5Th November 1979

Ampol Treasurer for Key Church Post Mr Neville Malone (52), Treasurer for Ampol Petroleum Ltd has been appointed Chief Executive Of- SYDNEY ficer (Designate) for the Anglican Diocese of Sydney. Rev J. Hall has resigned Mr Malone's appointment credit and audit and tax from St Mark's, Figtree. follows wide advertising of policies. He was also closely Rev J. W. Thomson, the position in both secular associated with the introduc- Black town, is to be Rector, and religious press. tion of computers and related Auburn as from November technology for Ampol 23. Mr Malone's position with Amp.] Petroleum Ltd car- Petroleum Ltd. Rev D. M. Smith, Bathurst ried national resposibility in- Mr Malone's qualifications Diocese, is to be Rector, St volving budgetary planning, include Fellowship of the Peter's, Mortdak. co-ordination of financial Australian Association of Come, Inspect Your Projects in Asia Accountants and an Advanc- NEWCASTLE ed Management Course from • Muhammad Ali Visits Rev G. A. Rowny, from Harvard University. Minister-in-Charge ACC Sends In announcing the appoint- Billy Graham Experimental Pastoral Area ment, Bishop Donald "I have always admired Mr Graham of Touk iey-Budgewoi to Bibles to Cameron, Chairman of the Rector, Parish of Selection Committee set up Page 3 • Birmingham Gardens. Refugee Camp by the Diocese said: • Kampuchean Christian's Rev J. Lane, from Rector "We regard ourselves as The Australian Council of Parish of Cardiff, to Rector, very fortunate in gaining Mr Letter from Inside Parish of New Lambton. Churches has agreed to send Malone's services. His ex- People now looking for God, idols all 100 Bibles, 6(1 Rev B. J. McTeer, from in Chinese and perience and proven abilities 40 destroyed" Page 4 Senior Assistant Minister, in Vietnamese, to the will greatly assist the better parish of Cessnock, to Christian Reformed Church administration of the Diocese in the refugee camp on Minister-in-Charge and its many associated Bidong Island, off Experimental Pastoral Area the coast bodies. of Malaysia. of Wyoming. "We are all the more pleas- Along with the Bibles go STANDING COMMITTEE Rev R. M. HazIewood, ed as Mr Malone is well from Rector, parish of 100 copies of "Hope", a known in Diocesan circles Murrurundi to Minister-in- small booklet of selected Bi- and is already familiar with Charge Experimental ble readings published in many of our needs and pro- BALKS AT SYDNEY'S Pastoral Area of ToukleY- Vietnamese by the Bible blems." Buclgewoi. Society, six sets of Bible Mr Malone is a keen Rev Canon E. H. V. Society scripture posters and churchman and is a parish Pitcher, Rector of a selection of "Singspira- councillor in his local parish WCC DECISION Merewether to be Rural Dean tion" hymn books. The 60 of St Ives, as well as being a of the Newcastle Rural Chinese Bibles will be bought 1.1, reader. Standing Committee of the General Sr nod of the Deanery. in Hong Kong, while the 40 Church of England fn Australia at its recent meeting Rev M. ChiPlin, Assistant Vietnamese Bibles are being balked at the decision of the Sr nod of Sydney Diocese Minister, parish of Mayfield supplied by the Bible Society not to pay its portion of the General Synod's grant to in Australia. to be Diocesan Chaplain to the World Council of Churches because of its dis- I.s angelist Bill Newman at the crusade meeting of the Ipswich Crusade inside the Bil Pastor of the 1000-strong the Church of England Boys agreement with the policies and direction of the world Society. Crusade Tent. Photo Ramon Williams. Christian Reformed Church on Bidong Island is the Rev body. Nguyen Xuan Bao, himself a The Sydney decision not to refugee from Vietnam. The :Anglican tit nod allocate this money was BILL NEWMAN IPSWICH CRUSADE The request for the Bibles Diocese of Sydney expressed passed by an overwhelming was brought to Australia by "deep concern" over the majority with little debate EXCEEDS ALL EXPECTATIONS Sydney teacher, Miss Jane repeal of the Summary Of- and represents the end result Ward, a parishioner of All fences Act. of moves in recent years to Saints Church of England, In speaking to the motion, Alter it was all over, one lady confided to Evangelist Bill Newman, register its strong disapproval "We never West I. indfield, who recently thought you would be accepted, or your ideas for a city-wide crusade Dean Lance Shilton said that of the theological stance and Hodder and Stoughton would work, visited the camps on Bidong two matters in particular especially in Ipswich. How wrong we were!" the general policies of WCC. have nominated Canon Glen- Island. were causing public alarm. At 1978 Diocesan Synod non's book "I our Healing is Evangelist Bill Newman providing sufficient space for These were the Prostitution Bishop Donald Cameron A new one year Diploma II ithin too" for the award conducted a city-wide the choir, piano, organ, of- Act 1979 and the Offences in successfully moved a motion course in Bible and Missions giv en hy Collins for the crusade, in the Queensland ficial party and rostrum. The Public Places Act, 1979. that the Standing Committee will commence at Moore outstanding religious book city of Ipswich, West of only item missing at this time "The Prostitution Act of General Synod reconsider College from the beginning published in the United Brisbane, September 21-30. is a prime mover to drive the 1979," the Dean said, "had the Australian Anglican of the 19811 Academic Year. Kingdom in the past two Young people were not trailer from place to place. been naive, Prostitutes were Church's continued member- The aim of the course is to years. forgotten. Women and This has to be hired, but blatantly coming into the ship of the WCC, but this provide iniensis e theological The assessment is made by primary school children were already plans are underway open. Members of the Vice motion was "buried" by and biblical teaching for independent judges from the planned for businessmen's to purchase their own when Squad had said they could do General Synod's Standing graduates and missionary nominations received from breakfasts and special funds permit. nothing about it. Hundreds Committee. candidates in training who An Australia-wide leaching ministry is envisaged the different publishers. meetings led up to the ten day of young people are in the Sydney Synod has con- have matriculation. Each afternoon, buses by the Africa Evangelical Fellowship for the Rev Arthur Professor Sir Norman crusade. Accommodation carry children from local streets of Kings Cross and sistently supported the view In addition to Old Testa- Anderson's book "The In- Deane, a former Principal of the Sydney Missionary was no problem, as Bill pritnary schools to the tent, other Sydney suburbs. They expressed by Bishop ment, New Testament, Theo- has also been and Bible carnate God" Newman has a giant, blue set up at the Coalstars' Bun- College, who concludes his six-year term as had turned to prostitution to Cameron in 1978 that the logy, and specified Biblical nominated by Hodder. The and white striped tent. damba Soccer Grounds, just International Director of the ALE on December 31, support drug habits or sur- world body had moved from books, there will be specialist last winner was Bishop John The tent is conveyed on the out of town. The same buses 1979, vive away from home. its original position in the courses in Biblical Theology Taylor's book "The Go Be- back of a semi-trailer. which then take the children back to "The changes in the law past 30 years, that grants to with an emphasis on the tween Coil". then doubles as the platform, their respective schools after The Australian Council of ministry. it does not intend have shown a lack of com- the Patriotic Front of Theology of Missions, the programmes. the AEF has been concerned this as a deputation ministry passion in the long term, par- Zimbabwe epitomised its Missionary Apologetics and ticularly for the girls and Over 300 youngsters come to contribute to the deepen- for the AEF, but as a con- theological emphasis and that Church History studies with boys used up in the 'trade' The Australian Church Record has been along, day by day. Puppets ing of the spiritual life and tribution to the whole those members who joined in special concentration on the and for the community as a bringing the news on Church affairs for are used to tell the stories ... the cause of missions in the Church, the Body of Christ 1948 would have had second History of Christian Missions whole in degrading family puppets made by the local Church at large, primarily in in Australia and elsewhere. thoughts had they known the and African/Asian Church nearly 100 years life." young people involved in the Australia. Mr Deane will be one of direction in which the History. Crusade, following a script the speakers at the Katoomba The Deputy Lord Mayor movement would go. Students will work under also locally produced. As an expression of this NSW Easter Convention in had said about the Offences Although some members the supervision of a tutor and in Public Places Act 1979 A party of about 30 Australians will visit Asian countries during January to see how contributions to aid projects are being an independent 700 women attended a concern (and as a contribu- 1980 and also at the AEF's of General Synod's Standing are required to write three tion to the whole Body of Annual Family Houseparty that it was a "charter for used.

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