They made it ... all the way to The Australian Melbourne, just for kids rrwar 111= DIOCESE OF SYDNEY Commission by Bishop Peter Hollingworth on Rev. D. M. S. Cohen, will resign as Rector of Tuesday, 15th October at 8.00 p.m. CHURCH- Manly on 15th March 19115 to becorrie Director Goldsworthy, John L. From locum at 105 years serving the Gospel and of Scripture Union in U.K. Endeavour Hills to Incumbent of St. Paul's its ministry Rev. T.J. W. Oakley, Asst. Minister at 8errima, Boronia. Induction by the Bishop Robert has accepted the position of Rector of SL Butterss on a date to be announced in early Saviour's, Punchbowl. December. Rev. T. K. Dein will resign as Rector of Yagoona Painter, John From Permission to Officiate RECORD to become Rector of St. Andrew's, Wahroonga. Diocese of Melbourne )o part-time assistant curate at St. John's Toorak from 2nd 1837 NOVEMBER 4, 1985 Registered by Australia Post Publication No. RAW ie Telephone 264 8349 PRICE 50 CENTS Rev. R. Alexander will resign as Rector of September, 1985. Enmore and Stanmore on 1st December, returning to U.K. Rich, Roger From Incumbent of Pakenham/ Upper Beaconfield to incumbent of St Rev. M. C. Harcourt Norton, Minister in Holy Matthew's Endeavour Hills. Induction by Orders at Cranbrook School, has accepted the Archbishop D. Penman on Monday, 11th position as Rector of Hunters Hill. November at 8.00 p.m. Rev. P. H. Bayliss, Rector of Harris Park, has Area Dean accepted the position as Rector of Willoughby. Don't disinvest in South Africa Porter, Brian M. Appointed Area Dean of DIOCESE OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA Heidelberg as from 1st August, 1985. Alan Paton still cries for his beloved country Resignation do riot consider that the welfare of black Rev. P. L Williams resigned as Minister-in- [Note: South African. Alan Paton, noted black South Africans. On the other side teachings of the Gospels, in particular the Charge, St Margaret's, Darlington on 30th people or the welfare of white people are Kornaczewski, Alex From Priest-in-Charge of author of Cry the Beloved Country, is a are some highly-educated and parables about giving drink to the thirsty September to become full-time chaplain at the supreme considerations. The Airport West with Keilor from 24th November, staunch opponent of apartheid, a vocal sophisticated blacks, a small minority of and food to the hungry. It seems to me Hinders Medical Centre. 1985. To take up position in the parish of supreme consideration to me is the critic of white rule in South Africa, and a white South Africans, and a considerable that Jesus attached supreme — indeed Rev. P. R. Stanley, Holy Cross, Elizabeth is to be Howrah in the Diocese of Tasmania. welfare of my country, and therefore the former leader of South Africa's old Liberal number of righteous and self-righteous sacred — significance to such actions. Minister-in-Charge, St Margaret's, Darlington ri Retirement people of the West, who entertain the Therefore I will not help to cause any welfare of all its people. *lab from 23rd December, 1985. Party. However, Paton has spoken and . opinion that the weakening of the South such suffering to any black person. Vielioine to Melbourne," says Mary Dewberry, the Bible Society's National Youth Officer, to the only Anglican Wood, Cyril Edgar Baldwin From the parish of written fervently against the strategy of There is an often-heard declaration: in the team, John "Woody" Richards of St. George's, Earlwood. DIOCESE OF MELBOURNE St. Chad's Chelsea as from 31st December, Western disinvestment. Paton recently African economy will bring freedom and I am told that this is a simplistic "We do not mind suffering. We are used 1985. In the background are Ron Healhorn of Maroochydore and Dave Forrest of Yowie Bay. Delbridge, Noel From Director of the General addressed a group of Christian leaders happiness to the suffering and oppressed understanding of the teachings of the to suffering!' But this again is often the Board of Religious Education to Incumbent of Obituaries from the United States on the subject of people of our country. Gospels. Let it be so. That is the way I declaration of those will suffer least The team of six "BIKE FOR BIBLES" of raising funds for Bibles, for the young All Soul's Sandringham. Induction by Gardner, Cyril Emmanuel Died 17th August, disinvestment, and has written for South I find myself uncompromisingly on the choose to understand them!' To put it briefly, my conscience will not riders, led by blind cyclist John Ansell on of India. Archbishop D. Penman on Friday, 13th 1985. Africa's Leadership magazine.] side of the industrialist capitalists, big allow me to support disinvestment For I a tandem bike, arrived in Melbourne from December at 8.00 p.m. I am also told that I am ignoring the The Victorian State Youth Worker, Seymour, Kenneth Norman Died 24th August, money (almost entirely white), small must ask myself, how long must the Sydney, Friday, October 4th at 12 midday, There is only one firm statement I can views of those black South Africans who Arthur Bolkas, was also thee, with a team Edgar, Donald H. From the Diocese of Bendigo 1985. money (almost entirely black), the suffering it would cause go on before the nearly two hours ahead of schedule. After make on disinvestment — I will have support disinvestment Most of these of about SO walkers who were ready to to Priest-in-Charge of Holy Trinity Kensington. overwhelming majority of whites and the desired end is achieved? A month? Two a distance of 900 km and the repair of ten nothing to do with it I will not, by any black South Africans will not be the ones start off on their WALK FOR BIBLES, a considerable majority of blacks. I belong months? A year? Five or ten years flat tyres, they had finally arrived at their written or spoken word, give it any to suffer hunger and thirst Many of them route of 20 km. Over 800 support kits had therefore to a very mixed constituency. perhaps? No one can confidently answer destination. support whatsoever. are sophisticated, highly educated, safely been distributed for the WALK FOR that question, though one can say at Sydney votes "No" continued There are obviously two sides to this Why am I totally opposed to placed. I also know sophisticated and Their first stop was at the GPO, where BIBLES, according to Arthur Bolkas, and once that disinvestment will take time to question. On the one side are South disinvestment? It is primarily for a moral highly educated black men and women they handed over a parcel of 500 "PEDAL all had the same aim as the cyclists ... "We believe that our theological work persons to the priesthood!' African industrialists, capitalists — very reason. It is my firm belief that those who who will have nothing to do with bite deep. POST" envelopes for official raising funds for Bibles for the young of and the application of it has not The convenor for the Movement for big money and very small money — the will pay most grievously for disinvestment I choose to associate Punishment is no proper treatment for endorsement. The sale of these India. provided sufficient reason to change the Ordination of Women, Dr. Patricia overwhelming majority of white South disinvestment will be the black workers myself with them. erring children, nor is it the proper enveloped will go towards their project the existing practice of restricting to Brennan then moved the proposition that Africans, and a substantial rn.tiority of of South Africa. I take very seriously the treatment for erring countries. Those men, admission to the Priesthood as I am told that, though I believe my "on the basis of gender, no person who think they can make us good by described in Anglican formularies. It views to be moral, they are in fact should be prevented from being punishment are deceiving themselves. may be that further theological work immoral because I will not take the side ordained as a priest in the Anglican The United States seems to be at last could lead to a modification of this of those black people who want Care and Communication Concern Church of Australia". giving up the idea of punishing the USSR point of view. However, we have not, in disinvestment This is a new Wake up Australia into goodness. Why then do they think it An effective Evangelistic team our work to date, seen that as The compromise position, moved by interpretation of morality to me, that I would work with South Africa? demonstrated, and we report the Rev. G. R. Huard of the inner city Jagran is coming ought to adopt certain views because Care and Communication Concern, the is many races, including Aborigines and accordingly." parish of South Sydney was "That a some influential black people hold them. I have a last word to say to those Christian organisation led by God's Maoris, woman shall be considered eligible for a I do not hold these views because they fanatical divestors who think they can Squad President, John Smith, has just The report of the Commission is well * service clubs and women's groups team ministry but not to be in the sole are acceptable — or not acceptable — to released a newsletter detailing the worthy of study by interested Christians. through to biker clubs, street kids and charge of a separate cure of souls." either black people or to white people.