_Question_. If it was necessary to believe on Jesus Christ, in order to be saved, how is it that Matthew failed to say so? _Answer_. "There are more copies of the Bible "printed to-day, than of any other book in the world, "and it is printed in more languages than any other "book." _Question_. Do you consider it necessary to be "regenerated"--to be "born again"--in order to be saved? 407 _Answer_. Certainly. _Question_. Did Matthew say anything on the sub- ject of "regeneration"? _Answer_. No. _Question_. Did Mark? _Answer_. No. _Question_. Did Luke? _Answer_. No. _Question_. Is Saint John the only one who speaks of the necessity of being "born again"? _Answer_. He is. _Question_. Do you think that Matthew, Mark and Luke knew anything about the necessity of "regen- "eration"? _Answer_. Of course they did. _Question_. Why did they fail to speak of it? _Answer_. There is no civilization without the Bible. The moment you throw away the sacred Scriptures, you are all at sea--you are without an anchor and without a compass. _Question_. You will remember that, according to Mark, Christ said to his disciples: "Go ye into all "the world, and preach the gospel to every creature." Did he refer to the gospel set forth by Mark? _Answer_. Of course he did. 408 _Question_. Well, in the gospel set forth by Mark, there is not a word about "regeneration," and no word about the necessity of believing anything--ex- cept in an interpolated passage. Would it not seem from this, that "regeneration" and a "belief in the "Lord Jesus Christ," are no part of the gospel? _Answer_. Nothing can exceed in horror the last moments of the infidel; nothing can be more ter- rible than the death of the doubter. When the glories of this world fade from the vision; when am- bition becomes an empty name; when wealth turns to dust in the palsied hand of death, of what use is philosophy then? Who cares then for the pride of intellect? In that dread moment, man needs some- thing to rely on, whether it is true or not. _Question_. Would it not have been more con- vincing if Christ, after his resurrection, had shown himself to his enemies as well as to his friends? Would it not have greatly strengthened the evidence in the case, if he had visited Pilate; had presented himself before Caiaphas, the high priest; if he had again entered the temple, and again walked the streets of Jerusalem? _Answer_. If the evidence had been complete and overwhelming, there would have been no praise- 409 worthiness in belief; even publicans and sinners would have believed, if the evidence had been suffi- cient. The amount of evidence required is the test of the true Christian spirit. _Question_. Would it not also have been better had the ascension taken place in the presence of unbelieving thousands; it seems such a pity to have wasted such a demonstration upon those already convinced?