Article May 20, 1916 Issue

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Junius B. Remensnyder with contributions from R. J. Campbell

[Junius B. Remensnyder, D.D., LL.D., in The Constructive Quarterly]

Christians were meant to constitute a brotherhood. Our Lord's great sacerdotal prayer was, "That they all may be one." I cannot believe that this was meant to be merely a spiritual unity. Moreover, if there was a true spiritual unity we would not dwell apart. But it is precisely diversity of faith that causes these different denominations. Schisms in the faith are the cause of schisms in the church. It almost broke the mighty heart of Luther to strike the blow that severed the visible unity of the church in the middle ages; but it was an imperative necessity to save the true faith.

The deplorable schisms in the church come from two causes,—some insist on too little, while others demand too much. Rationalists would make the platform so broad that one holding the essential Christian faith could not conscientiously stand upon it, while conservative reactionaries would narrow it to traditions untaught in Scripture. Only by avoiding both these extremes can we come together. That we should constitute one great universal church there can be no doubt. Our Lord and head must be deeply interested in this unity of those who call themselves after his name.

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