A Study of the Leadership Provided by Successive Archbishops of Perth in the Recruitment and Formation of Clergy in Western Australia 1914-2005
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Edith Cowan University Research Online Theses: Doctorates and Masters Theses 1-1-2005 Six Archbishops and their ordinands: A study of the leadership provided by successive Archbishops of Perth in the recruitment and formation of clergy in Western Australia 1914-2005 Brian Kyme Edith Cowan University Follow this and additional works at: https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses Part of the Religion Commons Recommended Citation Kyme, B. (2005). Six Archbishops and their ordinands: A study of the leadership provided by successive Archbishops of Perth in the recruitment and formation of clergy in Western Australia 1914-2005. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/631 This Thesis is posted at Research Online. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/631 Edith Cowan University Copyright Warning You may print or download ONE copy of this document for the purpose of your own research or study. 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Higher penalties may apply, and higher damages may be awarded, for offences and infringements involving the conversion of material into digital or electronic form. Six Arcl1bisl1ops attb Th~ir Orbittattbs EDITH COWAN ~VERSITY A study of the leadership provided by successive Archbishops of Perth in the recruitment and formation of clergy in Western Australia 1914- 2005 by Brian Kyme BA, Thl(Hons), DipRE, MACE A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Religious Studies of Edith Cowan University TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements .................................................................... (i) Key to the Survey ...................................................................... (ii) Use of Thesis ............................................................................ (iii) Declaration ................................................................................(iv) Illustrations ............................................................................... (v) Abstract ....................................................................................(vi) PART1 Preface.................................................................................... 1 Introduction .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 5 Chapter 1 - From "Constantine to Wollaston" ............................... 11 PART2 Chapter 2 - Charles Owen Leaver Riley ........................................ 25 Chapter 3 - Henry Frewen Le Fanu ......................................' ........ 42 Chapter 4 - Robert William Haines Moline .................................... 52 Chapter 5 - George Appleton ...................................................... 67 Chapter 6 - Geoffrey Tremayne Sam bell ....................................... 76 PART3 Chapter 7 - Peter Frederick Carnley ............................................ 89 Epilogue................................................................................ 118 APPENDICES 1. Notes on Literature ............................................................. 131 2. Bibliography .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... 132 3. The Survey........................................................................... 136 4. Promulgation of John Ramsden Wollaston ............................... 200 5. Students of St John's College 1901 -1929 ............................... 202 6. Students of Wollaston College 1957 - 1970.............................. 203 7. Course Outline-Wollaston Intern Course 1981 ......................... 205 8. Vision Statement & Role of the Congregation with TEAM Leaders from Perth Diocese Ministering Communities Handbook .......... 215 9. Wollaston Theological College -Administrative Structure ......... 225 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I am grateful to my supervisor Associate Professor Peter Bedford for encouraging me to direct attention to ministry formation in recent times. The staff of the Anglican Church office in Perth - in particular Amanda Griffiths, Melanie Hare and Susan Harvey have been tremendously supportive and helpful. I also appreciate the contribution of Denise Owen who read the entire narrative and reproduced the final text. Special thanks are due to Dr Cynthia Dixon who helped me see the possibilities in conducting a survey, and also to the Reverend E W Doncaster whose enthusiasm for church history in Western Australia is infectious. He has been an invaluable mine of information. And to all the clergy who have been willing to share their experiences of ministry formation, I am deeply grateful. I have tried to avoid sharing the opinions proffered by others without their permission. Any errors and omissions are my responsibility alone. None of this material has been used in work done towards any other degree or diploma. This is my own work. Brian Kyme 18 July 2005 (i) SURVEY Refers to Questionnaire circulated to clergy who were trained and/or ordained in the Diocese of Perth 1947-2004. See page 136. The text of the Survey is printed here has had the names of respondents deleted. The full text is available only to bona fide researchers on application to the Diocesan Secretary or Archivist at Anglican Church Office, Cathedral Square, Perth. KEY TO SURVEY M= Moline A= Appleton S= Sambell C= Carnley The Questionnaire is in three parts - A, B, C. For example. S.B. 4.1 = Sambell, Section B, Question 4, Section 1. Note No attempt has been made to correct the spelling and/or grammar of any of the respondents. (ii) USE OF THESIS The Use of Thesis statement is not included in this version of the thesis. DECLARATION I certify that this thesis does not, to the best of my knowledge and belief: i) Incorporate without acknowledgement any material previously submitted for a degree or diploma in any institution of higher education; ii) Contain any material previously published or written by another person except where due reference is made in the text; or iii) Contain any defamatory material. I also grant permission for the Library at Edith Cowan University to make duplicate copies of my thesis as required. Brian Kyme 18 July 2005 (iv) ILLUSTRATIONS Chapter 1 The first Christian Emperor of Rome: Constantine 306-337 The first Archdeacon of Western Australia John Ramsden Wollaston 1849-1856 Chapter 2 The First Archbishop of Perth: Charles Owen Leaver Riley Bishop of Perth 1895 -1914 Archbishop 1914-1929 · Chapter 3 The Second Archbishop of Perth: Henry Frewen Le Fanu Archbishop 1929 -1946 Primate of Australia 1935 -1946 Chapter 4 The Third Archbishop of Perth: Robert William Haines Moline 1947 -1962 Chapter 5 The Fourth Archbishop of Perth: George Appleton 1963 -1969 Chapter 6 The Fifth Archbishop of Perth: Geoffrey Tremayne Sambell 1969 -1980 Chapter 7 The Sixth Archbishop of Perth: Peter Frederick Carnley Archbishop 1981 -2005 Primate of Australia 2000-2005 (v) ABSTRACT This thesis seeks to tell the story of the evolution of ordained ministry in the Christian · Church, with an emphasis on the work of the ministry in the Anglican Church of i Western Australia since the arrival of the first settlers in 1829. After a brief look at the · early days, the focus is on the efforts to recruit ordination candidates in Western Australia during the terms of each of the six Archbishops of Perth from 1914 up to the present time. An integral part of the narrative is the histories of the Perth Clergy Training College, later renamed St John's College, from 1899 to 1929 and John Wollaston Theological College, which has served varying roles from 1957 to the present time. Particular attention is given to the period 1972 to 1981, when Wollaston was home to the Interim Course for candidates who, in those years, were sent interstate for their primary theological education. They returned to Perth for a year's training and reflection in pastoral ministry before being ordained and appointed to parishes. The narrative relates how, with the exception of Archbishop Le Fanu, the Archbishops believed that there should be an ordination training programme in Western Australia. The first and third Archbishops believed that the priority was for ordinands to have a liberal education at University, so they could hold their own, as it were, with the leaders of other professions in the community. Archbishop Carnley, in particular, believed that the teaching of theology should be university based, because it was a fundamental discipline. And so we follow the story to the present time when theological education is based at Murdoch University and is taught in an ecumenical setting with each participating church conducting its own programmes in the areas of pastoral care and ministry formation. The total process for the training of clergy presently in vogue is one in which the Church in Western Australia should have justifiable pride, yet the study does suggest that there are