MARIST BROTHERS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12084, 13 August 1917, Page 6

MARIST BROTHERS.

[Per Press Association. 1 OBEYMOUTH, August 12. Tho Roman Catholics at Reef ton at ', meeting on Sunday unanimously resolved to resist the conscription of priests, Marisc Brothers and theological students by every constitutiinal means. Various speakers gave reasons in support of tho motion, urging that while Catholic, priests never failed to do their share as chaplains and always were most willing to <lo so thirtythree Marist Brothers could do more good.ln tho Dominion in their sublime labour of love than as combatants. In no other part of the Empire, and not even in Germany, were priests desecrated by force to fight. A copy of the resolution in to be telegraphed to the Prime Minister and the member for tho district. ,

TEACHERS' INSTITUTE. A Press Association telegram from Masterton states that at a meeting of tho executivo of the Teachers' Institute on Saturday morning it was decided to enter a protest against the suggestion entertained in certain quarters that while primary male teachers had been, and will be, conscripted, to the detriment of the State school system, other teachers in private- or denominational schools shall bo exempted. . ; The Institute desired to call the at- ' tention of parents to the menace to .efficient educational work the continual Wmk ] coiwcriptiqn^qf. the depleted ranks of HU inale II ''involve.