when He cometh in the glory of His Father with the holy angels." (Mark viii. 38.)
The last point that we should notice in these verses is the question that Pontius Pilate addressed to our Lord. We are told that when our Lord spoke of the truth, the Roman Governor replied, " What is truth ? " We are not told with what motive this question was asked, nor does it appear on the face of the narrative that he who asked it waited for an answer. It seems l^r more likely that the saying was the sarcastic, sneering exclamation of one who did not believe that there was any such thing as " truth." It sounds like the language of one who had heard, from his earliest youth, so many barren speculations about " truth " among Roman and Greek philosophers, that he doubted its very existence. " Truth indeed ! What is truth ? "
Melancholy as it may appear, there are multitudes in every Christian land whose state of mind is just like that of Pilate. Hundreds, it may be feared among the upper classes, are continually excusing their own irreligion by the specious plea that, like the Roman Governor, they cannot find out " what is truth." They point to the endless controversies of Romanists and Protestants, of High Churchmen and Low Churchmen, of Churchmen and Dissenters, and pretend to say that they do not un- derstand who is right and who is wrong. Sheltered under this favorite excuse, they pass through life with- out any decided religion, and in this wretched, comfort- less state, too often die.
But is it really true that truth cannot be discovered ? Nothing of the kind ! God never left any honest, diligent inquirer without light and guidance. Pride is one reason why many cannot discover truth. They do not humbly go down on their knees and earnestly ask God to teach then. — Laziness is another reason. They do