St James' Connections October/November 2023

CONNECTIONS CONNECTIONS Connections Connections ConnectionBicentenary 2019-2024 October-November 2023 INSIDE Introducing Sung Mattins The Rector p5 St James’ King Street, Bicentennial History Raymond Nobbs p8 Organ Update and Progress Photos p19 Sanctified Moments Sue Mackenzie p30 + MUCH MORE

CONTENTS Care for God’s Creation The Rector.............................................................p3 Introducing Sung Mattins The Rector.........................................................p5 St James’ King Street, Bicentennial History Raymond Nobbs.....................p8 Conservation of Parish Archive Material Rosemary Sempell.....................p10 Dates for your Diary..................................................................................p11 A Battle for Life at Halls Creek Robert Willson ..........................................p12 Parishioner Profile: Robert Whittle............................................................p14 Poem: THIS MORTALITY Margaret Johnston ...........................................p17 St James’ Institute ....................................................................................p18 Organ Update Robert Marriott...................................................................p19 Organ Progress Photos.............................................................................p20 Mission and Outreach Project Sue Mackenzie...........................................p25 An Anti-Slavery Hymn Michael Horsburgh................................................p26 Milestones ................................................................................................p28 Santified Moments Sue Mackenzie ...........................................................p30 Culinary Creations at Clergy House Chatswood Fr John Stewart ..............p33 Colin’s Corner ...........................................................................................p34 Bach Cantata Services Warren Trevelyan-Jones........................................p37 Music at St James’....................................................................................p38 CONNECTIONS CONNECTIONS Connections Connections Connections Connections October -November 2023 Bicentenary 2019-2024 Cover Image: ‘A little night music’ Bay of Fires, Tasmania Nick Monk nickmonkphotography.com

3 October - November 2023 “But ask the animals, and they will teach you; the birds of the air, and they will tell you; ask the plants of the earth, and they will teach you; and the fish of the sea will declare to you. Who among all these does not know that the hand of the Lord has done this? In his hand is the life of every living thing and the breath of every human being.” Job 12:7-10 As Christians, we have a sacred responsibility to care for the created order and the environment. God has directed humans to be the stewards of his creation (Genesis 1:28) and yet, as we look around our world today I fear that we are failing in our duties. I think that here in Australia we are particularly well placed to take the lead on this. We live in an unbelievably beautiful place and we are blessed with incredible natural resources. Thinking about our parish boundary, St James’ is bordered by a number of public green spaces, namely Hyde Park, the Domain, and the Botanic Gardens of Sydney. Each day, many people who live and work in the city take advantage of these beautiful gardens for a walk, to catch up with friends, or to have their lunch. Beyond the Botanic Gardens is the magnificent harbour. Much has been done in my lifetime to tidy up our waterways and to work hard to stop pollution and the destruction of the natural habitat of our marine life. There’s still much to be done, but we are making progress. Many Australian organisations are taking seriously the need to operate in sustainable and thoughtful ways. Now is the time for the church to take our place in this endeavour and not because it’s trendy or seen as good corporate practice, but because of our Christian faith and mission. The mission of the church is the mission of Christ. It is worth taking note of the Five Marks of Mission of the Anglican Church which directs us to action on this very issue. The Marks of Mission express the Anglican Communion’s common commitment to, and understanding of, God’s holistic and integral mission. They are: 1. To proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom 2. To teach, baptise and nurture new believers 3. To respond to human need by loving service 4. To transform unjust structures of society, to challenge violence of every kind and pursue peace and reconciliation 5. To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation, and sustain and renew the life of the earth. The General Synod of the Anglican Church of Australia raised this issue and passed a Canon concerning the protection of the environment in 2007. Work has been done in the years since to develop environmental initiatives in our own diocese and in our parish churches. At around the time of the adoption of the Protection of the Environment Canon in the church, I was working as Operations Coordinator for the Sydney Theatre Company. Our co-Artistic Directors were Andrew Upton and Cate Blanchett. At the time, Cate was an Ambassador for the Australian Conservation Foundation, Patron of the development charity SolarAid and committed to the preservation of the environment globally. In 2007 Cate and Andrew launched the ‘Greening the Wharf’ project, to transform the theatre company’s waterfront home The Rector Care for God’s Creation Hyde Park Image Supplied

4 Bicentenary 2019-2024 CONNECTIONS CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH Music Music Music Music Music Music Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning into an inspiring example of environmental leadership. The project won many awards and saw the installation of one of the largest solar arrays in Australia as well as a 100,000 litre rainwater harvesting project to provide the non-potable water supply for the toilets, showers, air conditioning, scenic art, workshops and across the entire company. We implemented comprehensive recycling systems in all departments and the ‘Green Design’ policy saw major changes to the way sets, costumes and props were made, used, and reused. (https:// www.sydneytheatre.com.au/about/sustainability) I’m proud of what we achieved, particularly in an industry which is famously wasteful and uses vast amounts of power and resources in its daily operation and generates serious amounts of waste. Perhaps the most impressive part of the Greening the Wharf project was how the entire company took part, and then became community ambassadors. We talked with our patrons and sponsors about the things we were doing, we shared stories of these initiatives in our show programmes, we put up signage to show people some of the changes we were making, and encouraging everyone to do something similar in their own homes, businesses and schools. It was positive, powerful and effective. The church could and should be doing this. Indeed, we must. There are simple things that we can do that would make a big impact. More than this, as we take our action, we should speak clearly and confidently about why we are taking this so seriously. It is an opportunity to show the gospel in action and to be deliberately missional in our daily Christian living. We should individually and as a parish prayerfully consider our use of the resources available to us, to avoid being needlessly wasteful and to be thoughtful and deliberate about our use of electricity, water and other precious resources. I fear that we take for granted the resources we have at our disposal. What an odd phrase that is. Look at that word – disposal. We need to change our attitude. Resources are not to be depleted, consumed, disposed of. Instead, we should be more conscious of taking only what we need, of planting and growing, rather than just taking and consuming all the time. The ABC series ‘War on Waste’ exposed the truth of how much waste we generate and what a sorry state things are in by our neglect and our greed. It is sobering, but it should motivate us to action. Early October is a time when the Anglican Church of Australia directs us to offer prayers and thanksgiving for the whole created order. On Wednesday 4th October, the day when the church remembers Francis of Assisi, our Lectionary includes the following instruction: Prayers of thanksgiving for the whole created order and intercessions for the right use of the resources of the earth, its conservation and the abundance of its fruits, are appropriate for this day and those near it. You may like to pray the prayer included below as you contemplate your response to this important and often neglected aspect of our mission and ministry. The Rev’d Christopher Waterhouse is the Rector of St James’ King Street. Creator God, you formed us from the dust of the earth, and reveal your fingerprints in all flesh. Teach us your deep wisdom in the order and beauty of all that you have made. When our care for your creation is found wanting, reprove and reform us, so that our footprints may be more gentle on the earth, tending and keeping it as your own handiwork, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. View of St James’ Church from Hyde Park Image Supplied

5 October - November 2023 From Sunday 29th October until the week before Christmas, we will be trialling an additional Sunday morning service, Sung Mattins at 9:30am. The trial period will provide us with a valuable opportunity to develop this service in a way that feels familiar to us at St James’ and which sits neatly alongside our Eucharistic services on Sunday mornings at 8am and 11am. What is Mattins? Mattins is another name for Morning Prayer. It is one of the Daily Offices included in the Book of Common Prayer (BCP) of 1549 and has been the daily practice of Anglicans throughout the world for many generations. A couple of years ago here at St James’ we resumed our practice of praying both Morning and Evening Prayer on weekdays and this continues today with an online congregation who gather on Zoom from around Sydney and sometimes those from interstate. St James’ also has a long history of singing Evensong which we do every Wednesday night at 6:15pm and once a month on a Sunday afternoon at 4pm. Mattins follows a very similar format to Evensong with the Priest/Minister and Choir singing the Preces and Responses, the Psalm is chanted, there are two Bible readings, and two Canticles set to music, the Creed, a sung Anthem, a Sermon and some prayers. At Mattins, the Canticles are the Te Deum or the Benedicite, and the Benedictus (Luke 1:68) or the Jubilate (Psalm 100). Why are we introducing this on Sunday mornings? The primary reason is because the Daily Office is part of our Anglican identity and practice. Those who regularly pray Morning and Evening Prayer through the week have reported that this daily discipline has been of great benefit to them spiritually. Our Anglican DNA is born out of the scriptures, and the prayer book, which is not a reference book meant to sit on the shelf but something which should be used. There are modern revisions of the prayer book, of course, and these also include the provision for the Daily Offices. It has been the practice for Anglicans for many generations to attend Mattins and then stay for the Communion to follow. This is part of the reason why in the BCP there are only two Bible readings: the Epistle and the Gospel. In the BCP Communion service there is no Old Testament reading and no Psalm because it was expected that the congregation would have already been to Morning Prayer and heard the Psalms appointed for the day and to have heard a reading from the Old and New Testaments. We are not going to change the readings we have at the Eucharist, but I mention this in order to make the point that Mattins has long been a part of our practice as Anglicans, and there are good reasons for us to resume praying in this way. There is great richness in the liturgy of Mattins, and the very structure of the service itself sets up what is to follow. One of the highlights of Mattins is the recitation of the Venite (Psalm 95) which is sung by the congregation together immediately before hearing the Psalm and the other Scripture readings set for the day. ‘O come, let us sing unto the Lord’ it begins, and then speaks of rejoicing, coming before God’s presence with thanksgiving, singing psalms and of kneeling before God our maker. Then come the words, ‘if today ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.’ For me, this has always been very powerful. This is a prayer of preparation and of expectation. We are preparing to hear the word of God in the Psalm(s) and the Bible readings to follow, but also through the liturgy itself and the prayers. We are preparing to encounter God, to hear him speak to us. I’m reminded of the words of that great hymn ‘O Jesus, I have promised’ in the second verse where we sing, ‘O let me hear thee speaking / in accents clear and still / above the storms of passion / the murmurs of self-will; / O speak to reassure me / to hasten or control; / O speak, and make me listen / thou guardian of my soul.’ In Quires and places where they sing. After the Collects appointed for the day comes the famous rubric, ‘In Quires and Places where they sing here followeth the Anthem.’ This is the practice at Mattins and Evensong, and draws on a wide range of choral material written for Introducing Sung Mattins Jubilate Deo O be joyful in the Lord, all ye lands : serve the Lord with gladness, and come before his presence with a song. Be ye sure that the Lord he is God : it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. O go your way into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise : be thankful unto him, and speak good of his Name. For the Lord is gracious, his mercy is everlasting : and his truth endureth from generation to generation. Psalm 100 The Rector

6 Bicentenary 2019-2024 CONNECTIONS CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH Music Music Music Music Music Music Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning the various seasons of the church year and for certain commemorations or Festivals. There is a huge repertoire of music for choir and congregation written for Mattins which is rarely sung or heard in our churches, which is a great pity. It is my hope that St James’ might encourage other churches with a choral tradition to revisit this treasure of Anglicanism, and perhaps even to commission some Australian composers to write some new works for this service. What about Kids@Church? Our children’s ministry will meet during the 9:30am service, the children will leave the main service just after the singing of the Venite and head downstairs for their morning activities. Once a month we will resume the practice of a service of Holy Communion in the Children’s Chapel. Will there be a sermon? Yes, there will. And since the readings at Mattins are different to the readings set for the Eucharist, it will be a different sermon and probably a different preacher. This increases the number of preaching opportunities on a Sunday morning on our roster and gives us the opportunity to continue to invite visiting preachers on a regular basis. Why a trial period? There are many things to consider when introducing a new service and we need to try this before we make a decision about our pattern of services into the future. Next year, we have a new pipe organ to install, and then we must work hard to make the most of this new instrument. Mattins is just one of many initiatives in the mix as a way to showcase the new instrument, to include a wider repertoire of music, and hopefully to appeal to a wide variety of people, including those who come from other traditions or are new to church. Mattins, like Evensong, is a service which has been shown to connect with a wide variety of people and makes fewer demands on the congregation than the Eucharist. We will livestream this service as part of our continued outreach. Is there Communion? Not at this service. Mattins is a service of the word. We will continue to offer Communion (the Eucharist) at 8am and 11am every Sunday. We are greatly blessed at St James’ that we have the resources to offer the Eucharist twice every Sunday morning, mindful that some churches are only able to offer the Eucharist once or twice a month. The Eucharist will remain the central act of our worshipping life at St James’. During the trial period, I encourage you to vary your routine and try out the other services on offer. You may like to attend the 8am and stay for 9:30am Mattins one week, or come for Mattins and then stay on for the 11am service. Please also make the most of the opportunity of this trial period to encourage family and friends to attend. Service schedule From Sunday 29th October until Sunday 17th December the Sunday morning services will be as follows: 8:00am Holy Eucharist (Said) – APBA* 9:30am Sung Mattins – BCP* 11:00am Choral Eucharist – APBA *APBA – A Prayer Book for Australia (1995) *BCP – The Book of Common Prayer (1662) There will be a service of Choral Evensong (BCP) every Wednesday at 6:15pm and on Sunday 5th November at 4pm. In December, instead of Evensong, there will be the Advent Carol Service on Sunday 3rd December at 7:30pm. Venite O come, let us sing unto the Lord : let us heartily rejoice in the strength of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving : and shew ourselves glad in him with psalms. For the Lord is a great God : and a great King above all gods. In his hand are all the corners of the earth : and the strength of the hills is his also. The sea is his, and he made it : and his hands prepared the dry land. O come, let us worship, and fall down : and kneel before the Lord our Maker. For he is the Lord our God : and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. Today if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts : as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness; When your fathers tempted me : proved me, and saw my works. Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said : It is a people that do err in their hearts, for they have not known my ways. Unto whom I sware in my wrath : that they should not enter into my rest. Psalm 95

7 October - November 2023 See p. 33 ADVERTISING Have you considered advertising your business in St James’ Connections? Please phone 8227 1300 or email office@ sjks.org.au for advertising design criteria, quotes and copy deadlines. EDITORIAL POLICY We aim to publish a wide range of views and opinions in this magazine. Publication should therefore not be read as St James’, the Rector, Parish Council, staff or parishioners necessarily endorsing or approving any particular view or opinion. COUNSELLING AT ST JAMES’ St James’ Church offers a socially inclusive and nonfaith based professional counselling service as part of its outreach ministry to the city. Our professional counsellors, psychotherapists, and coaches are available to assist individuals, couples and family members on a wide range of issues. Appointment flexibility is offered to accommodate work schedules. The service is provided in rooms in the lower level of St James’ Church, located in the heart of the city. To make an appointment, or for further details, please visit sjks.org.au or telephone 8227 1300. NEXT EDITION The next edition of St James’ Connections will be published on Sunday 3rd of December 2023. Deadlines (advertising and editorial): Monday the 13th of November. Contact: 8227 1300 or [email protected] On Thursday 21st September the Rector, Assistant Head of Music and members of The St James’ Singers attended a special service of Evensong at All Saints Hunter’s Hill with their Rector, the Rev’d Michael Armstrong and the All Saints Choir Photo Courtesy of All Saints Hunter’s Hill.

8 Bicentenary 2019-2024 CONNECTIONS CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH Music Music Music Music Music Music Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning The foundation stone of this church, named in honour Life & Learning of St James the Great, was laid on 7th October, 1819 and consecration occurred on 11th February 1824. This bicentenary is a significant milestone and it is as important, therefore, not only to celebrate the event but to chronicle its history. The history which is now currently being written provides a lucid account of St James’, King Street, Sydney including its place in the colony of New South Wales, the City of Sydney, the Diocese of Sydney, and the wider Anglican Church of Australia over the last 200 years. The strength of the work is its analysis and interpretation of the events that took place. It is the ability to interpret facts, as well as record them, that distinguishes a good work of history from mere chronicle. This is not entirely a celebratory history. Like us, our forebears have been all too successful in leaving undone those things which they ought to have done and in doing those things which they ought not to have done. Nor is this book simply about an ecclesiastical edifice, a history of bricks and mortar. There is a strong emphasis on persons and events. The chapters are organised loosely around the various incumbencies: The chapters listed above will deal with key points in the history such as: • The early church in Sydney and relationships with authorities • St James’ and education, hospital chaplaincy, the legal profession, etc • Anglo-Catholic developments, worship, Sunday School, music and art • Men’s and Women’s groups • High Church vs Low Church • Interfaith/ecumenism • Outreach • Missions and missionaries • Building, parish priorities, ecumenism • Empire and Commonwealth • Significant personalities, etc As you read the text, you will find it instructive to see the way in which changes within society have been reflected in the life of our church. Bishop Stephen Neill makes the point that, (a). Introduction (b). 1821-1840 Richard Hill Robert Cartwright (c). 1840-1860 Robert Allwood (d). 1860-1884 Robert Allwood (e). 1885-1895 Henry Latimer Jackson (f). 1895-1917 William Isaac Carr-Smith W. Francis WentworthShields (g). 1917-1937 Philip Arthur Micklem (h). 1938-1955 Edwin John Davidson (i). 1956-1975 William John Edwards Frank Leslie Cuttriss (j). 1976-1997 Howard Charles Hollis Peter John Hughes (k). 1997-present Richard Hurford Peter Walter Kurti Andrew Sempell Christopher Waterhouse St James’ King Street, Bicentennial History Rev’d Canon Robert Allwood c. 1870s Image: (Newman & Co) Raymond Nobbs

9 October - November 2023 in every age, the church has had to live in relation to its environment and, in so doing, has undergone many modifications and even its structure. He writes: For those who believe in the Incarnate Son of Man, in whom the divine and the human were forever made one, it is not difficult to recognise that this divine society lives a very human life. The difference is that the Son of Man was sinless, whereas the Christian society is matted and weakened by the sin which persists even in those who have been redeemed. It is the ceaseless conflict with principalities and powers, with the evil in the world and the evil within itself, that makes the history of the Christian society so absorbing, so touching and so inspiring. This history of St James’ strikingly illustrates and documents this thesis. A conscious decision was made not to detail the events of the last decade. The longer perspectives of history and the work of later writers will have to assess these. Progress The writing of the history is well underway with drafts of over half of the proposed number of chapters completed. It is envisaged that the book will be of approximately 300 pages with photographs, and that there will be a first edition run of 1,000 copies. Author We are fortunate in having Mark Hutchinson, a highly respected Australian historian, as the author of this book. He has worked at a number of universities and colleges, including Macquarie, UNSW, Alphacrucis, and the University of Western Sydney. He has authored numerous scholarly articles, chapters and books, including histories of NSW Presbyterianism, Macquarie University, and the University of Western Sydney, and aspects of Australian and global evangelicalism. Sources and Resources The production of the book is largely funded from a bequest from the late Jean Lowe, a former parishioner and parish librarian. Book subscriptions and sales will be a further source of income. The author draws on existing histories of the Anglican Church (Sydney and associated entities) including not least that of another former parishioner—in Mark Hutchinson’s own words—“the Church’s great historian Ken Cable”. Other sources stretch from parish and diocesan archives, to parliamentary and state archives, and to Lambeth Palace Library, London. The Project Facilitation Group meets regularly to assist in producing outcomes. Within this group: • Rosemary Sempell is producing an extensive collection of illustrations to be used throughout the text. • Gail Ball has sourced information from a wide variety of parishioners both past and present, as well as developed an oral history base. If you would like to share your experiences, or know of people who might be holding printed or manuscript materials possibly relevant to the project, please contact her at [email protected] Raymond Nobbs is a parishioner of St James’, and has produced this progress report for and on behalf of, St James’ Church History Project Facilitation Group. Interior of the Church Original photograph (Talma Studio, Sydney) c.1898 held in the Parish Archives

10 Bicentenary 2019-2024 CONNECTIONS CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH Music Music Music Music Music Music Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning The St James’ Church Parish Archives holds a wealth of material relating to the parish over the past 200 years. The Archives are housed in appropriate storage containers and in appropriate environmental conditions, but as the archival material ages, it becomes more brittle, writing fades and conservation work needs to be undertaken to stabilise the records. Rosemary Annabel, while the Parish Archivist, commenced identifying items which needed conservation, and this work has continued with Gordon Cooper and Colin Middleton. Over the last month Gordon has been working with Rosemary Sempell to identify photographs and other material to be used in the upcoming History of St James’ to illustrate the text. One such item is the picture of St James’ by John Bennett, a colonial artist in 1852. This original watercolour is in poor condition with several tears in the paper; evidence of silverfish damage; and it is in need of a clean. An example can be seen in the photograph from the left-hand corner of the work. This painting has recently been taken to one of Sydney’s leading conservation agencies for an assessment of what work needs to be done, and to provide a quote to undertake the conservation work. There are several avenues currently being pursued to preserve the valuable heritage the Archives holds. These include the digitisation of the parish registers to ensure the information is accessible, because access to the original material is restricted; and applying for Heritage Grants to assist in conservation work of several unique pictures and documents held by the Parish Archives. But more assistance to fund this project will be required. The parish budget has already allocated funds for the operations of the Archives including, quality boxes, wrapping paper, etc. But does not fund conservation projects. If anyone wishes to contribute to the current restoration project of the James Bennet picture, donations can be made through Michelle Chan, Parish Accountant. Please email her at [email protected] to find out the procedure to follow. Rosemary Sempell is a retired archivist, member of the St James’ History Book Committee, and country-based online parishioner at St James’. Photographs by Rosemary Sempell. Conservation of Parish Archive Material Rosemary Sempell St. James’ Church, 1852 Watercolour by: John Bennett John Bennett’s Signature

11 October - November 2023 Dates for your Diary St James’ Institute Webinar - Christian Universalism presented by David Congdon 11am Thursday 12th October Thanks and Giving Sunday 8am and 10am Sunday 15th October St Luke’s Day Service, Sydney Hospital Chapel 12noon Wednesday 18th October Come and Sing - Fauré Requiem 11am–3pm Workshop, 4pm -5pm Performance Saturday 28th October All Saints’ Day 6:30pm Choral Eucharist Wednesday 1st November All Souls’ Day 6:30pm Choral Requiem Thursday 2nd November Sydney Open 12:30pm–4pm Sunday 5th November 4pm Choral Evensong Anglican Church Law and Governance, Trinity College Melbourne and St James’ Institute Thursday 9th–Saturday 11th November Remembrance Sunday 9:30am Mattins, Sunday 12th November St James’ Institute Webinar - The Body in Worship presented by Patty Van Cappellen 11am Wednesday 15th November Cantata Service for Christ the King 4pm Sunday 26th November Christmas Concert with The Choir of St James’ and The Australian Youth Orchestra 5pm Saturday 2nd December The Advent Carol Service 7:30pm Sunday 3rd December Photo: Chris Shain (Images for Business)

12 Bicentenary 2019-2024 CONNECTIONS CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH Music Music Music Music Music Music Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning On our twenty-dollar bank notes there is an image of a clergyman, the Reverend John Flynn. There is also an image of an aircraft flying across the Australian outback. Behind the Royal Flying Doctor Service, which Flynn founded, there is a drama of a fight for life via the telegraph, a battle that stirred a nation. Many years ago, my wife and I visited Halls Creek in the course of a tour of northern Australia. In the local cemetery one may see the grave of a stockman named Jim Darcy. In the year 1917, while Australian Diggers were fighting and dying in France, this stockman had a bad fall from his horse while mustering wild horses. But this apparently trivial incident was the start of a medical drama that even competed with the War news in many Australian newspapers. Indigenous or First Nations people have lived in the region of Halls Creek for at least 30,000 years. The district was first explored by Europeans, including Alexander Forrest, in 1879, and the first cattle were overlanded from Goulburn in the 1880s. Halls Creek had been the scene of a gold rush, and when that faded away, it remained as a tiny settlement with a Post Office. When his mates found Jim Darcy unconscious after his accident, they carried him to Ruby Plains station homestead, and then took him to F.W. Tuckett at the Post Office. Tuckett was Postmaster and Telegraph Superintendent, Mining Warden, Commissioner of Roads, such as they were, Protector of Aborigines, Registrar, and bush doctor, among other things. He had been trained in First Aid through St John’s Ambulance. Injection When his mates brought Darcy in, Tuckett could see that this case was far beyond any First Aid. According to the Medical Journal of Australia, April, 1959, Darcy had severe pelvic injuries and retention of urine. It would take a week to get him to the nearest doctor in Wyndham, and he would be dead long before then. Tuckett gave him an injection to deaden the pain and tried desperately to think of something to do, while his mates stood around in despair. At last, he had an idea. He decided to telegraph to his friend Dr John Joseph Holland in Perth, nearly 3,000 km away, to ask his advice. Holland was soon standing by the operator in the Perth Telegraph Station. Tuckett relayed Darcy’s symptoms to him, word by word, over the telegraph. Holland diagnosed a ruptured bladder. Many years ago, my teacher and friend was the Reverend Dr Scott McPheat; he was the author of the classic biography, John Flynn, Apostle to the Inland. In that book we have the most authentic record of the dialogue between Holland and Tuckett over the telegraph wires: “You must operate!” said Holland. “Operate!” “Yes, now!” “I have no instruments!” “You have a penknife and a razor.” “What about drugs?” In 2018, a new memorial to Rev John Flynn and Jim Darcy was added to the landscape of old Halls Creek Image: Jake Hay A Battle For Life At Halls Creek Robert Willson

13 October - November 2023 “Use permanganate of potash.” “But I can’t do it.” “You must.” “I might kill the man.” “If you don’t hurry, the patient will die first!” So began an epic case of a surgical operation by telegraph from Perth to Halls Creek. The landline Telegraph operators held the line open for hours and followed the drama spellbound. The first wire of instructions was 279 words. In the hours that followed, there were pages of them, costing a total of six hundred pounds, an enormous sum in modern terms. There was no anaesthetic for Darcy—his mates simply held him down. He was already in such pain that it did not matter much. Instruments were boiled on the stove, and swabs and old linen were gathered, together with needle and thread. Precarious For the next seven hours, Tuckett followed instructions from Dr Holland and performed in medical terms a perineal and later a suprapubic cystostomy. There was immediate relief, but Darcy’s condition was still precarious. Complications set in and Tuckett performed two further operations under Holland’s instructions. After a short while, Holland decided that either Darcy must come to him or he must go to Darcy. The former was out of the question so a trip to Halls Creek was the only hope. By now there was nationwide interest in the drama, and Holland’s colleagues agreed to take care of his practice while Holland made the long trip to Halls Creek. This was easier said than done. Because of regulations, Holland had to sign on as a cattleman on the ship Moira for the trip to Derby. The normal sailing time was twelve days but they made it in six, and then had to await the tide before the doctor could land. With a man named Jack Haly, Dr Holland set out in a T model Ford for the trip to Fitzroy Crossing. There he managed to speak to Darcy by telephone and encourage him. Because of the narrow track, they had to exchange their car for a smaller vehicle. Now the trip became a nightmare. Five times their little old car, held together with wire, broke down on the frightful roads. At one stage, they ran out of petrol and it seemed like the end. Then they managed to tilt the car over and drain a quantity from the bottom of the tank into a can. Using a rubber tube from the doctor’s stethoscope, they fed the precious drops into the carburettor to keep the engine running. Finally, 40 km from Halls Creek, the motor of the little old car died completely. Holland and his mate walked to a nearby homestead. There a couple of horses were yoked to a sulky, and in darkness, the last stage of the journey was completed. At dawn, three weeks after the doctor had left Perth, they pulled up outside the telegraph station in Halls Creek. “How is the patient, Mr Tuckett?” “He died yesterday.” Post Mortem Dr Holland examined the body of Darcy in the usual postmortem. He found that the operation had been performed successfully. Tuckett had done his job magnificently. There was no sepsis, no peritonitis, and the kidneys were normal. There was a chronic abscess on the appendix. Darcy had apparently died from a severe malarial attack starting two days earlier. More than any other single event, the drama of the life and death of Jim Darcy roused city-dwelling Australians to an awareness of the desperate need for proper medical and nursing care in the outback of Australia. When Holland returned to Perth, he was met on the station by his friend the Reverend John Flynn, founder of the Australian Inland Mission of the Presbyterian Church. Holland recounted his adventures to Flynn and said: “The next time I go to Halls Creek, I’ll fly.” John Flynn replied: “What a good idea,” and in that moment the seed of the Royal Flying Doctor Service was planted. In the years that followed, Flynn told and retold the story of Jim Darcy to gatherings all over Australia, to stir up a determination to bring medical and spiritual help to people in the lonely inland. Jim Darcy’s grave in the local cemetery simply states that he was killed by a fall from a horse. There is nothing to indicate that the drama of the struggle to save his life made an important impact on Australian attitudes to the outback, and helped to start a splendid Christian enterprise. Fr Robert Willson has been a priest, school chaplain, and freelance journalist in Canberra for many years.

14 Bicentenary 2019-2024 CONNECTIONS CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH Music Music Music Music Music Music Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning Robert, what brought you to St James’ and how long have you been a parishioner here? I first came to St James’ about four or five years ago. After living in London for many years, I returned to Sydney as a result of—and at a time that coincided with—a number of major life changes for me (several close family deaths, redundancy of my entire department at work, moving country and therefore moving house, with another house move to come soon, leaving friends behind, leaving my church in London behind, and so on). At that time, I wanted to find a church here in Sydney where I could be fairly anonymous for a while; I certainly didn’t want to be pestered to do things and join groups after two or three visits to a new church, which can happen in some parishes. I’ve moved past the wish for anonymity now, but St James’ fulfilled that need for me admirably, for which I am very grateful. What do you enjoy about St James’? I like the fact that it is an environment in which people feel permitted to raise doubts and problems, whether it be about their faith or other matters. I also appreciate that complicated religious and socio-religious issues can be discussed openly, and that it is admitted that there is not always one single, simple answer to everything that arises. The sermons are instructive, and the St James’ Institute is invaluable for this approach. I enjoy the fellowship and I enjoy the services. I guess I would call myself ‘high church’ in the sense of giving a high place to the ministrations of the Church and the role of the sacraments in the Christian life, although I am not a ritualist—the rituals as such don’t much interest me. Having said that, the services at St James’ do have a numinous quality that allows us to approach God in awe. I ‘attend’ Morning Prayer via Zoom most weekday mornings. I have long wanted to attend a daily Office but it had never been practicable before Covid-19 confined us all to our houses. I am very pleased that this ministry has continued beyond the lock-downs. Praying with others and hearing the psalms and the rest of the Bible read according to the church’s lectionary is a wonderful way to start the day. And like so many people here, I value the music at St James’. What roles do you undertake in the life of the community of St James’, such as reader, hospitality, etc.? I am a member of the board of the St James’ Institute (a group of four people who are charged with supporting and advising the Director of the Institute—a position that is unfilled at the moment). I lead and ‘respond’ at Morning Prayer on Zoom a couple of days a week. I am on one of the teams that provides and serves morning tea from time to time after services. Do you see that it is important for parishioners to contribute in some way to parish life, if they are able? Yes, definitely, but with the sort of caveat that I noted above—sometimes personal circumstances can mean that it is not right or possible to become too involved. Were you born and bred in Sydney? I was born in Sydney, went to school and university here, and began my working life here. Even when living abroad I would aim to come to Sydney at least once a year, when I could, to see family and friends. I also liked to try to keep up to speed with public events here. This was a task that Parishioner Profile: Robert Whittle Robert Whittle Image Supplied

15 October - November 2023 increasingly became easier, without the need for travel, as the internet developed and online information became more accessible. (I remember, for example, sometimes going to the big reading room in Australia House in London, when I was able to, so that I could catch up with the printed Australian newspapers—something that seems a bit quaint now.) What was your profession? I am a doctor by training and worked in medicine in both Australia and the UK, but fairly early on I changed to work in medical publishing—books at first, but increasingly online information—aimed at doctors and other medical professionals. I have long had an interest in language and been interested in books (I remember, for example, asking my father when I was a small boy what the copyright symbol—©—on the title page of books meant), so working in book publishing enabled me to combine these interests with my professional knowledge. Internet publishing was I suppose a natural extension of that work. I was always involved in the works (and, reluctantly, images) rather than in the technical aspects of online publishing. Would you like to say something about your faith/ spiritual journey over the years—how it began, some of the things you have learned, how it affects your daily life? I grew up in a Christian household. I was baptised as an infant at St Chad’s, Cremorne Point, a parish church that no longer exists. Not of course that I remember that. We attended St Clement’s, Mosman when I was a child, where I was taught a lot of the fundamentals of the Christian faith. Strange as it might seem to relate now, I also grew to love the Anglican liturgy and Anglican church music there. Things at St Clement’s were different then—I remember, for example, that St Clement’s Day was celebrated, and (a minor point) among other practices on the day we children used to be given oranges and lemons, which we all thought was great fun. I was confirmed at St Clement’s after a period of very thorough confirmation training, which I’d say marked a transition from my childhood faith to a more adult understanding. Things change with time, and not long after that, the family decamped to St Luke’s, Mosman, where I was very involved for many years. In London I became involved in a church in west London, being at one time churchwarden there. In this issue of St James’ Connections, we are focusing on a theme of reconciliation of humans with the rest of creation. How does this concept resonate with you? Reconciliation seems to me to be central to Christianity. Paul writes, ‘in Christ, God was reconciling the world to himself … and entrusting the message of reconciliation to us.’ Where divisions exist between individuals or between groups of people, reconciliation is certainly something that we ought to be aiming at. If any sort of unity never really existed, I suppose ‘conciliation’ might be a more accurate way of thinking of it. The same arguments exist for reconciling humans with the rest of creation. Do you have any particular interests or hobbies? In the past I’d have said travel, although that is much less the case now. As well as being enjoyable in itself, I think that travel does broaden the mind. I enjoy, for example, visiting a new place and trying to imagine what it would be like to live there. Music is another interest—mainly, it has to be said now listening to it. I did at one time play the clarinet, and I have been what might be described as a ‘drawing-room’ pianist, although now hopelessly out of practice. St James’ Church Image Supplied

16 Bicentenary 2019-2024 CONNECTIONS CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH Music Music Music Music Music Music Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning Striving for the third million! The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a shared feeling of general uncertainty and, with many now out of work, the capacity to give to worthy causes has been reduced. But thanks to your generosity, the St James’ Organ Appeal has raised just over $2 million in total pledges and donations. Why support this appeal? A pipe organ plays a significant part in the life of a church and in the wider music community of the city. The new Dobson organ at St James’ will be the third largest pipe organ in Sydney after the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Town Hall. Its point of difference is that, apart from its use in regular church services, it will also be available to international organists and music students for concerts and recitals. In this way, generous donors can be assured they are making a difference to both the cultural and spiritual life of Sydney. Visit the Appeal website: stjamesfoundationorganappeal.com.au St James’ Organ Replacement & Restoration Appeal The St James’ Music Foundation ABN 81 868 929 941 Due to increased postage and printing costs, we charge a fee to cover the cost of sending out copies of St James' Connections. To be put on the mailing list or to purchase a Parish Subscription, please call the office on 8227 1300 or email [email protected]. • Individual: $22 (6 issues per year; includes postage) • Parish/Institution BiMonthly: $60 (20 copies of one issue, includes postage) • Parish/Institution Yearly: $300 (20 copies of 6 issues, includes postage) SUBSCRIPTIONS NNECTIONS CONNECTIONS CONNECTIONS Connections Connections Connections Connections Connections Here to help & support you every step of the way 100% Independently Australian Owned & Operated Funeral Director OUR SERVICES INCLUDE: • All Nationalities & Religions • Chapel Services • Celebrant Services • White or Black Vehicles • Burials & Cremations • Collectively Serving Your Community for over 100 Years • Pre Paid Funeral Plans • Burials at Sea & Scattering of Ashes We understand your needs at this time - Call us today CARING FUNERALS PTY LTD Incorporating Adam James Lee Funeral Services EASTERN SUBURBS 9699 7877 Arrangements in The Comfort of Your Own Home or Our Funeral Home RSL MEMBERS & FAMILY DISCOUNT 24 HOURS • 7 DAYS SERVICING ALL AREAS OF SYDNEY ................................................... Member of Rotary WINNER AWARDS 2012 ................................................... ALL SUBURBS 9713 1555 Head Office: 160 Great North Rd Five Dock

17 October - November 2023 THIS MORTALITY God saw all was good, no blueprint error. Our smudge upon Creation’s pristine page, change and decay and seasons passing are within Salvation’s plan, revealed in every age. But Man the Observer learnt to question why suffering and death are what lie before. If this life is forever fragile, mutable and transient, then what was I made for? Dare we glory in being mortal flesh? Grace this body, whilst knowing it must die? Recognise that His imprint on us enables Love find purchase to crown our frailty? We can embrace the whole natural order, and touch the sky, until we are no more. Life is fleeting, but there’s time enough to search out awe and wonder in the universe’s store. This mortal flesh is not for silencing, not while we have voice and breath to draw. We must tell of faith and hope and love, triumph out of tragedy snatched from the lion’s claw. At length, youth’s garland is a funeral wreath and leaving the stage is our final role. We’re one with the flowers of the field and grass, believing we’ll find sure footholds for the soul. Our clay was fired in the Creator’s kiln, a spark that’s struck for all eternity. Naked in death, but as fear lets go, the promise of Heaven will clothe this mortality. Margaret Johnston is a parishioner at St James’. Photo: Robyn Dillon

18 Bicentenary 2019-2024 CONNECTIONS CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH Music Music Music Music Music Music Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning St James’ Institute Left: Three former Directors of the St James’ Institute, attending the 2023 Archbishop’s Dinner at Trinity College, Melbourne on Thursday 14th September. The Rev’d Dr Aaron Ghiloni (left), Christopher Roper AM (centre), The Rev’d Christopher Waterhouse (right). Christopher Roper was the Founding Director of the St James’ Institute. Below: On the 24th of September, the Rector led a tour of the church’s stained glass windows, mosaics, and vestements, exploring the symbolism of the art and architecture of the building. Image supplied Image: Chris Lock Position Vacant Director - St James’ Institute (Half-time) St James’ King Street is looking for either an ordained or lay person who can take a vigorous, strategic and entrepreneurial approach in leading and developing the St James’ Institute into the next phase of its life. The Institute provides a range of educational activities through the year including regular seminars, talks, study groups, tours and other events on a range of topics to enable people to explore and grow in the Christian faith, and to engage in public discussion on contemporary issues. Enquiries to the Rector, The Rev’d Christopher Waterhouse on 02 8227 1300 or email rector@ sjks.org.au. For further information, please see the Position Description at www.sjks.org.au. Applications close at 5pm on Friday 3rd November 2023.

19 October - November 2023 It’s been quite the journey. If the Bicentennial project to install a new organ in St James’ has taught us anything, it has reminded us about the importance of patience. Yet, patience is about to pay off. The Dobson organ we commissioned in 2018 is firmly on schedule for installation in early 2024 and formal inauguration in July 2024. The Dobson workshop in Iowa is now filling with completed components for what it calls its Opus 99, the first of its instruments destined for our part of the world. These components will soon be on their way to Sydney. For a fascinating glimpse into the world of organ-building, look at the accompanying photographs that Dobson has provided. They highlight the incredible mix of technical complexity and artistry that goes into their work. Various crafts and trades are involved. There are the modern electronics and purpose-built mechanical parts, like blowers. There is the intricate work with wood for the console and casework. And the special science of the pipes. All to make music. The St James’ community has shown great generosity in getting behind this once-in-a lifetime project. Congregations have been understanding when parts of the church have been closed and normal services and activities disrupted to allow the necessary preparatory construction and acoustic work to take place. Financially, the Appeal to help pay for the organ has now raised just on $2.3 million. While the unexpected delays caused by the workshop fire and COVID have only heightened the anticipation for what is to come, continued patience and understanding are essential. The sanctuary will be covered by scaffolding in January and February 2024 to allow the organ to be installed. This will mean that the Orchestral Mass series traditionally held over summer will not be able to take place. Then, there will be a long period when the organ will be ‘voiced’. This is a painstaking process where each pipe must be individually tuned to meet exacting requirements. At some points, we will get to assist in this task, as the organ will be played at various services to accompany congregational singing to assess and fine-tune its capability. Continued financial generosity remains critically important in these final stages. The total cost of the organ is $4 million— can we at least reach an Appeal target of $3 million by July 2024? The more we raise, the less the parish will need to repay on loans. If you can continue to help, tax-deductible donations can be made at: https://stjameskingstreetmusicfoundation.com.au or at https://www.stjamesfoundationorganappeal.com.au/donatenow There will be opportunities to learn more about the organ in early 2024. An event will be arranged to meet the Dobson team of builders who will be here in January and February. The Dobson CEO, John Panning, will speak about the art of organ-building at special presentations. Then, stand-by for an exciting launch programme in July 2024 which will be amazing. Details will be publicised in early 2024. Be assured, St James’ will launch its new musical gift to the parish and the city in grand style. Our patience will indeed be worth it! Robert Marriott is a parishioner at St James’ and Chair of The St James’ Music Foundation Organ Replacement and Restoration Appeal. The countdown is on: the new organ is getting closer Your support is even more essential now! Robert Marriott Artists Rendition of the New Organ, to be installed 2024 Image courtesy of Dobson Piper Organ Builders

The first construction of the organ, perhaps 20% complete, was lost in the fire that consumed our workshop on 15 June 2021. Following the fire, in interim workshop space, we once again started the construction of the St. James’ organ. Some of the first things made were the ‘floor frames’, on which the instrument stands. The console was also among the first things to be constructed. Like the organ case, it’s made of rift-sawn white oak. The slider windchests have both large pulldown magnets and individual valve magnets for prompt repetition and good speech characteristics. Some slider windchest toeboards.

With all or part of every manual division enclosed, there are many swell shades—98 altogether. These are some of the blanks that will be milled to have a profile that overlaps the adjacent shade. One of the five swell shade fronts. These are parts of the ‘impost’, the wooden boards on which the largest façade pipes stand. There’s a full-size drawing of the impost lying on the workbench. Darin and Kent glue up one of the sixty façade posts. The two cases together have sixty façade posts, each of which sits in a recess in the imposts.

Some wind trunks have leathered expansion joints to permit easy installation and accommodate seasonal wood movement. Every pipe is carefully ‘racked’, mounted on its windchest in a perfectly vertical position so it will not lean over time. Every pipe must be meticulously adjusted for the desired strength, speech, and tone, then cut to the correct length for proper tuning. This work takes place in a special room with a small organ. All of the wind trunks throughout the organ are made of a veneered wood material called medium density fiberboard (MDF). These pieces will be glued together to make long rectangular tubes that will then be cut and in some cases mitered, becoming ducts that carry the pressurized air or ‘wind’ from the blower to the reservoirs to the windchests Some wind trunks have leathered expansion joints to permit easy installation and accommodate seasonal wood movement.

Finally the day comes when the parts can be set up. This is the left side, the Swell and Pedal. The floor frame is laid down and leveled, then wind system components are put into place. You can also see the windchest for the largest pipes of the Pedal Open Wood 16’ on the right, with green tape over the toeholes to keep sawdust out. Then the structure that supports the windchests is set up, the windchests are put in place, and the swell box is erected. Meanwhile, after the console’s woodwork has been stained and lacquered, the electronic components for the organ’s control system and combination action can be installed. The façade pipes are installed. They have a blue plastic masking to protect against fingerprints; the masking will be removed when the pipes are permanently installed in the church. After several months in transit, installation of the organ will begin in January 2024. We’re eager to finally start work in Sydney! All photos and text courtesy of John Panning and Dobson Pipe Organ Builders.

Directors: Christine Bishop LLB (Syd) FAICD (Chairman) Graham Smith (CEO) Right Reverend Richard Hurford OAM, KStJ Robert Cameron JP Daniel Ferguson JP Marilyn Smith BSc (Treasurer) Gregory West CA Name Phone Mobile Address Email Postcode Card No. Exp. Date Signature Please accept my donation to the Organ Replacement & Restoration Fund of the Music Foundation Please accept my donation to the Current Activities Fund of the Music Foundation Please accept my donation to the Capital Fund of the Music Foundation Please accept my donation to the Capital Fund of the Building Foundation Please debit my: Visa Mastercard Direct Bank Transfer (electronic payment) to: Please send me information (to the above address) of how I might include a bequest for The St. James’ Music Foundation or The St. James Building Foundation in my will All donations to The St. James’ Music Foundation over $2.00 are tax deductible OR OR / The Treasurer, Unit 2702/5 York St, Sydney 2000 WBC - BSB 032 007 / Acc. No. 181314 $ $ $ $ Please draw cheques to the St James’ Music Foundation or The St James’ Building Foundation and forward to: Donation form for: The St. James’ Building and Property Foundation & The St. James’ Music Foundation The St James’ Foundation Christine Bishop LLB (Syd) FAICD, Chairman The current Board of Directors invite you to support the dynamic resource for St James by way of donation or bequest In 1999 our founding Chairman, Fr Richard Hurford then Rector of St James, was the Chair of the Australian Council International Guild of Church Musicians, was part of a small group of church music supporters which shared the vision of establishing the St James’ Foundation. The Board of Directors invite you to support this dynamic resource for St James by way of donation or bequest. The St James’ Foundation Ltd. The St James’ Foundation Ltd is a company limited by guarantee and is the trustee of two charitable trusts, the St James’ Music Foundation and the St James’ Church Building and Property Foundation. The St James’ Music Foundation The object of the Music Foundation is: To provide financial and other assistance to enable the production and performance of sacred and secular music with a particular focus on choral and pipe organ music along with other expressions of the creative and performing arts. The Music Foundation allows two kinds of donations; those towards the capital fund, which is invested to provide annual distributions to the Parish. The second kind of donation can be to particular reserves, like the organ restoration/rebuilding fund, scholarships, production of CD’s or other reserves that meet with the requirements of the Foundation and the needs of the Parish. Donations to the Music Foundation are tax deductible. The St James’ Church Building and Property Foundation The object of the Building and Property Foundation is to provide financial assistance to St James for the restoration, preservation, maintenance, improvement, enhancement and upkeep of the Church building, its fixtures, fittings and ornaments. The Building Foundation is principally a capital fund, the income of which is distributed to the parish. Donations to the Building Foundation are not tax deductible. The two Foundations have provided well over $4.8M, in distributions to the Parish of St James over the past 13 years.

25 October - November 2023 There have been reports in the last two issues of St James’ Connections on some recipients of funds distributed by the St James’ Mission and Outreach Committee. From speaking to Holly Raiche, one of the two members of that committee, I have learnt that the recipients each year may be different from those of previous years. This is because need is taken into account when Holly and Robert Marriott, the other member, meet to determine where to send funds each year. Recently, the Diocese of Willochra, the youngest diocese in the Anglican Church of Australia, has been a recipient. As Holly remarked to me, “Without our help, the Word would not be spread throughout the Diocese.” This is because of the vast size of outback South Australia (90%) that makes up the Diocese. The Diocese stretches from the border with Western Australia, to the borders of the Northern Territory and NSW, and includes such inhospitable terrain as the Simpson Desert, Nullarbor Plain and the lands around Lake Eyre. As well, it covers both the Yorke Peninsula and the Eyre Peninsula. Like me, you may recall a visit to St James’ from the previous bishop of the Diocese of Willochra, John Stead. He stressed at that time the huge distances he had to cover in order to visit parishes within the diocese. The cost of petrol alone was immense, he commented. On the Diocesan webpage, the current bishop, the Right Rev’d Jeremy James, who was installed in early 2023, identifies the variety of people ministered to as he introduces the Diocese. He refers to the people as ‘extraordinary’. They include the ‘farming community, seafarers from Thevenard to Port Giles, miners, teachers, medics, retired pioneers, those who are newcomers, and those who have grown up’ in the region. First Nations people have been there the longest, he notes. He goes on to comment: ‘We are a collection of people who find our common cause in the story of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. We believe we are all made in the image of God, each unique and precious in our diversity.’ On behalf of the St James’ Mission and Outreach Committee, Robert Marriott has been in touch with the Diocesan Registrar for Willochra. Following their correspondence, Robert told me that ‘the funding we provide is used for remote and outback ministry, especially what they call their North-East Mission.’ The money pays for visits by the bishop and other priests to remote grazing properties, farms, indigenous communities, and to places like the sparsely populated Gawler Ranges. Trips by clergy cover tens of thousands of kilometres each year! The Diocese used to receive some support from the Home Mission Fund of the Anglican Church of Australia. However, comments Robert, ‘that fund no longer exists.’ Nowadays the Diocese of Willochra relies mostly on St James’ for the necessary funds. Sue Mackenzie is a parishioner at St James’ and a subeditor of St James’ Connections. Mission and Outreach Project: Diocese of Willochra Landscape in Far North Eastern South Australia, part of the Diocese of Willochra Photo: Michael & Robyn Dillon Sue Mackenzie

26 Bicentenary 2019-2024 CONNECTIONS CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH Music Music Music Music Music Music Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning On 3rd September I preached on the 84th anniversary of the beginning of the Second World War. As the Gradual for the 10am Eucharist, I requested a hymn that is not in the New English Hymnal (NEH) although it was in the Methodist hymnal of my youth and reactions after the service showed that some of the congregation also knew it: (1) Once to every man and nation Comes the moment to decide, In the strife of truth with falsehood, For the good or evil side; Some great cause, God’s new Messiah, Offering each the bloom or blight, And the choice goes by forever ’Twixt that darkness and that light. (2) Then to side with truth is noble, When we share her wretched crust, Ere her cause bring fame and profit, And ‘tis prosperous to be just; Then it is the brave man chooses While the coward stands aside, Till the multitude make virtue Of the faith they had denied. (3) By the light of burning martyrs, Christ, Thy bleeding feet we track, Toiling up new Calvaries ever With the cross that turns not back; New occasions teach new duties, Time makes ancient good uncouth; They must upward still and onward, Who would keep abreast of truth. (4) Though the cause of evil prosper, Yet ‘tis truth alone is strong; Though her portion be the scaffold, And upon the throne be wrong: Yet that scaffold sways the future, And, behind the dim unknown, Standeth God within the shadow Keeping watch above His own. The text did not begin as a hymn, but was assembled from a long poem (18 five-line verses) by James Russell Lowell (1819-1891). Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Lowell was the son of Unitarian minister, Charles Lowell, and his wife, Harriet Spence. Educated at Harvard University, or College as it was then known, Lowell graduated in law but soon concentrated on poetry. He belonged to a group known as the ‘fireside poets’ or ‘schoolroom poets’ that included, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Oliver Wendall Holmes and John Greenleaf Whittier. The group kept to traditional poetic forms with strict rhyme and metre, and wrote on moral, religious, and political themes. In 1855, Lowell succeeded Longfellow as professor of modern languages and literature at Harvard. He was later United States ambassador to Spain and to the United Kingdom. Lowell’s original poem, entitled ‘Verses Suggested by the Present Crisis’, was published in the Boston Courier on 11th December 1845 and included, as ‘The Present Crisis’, in a collection of poems Lowell published in 1848. It was written at the suggestion of John Greenleaf Whittier. As an aside, we know Whittier as the author of ‘Dear Lord and Father of mankind’ (NEH 353) and ‘Immortal love for ever full’ (NEH 378). The ‘crisis’ was the possibility that the United States would annex Texas, at that time part of Mexico. In pursuit of this goal, the USA invaded Mexico in what became known as the ‘Mexican-American War’, which ran from 1846 to 1848. From the perspective of US imperialism, the war was spectacularly successful, bringing not only Texas but California, Nevada, and Utah, as well as parts of present-day Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming into the Union. Many of the military and political persons prominent in the US Civil War participated in this war. The annexation of Texas was to increase the power of the South, by bringing the territory into the USA as a slave state. As fervent abolitionists, Lowell and his friends not only opposed slavery in Texas but feared that the annexation would lead to its introduction into other regions likely to be included in any successful military campaign. Whittier asked Lowell, ‘Give me [a poem] that shall be to our cause what the song of Rouget de Lisle [La Marseillaise] was to the French Republicans’. In a possible fulfilment of this goal, a section of the poem was quoted by US Senate chaplain, Pastor Barry Black, in his opening prayer at Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial in February 2021. How did Lowell’s poem emerge as a hymn? The authorities attribute the present form of the hymn to English An Anti-Slavery Hymn Michael Horsburgh

27 October - November 2023 Congregational minister, William Garrett Horder (1841-1922) who published it in 1894 in a hymnal called, Hymns Supplemental to Existing Collections. Horder extracted parts of the poem and reassembled them. The four verses that we now have are not simply a selection of existing verses, as can be confirmed by contrasting our 8 line verses with his 5 line verses. Horder published the whole poem in his The Treasury of American Sacred Song with Notes Explanatory and Biographical in 1896. It might, at first glance, seem strange that an English Trinitarian should choose words by an American Unitarian. But, as Horder notes in his The Hymn Lover: An Account of the rise and growth of English Hymnody (1889): … the Unitarian Church in America has been far nearer to orthodoxy, both in doctrine and spirit, than that which goes under the same name in England. As far as I can tell, Horder, apart from reordering the selected lines, made only one significant word change. The word ‘martyrs’ at the end of the first line of our verse 3, was originally ‘heretics’. We might also well prefer the change. Despite the authorities, I have found a hymnal, The White Ribbon Hymnal: or Echoes of the Crusade, compiled for the National and World’s Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, dated 1892, and published in Chicago. It contains a version of this hymn, entitled ‘The Crisis’, showing that the compilers knew its source. However, it has only two verses and ends with a specific American flavour: Was there another compiler, or did Horder circulate his version before publishing it? The similarity between the White Ribbon and the Horder versions is so close as to suggest a single source. Even if Horder was not the first to attempt to turn Lowell’s poem into a hymn, he was the first English hymn book compiler to use it. The identity of the actual compiler remains a mystery. The effect of the compilation, however, was to separate the selected part of the text from its historical origins. The USA abolished slavery, the MexicanAmerican War is long over and slavery did not spread beyond Texas as a result of it. Despite that, the challenge of corporate evil has not disappeared. Things once accepted are, even now, being exposed for what they are. Things we accept now, are only waiting for their turn. If I were to take any issue with the compilation, it is the opening word ‘Once’. Lowell used that word in relation to his overwhelming contemporary issue of slavery. My use of the hymn in relation to World War Two serves to remind us that such choices come not only once, but frequently. Nations continue to be challenged and continue to fail. How was the hymn sung? Its metre is 8.7.8.7 D, the most frequent of metres, but one it shares with Newton’s ‘Glorious things of Thee are spoken’ and Wesley’s ‘Love divine, all loves excelling’. The White Ribbon book, the earliest version I have found, set it to Franz Joseph Haydn’s ‘Austria’ (NEH 362). Other books did the same, some calling the composer, Francis J. Haydn. Given that this tune is also that for the German national anthem, ‘Deutschland, Deutschland über alles’, I thought it unsuitable for the occasion relating to World War Two. The hymn made it into the 1906 English Hymnal, where it was set to ‘Yn y Glyn’ (‘In the Valley’) by David Evans (1874- 1948) with ‘Hyfrydol’ by R. H. Pritchard (1811-1887) as an alternative. It was dropped from the NEH. The Methodists did not adopt it in the UK until their 1933 hymnal, although it had appeared earlier in their American counterparts. In that hymn book, it was set to ‘Adrian’ by R. P. Stewart (1825-1894), with ‘Ebenezer’ (NEH 474) as an alternative. From there, it and ‘Ebenezer’ made their way into the Australian Hymn Book of 1976. ‘Ebenezer’ has become the almost universal tune for our hymn. Composed by Thomas John Williams (1869-1944), it was adapted from the second movement of his anthem ‘Goleu Yn Y Glyn’ (‘Light in the Valley’) and first appeared as a hymn tune in 1906. While tunes like ‘Hyfrydol’, ‘Austria’ and ‘Blaenwern’ share the same metre, ‘Ebenezer’ has the gravitas appropriate to Lowell’s text. ‘Ebenezer’ also goes by the name ‘Ton Y Botel’ (‘Tune in a Bottle’). James Lightwood, in his commentary on the tunes of the 1933 Methodist hymnal, describes the myth Lowell, 1844

28 Bicentenary 2019-2024 CONNECTIONS CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH Music Music Music Music Music Music Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning that it was found in a bottle cast up on the coast of Llŷn in northwest Wales. He recounts that a young man singing the tune at a private function had, when asked by his hearers, laughingly given this as the origin of the tune. The myth was also published in the Daily Mail in 1902. The tune became very popular in Wales, even before its composer had been identified. I asked for this hymn because its text was appropriate for the intention of my sermon. My choice was based on my memory of having sung it. I knew nothing of its history until now. Associate Professor Michael Horsburgh AM is a parishioner and Parish Lay Reader at St James’. Battle of Buena Vista, 22-23 February 1847 Library of Congress Baptisms Date Joe You Zhou (adult) 13th August Ya Li Tang (adullt) 13th August Catherine Zhou 13th August Henry John Michael Leech 27th August Marriages Jack William Arnold and Michaela Rose Georgiou 1st October Funerals Julie Annne Gosling 25th August Confirmations Daniel Luke Frost 1st October Chuan He 1st October Sophia Elizabeth Hall 1st October Juliette Claire Sandstad Pfeil 1st October Max Olaf Sandstad Pfeil 1st October Ya Li Tang 1st October Joe You Zhoi 1st October Reception into the Anglican Communion 1st October Anjella Parhomenko 1st October Recent Milestones

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30 Bicentenary 2019-2024 CONNECTIONS CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH Music Music Music Music Music Music Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning The theme of this issue of St James’ Connections is ‘Reconciliation with the rest of Creation’. I do not intend to focus on the need for this reconciliation; I am sure we are all aware of that! Rather, I want to consider signs of where this reconciliation is taking place, by looking at examples of restoration wrought by people in different places. As well, I will describe some ways First Nations people have sustainably managed the environment, which reduce the need for such reconciliation. In a recent sermon at St James’, Fr Ron Henderson spoke of “sanctified moments” which show God’s love at work in our world today. These are instances where people demonstrate their care for others or the natural world around them, or both. They bring God’s love alive here and now: a sign of reconciliation in action. An example of this occurred in the 1970s in the waters off the coast of the Philippines. For years, fishermen had been aware of their catches growing smaller; fish stocks were in grave danger of being overfished. Villagers would suffer, not to mention the marine ecosystem. The solution was to declare part of their waters a fish sanctuary where fishing was banned. The first marine sanctuary in the Philippines was the Sumilon Island Marine Sanctuary, established in 1974 on part of the Sumilon Island coral reef. Here fishing was stopped for about 10 years. The results were spectacular—the fish bred so successfully that their populations moved beyond the sanctuary to improve the livelihoods of the fishermen and provide much needed food for local villagers. It was reported that catches more than doubled. The marine ecosystem benefitted, too, with coral cover doubling in area. Sadly in 1984, the sanctuary was violated so its success became marred. However, other sanctuaries were declared, Apo Island being an example. As in the case of Sumilon Island sanctuary, the maintenance of Apo Island Reserve has led to increased catches for fishermen outside the sanctuary zone. Both places have demonstrated the value of this method as a solution to overfishing, and shown the importance of reconciliation between people and the ecosystems on which they depend. A more recent example (in 2023) of a “sanctified moment” has involved both an Australian and the people of the Siem Reap Province in Cambodia. The Australian, Martin Butson, has helped to invent a sticker that can be attached to bottles of water. This sticker has a small square on it which changes colour from light pink to black, after prolonged exposure to sunlight. Once this has happened, villagers know the water is safe to drink. Before this invention, people did know that the sun would purify water contaminated by bacteria and viruses, but the World Health Organisation had informed people that 6 hours’ exposure to sunlight was needed. Yet, this method was not totally reliable, because cloud cover and variation in the strength of UV rays throughout the year reduce the effectiveness of the purification process. People still became ill, at times, from drinking the water. The sticker, on the other hand, is reliable. At first, Martin began trialling the stickers with 10 families in the poor urban slums and countryside around the town of Siem Reap in northern Cambodia. The next time he returned to Cambodia, 1000 families applied to purchase the sticker, which can be obtained quite cheaply. He and his family (from Wollongong) began The Water Gift charity 18 months ago, to fund the provision of the SAFE stickers to the Cambodians— see the article by Justin Huntsdale published in July 2023 by ABC Illawarra (www.abc.net.au/news). Like many other people around the world, Cambodians do not have access to safe water. People will drink from wells, the nearby lake, even puddles beside the road. Consequently, such an invention is vitally needed. I have visited this part of Cambodia, too. In the wet season, water floods the streets. I can picture the people on their motorbikes, complete with several children and a pig, dodging cattle, pedestrians, children riding bicycles, and past rubbish swirling in the waters or piled beside the road. Some villages float on the lake, Tonle Sap, and undoubtedly Sanctified Moments: The Restoration of Creation The patch on the SAFE sticker can be clearly seen here to have changed from pink to black. (Image sourced from www.abc.net.au, originally supplied by Facebook.) Sue Mackenzie

31 October - November 2023 the people that live in such villages supplement rainwater with lake water, filled with mud and detritus. The SAFE sticker is an example of where the life-giving properties of the water of the Siem Reap area are being renewed. Instead of a harmful relationship existing between people and their drinking water, by using the SAFE sticker the people can benefit from drinking this water. Reconciliation has occurred. A third example of reconciliation of people with the rest of creation occurred near Kurnell, a southern suburb of Sydney, on the shores of Botany Bay. I first visited this area in the early 1980s with a school excursion. In the early years of school excursions there, we would walk through the narrow bit of bush lining the road down a track to the mudflats bordering Quibray Bay. Here we would point out the oyster leases just offshore, but also draw attention to the damage people were causing to the area through rubbish dumping—old rusty car bodies, shopping trolleys, and other refuse despoiled the area. Then, early in the 21st century, the mudflats and the bush on that side of Captain Cook Drive became part of a nature reserve. An information sign was placed beside the track we would use, and the rubbish was removed. After only one year, the track became difficult to find, the bush had expanded so much, and the mudflats were given over to crabs and birds. Nowadays the area is part of the Towra Point Nature Reserve and Towra Point Aquatic Reserve. Access to the mudflats is prohibited as the area is a sanctuary of international significance for migratory birds. The reserves contain the ‘largest and most diverse estuarine wetland complex remaining in the Sydney region’, according to the sign located near a viewing platform overlooking Quibray Bay. Remnant terrestrial and aquatic vegetation, especially mangroves and seagrass beds, as well as the birds and animals they sustain, have been given a new lease of life thanks to this level of protection. A far cry from rusting car bodies! Several years ago, I attended a talk presented by Fr John Deane, the Executive Director of the Anglican Board of Mission (ABM) on the ‘Five Marks of Mission’ (see www. abmission.org). These undergird the work of ABM. It is the fifth Mark that I have been concerned with in this article. It reads, ‘To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the life of the earth’. Reconciliation with creation should be the outcome of actions attempting to put this Mark into practice. This Mark can also be shown to be the principle of sustainability which underlies the management of terrestrial and aquatic resources practised by First Nations peoples of Australia over thousands of years. Here are two examples: The first is their use of fire. This is now called ‘cultural burning’, and it has been used to clear pathways, reduce the growth of shrubs in forests, and to provide food for native animals, which themselves were food for First Nations people. Cultural burning reduces the risk of bushfires, since it leads Turtle and Corals in the Apo Island Marine Sanctuary Image: Wikimedia Commons

32 Bicentenary 2019-2024 CONNECTIONS CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH Music Music Music Music Music Music Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning to less undergrowth and more tree cover. Potential fuel for bushfires is thus lessened. In Arnhem Land, according to a 25 year-long study, the skilful use of fire over thousands of years has allowed plants and animals that need infrequently burnt habitat to thrive. Small patches of bush are burnt regularly, which creates a diversity of foods and habitats for wildlife, not just less fuel for large fires. In January 2020, when Australia’s bushfire emergency was at its height, the ABC reported on the differences between indigenous fire management and hazard reduction burns. ‘Cultural burning generally uses smaller, more controlled flames than hazard reduction burns, and has more applications that just reducing fuel load’. This reinforces what the Arnhem Land study found. Understandably in 2020, there was ‘huge interest’ from farmers, landowners and communities wanting to learn about cultural burning in south-eastern Australia according to the ABC report (www. abc.net.au/news). Cultural burning practices vary over time and place. Oliver Costello from Firesticks Alliance Indigenous Corporation explained to the ABC reporter: ‘We look at habitat,… vegetation,…soil type’ and soil moisture. These determine the ‘size, shape, direction and duration of the burn’. It is a skill that takes time to learn, but it is encouraging that people are listening and willing to learn. The second traditional practice of First Nations people which safeguards the integrity of creation, is in Victoria. In an article in The Sydney Morning Herald on 2nd September, 2023, journalist Julie Power notes, ‘In western Victoria’s Budj Bim, the Gunditjmara Aboriginal people have lived and caught kooyang (eels) using fish traps for 6600 years’. These traps are still in use today. The site also ‘includes evidence of more than 300 stony house sites’, indicating that the local ecosystem was able to support permanent dwellers. Where food sources were sufficiently abundant, First Nations people could settle in houses rather than be forced to ‘go walkabout’ living in temporary huts or gunyah. In the Budj Bim region, lava flows provided the rock for the people to dam creeks and direct water flows through weirs and channels so they could ‘trap, store and harvest kooyang’. Clearly, their environmental management techniques were sustainable for the traps to have been in use for so many years, and for the kooyang stocks not to have been exhausted. As can be seen from these examples, First Nations people thus learnt over thousands of years how ‘to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the life of the earth’. Likewise, in the other examples I have given, people have realised the value of sustainability and the need for care for all of God’s creation. Reconciliation with creation can be a reality. Sue Mackenzie is a parishioner at St James’ and a subeditor of St James’ Connections. She also taught Geography to secondary and tertiary students for over 30 years. The Quibray Bay Viewing Platform in 2021 (Image: David Napper, Google Images) See www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/visit-a-park/parks/towra-point-nature-reserve

33 October - November 2023 Culinary Creations at Clergy House Chatswood Ingredients: • 90g rolled oats • 150g plain flour • 100g brown (or dark brown) sugar • 50g desiccated coconut • 70g dried cranberries • 70g salted macadamia nuts • 15g pepitas (pumpkin seeds) • 2 level tablespoons boiling water • ½tsp bicarbonate of soda • 125g unsalted butter • 40g (2 tbsp) golden syrup Preparation steps 1. Pre heat oven to 160°C and line two trays with baking paper 2. Place the salted macadamias into a Thermomix or blender, and roughly chop the nuts (3 seconds on speed 5 in Thermomix). Set the chopped nuts aside. 3. Place the butter (cut into small cubes) and golden syrup into the Thermomix. Heat for 3½ minutes at 50°C, speed 1. You can also mix and melt these ingredients in a saucepan or microwave bowl. 4. Mix the bicarbonate of soda and boiling water in a cup, then add to the butter/golden syrup mixture. Mix in the Thermomix for 5 seconds, speed 1. 5. Add the rolled oats and chopped macadamia nuts to Thermomix bowl. Mix on ‘Counter-clockwise operation’ 20 seconds, speed 2. 6. Add the plain flour, brown or dark brown sugar, desiccated coconut, dried cranberries, pepita seeds, to the macadamias/rolled oats mixture in the Thermomix bowl or blender with the mixture prepared in Step 4. 7. Mix on reverse, or ‘counter-clockwise’ operation for 20 seconds, speed 2. 8. Scrape down the bowl and repeat the mixing for a further 20 seconds. 9. Use a spoon to put small amounts on a cold baking tray and press lightly to flatten. (These will spread when cooking.) 10. Bake 10-11 minutes until they are golden brown. Allow to cool on the tray for 5 minutes, and then move onto a wire cooling tray. The challenge is to stop at one! Enjoy! The Rev’d John Stewart is Associate Rector at St James’ and a keen cook. He resides at Clergy House Chatswood. Macadamia, Cranberry, and Pepita ANZAC Biscuits These delicious treats are very easy to prepare and guaranteed to impress.

34 Bicentenary 2019-2024 CONNECTIONS CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH Music Music Music Music Music Music Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning Colin’s Corner: from the St James’ Archives 2.—At the Confirmation held on Wednesday, September 5, forty candidates were presented, including a considerable number of adults. 8.—The Rev. A. R. Maclean, Rector of S. Saviour’s, Redfern, writes most gratefully of the help given by S. James’ by a contribution amounting to £16 towards the needs of that church. 12.—We are glad to know that the Retreat for Women, held at S. Gabriel’s, Waverley, from September 15 to 17, and conducted by Fr. Davies, was a great help to all who were present. Many have spoken in high appreciation of the addresses given. 14.—A very kind benefactor of the Church has presented new curtains and tablecloth for the use of the clergy vestry in the Church. 17.—After three months of careful preparation, a Healing Service was held on Wednesday, September 19, at which some fifty-five patients were presented, of whom about twenty were from the Deaf and Dumb Institute. A large congregation of intercessors was also present. 18.—During this month the members of the Brotherhood of the Good Shepherd will be holding their annual campaign in Sydney. On Sunday, the 14th, the Rev. A. Wylde (Principal of the Brotherhood) will preach in the morning, and the Rev. H. D. Peel in the evening; and on the following day the public meeting will be held in S. James’ Hall, at which the Bishop of Bathurst and the Brothers will speak. There is no need to commend to the people of S. James’ the splendid work done by the Brotherhood, or to ask for liberal contributions in response to their appeal. 20.—We are glad to know that a generous response has been made to an appeal for the fund for Church extension in the Diocese of Dornakal, India. The sum contributed, amounting to £5, has been forwarded through the Wardens to the C.M.S. 21.—We are asked to announce that there will be a special service for members of the Ladies’ Home Mission Union at S. Andrew’s Cathedral on Wednesday, October 31, at 11 a.m. The Archbishop will be the preacher on this occasion. 22.—A Clothes Day will again be held this month, on Friday, October 19. Old clothes and boots will be gratefully received in the Crypt throughout the day for distribution among the destitute. 23.—We hope that all members of the congregation will remember the A.B.M. Sale of Work on Tuesday, October 9. Our Women’s Work Party are providing a stall of their own, and have been working hard in preparation for it. Their efforts claim the support of the whole congregation. 24.—We call attention to a United Conference on Christian Citizenship, to be held in Pitt Street Congregational Hall on Saturday, October 13. Addresses will be given on subjects such as ‘’Christian Citizenship in Relation to Unemployment,” “Profiteering,” “Control of Industry,” “Race Prejudice,” and “International Relations.” Copies of the programme can be obtained at the church. 25.—The annual outing of the Heralds of the King is to be held on Saturday, October 6, at Vaucluse. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Smith have again most kindly invited the children to tea. 26.—The city streets of the parish have been mapped out for District Visiting, and a number of ladies have most kindly volunteered for this work and been allotted street areas for this purpose. From The Monthly Church Messenger October 1923 4.—A second Clothes Day was held on Friday, October 19, on which again Miss Boswell kindly took charge. A fair supply was brought to the Crypt and afterwards forwarded to the Social Service Committee in Campbell Street. 5.—At the Men’s Guild meeting on October 19, Mr. P. Dowe read an interesting paper on “The Relation between the Oxford Movement and the Labour Movement,” in which he pointed out the close affinities between the two. 6.—It should be generally understood that ladies must not enter the church at evening weddings with their heads uncovered. 7.—We call attention to the present condition of our accounts, which show a deficit of £265. The deficit is mainly due, not to the falling off in the contributions, but to the fact that we have recently granted considerable amounts to external purposes. At the same time we would ask members of the congregation to be liberal in their offerings to the Church in order that this deficit may be worked off. 8.—Steps are being taken to have new notice boards made 100 YEARS AGO at St James’ Church - Parish Notes

35 October - November 2023 in place of the present ones, which are beyond repair. The new boards will contain the following notice on the central panel..—“Parish Church of S. James, for Common Prayer and administration of the Sacraments and other rites and ceremonies of the Church according to the use of the Church of England.” These words are taken from the title page of the Book of Common Prayer, and clearly claim for the Church of England a place in the Catholic Church, as a whole. 9.—So far, a sum of about £5 has been raised for new kneelers. A tender has been received for providing kneelers similar to those in the front block of seats at 5/- each. We should like to be able to order a hundred at once for the back rows. We ask for contributions for this purpose. 10.—A Christmas-tree and children’s entertainment will, as usual, be held a few days before Christmas. We ask for donations towards the expense of the Christmas-tree. They may be sent to the Rector. 11.—The envelope system is bringing in a limited but regular weekly revenue to the Church, but is much in need of wider extension. Will those who are willing to make their contribution in this form give their names either to the Sacristan or direct to Mr. Fellowes-Lukis. It should be understood that all contributions placed in envelopes go towards the Church Maintenance Fund, and not to external objects unless the envelopes are specially earmarked. This is the case even on Sundays when the collections are for an external object. 12.—We publish this month a series of subjects for intercession together with the dates of the various Guild services. A number of these leaflets will be printed separately for distribution among Guild members. 13.—It has been decided that on the Second Sunday of each month the Sung Eucharist at nine o’clock shall be specially adapted to the needs of young people and children whose attendance we specially invite. Simple instruction will be given at various points in the service about its detail. 14.—We have obtained a complete set of the copies of the Church Messenger from 1902 onward to the present. These have been bound in three volumes, and may be seen at any time in the Vestry. 15.—A stall of cheap books and pamphlets have been placed at the west door of the church. We hope that they will meet a large demand. 16.—We desire to thank members of the congregation for their generous help to the Brotherhood of the Good Shepherd during their recent campaign in Sydney. The Brotherhood is now reduced to three priests, and though a number of young men are being trained for this work at St. John’s College, Armidale, it will be some time before they are ready for ordination. Meanwhile the total cost for the training of each is £120 per annum, and it is for this purpose that the help of church people in Sydney is especially desired. 22.—We desire to call preliminary attention to a Churchmen’s Conference, organised by the C.E.M.S., and to be held at Cranbrook Scohol (sic) from Friday, December 28, till Wednesday, January 2, 1924. The speakers will include the Bishops of Goulburn, Armidale and Gippsland. 23.—The annual meeting of the Burwood Homes for Children was held on Thursday, October 25. The Homes, which have always received most generous support from our congregation, contain twenty-five girls and twenty-one boys, and are well worth a visit from those interested in the work. 25.—The bell is now rung at the consecration of the Elements at all celebrations of the Holy Communion on Sundays and Holy Days. It serves as a reminder to those within the church of the most solemn point in the service, and also calls the attention of those without to the Sacrifice that is being offered for them and for all men. 26.—On Sunday, November 25, the choir will sing at the Eucharist the setting Stanford in B flat. It is about ten years since we have heard this service. As an indication of the growing efficiency of our choir, they are able to render twelve settings of the Eucharist. It represents considerable work by Mr. Allman and the members of the choir. 29.—Our thanks are due to an anonymous donor who has provided new curtains for the choir vestry, in addition to those recently given for the clergy vestry. The lecture to men on Tuesday, November 30, by the Bishop of Goulburn, in S. James’ Upper Hall, is sure to be most interesting, and the men of the parish are asked to invite their men friends to accompany them to it. From The Monthly Church Messenger November 1923 Colin Middleton is a former Archives Assistant at St James’.

36 Bicentenary 2019-2024 CONNECTIONS CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH Music Music Music Music Music Music Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning Address – Level 1, 169–171 Phillip Street, Sydney, NSW 2000 Phone – 8227 1300 Web – www.sjks.org.au Email – [email protected] RECTOR AND EDITOR ................................ The Rev’d Christopher Waterhouse.8227 1300 ASSOCIATE RECTOR.................................... The Rev’d John Stewart..................8227 1304 (ah 9410 3077) ST JAMES’ INSTITUTE.........................................................................................8227 1300 HEAD OF MUSIC..........................................Warren Trevelyan-Jones .................8227 1306 ASSISTANT HEAD OF MUSIC.......................Marko Sever...................................8227 1306 OFFICE ADMINISTRATORS..........................Dianne Ward/Jonathan Elcock........8227 1300 ACCOUNTANT ..............................................Michelle Chan.................................8227 1302 COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER ................... James Farrow.................................8227 1301 ST JAMES’ CONNECTIONS EDITING TEAM*James Farrow, Sue Mackenzie........0404 070 737 (Sue) COUNSELLING @ ST JAMES’ ...................... Loretta King....................................8227 1300 PASTORAL CARE COORDINATOR................Chris Cheetham..............................0407 017 377 FACILITIES MANAGER................................. Tony Papadopoulos ........................8227 1312 Do you have any memorabilia associated with St James’ that the Archives could have or borrow, as we move to celebrate the bicentenary of the Church’s consecration? If so, please contact the Parish Office at [email protected]. Borrowed material will be photographed or digitised and returned to its donor. Appeal for Archives Image: Brooke Shelley *The St James' Connections Editing Team welcomes submissions from readers, whether parishioner or not. All submissions should be sent to James Farrow at [email protected] Any editing queries should be sent to Sue Mackenzie at [email protected]

37 October - November 2023 Various disruptions over the last three years have prevented us from presenting our regular series of Sunday afternoon Cantata services. While it is easy for us to blame the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing works in the church as we prepare for the installation of our new pipe-organ, it seems even more incredible that, whatever the circumstances and challenges presented, J.S. Bach managed to compose and perform Cantatas for his Sunday services on a weekly basis! Together with BachBand@St James’, our own ensemble of historically informed orchestral players, The Choir of St James’ relishes the opportunity to sing one such service this year on Sunday 26th November at 4pm which will pave the way to a regular series resuming in 2024. What is a cantata? In the past, Cantatas were substantial compositions of multiple movements, scored for voices and instruments. They would have been written for a specific religious (or sometimes secular) occasion, and performed as part of a larger service or event to mark that occasion. They used settings of devotional poetry, biblical quotations and verses from Lutheran hymns, usually full of drama, emotion and expression—almost like a ‘sacred opera’. Originating in Italy in the 17th century, they became popular during the Baroque period and were composed by the likes of Kuhnau (Bach’s predecessor at Leipzig), Telemann and Handel. J.S. Bach was a prolific composer of the genre with some 200 surviving cantatas and possibly another 100 or so more that have been lost over the years. Not only was he a highly skilled composer, but also he was able to adapt and recycle earlier material to help meet the demanding weekly schedule. Cantatas lie at the heart of his output, capturing an astonishing range of expression and musical styles. A cantata would typically comprise a sequence of recitatives, arias, choruses and instrumental interludes, the structure depending on the nature of the text and the purpose of the composition. It would vary in size and scale depending on the occasion and the availability of performers. Some would be relatively short and concise, while others could be much longer, lavish and more complex. It was usually composed for a small orchestra comprising strings and continuo (organ or harpsichord) and could have woodwind and brass added to various extents. Which cantata will we sing? The cantata that we will perform at 4pm on Sunday 26th November is J.S. Bach’s Es reißet euch ein schrecklich Ende (BWV 90) – ‘A horrible end will sweep you away’. It is a relatively short cantata in five movements that lasts about 15 minutes. It is scored for Alto, Tenor & Bass solos, choir, and uses a somewhat modest-sized orchestra of strings, continuo and one trumpet. It was first performed some 300 years ago on 14th November 1723 and was composed by Bach in his first year at St Thomas’ Church in Leipzig for the 25th Sunday after Trinity. We don’t know the author of the text, but it draws from the readings prescribed for that day which concern the coming of the Lord (1 Thessalonians 4:13–18), and the threat of the Tribulation (Matthew 24:21–28). The text of the chorale that ends the cantata comes from the hymn Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott and is set to the melody of the hymn Vater unser im Himmelreich which would have been popular at that time. Of the two arias and recitatives that precede the finale chorale, the first one is sung by the tenor soloist. It is an impassioned, fast and furious movement that reminds us of the awful end that awaits those who sin. The other aria, sung by a bass and accompanied by trumpet and strings, is more poised and gives a more authoritative judgement and specific depiction of the ‘last trumpet’. The cantata concludes with a reassuring prayer that God will always protect us. Warren Trevelyan-Jones is Head of Music at St James’. Bach Cantata Services Warren Trevelyan-Jones Photo: Chris Shain (Images for Business)

38 Bicentenary 2019-2024 CONNECTIONS CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH Music Music Music Music Music Music Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning Music at St James’ October-November Choral Music Sunday 1st October – Michael and All Angels 10:00am - Choral Eucharist Introit: Tallis - If ye love me Setting: Darke in E Motet: Elgar - The Spirit of the Lord Wednesday 4th October 6:15pm - Choral Evensong Responses: Ayleward Canticles: Batten - Fourth Service Anthem: Dering - Factum est silentium Sunday 8th October 10:00am - Choral Eucharist Setting: Morales - Missa Mille Regretz Motet: Guererro - Simile est regnum cælorum Wednesday 11th October 6:15pm - Choral Evensong Sung by The St James’ Singers Responses: Michael Leighton Jones Canticles: Moore - Third Service Anthem: Leighton Jones - A Prayer of St Richard of Chichester Sunday 15th October 10:00am - Choral Eucharist Setting: Cæsar - Missa Brevis Capella Regalis Motet: Pott - Ubi caritas Wednesday 18th October - St Luke 6:15pm - Choral Evensong Responses: Smith Canticles: Walmisley in D minor Anthem: Taverner - Quemadmodum Sunday 22nd October 10:00am - Choral Eucharist Sung by The St James’ Singers Introit: Morris - Lord our heavenly Father Setting: Webster Motet: Evans (arr. Shepherd) - Be still, for the presence of the Lord Wednesday 25th October 6:15pm - Choral Evensong Responses: Tomkins Canticles: Tomkins Fifth Service Anthem: Tomkins - Almighty God, the fountain of all wisdom Sunday 29th October 9:30am - Choral Mattins Responses: Smith Canticles: Britten - Te Deum & Jubilate in C Anthem: Wood - O Thou, the central orb 11:00am - Choral Eucharist Setting: Byrd - Mass for four voices Motet: Clemens - Ecce quam bonum Wednesday 1st November – All Saints’ 6:30pm - Choral Eucharist Setting: Victoria - Missa gaudeamus Motet: Victoria - O quam gloriosum Thursday 2nd November – All Souls’ 6:30pm - Solemn Requiem Setting: Victoria - Missa pro defunctis Sunday 5th November 9:30am - Choral Mattins Responses: Tomkins Canticles: Stanford in B flat (Te Deum & Jubilate) Anthem: Harris - Holy is the true light 11:00am - Choral Eucharist Setting: Harris in F Motet: Bullock- Give us the wings of faith 4:00pm - Choral Evensong Responses: Leighton Canticles: Stanford in A Anthem: Wesley - Blessed be the God and Father The Choir of St James’ continues to offer inspiring choral music of the highest standard. Recordings of our livestreamed services can be viewed for two months afterwards in the following locations: sjks.org.au/online services, facebook.come/stjameskingstreet, or our YouTube channel: St James’ King Street

39 October - November 2023 Wednesday 8th November 6:15pm - Choral Evensong Responses: Reading Canticles: Tomkins - Second service Anthem: Parsons - Domine, quis habitabit Sunday 12th November – Remembrance Sunday 9:30am - Choral Mattins Responses: Radcliffe Canticles: Howells – ‘Collegium Regale’ (Te Deum & Jubilate) Anthem: Lewis - The Souls of the righteous 11:00am - Sung Eucharist Setting: Dudman Wednesday 15th November 6:15pm - Choral Evensong Sung by The St James’ Singers Responses: Nelson Canticles: Dyson in C Anthem: How - Day by day Sunday 19th November 9:30am - Choral Mattins Responses: Ayleward Canticles: Gibbons - Short service (Te Deum & Benedictus) Anthem: Weelkes – Rejoice in the Lord 11:00am - Choral Eucharist Setting: Rheinberger - Mass in G Motet: Schubert - The Lord is my shepherd Wednesday 22nd November 6:15pm - Choral Evensong Responses: Sanders Canticles: Wood in E flat Anthem: Philips - Cantantibus organis Sunday 26th November – Christ the King 9:30am - Sung Mattins Responses: Ferial Canticles: (Anglican chant) 11:00am - Choral Eucharist Setting: Frank Martin - Mass Motet: Mozart - Laudate Dominum 4:00pm - Cantata Service J.S. Bach - Es reißet euch ein schrecklich Ende - A horrible end will carry you off (BWV90) Wednesday 29th November - St Andrew, Apostle & Martyr 6:15pm - Choral Evensong Sung by The St James’ Singers Responses: Radcliffe Canticles: Sumsion in A Anthem: tba. Wednesday 4th October NSW Police Band Wednesday 11th October Kelly Liu - Piano Mendelssohn Cello Sonata No. 2 Wednesday 18th October Cassandra Doyle - Mezzo-soprano Wednesday 25th October TBA Wednesday 1st November Sydney Conservatorium Opera School Wednesday 8th November NSW Police Band Wednesday 15th November Jacquelyn Koh Piano and Violin Franck Violin Sonata A Major Wednesday 22th November Kat Choi - Piano Wednesday 29th November NSW Police Band Lunchtime Concerts at St James’

40 Bicentenary 2019-2024 CONNECTIONS CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH Music Music Music Music Music Music Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning Life & Learning Photo: Chris Shain (Images for Business)