MANY journals make the mistake of saying that a silver dollar is worth fifty-two or fifty-six or fifty-eight cents, according to the fluctuations of silver bullion. In fact a silver dollar is worth a dollar; the amount of silver in a dollar is worth as bullion just what silver bullion or uncoined silver is worth. But when it is coined it is worth a dollar within the jurisdiction of the government. The government's stamp is a pledge that it stands for a dollar, just as the stamp on a piece of paper makes a greenback or treasury note worth its face value. As long as the government's credit is at par, its coin or its paper is worth just what it calls for or represents. Just so with God's word; as long as his power to control the universe holds good, the promises of his word are assured to the letter. Their practical value to us, however, is just equal to the measure of our faith in them.