The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-08-06
ONLY ACTIVE MINISTERS
WILL Be EXEMPTED
, oc,, Preachers And Others VINO
Are Not Actively Engaged III Inc
Ministry Will Not be Exempted

,mons the claims presented 10
local boards for exemption from mill
tary service are those by men VINO
declare that they are ministers vi
the gospel and hence under the Id"
cannot be pressed into military ser
rioa The rules and regulations LOT
the guidance OF local boards give eA-
act definitions of ministers OF tue
posnel as well as of followers OF sects
eonscieutiously opposed to wars.
4 minister of the gospel Is denheu
as "a person who has been ofoalne'
i'm accordance with the ceremonial
ritual or discipline OF chufch, re-
Ggious sect. or organization estap-
HShe6 on the basis OF "a community
of faith and belief, doctrines anu
practices of religious characlel' "
nreach and to teach the doctrines vi
surh church sect or organization dh"
| tn administer the rites ana cerenlo
MES thereof in public worship anu
! who as his regular ana custoiiiai!
vocation breaches and teaches inc
orinciples of religion and admlnlstei"
the ordinances of public worship da
embodied in the creed or pflnclpleS
of such church, sect or organlla,ioi.
A regular minister of rehglon II
one who as his customary Vocatloh
breaches and teaches the principles
of religion of church, relelou9
Isect or organization OF when ne Is :"
member without having been formal-
iIv ordained as a minister OF reilgloli
and who is recognized by sum
church sect or organization as
regular minister. a,,,, or
:.The words regular or duly OF
d.ined ministers Of religion 90 not
include a person who irreguiarly oi
incidentally breaches ana teaches the
principles of religion OF a church'
ligious sect or organizations hoi ~
the words include person VINO ma
have been duly ordained mlhls,e'
in accordance with the ceremonial
rite or discipline OF chufch, Ie
!Igious sect or organization, puI WIN
does. not regularly, as VOCATION
preach and teach the principles
religion and administer the olu
names of public worship as empoal
cd in the creed or principles or III
church, sect or organization.
The rule in reference to follower
of religious sects conscientlously OF
posed to war follows:
| ANY person upon presentation
| a local board at any time Wlthlh
| davs after the filing of claim II
| discharge by or in respect OF sue
| nerson of an affidavit made by sue
| nerson stating that he is memo
/ in good faith and in good stanuli
Of a wlll-organized religious sect
oreanization giving the name ther
~ of organized and existing May L
z 1917. and whose then existing Gre
Z or principles forbid its members
: participate in war in any form a.
I that MS religious CONVICTIONS d
. against war or participation there
in accordance with the creed OF pr
4 ciples of said religious organlZatle
= And upon the presentation 10 su
! local board of an affidavit maue
4 the clerk or minister of the Well-l'
i ogniZed religious sect or organlZati
Z to which such person claiming
i emption is a member, statlhS u
J said person is a member of SAID
lieious sect or organization. Wh
u was we'll recognized and was org;
+ lied and existing May Is, 1917, q
T that the then existing creed or pr
Z ciples of said religious sect or org
+ izatfon forbid its members to part
nate in war in any form, and III
Ilnresentation by aftldaylts or 81
other evidence as may be required
- the opinion Of the local board