- PACIFICISM AS VOCATION la,—In spite of the explanations of your
correspondents, I am still exed about the dictum of the Archbishops that for some pacificism a genuine vocation. I cannot believe that two such masters of the glish language would choose this way of expressing the platitude
t sincerity is a moral duty. Nor does it help towards clearness define a pacificist as one who wants to abolish war, for that would dude all sane men. It is generally supposed that those to whom Archbishops made this remark regard fighting in any circumstances, en in defence of our country, as morally wrong. If they do not
this, it is high time they said exactly what they do mean. We w very well that the Archbishops do not agree with the principle, All war is wrong," and that, in particular, they hold it to be a al duty to defend the country in the present situation. Of the 0 propositions, " To fight is always wrong," and " To fight is some- es a moral duty," one must be false. Simple-minded persons ctly well understand that men with erroneous ideas should be
ted gladly in the Church, but they become genuinely bewildered en it is suggested that these erroneous ideas are inspired by God.—
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