CLERGY AND THE BALLOT.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLVIII, Issue 4497, 14 March 1917, Page 5

CLERGY AND THE BALLOT.

BISHOP BRODIE’S APPEAL,

Press Association Telegram. CHRISTCHURCH. March 13. ' The Military Service Board heal cl the appeal of Matthew Joseph Brodie. Roman Catholic Bishop - of Christchurch, and Fathers Herring ami Murphy. Bishop Broche appeared, for himself and the other appellants. He produced a letter from the Munster for Munitions, supporting his appeal. . The Board allowed all three appeals. Tlie Bishop said that Father Murphv had been apixmhe d military chaplain. A Marist Brother was exempted conditionally on remaining in his present occupation.

REBUKE FOR ARCHBISHOP O’SHEA.

- Press Association Telegram. AVELLINGTON, March 13. , Brief but forceful remarks were made by tho chairman qf the Imi d AYfellington iMvili.tary 'Service Board /Mr YV H. S, Moorhouse) to-day m reference to a statement made by Archbishop O’Shea m an address deiivored at AVellington on the -*ot February.. Mr. Moorhouse said 1 was sorry that Archbishop O Shea was not, present, because he desired 10 know whether the report as published m the : papers was -a correct one Things had been saulto ' vlrld qh l ' stronglv objected. Archbishop O Shea, had stated (according to the that he was sorry to have to say -e tarian bigots got to work, vyth tie result that the week befoie last tlie Afilitary Board m tlie city refused exempt two theological students Ol course, while the Board was doing the work it was engaged in, it must expect uncountable criticism from the ungodly, which was bound to olte a, but it did not 'expect that from the high authorities of tho Chnstian church.