RENDERING UNTO CÆSAR

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23865, 20 July 1939, Page 14

RENDERING UNTO CÆSAR

"The word Pacifist,” said Dr Warman, Bishop of Manchester, in a recent address, “ is an Anglicised form of the Latin translation of the Greek word for peacemaker, and it is tremendously important that this should be remembered by those who use that word, whether to own it or disown it. If you use it fas some of you, I know, do) proudly and gladly, you must see that nothing you say will accentuate the present situation. Infinite harm has been and can be done by those who use the word pacifist, both those who honour the use of it and those who scorn it, saying harsh things about each other. I am not what is called an advocate of extreme pacifism, but I realise we live in an imperfect world, and I am clear that might is not right. But might is sometimes needed. We need the ships of the Navy to protect us against piracy just as we need an internal police force. We need defence forces to fight aggression and to maintain peace. Before we speak it will be well to ask: ‘ls it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary? ’ As we render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s we can remember that we have a much better Caesar than they had in the days when Christ spoke,”