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...disproportionate result of the money and efforts expended on foreign missions.- (a) Many millions are contributed every year, all over the civilized world, whereas the number of converts is small.- (b) The number of converts yearly is counterbalanced one hundred and eighty-three times by the annual excess among non-christians of births over deaths: Canon Taylor, The Great Missionary Failure, Fortnightly Review, Vol. L (October, 1888).- (c) Most conversions are but temporary-(x) Either they lapse upon departure of the missionary to some other station-(y) Or they help to swell the reports of some more lavish missionary society...
...University Club would not increase social opportunities of men not in other clubs.- (a) It would not be a social club.- (1) Only small clubs are really social.- (x) Only in such can close friendships be formed.- (2) This club would be too large.- (b) Non-club men would not meet club men.- (1) Two sets of men have nothing in common.- (2) Nothing in new club to induce men to leave the old.- (c) Cliques would exist in the club.- (1) Cliques are indissolubly formed and fostered by preparatory schools and existing clubs...
...answer to the first two questions is highly analogous to the building of the pyramids. It is impossible to conceive of the greatest of modern nations performing such a task. The motive would be utterly lacking. With the ancient rules the task was completely non-economic, except so far as that slaves must be fed and children trained to take their palces...
...being equal, becomes the motive to continued production on the same scale. The new metal going into circulation drowns the mines, or all but the mines. Such is the economic condition under which the production of the precious metals is carried on. In the early ages the production was non-economic. Gold and silver were regarded...
...Gold had already begun to lose its character as treasure, and take on its character as money. Gold to the value of L40,000,000 sterling was carried by Alexander into Macedonia, and from Macedonia it was carried by Paullus to Rome. Suddenly, violently, the whole mass accumulated unpper non-economic principles came under the control of economic law. The effect upon prices was enormous. It was characteristic of the Roman People that this effect was turned to evil...