A Matter of Conscience: Court Martialed for His Faith

Drafted into the military during World War II, Harold Pervis, St., entered the Navy with Navy Personnel Circular Letter No. 115-43 folded in his pocket. This, he thought, was his assurance ofreligious freedom, of the right to observe the seventh day of the week as his Sabbath.

Circular No. 115-43 wasn't worth the paper it was printed on.

Pervis and five friends soon found themselves locked in a head-to-head battle with the United States Navy. Their quiet determination to obey God at all costs eventually brought them to a military court-martial. Prison followed.

They were young and naive. They called it being true to God. The Navy called it mutiny. But the actions of these six sailors changed the policy of the U.S. military.

This is their story.

Book Specs

Paper Back
Publisher: Review & Herald Publishing Association
Printed: 1998
Pages: 156

Table of Contents

Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Epilogue