Cyrus and the River

“Cyrus, 171 Herodotus, going to fight against Scyihia, coming to a broad river, and not being able to pass over it, cut ajid divided it into divers arms and sltiices, and so made it passable for all his army. This is the devil’s policy; he laboureth to divide the people of God, and separate us into divers sects and factions, that so he 7nay easily overcome tis.” This needs no comment. What is needed is that by a spirit of brotherly love we promote the unity of all the churches, and the peace and concord of that to which we belong. May the peace of the church be as a river.” Unity is strength. “Divide and conquer” is Satan’s watchword to his myrmidons; but Christ teaches us that the world will be won when his disciples are one.