On the Fence
[PER I'Ur.ns ...SJOri-i riON -J DUXKDI.N.. .Inly '20. Tlic Omipdin I' -shytory again adilrp.siwt '.■[■-}< H-'nv to the lom <>l' tiu' attitude it shoiihl a.ssiiino towards tlio Governmont'.s «ehenic of compulsory military training. A motion «illincr on th<> people cheerfully to acquiesce in the demands of the.'Defence AcL was defeated and an amendmrnt .simply stating; it to he the duty of the people to obey the law of the land was similarly treated. The motion that was finally passed hv 1!) votes to 7 was one stating that'the Presbytery did not deem it expedient to express any approval of the Government's scheme. Five ministers asked their names to he recorded as dissenting from tho decision.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HC19110722.2.24
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Horowhenua Chronicle, 22 July 1911, Page 3
Word count
Tapeke kupu
117On the Fence Horowhenua Chronicle, 22 July 1911, Page 3
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
See our copyright guide for information on how you may use this title.
Log in