Show UNITY Till Sm OP UP rJ U 1 The Presbyterian Homier takes take the po Hon that tyran tyranny ny corruption It 1 quotes history In support of ot rather startling view i The Jewish church we are arc told had hn unity when came but It I was tin 11 I ecclesiastical despotism that had lost loat the spirit of ot true religion and nd was f cor corrupt rupt and cruel oruel Tho Christian Church tho schism between the Grek and the tho had unity hut Its 18 unity grew more moro more political worldly Europe had organic church unity for tor centurion before the but bul under thin unity the church became a n scandal In the Christian n world 1 If nil Greek Homan and were now or Into ono body It would bo so 0 huge that It I would break breakdown down of Its own freight to say IY nothing of tho evils el that would In III time develop I In It and yet there Is 18 no logical stop stopping 1101 ping In church unity short hort of ot world unity Against this tho Iho New Ne Tes Testament To tAlant an different view Jt J tells tell of rr tho prayer lIer of at our Sa Sn Savior vior for tal His followers that they thoy may maybe be II on ant an 11 He and His Is Father aro ato one He U save alO unity u an a one of oC the by h which tho world should know Imol Jill 1 And by ly Apostollo auth nuth authority we Informed t the tho govern government ment af at the Church wan OI Instituted us 1 It I Ii with Apostles 1 lists Teachers Tenche etc for tor the tho pur por of ot preserving unity of at faith and nUl development toward perfection Not Notwithstanding withstanding this plain New Ne Testament doctrine we e are told toll that unity breeds Ir ds tyranny ami corruption Why the tho ery er object of ot the Opol Is to bring the kingdoms of this world to surrender nit nl power and all dominion to the King lnE of ot kings the Lord 1011 of or lord tl mak makIng Ing of ot the lh human family ono brother brotherhood hood 1011 under the rule Iule of ot Christ It I I not nt lu that the unity of or the Jewish nation MUOn at ot the th time of Christ t was Ha curse curso The rhe Jew Jewl nt It that time wore tr not united un lied They leY were full ful of ot strife between themselves being In divid divided ed 81 In numerous political and religious parties Just an ni the world w is today JO MIS 1111 came rm to gather lher them under His l pro protecting unite unie them Ihm but thoy the would not They The i ejected Him Jm the thi Gospel aO t That was the curse of ot that ceo The Christian church before beor tho th wills m did not have unity Sects wore multiplying then as a now until tho th light l ht was los entirely lost eight of ot prevailed Errors wore oro advocated That was the curse of at tho wot worl lil th u M n now Unity has hl never n vr bl 11 tyranny tyrnn Selfishness line But Dut where prevails unity Is ex excluded What the tho Christian world worl today needs ne Is I unity In Ih In knowledge in I puri o unity not In some human scheme but In the service of oC lad and obedience to His Is holy Priesthood |