CHRISTIANS AND WAR.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18295, 11 January 1923, Page 7

CHRISTIANS AND WAR.

■i . «■» —; STUDENTS' DIVERSE VIEWS. DISCUSSION AT CONFERENCE The Christian attitude to war was discussed at the annual conference of the New Zealand Student Christian movement recently held at Solway, Masterton. It almost unanimously was agreed that "My country right or wrong " was an immoral and un-Christian theory, and moreover, that all Christians should be doing every - thing possible to build for world peace. , Here absolute agreement ended, and J majority and minority resolutions were . ; introduced. '.''..'- ■ : The majority resolution, moved by Mr. A. Watson, was as follows:—" That we i realise the'-..inconsistency.' of many of the '■' methods of modern international war with 1 the methods of Jesus Christ, but that the defence and conservation of what is good ' and true in our civilisation. may make war both desirable and necessary i and urge ' New Zealand students (1) To remain true I ' to tho highest they know and to refuse to take part in any obviously offensive : war; (2) to engage themselves in the general movement aiming at world peace." - J The minority resolution, moved by Mr. i O. E. Burton, was: —" That we, believing that universal peace can only . come '• through' the . action of the Christian i Church, appeal to all Christian students r in New Zealand and urge them, (1) As ~ they would manifest their sincerity and ,* preserve their consistency to unite with one heart and with one soul for the aboli- /. tion. of,.Avar and the establishment of:Unie versal peace; (2) 'as followers of Jesus, s to refuse to bear arms in any military organisation now formed or to be formed."