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Excerpt from The Evangel of the Strait Gate These selected addresses are based upon three affirmations. One is that the living God has been revealed in Jesus Christ. Another is that there is an eternal life to be lived in the midst of time, in the presence of God, and by the power of His Spirit. The third is that this eternal life is entered into through an experience in which conscience, desire, and will are enlightened, renewed, and surrendered to Christ. Of that experience and its issues these addresses are the exposition. The missing note in the preaching of to-day is the note of persuasive urgency. The moral loveliness of Jesus, the obligations of the Christian life and service, the winsomeness of the Christian character, and the comfort of the more gracious and tender Gospel truths, are all presented with an accomplished artistry and a skilful embroidery. A sociological message is being delivered with such concentration and energy as to free it from any trace of indifference. Yet it sometimes suggests that Christianity is little more than a movement for the social betterment of the people. But there has been a neglect of the counsel to 'do the work of an evangelist.' That has been left to the special missioner, the Salvation Army, or the preacher at the street corner. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.