New Britain herald., 1917-07-31

trines of such church, sect, or or
ganization, and to administer the
rites and ceremonies thereof in
public worship, and who as his
regular and customary vocation
breaches and teaches the prin-
ciples of religion and administers
the ordinances of public worship
as embodied in the creeds or
principles of such church, sect or
organization. Unless he meets
this test he cannot be exempted as
an ordained minister Of religion.
Question::
If a person who has not been
duly ordained as minister of
religion and who is not regularly
engaged as minister of religion,
but has secular business or oc-
cupation, and who breaches Incl
dentally and irregu1arly as inclin-
alton may suggest, or as call for
such service may come, will such
person be entitled to exemption
attached to regular or duly or
dained minister of religion?
Answer:
1t is quite apparent that his
occupation is not that of regu-
lar minister of religion, and, lack
ing the ordination as a minister
of religion, he would not come
within the definition of either
exempted class.
Aliens Cannot Enter Army.
In the event a subject of Germany
desires to enter the service of the
United States and requests the local
board to permit him to enter the
ho I'd &c n ct cd tn
the request Neither is the board per-
mitted to accept for service, as the law
now stands citizens or subjects Of other
nations resident in the United States
who may express a Willingness to
serve This instruction covers sub
ject and citizens of all foreign nations.
When a certificate Of exemption is
revoked and the registrant is restored
to the list of availables, the instruc-
tons order the exemption board in
whose jurisdiction the registrant
makes his home to place the mans
name in it's original place on the draft
list and the man whose name is re-
stored to the list Shall continue to
bear the same serial number" he had
previous to his exemption. The per-
s~n whose name is restored must be
notified of that fact, after which he is
ordered to return his certificate of
exemption.
Next the instructions deal with the
filing of claims for discharge. the
grounds for which are Government
industrial occupations,
etc.
AS to claims of discharge growing
out of dependency, the instructions
read:
Under the humane provision of.
the Presidents Rules and Regu-
lations without question many will
seek to claim discharge who are
not, in fact, entitled to such dis
charge.
The local board will be. here
called upon to exercise great wis
dom and much judgment in order
that the Government shall not be
imposed upon because of its hu-
name desire to protect dependent
persons, and "a: the same time to
see that justice is done to the de-
pendent persons whom the Regu-
}atiCns seek to protect.
With reference to this class to a
greater degree than any other,
much wisdom and common sense
will have to be exercised.
There Is no hard -and-faSt rules
which can be laid down to cover
this situation.
1t may lie broadly stated that it
is the purpose of the Government
to humanely protect those classes
specified, who may be left unpro-
vided for, if the persons within
the degree of relationship speci-
fled in the Regulations are taken
for military service.
At the same time, because of
this desire on the part of the
Government to protect specified
persons who may be DEPENDENT
the Government should not he
wrongfully and Improperly de-
prived of the service of those per-
sons who do not in fact, support
such dependents, but who may
seek to use such claim of support