"Bread" sell-out success The Australian 20 cents "A vigorous, youthful con- The productions were writ- weeks he recruited, trained, and tribution to the Festival ten by Jeff Carroll. rehearsed his largely amateur company. The result was an Once again. Holy Trinity, Ade- ARM IDALE signed and will mace south to take up a Fringe is 'Bread and Gifts,' artistic and spiritual triumph. new appointment in welfare work. laide, presented a show as part Res Ken Allen. Vicar of Baradinc a revue and a fantasy play The 12 performances played to once 1972. has been appointed Vicar of Bro Robin Mama has born appointed of the Adelaide Festival. It has Walsett front February. 1974. warden of the Brotherhood of St. Barn- capacity audiences. Hundreds of presented at Holy Trinity been received with great en- Rev Robert Farrell, locum tenons at people were turned away. Eloggabri, has been appointed Vicar of thusiasm. Hall, North Terrace," So "The Advertiser" critic con- 11.adine from February, 1974. SYDNEY Jeff Carroll was on loan from Be, Tony Ireland, NSW State secretary wrote the theatre critic of cluded his review: "A bevy of Church Record Harvest Theatre, Youth Depart- I 5 6 .1, Reulwsp e n .A ADELAIDE of ARM since 1971, has been appointed attractive young dancers perform irst published 1880 ye r— Cnoe.o, May 30, 1974 Home Secretary of ABM. the Adelaide Advertiser, ment diocese of Sydney. In six Rev Grant L. Brockdoust, curate at St. Rev Reginald T. Platt, CMS General exceptionally well, and the 'sal- Francis'. Edwardstown. since 1973, has Secretary for Queensland since 1967. has vation' finale is overwhelming been appointed to the staff (full-time) of been appointed rector of St. Aldan's. St. Barnet.' Theological College. Belair Longueville. from into 1. Rev Frederick A. S. Shaw, chaplain at Prince Henry Hospital since 1966. has BA LLARAT announced his retirement from this full- Rev Frederick A. Bentley, vicar of the time chaplaincy as from 30th September parochial district of Alvie.Beeac for 25 next. years. has been forced by age and ill- Rev Harold E. S. Doyle, formerly Inc. Geoffrey health to retire. Rev R. T. Fabian will be tor of St. John's, Milsons Point (1955-711 Bishop attacks acting pastor at Alvin for the next six died in Sydney on May 2. Plain facts about months. OVERSEAS BENDIGO Canon Michael Green, 45, Principal 01 Rey Hugh H. Orem, rector of St. St. John's College. Nottingham. since Parker John's. Launceston (Tasmania). since 1969, and a member of its staff since 1971. has been appointed rector of SI. 1960, has boon appointed rector of St. Paul's, Bendigo. from June 14. Aldate's, Oxford. and head of the Oxford Murphy bills Pastorate. He will take up the position in April 1975. the International GRAFTON Ven Edward F. Carpenter. 63. Arch- Mr C. S. C. Sheller, Q.C., of Sydney. deacon of Westminster since 1963. and a to be a In his synod charge late that the Bill of Rights was both has been appointed chancellor of Grafton Canon of Westminster Abbey. has been [honest', succeeding Mr A. B. Kerrigan, ippointed Dean of Westminster. in April, the Bishop of unnecessary and dangerous. O.C. Professor J. N, D. Anderson has been "It is unnecessary because in appointed president of the Church Pastor- Bathurst trenchantly attack- NORTH QUEENSLAND al Aid Society (from April D. succeeding so far as our rights as human ed two bills which were in- Canon David Johnstone. Diocesan Canon T. G. Mohan who is now a Vice bishop beings can be guaranteed by law, Secretary since 1969, has been appointed Patron of the society. Lausanne Congress troduced into the Federal they would seem to be well env. chaplain to Mentone Girls' Grammar Bre Thomas A. McKenzie. vicar of Rev. Geoffrey F. Parker School (Melbourne). from May 28. Geraldine (Christchurch NZI. since 1969. Parliament by Senator Mur- erect by the present provisions of Rev John B. Booth, Rector of St. Mar. has been appointed Home Secretors of (pictured) 57, rector of Mus- BISHOP A. JACK DAIN the land. garees. West Cairns, since 1972, has re- the NZ Church Missionary Societ3. phy. wellbrook, NSW, has been OF SYDNEY, who is exe- "It is dangerous because any systematic attempt to define appointed Assistant Bishop cutive chairman of the Inter- Bishop Kenneth Leslie in his Dr Reed, Archbishop of Adeaide (front WO is introduced to rights must inevitably be selec- of Newcastle. national Congress on World presidential address at the open- tive." Jett Carroll trighti by the rector of Holy 'trinity, Addaide. ing of synod said that the Bishop Leslie claimed that the Rey Paul Barnett. Es angelisation, speaking al Human Rights HI could "leave a pies, conlerence in Lon- Family Law Bill could almost be Mary Andrews to Sweden the way opened to the worst ex- described as a bill "for the aboli- don 1;1,1 month. Willi hint cesses of dictatorship." tion of the family." are Marwick Olson (Jell), He also had said that the director of communications Commonwealth Family Law Bill for deaconess conference Busy day for Stott would be really a "licence to for the congress and Peter concubinage." Head Deaconess Mary deaconesses and communities Thompson (right) congress May 15 to 18. He said his objections to both Teaching Andrews of Sydney (pict- She is to make further con- in Adelaide press representative in the bills had no political basis. ured) flew out of Sydney on tacts with deaconess work in U.K. In his one day flying He spoke for an hour and Bishop Leslie said the Corn- 28 April to attend an exec- Frankfurt, Mannheim and answered questions on the sub- The Bishop told journalists monwealth Attorney-General, Darmstadt and then fly back to visit to Adelaide on Friday, mission utive meeting of the world ject, "A call to balanced that he "wished to dissociate Senator Murphy, was a man of Sydney, arriving on May 24. 26 April, John Stott min- fertile mind and great activity. Federation of Deaconesses Christianity." His Excellency, Sir himself completely from any istered to wonderful effect. Mark Oliphant, Governor of idea that this was the biggest "For lack of any evidence to at Uppsala, Sweden. South Australia, who attended and the best," or that the organi- the contrary we must assume on the Miss Andrews is a vice-presi- In the morning he addressed sers thought they had all the the meeting, spoke very warmly evangelisation was "presump- that he has a real desire to sim- dent of the executive with special forty Diocesan clergy who had answers. Nevertheless, he representatives or a wide spect- been invited by Archbishop T. T. of Mr Stott's ministry. Mr Parker is a graduate of the tuous and unbiblical," that evan- rum of denominations and plify the legal code so that jus- responsibilities for South-East NEW DEAN University of Sydney and Wor- thought it right that the in- tice may be done as effectively Asia, the Pacific, Australia and Reed. Mr Stott spoke on the sub- vitation had been only to gelism was not necessarily the Christian organisations, people family ...ester College, Oxford. He was Acts of the Apostles transposed and as cheaply as possible," he New Zealand. The executive ject "Preaching Today" and his evangelicals — otherwise, he of a wide range of ages, women a contemporary of Bishop Shev- to today's world. But it was not as well as men, laity as well as said. meets 9-12 Man FROM PERTH ministry was warmly received by said, the whole ten days would those present. Fewer parishes ill, of Newcastle, at Moore Col- a strategy Lausanne hoped to clergy, and those involved in "However, I believe that at St. Paul's Wahroonga, lege, Sydney. have been spent arguing on Immediately afterward, Mr need HMS grants basics. formulate: rather the aim was to diverse ministries. least two items of his proposed NSW, has arranged a teach- Stott was taken to meet the He was on the staff of St An- learn strategic lessons. The Congress will be held in legislation must be looked TO BATHEIRST drew's Choir School, Trinity He believed there was a place ing mission on the family for Executive Committee of the The 1973 report of Sydney's for dialogue, but Lausanne in Bishop Dain said the planners Lausanne, Switzerland, July 16- at with close scrutiny lest his en- Ven Ronald Vi Edwards, Grammar School and then rector took great pains to see that all six Tuesday nights in June Evangelical Alliance (S.A. Home Mission Society revealed July was not it. 25. Attending the Congress will thusiasm lead him to make mat- of St Stephen's, Hurlstone Park, categories of evangelical lead- rector of Christ Church, Branch) for informal discussion that the number of parishes seek- be 66 participants from Australia ters worse rather than better." and July. 1944-47. He served in the RAAF He also agreed that to think ership were represented in the Clarement (Perth) since 1967 over lunch. ing HMS financial help dropped. and New Zealand, plus a number Bishop Leslie said he believed The minister (Rev. Brian Grants were made to 29 parishes 1947-49, and on his return from there was a strategy for world list. He noted that there will be of observers and media. and Archdeacon of the After a rapid drive to the Oxford in 1951, was chaplain at King) said this week that it was mouth of the Murray to see as against 32 in 1972. They sup- the second mission on the family Coast, has been appointed ported seven rectors, 10 curates- Launceston Grammar School, some exotic water birds, Mr Since 1953 he has held three that he had arranged.