temptation is _not_ mere cruelty. The prizes in this part of life are
great beyond all telling. If any man who reads these pages will but
brace himself for the struggle and put forth all his manhood in order
to win through, the day will come when he and a woman who is dear to
him will thank God that he did fight, and will understand that it was
abundantly worth while. She is waiting for you out there in the future.
She hopes and prays that when you do find her, you will be such a man
as can be honored and truly loved. She probably keeps herself for you,
even though you have not yet met her, with some delicate and shy
reserve. You will never really be worthy of all that she will give you,
but you may at least prepare for her and yourself a great and holy
experience. To know the full beauty of the thing that married life may
be is nearly if not quite the greatest of human attainments. To spoil
it beforehand is the most pitiful of all pities.

Wherefore get up and fight!





ADDENDUM,


ESPECIALLY FOR YOUNG MEN STRUGGLING WITH
SELF-ABUSE


It is in this form that sexual temptation comes into the lives of a
very great many men, including many able, high-minded men. All the