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think more kindly of the other, however far separated at home ; 
in fact, old ocean washes away many of the vain fancies of 
former days before he lands them on the shores of their newly- 
adopted country. Hence, abroad, the Churchman and Dis¬ 
senter condescend to meet; the stiff Presbyterian and Epis¬ 
copalian are good friends. All find the real differences between 
them to be much less than they once thought; their mountains 
turn into molehills, and it becomes evident that the difficulties 
in the way of union are not so many and insurmountable as 
they once thought them to be. 
The present state of division at home is anything but 
agreeable to the word of God; nor can it now be helped, 
unless a miracle should knock down all the partition walls, 
which separate man from his fellow. The Evangelical 
Alliance has been called into existence, with the laudable 
object of uniting all who love the Lord in one bond of 
fellowship; but though much has been done, yet so long as 
each continues to stand apart ensconced in his own fortress, 
how can they be brought together? It is in the colonies 
that so desirable an object has the best chance of being 
accomplished, before their various systems are established;— 
there, the difficulties which hinder union at home do not 
exist. We have neither that corrupt patronage which 
disgraces the English Church, nor those who buy and sell 
Gods patrimony, who, whilst inflicting such a deadly wound 
on the vitality of the church, render the union with those 
without hopeless. 
What, then, is necessary to render all of one heart and 
mind ? It is not the surrendering any part of our creed— 
for the Presbyterian and Evangelical dissenter equally hold 
it,—it is simply so to enlarge the outward portals, as to 
admit all within; so to simplify our church government, 
and to give the laity a voice in its councils, that they may 
feel themselves to be indeed members of Christ’s body. 
With softened feelings this cannot be a very difficult work; 
with so desirable an object in view, few real Christians would 
object to concede some points to obtain such an union. How 
glorious an end!—a truly National Church would then be 
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