Now conceive a man contriving some great work which he hopes will be a national blessing; which will cure the diseases, or lessen the sorrows of his countrymen, and which work requires the exertion of all his countrymen to carry into effect. Would he stop short in his design, because he might, by bringing all parties to bear upon the common object, _unite_ them in that object. Would he say, My object is indeed of the highest importance, but I cannot consent to unite all parties in it, because the union of all parties, although for a good purpose, would be an evil? Would he say, for example, I cannot bring all a country together to build an hospital, or to erect an infirmary, because by doing so, I should make peace amongst discordant neighbours, or I should heal political breaches? Would he not account the union, even the partial and temporary union of all parties, to be in itself a great benefit? Would he not be glad, if by any influence, and especially by a good influence, he could lay to rest the evil spirit of bigotry or malevolence? He would surely say, My plan has in it two great benefits: in the first place, by bringing all persons together, I shall be enabled to effect my purpose; and secondly, I shall unite those persons between whom discord and rancour prevailed. It is just in this way I would reason about the Bible Society. We have a great work to perform, a work which, as I have shewn, can alone be effected by the co-operation of all parties. We are bound to this work by the most solemn and unequivocal command of our Saviour. But now the question arises, whether to effect this great point, we _may_ admit of an union of all parties to accomplish it? An unprejudiced person would say, this union is an additional motive for my exertion. But _opposers_ have said, that by all parties being brought together, Christians have been led to feel less distinctly the points upon which they disagreed, and that thus great evils have arisen _amongst Christians in general_, and to the _Establishment_ in particular. I will now then endeavour shortly to examine the effect of the union of all parties, which is produced by this institution, upon _Christians in general_ and _upon the Church_.