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The Re-union of Christendom. 37
would be far better to lavish time, thought, and
energy on the indisputable fact that the religion
of JESUS CHRIST must in one shape or another be
brought home to the vast masses of the popu
lation; and united action on the part of all
Christian denominations for this end would
present far more tangible and desirable results
than the attainment of Re-union, only perhaps,
nominal, and very possibly hazardous. Then ?
too, we are told that Re-union, would produce
a dead level of thought. All healthy enquiry
would be abandoned, reason would shrug its
shoulders and hold its peace in the presence of
imperious and dominant faith ;
and the result
would be a
deep-rooted and poisonous infidelity
which would eventually burst forth, and compared
with which our present disunited state would be
an age of faith indeed. Then, too, we are told
that the time has gone by for the possibility of
the existence of an united faith. It is worse
than hopeless, it is sheer waste of time, to
endeavour now-a-days to fetter the restless
intellect and energetic mind of reasonable man
with creeds and formulae. The only possible
Re-union of Christendom must be on some
broad intelligible basis ; some universally ac
cepted system of morality. Take, for instance,
" Thou shalt
the two greatest commandments ;
love the LORD thy GrOD with all thy heart,"
" and Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."