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
