THE WAR AND THE GOSPEL
SERMONS AND ADDRESSES DURING
THE PRESENT WAR
By
HENRY WACE, D.D.,
Dean of Canterbury,
Hon. Fellow of Brasenose College, Oxford;
Fellow of King’s College, London.
London:
CHAS. J. THYNNE,
28, Whitefriars Street, E.C.
1917.
As is usual in Cathedrals, it is the duty of theDean of Canterbury to preach on the chief Festivals of the Christianyear; and most of the following Addresses have been delivered in thedischarge of this office. My comfort in the performance of this duty,especially to an audience of soldiers, in these solemn days, has beenthe sense that I was commissioned to deliver the message of a Gospelwhich has “brought Life and Immortality to light,” andwhich proclaims the good news of the presence of a Saviour in all thecircumstances Of life or death. I have simply endeavoured, therefore,to bring some of the light of this Gospel to bear on the distressingand perplexing experiences which this War has forced upon us all,and especially upon those who have borne its chief sacrifices. I amsure that, if only believed and realized, the message of this[vi] Gospelis sufficient to support and to strengthen us under all such trialsand strains; and I hope I am not presumptuous in offering theseslight contributions towards that purpose to a wider audience than myCathedral congregations.
H. Wace.
Canterbury, January 1917.
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| I. | The Christmas Message (preached in Canterbury Cathedral, Christmas Day, 1914) | 1 |
| II. | Christmas and the War (preached in Canterbury Cathedral, Christmas Day, 1915) | 16 |
| III. | The Things Seen and the Things not Seen (preached in Canterbury Cathedral, Easter Day, 1915) | 28 |
| IV. | The Easter Message (preached in Canterbury Cathedral, Easter Day, 1916) | 40 |
| V. | The Need and the Means of Right Judgment (preached in Canterbury Cathedral, Whit Sunday, 1915) | 53 | ...