harbour chains from which she must be loosed if she would rescue the perishing, and come at last, bearing the redeemed of every nation, into the haven where Christ would have them be. If anything unkind or unfair is said in the pages following, forgiveness is asked, and the assurance is given that such word or statement has been unintentionally written. The limitations of human thought ever make us liable to mistakes of judgment, and to errors in rightly dividing the word of truth. Lack of Christian courtesy is unpardonable, and the failure to be tolerant of, and sympathetic with, other earnest and devoted seekers after truth surely closes the mind to the clear vision of the truth itself. If this book in any way helps to make the hearts and minds of its readers more comprehensive, more sympathetic, and more truly catholic, the hope and prayer of the author will be fulfilled. AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT Cordial appreciation is expressed, and grateful acknowledgment is here made of the kindness of the Right Reverend Doctor David H. Greer, Bishop of New York, for reading the manuscript, and for writing the introduction to this book; to the Rev. Dr. Cosby Bell, Professor of Theology of the Theological Seminary in Virginia; the Reverend Editor of the Southern Churchman; and Mr. George Wharton Pepper of Philadelphia, who were kind enough to read the manuscript, and who offered valuable and helpful suggestions. This acknowledgment does not carry with it any intention of making these honoured churchmen in any way responsible for the views set forth. St. Paul's Church, Rochester, N. Y. Easter, 1916. WILLIAM A. R. GOODWIN. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION BY BISHOP GREER XXIV THE PRIEST AND THE MONK INATIONAL MINISTER |