MILITARY SERVICE.
* —__ THE RICHARDS CASE. At last night's session of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand, the case of A. M. Richards was raised, and the following resolution was jarried:— "In view of the case of Mr A. M. Kichards, the General Assembly, while affirming the duty of a Christian in relation to the State: (1) Declares in harmony with the historic position of this Church its conviction of the inviolability of the rights of the individual conscience. (2) Recognises that a Christia7 in the interpretation of his duty to Christ may feel obliged to refuse to render military service. (3) Claims for members of this Church who hold conscientious objections to military training on religious grounds the rights of exemption provided by the 1912 amendment of the Defence Act, 1909. (4) Directs that a copy of this resolution I-j sent to the Prime Minister and the Minister for Justice and Defence."
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Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19165, 23 November 1927, Page 12
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156MILITARY SERVICE. Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19165, 23 November 1927, Page 12
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