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will be the tendency for individuals to fly 

 off on tangents of tlieir own. A Salvation 

 Army for the world under one man might 

 work if that man were perfect, but no such 

 man is in sight, and never has been. As 

 men are now constituted, such unity is 

 neither possible nor desirable. But what i 

 shall we have ? I plead not for uniformity 

 of organization, but for the unity^of the | 

 spirit — the only unity possible for per- 

 sonalities. What do I mean by that? 



Exactly what our Master meant when he 

 prayed for his disciples, " That they all 

 may be one ; as thou, Father, art in me, 

 and I in thee, that they also may be one 

 in us." When all are inspired by the 

 spirit of Christ there will be unity of pur- 

 pose, unity of effort, and harmony of tem- 

 per. As fast as men are possessed by that 

 spirit difficulties and discords will disappear. 

 Let me give you a few illustrations of what 

 has resulted from its absence. 



When Dr. Pentecost went to India in 

 1891, he saw that co-operation was indis- 

 pensable to the success of his mission. He 

 appealed to members of various churches, 

 among others to priests of the Anglican 

 communion and to the bishop. In reply 



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