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 heaven, is  for  the  life  of  the  body,  Christianity is for  the  life  of  the  soul. Christ is  the  sun  of truth  and  justice  for  the  whole  human  race. This sun  must  influence  the  whole  life  of  man. Therefore, Christians,  to  the  war! Fight for God and  the  right  I  Fight  for  the  interests  of Christ  and  his  Church! It is  a  question  of  the weal or  woe  of  mankind. Vow fidelity  to  Christ in the  following  words :

My God,  though  all  unfaithful  be, I never  will  depart  from  Thee. All, all  for  Christ  shall  be  my  cry. While life  on  earth  goes  swiftly  by.

UMAN respect  is  a  cancer  which eats into  modern  society  and  does incalculable harm,  especially  to  young  men. Take, for  instance,  a  young  man,  who  at  his nightly carousals  fears  to  offend  or  to  make himself disliked  by  his  companions,  and  who therefore goes  on  drinking  until  the  small hours of  the  morning. He does  not  reflect whether he  is  ruining  his  health  and  wasting his money,  whether  he  is  bringing  vexation and disgrace  upon  those  who  belong  to  him; to all  this  he  pays  no  heed;  he  merely  says  to himself:  "What  would  the  others  say,  if  I were  not  to  do  as  they  do?" Oh, this  foolish bugbear of  human  respect! Such a  young man we  may  behold  going  forth  into  a  hostile world carrying  his  head  very  high,  and  full of self-reliance,  but  when  he  comes  into  the