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 ence to  God  as  our  last  goal  and  final  end, and that,  in  the  case  of  the  free  man,  the  spirit must rule  the  flesh,  and  reason  hold  sway  over passion.

6. Such  is  true  freedom — the  freedom  which you are  bound  to  choose;  it  is  the  freedom which Jesus  Christ  purchased  for  you  with  His precious blood;  the*  freedom  which  He  bestowed upon  you  with  His  truth,  "The  truth shall  make  you  free;"  in  a  word  it  is  that  freedom which  love  gives  to  the  Christian  heart, according to  the  saying  of  St.  Augustine: "Love, and  do  what  you  will!,,  But  St. Paul  says:  "Love  is  the  fulfilling  of  the  Law" (Rom.  xiii.  10).  I  know  not  what  your  future will  be,  but  this  I  do  know,  that  it  will  exactly correspond  to  the  use  you  make  of  your  freedom; the  abuse  of  it  will  lead  you  to  shame, the  right  use  of  it  to  eternal  felicity.  Take your  choice!

Who freedom  seeks,  true  liberty, Finds it,  my  God,  in  serving  Thee. Fetters of  steel  may  him  confine He yields  unto  no  might  but  Thine.

OW charming  is  the  expression, "My native  land!  my  Fatherland!" At the  sound  of  it  the  heart  throbs more joyously,  the  blood  courses  more  swiftly through the  veins. Love of  country  is  an innate  sentiment,  the  want  of  which  is