en ▁hundred ▁and ▁four teen , ▁and ▁has ▁since ▁continu ously ▁been ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁a ▁religious ▁body ▁the ▁ten ets ▁and ▁do ctr ines ▁of ▁which ▁religious ▁body ▁declare ▁the ▁bearing ▁of ▁arms ▁and ▁the ▁performance ▁of ▁any ▁combat ant ▁service ▁to ▁be ▁contrary ▁to ▁Div ine ▁revel ation , ▁and ▁also ▁that ▁according ▁to ▁his ▁own ▁cons cient ious ▁religious ▁belief ▁the ▁bearing ▁of ▁arms ▁and ▁the ▁performance ▁of ▁any ▁combat ant ▁service ▁is ▁un law ful ▁by ▁reason ▁of ▁being ▁contrary ▁to ▁Div ine ▁revel ation . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁a ▁considerable ▁contra ction ▁of ▁the ▁exem ption ▁allowed ▁under ▁the ▁Def ence ▁Am end ment ▁Act ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁which ▁had ▁provided ▁under ▁Section ▁ 6 5 ( 2 ) ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁application ▁of ▁any ▁person ▁a ▁Mag istr ate ▁may ▁grant ▁to ▁the ▁applic ant ▁a ▁certificate ▁of ▁exem ption ▁from ▁military ▁training ▁and ▁service ▁if ▁the ▁Mag istr ate ▁is ▁satisfied ▁that ▁the ▁applic ant ▁objects ▁in ▁good ▁faith ▁to ▁such ▁training ▁and ▁service ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁contrary ▁to ▁his ▁religious ▁belief . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁Act ▁meant ▁that ▁only ▁Christ adel phi ans , ▁Se vent h - day ▁Advent ists , ▁and ▁Qu akers ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁recogn ised ▁as ▁cons cient ious ▁object ors . ▁As ▁B ax ter ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁these , ▁he ▁could ▁not ▁apply ▁for ▁object or ▁status . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Act , ▁B