“household of God,” parts of one and the same temple, “growing” together, and forming one common habitation for the Spirit of God. All these figurative expressions manifestly refer to a spiritual union and equality of Christian privilege, and not at all to any formal organization. And we hesitate not to reaffirm the conviction already expressed, that there is no explicit reference in the Scriptures to any kind of ecclesiastical organization whatever, much less to any of an ecumenical character. The