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BIBLE IN STATE SCHOOLS CANON GARLAND’S FAREWELL.A PLEDGE ANDA CHALLENGE. AT the pleasant Sunday afternoon service in the Methodist Church, Albert-street, yesterday afternoon [ 21 July 1912 ], the Rev. G.E. Rowe [ George Edwards Rowe ] presiding, an address on the Bible in State School movement was delivered by the
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ABOVE: Canon Garland, the former Church of England Archdeacon for North Queensland and Rector of Charters Towers Parish, visited the Presbyterian Church-run mission at Mapoon between 29 April and mid-May, 1911. This image depicts the main street of Mapoon, south of the J.G. Ward Memorial Church, as it looked
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ABOVE: This irreverent cartoon of the-then Archdeacon, The Venerable David John Garland, appeared in Brisbane's “Truth” newspaper, only a few months after Canon Garland had resigned his post at St Paul’s Church, Charters Towers, in northern Queensland. It was not the first or last time that the
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Farewell to Canon Garland THE farewell meeting held recently [ Friday evening, 28 February 1902 ] to take leave of Canon Garland [ David John Garland ], who is about to take over charge of St. James’s, Sydney, was well attended. The Hon. C.E. Dempster [ Charles Edward Dempster ] acted as chairman. Very
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THE REV. CANON GARLAND. DEPARTURE FOR SYDNEY. GATHERING AT MASONIC CLUB. A gathering of Freemasons was held at the Masonic Club [ The Grand Lodge of Western Australia ] on Tuesday, in order to say good-bye to V.W. Bro. [ Very Worshipful Brother ] the Rev. Canon Garland [ David John Garland ], on the
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BOUND FOR NORTHAM, WA. “...I have to report the following many changes: Canon Garland [ David John Garland ], after many years’ hard work at the Church Office, where he managed to put in good order the business of the diocese, has gone to work as Canon Missioner. On his leaving the
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PRESENTATION TO CANON GARLAND. RECOGNITION OF HIS PAST SERVICE. THE Rev. Canon Garland [ David John Garland ], who has filled the office of Diocesan Secretary and Registrar for seven years, and who recently relinquished those offices on being appointed organising secretary and Canon Missioner, was on October 10 made the recipient
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BACK FROM THE WAR. RETURN OF MEMBERS OF THE SECOND CONTINGENT. The members of the Second West Australian Contingent, who arrived at Fremantle in the steamer, “Tongariro”, on Friday [ 26 April 1901 ], were landed at 12 noon on Saturday in the steam tug, “Awhina”, and proceeded direct to Perth there
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THE SANCTITY OF HOME LIFE. SERMON BY CANON GARLAND. IN St. George’s Cathedral [ Perth, Western Australia ] on Sunday night [ 13 January 1901 ] Canon Garland [ David John Garland ] preached on “The Sanctity of Home Life”. After referring at length to the importance of family life and its bearings upon society,
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SERVICE IN THE CATHEDRAL. THE intercession service held in St. George’s Cathedral [ on 1 January 1901 ] was attended by a large congregation, despite the earliness of the hour, a quarter past nine. Among those present were His Excellency the Administrator [ Alexander Campbell Onslow ], Lady Onslow [ Madeline Emma Onslow, neé
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THE REV. D.J. GARLAND INSTALLED CANON. AT St. George’s Cathedral on Monday afternoon [ 5:30pm, 18 June 1900 ] the ceremony of the installation of the Rev. D.J. Garland [ David John Garland ] as a Canon of the Cathedral, to which he was appointed by the Bishop of Perth
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ABOVE: Australian troops marching across a bridge on their way to Fremantle to embark for the Boer War in South Africa. This was a scene very familiar to the newly-ordained Canon David John Garland, a military chaplain to the West Australian contingents to the Boer War. This is Australian War