HORRORS OF NEW WAR.
ATTITUDE OF THE CHURCH. DISCUSSED BY PRESBYTERIANS. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. The relation of Christian people to war was keenly debated in the Presbyterian General Assembly, when a pronouncement on “peace and war” was submitted on behalf of the public questions committee. The pronouncement held “that war in itself is an utterly evil thing, wicked and hateful beyond all words, destructive of all that is best in civilisation, and futile to the attainment of any good purpose.” It expressed the belief that another war, under modern conditions, would mean disintegration and ruin for victors and vanquished alike, and that the church and men of goodwill should set 'their face against war and against those things from which war sprang. The pronouncement was discussed at length and aroused some considerable opposition. Eventually the debate was adjourned and the matter was referred back to the committee with a view to reconciling the various opinions in the Assembly.
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Taranaki Daily News, 20 November 1922, Page 5
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161HORRORS OF NEW WAR. Taranaki Daily News, 20 November 1922, Page 5
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