Brown, appointed as the Company's Auditors for the current y The Townsend Act New York, Jan. 19.
"Wall Street commentators toda; voiced their approval of the Townsend Bill now before Congress and pre-Gicted'its enactment would have a favourable effect on the market and business generally.
The Townsend bill, which was introduced in the House of Representatives this week would repeal the Administration's Silver Purchasing Act and prohibit the import of silver into the United States.
"If the Administration is interested in seeing the market advance," one Wall Street commentator said today, "it could help by backing the Townsend bill....It would save tax-payers much money and prepare the way for the real work of restoration of confidence without which no amount of inflationary hocuspocus' can restore prosperity."
Wall Street generally joined in the agitation for repeal of the Silver Purchasing Act, claiming that the market now is in a position where it could rise or fall sharply on news of an Important nature.
Although the Government was holding 2,575,000,000 ounces of silver at the end of 1938, it was still 1,165, 000,000 ounces from the goal set bj the Silver Purchasing Act which provides that the Treasury Depart-[atit if holds the equivalent of ones ment shall continue to buy silver royalties from both tha above pro- fourth the gold and silver held in the Treasury. present in Rome some nineteen hundred years ago, it is possible that the following might have appeared in the "Roman Daily News."
"Yesterday in the Forum, Senator Quirinus accosted a roughly dressed Galileen who called himself Peter. Queried Quirinus: "Sir, may I ask what brings you to Rome, and if I may be of some help to you?" Peter replied: "I come bringing news of the Unknown God, to substitute His worship for that of evil spirits."
"That's news hat will startle even the boys at the baths," exclaimed the Roman; "tell me about it."
I come from Galilee, where I worked as a poor fisherman. The God Whom I preach was put to death on a cross between two thieves. I come to preach a doctrine that seems utter foolishness to Proud and carnal men, and which will uproot all those vices that this city has dieticd." "What!" exclaimed the amazed Quirinus. "Do you expect to establish such a doctrine here in Rome?" "Here, and through-cut the world, and for all time," answered Peter. "By Jovel" marveled Quirinus, "you've got a job on your hands. But don't you see that people will turn against you, laugh at you, persecute you? What will you do then?" "Why, then we shall die; came the answer. "Well that," said the Senator, "is the truest thing you've said so far. I have to run along now; thanks for the pleasant diversion." And as he walked off he smiled, "The poor fool!"
The Only Remedy In the preceding talks in this series, it has been shown that historical Christianity contains the only remedy for the ills of the present day world, and that it is built on foundations, the books of the New Testament, of whose veracity there can be no question. There now remains to be demonstrated the miraculous growth of Christianity from the day of Pentecost down to the present time.
According to the historian Gibbon the diffusion of Christianity was rapid because by the unity of the Roman Empire, everything was prepared to facilitate the spread of a new doctrine that would naturally appeal to man's religious inclinations, On the other hand, we find such historians as James Harvey Robinson asserting that the growth of Christianity was gradual and turbid with controversies; that it was only after three hundred years that Christianity was accepted by Constantive. In contrast with which, according to Professor Robinson, we have the prompt victory of Mohammedanism. But as is often the case in matters where there are contra-dietary opinions, the truth les with neither side, and it is our purpose to point out just what were the facts in the matter of the growth and triumph of Christianity.
History informs us that at the time Paris Bourse Weekly Review Paris, Jan. 22.
The past week on the Bourse was mediocre; it was dominated by events in Spain and, at the last session, by the removal of Dr, Hjalmar Schacht from office as President of the Reichsbank. The first sitting of the week indicated excellent tendent cies, however,—because of the impression of eased tension given by the Rome parleys.
"The fortnightly settlement day therefore passed off under the best conditions on Monday. Forward rates, fixed at 234 per cent. at the end of December, was brought down to 134 per cent. During the three following days, however, attention was centred upon the Spanish problem, and great irregularity marked the sessions because of the prevailing uncertainty over the French Government's attitude.
The last session was mediocre because Dr. Schachts removal from office was interpreted as marking the Opening of a new era of forbidding financial experiences. This move was also interpreted as a sign of grave German material difficulties that might involve international repercussions.
While the Bourse review showed mediocrity, however, Rentes were the exception. Besides the four per cent 1917 and 1918 Rentes which lost a few points, all gained from four and five centimes to three franes. of Christ the world was in a state of relative peace and unity with comparative ease of intercourse among the nations. But history also tells us that the Greeks and Romans were in their manner of life diamettically opposed to the doctrine an-pounced by the early Christians. Proud and licentious man were asked ie follow a Leader who had been crucified as a malefactor; to accept and practise ideas of morality and charity that were above their kei to be prepared to meet the naturally expected fate of the apostles and of so many hundreds of thousands of the early Christians who accepted these new doctrines—that fate was death, and death by torture.
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