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4 NAY 1973 Marriage and divorce The Australian 15 cents the church should nut chattgi nature of marriage, a God e, Re. Donald H. S. Beanie, (tor of St .11.tplAm to N. I'111,.1.,1, ol Papua New contentious report institution, because man t, Wahroonisa (Sydney) since 1934. Guinea, has been appointed secretary of wants the church to be ,, has announced his resignation and retire- the Commission on Overseas Mission of ment from September next. the Australian Council of Churches. The report of the General stitutionality of bringing such a accommodatina to his weals Rev Norman B. Minty. Rector of St Rev Rodney I. Kellam, rector of Soren canon before General Synod. They underline. the pa,. Church Record Registered for posting as Mark's, Granville (Sydney) since 1962, with Tasman Peninsula (Tasmania) since Synod Commission on mar- okpril 19. 1973 Some who are in general responsibility thrown upon ti- No). 1535 First published 1880 a newspaper—Category A has resigned from March 31. 1968. has been appointed rector of Won- riage and divorce which Rev Robert Holland. curate of Christ thaggi (Gippsland). agreement with the majority re- the present situation. Church Cathedral, Darwin (Northern Rev Ronald N. Fox, rector of Ham- was published in March is port are critical of the re- They are unable to accept Territory) since 1970 and now rector of ilton (Tasmania) since 1971. resigned for Manning (Perth), has been appointed health reasons at the end of March. likely to be one of the most quirements that applicants to the findings of the English Comm chaplain to the Western Australian In- Miss 1111 Elliott. 29, from NSW has contentious issues to come commissions for re-marriage sion on this same question, f stitute of Technology. been appointed to the London staff of the would have to satisfy. The com- ings which influence to ', Rev Donald K. Dunn. rector of St Sav- Bible Reading Fellowship as .sistant to before the synod in May iour's, Gladstone (Rockhampton) since the Extension Secretary. She was formerly missions would need to be satis- extant the majority report. I hrCC meet 1956, inducted to St Mary's, Mount Mor- Field Officer, Newcastle Diocesan Depart- next. fied, for instance, that those pre- are not in agreement with gan on March 6. ment at Christian Education and parish viously married "sincerely regret novel doctrine of the dead, Rey Bruce A. Schultz, rector of Denili- worker for two years in the diocese of The 'majority report, if Tanzania's Foreign Minister's Ili quin (Riverina) since 1967, has been Bathurst. adopted and acted on by General the breaking of marriage vows marriage." appoptointed fromrector of Gladstone (Rock- Rev Dr Bryan Hardman. at present vicc-principal of the Adelaide Bible In- Synod, could have far-reaching made in earlier marriage." Finally, the minority repo,' t o ham n) April 16. Rev Colvin Crowe, 40, a Presbyterian stitute, has been appoint.] acting Princi- effects on existing Anglican atti- The minority report is from commends that both the nni, who has until recently been Protestant pal from June I next. tudes to the re-marriage of two Adelaide men on the Com- and minority reports be set , divorced people in churches. mission — its chairman, Judge the Australian dioceses for II G. E. H. Bleby, and Dr Thomas consideration before any c., c Geneva This report includes a draft Reed, Bishop of Adelaide. They concerning matrimony be call to Australian Church canon to come before synod troduced to General Synod. An "acute financial posi- TASMANIA PLANS MISSION which would allow diocese who state firmly in their report that wish to do so to set up a Matri- tion" being faced by the Following the acceptance In a discussion with rural Ihnzania is now particularly deans on 7th February, 1973 was monial Commission. This Com- The Foreign Minister of Tanzania, the Hon, lohn Malecela, while in Sydney World Council of Churches by last year's Tasmanian mission would consider appli- eelf-sufficient as far as teachers agreed to be a year of prepara- recently, challenged the Australian Church to undertake aid projects in his are concerned, but teachers in because of the world mone- synod of the concept of a tion, mainly with the clergy. cations from ministers to re- marry divorced people in their 100-knot winds damage the pure science subjects would tary crisis and devaluation Plans are to be discussed at diocesan mission in 1975, churches. The Commission shall country. Mr Malecela is an Anglican and has had close contacts with C,M.S. be needed for some time." of the US dollar has the diocese has taken the meetings of every rural deanery chapter. approve or dismiss such appli- He said the extensive move- He also said that there was an brought about a change of first steps to initiate an At the annual clergy confer- cations but will not give reasons ment of people in the area opportunity to develop radio location for the meeting of evangelistic campaign. • ence to be held this year at for any dismissals. CMS Angurugu around Dodoma, involving work, and that people with train- ing in electronics would be the Central Committee in The Diocesan Council has Christ College, Hobart, 14 to The setting up of these church 300,000 people moving into 17th May the main topic will be courts which will directly affect Detailed reports which not as severe as at Angurtaga Ujamaa villages, was creating an needed as missionaries in the August. appointed Canon R. D. Tyson, Rev Stanley Giltrap told Diocese of Central Tanganyika. as organising secretary of a "Evangelism." The discussion the personal actions of Anglicans came in from the CMS mis- impossible task for the local Originally set down for Hel- will be led by the warden of St is something quite new in this ACR that CMS is now I Bishop to provide churches. steering committee and its sion at Angurugu, north with a formidable gr He also spoke of the oppor- sinki. Finland, it will now be Michael's House, Crafers, Gil- century at least and already og, iliet I..nd. first meeting ".is held on 11th Australia, at the end of of repairs and reconstruction I He emphasised the urgency of tunities that would be provided hrlJ in (tones'. Ss, December last bert Sinden. some are challenging the con- the task and suggested that the for the Church by the possible March, reveal that while the the Aboriginal homes. He said that this work will Sustralian Church, through the resiting of the national capital damage caused by cyclone largely undertaken by the Als, ('!lurch'Missionary Society or at Dodoma. r Madge was severe, it was gines themselves but that I e other agencies, could assist by While in Australia, Mr Male- not as bad as originally re- society could well do with et providing the money to purchase cela met the Prime Minister and corrugated iron for the church officials of the Foreign Affairs VF TO DARWIN ported and nobody on the least two carpenter/builders ra MO a period of at least one year. Mr roofs. Department. In Tanzania he is station was huri in any way. Giltrap of CMS in Sydney world known as an Anglican and is Most Darwin houses have A full report was sent to the be glad to hear of tradesmen Training centre well known to Australian mis- sionaries working there. louvre windows. The rec- CMS secretary for Aborigines, prepared to help with this urgent He also made a sped,,'. plea missionary task. tory at Nightcliff has 700 Rev Stanley Giltrap, by Rev Jim or assistance in establishing a plus. Anyone for window Taylor, superintendent at Ang- [mining centre for agricultural urugu. mechanics. Such a centre, lo- cleaning? Cyclone Madge hit the station Help where cate() close to Dodoma, would 1500 WAYS TO This comment comes from on Monday, March 6 with 90 to train people in the mechanical Mrs Phillipa Hoskin, wife of the 100 knot winds and 12 know how that would be neces- Rector of Nightcliff in Darwin, inches of rain fell. The major it's needed sary in the Ujamaa villages. He which is partly supported by damage was done by the ex- made this plea in a spetial meet- SAY LOVE ceptional force of the winds. The diocese of Rock h;n BCA. ing with executives of the f.A I I statistics from the At 2 am on the Tuesday ton sought help reccntls tr , ( hurch Missionary Society, an An additional member of staff United Bible Societies show that Dr Phi rip i'otter. in the person of Deaconess Pam morning, the Angurugu River a church body which has Anglican voluntary agency with at least one complete book of the WCC Secretary Eagleton has been added by began to rise and two missionary ceived more than its sh a long-term commitment in Tan- Bible has now been published in BCA to help cope with the prob- families were evacuated. The zania. 1,500 different languages and of criticism from the II , The switch will save a very lems of this vast growing wind dropped in the morning Mr. Malecela said: "Only dialects. community. Miss Eagleton has and it was found that none was media curing the past considerable sum of money and three weeks ago the Tanzanian During 1972, 43 new lan- been working at Woomera in hurt or injured. One third of the Bishop John Grindrof wit Cabinet decided that missionary this is vital, since the monetary guages were added to the list to crisis has meant a 12 per cent South Australia and is a capable trees on the station were blown about the help in his Mar.