They were known as galloping parsons. And in the days before real churches, services were held in homes.
Church of England.
DIVINE SERVICE WILL BE HELD
AT
MARKDALE (Mr. Quince’s), WEDNESDAY,
June 9th. at 12.
BIGGA, THURSDAY, June 10th, at 2.
BINDA, SUNDAY, June 13th, at ½-past 10.
6435 F. R. SEABORN.
Advertising. (1869, June 2). The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle (NSW : 1864 – 1881), p. 3. Retrieved April 10, 2013, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article101472772