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The Baptist and Congregationalists magazines at first
took fairly firm anti-war attitudes The editorial in
the U! tiot in July declared "All talk of war in the
circuantenceu is cheer wickodneao. ., England will, no
far at any rate, as the Free Churches can influence her
stand for morality in international affairs. "
( 1) By
these high standards a part of the Nonconformist conscience
moved slugriohly* At the Baptist Union meeting, the
resolution was very moderately worded, in order "to avoid
strife in the Assembly",
(2)
and referred to the
magnanimity with which Britain had treated the Tranvocal
in 1881. And after the outbreak of war the ßaß
quickly compromised, "We must in the presence of the
urgent concidorationn about us be patriots, but lot us
bt Christian pAtriots, " (3)
The resolution passed by the National Executive
of the Free Church council on 3rd October was thought
by many Nonconformists to be inadequate11 - W, 11 Crook the
(1) Ba, tints7th
July 16999
(2) IIbid! 29th September 1899.
(3) Ibi dd,, 20th October 1899"