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 good Catholic,  but  he  has  not  the  courage  of his  convictions;  he  possesses  faith,  and  his life is  blameless  as  far  as  he  goes;  but  if  he finds  himself  in  society  where  his  religion  and religious observances  are  derided,  his  faith and his  Catholicism  are  not  manifest. He is silent,  or  perhaps  even  joins  in  the  mockery and ridicule  out  of  regard  for  others;  that is in  consequence  of  miserable  human  respect.

He allows  the  priests  of  his  Church  and her chief  pastors  to  be  mocked  at  and  made the object  of  foolish  witticisms. God Himself and  His  saints  are  not  spared,  yet  he meanwhile  does  not  consider  it  to  be  incumbent on  him  to  stand  up  and  defend  the  honor of God. Believe me,  the  hour  will  come  when such a  coward  will  hear  these  words:  "I  know you  not!  Depart  from  Me!" What will  it then  avail  him  to  have  been  silent  from  fear of offending  ungodly  and  unbelieving  men?

4. A  young  French  soldier  who  fought  in the  war  with  China  was  cast  in  a  widely  different mold. One day  he  heard  an  extraordinary uproar  in  that  part  of  the  barracks which was  in  his  immediate  vicinity,  and  he went  to  find  out  what  was  the  matter. One of his  comrades  had  discovered  a  rosary  in the  pocket  of  a  volunteer,  and  a  perfect  tempest of  contempt,  blasphemy,  and  vulgar abuse had  broken  forth  over  its  possessor.

Then the  young  Frenchman  snowed  himself to  be  a  soldier  in  the  true  sense  of  the