“HANDS OFF RELIGION”’
CLERGY’S REPLY TO COMMUNISTS Received Sept. 27. 10.15 p.m. SYDNEY. Sept. 27. The Communist I'nity at Granvillf suburb, preparatory to holding a meet' ing to advocate “hands off Aby» sinia,” sent invitations to the clergy in the district to attend and give their co-operation. A spokesman for the clergy replied regretting that they were unable to attend. “We desire your Communist organisation to know that the Christian •C’nur<‘h is against war, whether Imperialist or Bolshevist.” said the spokesman. “Wo strongly condemn Italy’s attack on. Abyssinia, but for] we cannot associate ourselves with the Communist Party, which wages relentless war on religion throughout the world. We say emphatically not only ‘hands off A 1 >yssinia ’ bid ‘hamh off roligfof*.’’ ’ f
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 228, 28 September 1935, Page 9
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