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The Re-union of Christendom. 47
of Church doctrine; for in these days of
"
explanations," surely the difficulty
as to
Filioque may be provided for satisfactorily :
the increasing commerce and spread of more
liberal notions in the East will fast reduce the
second obstacle ; and the last is surely not such
an obstruction as may not, with the aid of the
Holy Ghost, be sooner or later smoothed away.
But there are a
great many good people who
come forward and say, I agree with you that the
Re-union of Christendom is a most desirable
object to have in view, and the attainment of
that object we all, who call ourselves Christians,
ought earnestly to seek ; but when you talk of
the Re-union of Christendom you mean inter
communion between the Eastern, Roman, and
Anglican portions
of the Christian Family.
How, in the face of facts, can you call that,
should it be
Christendom ?
arrived at, the Re-union of
Do you mean to take no notice
of all the Protestant societies which exist?
On your own theories, every person who has
been baptized with proper matter is an in
heritor of the Kingdom of CHRIST, though he
may afterwards by the exercise of his own
free-will, elect to be separated from what you
call the Catholic Church. Surely, such an one
deserves something of vour consideration ! O To
o
which I : reply My
friend, I folly admit the
force of your argument. But I venture to