Excerpt from Unity and Schism: The Bishop Paddock Lectures for 1917 I was visiting the United States at a critical moment in the history of my own country and of all mankind. I found there friends of a generosity which surpassed my expectations, though these were by no means narrowly conceived. I found sympathy with us in our trials, a kindly judgement of our faults, a warm - hearted appreciation of our aims. The rapid movement of events that began shortly after my arrival produced in addition a readi ness to share our burdens. While returning home, in the region of danger at sea, I heard that the die was cast and our friends were become our allies. Old discords pass; old kinships revive. The event fits my theme. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.