The White Ribbon. "For God, and Home, and Humanity." WELLINGTON, 18th OCTOBER, 1938. COMPULSORY VOTING.

White Ribbon, Volume 44, Issue 516, 18 October 1938, Page 5

The White Ribbon. "For God, and Home, and Humanity." WELLINGTON, 18th OCTOBER, 1938. COMPULSORY VOTING.

No! registration is compulsory amt so avery person eligible to vote must already Ik* upon the roll. But the com. pulsion to vote is purely personal, the law does not compel It. But to a Christian the higher law does compel. The vote Is a talent which every Christian should use to hasten the comIng of His Kingdom upon earth. We pray “Thy Kingdom Comp." Then vote to help answer your own prayer.

The political post ton is clear cut. Self governing or State governing, i.e.. to he a free Individual to rule one’s own life under the Divine luw\ or to be the servant and i>ensloner of the State. Every White Ribboner will study the position and cast her vote for the Policy her conscience tells her Is the letter fitted to raise up a sturdy Christian manhood and womanhood, fit successors of the sturdy pioneers who founded and built up this [tomlnion almost a century ago. One word of warning we would Rive our White Ribbon sisters, i.e., Study the large issues and do not Ik* side tracked by all one hears or reads from politicians of either party. Study in the right place, with the white light of God's truth around you and the prayer to cast that vote for God and Home, and Humanity.