SrEECII liEFOKE THE PEACE LEAGUE. lU 



until it lincls its own good and its own liap^jincss in the 

 happiness and good of otlicrs, and tlie hiw is no longer 

 hard to keep. It becomes a iiccessity of the soul as 

 well as a duty. This is the meaning of that deep say- 

 ing of St. Augustine, ''only love, and you may do wliat 

 you choose." But to this end, the nations, not salis- 

 lied with being just, must be good, kind, trustful 

 toward each other. The nations of Europe must main- 

 tain among themselves dispositions like those of prov- 

 inces of the same country. 



Does the prosperity of one of our provinces produce 

 invidious feelings in the rest? Xo ; because in their 

 individuality — too imperfect, in my opinion, but real, 

 nevertheless — they form the grand unit, France. "Well, 

 let each of the nations of the continent consider itself 

 a province of that United States of Europe, wliich has 

 not yet received its political constitution, but has re- 

 ceived its moral one. Then, in the superior unit}' 

 which knits together their interests, and instead of 

 impairing, strengthens and develops them, they will 

 learn to trust each other ; and when, as the result of 

 iionorable effort — of industry and virtue — the prosper- 

 ity of one of them shall be increased, it will not excite 

 fear in any quarter, but pride and satisfaction every- 

 where. The little States will say, "\Ye have one pro- 

 tector more. And the great States will open ranks to 

 welcome a new and potent auxiliary. 



But how much closer and holier this unity becomes, 

 when we consider it in its relations to Christianity I 1 

 have referred already to the wonderful teaching of St. 

 Paul. " The nations are fellow-heirs, and of the same 

 body.'"" ''' ConcorjwraJcs ;" it is one of those new words 

 coined by Christianity to express the new ideas wliich it 



* Eplu'sians, iii. G. 



