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 by our fellow men, may be removed as speedily as possible.

We desire especially that the attitude of the organized New Church may no longer continue to be one of seeming antagonism or conscious superiority to other religious bodies, but rather one of modest self-appreciation, and kindly fraternal recognition of other Christians. There is little danger, we think, of becoming too broad in our sympathies, too catholic in our feelings, or too conciliatory in our disposition and attitude toward others. The danger, we submit, lies wholly in the opposite direction.

I. We believe there never has been and never can be more than one Church, in the large and comprehensive sense of the term, at any given time—though this, like the human body, may consist of a great variety of parts. (A. C. n. 7396, 7836, 9276. D. P. 254.)

II. We believe that, since the time of the Last Judgment (1757), the New Church signified by the New Jerusalem has been and continues to be the only Church on earth. (T. C. R. n. 668. Con. L. J. 12, 13 30. Ap. Ex. 641, 948.)

III. We believe that this Church is much larger and more inclusive than any sect; that it is distinguished less by its beliefs or doctrines than by righteousness of life—love to the Lord and the neighbor being its great fundamental. (Ap. Ex. n. 724, 730, 732. A. R. 903.)