THE UNITY OF THE ST I HIT 217 



movement throughout the world in behalf 

 of the unity of man is making itself felt, 

 not only among nations, but also among 

 denominations, and in that we find the 

 best answer to our inquiry. As the world 

 is becoming one the Church must beeome 

 one. The cry for a united Church is as 

 strong and persistent as that for a united 

 world. It has come none too soon. Against 

 heathenism at home and abroad the mo- 

 mentum of spiritual unity must be hurled. 

 Not more missionaries, but more force be- 

 hind those already in the field ! Not more 

 places for preaching, but a mightier power j 

 behind those already in the pulpit ! One mis- 1 

 sionary may do little ; a thousand in perfect I 

 harmony will not easily be resisted. " Ah ! 

 but," you say, " do you plead for a mass like 

 the Salvation Army, in wdiich individuali- 

 ties are subject to order and law ? Would 

 you have the churches of the world under 

 the direction of one man who should repre- 

 sent Christ on the earth ? We had better all 

 become Roman Catholics at once. It will 

 make little difference who is the Pope." 

 Shall we have one great Salvation Army ? 

 No ! The more compact the organization 

 and the more inflexible the rules, the surer 



