He was forced to leave Liverpool when he refused on conscientious grounds to be conscripted as an Army doctor. He also became an elder of a parish in the Church of Scotland
Anakakamizika kuchoka ku Liverpool pamene anakana chifukwa cha chikumbumtima kuti alembetsedwe ngati dokotala wa asilikali. Anakhalanso mkulu wa parishi ku Church of Scotland