,:"7 Ift4 Sunday Night Light Death of Sue The Australian FIRST PUBLISHED Newman Is IBM On July 14 an epileptic fit claimed the life of Miss Sue Newman, who was organiser CHURCH of the Festival of Light's special projects for the International Year of Disabled Persons.

Sue was 27 years old, and was born blind. She had surmounted her RECORD handicaps in remarkable ways. She was • Poet Publication N" Telephone 264 8349 PRICE 30 CENTS the first blind person in Australia to 1737 AUGUST 24, 1981 a receive the Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award for Community Service, and earlier gained the Silver Award, meeting Anglican its strenuous standards including a This will no longer do in rich Australia hit!, ,.•,, day mountain jou. ,i, pow Prayer Book with Buddhist and Confucian Scriptures

A in v. Prayer bouk ut C.binese to be published at the end of this year has already created a storm in some Anglii an Dioceses which have used the old Chinese Book of Common Prayer. Rev. Fred Nile, sealed, and Sam Galea, 2GB's assistant programme director, in studio C. for Mr. Nile's weekly programme, "Sunday Night Some passages from the Chinese July 19. It includes a variety of interviews, a talk back segment Light" which commenced Sunday, interspersed with suitable music. From Classics and the Buddhist sutras are the response of the public on the first evening, this should prove to be a popular programme for Sydney listeners. suggested as portions suitable for reading Photo: Ramon Williams alongside passages of the Old Testament because of similar teaching. Several Chinese Festivals are being Robert Schuller adopted into the Church Calendar with the Harvesting Thanksgiing being to record in celebrated at the Sutumn Moon Festival and All Saints' Day at the Ching Ming Festival, Australia A modified revision of the old Chinese Robert Schuller will be in Sydney, Book of Common Prayer was undertaken August 15-19, to record a series of one a few years ago, but the proposed minute motivational programmes, for use revision has been a radical revision with on radio and television. Dr. Schuller is an aim to indigenise the Anglican known as the man who practised his own tradition and rid the image of the church concept of "Possibility Thinking", and as a "foreign" religion which can now built the Crystal Cathedral, costing over become rooted in Chinese soil. 16 million dollars. After gaining her Higher School A Chinese foundation, the Lee His television programme, HOUR OF Certificate at Port Kernbla High School, Foundation has given a grant of $10,000 POWER, has the highest number of Sue found training and employment at (U.S.) towards the publishing costs. viewers for a religious programme, in the the Bank of New South Wales, as a Although the number of Dioceses United States. In Australia, the telephonist and audio-typist Later she which use the Chinese Book of Common programme is screened every Sunday in completed a two-year course at the Prayer are limited, at least one Bishop has Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide, Baptist Bible College in youth leadership declared that he will not authorise the Geraldton and Northern NSW. and counselling. At the time of her death new Prayer Book for use in his diocese. she was atnember of the congregation of The scripts for the 130 programmes will be written by Dr. fochuller himself, and St. Joseph's, Willoughby (Anglican). will be recorded it the studios of The large crowd attending her funeral Dr. Bratcher Television Makers Pty. Ltd. in Sydney. service at St. Andrew's Cathedral showed Scenes such as this humpy occupied by Aborigines in Walgett, N.S.W., may have gained a measure of acceptance among white Chairman of the Australian Board, John how' many loved Sue and valued her life Australians as an inevitable fact of life, but the recent W.C.C. report on 'Justice for Aboriginal Australians' felt that this is a reflection Pickles, together with John Townend, and witness. The address was given by of an attitude to black Australians which is blatantly racist. The Report drew attention to a 1976 survey by the N.S.W. Government's resigns television consultancto the Robert the Rev. Fred Nile, Director of the Festival Health Commission which revealed that 50% of Aboriginal families live in housing conditions detrimental to physical and social health Schuller Ministries Ltd. in Sydney, of Light "Sue rejected any notion that and unacceptable by standards normally applied to the white population. following personally persuaded Dr. Schuller to she was handicapped," he said. "She Photo by Quentin tacobsen make the trip, and produce the simply said that everyone is handicapped recordings in Australia. in some way or other." He paid tribute to controversy on "In his own area, he is constantly in her courage and her compassion for demand and called upon at any moment others, reflected in her willingness to Actions and Recommendations inerrancy work as an almost full-time volunteer for It was our idea to bring him away from Church cornered on WCC Report Action should include: that pressure of work, and produce F,0.1., Robert G. Bratcher, a Bible translator something of an Australian FIRST," said At the recent press conference at the worship. At present they meet in an • giving land and finance to Aborigines to whose remark on biblical inerrancy in Cowper Room, St. Andrew's Church lohn Townend. The whole idea of the Besides her work on the projects for unsatisfactory hall. But we need to get use as the Aborigines wish, April created a furore among Southern the disabled, Sue had worked for some House, Sydney, the church was cornered more Aborigines worshipping." Baptists, has resigned as a research visit is to make the motivational • educating the Australian public about months on the busy switchboard in the by a reporter on the issue of its property associate with the American Bible programmes. The Reverend Bruce Ballantine (ones, the present situation, The Australian Church Record has been bringing F.O.L. office. raised in the report "Justice for Aboriginal Society. "It is an all-Australian concept and will President of the New South Wales • supporting Aboriginal fights against Australians" by the WCC. Council of Churches was contacted by Bratcher, one of the main translators of news on Church affairs for over 100 years, 1880-1981 possibly be used overseas as well". Lesley Hicks international mining companies, The Report calls for churches as an the Record and asked the Council's "Good News For Modern Man", stirred an independent expression of its good faith towards policy towards Aborigines. "There is no • inviting further international teams of controversy with remarks critical of a ************** Aboriginals to hand over some of its specific policy apart from sharing the observers to monitor progress. belief in biblical inerrancy, calling it either property as reparation. The church is one deep concern of the WCC delegation at The team's recommendations for "wilful ignorance" or "intellectual provocative of Australia's biggest landholders. Which the evidence of gross neglect and governments include dishonesty". pieces will they hand over in the next few discrimination against Aboriginal people. • Federal intervention to end "racist State In a prepared statement, the New York- evangelical voice SIM CHRISTIAN CINEMA weeks? "This place?" asked Mr. Gary I believe that all Australians, in particular legislation", especially concerning land based ABS called Bratcher's comments Foley, one of the Aboriginal consultants the Christian community must re- rights, "ill considered and intemperate". Bringing you the most important Church news from Australia and overseas to the WCC team and the Chairman of evaluate their attitude to the problem." • more effective enforcement of racial every two weeks. the Aboriginal Advisory Council of the The statement continued: "The IMAGE OF THE DEAST Churches urged to political action discrimination laws, Become a subscriber now through our special introductory offer: $6 for 12 SEQUEL TO A THIEF IN THE NIGHT ACE:. American Bible Society wishes to state • strengthening the Aboriginal legal that it completely disassociates itself from months' issues (Normal Subscription $10). Theological Students $4. AND DISTANT THUNDER Canon Buttres, Chairman Australian "We must give higher priority to the A dramatic action story, saturated with Scriptural retef service, the remarks made by Dr. Bratcher on that Board of Missions was asked how soon preservation of real people who have lost ences, dealing with Bible prophecy of the "end times" • increased funding for Aboriginal- occasion," adding that Bratcher's remarks and the coming Great Tribulation revealed in the book would this happen. "I can't say. I suppose much because of white greed, and who The Australian controlled health services, "violated one of the Society's basic of Revelation. in a couple of years. The legal machinery have much to give to the Australian CHILTItCH Many events of recent headlines closely parallel culture. Churches are urged to support • urgent extension of Aboriginal housing rules". of the church is slow. The ACC cannot do prophecies of the Scriptures, making this an extremely them in political action;' said Canon That rule, in effect "from the day of its timely subject. this itself as it is up to its member programmes, churches who are the landowners." Buttres at the press conference. • development of Aboriginal community founding 165 years ago to the present ON THE SAME PROGRAM moment," dictates that the society will RECORD The Church Record asked Bishop John "Christians as a matter of urgency must schools, and the elimination of racist WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE HUMAN RACE come out on the side of the Aborigines. references to Aborigines in texts for not "engage in theological debate nor Truth and Ht•tory Reid the Chairman of the Social Eptrade 5 It is a credible expression of the love of Australian children of all races, make comment on the doctrinal Responsibilities Committee of the positions of the churches and NAME God in Christ. There is no Gospel without • reserving one per cent of Federal and Diocese of Sydney, where the largest constituencies it seeks impartially to SYDNEY FRIDAY 28 AUGUST concentration of urban aborigines live, this expression, but it in itself is not the State government jobs for Aborigines, ADDRESS FLYING ANGI ' ' I lEATHETTE, 1st Floor, 11 Macquarie Place, Sydney 7.30 pm serve". whether the committee was taking up the Gospel!' O lows ' • T2.50, Family Ticket $1000 Concession Inc 20 or more • a five-year extension of the recently In reply to the question "Will the report The statement said the society's sole POSTCODE For reservation contact— aboriginal issue and what was their lifted mining development freeze in opinion on giving land. "I don't know. I do more than pieach to the converted in Arnhem Land, purpose is "to promote the distribution of the Holy Scriptures without doctrinal Enter me as a new Subscriber to the Australian Church Record. I enclose $6.00. 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We could provide facilities for to the churches." age 3 remarks. 8 — AUSTRALIAN CHURCH RECORD, AUGUST 10, 1981 AUSTRALIAN CHURCH RECORD, AUGUST 24, 1981 — 1 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR E DearSi,, One of the tragedies of homosexuality is japan ---- The Land of the Rising Son feweiTOR I AL its D In The Australian Church Record (July 27) very high incidence of venereal disease. Over Mr. Ben-Dov, the Israeli Consul General 70 percent of V.D. cases treated by the N.S.W. Church Breakthrough -- report by Jeffrey Fewkes Why the churches failed largely unheeded.) While the kobe The Great Church Proposal suggests my article "'Betrayed by Christian Health Commission are the result of work Zionists" is distorted. I regret that a man of Mr. homosexuality activity. This disturbing statistic Many Japanese Christians and is still small Cho's church in a hired hall in Ben-Doe's standing has to resort to smear provides clear evidence of the unhealthy missionaries put the blame for the a poor area of Tokyo had a membership The Bishop of Canberra and Goulburn is coming to the General Synod of the tactics to make his point. The P.L.O. in Beirut nature of sodomy and the promiscuity of male relative failure of Christianity firmly at the of 500, all in their 45 cell groups, after just Anglican Church next week with a proposal that a committee be set up to consider did not refer me to colleagues in Jordan and homosexuals. two years, utilising the principles of the building of a "great church" in Canberra for the bicentenary. door of the churches. They are reputedly, my observations were based on talks with 7 of Any law which discourages behaviour of "concept centred", "over clericalised", simple faith for growth, positive The purpose of the project is to establish the identity of the Anglican Church as the 14 Anglican clergy of the diocese. a national church in the national capital. this sort must surely be of benefit to the "failure oriented" and "lacking in prayer". confession and a hierarchical cell group As Director of the Refugee Resettlement community. Efficient, they are over rigid in their structure. Half the membership is Korean, Dept. of the Australian Council of Churches I "(17) That General Synod: Yours faithfully, planning and generally fail to plan for half Japanese; a normally impossible (a) attended a Church conference in Beirut Tim Tunbridge mixture. welcomes the proposal that a national "Great Church" building be erected seeking to strengthen the witness of Christians growth. One missionary said, "Many • in Canberra and declares its commitment to the project generally, as it has clergy feel they are just keeping a club Relating this to a missionary meeting in been presented to General Synod; in the Middle East to their Faith and to assist those who have been forced to leave through Dear Sir, going — but don't know how to break Osaka I was met with the retort, "We (b) notes in particular that it is proposed that the building be completed by the persecution, I am made daily aware of the Since the report 011 out of it" have a church that size just down the bicentennial year, 1988; Firrligirrt, I rituAllorr in problems of Christians in Muslim countries. State Schools was released there has been The Bishop of Osaka, Christopher road from us. It's Pentecostal and has a • (c) After that conference a group of us visited authorises the setting up of a building fund, and the conduct of an appeal; considerable discussion on the conclusions Kikawada, said: "I am sure we need very warm atmosphere. We have been (d) south Lebanon and met the Melkite Bishop of and recommendations it contains. Much of there a couple of times." I checked it out. asks the Standing Committee to further the project in all possible ways, to Tyre, whose sanctuary had been destroyed by renewal in many sides of the church, set up the committees necessary for its erection by that date, to keep the this seems slanted towards the status quo or Indeed Osaka Kokusai Fukuin .Kyodan Israeli shells a few months earlier, and also something like it Little mention has been especially on the spiritual side. Spiritual dioceses informed of progress, and to report fully to the next session of tad 500 members and had doubled its General Synod. visited the Palestinian refugee camp at made of the practical problems of staffing renewal is the origin of all renewal activity. We are seriously seeking this membership in the previous three years, (The Bishop mt Canberra and Goulburn)" Rachidiye. It was the day after an Israeli air raid Religious Education in Schools to achieve an on the suburbs of Beirut The next day I visited adequate coverage let alone effective renewal." In one Anglican church at after a static period. "To what do you the razed Beirut suburb of Telal Zatar with a teaching, !east it is beginning. The Rev. John attribute this recent success?" "Oh," was Although the concept of a "great church" is foreign to Anglicans, what in effect the' Syrian Orthodox priest whose parishioners It is common knowledge that while there Kimura, Vicar of Christ Church, Shonai, the reply, "we work along similar lines to bishop is asking for is General Synod's endorsement of his concept of building a had fought the Palestinians. Shinl~n,l, pct Iv are bright spots the overall scene contains pr, r IS e dead, al a Japanese Memorial Day Osaka, attended the SOMA Anglican that of Pastor Cho in Korea." QED! cathedral in the capital. It is only a technicality which prevents the use of the term celebration. "cathedral" because the episcopal seat is in Goulburn, although, in days to come In my article I say political barriers divided great gaps and leaves much to be desired. To Renewal Conference in Singapore in there would be some way found to transfer to the seat to Canberra, the diocese and illustrated it with the problem date it has proved impossible to find sufficient February and returned revitalised. He From 64 to 800 Statistically Christianity has hardly of a theological student with an Israeli personnel, voluntary or paid, to offer even the up. t he result of 11,000 co-operating in says: "It is now God's time for Japan" and The matter has already been debated at the synod of the diocese of Canberra passport being unable to study in Beirut. I progressed in the last 30 years, but the Yao Evangelical Church in Osaka is Goulburn recently and a number of objections were raised against the project from majority of children one scripture lesson 'each prayer in Tokyo in just one campaign has caused a new freshness and vigour to would have thought Mr. Ben-Dov would have week. Is anything less, satisfactory? figures (still less than one per cent another oft quoted "success" church. A • within the ranks of the diocese itself. The motion was carried on voices. resulted in an attendance of 84,000 at invade his church. Already it is beginning approved rather than describe as ludicrous my Christian) hide the facts. While the "holiness movement" church, it had only There are a number of objections to this proposal and General Synod will need to Consideration of the numbers involved meetings and 5,300 conversions. •to grow. My wife commented that, illustration of an Arab country not admitting a makes it imperative for serious thought to be Roman Catholic Church has remained 64 members in 1969. This has steadily think very carefully whether those objections are such that the project should not student with an Israeli passport My argument despite its small size Shonai church's given to a complete withdrawal from Special static numerically, the 65 risen to nearly 800, in five new churches. even be pushed off to a committee. The temptation will be there to do this because would have been better served by mentioning per cent of 'Conversion' Approach services were the best she had ever Religious Education and even from hopes of Protestant churches labelling themselves They attribute their success to a strict that is the method the church adopts when faced with pet projects of leading that neither the Archdeacon in Beirut nor the attended in Japan. The Lord was churchmen which are lacking in merit. General Religious Education unless this can be "modernist" have experienced a sharp In the 1930's and immediately after the biblical faith propounded via bold Bishop in Amman may visit their cathedral in funded from non-Church sources. last War the "conversion" approach was obviously present in power. The danger is obvious, because the issue would have to be decided by a much Jerusalem. This is the kind of situation the decline in membership. This is ,leaders. Every member is expected to used. Juji Nakada's "holiness" groups smaller body than the General Synod, namely the Standing Committee of General Rev'd. Audeh Rantisi refers to when he says In 1980 there were 799,121 children in N.S.W. counterbalanced by the numerical rise in Other signs indicate a "new Sonrise" participate in evangelism using a variety Synod. Its chances of succeeding are greater, although the ground swell of opinion that "Israelis claim to give 'freedom of access' State Schools of whom 357,513144.73%) were the evangelical churches which comprise grew ninefold in one four-year campaign for Japan. Ariga's Kansei Bible College in of techniques and lay training is a major may well be against it by our representatives in General Synod. to the sacred shrines means only allowing Anglican. Divided into classes of 30 would the other 35 per cent. The 37,000 using the simplest presentation of the Kobe is full and has a waiting list despite emphasis. There is also a periodic require that every one of the 694 active Will the General Synod put its mind to the issue or simply dodge it? foreigners to visit. UNWRA has registered Anglicans report little overall growth. gospel, often in street meetings, and the (orperhaps because oft) iron discipline. evaluation of results and alteration of the 1,757,269 Palestinians as refugees who Anglican clergy listed in N.S.W. accept expectation of immediate conversions. Students rise at 5.30 arr physical church's programme as necessary. The rank and file Anglican is only too painfully aware that the image of the Anglican responsibility (not necessarily teach) a During the last ten years there has been obviously do not have 'freedom of access'." Crowds of up to a thousand would listen exercises are followed by prayers at 6 am church in the community is not always one that accords with the image of the church minimum of 17 classes each week..)n practice a 35 per cent increase in the number of Koza Cumberland Presbyterian church projected in the Gospels. He rightly draws attention to the difference in public. Nowadays street meetings are and that means more.than doubling the amount of churches and few areas do not have one. work and prayer continue all day in the 150,000 population township of between the figures I quoted as to the largely unacknowledged by the masses of There is a feeling that grandeur is somewhat out of keeping with the needs that teaching done last year when 203, 361 lessons Congregations however usually number with only at most a two-hour break. The Yamato, now have multiple services in population of Jerusalem. The figures I used are pedestrians. are painful for those who suffer from them in our society. There is the issue of poverty were given to Anglicans. only 30-40 members. day finishes at 10.30 pm (ladies) and 11 their building. In 1968 they had only 120 in our society and while those who are well heeled tend to downgrade the those given by the clergy who do not trust the pm (men). The Spirit's presence is Israeli figures. Is it not time to stop dreaming that the 1981 sees the use of all three at worship. By 1977 this had risen to 315. seriousness of the situation, if you spent a day in Careforce in Sydney or sister future will be better than the past in an area The Schools Approach evangelistic methods in Japan. overwhelming. Recently the growth rate has increased The Rev'd. Audeh Rantisi is critical of the organisations in other diocese you would be convinced that the needs of many that has proved impossible to do justice to The Rev. Keiichi Paul Ariga, Principal of Christian success may be found in and they now number around 600 at people are pressing. The churches placing of limited funds in that direction is a very Camp David Agreement for not involving the until now? To stop trying to "do something" in Mediocre Korean women sent to Palestinians. This is understandable as he grew Japan, but materialism and the sheer worship. necessary move. In the minds of the community it is the response expected of the what is often a hostile environment and to Japan's largest Bible college in Kobe, and church, and that feeling is backed up in the teaching of Jesus. up in a refugee camp and a boys' home before japan . redeploy whatever limited resources the a leading proponent of the church number of hours the men work makes Koza attribute their success to Can we maintain our credibility in such a situation and build an equivalent to a new beginning theological study. Mr. Ben-Dov Church may have more realistically? growth movement, says that in Japanese evangelism difficult. Yongii Cho, Pastor of Full Gospel "expansive thinking", the establishment Parliament House in Canberra? The politicians can do it apparently and wonder about raised the question of land and for Mr. Rantisi church history inroads have been made Central Church in Seoul, Korea, is also of 50 home meetings and the fact that all this is central. It has been estimated by using Yours faithfully, their low image in the community, but can the church? using three approaches to commission. are trained for and involved in Military Orders 321 Rev. G. L. Harrison, making his presence felt! His own church In the light of the affirmations of many leading churchmen that we must be and 291 and other means 30% of the West Bank has been expropriated. Enfield He terms the first the "school approach"; Group pressure of God shelf has over 177,000 members and made evangelism. They are also deeply identified with the needs of the poor and discriminated against in our society the use of mission schools to teach 10,800 converts in May. Feeling the involved in youth and children's work. Some of this has been used for Israeli Group pressure to worship at the "God because God so identifies with them, how does our national cathedral look? Christianity on a regular basis, building settlements. The "autonomy" offered by Israel shelf" (household shrine) makes life burden for Japan he and his staff spend Despite differences in theological Consider the Aboriginal question? The sensitivity of our community has been up knowledge and leading converts excludes control over their land. He further difficult for Christians. Mr. Ariga says he much time there, and millions of dollars emphasis, Cho's work, Yao and Koza heightened in recent days, and except for a few there is a general feeling that we says that between 1967 and 1980, 20,000 CONFESSIONS OF A COUNTRY BUMPKIN gently into faith. On the re-opening of was very antagonistic towards Japanese purchasing air-time on the media. Cumberland have striking similarities. ought to bend our minds as to how we can help rectify in some measure the actions houses were destroyed for security reasons. Dear Sir, the country towards the end of the 19th of our forefathers and even our own generation. There are motions on the agenda religion when he was first converted but Anglican missionary Margrete Nissen Many church leaders in Japan are The clerr of General Synod for that very purpose. see the situation in terms of I have been the minister in a small, isolated century this method bore much fruit. then he decided he would try and be says, "Cho's continual visiting of Japan, beginning to see this and acknowledge human right, -- the rights of Jews, Christians his encouragement and even reproof of Will not the endorsing of such a project be seen to be out of character with the country town for 215 years. It has in many ways obedient in other ways without that church growth is possible, if harder and Muslims to exist They believe the majority been a similar experience to those ministering Depth Evangelism Approach concern General Synod representatives are being asked to express on the Aboriginal compromising his new beliefs. He would the church leaders, is having an effect." than in some other parts of the world. A issue? would accept the Jews in Israel if the in a foreign culture, for it is obvious to me that At the turn of the century the Palestinians could return to help around the house and even clean up Dr. Cho sent two "mediocre Korean new day is beginning to dawn. The "Son" the West Bank, my background is entirely different to most evangelism in-depth approach was While the Crystal Cathedral of Dr Schuller is seen to be out of keeping with our and that certainly no lasting solution is the (Buddhist) graveyard a week before women" (his phrase!) to Japan to found is beginning to rise. who live here. During my time in a small town, utilised — involving prayer meetings for image of the structures in which Christians should meet, what will be said of the possible without involving the P.L.O. I have been forced to think deeply about festivals. This witness led to his mother's churches. (Koreans are still looked down specific individual conversions, personal monument that it is purposed in Canberra. It will be in effect little more than a Our links with Middle certain aspects of my faith and ministry, arid if conversion seven years later and his on by the Japanese and women are monument, and a very expensive one indeed. It will be a monument to an image and East Anglicans have CNW been strong through our mission bodies and you permit I would like to share some of these contact, conversion and intensive follow- father seven years after that an affluence in an age in which Christians have been highly sensitised on the thoughts with your reading public. contemporary issues that press upon us for our funds and our efforts. Australians working there. s our prayers for them are to be informed we need to know In my work here, I see myself as a What will be at stake immediately for the members of General Synod will be their how they feel. My article attempts to do this. WCC team calls for justice „..„ credibility if they pass the motion that will set in train the "great church". It will be missionary. There is no glamour attached to Valley of Death g„ We must pray that Jerusalem will become the this miss unary field, there is no financial the easy way out to opt for a committee but hardly the Christian approach. The image City of Peace, but as the prophets remind us, of General Synod is at stake amongst the rank and file Anglicans. it must be peace based on justice. support, but a mission field it definitely is. In Australians Racist the Queensland and Western Australian What will be at stake in the long term for Anglicans will be our credibility in the spite of the instability of the church, in spite of Yours sincerely, the problems of isolation and distance, there Australia is a racist country in which anti- State Governments as having community. The new Parliament House in Canberra is out of character, at least for The Rey Martin Chittleborough discrimination laws do not work, "consistently acted in hostile and racist those who live outside the capital city in a more true to character Australia with its are christians here. What is more, in meeting Australian Council of Churches ways to prevent Aborigines from gaining poverty and allied problems. A "great church" concept is likewise out of character them, I have been forced to make my own education of Aborigines compares with with the call of God to his people in the face of the spiritual and social needs of our spiritual pilgrimage. I have had to broaden my that offered by Belgians to the Congolese land or any measure of self- community. understanding, to rise above my middle class in colonial days, government bureaucrats determination," and said: "These Dear Sir, background, and see that God has called have undue power over Aborigines' governments seem hostage to the disciples from all classes and conditions of interests, and mining, tourist and pastoral interests, and The letter from Michael Glass (A.C.R. July 27) men. disease eats away at the cannot be allowed to go unanswered. He nation's original inhabitants at a rate that show blatant disregard for the human 011 The church here struggles; it is small, it is accuses me of misrepresenting his views, would be simply unacceptable among rights of Aborigines, as well as federot which is quite untrue. always broke; there is no great crowd to attract whites. legislation regarding the Aborigines." the masses or to send out on a programme of The point I was making was that The team calls on the world's Christian In Arnhem Land, in northern Australia, BETTY PULKINGHAM PRESENTS . visitation; there is no great music to inspire or • • homosexuals do have a choice regarding their stream of visiting preachers to encourage. Yet community, through prayer and effective the team heard how the Government, sexual behaviour and can change if they want I have come to respect the courage of the few action, to "support the Aborigines in their when challenged by Aborigines taking to. christians who are here. They cannot hide struggle for justice". The team specifically legal action to prevent or limit the CHAPTER HOUSE their faith in The assertion that anti-homosexual laws the suburbs, all their sins and suggests that the forthcoming Melbourne encroachment of minjng companies onto "favour the blackmailer, the extortioner and weaknesses are known and they must resist Commonwealth Heads of Government iffeiflaria;iesorteels,) changing the laW. ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL the intense group pressure which seeks to pull the basher ." is just plain nonsense. No hard Meeting provides an opportunity for the evidence is offered in support of this claim. It them from the church. The situation in other Australian States Churches to draw the situation of is a complete non sequitur. Remember the brethren, not only overseas, was less serious, but "not what it should SATURDAY, 12TH SEPTEMBER, 1981 but over land as well. Aborigines to the attention of the heads be", the team reported. The fact that the criminal law is silent of African and Asian governments regarding fornication and adultery is scarcely 2.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. Yours sincerely, attending the conference. Archbishop's office not a bar relevant when considering the unnatural Hugh Begbie offences of sodomy Commenting on the suitability of Church. and bestiality. Collarenebri, NSW "Powerful multi-national interests have Your are invited to attend this afternoon, with Betty Pulkingham of "Sound already contrived with the States to House as a gift for Aborigines, Mr. Foley of Living Waters" fame. deprive Aborigines of their rights. This told the press conference that the foyer Bring your instruments and join in .. Come along and sing . „ alliance poses a serious threat to would make a nice bar. Column 8 of the Aboriginal survival. Sydney Morning Herald, August 11 A world famous leader in modern church music will spend the afternoon MAINLY AB` - inaccurately stated that Mr. Foley pointed OUT PE .'"; 'PLE "The Federal Government has not met with you. to the Archbishop's Office when he said DIOCESE OF THE MURRAY its constitutional responsibility to effect DIOCESE OF ADELAIDE it Cost: $8.00 (includes music). Rev. D. O. Lunniss has resigned as Assistant justice . . . since the Federal Rev. D. W. A. Keay, Rector of St Richard's, The Chaplain Pulteney Grammar School, Adelaide I ockleys. Government is committed to the creation Church Record asked Mr. Foley if COME ALONG! and will he inducted as Rector of Naracoorte of opportunities by which the Aboriginal he was a Christian in view of recent on 25th September, 1981. Rev. R. O. Herde, Priest-in-Charge of St. communities can freely develop and comments on his attitude towards Inquiries: The Rev. F. F. Bourne, Catherine's, Elizabeth Downs resigned from retiring as Rector of the 21st August, 1981. exercise control over their own affairs, Christianity and his ties with the ACC. Parish of Naracoorte 30.6.81. Alan Moffat •1440 ..ele.1-. ltrtati.,f, • the passing of responsibility back to the "No, I am not a Christian. But I have now At the bottom of these bottles there is ord‘ Black despair. These empties epitomise the met decent and humane Christians. I am 599 1314 (a.h.) DIOCESE OF MELBOURNE OBITUARY: States can only be interpreted as political Rev. Alan C. Clarke, Permission to Officiate St. despair Whites accept as simply the inability to hold liquor by the Aborigines. They cowardice ..." a lot more tolerant than I was six years Rev. Victor George Carver, died 23rd June, represent much more. Stephen's Gardenvale. 1981. ago. I am confident that there are others The team's findings on government and it will be_these who respond to the 2 — Photo: Quentin Jacobson AUSTRALIAN CHURCH RECORD, AUGUST 24, 1981 policies toward Aborigines singled out report"

AUSTRALIAN CHURCH RECORD, AUGUST 24, 1981 — 3 Bishop marries divorcee Radical AE in South Africa Ethiopian MiG SU appoint RLD .s,tany clergy et laity in the dioiese of But there was no opportunity to speak fighter trails after aid is WHAT A W Derby are 'deeply concerned" lbout together, the Reverend, Mr. Messom Lesley Hicks pastoral problems which have followed added, "for the next thing we knew, he the recent marriage of the Suffragan was married. Some of us had thought he refugee relief pledged True and false humanism Bishop of Repton to a divorced woman. meant to meet and talk before the event, A new-style turd-raising challenge to And a dozen lay people from St. for that is what he was saying. Television viewing on the evenir.i, at July is diagnosed by Harper as humanism — plane Church people has resulted in an Bartholomew's, Derby, have written to "I wrote to the Bishop of Derby 29 presented us with a kaleidoscope of secular, godless humanism "which puts Anglican woman joining the staff of the Church Times and the Derby Evening expressing the concern of people I knew Relief and development work in Africa is joyous images of the Royal Wedding; yet human interests and the mind of man Scripture Union's Inter-School Christian Telegraph expressing their concern that who were very distressed. Many felt they "risky business", according to Phil my mind also retains a single stark image paramount, rejecting the supernatural". It Fellowship to work in schools in the "you have apparently not received for did not want the Bishop of Repton in the Maxson, 25, Director of International from a news bulletin of the other Britain is, he says, "the cult of appeasement. Nottingham area. publication any expression of the views Church, and some did not even want the Christian Aid's (ICA) refugee relief effort —a row of battered, bloodied riot Peace at any price". of oroinary church people in the Diocese Bishop of Derby. in Somalia, on the Horn of Africa. She is Miss Sylvia Griffiths, who since policemen slumped against a fence in I am reminded of the Rev. Ted Noffs' 1976 has been a full-time parish worker at Toxteth, Liverpool. of Derby who are strongly opposed to "Bishop Bowles replied that if people On June 21, an ICA Emergency Flight weddings for Japanese tourist couples at St. Margaret's, AspleY, Nottingham: what the Bishop of Repton did recently in were upset he would come and talk to Service aircraft flew Maxson and two ICA It was marvellous to think that at the the Wayside Chapel —"none of these a chapel in South Wales". them, which he did. He is the one who representatives to the ICA camps in Lugh, An SU spokesman told the "Church heart of the spectacle being viewed and trinities and holy spirits or any such It was in a Welsh Baptist Chapel that has the pastoral problem. I told people approximately 35 miles from the Times": "Her appointment marks a new heard by an estimated 750 million people nonsense"! departure in fund-raising policy and a was a basically simple Christian marriage the Bishop of Repton, the Right Rev. he was coming as their pastor to heal Ethiopian border, when anti-aircraft fire Another Humanism new way forward for SU because she was ceremony, with scripture reading, some Stephen Verney, married a divorcee, Mrs. their wound!' from Somalian army gun emplacements Humanism is the starting point in Dr. appointed on condition that her financial fine hymns, the Archbishop's sermon, Sandra Bailey, in the presence of the Right One of the Rural Deans who hopes to forced the pilot to dive to treetop level Jim Packer's lecture, given at All Souls, support would be promised by local and every indication of sincerity from the Reverend Cyril Bowles the Bishop of meet the Bishop of Derby, the Rev. Peter and land at a nearby dirt airstrip. Langham Place, at a rally of the Christians and churches for a four-year heir to the throne and his bride. Derby. Peterken, a General Synod member, who An Ethiopian MiG fighter had tailed the term before she started work." Nationwide Festival of Light in 1977. The lay people said that they affirmed is the Rural Dean of Derby North, spoke ICA Aerocommander into Lugh, using it But where is Britain and the Church However, he defines it differently and their acceptance of the traditional of a great affection in the diocese for . as a screen to hide from Somali radar. The Sufficient money to pay her salary has there heading? Two powerful addresses claims that Christianity is the truest teaching of the Church that marriage was Bishop Verney, and a tremendous regard Somalis spotted the fighter, began firing, now been promised by individuals and analysing the British scene have come to humanism. Essentially, he says, it is "a the union of one man with one woman for his personal spirituality. "Bus we feel a and the MiG peeled off the ICA plane to churches of various denominations, and my hand recently. One was given by Dr. quest for full realisation of the for life, and supported the stand taken by Bishop must be a focus of unity in the return to Ethiopia. she is to be commissioned at St. J. I. Packer of Trinity College, Bristol, and possibilities of our humanity". Margaret's on Septenilier 6: published in a booklet "For Man's Sake" clergymen who maintained that teaching Church, and as a result of his action, he "We were a little shook up, but were "Life's deepest joy will always be found in the face of those who wanted to is not being that. The position of the (Paternoster), and the other was the Rev. Part of African Enterprise's ministry in South Africa includes the Bonginkosi feeding and very happy the Somali military was so in doing what we know to be God's will." regularise the "re-marriage" of those who parish priest has been undermined. Michael Harper's Ashe Lecture for 1979, child enrichment programmes in black schools. alert!' Maxson said. From this point of view the FOL "is mote were divorced. Scriptures now "Beauty or Ashes?" also published in "The ground has been cut from under ICA maintains two camps in the Lugh truly humanist than the British Humanist our feet, in our own marriages and in our booklet form. One of the twelve, Mr. Gerald Blackie, The revitalisation of the ministry of Africa for a ministry of reconciliation in area, ministering to the medical and Association." It resists the going out of ministry to those whose marriage is said the statement followed a meeting African Enterprise in South Africa has the "heartbreak" centre of South Africa emergency supplementary feeding needs solar run Dying Church the Christian tide, which has left behind under stress. We received the letter from when they were given the chance to been most sharply expressed in a new with Michael Cassidy, the South African of more than 70,000 refugees from the A pilot programme of 3500 Scripture Both veal with the decline of Western a world of menace. Packer speaks of the Bishop Verney—and then it happened voice their concern to the Bishop of commitment to reach the cities of Africa, team leader, had been greatly blessed, embattled Ogaden Desert. Ethiopia and cassettes played on tape-players run on Christianity, with reference to Britain in increase in Britain of "lawlessness, — and any comment would have been Derby. according to the Reverend John Tooke, a the report said. The Church of South Somalia are engaged in warfare over solar batteries —will help reduce the 80 particular. We Australians may judge for violence and anarchic self-indulgence". far too late." The Vicar of St. Bartholomew's, the Rev. member of the AE team in South Africa. Africa was "desperate for more of the possession of the region, and per cent illiteracy rate in the North East ourselves how much we too are We do not yet have violence in the The Rev. Robert Mark, the Team Rector approximately 1.7 million have fled the African country of the Sudan. implicated. Harper says the Church in the Alan Messom, said he felt the restriction Mr. Tooke said that every aspect of the AE same". The visit of Gershon Mwiti, an streets as frightening as the riots in of Staveley, said his concern was about fighting to find safety in Somalia. We,;, hit by the massive defection of upon the clergy — which prevented them ministry in South Africa may have to be evangelist from Kenya, had also planted The Bible Society in the Sudan, in co- Britain, but the seeds of anarchy are sown how Bishop Verney could function in his millions from membership, is like "a giant from speaking out — came from the refocused in what might well be the most the seed for a possible visit by prominent In the past three weeks, four towns in operation with the Portable Recording here too. Not only do we also need those official position, with the feelings some battleship with its steering jammed, terms of the letter sent round by Bishop radical reorientation of the work since it Afrikander Christians to Kenya. central Somalia have been bombed and Ministries organisation, has recorded who will speak powerfully as prophets to people had about what he had done. moving ponderously in circles getting Verney announcing his intention, which was begun in the early sixties. The "bonginkozi" school feeding strafed by Ethiopian jets. Maxson and a portions of the Bible in three languages. our own nation and church, but we need stated: "I have marked this letter "Some feel the authority they had WFAA-TV (Dallas, Texas) news team were They are Nuer (Matthjew, Luke), Dinka- nowhere." "The nation's conscience is no to hear them in repentance. "For the first time since the Nairobi programme was being exported beyond confidential in the hope that we could accepted unquestioningly has been on the scene of one attack, June 13. Bor (Luke), and Tigrinya (Mark). longer Christian except in a minor (Kenya) mission in 1968 the South African Pietermaritzburg; indeed the year had speak the truth together in love rather frayed at the edges. WFAA filmed Ethiopian planes dropping residual sense. Secularism, or paganism work is consciously seeking to generate seen "bonginkozi" grow in its concept The recordings in Nuer, which has half than make this a matter of public six bombs on Hoddur, and two MiG 23s as it used to be called, reigns supreme. In ministry in black Africa," said Mr. Tooke. from a child feeding scheme to a total a million speakers, offer some variety to debate." Church Times strafing the town. Sixty were wounded a period of economic and political "The babylonian captivity of the South child enrichment programme. the straight-forward reading of the text. and five killed in the attack on the town stability such a Church can survive on the African ministry is now clearly at an end Interest in church growth continued to Some 30 songs taken from the verses of of 15,000 and a nearby refugee transit spiritual capital of the past. But once the as doors have opened for us to minister build. The report said Mr. Tooke was Matthew have been sung to local Nuer camp of 11,000. Hoddur is approximately foundations of that society collapse, the ITA Churches support job creation in Zambia, Namibia, Zaire and heavily involved in 13 church growth tunes. Also, there is a variation in the 150 miles from Lugh. Church collapses with it, for the Church Zimbabwe." seminars in every Methodist district of Dinka-Bor cassettes with a dramatisation lob creation schemes and a more careful Sixteen per cent said there were over 3 of the West has long ago ceased to draw South Africa and Namibia. The Anglican Six of the wounded were refugees of Luke's Gospel by the use of different million living in poverty—which the Discussing the new sense of purpose on new spiritual wealth." look at the effects of technological Church was also showing interest in the visiting Hoddur at the time. voices. majority defined as those living below and mission related to urban complexes, Fortunately, he finds encouragement change were identified as two key actions programme. to overcome poverty in a national survey the Henderson "Poverty Line". Four out the report said there had come a search elsewhere, especially in Africa and South NEWS of church views. of every five respcmclents agreed that for a model for a mission that could Many doors to business and political America. "The irony is that while CORRECTION: In my article in the last issue on the Death of Sue Newman, it was many Australians live in poverty. effectively reach a city. The mission to the leadership had been opened as a result of Christian radicals are drawing our Although a large part of our travel Mr. Greg Thompson, ACC Education stated that she was a member of St Joseph's, Willoughby. This should have read, city of Kimberley in South Africa gave AE the South African Christian Leadership attention to the need for the rich West to business is associated with our Officer, said, "One surprise to emerge Little doubt about who was poor was St. Stephen's, Willoughby. the opportunity to mount its first "festival Assembly (SACLA) in Pretoria in 1979. A Lesley Hicks share its bread with the poor Third from the survey was the belief apparently shown in the survey, with unemployed member mission societies, we do of faith and fellowship". follow-up conference was being World, the Third World has something held by a majority of church leaders that people with dependants, Aborigines in handle a large number of travellers City evangelism considered and the AE centre in South much more wonderful to share with us." structural change in society is required to Australian cities, and families living on • To reach the needy. who support the ideals of our had traditionally reached the middle and Africa was being prepared for a ministry eliminate poverty. Sixty-five per cent of social security incomes being identified Six Symptoms organisation. If you are in the upper class groups in cities. There was to this group. A pilot project tentatively the respondents agreed with the view as particularly needy groups. called "Leadership in Mission", had been Harper identifies six symptoms of position to travel or influence direction now to the poor, sick and Darien Preacher in Sydney that poverty is outside individual control disease. 1. The lowering of standards of those who travel, why not direct Challenge to Churches dispossessed in the black townships of originated in Durban. Mr. Cassidy had and its elimination is conditional on found new doors open into the highest belief — church leaders denying some of them to us and assist the cause of The two priority tasks for the Church in South African cities. profound societal change", explained Mr. political echelons in South Africa. the basics of the gospel. 2. The decline of missions at the same time. This its fight against poverty identified in the • The integration of AE ministries. The Thompson. moral standards: "The most recent and could apply to business men who survey were support for self-help groups city mission is to become the mainspring blatant example ... is the condoning by Results of the survey conducted during travel extensively and would like and the undertaking of a public for the other AE ministries of church Church leaders of homosexual practices." May and June were released at a recent to be assured that as well as education programme about poverty in growth, unreached peoples project, lay 3. The politicisation of the gospel: conference of six national Church Social Independent Order of Australia. Over ninety percent of witness mission, bonginkozi (child "Christians do need to stand against receiving the benefit of our exper- lustke bodies. The survey was sponsored respondents gave top priority to these feeding scheme), discipleship training racism and all other forms of social tise, the income so generated is by the Australian Council of Churches two tasks. and ministry to leadership. AE missions AECHAIJITES injustice. But they should not be so naive being channelled to missionary Church and Society Commission at the N.S.W. District No. IS The development of community based need to initiate ongoing mission. as to think that the enactment of laws endeavour. request of several major church social welfare services and the need for the • Creation of community. In the concept and the use of force are necessarily God's welfare and social justice bodies. 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This aspect discounting of prayer, vocations to your travel plans and require- agency workers and local church high as necessary actions on poverty. includes celebration, praise and the • LIFE ASSURANCE community life, and the ignoring of the ments. congregation members from eleven Fifty-eight per cent supported the infusion of such cultural forms as art, charismatic renewal, as well as confusion denominations, concluded that there proposal for a guaranteed minimum drama and music with the Gospel of • FUNERAL BENEFITS over the meaning and objectives of International Travel Alliance is a income as a means to eliminate poverty. , e over million poor in Australia. Jesus Christ. Nearly 25 per cent of those evangelism." 5. 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No. 0906 The leadership of the Islamic community unexpected and miraculous opening to Management for up to three years for young Church with an almost terminal sickness, people joining between ages IS and 113. The Rev. ferry I-ullam, the American Christ Church St Ives and st. hymn,' king in the USSR is playing an essential role in young black school boycotters who are Episcopal minister whose remarkable Street, City. the Soviet regime's efforts to improve its probably the most alienated groups in ministry described in the book Miracle in reputation in the Muslira world. This was the country, the report said. This contact Send this coupon or ring 264 6406 The Communion service at South Darien, was in Sydney and Brisbane evident recently in two diplomatic matured to a wonderful response when Turramurra was paiked to capacity. Even On 2 July Mufti Ziyautdin Babakhanov, 28 of the cream of the Galeshewe briefly early in August. On this his third kindergarten chairs were pressed into initiatives involving Islamic clergy in chairman of the Spiritual Directorate of N.S.W. District Secretary. township youth came to the AE centre in visit to Australia, he was accompanied by use, and annexe rooms filled. Participants contact with their counterparts from Iran Muslims of Central Asia and Kazakhstan Independent Order of Rechabires, Pietermaritzburg for ministry and his wife Ruth. included a young people's music and and Afghanistan. began a visit to Afghanistan. On his arrival 4th Floor, 149 Castlereagh Street, BILL WORDIER PTY. LTD. training. drama group. The enthusiastic An interesting cross-section of Sydney On 17 June Ayatollah Mohsadeg in Kabul he was received by no less than Sydney, N .S.W . 2000 congregation revealed the breadth of Mittagong This centre was used for the first time Anglican churches co-operated with the Khalkhali, member of the Iranian the chairman of the Council of Ministers interest in renewal within the Sydney Parliament and known as the "hanging of the Afghan regime, S. A. Keshtmand. in 1980. Considerable interest was Anglican Renewal Fellowship in providing Please send information Anglican church. judge" of its revolutionary courts, arrived TASS reports that the Mufti met with developing in this new dimension of Al's facilities and opportunities for Mr. Fullam South African ministry, and buildings Against the background of his bible in Moscow at the head of delegation of repr"sentatives of the Afghan clergy and Mr/Mrs/Miss to speak. These included a gathering for Iranian religious leaders on a tour of the expressed to them "profound respect for costing $300,000 were expected to be clergymen, their wives and parish teaching in the two earlier sessions on Phone (048) 711044 Soviet Union. The tour began in Moscow the holy religion of Islam, and spoke of erected this year. The four strings to the workers on Friday, August 7 at St. John's the work of the Holy Spirit and the centre's bow would be training in church as Christ's body, Mr. Fullam's with a reception arranged by the Council the life of Soviet Muslims and of the Gordon, two teaching sessions followed evangelism, mission, discipleship and address during the Communion service for Religious Affairs and the clergy of freedom of religion in the USSR". Before Postcode by a service of Holy Communion at St. renewal. was a testimony concerning the Spirit's Moscow's Grand Mosque, and included his departure, Mufti Babakhanov was Philip's Turramurra South on the Saturday, Sells and agents for Mazda and Volkswagens — Sales and Servle visits to Leningrad, Baku, Tashkent and made an honorary professor at Kabul The visit of Bishop Festo Kiveingere, Married/Singe API and on Sunday, August 9, services at working in his own life. Samarkand, University. East African team leader of AE, to South AUSTRALIAN CHURCH RECORD, AUGUST 24, 1981 — 5 4 — AUSTRALIAN CHURCH RECORD, AUGUST 24, 1981 BOOK PUBLISHER Appeals HOME OF PEACE HOSPITAL H.M.S. WOMEN'S AUXILIARY (Deaconess Institution) invites Monday, 21st September, 10 a.m. 4 p.m. EVERSLEIGH 274 I-ddison Road, Petersham Non-Alcoholic WINE and CHEESE TASTING plus ART EXHIBITION by courtesy NERINGAH N S.W. Art Gallery. Commentary on art display from 12-2 p.m. C.M.S. Cafe. UNDERSTAND EACH -y_qHER- AUTHORS Neringah Avenue, Wahroonga GREENWICH Donation $2 to send manuscripts for publication on River Road, Greenwich subsidy terms. All categories considered Dr. Alan Craddock CHURCH OF ENGLAND DEACONESS INS 11111HON ONE Y including Poetry, and New Authors are These hospitals 1320 beds) undertake . You or we: who's to blame? welcome. specialised medical and nursing care of chronically ill patients of any age, THE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL nationality or religious faith. When family relationships become tense a family will focus upon the entire family. Medication controlled and eventually require processes of blame directed at Derek Stockwell. Merlin Books Ltd., These hospitals are co-operating with invite you and your friends to the and hostile it is rather tempting to look The family, as a system of interlocked and eliminated the attacks but the child was one person. The whole family system Braunton. Devon. FY '13 2 LD. England. certain general hospitals in the for the member of the family who is interacting parts, will need to be very delicate for almost two years. During needed to be modified. The past was not retraining of eligible patients to returi to largely seen as the cause of the trouble. It counselled as a whole rather than simply this time the child was timid, very important insofar as apportioning any their normal environment (home, etc). ANNUAL MEETING is nice and simple to place the blame on in terms of one of its parts. sensitive and slow to learn. blame is concerned. Its importance lies in Your help is urgently needed for our one person and in doing this the rest of the fact that one can identify patterns of DIOCESE OF ARMIDALE Consider this example. A husband and The parents responded to her immediate and future needs, including the family can feel free of guilt. communication and varieties of attitude to be held at wife presented for counselling, seeking condition by caring for her with excessive Part time Pastoral Worker required the rehabilitation units at each hospital. Furthermore, they can concentrate on which have created the present some clarification for their future. They zeal. Any signs of illness produced for town of Nundle, 60 km from PLEASE REMEMBER THE HOSPITAL changing the behaviour of the difficulties. BIBLE SOCIETY AUDITORIUM, 93 Bathurst Street, Sydney described their family life as dominated extraordinary efforts designed to protect Tamworth. Can be ordained or lay. IN YOUR WILL troublesome person and they might even by tension and hostility. These feelings her from any further and more serious feel that this won't be too difficult Basic arrangement is the All donations over $2 are allowable on Friday, 18th September, 1981 at 1.30 p.m. they attributed to the difficulties they illness. The father in particular became The family made progress once all because they form a majority pressure equivalent of 2 days. Housing, deductions for income tax purposes. were experiencing with their only child - over-protective and tended to blame his members were able to see how their past Chairman. group. travelling expenses and $30 per For further information phone or write to: The Most Reverend. Sir Marcus Loam, KB.E MA., 00 a 9-year-old girl. They told of the way in wife when things went badly for his expectations were unhelpful and were Box 124, Post Office Petersham Family tensions and difficulties are which the child dominated their lives and irrelevant to present-day living. The week. For det-As contact the Speakers: daughter. For her part, the wife tended to NSW, 2049 rarely this simple. A family is a system. of how she had come to control them by parents and their daughter needed to Bishop of Armidale, P.O. Box 198, Mrs. Horsley, The Reverend J. R. Henderson become obsessed with her daughter's Telephone: 560 3866 her peevishness, obstinancy and update their views of each other. The girl Armidale 2350. recently returned from Tanzania. Chaplain Greenwich Hospital. When the system is functioning in a allegedly slow rate of learning and gave The Canng Ministry of the Church. satisfying manner the exchanges between excessive and constant displays of anger her a great deal of encouragement and was healthy now and her learning was DREWS REMOVALS all members of the family are in the face of frustration. time in order to speed up her progress. A unimpaired. The last thing she needed REMOVALS harmonious, involving give and take in They had reached the limits of their pattern emerged in which the parents was over-protection or over-indulgence. Local, Country & Interstate which each member expresses and She needed more autonomy and self- • Small or Large STAINED GLASS WINDOWS WOOD COFFILL endurance and just didn't know how to were dominated by the way in which STORAGE-PACKING TAXI TRUCKS G. & C. DREW FUNERALS receives appropriate support. This is easy terminate the child's performance. In they saw their daughter, confidence. The parents needed to live K. J. Little to see in a happy family. We wouldn't talking of their daughter they spoke of a for more than just their child. Reasonable and Reliable Phones: What they did then shaped the girl's PTY. 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