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The author describes his visit to the Scot's church, Collins Street, Melbourne, in 1871, when Mr P.S. Menzies was minister.
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The Critic in Church, or, Melbourne Preachers and Preaching
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— Appears in: The Weekly Times 1871;Consists of 13 articles which were originally presented in serial form in the colonial Melbourne magazine The Weekly Times during 1871. Each article describes a church service and comments on the minister's oratory skills and the attentiveness of the congregation. This work is a valuable contribution to Australian History, 'as its social sketches take the reader inside a cross-section of Melbourne's Anglican, Catholic and non-conformist churches, and a Jewish Synagogue'....'the comments of the journalist reflect the habits and manners of that society which enables us to make a pertinent reconstruction of colonial times.'
(Source: Margin no.22 [1990] p.12)
- Melbourne, Victoria,
- 1871
