April 30

On Church: Problems

Oh, that all churches were abodes of love! What do we see in many places? No contending earnestly for the faith, but much contending as to who shall be the greatest. I heard, the other day, of a church which has come to nothing, and one told me that the reason was that “everybody wanted to be boss.” PM75

“Half the schisms in churches arise out of the real division which exists between idlers and workers.” (1916.465)