“ COULDN'T FACE GOD AS A MURDERER.”.
A member of the Salvation Army expressed some advanced pacifist sentiments when he appeared before Mr E. D. Mosley, S.M., this morning, to ask for exemption from military training for his son. “If you had a rifle available and saw a man about to shoot you, would you shoot him?” asked the Magistrate. “No, certainly not,” replied the father. “If your wife and children were about to be murdered, would you make any attempt to retaliate?” “Nc, Although I love them dearly, I would sooner see my wife and children go, than face God as a murderer.” The Magistrate exempted the boy, who was 14, till the age of 18, and ordered that, after that age, he should be allowed total exemption provided he remained in the St John Ambulance Brigade till the age of 21.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18467, 19 May 1928, Page 1
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