THE AUSTRALIAN CHURCH RECORD THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND NEWSPAPER—EIGHTY-NINTH YEAR OF PUBLICATION Registered at the G.P.O., Sydney, for transmission by post Printed by John Fairfax and No. 1464 May 28, 1970 as newspaper. Sons Ltd., Broadway, Sydney. Price 10 cents NEAC STUDIES GO OUT Wipe out poverty Over a thousand copies of the Preparatory Studies Unity by Miss Irene F. Jeffreys. (Series 1) for the National Evangelical Anglican Con- Each study is set out simply says Dr. Loane gress—Melbourne 1971 have now been posted out from and clearly for easy reading and Adelaide. comprehension. At the end of Poverty in Australia can and should be wiped out, NEAC 1971 will be held at Church and Its Structure by Rev. each are given scripture passages, Archbishop M. L, Loane of Sydney said in a Statement Monash University, Melbourne, Jeffrey R. Roper; 5. The Church questions for group discussion issued earlier this month. from August 23 to 28 and dele- and Its Worship by Rev. Lance and booklists for the questions Australia now stands at a lems affect both Melbourne and gates from all parts of Australia R. Shilton; 6. The Church and raised. point in time 200 years after its Sydney. will be in residence, discovery by James Cook in Australian social services are The Series I study course was 1770. No doubt to the eyes of inadequate to protect the poor in drawn up by a group of South the world, it presents the picture illness or unemployment. Australian evangelicals and pub- PERTH ANGLICAN AWARDED of a country of great material That our social services are in- lished in an attractive booklet by prosperity. This is in fact true: Trinity Publishing Society, an adequate has been proved not but there are qualifications. I only at various seminars con- organisation of Holy Trinity, ITALIAN KNIGHTHOOD want to draw attention to the ducted by such non-Government Adelaide. fact that many people in our The present course, which will Mr Roland Zar, a member of the vestry at Christ organisations as the Council of society are still exposed to the Social Services of New South be used throughout 1970, has Church, Claremont, W.A. and State Manager of Flotta kind of poverty that deprives been distributed all over Austra- Wales, but by the Immigration Lauro shipping company, has been made a Knight of the them of the basic rights of men. Planning Council investigating lia and will be used by individ- I don't allude to the apathetic uals or by groups of people gath- Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity by the Republic the potential for the 1968-73 of Italy. poor or the alcoholic poor when period. Their findings showed ered together for study and pray- I speak of this particular poverty. er. With the 32-page booklet are that Australian social services do The award was conferred on I don't include the incapacitated, not attract migrants from more printed forms for sending in the Mr Zar for the co-operation he the institutionalised or even socially advanced countries ... results of discussions to the Rev, gives to the Italian Consulate in itinerant workers, but I refer to Australia is not a poor country Peter Newall of Glenunga, S.A., assisting Italian nationals; for his ordinary men and women who who edited the studies. and the problem of poverty with- part in promoting the success of are trying to work hard and to in the country is far from hope- initiatives of the Italian commu- make homes on a level that less. In fact, while the percentage nity; and for the contribution equates with conditions in the stands at 4 per cent, poverty can given by him in the capacity as seventies. and should be wiped out com- State Manager of Flotta Lauro Melbourne University's In- pletely. This centenary year is an LAURO LINES) Australasia stitute of Applied Economics and excellent one for the Com- Pty. Ltd. Social Research, which has pio- monwealth Government to take Roland Blaise Zar was born in neered research on poverty in a hard look at its social 1926, and was educated at a Australia, now places 4 per cent services French college in Alexandria, of the normal population exam- And when we look at the Egypt. ined in their Melbourne sample problem of poverty from its His family have been involved in the crisis of poverty. Social worst angle, the plight of home- in shipping for several gener- workers employed by the Church less men in this city, the figure of ations and he worked with a of England in Sydney would not 6,000, which has been estimated stevedoring company in Alexan- argue with this figure being by research over a period of dria before coming to Perth in applied to Sydney, as it would some years, can only invoke 1949. Mr Roland Zar seem that the same major prob- compassion. Particularly when After working with Mac- the latest figure suggested for the Robertson Miller Airlines Ltd., city of London is 12,000. In Syd- he joined the local office of ship- ney only about 1,500 can find ping agents, George Wills and hostel beds for the night. Company Limited, in 1950. Speaking four languages, he Archbishop of Brisbane's These men are not all alcohol- was mainly involved with foreign ics. One graduate researcher who spent five months living with shipping companies and in 1963 Procedure for the re-election he became Passenger Manager of a new archbishop of Brisbane homeless men in 1968 classified with George Wills and Company and the election of a new Pri- less than half as addictive alco- retirement holics. Lim ited. mate for Australia is set out in However, in 1966, Flotta Dr Strong's letter in the Brisbane Pensioners and those who are Lauro opened a Perth office and "Church Chronicle." ops) twelve members of the living on illness or unemploy- House of Clergy and twelve he was appointed State Manager. ment benefits are not much bet- The NEAC study booklet The Archbishop Election Com- members of the House of Laity ter off than homeless people. He joined , the Citizen mittee will meet with the Bishops elected by the last General They may have a roof over their It is expected that front the Military Forces in 1951 as a sap- of the Province under the Chair- Synod. finding of many such discussions, per in the Royal Australian Engi- manship of the Senior Bishop of heads but having paid for it, Congress planners will be able to neers and was commissioned in the Province (The Right Rever- This meeting will be convened there is little left for food and all draw up the study agenda that 1957, At present he holds the end David Hand, Bishop of New by the Right Reverend James the other human necessities. the Congress itself will handle. A rank of Captain and is on the Guinea) on Friday, July 10, to Housden, Bishop of Newcastle, This year, country Australians are suffering deprivation such as Series 2 booklet will be issued Reserve of Officers. who will then be the Senior elect my successor, and I feel they have not seen since depres- from Sydney early next year and Roland Zar is a widower with sure that you will pray most con- Bishop of the House of Bishops. it will deal with further questions two teenage sons and lives in stantly and earnestly that when sion days. The sight of farmers On my ceasing to hold office, marching for " a better deal" in about which evangelical Brae Road, Claremont. He be- they assemble, they may be the Right Reverend John Hud- Christians need to be well- came an Anglican whe he mar- truly and rightly guided by the Melbourne served to remind us son, Bishop Coadjutor, will be informed, and on which they ried so that his family would Holy Spirit. that if farm owners are in a serious position, the farm worker should be able to express a corn- grow up together in the same After a new Archbishop has the Bishop Administrator of the mon mind. faith. Rev. Ron Edwards, rector been elected, and consecrated if Diocese of Brisbane. The Right and the hired hand must be in a There are six studies in Series of Christ Church, has said that necessary, and enthroned, a date Reverend David Hand, Bishop of much worse plight. 1:1. The Church and Its Mesage this is just what happened, New Guinea, will be Acting Met- We as christians should show will be fixed for the meeting of compassion for those in the by Rev. Dr Bryan E. Hardman; ropolitan of the Province of Mr Zar is a regular commu- the Board of Electors provided community who need our prayers 2. The Church and Its Mission nicant, a parish councillor and for by the General Synod canon Queensland, and The Most by Rev. Geoffrey C. Bingham; 3. was also on the vestry of Holy for the election of a Primate, and our practical help. Let us in Reverend Frank Woods, Arch- this 200th anniversary of our The Church and the World by Cross, Melville, before moving to which consists of (besides all bishop of Melbourne, will be Rev. Philip H. E. Thomas; 4. The Claremorft. country seek ways and means to members of the House of Bish- Acting Primate of Australia. prove that we care. A fine achievement A single volume commentary on the whole Bible, twelve introductory articles on authority, revelation, inspiration, etc., and all packed into 1,310 pages selling at a reasonable price, is a fine publishing achievement.