definitely Christian men. But the remaining half, or
one-tenth of the total number in the army, would probably be out-and-out
Christians, strengthened by the severe discipline of the war and living
under distinctly Christian standards.

At the other or lower extreme, there are perhaps one-tenth who are
so-called "rotters," the men who set the evil standards of the camp and
whose conduct is almost altogether selfish and materialistic. Between
these two extremes are the great majority, or four-fifths, whom it is so
difficult to classify. It is our conviction that these men "are not
saved, but are salvable."

What are the moral standards of this majority? They are not definitely
Christian. Rather, they have a military, material standard of the type
of a somewhat primitive social group. Their expressions unconsciously
reveal their judgments. Their constant demand of one another is "to play
the game," that is, to play fair and to do one's part in order to win the
game for the good of all. Anything which harms, hinders, or endangers
another, which brings suffering to one's fellows or defeat to one's side,
is not playing the game. They condemn unmanly actions which bring
defeat, and praise the practical and virile virtues. As one chaplain
writes: "I believe nearly all live partly by faith in a good God. I have
never found men afraid to die, even though they were afraid before
battle. As to the standards by which they live, I should say they are
the sanctions of group morality. They have very lax ideas about
drunkenness and sexual irregularity, but they have very strict ideas
about the sacredness of social obligations within the groups to which
they belong. I would mention sheer fear of public opinion as one of the
great weaknesses of the men. They would rather be in the fashion than be
right. And most of them have been hardened--though not necessarily in a
bad sense."

As we ask ourselves what are the virtues which the majority admire in
others and practice themselves to a greater or lesser degree, we would
say that they are chiefly five:

1. _Courage_ or bravery, the first virtue of the ancients and always at a
natural premium in war time, is admired by all. In countless instances
in the camps or on the battlefield this rises to heroism or
self-sacrifice. Cowardice is scathingly condemned, and the man who
starts to run away on the battlefield is unhesitatingly shot down by his
comrades to preserve the m