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Anglicans, including members of his own congregation and he himself was discouraged by "the prevalence of the non-religious spirit". Both he and his congregation were moved by his farewell sermon delivered on Sunday 25 April 1909. In 1910 he resigned from St James'"after one of the most constructive
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Carr Smith was an enthusiastic preacher known for his "impassioned oratory", and for being "never without a large congregation", despite the fact that his sermons were long. One of them, lasting an hour and a half, drew crowds until there was standing room only. He claimed that "great subjects ought
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If it was decided to leave the church as it is, we might just as well turn it into a museum at once, and charge 6d a head admission but if we want a church for its legitimate purpose, as a place of worship, we must study the convenience of the worshippers. Many persons desire to watch the preacher's
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practices at St James' as a way of maintaining the church's unique identity, at a time when Sydney was growing rapidly as a commercial centre, and the parish congregation was greatly diminishing. St James' Church, was, as it remains, dependent upon a congregation that is prepared to travel from the
247:. Box pews and galleries were removed. An eastern apse and raised chancel were created at the eastern end, with an ornately tiled floor, and brass enclosure. The visual focus of the building, and the focus of the liturgy changed from the pulpit to the communion table and the
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Carr Smith took leave of absence in 1906 and returned to
England with his sister, making the journey via Japan and the United States. On the occasions of both this departure and the one in 1909, affectionate and appreciative words were written about him in the press.
182:, son of George Smith, a merchant seaman, and his wife Elizabeth, née Tolgat. Smith trained first as a teacher and then studied for the ministry at Lichfield Diocesan Theological College. He was ordained as a deacon in 1880 and as a priest in June 1881.
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delivery, and naturally see no reason why for all time they should have to sit with their backs to the pulpit. However, nothing of any personal or historic interest will be lost, and wherever possible the original material will be re-used.
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to be dealt with as great subjects, and that they could not receive the attention they deserved if they were discussed in a time-or-trouble-grudging spirit."
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ideals transformed Sydney's oldest church. Carr Smith's teaching was said to be "continuous, methodical, very direct, very plain, and quite fearless".
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for women on the basis that they were equal with men. He was a member of a deputation from the
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during the convict era, it was Sydney's oldest church. Although St James' was founded during a period of evangelical protestantism, Bishop
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