Both J. N. Darby and W. Kelly were deeply committed to meetings of information and assistance for the practical, free and happy maintenance of unity in a city where many local gatherings are held. Their interest is to recall the importance of a united march of the saints, in a local gathering, in the same city, and even beyond any geographical border (1 Cor. 1:2). “It is a unity impossible without the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, and possible today only for the saints assembled in the name of Christ, believing in his presence and expecting his free action by the Word in the assembly. »