Lewis James Heatwole

“ But should there ever be a turn in the tendency toward disunion, and both extreme conservatives and liberalists seek common ground, they will find a common meeting place on the ground now occupied by the parent body, officially known as "The Mennonite Church," which is about half-way between the extremes represented among Mennonite bodies. Concerning these, as well as members of all churches called Christian, we join in the prayer of our Lord "that they all may be one," even as the Father and the Son are one. ”

“ And while one would naturally suppose that the branches inclined toward more advanced conservatism would gravitate together and seek to unite into one body, and that there would naturally be a general coming together on the part of those more inclined toward liberalism, yet this does not seem to be the case. On the other hand there have been further subdivisions in some of the seceding bodies already named. ”

“ While we rejoice at the growth in numbers, we can not but share in the generally expressed regret that there are so many different bodies of Mennonites. Some have left the parent body on the ground that the Mennonite Church is too strict in its discipline, others on the ground that it is not strict enough. ”