“Followers of Jesus Christ will not act independently one of another. Our strength must be in God, and it must be husbanded, to be put forth in noble consecrated action. It must not be wasted in meaningless movements. In union there is strength.... No strife or variance should exist among the workers. The work is one, superintended by one leader.”-Ibid., page 63. COOD 60.1
Again, “Union is strength; division is weakness. When those who believe present truth are united, they exert a telling influence. Satan well understands this. Never was he more determined than now to make of none effect the truth of God, by causing bitterness and dissension among the Lord’s people. The world is against us, the popular churches are against us, the laws of the land will soon be against us. If there was ever a time when the people of God should press together, it is now.”-“Testimonies for the Church,” No. 31, page 232; Vol. V, page 236. COOD 60.2
All this is in harmony with the words of the psalmist, “Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity.” Psalm 133:1. COOD 60.3