IN DEFENCE OF THE FAITH
[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—I do not know who or what Mr. Armstrong may be but the appearance of his letter so prominently in the pages of the Spectator is to my mind very significant.
Does it mean that the sincerely religious world in this country of people who " profess and call themselves Christians," i.e., sincere followers of Christ, including for instance, even Mr. Gandhi, (though he is not a " professing " Christian—only a real one) is to be divided into what are commonly called "Unitarians" and the devotees of an ill- omened word (Mass) which has no religious meaning, but is the symbol of what the Bishop of Birmingham calls "Magic " ?
It does not do to forget that vast numbers of professing Christians are at heart Unitarians, like all followers of " the Book," our brothers the Mohammedans and Jews. It almost looks as if we might find our true reunion in all " the great religions of the World," by getting back to the simplicity of Christ who is venerated now by millions of Hindus and others outside our Church. Only _our man-concocted creeds and d,Ogmas prevent us from uniting.—I am, Sir, &c.,
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