The Irish standard., 1913-02-15

for Its majestic proportions. and they
formulated an instrument which has
revolutionized the world and conferred
ineytitnable blessings ON mankind.
"Msr-st Sturdy, Christian Men,"
II !swhat the times cali Tor 8is men
sstrrdy. Christian meh--endowed With
tie courage Of their convictions. We
need men who. are controlled by con-
j, science rather than ~'byssexpedienc
men who are guided by principle rath-
er than by popularity; mon who are
Influenced by a sense of duty and not
by self-intsrest; who are swaysd by
spirit Of patriotism rather than by
~ desire Of political prsferment. Above
all, we need men Of strong Christian
faith. who are prepared to uphold
their religious convictions in the face
ct obl!duy and popular prejudice. In
q word. We need men and women Of
upright Christian character. -.
IF you disclose to me your charac-
ter, will reveal to you your destiny.
7-if your character il above reproach,
You will win in the battle OF life. You
may not attain distinction in the civil
or political, the military or ecclesias-
tical walks Of life, but the acquisition
. Of these honors is not criterion Of
=. genuine success. The true test Of ul-
innate triumph lies in the fullllment
of duty.
> S.tIf You are faithful at tue post to
which Providence will assign you, no
matter what that post may be, you
will be successful In life. You will
enjoy the testimony Of good con-
n. science. You will merit tho esteem
ref.your w-citisens, and, above all,
You will have the approval Of heaven.
Your name may not DO emblasoned on
the fading pages Of earthly history,
but, what 10 infinitely better, it will be
!, inscribed in the impsrishabie records
of the Book Of Life.
The Fruit q Innocence 10 Giadnsss.
Young men, let mo exhort you to
; be pure, chaste and cleaa Of heart.
: Rise superior to your :.essions. Keep
them under subsection. Then you will
enjoy an habitual tranquility Of soul,
abundance Of peace and Joy of spirit,
: which 10 the fruit Of Innocence. oh,
,ahow high will you soar above the slave
of his lusts, who for moment OF SEN
sual qualification 10 tortured with re-
morse. melancholy ami despair. The
fruit OF innocence is gladness. The
wages Of sin IN death.
b BE. faithful In attending the house
of God on the Lords Day, to wor-
ship your Maker and to renew your
strength. Do not be swayed from the
path Of duty by the words and ex-
ample Of dissolute companions, who
may openly oppose you, but who in
their heart will applaud your conduct.
But this fidelity to religious and
Z moral principles demands OF US NO
small measure Of heroic virtue. Many
a soldier who fearlessly rushed to the
cannon's mouth has QuAiled before the
shafts OF ridicule and the shouts Of
popular prejudice. The man who
=, calmly fulfills a duty against public
-clamor displays a higher courage than
the general who captures cities.
Human respect 10 vice diamet-
.rically opposed to the virtue Of Chris
tian manhood. 1t 10 q base condos
cension by which q man, either from
the dread Of offending others or from
the hope OF conciliating their friend
ship and goodwill. speaks or acts
against his own intimate convictions
The slave Of human respect 10 like tho
idol mentioned by the ps,amist: He
has eyes and sees not: he has ears
and hears not; he has a mouth and
speaks not Or rather he sees through
Others eyes; he hears through others
ssars; he 10 the mouthpie.e of others;
- HuPpCS VohOAu8 IHClr
sentiments. He tries to please men.
which is right. but at tn. expense OF
bis conscience. which IL wrong. II I
would please men Tin violation Of nv
sconscisnee). says the apostle, 7 would
not be the servant Of Christ
Slave Of Human Respect Dstsstsd.
The slave Of human respect is uni
:, ) y,se' 81. dstested or Gespiscd. He is
odious In the sight of God, since he
stines the heavenly voice Of conscience
: from a servile fear of rasa. No man
can serve two masters. for no will
love the ono and hate the other, or he
will sustain the one and 6espise the
other We cannot at he same time
+ serve the cause Of righteousnsss and
of self-interest. The slave. Of human
/. respect 10 despicable in The sight of
his fellow beings, for tow can they