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on the Lambeth basis. Unhappily, these 



are not yet sueli as to satisfy impatient 

 minds eager for immediate results, hi 

 the present state of opinion most of us 

 can only be Nicodemite patrons of church 

 unity. It is too much to expect that any 

 of us should leave popular pulpits, profes- 

 sional chairs, and editorial desks to embark 

 in an anti-denominational crusade. Yet 

 there are some things that we can do. 

 "Without detaching ourselves from the 

 Christian denominations to which we sev- 

 erally belong, or intending to compromise 

 our relations thereto, or seeking to interfere 

 with other efforts for Christian unity," x 

 we may associate ourselves voluntarily 

 and informally for the study of the prob- 

 lem with the view of educating ourselves 

 and others toward its solution. We may 

 not adopt the Lambeth principles outright 

 as axioms ; but we may at least " accept 

 them as worthy of the most thoughtful 

 consideration." 1 We may not hope for 

 any subversion or destruction of all exist- 

 ing church organizations with revolution- 

 ary violence, but we may believe that 

 " upon the basis of these principles as 



1 Declaration of the League of Catholic Unity. 



