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 men a  word  of  warning  and  counsels  them  in regard  to  the  things  that  make  for  their  spiritual progress  and  sanctification,  for  their temporal welfare  as  well  as  for  their  eternal happiness, certainly  deserves  the  hearty  endorsement of  a  Shepherd  of  souls.

Such a  book  is  the  German  work  entitled " HinausinsLeben  "  by  Father  Coelestin  Muff, O.S.B., a  Benedictine  of  the  famous  Abbey of Maria  Einsiedeln,  Switzerland.

We have  based  "  The  Young  Man's  Guide  " on this  work  —  inasmuch  as  it  is  an  English version of  the  same  —  revised,  amplified, and adapted  by  us  to  suit  the  conditions, circumstances, and  requirements  of  the young men  of  our  own  country.

In his  preface  to"  Hinaus ins  Leben,"  Father Muff says:  "Out  into  life!  So  it  is  decreed  for  the  young  man,  who  is  advancing  to maturity;  and  with  Schiller  we  must  add, 'Out  into  a  hostile  life!' — out  into  a  struggle, not  only  for  his  material  existence  and  welfare, but  much  more  in  behalf  of  his  spiritual and  eternal  interests.

"To make  his  young  friends  in  some measure  acquainted  with  this  hostile  side  of life,  to  point  out  to  them  the  ways  and  means to  parry  the  attacks  of  the  enemies  of  their salvation  —  this  is  for  a  priest,  for  a  pastor  of souls,  a  welcome  task.

"It is  the  aim  of  our  little  'Guide,'  in  the first  place,  to  furnish  a  Catholic  young  man with  a  correct  view  of  the  social  and  religious