ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE, GREENWICH, MAY 10TH, 1893

ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE, GREENWICH, MAY 10TH, 1893

My Dear Brother, — As far as I understand it, I think the unity of the Spirit is in the nature of an abstract thought. It is what would be realised if every saint were in the consciousness by the Spirit of his relationship to Christ and to every other saint. It is unity which exists not in the flesh, nor by outward agreement, but in the Spirit — and it involves therefore the setting aside of the flesh. The secret and power of the unity remain here in spite of all failure — and there has ever been the opportunity and responsibility to ^[p. 75] return to it — but as a matter of fact it was early marred and has never since been realised in its completeness. You could not speak of the unity of the Spirit in heaven — where the Spirit alone will be the power of the life and activities of saints. I trust the above may help, and remain,

Your affectionate brother,
F. E. Raven.