Warialda parish Province THE AUSTRALIAN Ti E AUSTRALIAN of Indian CHURCH experiences renewal RECORD "This is God's world; he rules it and does so in love." Communion, evening rallies, home discussion groups, youth Ocean This was the theme of a mission conducted in the parish The national paper fur CHURCH RECORD service and barbecue, school of Warialda (Armidale diocese) by the Bishop of North meetings, home visiting, hospital The Archbishop of Can- Church of England people 11W NATIONAL CHURCH OF ENGLAND NEWSPAPER — NINETY-THIRD YEAR OF PUBLICATION West Australia, Howell Witt, last month. visiting, senior citizens rally and terbury is to take part in No- —Catholic, Apostolic, Prot- estant and Reformed, Price 15 cents sing-along, and family social vember in the inauguration No 1522 October 5, 1972 Assisting Bishop Witt were the mission program had organi- night. Music was provided by a Subscription $4 per year, sed it in such a way as to involve of the Anglican Com- Rev Ray Williamson (New- group of St John's students on posted. Editorial and Busi-' castle), Rev Andrew St John the entire parish. Activities were the organ, guitars and tamborine. munion's newest province — ness: Room 311, 160 centred not only on the Parish Castle- (Melbourne), together with The Warialda mission was not that of the Indian Ocean. reagh Street, Sydney. 2000 students from St John's College, Church at Warialda but also on only a Parish mission but was Included in the new province Phone: 6t 2975. Issued fort. Morpeth. This was the second three of the daughter churches of nightly, on alternate Thurs. PROFESSOR'S WARNING Primate the Parish. In this way it was also a mission to an entire will be the three dioceses in the mission at Warialda in which community. This was evident days. students from St John's have hoped that the mission would Malagasy Republic into which reach out and touch the lives of from the response to the mission the former see of Madagascar participated. The last one was 12 from many non-Anglicans. years ago. all Anglicans in the Parish. was divided in 1969 — Anta- The Vicar of Warialda, Rev The mission program included The climax of the mission was nanarivo, Tamatave and Diego ACR appeal ON HEALING MIRACLES home in George Browning. in arranging — daily celebrations of holy reached on the second Sunday Suarez; together with the diocese night when people from all over of Mauritius, which also includes Much that passes for faith healing today is nothing from lega ly qualified physicians. disturbances which disappear donations On analy is it is found that the with the relief of the tension." the Parish assembled in the large the Seychelles. more than an expression of the ignorance of "meddlesome modern Church of St Simon and All four have, up till now, The Board of the Austra. help comes from practitioners Prof. Steinbeck continued, "As Christians we must not claim for St Jude in Warialda to hear been extra-provincial dioceses mendicants" in the opinion of Professor Alfred Steinbeck. listening and talking to patients. Tian Church Record ack- God that which can just as easily good form "There is not a single case Bishop Witt join together the under the metropolitical jurisdic- nowledges with thanks World GFS meets various threads of the previous tion of the Archbishop of The Associate Professor of analysis is from God, but note known to medical science of an be attributed to chance. Nor The Primate, Dr Frank addresses and home discussions. Canterbury. further donations to tile Medicine in the University of that there is a difference between organic disease being healed in a must we claim for God that way that can only be explained which an intelligent colleague Woods, Archbishop of Mel- The church was filled to capacity Right Rev Ernest E. Ourtis, appeal to ensure that the NW was addressing an In Se the relief iof symptoms and the with people sitting on chairs in Training Conference of healing of disease," as 'faith healing.' Again and can show not to have happened. bourne, arrived in Perth on 1 65, Bishop of Mauritius since paper ended its finan ial again 'beatings' are claimed for Such claims are a scandal and the aisles and on the floor. Then 1966, is to be first archbishop of mole than 100 Sydney clergy The less-emotionally-secure September after attending in Melbourne at a crucial paint in the service year on 30 September viAh. and a number of other and the unsophisticated, it was conditions that never had proper can only bring the names of God the new province and will be in- diagnosis. Cancers sometimes and Christianity into disrepute. the Central Committee of the following the singing of the Mis- stalled by the Archbishop of out loss. interested men and women at St explained, say they find greater The Eighth World Con- Colts Harbour in the diocese of help from faith healers, osteo- spontaneously regress. Tension "The Bible nowhere promises Grafton, was made Common- sion theme song "Spirit of the Canterbury in St Laurence's The appeal was the first in St Bode's, Drummoyne, on Toes- World Council of Churches ference of the Girls' Friendly Living God" Bishop Witt asked four years and was made in mid. da), 19 September. paths add chiropractors than causes many physical pains and life without illness. Therefore we wealth Chairman. Cathedral, Antananarivo on De- must not say it does. The Bible at Utrecht, Holland. Society was held at Janet The theme of the Conference members of the congregation to cember 3. July. There has been a warm Steinbeck said he accepted response from all -tier Aush all the New Testament healing never makes health into an idol. Clarke Hall, University of was "Living and Loving" and the come forward and kneel at the The diocese of Mauritius will ells aed beyond and the success miracles, ranging over the full 'Faith healers' often destroy faith Melbourne, from 20th to guest of honour was Lady Has- Communion rail and renew their be divided into two. The arch- by giving false hope." luck, Commonwealth Patron of baptismal vows as an act of re- the appeal is ensured. spectrum of psychological and bishop-elect will retain Mauritius orgattic disorders, as factual. He Asked if he thought the faith 27th August. the GES. dedication of their lives to and a new bishop will be Gifts from August 26 to Sep- tember 8: poinled out that there is no healing movement was akin to The largest overseas contin- Christ. appointed for the Seychelles. miss N. Dillon, Wentworth Falls. $3, reeold of failure to heal on the the sinless perfection movement, gent came from the USA but 0.1. Auchteriensi, Narracan,. $41 Major the professor replied, "Yes. It is delegates also came from the R. 1, Bielmberg, Duntroon, $8; K. Ilad. part of Jesus. Christ raised three man, Eastwood, us; Anonymous, Lane people from the dead. Peter, to the same old heresy." UK, Ireland, Ceylon, Japan, Wanted: a Cove, $25; Rev C. H. Rose, Bridi,ort, "Divine healing, not faith Korea, the Philippines and New 510; E. H. M. Higginson, East Ivanhoe shoal the keys of the kingdom $20; Rev B. L. Smith, Newtown, 55; Rer were given, raised one person. healing, is the grace we cart Guinea. PRESS OFFICER 11. R. L. Bailey, orthcote So uth. Kt Since then nobody has raised claim to accept an illness know- Melbourne members opened minister to Anonymous, SI; NMrs D. D. HIM ing that God's purpose is being the Conference with a march Buchan. 55, N. Thomas, Kingsgrove. Ilk anybody from the dead. K. Young, Lindfield, 55; H. Waires, It should be remembered, he served, while doing all that we along the St Kilda Road to St Chatswood, $10; R. G. S. Glaniilk, can to arrest or cure the illness, Paul's Cathedral, with marching 4 churches FOR MELBOURNE Wahroonga, $243: Anonymous, Rosmille, said that the laws of nature that 95; Rev I. Rose, Chatswood. $2; H. A, Ice have are not necessarily a and yet to do it without putting music led by military, police and B..en in these days of Sasse, Melbourne. $20; G. B. Bombast, on a 'front' of longsuffering," he capacity has had wide experience Melbourne. $40; Mrs Doyle, Croydon, description of nature as it is. Hawthorn City Band. An Anglican Information 53; W. J. Coogan. Fairfield, $6; said. Preacher at the Cathedral ser- ecumenical interest and in promotion and media re- Rev 11, Pharaoh's magicians could copy Officer for the Diocese of Ashworth, Penola, $2; Rev D. A. Wild, wonders Moses did. Today In answer to another question, vice was Rev Peter Corney and much co-operation between lations, Texas, $3; E. Field, Railway Estate, Old, Professor Steinbeck said that di- Mrs F. W. Cheshire was com- Melbourne has been ap- Mr Huggett is expected to 52; Diocese of Polynesia, Suva, 55; 1 it tilers" are performed by churches, it is not often that Foxton, Shellenham, sly; Rev I. F. Rani cians and healers, including vine healing may coma to an missioned at this service as Dio- pointed by the Archbishop take tip his appointment in mid- som, Inverell, MO; M. R. McCain. an ordained man could find Woollahra. Mra N. E. Rock, Gran- ists. The passing of vibra- individual without him neces- cesan Chairman. She had pre- October. sberough, $2. sarily being healed of his physic- viously been World Chairman of himself the official mini-ter of Melbourne, the Most and sensations implies c, but there is no magic in al illness.