Article Topic: conscientious objection
Expanding the Narrative
A Lasting Legacy
E. J. Swalm's Story of Conscientious Objection During World War 1
Ernest John Swalm was born in 1897 on a farm in Duntroon, Ontario, about 60 miles north of Toronto. His father, Isaac, was a Brethren in Christ pastor and bishop. His mother, Alice Sammons, was Mennonite Brethren prior to her marriage to Isaac.Ernest grew up with the teaching of nonresistance...read more