Eastwood, which cost nearly £4,000, was opened on Saturday afternoon by the President of the Methodist Conference the Rev. W. N…

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Presbyterian Union

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 May 1941 · page 6

The new Moderator of the Presbyterian Church the Rev. Dr. V. C. Bell, Mrs. Bell, and other members of the Assembly were the guests of the…

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China Inland Mission. Call for Workers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 May 1941 · page 6

Contributions amounting to £3,494 were received in 1940 from New South Wales towards the upkeep of the China Inland Mission, the secrctary, Mr. J…

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The Churches. Responsibility of Youth. Address to Scouts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 May 1941 · page 6

Rabbi Dr. [?]. Porush, in an address at the combined service of Judcan Boy Scouts and Girl Guides, at t[?]e Great Synagogue, yesterday…

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Churchill on Norway's Aims

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 May 1941 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday. -- "Norwegians share with us, and the people of the United States, the resolve that law, freedom, and self-government shall not…

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New Methodist Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 May 1941 · page 5

The new Methodist church at Eastwood, which was officially opened and dedicated on Saturday, is designed to seat 300 persons and an additional 60 in the chapel…

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Church and Divorce. Presbyterians Seek Clarification

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 May 1941 · page 11

The Presbyterian Assembly of New South Wales has decided, to have the Church's attitude to the re-marriage of divorced persons clarified, "in view…

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Methodist Mission Anniversary

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 May 1941 · page 5

"We suffer from the blight of the brewers and their satellites, who live upon the degradation of the people, and the curse of gambling, our national idiocy, is…

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Semple on Secret Mission

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 May 1941 · page 4

New Zealand's Minister for National Services (Mr. Semple) arrived in Sydney yesterday on a…

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Professor on Far Eastern Mission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 May 1941 · page 10

Sir George Sansorn, Professor of Oriental History at Columbia University, New York, has arrived in Sydney with Lady Sansorn. He is going to the Far East on a mission for the…

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N.z. Minister's Mission to Australia

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 May 1941 · page 10

Mr. R. Semple, New Zealand Minister for National Service, has arrived in Sydney on what he describes as an "important Government mission," but he [?]clines to divulge the…

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For Church Hut Larder

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 21 May 1941 · page 6

Two large cases crammed with goods to stock the cupboards in St. Andrew's Church Hut, Sydney, were the gifts of workers of Holy Trinity…

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Christian Science Churches

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 21 May 1941 · page 8

Mortals and Immortals was the subject in all Churches of Christ, Scientist, on Sunday. The Golden Text was "Forsake the…

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Nazi Invasion of Crete by Air. Attempt to Seize Aerodrome. Parachutists in New Zealand Uniforms. Mr. Churchill's Review of the War. From Our Own Correspondent and A.A.P. LONDON, May 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 May 1941 · page 11

German air-borne and parachute troops, large numbers of whom wore New Zealand battle dress, to-day began an attack in force on the island of Crete, which is now the headquarters of the Greek Government, and an important base for the Allied Forces in…

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London Churches Damaged in Air Raids—new Aerial Bomb—mr. Menzies Meets Canada's Prime Minister

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 May 1941 · page 14

The interior of the famous City Temple, Holborn. London, after a recent severe air raid. This historic church was well known to many Londoners and people from abroad, and many notable visitors have occupied its pulpit. Right: St. George's Roman Catholic Cathedral, Southwark, another London church burnt out in the same raid. (Oversea…

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Church Warning on Sin, Drinking

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 May 1941 · page 7

Cocktail parties, drunkenness, gambling, and indifference to the war were bitterly attacked last night by speakers at the 57th anniversary celebrations of the Central Methodist Mission…

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Famed Church Wrecked

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 May 1941 · page 5

UNDAMAGED bust of famous preacher, Dr. Joseph Parker, standing amidst the twisted girders and rubble of the £250,000 City Temple Church, London, after the Nazi air-raid of April 16. Noted Australians, including Miss Maude…

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Bitter Attack on Churchill Flippancy in Hess Mystery

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 21 May 1941 · page 7

LONDON, Wednesday.--The flippancy of Mr. Churchill's reply to a question in the Commons regarding the Hess affair has evoked criticism both in political…

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Bitter Attack on Churchill Flippancy in Hess Mystery

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 21 May 1941 · page 7

LONDON, Wednesday.--The flippancy of Mr. Churchill's reply to a question in the Commons regarding the Hess affair has evoked criticism both in political…

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