Hitherto the chief controversy has turned upon the Communion Service,
and now that controversy haS Concentrated upon the reservation of the Sacrament. There is talk among both Evangelicals and Anglo- Catholics of seceding from the Church if they do not get their way. We sincerely hope, however, that in all the debates which have still to be held the spirit of compre- hensiveness for the Church will conquer faction. " Church above party " ought to be the motto. There is plenty of room for varieties of practice within a reasonable limit, but a reasonable limit there must be, and we believe that in the end this will be accepted in the interests of unity. It might be agreed, for instance, that the Sacrament should be reserved for sick personsthis is a matter of con- venience—but that it might not be placed in a Church where it could be used as an object of worship.
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