Five Sermons

In so grave a matter as the restoration of organic unity, we may not surrender anything which is of Divine authority, or accept terms of communion which are contrary to God’s Word. We cannot recognize any usurpation of the rights and prerogatives of national Churches which have a common ancestry, lest we heal the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, and say peace, where there is no peace; but we do say that all which is temporary and of human choice or preference we will forego, from our love to our own kinsmen in Christ.