The truth of the one place is not a new doctrine

All the things that concern the unique center of gathering are not new ideas that have recently arisen (as some are wont to insinuate). I decided to purposely quote brothers from other generations to demonstrate that they are not novelties. Brother Potter lived in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries! The same can be said of Hamilton Smith. J. N. Darby lived before them. These are things that the brothers gathered to the name of the Lord have maintained and practiced for many years.

If we are not comfortable with these principles upon which the "gathered saints" are congregated, we need to ask ourselves the reason why we continue with them. Please do not misunderstand me, we are not trying to drive anyone out, but only establishing the fact that some are terribly inconsistent when they take a place among the gathered saints and yet do not believe the truth of the Spirit's work in gathering to the unique Center, Christ.