Show TUITII llicM ilflranccof Hie Muni as Ex prrsscil brOiir lnl Ii AjiKniCvN Foci Dec o ISSi ComolleIC i of the Dramrr Nfvvs lam 4 4 4 the truth Johnvi 1 How 011 complete Jo an answer ans-wer would this sentence have been to Pilates cj illegal query VlLat N I I truth liut the wearied Roman j governor received no repl even if lie ejEjiected It while lie humble but bt despairing disciple was aitincl that Christ Himself would to l found the only possible solution to all his doubts and questioning The Ixjnl revealed Himself to His disciples I but not to men of the world The fonmr wished to know tint they might do the latter desired to know for the sake of know ing ii am the tmUi Thif won tnitli is a favorite Ole with tU John He 1 UHS It and derIvatives almost as I I j f many times as do all the rest of tho New Testament writers taken together I to-gether I is found both In hits gospel pel ali epistles In the gospel St John same time uses it to I I express his own deductions fllJ are true > the truth Hut mol frequently it is i put by him into the mouth of I Lord Himself In Greek In GTk as English the avoid has two ennlngs which must lie I carefully distinguished from each other In the first place truth means the corropondcuee between belief and fntt A man has the truth with resjicet to nl object when he kuows A hat it iswhiemi i hits ideas compared with the object Mill be found to 0 like It w1 l Tlio oblect also whidi Is iii s 1 curately known Is called the IruU Philosophers distinguish theo two nica iisby the trios subjective an J objective Sub Jlte trtlls knowledge conform ing to fact objective truth is realllj the outward thing Now It seems I I clear that our Levi uses the kr word wor here in itsoljective her Illtol sense Heays led to his iucstioniug dlsciilre I that lie d J ilL himself lie truth ttiueworl I I Is emthatic I who sit I herein Jewish form and Jewish dress In tlie upIlr room in Jerusalem In this jearof lie world 1033 declare to you th3t I am the truth All that relates to Me as a Al whether frn whethcrtoactlonfeellngor thought relates to the truUi Whither I wake or sleep whether I speak or keep fcllentw hethcr I am aloneor Inn in-n my every act Uiouglit feelioir ndm word relates ln ii 1 is a part of the truth In Jesus tlie Christ I the solution of mysteries relating to God man duty and des tiny lie is not merely scientific I truth nor economic truth nor philosophic philo-sophic truth but the truth of Ood It is tmn that lo I I strange intelligent men can 0 satisfied with the misty or imperfect notions Jesus Imprfed notons concerning Christ He Is the Cs Chr5t mIghtiest person al force in the world today prn marck may be master of European diplomacy but even lie iron I prince quails before n shaven priest tilting jn tho Vatican who only title to recognition is tte t rnlon a claim t 0 the representative on earth ors I = or-s Oh ritt Gladstone may stand unrivalled In parliamentary de bate of but Jeans ble England bt s Christ j sets orators going all over the teires1 I trial globe What I the secret of I Christs extended and over Increas1 Ing influence Who was He IncrI 1 did He do What did HeM How did lie feel What wns His personal appearance In the light of His vast influence every detail of His tnO life every scrap of HI Il tory re laliiig to Hi acquirmiiLinins oin terest The critical events of His life were not the onl maulfestauons of truth Every fact or appearance which was n part of that mighty aud emphatic 1 would be taken ns belonging to ami forming put of the truth at I One duty for thin followers of Christ is l clear I t o would 0 trI from fear from sujKrtiliou from danger we mint turn toward 1 Him who said it am Uio truth Wo mu t study Him whom St Paul described na ChrW in whom are all the treasures of wisdom ant knowledge hidden Col hit 1 must become acquainted with Jesus Immeaurableconojutnccs are connecled with this acquisition Thhl I life eternal hint they shall know Thee the only true God and Him whom thoil Thou didst Send en Jesus hTt John Xu 1 ConcernIng Jlm fhoma aKempls note Folow thol met me-t al the asaylmoriitrm a11 the lfe Wihout the scay ther ls 1 no going without the truth there is no knowIng know-Ing without lie life there Is no living liv-ing I rain the way which thou ouuhtest to follow the truth whIch though nughtcat to trust the life which thou oughtest to hope for IAn I I-An the way inviolable the truth infalible thu lifu tliat cannot end If thou remain In My way thou shall Kuov the truth am lie truth shall make lice free and thou shall lay hold on eternal Ilk If thou w lit know the truth behev c In me oet Christ is Gods way of meetliiK the wants and answering the questions of nun Her is 1 Gods way of showing men what they ought to do Jesus Christ is ono great object lesson God is vast We try to conceive Him In order to worship Him The ellbrt truitlew W itr 1 nurnU m tlon upon sonic work of the Divine Architect or some act of the Divine Presence or tome trait of the divine cluinetcr The result I unsatisfactory unsatisfac-tory hut Jtti Christ is divinity concentrated male visible audible tangible Jiercis GodactimjuuJer the limitations of humanity performing per-forming the duties which aro incumbent in-cumbent ujion men as being such I l we wIll only reflect for a moment vc hall perceive how complete nu answer Jesus Christ ism is-m His ir oii teaching and conduct con-duct to all thcgreat questions which agitate mel concerning God them solve 1 duty and destiny I will take a croup iii r mime questions uy wayofillustralloii AH Uiinkln men couccclc that the world and theunlvcreof which it forms al att were slowly evolved out of simpler substanns bciencu makes an ultimate analysis of those things which she can Investigate ali classifies them as matter ant fore force is active matter is 1 > ivc I Ole net > the other is pclctl HIOIK l And whnt originated I Ifusl tirb enlUIe 7 What Is nc countable for the tokens of design which are everywhere uhlstrflitie iliscCrnlWcj as II in the human eye In l the mcthcxi of reproduction in plantH and nnl nials Wtre these all undo huy I some subtle unconscious force like clectrlclty Or was their creator a j > crsoii To tieAC enmrl pure Pence can give no answer To thus query Jesus replies by putting luI C rpll I ptlln into the mouth of Ills dlseijiles the wonderful iihrasc Our Father Who art in heaven He Himself rddrem3 the Deity by that eudear hug name I thank TIIU Fal her Lord of heaven and erththat Thou didst conceal l the e things from the wise and irudeilt nnd didst reveal them unto babe Mattxi Si 1 And then as if to throw mller light u > on the mental and moral Iatureof God He said to His disciples dis-ciples He that hath seen mc hath seen the Father John xiv tl Another question which men often ask is How far III has God kept control the universe which hlh He has created hI He like an engineer ohio linv lag completed I Iicrfect engine and set it In motion turns away and busies his thoughts with somcthlisr ilv Itavlin tin machine lu run ns lie ttartctl it 111cllle fi until it wears out or breaks down or I cxlmuMs the ncte fOT which He whlh iodgeel in I to begin wiiu7 Here doing is lie ngine what i the eimlmir I 101ng7cUE Jeans all Cr this questioii by liotii won and deed The Creator has not left tho creation He Is eminent in it and fully unlfols It still Noti sjarrow fillcth to liio ground without your fathers v ord The very hairs of jour head are numbered Matt xx plait 23J J And then Christ Himself bc comixn vIsible Providftiro to the children of n en He fiids lil lungrv multituiles 1 the Iiillsldu above the Sea of Galilcx pnl xiv IT He stills the storm nt the lke I of Tiberias Matt viii 5 Ho provides the trilute luonev out of the t mouth of a tMi Mattxvii Mnnn most disturbing quctdon IUI1lon hugs rIte la l the life beyond the grave He sees some tlomwtic animal ani-mal which liasiraiueel a place II his thoughts and atrections nUI alUolo some noble nohe horse or faithful dog expire A moment mo-ment ago he was alive and lossessetl I thought feelinr will Now he in a lifeless lumji of clay which will soon mingle with lie clod of the valley Life is gone ended Again he stands bj the grave of a beloved wife or chill and listens to the solemn word Earth to earth 1 ashes lt ashcSj dist to dust And r the blighting withering question will Ill Does death end 1m Or is there a vital smirk hich still I exists though unseen ti Jesus comforts His troubled dls dill whom Ihs II forewarl1 oC His approaching death with the asunuce Ixt not jour heart be Iroubled je Kheve In God believe aho In lie In My Fathers house are 111 nmiision If It were not so J I would have toldjou I go to prepare a i lace for you l will come again nnd ree you untoMyeill hint where I am there ye maO ls John xiv l3 1 rheii He bares His own breast to the blow of the King of Terrors He dies Is buried And after three daS He comes nick again to show that moli question men do survive the shock of di o lutlou Ituthou will God regard one who has broke nil is tawauitl bass lldll inclmaUon to do s Will He shun himas righleciis mel sometimes do sinners Surely lint feeling is natural nat-ural Again the language of Jesus is significant Thej that are whole have no need for a physIcian but Uiey that are sick I cime not to call lie righteous but Inner to repentance His conduct was equally significant signifi-cant He ate with publicans and sinners le1 did not hesitate to goo I go-o n least in Matthews house He allowed himself io become lie guest of Zacchcus He did not shrink from lie touch of the woman who was 1 sinner and said t her who had Ken taken in the ofadultcrj Neither do I con dem lute Go thy way from hence forth sin no more And then as If t carry us up into the very presence chamber of Deity He declared There is In I tho TIr I joy u presence of the angel of God over one sinner that rcpenlelh But will God for Kivecasuj7 W in ins ear uo open to the cry of tlie sinner turning from his sins Come unto me all je lint laborand arc heavy laden and I will give you rest He that coraeth unto me I will In no wise cast out His whole life was 1 comment upon these words lie a in search of len lender toward theIr I alllcUons relieving distress wher pr th 11 rnl U r J < uuuu j I He was a sensitive to the touch of faith as I a magnetic needle t a 1 i passing current of electricity A i > oor afllcted woman said within herself uhf I may only I touch lie hem of His garment I shall la made whole In the mldstof I crowd she Inc upon Him J crowl T flied and honored her touch of faith 11 and she the alien and strangerwas made whole Ilut how far will the Lords desire to save men from sIr carry him Gal hwy thwart His benevolent dtalgny I they will Again the conduct of the lord Jn Jesus I significant He preached His message to all For a time lie multitude were pleased to listen end to follow lie did not forbid Afterward After-ward tlict tamed against Him and rlm W r reviled Him Thn He addressed Himself the work of strengthening strengthen-ing the listening number ills adherents ad-herents The night of His arrest fond Him with only twelve immediate Imme-diate followers nnd of these one was a traitor upbraiding of tho unrepentant unrepent-ant cities In which most of His wof Its had been done I no less I significant sig-nificant Woo Unto lice Choraziu Woo unto the Bcthsnida for J the mighty works had btttt done in Tyre and Bi Jon which w era done al cole in you they would have repented lone ace in sackcloth and ashes I Howbelt I mazy unto you i hal bo more tolerable for Tjrc and SIdon in thedaj of judgment than for you lfattlI J lIla Unsparing denunciation of hardened scribes dl Pharisees shows the same thing Woe unto ye scribes and Pharisees hypocrite hy-pocrite Ye serpent yo oflVpring of vipers how shall ye escape the judgment tliJ Mnttxxili 3 t1 33 lo To tlio same end Is Uic Lamentation Lamen-tation over Jerusalem O Jerusalem Jeru-salem Jerusalem which kllleth the Prophets and stoncth them lIch are sent unto thee etc I nut where I this powerful and urmrcithptln Jrsus now Will He after lie lapse of nearly nineteen hundred years manifest lie same characteristics 1 as He then did on earth He sid to His followers that it was expcelicnt for them that He go away xfl F He did not do H the Comforter would not come Jut if I go I will send Him unto you And hits new guide war to carry on lie work which Jesus left iihio hal glorify me for he shall take of nIne and shall declare it unto yon And He was to abide with the elisclnles forever Hence the Plolc wrter speaks of Jesus Christ the Mmo yesterday and today yea and fnrfn fHS 1118 Hu wIII carry on tho fame I work and manifest hue fa mo characteristics acteristics forever He is the came person nox with the came plans wishes and suscej tibihtics that He hind when Ho walked tho earth in Palestine I have given a group offsets lie hind thesei are nnuy more ne hind all theso It hue person We who would bcttrong steady Latter diy Saints must become acquainted with Him KO that our lives will not lie t ilciendcnt upon licklo feeling hut upon JesuS the ruck who In I the cerlasting truth j In Eu ISVAISOX |