The Gates of Life by James S. Stewart. Popular Edition.

The Gates of Life
Popular Edition
James S. Stewart, author (1896-1990)
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940

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Book Excerpt, page 219

The late Bishop Moule has told how once during the War, at the close of a variety entertainment given in London for men going out to the Front, a young officer rose, at his Colonel’s request, to express the men’s thanks. He did so in genial words of charm and humour.  Then suddenly, as if in afterthought, and in a different tone, he added: “We are soon crossing to France and to the trenches, and very possibly, of course, to death.  Will any of our friends here tell us how to die?”  There was a long, strained silence.  No one knew what to say.  But then the answer came.  One of the singers made her way quietly forward to the front of the stage, and began to sing the great aria from the Elijah, “O Rest in the Lord.”  There were few dry eyes when the song was done.

British troops march towards trenches near Ypres at the western front 

during the first world war. Photograph: Hulton-Deutsch Collection/Corbis. 1.

photo source: www.TheGuardian.com

Here, above all else, is what each one of us needs in the battle of life: a heart that has come to rest in God, a will fully surrendered.  That is the great secret.  That is the final simplification.  That alone will bring us through with honour.

Rev. James Stewart was selected as the greatest preacher of the twentieth century based upon a poll conducted by Preaching Magazine.

Sermons by James Stuart Stewart
Included in the book, The Gates of Life

1 Clouds of Darkness and the Morningstar (Rev. 22:16)

2 The Lord God Omnipotent Reigneth (Rev. 19:6)

3 Why Be a Christian? (Deut. 33:29)

4 Sacrifice and Song (2Chron. 29:27)

5 The Universality of Jesus (Luke 23:38)

6 Hearsay or Experience? (John 18:34)

7 O Man Greatly Beloved (Daniel 10:19)

8 The Heroism of Self Effacement (John 3:30)

9 Vanguard and Rearguard (Isaiah 52:12)

10 The Fellowship of the Spirit (2Cor. 13:14)

11 Anchors of the Soul (Acts 27:29)

12 God and the Moral Struggle (2Kings 13:14-16)

13 The Magnetism of the Unseen (1Peter 1: 8,9)

14 Holy Alliances (Mark 10: 9)

15 Our Worries and Christ’s Peace (John 14: 27)

16 The Word and Will of  the Lord (Luke 3: 1,2)

17 If Christ Be Not Risen! (1Cor. 15: 17, 18, 20)

18 A Modern Substitute for the Gospel (2Kings 5: 12)

19 Our Duty of Praise (Ps. 146: 1,2); 20 

O Come, O Come, Immanuel! (Is. 40: 1,2)

21 Love’s Last Appeal (Mark 12: 6-9)

22 The True Simplicity (2Cor. 11: 3)

23 A Drama in Four Acts (2Tim. 4:11)

24 The Close of an Epoch (Micah 6: 8)

25 The Final Doxology (Rev. 1: 5,6).