atheism of our day. It is sinful man trying to hide from a holy God. Men will give you many reasons why they are sceptics, many reasons why they are infidels and agnostics and atheists, but in the great majority of cases the real reason is this—men hope by the denial of the existence of God to hide themselves from the discomfort of God’s acknowledged presence. That accounts also for very much of the neglect of the Bible. People will tell you that they do not read their Bibles because they have so