Himself. It was to unite him both with Himself and also, if in a very different sense and under very different conditions, with the other individuals whom He has called, and wills to call, and will call. “All ye are brethren” (Mt. 23:8). This does not mean, as it has often been understood and depicted in recent years, that a social impulse derived from their common situation, faith and community sense brings Christians together and makes them brothers. Other religious unions and fellowships of all
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