THE AUSTRALIAN BOOKS continued THE AUSTRALIAN I fl 1 I I CHURCH Maitlyilbett from page seven scholarship, and, within the scope of a work of this size, consist of five volumes on the makes a competent analysis of Old Testarrknt and eight on the the book. RECORD Ere. Clement 51, . Waits has beau Rev, Ray id G. Ouches/Ye, chaplain of appointed curate of Christ Church, Ber- Trinity Grammar School, has been ap- New. The commentary on Ruth by CHURCH RECORD wick with Pakenham East (Melbourne). pointed rector of St. Luke's, Dapto The book deals in three parts such an eminent New Testament The paper for Church of He is a son of Rev. William A. and Mrs (Sydney). THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND NEWSPAPER - EIGHT1 -EIGHTH YEAR OF PUBLICATION with the history, religion and scholar as Dr Morris would lead England people - Catholic, Watts of St. Stephen's Rectory, Lidcombe Rev. G. Sc Wainwright, curate of St. (Sydney). us to hope that he may )ct ven- Apostolic, Protestant and Jude's. Randwick (Sydney), has seen ap- literature of the Jews from c. 300 Registered at the G P 0., Sydrii, • , , I1 nrinlen u s John Fairfax and Price 10 cents Rev. Rex Davis, secretary of the Aus- pointed curate in charge of Rooty Hill. B.C. to 4 B.C. The historical ture :miller into the held of the Reformed No. 1413. May 16, 1968 as a newst Broadway Sydney. tralian Council of Churches Division of Subscription $2.50 per year. Rev. T. C. G. Thornton. chaplain of section is quite fascinating and Old Testament. Studies. has been appointed associate Editorial and Business: 511 secretary of the World Council of Lincoln Theological College, has been the treatment of Jewish religion Some readers may find his Churches Youth Department in Geneva. appointed lecturer in New Testament at Kent St., Sydney. Phone: the Theological College of the Pacific. (institutions, ideas and parties) is frequent linguistic notes are a Rev. D. R. Evans has been appointed Suva. very valuable for an understand- little tedious, but the serious 61-2975. Office hours: 10 curate of St. James', Dandenong (Mel- Rev. G. Bayles has been appointed ing of the milieu of Gospel his- bible student will have no diffi- a.ni. to 4 p.m. Issued fort- bourne). rector of Kelmscott (Perth). nightly. on alternate 'Thurs- CLERGY CLAIM TO BE AGNOSTICS tory. Sadducees, Pharisees and culty with them and will gain Mr Nigel Sylvester has been appointed William K. Lowther days. Copy deadline Thurs- to succeed Dr John Laird as General Sec- Rev. Canon Scribes become real and intelli- much from this precise analysis iEADERS SUM Clarke, a son of the first archbishop of day preceding date of issue, Melbourne clergymen, the Rev, David Pope, vicor of St. Mathias' retary of the Scripture Union in the U.K. Melbourne, passed away at Chichester on gible. of a book which needs careful WO Formerly an S.U. Staff Worker in Ghana. but earlier receipt preferable. he is a graduate of Cambridge with a April B. at the age of 89. He was best handling if its purpose and T North Richmond, one the Rev. Peter Lane, curate in charge of Holy theology. known as editorial secretary of the Likewise Dr Russell's up-to- first in maths and a second in S.P.C.K., 1915-1944. date account (with comments) of meaning are to be understood. Trinity, Kensington, have declared to the Press that they are agnostics. Bev. John Griffiths, rector of Spring- Rey. G. H. Cooling. of Pinaroo (Ade- the non-canonical literature is -G. Goldsworthy. , (Rockhampton l, has been appointed laide), has been appointed rector of St. 1UP CRUSADES Crucifixion accompanied by words n, s plainly incompatible with the faith of The or of St. Matthew's, Park Avenue. as Paul's, Port Adelaide. from June 21. most illuminating. ROME AND Archbishop of Mel- tures and actions calculated to peon the New Testament, but some of it, i10111 the middle of June. In short, "the blank page sep- bourne, Dr Frank Woods, scorn on the Christian faith and to hold for instance our new understanding of Rev. P. C. Hunter, of Woodville Gar- HE Record asked some of our church leaders up Our Lord to ribald contempt, and, the secular world as God's world. and Venerable Colin D. Schema& will dens (Adelaide). has resigned his charge arating the New Testament from SHORT NOTICES at first suspended Mr lane In general, to give maximum offence. even the concern of "religlonless administer the diocese of Bendigo as the Aus- MASONRY in the four States for their final impressions to take up a chaplaincy with the Old is here filled out with Hit BIBLE - Itt 5 ISM T ti and has suggested to Mr Christian people can only regard the Christianity" has already been bent to Vicar-General during the absence of Bin- tralian Regular Army. Reports that the Roman incident as blasphemous and revolting the service of the truth. Our concepts hopRichards at Lamberth. new meaning...," as the dust- %NI) of the Crusades. Here they are:- Rev. Canon G. A. E. Turner has 51 VERSION. Ed. I'ope that he should resign. -yet we wonder whether these students. of God are being clarified. our under- Catholic Church was about to standing of God's creation is being Rev, Ralph de Vail has resigned from resigned from the parish of Trafalgar cover truthfully claims. John BAILS., London. though all unknowing, were in fact relax its ban on members be- them by sincere, earnest and Then on Tuesday of last re-enacting the events of the first Good deepened, our doctrine of men is being St. Luke's. Ekibin (Brisbane) and from (Gippsland) to become vicar of St. But the reviewer felt less satis- 1968. pp. 1056. $1.85. the rural deanery of Brisbane South He Augustine's. Moreland (Melbourne) from coming Freemasons have been i THE ARCHBISHOP good men. Surely, there is a week Archbishop Woods Friday. enlarged. our Church structures are be- will continue as editor of the "Church June 24. faction about the treatment of The Stirling Bible is a new As to the statements made by Iwo of ing scrutinised - these things are officially denied in a Vatican tremendous challenge to the was reported to have said our number that "a concept of 'God' not loss. Modern study of the Chronicle" and will serve as curate of Canon Wilfred Henn, until recently the canonical books included in edition for schools and its 500 St. Thomas,' Beaudesert. statement, Church in this to take up and no further action would be is meaningless," that we human beings enables us to find fresh enlighten., vicar of Branscombe. Devon, was among line drawings and clear maps by OF PERTH are captains of our own salvation who in God's Word, and we thankleo, the survivors of the Boeing 707 crash at the period (as they are by most The statement, released at the to go on from here, nurturing Rev, Clement A. F. Lane. rector of Horace Knowles help to make taken in the matter. neither need Divine assistance nor can recognise that the creeds and sacraments Kingaroy (Brisbane) has been appointed Heathrow Airport. London, recently. At modem scholarship). Perhaps end of last week, contradicted The Archbishop of Perth, the seed sown by Billy Gra- believe that such assistance is available, of the Church preserve this element of rector of St. Luke's. Ekibin. as from the time he and his wife were on their the Old Testament is "strangely it the -best school Bible produced and the suggestion that the Church is "glyeness" that is vital to our faith. way to take up the parish of Boyanup suggestions first made about two the Most Reverend George ham and building further In a statement to the Mel- May 8. on outmoded institution which does We live In on age of revolution or (Banbury). silent" about the development of so far. weeks ago that, when a Appleton, as President of the upon the foundation of faith bourne "Herald," Mr Pope is more harm than good-these opinions rather, from the Christian standpoint, Rev, John G. Joluiston, rector of St. Rev. R. A. Netherente, formerly curate the synagogue. (p. 128) because The layout of each page is Perth Crusade Committee, are but old heresies dressed up In new an age in which God is making all Philip's. Thompson Estate. has been new code of canon law now he has hurl. reported to have said: "A con- .he Cathedral. has been appointed the authors antedate its floruit? attractive and emphasises brief gave .a lead to Anglicans in clothes. things new. Such an age demands the appointed rural dean of Brisbane South of St. Andrew's. Kyabram (Ben- being drawn up is completed, cept of God is meaningless. I A lay person who came to hold utmost in dedication and understanding paragraph headings rather than W.A. to involve themselves Rev. John B. S. Ozanne of Nightcliff The text is enhanced by a the Roman Catholic position on don't believe in divine inter- such views would, most probably. at, from clergy and People alike. Clod grant (Northern Territory), has been appoint,. lohn Campbell. rector of Heath- generous sprinkling of clearly chapters and verses. Readers of Masonry was likely to be modi- in the Crusade work. At all THE BISHOP OF vention; man -is the one who can himself from Church and drop that we who are now being put to the curate of St. Peter's. Ballarat.