The church of Christ is no private institution; it is public, opened for "whosoever will." It is not owned by any man or set of men, nor has any concern a monopoly on it. It belongs to God, who paid a price for it. It is not built in any one's back lot, but on Mount Zion, easily accessible to all. It seems that those who would be members of it, and simply Christians, should most zealously guard against a sectarian spirit, and always occupy true union ground, so that all could meet them on it and, without offending against scripture or scripture-enlightened conscience, work and worship with them.

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