THE LAW AND THE PROPHETS.
Sir, —Your remark in Saturday's issue that "some members of the Auckland Presbytery seem to have forgotten" that 'military service is of vital concern to the State, and it is the duty of the Church to corne to the help of the State, not to weaken it," loses much of its force because it is not clear whether you had in view compulsory military service. If you had added the word "compulsory" the members of presbytery concerned might wonder whether the Herald considered it to be the duty of the Church in Germany to come to the help of the Slate by advocating universal compulsory military training in that country. The main point the Presbyterian Church must be concerned with in this matter of conscientious objection to military service is to mako clear that the Church leaves its members entirely free. A man may be an extreme pacifist without in the least imperilling his status as a member of the Church. D. I). Scorr. Tho Manse, Onehunga, [lf by an "extreme pacifist" Mr. Scott means one who persistently and deliberately refuses to obey the law then it would seem that the presbytery does not fulfil its whole duty by leaving such membeis "entirely free."—Editor Herald.]
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20302, 9 July 1929, Page 14
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