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 belief in the divinity of Christ. Hence it was that the Kings of France were called the eldest sons of the Church (At the time that Clovis was married to Clotilda, about 500, nearly all the European states had embraced the Arian or Unitarian doctrine which denies the divinity of Christ.)

It will not, I think, be necessary to give an account of the gradual declension of the Catholic Church again under the two Creeds; suffice it to say, that during 800 years, it had arrived at such a state of degradation, that men with any real Christianity in their souls could endure it no longer, and Luther and others protested against the enormities of the Roman Catholic Church and life, but unfortunately brought out with them some of the erroneous doctrines which took their rise from the Nicene and the Athanasian Creeds. Consequently the whole of the Reformed Church in some degree is contaminated with the doctrines, and now in this nineteenth century the great battle is on, for all denominations are contending for the truth of their own views. I am thankful to think also, that all are sincerely desirous of meeting on the same platform to advocate the cause of the Blessed Redeemer, and I think there never was a time in the history of the world when bishops and clergymen of the Church of England, and leading ministers of all denominations were called upon to meet together in the spirit of love and sincerity, to ascertain what the Lord Jesus Christ came to teach us; and I do sincerely hope the time will very soon come, when such a meeting will take place, and trust that I may have the privilege of being among them. I may almost say, I am a member of all the churches, for I have occasionally attended all denominations for prayer and praise, but principally the Church of England, and my Christian friends will pardon me for saying, that every man and woman