ACTS XIX. 23. And the same time there arose no small stir about that way. 24. For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrine for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen ; 25. Whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth. 26. Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands; 27. So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth. 28. And when they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians. 29. And the whole city was filled with confusion. No economist of any reputation, either in this country or in Europe, advocates the free coinage of silver at 16 to 1, or any other ratio, by any one nation. There are wellknown bimetallists in England, France and Germany, but not one of them advises England or France or Germany alone to adopt the free coinage of silver at any ratio. Nor do any economists of repute in this country advise the United States to this step. It is perfectly well understood by all economists, whether favoring a single or a double standard, that the adoption of the free coinage of silver at 16 to 1, or any other ratio, by this country alone, and without an international agreement, would not give us a double standard, but a single standard of silver.-Rozel Weissinger, in "What is Money?" All that government can usefully do is to certify to the weight and fineness of the coinage. It has no further concern with money. The main point to be borne in mind, in relation to coinage, is, that government does not determine value at all, but simply certifies to the weight and purity.-Amasa Walker, "Science of Wealth." (20) THE UNJUST STEWARD. LUKE XVI. 1. There was a certain rich man which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he wasted his goods. 2. And he called him and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? Give an account of thy stewardship, for thou may'st no longer be steward. 3. Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? For my lord taketh away from me the stewardship. I cannot dig. To beg I am ashamed. 4. I am resolved what to do, that when I am out of this stewardship, they will receive me into their house. 5. So he called every one of his lord's debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou my lord? 6. And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill and sit down quickly, and write fifty. MATT. IX. 31. So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine. 32. *** And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine; and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters. RESULT OF FREE SILVER.-No invasion of hostile armies, burning and destroying as they advance, could by any possibility equal the desolation and ruin which would thus be forced upon the great mass of people.-Professor J. Lawrence Laughlin. The more I have thought upon this question the more profoundly impressed I am that more people are concerned in the quality of the money, of actual money, than in its quantity.-Ex-Secretary Charles S. Fairchild. |