rly as if he were the only sinner for whom Christ has died; nor is
it a mere intellectual assent, but a willing, heartfelt reception of the
truth and surrender of the whole man, body, soul, and spirit. Now, as I
imagine most orthodox Christians would say as much, and would state their
belief in similar terms, with the exception of the Presbyterians and
Episcopalians, who have the advantage or disadvantage, whatever it may
be, of having to repeat a creed of more scholastic character, the
question still remains, why cannot the Campbellites worship with other
Christians? I must frankly confess there is in their services nothing
more fitted to make an impression upon the world than there is in the
services of other denominations; neither at Chelsea nor in Camden Town do
you get from their preachers an idea that they are men of greater power,
higher spiritual life, deeper experience, or more usefulness than are
others. Clearly this definition of Christian belief is no warrant for
another schism, even though the aim be Christian unity, and the putting a
stop to the endless differences which are the grief of the Christian and
the laugh of the worldling. Their form of worship is eminently simple
and dissenting--a revival, it may be, of that of apostolic times--that I
cannot say as, according to some, there are remains of a liturgy in the
Pauline epistles. It is not clear how the ancients worshipped, but it is
clear the Campbellites simply sing and pray, and read the Scriptures and
deliver an address. They are Baptists, and they believe that Baptism is
essential to salvation. Baptist churches are numerous in London. No
Baptist need hire room, or chapel, or barn, or hall, and meet there to
edify himself and his friends apart from the great and active community
who feel as he does in that matter. The Campbellites maintain that many
things are wrong which are done in other churches. They assume that
there was a greater purity in apostolic times than now, and they aim to
revive it. For this purpose they exalt the power of the Church, and
depreciate that of the ministry. I don't learn that they have all things
in common, though that was certainly one of the most prominent features
in apostolic times; but they draw a sharp line between the Church and the
world, and in their Sunday services almost ignore the latter. They have
little of that charity which hopeth all things, which thinketh no evil,
which is long-suffering. If