RELIGIOUS OBJECTORS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11926, 8 February 1917, Page 6

RELIGIOUS OBJECTORS.

i j "TKli TESTIMONY OF .TRSI'TS." j RESERVISTS' APVEAD DISMISSED.; ; Av the sitt,iii<r, sit the Fiiet Canter--; I bury .Miiita:_i :>erv a-e fmant at A-it- > ! burton yesterday, Mr J. S. iivans, , ! >.AP, presaPne., tun I from roservisi.s on die urnund ol re- , j llgaiilc objection W ..'ie ;a a I'd. '' ! In the lirst. case, dm appe'dants were j John day, hlaeksmii.li ; Ltray. | farmer and shearer: >\ iljiam Deorge , (iray. i.iriiirr and .s;:ean-r, and David I Robert <dray, farm labourer and shca.r----j er. j William Deorge (.ray stated that iio ! was an adherent, u. the religious sect: j known as " Tho Testimony of Jesus." j The chairman a.sl,e<] appellant bow j loni.', lie bad belonged to that denouiinI atiou. ! Appellant : Two and a lialf yea-ts. 1 The ( hairman : Were you alwa>K as ! religait!-; is ymi are notv :' j Appellant : No. j (he. Chairman: You join. >l since tho j war siarted ami adopu-d a non-eom-j bat .nil religion. j Appellar.i :Wo .iesiro to he Don from i tho military mi Diont i.-s h.-i'. i 'Pie Chairman-. I am afraid you ' can A iiavo your wish. Even if your j appeal succeeded yen Would have :e! ! undertake to do .-some other form of, | nervier. Yiai can'; be over east-iron; ; in -.our pi'iix-iplcs it you oiih, joined j 1 dial, religion two and a halt years I ; ' i j altf). i Appe'iant: Tam sell v illiiie, to stick j ' in my religion. j i Tbe Chairman: Vmir religion does; i not come v\ ilhiti thu .-f timi aJul vou j ; have not. belonged to it lor >uitiieien.t. '. | tiun. to ehiiui c\,.:np;:on s.o S am al raid | ion and one ot vmir brothers, v\ ill j nave io ;;:„. j John (P'a.v . <ui bein.:, sw.irn. lie , bad fallen .Testis ( hrist. as bis example; ; and la- could tmi in any nay consent ■ to take up. unti-i. | 'l'be < 'bairnum - Yen nave only h-'id | : t.hose i ii'ws for i tv i. and a halt years i ' like, your bra'. he| . I ; A;,p,'lk;ni re-, I'erl dr>t be had me. j been ! o st i-0p.,. t, I,'-:. \l, iv- beior.i dia f - , '! lie , ;-,-,;, man -, at .-d iba: wi order ; 1.-.UD, have beloi-c . d to -'r.r' ; ; (Jun-<-b hen.re Pie war. Put even ; ! that \io-dd not have been -utheicn;. i I The appeals of John and David Cra> i i \y,;r. d'isiui.>sed. Il! die ease oi | Samuel and William Dray, ibe appeaP [were allowed In res.oeet of -.. et ion i'-'e , I but pa- appellants would have to ..:o to j d.e lialiot. : A SEPDND CASK. s ! Isaac satiilli'l Archer and John Thomias Archer, iabotii c.-s, laeseidle, apple d : I for e-,eiupnon on tlm ground- tmi' ■ j they belone-e.l to " The Testimony of ! ■' Jesti'- " deiuur.ina.ti'm. ! .| o hn Archer m;,.u-.I that be had he-. .' longed to the 5.,-1 two and a .mill j years, but be also had t'niamud ohliga-i ' tines in .-.oim- land. | The chairman said he had not ap- ! nealed on the 1.-ner -round. i Appellant said he- h ..the: ve,-!.,d- ---• for h.im. Isaac A'-ener was then called ami ui- . ■ dore.-d the evidence of the preiv,,,s . ' appellanr. j ; - n .,, ~i :i j n ,-,an aid ihat the apyrllant ; ! .iolin Areiu-r did not belong i" a re- ; ', lh.-ioti- bodv ihat came n-Phm ihe A''' ! ! and if >o he apparently --I'd he;;.-;-.-j j„ ,he i-eliiiion betore Me' "•'- a' - _ , : Ajipcllani rolled liiat tin- dimnn.iM i ha<l no proof of thai. | The < Pan-man: Oi.iy what ; oil -a v ! vonr-e'i. .Laughters y ] \ The apjieal oi' P-aae Ar<-b< r tiv '. "■ - : !' !o'e'o to Ihe balms a,- aimeiPn: !,..■! ' ! been e.died U|V Mn.lef s-et,OU A- ■