“I am a restorer—unbowed, undaunted, extremist and eccentric . . .

The centerpiece of my intellectual universe is Biblical primitivism, a search for the first pure truths and ordinances. I am seeking that illusive image of Christianity as it came from the mind of God. You may say that it is not there; it is an illusion. I have decided to seek it anyway. . . .

You say I will not find it because I carry on my back the baggage of my own past, of the culture in which I live, of the language with which I think. Self-consciously and with as much self-awareness as possible, I have decided to try. You may say I will fail and be disillusioned. So far I have not. . . .

But I have never been alone. God has provided others of like mind to be my fellow travelers. It has been a rigorous journey, but I know no other way. The search has served me well and should you come to look for me, you will find me a bit farther down the same road.”