CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH’S ATTITUDE OPPOSED.
Ry- telegraph.—press association Christchurch, May 17. "I belong to the Presbyterian Church, but I’m up against the leaders of the Presbyterian Church to-day .because of their attitude towards conscientious objectors,” said Colonel - Stewart at the Rifle Brigade reunion last even-
Colonel Stewart said that during the war he had one experience of dealing with a conscientious objector, and he was of opinion that these men should not have been sent overseas at alh The man he was referring to was not a ma.n at all. He even refused to go for ms rations, and when he was discussing the matter - with the speaker, the objector said that he would not even lift a hand to save his mother or sister. In the opinion of the speaker it was the bounden duty of every able-bodied man to do some duty towards the ’ defence of his ‘ country.
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Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 194, 18 May 1928, Page 3
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