From the Australian Christian Commonwealth – 12 April 1918… Celebrating the anniversary of the new church building at Curramulka (Yorke Peninsula). The brief news snippet suggests this was the 6th anniversary of the new building. Looking back a little further, would suggest that the first services (and the first building) for the Curramulka Methodist Church (now […]
04Apr
Looking Back… 100 years ago – Gawler
April 4, 2018 by
From The Australian Christian Commonwealth – 5 April 1918… A special news article honouring the retiring choir leader at Tod Street Methodist Church (now Gawler Uniting Church). Mr Phillip Cheek had been the conductor of the church choir for 55 years (and a member of the choir for 5 years before that as well). He was […]
21Feb
Looking back… 100 years ago
February 21, 2018 by
From The Australian Christian Commonwealth—22 February 1918. The South Australian Methodist Conference was apparently drawing near. Other articles in this edition of the paper suggest preparations for the conference were well underway. This advertisement on the front page wants to make sure all representatives (ministry and lay) are dressed appropriately for the event. It is […]
27Dec
Looking back… 80 years ago
December 27, 2017 by
From The Australian Christian Commonwealth – 24 December 1937… Nothing like leaving Christmas shopping to the last minute Ideas for Christmas gifts in the 24 December edition of the newspaper. The older newspapers have very different adverts in them than we see today
20Dec
Looking back… 80 years ago – Payneham Road Church
December 20, 2017 by
From ‘The Australian Christian Commonwealth‘ – 17 December 1937… 80 years ago a new window was installed in the Payneham Road Church (now Payneham Road Uniting Church), recognising the role of women in the church. The full article can be read at http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article214675916
13Dec
Looking back… 100 years ago – keeping cool in a SA summer
December 13, 2017 by
From ‘The Australian Christian Commonwealth’ – 7 December 1917… One hundred years ago last week, the paper published advice on how to keep cool in hot weather. The article provided some interesting advice on how to keep cool – including bathing as often as possible (at least twice a day), and wearing “just as little […]
06Dec
Looking back… 100 years ago – Gartrell Memorial Uniting Church
December 6, 2017 by
From The Australian Christian Commonwealth – 7 December 1917… News of the celebration of the recent 3rd anniversary of the Rose Park Methodist Church now Gartrell Memorial Uniting Church Congratulations on your recent church anniversary 100 years on
28Nov
Looking Back… 100 years ago – Peterborough Uniting Church
November 28, 2017 by
From ‘The Australian Christian Commonwealth‘ – 30 November 1917… News of the celebration of the recent anniversary of the Petersburg Methodist Church. In July 1918, Petersburg became Peterborough when the South Australian Government changed names of many German sounding places. The Uniting Church still has an active congregation in Peterborough (http://peterborough.ucasa.org.au). Happy Anniversary Peterborough
28Jul
Looking back… 100 years ago – Gawler Methodist Circuit
July 28, 2016 by
From ‘The Australian Christian Commonwealth‘ – July 28, 1916 A snippet from the report of the Gawler Circuit Quarterly meeting (held on July 1) “Number of members, 431 full, 36 junior… Sunday schools were reported on as satisfactory, special mention being made of Williamstown and Gawler West, the latter school being in need of increased […]
21Jul
Looking back… 100 years ago
July 21, 2016 by
From The Australian Christian Commonwealth – July 21, 1916… A poem from the Rev. O. Lake (seemingly inspired by Acts 26:12-13 and his own conversion) “To my distracted life there came a calm Like that upon the sea at Christ’s rebuke; I seemed to breathe the sunshine, all the world Was changed to share the rapturous […]