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THE COMPREHENSIVE CHURCH. 57
were not for their divisions. While they continue
divided,, they cannot have perfect confidence in each
other, which is necessary to perfect love. If the most
pious out of all the denominations should be thrown
together, however much they might respect the religious
principles of each other, and desire to be unreservedly
affectionate toward each other, still there would be the
thought in each mind that the denominational interests
of his brethren are entirely opposed to his own; that
his brethren regard him as in a great error; that he
himself regards them as in an equally great error;
that each is practically intolerant, demanding the entire submission of the others to his own terms; that as
sectarians (or members of different churches, each the
model of the one Church, and therefore unchurching
the others), they cannot have fellowship with each
other, or even consistently say so much as " God speed "
to each other; and this thought of their separation, the
distance between them, the contrariety of their ecclesiastical systems, to which each is conscientiously attached, and whose extension he is seeking and loving
and praying for—this thought, I say, would come and
pass smooth and cold, like a flake of ice, between their
hearts, and prevent their assimilation into one brotherhood. While their religious interests are in such important respects hostile, Christians cannot be all, in the
highest sense, brethren. So that, if the gospel banner
were hung out upon every sky, and every man and woman
and child on the face of the earth acknowledged the
truth of the Bible and the claims of Christ, just as the
very best of Christians now do, and all were communicants, trained and professing, yet in a diversity of sects,
| Title | The comprehensive church |
| Creator | Vail, Thomas H. (Thomas Hubbard) |
| Publisher | Appleton |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Date | 1879 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000061 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | THE COMPREHENSIVE CHURCH. 57 were not for their divisions. While they continue divided,, they cannot have perfect confidence in each other, which is necessary to perfect love. If the most pious out of all the denominations should be thrown together, however much they might respect the religious principles of each other, and desire to be unreservedly affectionate toward each other, still there would be the thought in each mind that the denominational interests of his brethren are entirely opposed to his own; that his brethren regard him as in a great error; that he himself regards them as in an equally great error; that each is practically intolerant, demanding the entire submission of the others to his own terms; that as sectarians (or members of different churches, each the model of the one Church, and therefore unchurching the others), they cannot have fellowship with each other, or even consistently say so much as " God speed " to each other; and this thought of their separation, the distance between them, the contrariety of their ecclesiastical systems, to which each is conscientiously attached, and whose extension he is seeking and loving and praying for—this thought, I say, would come and pass smooth and cold, like a flake of ice, between their hearts, and prevent their assimilation into one brotherhood. While their religious interests are in such important respects hostile, Christians cannot be all, in the highest sense, brethren. So that, if the gospel banner were hung out upon every sky, and every man and woman and child on the face of the earth acknowledged the truth of the Bible and the claims of Christ, just as the very best of Christians now do, and all were communicants, trained and professing, yet in a diversity of sects, |
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