MILITARY SERVICE.
BISHOP AND BOARD.
(Por Press Association.!
, WI&LINGTON, last night. I Brief but forceful remarks were made by the Chairman of the Third Welliiurt<m MjLlitary Service Board (Mr. W.<H. S. Mporhouse) iorday m reference, to a statement made by Archbishoo O.'Shea m an address delivered at Wellington on 25th February. Air. Mqqrhouse iUid he was sorry that Archbshop O'Shea was not present, because he, desired- to know whether tfee report as publiebad nfr the papers wa&.A correct one. Things had been said tp which he strongly objected. Archbishop O'Shea had stated (according to the report) tha^he was sorry to have to say sectarian bigots got to work, with the resu\t that the week before last the Military^. Board m the. city refused to exempt two theological students^, Of. course, avhile the Board s ivas the work it was engaged m, it must expect uncharitable criticism from itfi© ayjgodly, which was bound, to offend,, but it did not expect that from the high authorities of the Christian church. ...
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14246, 14 March 1917, Page 5
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