Punchbowl (N.SW) Baptist Church will schools to give religious instruction to be the venue for the first Muslim Must .hildren. Awareness dinar to be held in Sydney. ' are these people, and what are It will be h, .d on Saturday, March 27, thes e religious beliefs? What ways can a commencing at 2.00 p.m. Christian use to reach these people with Australian churches have become the Gospel? increasingly aware of the Muslim Registered by Australia ilosi Publication No. HARI 678 presence in Australia, but have not been 'fake advantage confident of making an evangelistic approach to Muslims who have settled "The Seminar has been organised to here. help answer these questions," Rev. Ray Schaefer of the Lugarno.Baptist Church The Muslim World has until now said. "I urge Baptist Churches in the implied missionary service by Christians metropolitan area to take advantage of of the West travelling to the East. this opportunity to begin to learn skills in Nowadays mosques are seen in each taking the Gospel to Muslims." capital city. Muslims are to be found in Shortly atter 9 p.in. on Thursday, April 1st most trades and professions and in some Last year Mr. Schaefer was involved in research into work among Muslims in Bishop Jack DaM, Administrator of the suburbs there are a majority of Muslim Australia on behalf of the A.B.M.S., and is Diocese of Sydney since the retirement of pupils in local primary schools. a member of the group responsible for Sir Marcus Wane, announced that the Electoral Synod of the Diocese had voted Mission at home arranging this Seminar. for Donald William Bradley Robinson to Christians must consider this mission Rev. N. P. Andersen, former A.B.M.S., become the new Archbishop. field in our own country. Churches find missionary and presently Director of Tear After a brief adjournment Donald themselves located now in areas heavily Fund, will come from Melbourne to lead it. Robinson came into the Synod to be populated by Muslims. A mosque is greeted with thunderous applause. When located just around the corner a few The fees are expected to be $5 and $2 he came to the microphone to speak hundred metres from the Lakemba for the evening meal. People intending to there was a long standing ovation. When, Baptist Church. Christians are finding participate should write immediately to during his speech, he announced that he Muslims for the first time in their office or Muslim Awareness Seminar, P.O. Box 96, would accept the nomination there was a factory. Christian school teachers see Pymble, 2073 or ring Mr. Schaefer on standing ovation. And when he finished Muslim religious teachers entering their (02) 536300. his acceptance speech there was a 2051 people registered as enquirers at the Leighton Ford "NOR] HSIDE REACHOUT" from standing ovation. a total attendance of 58,030 people. Service "Faith is not like a rubber band to be stretched to fit any situation, but like a muscle to be exercised," said Dr. Ford in his last address. The Synod began on Friday, March '26th with a service of Holy Communion in the "We never know in life how close we are to losing some of our greatest opportunities. Cathedral. The highlight was the sermon Jesus is saying to you and me: 'Be careful, it is possible to be too late in getting to know by Rt. Rev. Clive Kerle in which he urged G‘91'. Professor Blaiklock will be visiting Sydney 10.30 am: Pennant Hill's Baptist church. the Synod members to seek the "mind of again sponsored jointly by Trinity 7 pm: Evening Service (Public), Trinity "We want a world of justice and morality and goodness, but we cannot have that Christ". The Synod then adjourned to the Grammar School (where he will be Grammar School Chapel, Summer without a strong church and spiritual life." building best known as the Pitt Street Hill. conducting the Easter Mission amongst Ramon Williams Congregational Church (now belonging the boys) and Marella Mission. The public Wednesday, 7th April: to the Uniting Church). meetings are as follows: Evening: Public Rally at Trinity Sunday, 28th March: Grammar School Assembly Hall. Address 10:15 arc Castle Hill Baptist Church. Thursday, 8th April: Treatment reduces mortality rate The Presidential Address was given by 7 pm: St. Paul's Anglican Church, 8 pm: St. Mark's Anglican Church, Bishop Dabs and the excellence and Wahroonga. Avalon (Holy Communion). The Sudan Interior Mission public health It is thought that several types of relevance of it was shown by the fact that Tuesday, 30th March: Friday, 9th April: team in Southern Sudan has succeeded in animals serve as hosts for the parasite it was quoted by a majority of the Afternoon: Pocket Testament league 9 am: Baulkham Hills Baptist Church. reducing the mortality rate in patients before man is affected. Treatment speakers. (phone K. Williams, 76 8414). suffering from kaalazar. consists of medication, spraying to kill 7 pm: Lyceum Theatre, Sydney. Nominations 8 pm: St. Paul's Anglican Church, the sandfly, and powdered milk and Sunday, 11th April: Two years ago this tropical disease Wahroonga (Bible Study). caused the deaths in several villages of 80 protein dietary supplements. There were five candidates nominated. 10.30 am: Wesley Chapel, Sydney. Of the five, the Rev. David Hewetson was Wednesay, 31st March: per cent of the children and 50 per cent SIM short-term missio.'ary nurse Bernie 3 pm: Lyceum Theatre, Sydney. eliminated on Monday night and Bishop Evening: Public Rally at Trinity of affected adults. Now a report has Heckman was pleased wi h results. She 7 pm: Castle Hill Church of Christ. Ken Short on Tuesday night. The final Grammar School Assembly Hall. After 9 pm Interview with Fred Nile on revealed that mortality rate in a recent had been treating 168 patients in clinics at three month period has dropped to 3 per Melut and Paloich. "There have been vote was between Bishops Cameron, Thursday 1st April: Radio 2GB. Reid and Robinson. 7.30 pm: Calvary Chapel, Greenacre For further details, please phone Mrs. cent. sufficient medicines and foodstuffs to (phone Jim Humphreys, Bible Warwick on 629 1555 (in office hours, if Kaalazar, a disease that resembles care for all of them," she said. Speeches Society, 267 6862). possible). malaria, is transmitted by the sandfly. The Synod was long; unnecessarily so. Friday, 2nd April: E. M. Blaiklock is Emeritus Professor of The standard of debate was poor. There 10 am: Bible Society coffee morning the University of Auckland, where he was much empty rhetoric and far too (open to all) at St. Alban's Church, lectured for forty-two years in classics, much repetition. Often speakers added West Lindfield. for the last twenty-one of which he Australia criticised in nothing new to what had already been Evening: Christian Medical Fellowship occupied the chair. He was a consulting said and some, by their incompetence, the clergy "of the west" hold him in the (phone 76 9370) editor for the New International Version did their candidate no good. Apart from House of Clergy but only received a gained an international reputation as a of the Bible. East Timor majority in the House of Laity when scholar and served for 20 years on the highest regard. Saturday, 3rd April: speeches by nominators and seconders He has published almost seventy The Catholic Institute for International there were 42 contributions to the Bishop Cameron's preferences were staff of Moore Theological College. In At 59 years of age, Archbishop Evening: Public Rally at Trinity books. He is a recognised authority in the Relations in the United Kingdom recently In lune, 1981, a report to President debate. Despite this, there still seemed at distributed. 1972 he became Bishop in Parramatta. In Robinson will have 11 years before Grammar School Assembly Hall. spheres of New Testament studies and released a report on East Timor. Suharto from the Indonesian -selected the end a confusion in the minds of many that position he has presided over the compulsory retirement. Those 11 years Sunday, 4th April: Greek classics, and has travelled widely in Archbishop fastest growing part of the Diocese. will be years of great change. There will The Report accuses Western "Regional People's Representative as to the real issues. 8 am: St. Mark's Anglican Church, the study of Biblical and classical Governments of maintaining silence Assembly" complained of constant Archbishop Robinson is well qualified Despite the problems of the area and the be many challenges and problems. The Avalon. archaeology. about Indonesian atrocities in East Timor. murder, violence, torture and abuse of Final Vote to lead the Diocese of Sydney. He has a diverse patterns of ministry existing in the Synod has chosen Donald Robinson to It says: Timorese by Indonesian troops, and When the final vote was taken, Bishop high reputation throughout Australia and area, Bishop Robinson has been a real lead the Diocese—all our prayers need alleged that Indonesian control had Robinson had a clear majority in the the world. The son of a clergyman, he has strength to the Parishes of the area and to be with him. The Australian Church Record has been bringing the Australia, Timor's nearest neighbour, led to economic stagnation, news on Church affairs for over 100 years, 1880-1982 was in a unique position to influence events in Timor . . . Apart from an mismanagement and exploitation by an independent provocative initial hostile vote in the United Indonesian monopolies, and Nations, however, successive corruption among officials. Bishop on English Report: A move evangelical voice Australian governments have The Report also refers to the situation consistently deferred to Indonesian in East Timor since the invasion: Bringing you the most important Church news from Australia and overseas every policy . . . The Canberra government The Election Synod was free of any hint spoke for Bishop Reid much to the two weeks. With a concerted effort in food has also refrained from pressing of nastiness and unfair play. Even the dismay of Bishop Reid's supporters. Both towards Evangelical position Bourne a subscriber now through our special introductory offer: $8 for 12 production, East Timor could be self- Indonesia on humanitarian issues, traditional lobbying, supposedly a part of of those speeches were made when months' issues (Normal Subscription $1 2). Theological Students $5. sufficient in food and other basics. At a recent Sydney press conference after into a constitutional framework not maintaining that it was for Indonesia Synod was not open to the press. The fighting and the social economic Sydney Diocesan politics, was missing. the release in England of the Final Report unlike that of Anglicanism. "These to take the initiative in facilitating, the disruption caused by the Indonesian But there was one jarring note — and that The Editor of the Church Record was of the Anglican Roman Catholic documents talk about a papacy that is yet departure of refugees. invasion and occupation have, of came from outside Synod. present, legitimately, for every moment of International Commission (ARCIC), to come into being, and which is not yet course, destroyed any prospect of this The Religion Writer for the Sydney Synod. We could publish a list of who Bishop Donald Cameron said: "What the seen," Bishop Cameron said, The Report claims that Australia and for the time being. They have Morning Herald, Alan Gill, carried on a spoke for each candidate, what they said document has to say about holy scripture The real significance of the Report, the many other nations have continued to devastated the subsistence economy subtle campaign for Bishop Reid to be and we could comment on the value of and church is closer to the traditional Bishop indicated, was not the most supply arms and military equipment to and the society based on it as the elected. This involved tactics such as their contribution. BUT THE AUSTRALIAN Anglican point of view than to the unlikely possibility of an Anglican union Indonesia, knowing that the equipment population flas been forced off the placing a picture of Bishop Reid (on CHURCH RECORD HAS TOO MUCH traditional Roman Catholic one." with Rome, but a movement it shows in could be used for counter-insurgency land into centralised camps. Crops page 3) jogging, innuendoes that Bishop RESPECT FOR THE SYNOD TO DO THAT. its Church. The concessions to traditional Payment may be made from your Bankcard if you complete and return this authorisation. DO operations against the Timorese people. have been destroyed and the Interviewed by ACR, Bishop Cameron NOT SEND YOUR BANKCARD. Cameron drinks and numerous We believe that the private nature of the Anglican stances on bible and bishops The Report contrasts the actions of country's cattle virtually wiped out; emphasised his doubts about aspects of references to Bishop Robinson's lack of Electoral Synod is vitally important to were not made by the more liberal and Your Bankcard A/c No. 496-EDEEDI i i II these nations with those of most non- with water buffalo, which are essential this latest report. However, he went on to pastoral experience and to the South ensure honest, open debate on often skeptical theologians of the Roman aligned nations, which have consistently to the agricultural cycle, drastically say, there is in it, and in recent Amount $ Card expiry African question. very personal matters. Church, but by men who devoutly and supported the rights of the people of East reduced. Widespread famine has Evangelical/Roman Catholic dialogues on Your signature His articles were generally biased but earnestly make the same affirmations as Timor to self-determination and resulted and the deaths and general Mission concluded in March, an honest the ultimate insult to the Synod was his The Record would like to inform the the creeds do on the person and work of NAME independence. disruption have undone whatever and significant move by Roman Catholic report of the election result on April 2nd. Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald that Jesus Christ. ADDRESS The Report's major criticisms are progress had been achieved in the last we consider that the integrity of his members of these bodies towards an After repeating the facts about The statements reflect a deep tension directed towards Indonesia, which years of the Portuguese rule. newspaper has been shaken by Alan Gill's evangelical position on the Bible. This is POSTCODE Archbishop Robinson's past in 5 within Roman Catholicism. The response invaded the former Portugese colony of The Report asserts that today Indonesia reports on the Election. We would also expressed in terms of "the primacy of the Enter me as a new Subscriber to the Australian Church Record. I enclose $8.00, paragraphs he then spent 8 paragraphs of the Vatican in the ensuing months will East Timor in December, 1975. The Report has still been unable to establish order suggest that those members of Synod Bible in matters of authority". Subscription for 12 months' issues. describing the debate on the previous be the area of interest to watch. Post coupon to The Australian Church Record Ltd, 1st Floor, St. Andrew's House, refers to the indiscriminate killing and and is not accepted, let alone desired, by night. He chooses to mention two who provided Alan Gill with private On the question of the Papacy, the Final Report will be Sydney Square, Sydney, NSW 2000 torture which accompanied the the population as a whole. It claims that speakers, one who spoke against Bishop information should hangtheir heads in Final Report pointedly drops the term JA full analysis of the Indonesian invasion, and which is famine is again an imminent possibility. Robinson's election and the other who shame. nd places the Bishop of Rome in the next issue of the ACR. — AUSTRALIAN CHURCH RECORD, MARCH 22, 1982 AUSTRALIAN CHURCH RECORD, APRIL 5, 1982 — 1 Library

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Sydney's March Guests Have you ever shaken hands with a leper? Dear Sir, available statistics would give the public the A matter of confidence truth — that Queensland's figures compared solved. I here was talk 01 closing leprosy attested muscles were always identical. Your editorial on "the startling revelation" of "We don't call them lepers. They are AIORIAL over the last five years with other States and hospitals, as there would be no further For example, the muscle to clench a hand "I have just come from India, where I ED leprosy patients — or, to use the better the spread of Islam, plus the Vatician or the jaw was never paralysed, but to the Northern Territory prove that illegitimacy term, sufferers of 'Hansen's disease'," said need of them. A drug had been found at first worked. Under a tree the village connection (22/2/82) clearly demonstrate the in Queensland and Western Australia is unclench a hand, or blink an eye was. So spiritual dangers which assail us in these Dr. Paul Brand. Carville that was effective and very cheap clinic run by the Leprosy Mission was nothing like tha problem that it is in other — well within the resources of I transferred muscles from the unaffected operating as it had then. A physio was climactic times. I would add the Pope's visit to Dr. Brand, chief of the Rehabilitation States, particularly Northern Territory, governments and missions. It could he parts to replace the damaged ones, and checking feet, one was treating ulcers, a Protestant Britain and Press reports that Tasmania and South Australia — or even New Department of the National Hansen's Agreement has been reached on Union with administered in villages by paramedics re-taught coordination. shoemaker was adapting sandals. Good on yer, Robbie South Wales. Disease Centre at Carville, Louisiana, the Church of England, the First Stage being under the supervision of a few doctors. "I still remember the first operation I Between 1975 and 1980 the illegitimacy USA, was in Sydney for a few days at the "But there were two big changes. The "the PAPACY should be the FOCUS of We were triumphant did on a young man's hand. I took a percentages have increased State by State, as invitation of the Leprosy Mission. first was that there were more patients, The official documents all refer to the new Archbishop of Sydney eucharistic communion of ALL the churches." closing muscle from his ring finger, and follows: "That was in the '40s and '50s. but not many had bad hands or feet. Only Doubtful as I am that such blasphemy could From despair to triumph and to connected it to the base of his thumb. as Donald William Bradley Robinson but to most of his clergy he — by 7.6 to 31% (of live "My task was not curing the disease, a couple had small ulcers and there was take place in England, the God of history is Northern Territory After three weeks in plaster, I said, 'Move births); the present continuous combat but resolving the disfigurations caused by no blindness. The second was a milkier will always be "Robbie". That is not a sign of lack of respect but working out his purposes in our time, just as your thumb'. Nothing happened. I said, in the 10th century an apostate Christendom Tasmania —b;3.2 to 14.1% "When I was a child in India, 60 years its secondary effects. People may have bringing a child for examination, and more a sign of the great affection in which he is held by those 'Bring your ring finger forward', and his was ravaged by swarms of Islamic Saracens South Australia — by 2.7 to 12.4% ago, I remember three leprosy patients received certificates saying the disease arguing with the doctor, insisting that he thumb came straight up. There was who know him. destroying its churches and idolatrous images. New South Wales — by 2.5 to 12.7% with bloody bandaged feet coming to see had gone, but they needed acceptance had leprosy. 20 years ago, we had to go A.C.T. — by 2.3 to 8.3% delight, unbelief and optimism all over The "olive tree" is being shaken today and my father. He could do nothing for them by the community, who didn't believe out and insist that they seek treatment Victoria — by 2.0 to 9.1% Peter warns that "judgement begins at the his face. Queensland — by 1.8 to 15.6% but replace the bandages. them while their deformities remained. The Australian Church Record has taken a completely impartial house of God!' "At this time of our greatest success, "The cost of our clinics is now less than Western Australia —by 2.2 to 12.4% "Then there was a time when we "I noticed the similiarity in the pattern stand on all of the issues leading up to the election. We believe Even the world knows that Christianity has the World Health Organisation came to those who simply offer drugs. From these figures, Queensland—far from thought we had the leprosy problem of paralysed muscles in my patients: the that Sydney is greatly blessed to have Bishops of the calibre of lost its way — and what other Chriistanity is us, saying that we must change our there but that which is founded on the Holy being the State with the worst record— is "Today, in the mass treatment Ken Short, John Reid, Donald Cameron and Donald Robinson actually one of only three States where the emphasis from correcting individual's programmes, patients who have been Scriptures — not as a talisman to give an disfigurements, to eliminating the disease from whom to choose. We believe that the election of any of appearance of authority to our largely minimal increase over five years is BELOW the national attending for one year are still coming. Ot teaching to congregations who scarcely know increase. entirely. The resources available should those who began two years ago, most are those men would have been acceptable to the Diocese and that what it is all about. We contribute to the Bible The trend in Queensland is showing all be used in administering the drugs, so still there. But of the five year patients, each would have led the Diocese well. But we are particularly Society And its thousands translations with one considerable improvement, and given the that the next generation would be free of most had dropped out They knew they the disease. I said that I must be pleased that it is Donald Robinson who obtained the final hand, While theologians cast doubts with the same rates of increase in each State for a few were getting better but had lost other. more years, the figures for southern States will concerned about what worries the confidence, as they still could not feel authority. A third of the Bible consists of prophecy very soon be exceeding Queensland's patients, and I quoted the rule of Christ. pain, still had ulcers, etc. which '; being fulfilled before our eyes in this percentages for illegitimate births. So much for But our programme cost us three or four nuclear world. Imagine the stir in society of the effect of sex education in schools!! And times per patient more than the WHO. "95% of our patients continue There are personal reasons for this. In the final analysis more leading Anglicans spoke up. Tragically, they remember also that, in Queensland, treatment after five or seven years. I hey "Then the problems began. The germs have lost the historical interpretation of the illegitimate babies are born, not murdered believe our team is concerned for them than half the clergy voted for him. That is because more than half had learned to adapt to the drug. Further Reformers. Thus, being repelled by fanciful before birth, as in some other States where as people, and they trust us. I believe the the clergy knew him during their formative college years. abortion has been legalised. drugs were developed, and the same interpretations of fringe sects, they neglect the real key to controlling leprosy, is that the thing happened. Patients needed careful Students at Moore College were fortunate to have the subject altogether as if to say "I'm alright, Sex education is sex stimulation when given treatment be a administered by people lack". amorally and immorally within a classroom. screening by trained personnel in order opportunity to hear him in the classroom as he shared his Rate per ipoo who care. The prophets spoke what the Spirit gave Everywhere it has been tried, it only stimulates to prescribe the most effective drug :or knowledge of Greek, of liturgy, of theology, of church history, of rises in illegitimacy, abortion, V.D., immorality, lint them, and that the prophecies were two-fold [ them. Some needed all three. It became 7 and all the other Humanist-inspired social ills Continued page music and of an array of other subjects too numerous to mention. was made clear in the Nazareth synagogue 0r 19 very expensive." when Jesus ended his reading in the middle of that the Humanist experts themselves concede They also shared with him delightful conversations over meals that no amount of classroom sex schemes will a sentence. Why? Because the "day of 7 99 during which his keen wit could hold them enthralled. They vengeance" concerned the End Time. (Isaiah solve or stop. 5199 shared the hospitality both of Robbie and his wife. 61) Sex pushers have yet to produce one sex May we withstand the pressures in this scheme that has not simply fuelled the historic hour of our testing. abortion rackets, expanded welfare pay-outs, 20 -199 DISTRIBUTION OF LEPROSY THROUGHOUT THE WORLD But most importantly they learned from him a great love for the made more jobs for teaching unions and their Yours Sincerely members, and boosted the Family Planning Scriptures and an attitude to a study of the Scriptures of which (Mn) P Creoey Association's sales of the Pill, etc! Partners Sydney Diocese can be proud. More than anything else Robbie is The sex stimulation campaign is a massive a man of the Word. con which many Federal and State MP's have fallen for hook, line and sinker, because they West "hypocritical" Dear Sir, do not bother to question the motives behind When, in 1972, he left Moore College to become Bishop in Many people are amazed at much of the the lying propaganda so constantly circulated. "The only Christians who are wet ned • people are convicted of sin. They are Parramatta some were dubious about the appointment But misinformation that is appearing in the media It is to be hoped that the Committee in relation to the sex education question, and investigating the necessity or otherwise of sex about smuggling are those in the West, only waiting for the word of salvation. Robbie very quickly showed his immense pastoral gifts. Time and concern is felt that some of it is being classes in Queensland schools, will not be and that is because they are hypocritical;' • the communist world is the world of time again clergy testified to his care and his helpfulness. He has accepted as true. influenced by this totally incorrect assumption said Brother Dick. the fist — of hate. Leaders are saying that Queensland's illegitimacy is the worst and that the system has failed in that it has already served the Diocese well as a Bishop. One such serious error is the improper use "No Christians in Eastern Europe or in of the statistics referring to illegitimate births that this is for want of sex education in China have found the concept of only generated hate, and has no room schools. (Queensland's increase in actual in order to draw wrong conclusions relating to smuggling Bibles a problem. They all say, for people or for love. illegitimate births since 1977 is 16.9% as Now he comes, with the obvious goodwill of the entire Synod, the value of classroom six education provided 'keep bringing them, please'." • Those becoming Christians are willing in other states. compared with the national increase of 20.4% to pay the price for their belief. to be the Archbishop of Sydney. It will not be an easy task. The — so whichever way we look at it, the statistics Brother Dick, a Dutchman, was in Fortunately for Queensland children, make the lobbyists for classroom sex years ahead will be years of immense change. As Archbishop he Premier lob has rightly argued against the Sydney to promote the work of Open Attitudes towards suffering education look very silly.) Doors with Brother Andrew, an introduction into our schools of trendy sex was worried about the possible will be called upon to make decisions which affect the 21st Yours faithfully, organisation distributing Bibles in "I stimulation schemes which directly stand is consequences of leaving a lot of Bibles Century. They will also be years of tremendous pressure on him. (Mrs) Rona Joyner restricted countries. ju t not on! with a man who had 9 children to keep. a SpokeSwoman for the Committee Against We urge the whole Australian Church to pray for him. He has Instead of doing their homework, journalists Regressive education (CARE) "Freedom" —"just another word He replied, 'Can I refuse the grace of great contribution to make and we must support him. often parrot the untrue propaganda poured P.O. Box 162, Margate, 4019. suffering?' out by the socialist education lobby and the for nothing left to lose"? "Sufferers comment, 'We don't speak bodies it influences through devious "Citizens in Communist countries are of it'; 'it brought me closer to Jesus'. Of We also urge the Synod of the Diocese of Sydney and the other interfaces. Correct interpretation of the latest guaranteed freedom of worship by their prison, 'they were golden years'. Bishops who serve with him to ensure that his workload does not constitutions. But it is a lie. "'After a bad day in prison I asked, why "Moscow, a city of 8 million people, destroy his health and that he has time to continue to make did God do this? The answer came, 'for has one church. It is there for the outcome'. God as shepherd leads us. contributions to the world-wide Church through writing and 'showbusiness' — to show the Western We thought it war simply for our sakes, speaking. PLE tourists that there is 'freedom'. MAINLY ABOUT PE and we never thought of Jesus, the ,"But what does 'freedom' mean to Shepherd, who was himself brought as a It is with deep Christian love and affection that the Record says most Christians in the Eastern Block? lamb to the slaughter, walking in front of NEWCASTLE NORTH WEST AUSTRALIA "Good on yer, Robb;?". • Children are forbidden Christian the flock. He has the right to ask of us, Jesus asked his followers to evangelize the 4 New deacons ordained at Christ Church Ronald A. McDonald has been ordained priest education. what he himself gave.' world. His own life was an example of what Cathedral: Ian Bailey, Richard Close, Davide and will continue to work in the west Pilbarra • In Bulgaria, children under 18 are not "They see it as unspiritual to pray for Cole, Peter Hayes. evangelism means. His Good News was about the parish. allowed to attend church. release from prison. They ask for prayers whole person. World Vision, like Jesus, is The Revd. Christopher D. Baxter was inducted The Revd. Ray Mollyneux will become Rector • Christians cannot tell their neighbours for resistance against giving in; love; the as incumbent of Stockton at St. Paul's Church committed to caring for the total person, body and of Morawa on May 7th. about Christ. spread of the love of Christ; that only the The losers on Feburary 4th. The Revd. Roy Poole's address is 8/31 Hastings • Official church leaders must speak with name of Jesus be glorified." spirit. The Revd. William Brown retired in January as Street, Scarborough 6019. the mouth of the authorities and are The majority of World Vision's relief and Rector of Lambton and after 41 years as an forbidden to pray for Christians in The smugglers There were, of course, losers in the Electoral Synod. The Record Anglican minister. development aid projects are carried out in prison. "I can guarantee any man to go would wish, to record that we do not believe that the fact that Ken The Revd. Ray Martin has resigned from the conjunction with the indigenous Christian church. ADELAIDE • And so unregistered, secret churches anywhere — but not to come back!" Short, John Reid or Donald Cameron were not elected in any way Parish of Aberdeen to join the Order of St are formed, who meet in the woods, In Africa, Asia and Latin America there is close Francis. Rev. Canon W. R. Ray, St. Peter's Cathedral will Brother Andrew says of his work heading diminishes their stature. They are great men of God and will form retire 5th Ally, 1982. hiding from KGB helicopters who are Open Doors. "Jesus' instruction was co-operation between World Vision and Anglican The Revd. Campbell Brown will resign from trying to locate them; or in private The Rev. G. R. Jackson has resigned as 'go ...': not'... and come back'." churches. an impressive team. the parish of Kincumber to become Rector of homes. Parkes in the Diocese of Bathurst Administrator of Anglican Child Care Services "I have known Brother Andrew for 25 Your support through World Vision helps • It is the world of the KGB: there are as from 4th lune, 1982. He is to take up a years," said Brother Dick. "I prayed for maintain essential development projects. RIVERINA position as Director of Professional Services hidden microphones in houses and During Synod and in the Press, certain criticisms were made of him, but never thought I would be Canon E. E. Joseph died in Finley on February with the Burnside Children's Homes in Sydney. meeting places, and photographers Through World Vision you are able to express each of them. None of the criticisms were very important but we involved in his work. Then, 13 years ago, 3rd. outside. your Christian concern for the poor of our world. urge that, with the election over, those criticisms be forgotten. We one of his men lost his car and caravan, GIPPSLAND • Those caught doing any of these things look forward to the continued exercise of their very substantial face up to years in prison, or torture. which were confiscated at the Bulgarian 4 New deacons were admitted to the SYDNEY border because they were full of Bibles. I This is happening today." gifts over the coming years. Diaconate on Feburary 14th at the Cathedral Rev. P. Kemp will resign as Rector of asked who had taken over his job. No- Church of St. Paul in Sale: Sutherland from 3rd May to become Rector of Suffering —and revival one had. I did, not because I was 'called', lames Conolley, Cordon Cooper, William Mt Druitt but as a matter of duty. Since then, there Ultimately the real winner was the Diocese of Sydney. Where Craven, Robert tuff. "You can preach by loudspeakers in Rev. P. G. Clifford will resign as Resident have been many trips, many border WORLD VISION the streets in free countries, but there is else in the world could we find such godly and gifted men? Is PERTH Minister of the new Housing District of Minto no revival. In Eastern Europe, where there crossings, many miracles. OF AUSTRALIA from 31st May for Missionary Service in South there any other place with such an exceptional leadership team? The Revd. Rod Corby has been ordained in is much suffering, there is ievival. There "The hardest part of the task is when I PO BOX A770, SYDNEY SOUTH 2000 PHONE: 2679117 Christ Church, Claremont. America. We think not! are now more Christians in Russia, after reach my destination, and seek to Rev. D. Reay, former curate of rymble The Revd. D. T. Griffiths has been made 60 years of repression, than ever before. minister to those I meet who are deacon and will serve in the parish of commenced as Chaplain Norfolk Island on 1st Why? suffering." Kelmscott March. AUSTRALIAN CHURCH RECORD, APRIL 5, 1982 — 3 2 — AUSTRALIAN CHURCH RECORD, APRIL 5, 1982 Billy backs .. Suddenly ACC supports "The Champion" WHAT A W Pope's visit God is back Only a few years ago they were putting it protest — but who became about that God was dead. Now according How real are we? Lesley Hicks The Pope's visit is going to make to two of Britain's eminent scientists — Sir The small daughter of an political Christianity newsworthy, says Dr Billy Fred Hoyle and Professor not violence candidate, noting the larger-than-life-size Graham, coming to the end of a ten-day Wickramasinghe, — He's back again — at portraits of her father in the front garden visit to Britain. "The Challenger" least in their reckoning. These men set "The Australian Council of Churches and all over the electorate, told people That is the breaktilmugh, from theory "His coming will give Christians of all out to prove that God didn't exist Now acknowledges and supports the just and gravely, "I've got lots of Daddies!". She into consistent practice, that I long for— denominations a chance to talk about they've come up with the view that He legitimate claims of Aborigines for land knew she had one real one, but the spiritual renewal I, for one, need. Christ and to evangelise!' As for the most certainly does. rights, particularly in Queensland. We everywhere she looked there were When I greet someone, or lead a group, controversy surrounding the visit, Dr In a new book called "Evolution from recognise the deep and continuing cardboard and masonite versions of him or say a prayer, or visit a sick friend — Graham said he preferred that to lethargy Space" they say that, try as they may, they frustration Aborigines experience in their to confuse her. whatever I do in public needs to square and silence. "It will be good if it will drive cannot explain life on earth without Him. efforts to gain land rights and understand Candidates for office are in special with the person my family knows in people to their Bibles saying 'Let's see their desire to use any opportunity to private, and with the inner self only God what God has to say'." According to their mathematical danger of being merely cardboard calculations the chances of life turning up draw international attention to their figures, smiling and hand-shaking in the and I really know, and I but imperfectly. Dr Graham's trip to Britain was situation," read a recent statement from here mechanically are so remote they've quest for votes, but they are not the only In the wider circle of the local church, primarily to go to Blackpool, where he the ACC. ruled chance out and put God in. ones. Cardboard and plastic mask- a preacher can challenge hypocrisy by spoke at the Christian Booksellers' "The ACC wearers are all around, and sometimes I quoting and expounding the words of Conference and a couple of rallies. Staggering — affirms the legitimate right am peering at them through my own Christ, and scripture generally, but only it He wouldn't be drawn on the Each of them found that the odds of any Australian to make a peaceful mask. he is transparently and vulnerably honest, prospects for 1984, when he has been against the spark of life igniting protest I suspect it's a trap for clergymen as in the power of the Spirit, is any invited to head up a Mission to Britain's accidentally on earth were staggering. Put — deplores any exercise of they shake parishioner's hands at the unmasking likely to occur. However provincial cities. "I am giving serious in mathematical terms it's 10 to the power special police powers that may deny such door of the church, or as they hold forth much we long for others to drop their consideration to that invitation ... but it of 40,000. which means that there is one rights and have the counter — productive in the pulpit, but no less so for their flock. masks we cannot demand it of them. chance in 1 with 40 noughts after that life has not been accepted yet" effect of inciting violence. Though the occupational hazard is higher We can own up to the games we catch turned up here accidentally. At the press conference where he — rejects any use of violence for public figrties, those who meet many ourselves playing, but not with the made these statements, Dr Graham was Billy Graham to Such an admission is a humble change as a means of action by Government, in brief encounters, none of us is free motive "I'll confess, and hope that way to quizzed on a wide varity of subjects. of mind for both scientists and can't be Aborigines, and other concerned from the danger. get you to be honest too?' All we can do taken lightly. Prof. Wickramasinghe says One of his greatest concerns was the individuals at the time of the Hypocrisy is be real ourselves, and that is often . threat to the world's peace. "We have to Moscow that the number of 10 to the power of Commonwealth Games. hard. 40,000 is such an imponderable in the Hypocrisy seems to harsh a word for say that the world is on the edge of I am reminded of part of one of the "I have just accepted an invitation to universe that "I am 100% certain that life "We call on Queensland Government merely maintaining a pleasant, non- Armageddon. I'm calling for 'Salt Ten'; — fine prayers of Marjorie Holmes in "I've proclaim the gospel and to address a could not have started spontaneously on to implement satisfactory Land Rights committal front. The Lord Jesus, in the destruction of all nuclear and conference of religious leaders in Got to Talk to Somebody, God." — the earth". Legislation after full consultation with denouncing hypocrites, the play-actors biochemical weapons." Moscow in early May, 1982," Billy Graham Aborigines and call on the Federal Scripture Union has launched "The The first song-sequence is of Christ's and wearers of masks, was harsh and title prayer, the first in the book. (Hodder He admits that he's finding it hard to Nevertheless, he believed that has announced. Government to use all its influence and Challenger", a series of six soundstrips on birth. Themes in Rounds Two, Three, Four unrelenting. No-one else, before or since & Stoughton, 1969) the metaphor is come to terms with his conversion. And Christians should be wary of politics. "I constitutional powers to ensure that the the birth and life of Christ. Produced in and Five include Christ's baptism and the Lord's time on earth, has had the changed, but the thought is the same. "I have been invited to attend a he's still hoping that he's wrong so that he think we can do more privately than if we Games can take place peacefully in the London mainly for teenagers, it is a temptation, the call of the disciples, the authority to strip masks as He did. He Worship Service on May 9 at an Orthodox can return to his more comfortable belief Walls come out and blast people in the press." context of satisfactory Land Rights "prequel" to "The Champion", which is raising of Lazarus and the story of "knew what was in man"; He read Cathedral in Moscow and to proclaim the of a mechanical view of creation. He goes 'There are all these walls between us Legislation. Australia's international about Jesus' death, resurrection and Zacchaeus: "It's an upside-down, turn- thoughts as if they appeared on a video — C. E. News gospel to the congregation during the on: "From my earliest training as a — husband and wife, parent and child, reputation will suffer if such legislation is ascension, showings of which are known around, inside-out life that God gives." screen on people's foreheads. He could morning Liturgy. scientist, I was very strongly brainwashed neighbour and neighbour, friend and not enacted in Queensland and if to have led a number of young people to Round Six has the theme "Facing therefore judge unerringly, where we can friend. 1,000 respond "At the evening service I will be to believe that Science cannot be Queensland police have unlimited a personal faith in Christ Death" and takes us up to the start of only guess, and are commanded not to preaching at the Moscow Baptist Church, consistent with any kind of deliberate Walls of self. Walls of silence. Even Over 18,000 people attended the two- powers of arrest during the "The Challenger" comes in a pack Christ's final journey to Jerusalem: "I face judge. which has 5,500 members. creation. That notion has had to be Commonwealth Games. walls of words. night Crusade in Blackpool and in including filmstrip, cassette, script and pain, I face death/But three days on/I will The only mask I can strip is my own — I will be attending part of the painfully shed. I am quite uncomfortable For when we try to talk to each other addition, the BBC relayed the opening "We hope the Commonwealth Games discussion material. have life ..." or rather I can ask my Lord, who was conference titled "World Conference: about the situation!' new walls begin to rise. We camouflage, night live on its local radio station. There may proceed without confrontation always utterly genuine and real, and Religious Workers for Saving the Sacred we hold back, we make ourselves sound were over 1,000 enquirers, one in three of between black and white Australians and whose Spirit lives within me, to remove it Gift of Life from Nuclear Catastrophe" as better than we really are. Or we are them teenagers. be an expression of the fellowship of This is the third article on an interview given to Church Record by a Northern Irishman, for me, and make me true through and an observer. shocked and hurt by what is revealed. Or Addressing the Christian Booksellers Commonwealth Countries and as a sign who will remain nameless. through. Above all I ask Him to make me we -ivately in judgement, criticizing Convention earlier in the week. Dr. "International religious leaders of the unity of all people." real in loving. "Speaking the truth in love, n we pretend to agree. Graham condemned the output of representing many major religions will be Western Dani we will in all things grow up into Him satanic literature in the world today but there. It is not just a conference of The basic Ulster problem, who is the Head, that is, Christ" (Writing out with you, Lord there are no walls. said that Christians could counter it. "The Christian leaders. I will be speaking from the truth in love, too.) You, who made me, know my deepest best answer to the threat of pornography the Bible on the Christian's New Testament Countering Unreality emotions, my most secret thoughts. You and other products of the devil's printing Understanding of Peace in a Nuclear Age. know the good of me and the bad of me, presses is to increase our Christian "We have accepted this invitation to Singapore and a way forward How can we counteract unreality in you already understand." output and to make it better," he said. arrives our churches, when the machinery can the Soviet Union because we feel it is a There are echoes here of Psalm 139, "The target is the Lord Jesus Christ as He Is the issue religious, or is it political? It's declared across the world that we had a matter more than the human and spiritual God-given opportunity for me to The Western Dani New Testament is now and it is there, in its concluding verses, is revealed in the Scriptures. Let our both collectively. Basically, the protestant protestant police force. They did not say needs of the people? If we belong to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ in a available in print Mr Perry Katoppo, Government to that I find my key anti-hypocrisy, anti- publications reflect his life, His spirit, His people of Ulster want to stay British, and that the Roman Catholics had been Chrfst, the enemy of all hypocrisy, and country where I have not had this Translation Officer for the Indonesian unreality prayer— message. Watered down interpretations privilege before. I also shall have the Bible Society, reports that the first two the Roman Catholic people of Northern advised not to join. especially if we have any position of lead to heresy, cults and confusion. opportunity to give my Christian witness thousand copies were shipped to Irian Ireland want a united Ireland. No Roman leadership, we have the responsibility to "Search me, 0 God, and know my heart; When authors submit something less to leaders of various religious enforce Catholic politician would be elected by be real, to eliminate the gap between Test me and know my anxious thoughts. Jaya during January this year. The Education: the seed of division than biblical Christianity, let them know backgrounds from all over the world. I remaining 15,000 copies are being protestants. No protestant would be theory and practice in our profession as See if there is any offensive way in me. you subscribe to a biblical standard and am especially looking forward to the delivered progressively over the next few elected by the Roman Catholics. and of unity Christians. And lead me in the way everlasting." are not interested in a manuscript which opportunity I will have to observe State months. religious The Roman Catholic church gives its The problem begins at the school tries, whether secretly or openly, to erode and Church relations and religious life in "This marks the first time the Western blessing to all that on the Republican educational level. The children who or degrade the Word of God." the Soviet Union." Dani people will have the complete New side; but on the protestant side it's not as attend the state schools are all protestar,t, Testament in their own language," said education simple. The protestant churches don't because the Roman Catholic church will SU now in 35 African countries Mr Katoppo. The Danis, who number always support the protestant people. not allow their children to attend state about 100,000 people and inhabit the The liberal social gospel minded schools. Back in 1926 the protestant "Full-time field staff are the key to both $1,000 to Tanzania to assist with a very The Singapore Government has decided central highlands of Irian Jaya, turned to churches are ecumenical, and often churches handed over their schools to development and deepening of Scripture urgent project to make religion a compulsory subject in Christianity in large numbers during the come down on the side of the the Northern Ireland government and got Union work;' said John Dean the African In Ghana (population 11.5 million) schools in what has been described as an China 1960's. Since then many Danis have republicans rather than on the side of the a guarantee from the government that Regional Secretary. There are now 89 field where there was another political coup attempt to save the island to becoming a become evangelists for Christ and taken protestants. protestant teachers would teach staff. recently, three new staff have just been nation of thieves, Reuter reported from protestant children in the state schools Steer clear of religion, party Chinese athorities over religious in-roads the Word to other tribes in Irian Jaya. Bad press Scripture Union Bible aids are being appointed, bringing the field staff Singapore recently. and that accommodation would be made among party ranks. The Intermission Western Dani widely used throughout this vast strength up to 13. ISCF groups exist in members told Dr. Goh Keng Swee, Minister of When Northern Ireland came into for Roman Catholic children on a similar Translation Committee, helped by several continent During the past three years the nearly all the government and protestant Marxism and religion are incompatible, Chinese Around the World Education and Deputy Prime Minister, existence, the Roman Catholic Church basis, if Roman Catholics came into the local speakers of Western Dani, began circulation of Bible Notes in French mission schools in Ghana. the Peking Daily reaffirmed recently in a told a meeting of the newly-established refused to recognise its constitutional state school system. work on the New Testament in 1975 and speaking nations doubled and is sharp criticism of members of the Schools Council that robberies were position. For example, every time the But the situation changed after 1947 as expected to double again in the next two Chinese mail response to FEBC completed the translation early in 1979. Chinese Community Party for religious common in the Singapore Army and even government had some special function to a result of the Second World War which years. SU Notes for the Shonas of The Committee is now working on the which they would invite the heads of the activities, the Agence France Presse increases school children stole from their was not good from the protestant point Zimbabwe translation of the Old Testament. churches, the Roman Catholic heads Schools work is very strong in English reported from Peking. Mail response to radio broadcasts of classmates. of view. The Roman Catholic church then never came, They refused to come speaking Africans nations and in Nigeria Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe's Prime Responding to a letter from a reader the Far East Broadcasting Company "So one day I told the Prime Minister said in their opinion they had very wisely because there was possibly a toast to the (population 72 million) there are ISCF Minister is a Shona, which is the tribal indignant at seeing communists going to (FEBC) to mainland China is up by more (Lee Kuan Yew) that the schools are kept their schools. queen, and they would not participate in groups in 2000 high schools. Scripture group which dominates Zimbabwe. 77% pray in mosques, the paper said party than 60 per cent over the same period turning out a nation of thieves and that anything in which the British royalty had The problem arises at this point. For Union supporters in England and Europe of the population of 7.5 million are members should propagate atheism. last year, according to Mr. Frand Bray, something must be done about this in WCC Sixth to be recognised. That kept their people instance in the subject of history, the text give to needy areas in Africa, such as East Shonas. In 1981, Scripture Union's first FEBC Director of Programming. our education system," Dr. Goh said. "A communist is not merely a citizen, anti-British. In the overseas press it would used in the state schools is the one used Africa and the French speaking areas. Shona language Bible-reading Notes but also a member of the party and as By the end of September, FEBC in Hong Describing religious education as the be reported that the Northern Ireland in England, but in the Roman Catholic Some friends in Sydney recently sent were produced. such must respect the constitution and Kong had received almost 10,000 letters Assembly best and most dependable way of Government welcomed so-and-so to a schools the text is the one used in the the rules of the party," the paper said. during 1981. producing upright Singaporeans, Dr. Goh function at such-and-such a time and Republic of Ireland. The protestant child The Chinese Constitution tolerates the "This will be our best year;' says Hong said that high school students would invited the heads of the protestant is told what the Irish Republicans did to exercise of religions, but limits their Kong Director Rev. Kenneth Lo, adding planned for have to learn one of the four main churches but it was very noticeable that the British soldiers, and the Catholics told propagation, while formally recognising that much of the response may be religions — Buddhism, Christianity, no Roman Catholic clergy were present, what the British soldiers did to the Irish "the freedom not to believe in religion attributing to their intense follow-up Hinduism or Islam. the report did not say that they were Republicans. There is the seed for the and to propagate atheism". effort Lo cautions, however that there are 1983 Students without a religous faith would invited but declined to come. The bringing up of two separate classes of signs pointing to tighter government Preparations have begun for the Sixth have to take up the study of the world Northern Ireland police force is by law to people living next door to each other, But members of the Communist Party who are fed on the past injustices of each and of the Communist Youth League may control taking place in China mainland. Assembly of the World Council of religion, including Judaism and Sikhism be one-third Roman Catholic. But there Churches to be held in Vancouver, as a subject, he said. was a campaign by the Roman Catholic other. The result is that as they grow not invoke this religious freedom Requests for Bibles have increased older they desire to stand where their because they "are not ordinary citizens", quite dramatically. In the first half of this Canada, from 16th July to 11th August, About 76.2 per cent of Singapore's 2.3 church telling their people not to join the BILL WORNER PTY. LTD. 1983. Some 900 delegates from the WCC's police force, because they had to take an fathers stood, this is maintained by the said the newspaper. year there was more than 100 per cent million population are ethnic Chinese. politicians and by the protestant and Mittagong increase over the same period in 1980. 301 member churches in over 100 About half of this Chinese populace hold oath of allegiance to the crown and Communists have "the obligation to countries will gather for this seven-yearly during that period that third dropped out. Roman Catholic organisations. actively propagate atheism", but they are to the traditional Buddhism, while 10 per Phone (048) 711044 FFBC is currently broadcasting 23 event. Theme for the Sixth Assembly is But the staff of the Police Force had to be The only hope for beginning to not authorised "to believe in God or in cent are Catholics and Protestants. frequency hours daily into mainland, five "Jesus Christ, the Life of the World". maintained and so the gap was filled by overcome the Northern Ireland problem Allah", the paper said. of these hours from its two medium-wave When all advisers, guests, visitors and There are about 350 Protestant protestant policemen. As soon as that is to educate children without the churches in Singapore. Sells and agents for Mazda and Volkswagens — Sales and Services The article, one of many to appear in stations in Korea. media representatives are included, the happened the politicians representing the indoctrination of hate for the other group recent months, expressed concern by Chinese Around the World Assembly will total close to 3000. CHINESE AROUND THE WORLD Roman Catholic people went out and by dwelling on past wrongs.

4 — AUSTRALIAN CHURCH RECORD, APRIL 5, 1982 AUSTRALIAN CHURCH RECORD, APRIL 5, 1982 -- 5 PRINCIPAL POSITION VACANT for Christian Couple required as Resident Managers for T'—'- UNDERSTAND EACH THER KINGSDENE CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY Dr. Alan Craddot k CONFERENCE CENTRE — KATOOMBA SPECIAL SCHOOL Position requires sound knowledge of Counsellor first heal thyself! catering and cooking for large family Telopea, NSW groups. Other duties include general Some Christians are extremely wary of The basicquestion remains and is of professionals working in research, ounsellors have a higher than average maintenance of property and grounds. marriage counselling and marriage grave importance for any persons teaching and counselling in the field of divorce rate. Apply in writing, with Minister's refer counsellors. Perhaps much of this caution working in the area of family life and marriage and the family. The organisation One further point of interest emerges This position offers a challenging and rewarding opportunity to ence to spans a variety of academic and applied assist intellectually handicapped children and their families. stems from the impression that many marital dysfunction. Could the marital Iron, Glick's study. NCFR members who Home Education Secretary counsellors have experienced marital specialist live in such a way as to know fields. reported no religious preference revealed The School is under the auspice of The Church of England Homes C.M.S., 93 Bathurst Street, breakdown themselves and therefore are the subject intimately insofar as the lives Glick compares the marital status levels of marital disruption more than and is now in its seventh year of operation. It caters for up to forty Sydney 2000 Stand up more likely to counsel others to accept of others are concerned but neglect his distribution of NCFR members with that three times greater than those members (Or Ring (02) 2673711 for further details) handicapped children aged 5 to 16 years in four classes. Up to thirty-two for life ... divorce as the most appropriate means of or her own relationship to the extent that of persons in the U.S.A. of comparable reporting a religious preference. Make of resolving marital conflict. I recently read a marital failure occurs? Could the age and educational level. For NUR these figures what you will! are accommodated in an associated Hostel and two adulthood training members the percentage of marital Join in the Rally against book which stated, without referring to involvement with conflict and The statistics quoted here tend to cast group homes in the neighbourhood where the children reside for the five ABORTION any evidence or source of information, breakdown desensitise the counsellor disruption was 13.8%, whilst the figure for YOUTH DIRECTOR doubt upon the stereotype of the days of the school week, and are under the supervision of a Hostel that professional marriage counsellors and so increase the likelihood of the comparison group was 1+7%. These marriage counsellor dominated by his or SUNDAY. 18th APRIL figures indicate that the marriage and Supervisor and Houseparents. Applicants should be — have a "...higher than average divorce disruption of the counsellor's own her own marital disruption and thus • Able to relate to young people 1.30 p.m family professionals do experience a rate". The authors went on to suggest marriage? not armed only with divorce as a means of Applicants should be of a Christian conviction and have personal Interested in the missionary challenge higher rate of marital disruption in Single or married, Ordained or lay HYDE PARK that counsellors "...often have no Evidence which bears upon this solving marital conflict. The figures are by comparison to a properly matched involvement in a local church. They should be prepared to demonstrate In the age bracket of 25-35 years Speakers: answers except divorce and they come to question must be selected carefully. The no means beyond critical appraisal. Their sample from the general U.S. population. ability to supervise a trained staff. Dean Lance Shilton accept divorce as a normal course of sample should be large and not interpretations are many. Whatever else lnformution from— Rev. Fred Nile action!' (Battle Guide for Christian The General Secretary characterised by any biases which might The percentage of marital disruption one might say, I believe it is worth putting Previous experience in the field of training intellectually handi- Rev. Jim McLaren Leaders,1981, by Cedric Taylor and capped children is essential. An appropriate salary commensurate with Church Missionary Society of Australia Greg Smith, LLB offer alternative interpretations for any reported by NCFR members who simplistic black and white stereotypes to 468 Ann Street, Brisbane, Qld. 4000 Graeme Goldsworthy, p. 36). unusually high marital failure rate. I am specifically worked as counsellors was rest. Some counsellors will tit the Pro-Life training and experience will be negotiated. Phone: (07) 221 2459 March to only 12%, even less than the figure for all Martin Place at This viewpoint is often expressed by not aware of any Australian study which stereotype but most will not. varieties of NCFR membership (13-8%). 3.30 p.m. Christians, but is it a fair and valid will assist us, but there is a recent U.S. Furthermore, the divorced counsellor will Apply in writing to: position? I am not able to ascertain the study reported by Paul Glick ("Marriage Glick's study certainly does not not necessarily be inferior to the Right to Life Association (NSW) experiences of family life specialists" CHRISTIAN WOMEN CONVENTION INTERNATIONAL. nature of the data being referred to by conform with the common stereotype counsellor with an intact marriage. The The Chief Executive Officer 32 York Street, Sydney 2000. Tel 29 8350 Family Relations, 1980, 29, (1), 111-118). logic of stereotypes is unhelpful. 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Paul in Itiii4ard Green, Principal S.M.B.C. system. The advertiser will be responsible for forwarding to Jenkins welcomed 66 full time students into the or at one of our suburban centres . Katoomba 82 2411 The Church Record office what is owing. Corinthians says of the body of Christ, 'if 1982 academic year, 27 incoming and 39 Pickering and Inglis, 1980, 175 pp. one member suffers, all suffer with it: If I returning; with a further 18 studying part- Isaiah on Monday evenings, and Christian Well-known evangelists are objects of don't suffer when other members do — Positions Vacant time. Mr. Green officially launched the tducation Lecturer Anna Ingerman's public interest It is because of that including lepers—do I really belong to College into the A.C.T. Bachelor in series on "Tools for Teaching", on Appeals interest that Luis Palau has revealed the Body of Christ?" ELVY'S WANTED' Organist SI Thomas Rozelle either 9.30 a.m. Theology programme, for which 11 I hursday Evenings, comprise the HOME OF PEACE HOSPITAL service only (Pipe Organ) or 9.30 and 7 p.m (informal service himself in this simple and very personal students are enrolled. This introduces programme. established 1863 (Deaconess Institution) with only Organ) No Choir. Phone 82 (072 aser autobiography. 4 30 pm one further stage of S.M.B.C!s balanced 205 Clarence Street, Sydney, 2000 EVERSLEIGH His humble origins, his family Theologian in Taiwan boosts academic programme. Prospective Queensland College 274 Addison RoaLi, Petersham background and personal concerns and For Sale theological training student candidates are now able to select A record enrolment of 135 students 36, of Specialists in the installation of NERINGAH struggles are all sketched clearly to from a variety of programes suited to whom began this year, has strained to the NerIngah Avenue, Wahroonga K.J.V. Bible — Oxford loose leaf — perfect condition — portray this great evangelist as just "The church in Taiwan will grow 50 their abilities and to the particular aspect CONN ORGANS GREENWICH limit the facilities of the Baptist Theological Phone 5353/0. another christian serving God. percent during the next 10 years if we view. River Road, Greenwich of ministry they have in College of Queensland. UNIQUE ELECTRONIC PIPE MODELS The focus of the book is on the train the needed leaders!' Rev. Stephen Last year, the College farewelled Bob The enrolment, a 124% increase on Ring or Write Pat O'Malley 29 7222 Accommodation struggle to find the pathway to the Chen, Co-ordinator for Theological These hospitals (320 beds) undertake Emery, who has accepted the pastorate of 1981, includes 10 students in Tasmania FOR INFORMATION — CITY OR COUNTRY platform of the large Crusades. In the Education by Extension (TEE) at China specialised medical and nursing care of Beverly Hills Uniting Church. who are involved through the College's chronically ill patients of any age, r0 RENT on long-term lease, Queensland beachlront house case of Luis Palau, he was particularly Evangelical Seminary in Taipei, said dose to Brisbane. Furnished or unfurnished. Owner on The full-time faculty complement of I heological Education by Extension nationality or religious faith. missionary service. Phone (02)51 5147 or 428 1942. encouraged by his friends to be a bible recently. programme, and others from N.S.W. teacher to the small communities around To accomplish this goal, existing "Croydon" numbers five — Howard These hospitals are co-operating with 7 BEDROOM unit, Avoca Beach, May School Holiday. $1500 Green, Barry Irwin, Ward Powers, Neville Victoria and Singapore. REMOVALS certain general hospitals in the per night (02) 933531. him in South America. An American, Ray churches in Taiwan must be revived and churches must be planted, he added. Sandon and Anna Ingerman. The College Registrar, Mr. Doug Small or Large retraining of eligible patients to return to Stedman encouraged him to go to COMFORTABLE clean amerious double room own bathroom 118 people are enrolled in this term's Peterson, said the number of suitable their normal environment (home, etc). tom In select area beautiful Manly tennis court 8 swimming America for further study. When he did "Taiwan now has 200 Protestant STORAGE-PACKING TAXI TRUCKS applicants for College courses exceeded Your help is urgently needed for our pool facilities bed 8 breakfast dinner extra. Vary reasonable. go, Ray Stedman became like a father to churches," he said. If the churches grow evening course programme, Reasonable and Reliable Phone: 9774084. accommodation and lecturing facilities. Large selection of immediate and future needs, including him and greatly encouraged him. by 50 percent in 10 years, 1,800 pastors Ward Power's refreshing New "The saddest thing I have had to do in Theological Books, to- SMITH OWENS SERVICE the rehabilitation units at each hospital. TO LET. Specious 213r. Furn home unit. extensive views. Luis Palau then worked as a missionary will be needed by the end of the century Testament Greek programme is now gether with General Litera- Drurnmoyne 5 moths only. Reduced rent for person looking the 21// years I have been registrar is to 9 PIONEER AVE„ THORNLEIGH for short term accom 48 5037 and then, as now, as an evangelist, in In regard to lay leader training, Rev. booked out for Second Term. There are ture and Cassette Lectures. Phone. 84 6467 write to applican3 and say there is no PLEASE REMEMBER THE HOSPITAL demand all over the world. Chen noted that each church needs at vacancies available for Third Term in both Bookstalls and House L Owens 48 1539 IN YOUR WILL -MOM," he said. Party Accounts Arranged. This book reveals a humble man with a least 10 trained lay leaders if it will grow. "Beginner's Greek" and "Intermediate Speaking at the college THE AUSTRALIAN CHURCH RECORD, Edi- desire to serve God faithfully, and a sense This means that 3000 trained laymen for Greek". John Chapman's Dialogue All donations over $2 are allowable torial and Business, First Floor, St. commencement, Professor F. I. Anderson, Contact Charles Mann (Manager) of his own failures and difficulties. He is 300 churches will be needed by 1990. Evangelism moves believers out of a STAINED GLASS WINDOWS deductions for income tax purposes. Andrew's House, Sydney Square, Sydney Head of the Department of Religious Telephone (021 51 2225 open about these but always returns to fumbling-around with the Gospel, into 2000. This is a National paper issued The Seminary's Theological Education Studies at the University of Queensland, K. J. Little For further information phone or wore to' the love and faithfulness of God. marshalling God-given resources to a I ook for the NEW Shop-front near fortnightly on alternate Mondays. Subscrip- by Extension program offers training on spearhead for a much-needed drive in urged the students to look at the 19 Harden Street Box 124, Post Office Petersham tion is $12.00 per year, posted. Queen Street A helpful book, especially when Luis discipleship and theological education witnessing. Enrolments are now being Scriptures honestly and handle them Arnclifte 2205 NSW, 2019 Printed by J. Bell & Co. Pty. Ltd.. 13 MOORE COLLEGE, comes to speak in one's local area. for lay leaders. carefully. "The Bible's all we have and it Phone 599 7348 Telephone. 668 3866 McCauley Street, Alexandria, N.S.W. 2015. accepted for the second term evening 1 B King Street, Newtown 2042 Chris Moroney Chinese Around the World courses. Principal's Green's lectures on is all we need."

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- 4 HAY lyg2 Easter Family Bible ban saga The .1ustralian 0IFIST PUBLISHED Convention continues IN 1880 The Bible Society in Australia is still planned endeavouring to clarify the position regarding the use of the Indonesian Bible The annual Christian Convention is being in Malaysia. held at Katoomba over the Easter Weekend, April 9-12. The report in our issue of March 8, that the use of the names "Allah" for God and This year's convention aims at meeting "Anak Allah" for the Son of God were the needs of the whole family. With RECORD new terms is not correct speakers Rev. Balchin, the minister of the 1752 APRIL 19, 1982 Registered by Australia Post Publication No. NAR1678 Telephone 264 8349 PRICE 30 CENTS First Presbyterian Church, Papakura, New Indonesian Bibles published in the Zealand and Canr'on John Chapman the early 1800's used both of these terms for Director of Evangelism for the Anglican God and the son of God, and they have Church the weekend promises to be a been used by all churches since then. Sydney's L'Abri The good news of Good Friday great one. A full report will be given as soon as Details can be obtained from details rome in from Malaysia. Conference set s — Katoomba Christian Convention, P.O. Box A70, Sydney South. Phone: 267 8657. to go Unique church Five staffworkers from the L'Abri Fellowship, a residential Christian study Gypsy Bible tourism project centre founded by Francis Schaeffer, will There has been a remarkable religious be in Australia for conferences in Perth, revival among many gypsy groups in formed Sydney and Brisbane in late April and the recent times. According to United Bible first half of May. They come from the Societies' Translations Consultant, The An Australian church leader, The Rev. L'Abri branches in Switzerland, England, Reverend Dr. Paul Ellingworth, there are Peter Holden, former Secretary of the USA and Holland. over 201million gypsies throughout the South Australian Council of Churches, Earlier this year Rick Miller, the curate MP" X mrn world. With almost half of them speaking has been appointed as the first Executive of Sans Souci Anglican Church, a Romani language, "Gypsies have as Secretary of the new Ecumenical interviewed one of the conference much right as speakers of any other Coalition on the Third World Tourism. speakers, Jerran Barrs (36) at the English language to read and hear the Bible for "From the perspective of the Third L'Abri branch. Mr Barrs has a BA from themselves in the words- which mean World, tourism has wrought more havoc Manchester University and a M.Div. front most to them", he said. than it has brought good," Mr. Holden Covenant Seminary, St. Louis, and is co- Dr. Ellingworth has started a newsletter said. "Most of the major hotels and author of "Christianity with a Human to exchange information and ideas about tourist facilities int he Third World are not Face" (IVP). translation work in gypsy languages. owned within the host country. What is the purpose of L'Abri? "There is very little literature of any kind Commercial entertainment often exploits "It is to demonstrate the existence of in Romani and so there is little experience sacred sites and religous rituals for the God today, and the truth of Christianity, of the language in written form", he said. sake of the tourist;' he said. in the following three ways. First, in the Many gypsies still have reservations "But tourism can make a positive area of prayer. We pray to God about written translations although contribution to international concerning our financial needs; that He cassettes and disc recordings of songs understanding." will bring to L'Abri those people He wants and messages are popular. The secretariat will stimulate and to come; and for the future directions of However, the Bible Society is in no encourag further research into the our work. We don't advertise for people doubt that the number of written effects of tourism in the Third World, will to come to L'Abri, nor conserving our translations is on the increase, especially build networks of communication and financial needs, but instead we bring in Kalerash, which seems to be the main support for those affected by tourism and these matters before the Lord. We do not language and is understood by 46 per will encourage alternative models of say that all Christian groups should do it Crowds defy rain to hear Palau cent of all gypsies. The Swedish Bible tourism which enable people-to-people this way — it is just the way we do it. Society is currently involved with a encounter, enrich human experience and "Secondly, the work of L'Abri attempts Despite heavy rains Louis Palau spoke nightly at the Newcastle showground last monin, government department in translating the preserve the natural environment as well to be a practical demonstration that God to audiences of 3,00 people and nearly 100 Christian commitments were recorded each book of Ruth into Kalderash. Also, the as safeguarding culture. The secretariat is does make a difference in one's life. Many night. French Bible Society is participating in a likely to be based in South East Asia and people come to us from backgrounds of Early in the crusade, the evangelist was welcomed at a civic reception by Lord Mayor project to translate and record Scripture is expected to be operating by the end of drug and alcohol abuse, broken families, Ald. Joy Cummings. Mr. Palau's itinerary during the crusade includes numerous visits to passages in Kalderash on cassette. April. serious psychological problems, schools, organised teas and business gatherings. On Saturday 14th March he spoke to depression and the like. We try to bring several hundred shoppers during a Christian March at the Newcastle City Market Square. healing to these people by Biblical counselling and having then. share the lammed Switch Divided voice on homosexual family life of the L'Abri workers. One night NBN 3 advertised a telephone counselling srogramme with Mr Palau during "Thirdly, and probably this is what the preceding show. As soon as it concluded the station was flooded with callers, who L'Abri is most known for, Christianity Large crowds attended this year's Good Friday Anglican service in Sydney Square, at which Bishop Dain spoke. He is here pictured in were channeled to five phone lines where trained counsellors intercepted incoming calls legislation answers the basic questions about the before they were passed along to the evangelist. nature of the world in which we live, It front of Graham Wade's sketch, done during the reading of the lesson from John 19f of Jesus' trial and execution. Mr. Palau counselled seven callers during the 40 minute live telecast. Over 300 callers answers the basic philosophical reached one of the five trained counsellors. Most of the callers were referred to the Palau Christians are divided in their statements Those against questions of the purpose of life, how we to the NSW State Government, on the got here, etc. and it can be demonstrated Team's Family Counselling Centre. The Standing Committee of the proposed Crime (homosexual behaviour) to be true. So at L'Abri, we try to give Anglican Diocese of Sydney resolved A variety of responses to ARCIC NBN 3 director Warren Cantelo said he was astonished by the number of callers. "The Amendment Bill. The bill's main intention honest answers to honest questions." that:- programmer said Mr. Palau, "was significant because it was a first for Australian is to decriminalise homosexual behaviour television; second, it showed that evangelicals have biblical answers for people's between consulting adults in private. "While agreeing that the anomaly in the The Christian mind "ARCIC" call for new Anglican — practical problems of unity — moral and Primate commends report for problems and compassion for the masses; and third, it demonstrated that there are maximum penalties for homosexual What issues will you be dealing with at political things like birth control and the hundreds of people with immense deep-seated problems in the Hunter Valley Region R.C. relationship study behaviour between males should be the conferences in Australia? Queen's sovereignty were not discussed who are searching for help." The Archbishop of Canterbury issued a Those for removed by legislation, the Standing "I will be looking at a number of areas. Members of the Anglican-Roman by this one. statement warmly welcoming the ARCIC Committee of the Anglican Diocese of First, Biblical Law, and especially the Law Catholic International Commission have The Board for So( )al Responsibility of Speaking personally about the next report, which he said combined Sydney:- of God in the Old Testament. I want to agreed on so much during their twelve the Uniting Church in Australia (NSW years of doctrinal discussion that a new step, the two Chairmen looked toward to "scholarly rigour and spiritual integrity." It The Australian Church Record has been bringing the (i) again expressed its deep concern at consider its applications today, and ask Synod) supports the Bill. and closer relationship ought now to be the Vatican recognising Anglican Orders was "an impressive attempt to struggle news on Church affairs for over 100 years, 1 8 8 0-1982 the legislation before the State what are the moral and social "We believe that there would be and the removal of strictures on inter- seriously for a way out of our unchristian Parliament for the decriminalisation responsibilities of Christians today. A established between the two Churches, general agreement within the Uniting Church marriages. of homosexual acts; and second and related area I want to look at they suggest in their final report just divisions," Dr. Runcie said. an independent provocative Church in new South Wales with the CEN is the Christian mind. We need to published. But, as he commended the report to statment in the Wolfenden report 1957 to (ii) urges Parlimentarians to reject the The ACR will do a full analysis of the examine issues that confront our culture The four main features of the report the Churches for study and response, the evangelical voice proposals; as it believes the normal Final Report when it comes to hand. the British Parliament that the purpose of from a Biblical understanding. Finally, the are as follows: Archbishop reminded church people Pim law in relation to moral issues sexual maturation of young people Bringing you the most important Church news from Australia and overseas every question of why do we know that for the moment it remained a stuck two weeks. will be further jeopardised and the • There is a large area of full agreement Church Society sees danger in "is to preserve public order and decency, Christianity is true — true to the way document. 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The ARCIC report that the Archbishop of Canterbury and ministry. the General Synod are about to accept Itc "We do not believe that homosexual "Homosexual acts whether above or schools, the veracity of the Old and New it finds "unacceptable". the definitions of Papal jurisdiction and acts between consenting adults in private below the age of consent are morally Testaments, and our culture today— • In the even more controversial area The publication of the report is the infallibility made in the nineteenth are a threat to public order and decency, wrong and contrary to natural law. evolution or revolution?" of authority, there is real agreement that fruit of a new climate in ecumenical century at the First Vatican Council," the will cause offence or injury or will lead to "There are very few police the purpose of authority is "to maintain RECORD Christians ashamed of their relations, the Church Society concedes: Primate stressed. the exploitation or corruption of others. prosecutions for breaches of the law the Church in the truth of the Gospel", beliefs and it acknowledges "a fresh and more In general homosexuals offer no more relating to homosexuality. 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The other issues or oppress people who are homosexual: State Parliament last week. continued page 3 setting up of a new body to unpack the _ sepextt ltimately on this." continued page 3 8 — AUSTRALIAN CHURCH RECORD, APRIL 5, 1982 Mom idlest AUSTRALIAN CHURCH RECORD, APRIL 19, 1982 — 1 Libriry