CONSCIENCE IN WAR TIME
' ASSEMBLY UPHOLDS RIGHTS ■■ ■ /- (Special to “The Mail”’ . ’ CHRISTCHURCH, 25th November “That Assembly reaffirms its former statement on war. and in particular declares its intention to uphold liberty of conscience within the the positions defined "in that state-, ment” was a motion adopted by the Presbyterian; General Assembly in Christchurch yesterday. The,\statement referred to, had declared ‘-“two support; $■ for *' a League war and absolute pacifism—as both possible, views for a Christian to take.- ; -.
“To say that both views may be right for a- Chi’istiaii to take-ds a contradiction,” said Rev. F. W---Wil-kinson, a former president of the New Zealand League of . Nations Union. ‘••‘.Yet we must; recognise that both may arise;' out of really sincere attempts to find and live by the Christian truth. But we trust that by all Christians seeking the utmost light and living 1 by it, the contradiction will finally disappear. . x
“We are not prepared tof.uphold any and every frivolous or selfish socalled conscience,” said. Rev. Ju.£D. Smith. “But any ■ person who really tries to understand God’s will and conduct himself accordingly must be upheld in his resulting conduct. Absolute pacifists and . supporters of Collective Security are ' ' entirely agreed as to that.” ' <
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXX, 26 November 1936, Page 9
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