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Archbishop on unemployment;
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The creation of new jobs for the young by cutting down overtime end paying mothers to stay at home were offered as moral action by Archbishop Goody, addressing Perth challenges to business men
lest week.
He told more than 200 probably somewhere in beHe also suggested that representatives of commerce tween, and that most still paying family allowances to and other professions gath- greatly admired the moral mothers to stay at home, ered for a traditional Holy precepts of Christ's teach- and thus vacate jobs for the Week Christian breakfast ing. At Bindoon on Good Friday, participants in unemployed, could be a that it was one thing to beHe continued: "It is easy profitable use of the millions the Way of the Cross carried a large wooden lieve and know what was for me to say what I should of dollars wasted in un- cross up the hill at Keaney College, led by expected but an altogether be doing or to advise you employment relief. Father G. ALDOUS (left). different and more difficult how you should be acting, task to act accordingly. but how should we do somePRAYER, MEDITATION Archbishop Goody then thing about it?" dealt with questions relating On the amount of time Turning to concrete to staff, the employment issues, he called on the spent in being Christians, of the young, time spent in gathering to realise that Archbishop Goody asked: being Christians and time staff were people and that "Do we get ulcers about given to prayer. larger profits for the em- our moral commitments, as ployer or bigger wages for we do over profit and loss staff were not the sole and balance sheets?" "SOURCE OF He noted that city concern. BELIEF Professionals, he said, churches were open and As guest speaker at the were not just practising law available for prayer and annual gathering that seeks MELBOURNE: There hos been a strong demeditation and that this to express Christian faith or medicine, they were was not mand by parishes for more Project Compassion solely the in the midst of the City, he dealing with people's pro- of Indian gurus invention envelopes from or oriental Melbourne's Australian Cathosaid that the suffering, erne- blems. mystics. lic Relief office, fixion and resurrection of He concluded with the " IN PRACTICE" Christ were not just hisThis augured well for the ted for assistance and in words of G. K. Chesterton: torical events, but were the success of this year's appeal, assessing their value in the "Christian principles "Christianity has source of belief in the truth should be applied in prac- tried and found not been said Father Len Thomas, development of the counof the Gospel, the Good tice if we believe in them, has rarely ever wanting, it director of ACR (Melbeen tried." trY." News of salvation. for Christianity can only bourne), last week. South Pacific islands -An optimistic assumption, exist in people's lives, not "We are totally confident Fiji, Tonga, New Caledonia, be said, was that most of just in minds or hopes," the that our target of $220,000 New Hebrides, and the Solthe people who provided Archbishop said. will be reached," he said. omon and Gilbert Islands the life of the City of He asked his hearers to were also strongly supLast year, said Father Perth were convinced Chris- have concern for young Thomas, Papua New Guin- ported by ACR last year. tians. people whom they interea received $228,000 from ACR will this year again The pessimistic view was viewed or employed and ACR, more than any other sponsor a study tour to the that few had more than an show that they really cared Leeds country. Philippines for people inatavistic, residual attach- for youngsters starting work. A El MILLION hospice ment to the Christian reliThe money was used for volved in development eduHe suggested that cutting for patients of all ages sufgion, down overtime could supply fering community centres, and ag- caion. from malignant or The truth, he added, was extra jobs. ricultural and health proincurable diseases is to be opened this month ma a 31 jects with training facilities. STUDY TOUR acre site In Moortown, The tour's aim is to "help NEW GUINEA CHANGE raise the consciousness" of Leeds, "During 1977, the Papua people by educating AustraAnnouncement of the new hospice follows the laying New Guinea National Com- lians in the issues of deof the foundation -stone last mission for Development velopment and justice and Peace assumed more remonth of a similar one "Many such people, parSt. Mary's in Selly Oak, sponsibility for the selection ticularly teachers," said Faof projects to be assisted by ther Birmingham. Thomas, "have had litThese havens are the best ACR," said Father Thomas. tle or no exposure to the possible Christian answer to "This year, ACR hopes to realities of poverty and ineuthanasia better per- transfer all decision -making justice in Asia and still haps than all the rallies and on projects to the commis- less to the very positive efprotests and as such de- sion and will give it a block forts being made by Asians serve all our support. financial grant. to solve these problems. The Leeds hospice, at "ACR will continue to which care and treatment "The tour will attempt to provide the commission with overcome will be free, will be open these deficiencies any administrative assistance to all, regardless of creed, by exposing participants to required. the problems of underrace or social position. It is being built on land development in the Philipgiven by the Sisters of the PEOPLE'S CHOKE pines, and the efforts being Cross and Passion. It is the "We strongly believe that made to meet these probfirst time the order has un- people in the country con- lems. dertaken such work. cerned are in the best posi"The tour will start in 1308 Albany Hwy, Canrington From The Universe, tion to judge the relative August. Australian CathPhone 451 2333 7 0691 Leedom. priority of projects submit- olic Press (CPA) Service.
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