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　man in　his　own　image。　No　physical　courage　and　no　brute　instinct　can　take　the　place of　the　Divine　help　which　alone　can　sustain　him。

However　horrible　the　incidents　of　war　may　be；　the　soldier　who　is　called　upon to　offer　and　to　give　his　life　for　his　country　is　the　noblest　development　of　man　kind。

You　now　face　a　new　world　—　a　world　of　change。　The　thrust　into　outer　space　o　f　the　satellite；　spheres；　and　missiles　mark　the　beginning　of　another　epoch　in　th　e　long　story　of　mankind。　In　the　five　or　more　billions　of　years　the　scientists　te　ll　us　it　has　taken　to　form　the　earth；　in　the　three　or　more　billion　years　of　deve　lopment　of　the　human　race；　there　has　never　been　a　more　abrupt　or　staggering　evol　ution。　We　deal　now　not　with　things　of　this　world　alone；　but　with　the　illimitable distances　and　as　yet　unfathomed　mysteries　of　the　universe。　We　are　reaching　out for　a　new　and　boundless　frontier。

序　言（7）

We　speak　in　strange　terms：　of　harnessing　the　cosmic　energy；　of　making　winds and　tides　work　for　us；　of　creating　unheard　synthetic　materials　to　supplement　or even　replace　our　old　standard　basics；　to　purify　sea　water　for　our　drink；　of　mini　ng　ocean　floors　for　new　fields　of　wealth　and　food；　of　disease　preventatives　to　e　xpand　life　into　the　hundreds　of　years；　of　controlling　the　weather　for　a　more　equ　itable　distribution　of　heat　and　cold；　of　rain　and　shine；　of　space　ships　to　the　m　oon；　of　the　primary　target　in　war；　no　longer　limited　to　the　armed　forces　of　an　e　nemy；　but　instead　to　include　his　civil　populations；　of　ultimate　conflict　between a　united　human　race　and　the　sinister　forces　of　some　other　planetary　galaxy；　of such　dreams　and　fantasies　as　to　make　life　the　most　exciting　of　all　time。

And　through　all　this　welter　of　change　and　development；　your　missio