The Litchfield County post., 1827-11-01

4 of the habitable earth, 100000 square
miles; present population, ESQ, OOO, 900 souls
doubles once in 500 years.
Now surprising the Millennium to COM
mence in the year A. ID. 5000, which Is per-
haps the common opinion, though many ex-
pect its arrival sooner, the population Of the
world, il it increase in the same ratio as for
1897 years past, will amount to S88, $50, 900 :
and at the end Of 1000 years, to S,55S, AS, 900
or SO inhabitants to every square mile of the
habitable earth. The population Of Massa-
chusetts in 1890 was 80 to every square mile;
of Prussia, according to a late census, "a ;
Austria, 1915; Great Britain, III; France,
1916; ireland, eos; Netherlands, 200.
But it may be said, that at present the pop
latiOn of the globe is increasing more rapidly
than the average of 1897 years past. This we
do not deny; though it is not proved by mere
assertion. We know. however, according to
! the best authorities, that, while the United
States are doubling their population once in
Is years, many other countries, once popu-
Ious and AOurishing, are Comparatively des-
Olate. The united population of Smyrna g.
| Palestine does not at present exceed ,8OO,-
| 900. Egypt, instead Of its seven or eight
millions 5000 years ago, contains perhaps
100000. Assyria, whose capital alone
| (Nineveh) 1000 years before the Christian era
was the abode of SOC. 900 accomplished and
luxurious inhabitants, is tenanted bv some
| 100, 900 wretched beings, who subsisf chiefly
| by plumber. Carthage, which in the first Pu
mic War contained 7OO,OOO inhabitants. is
desert. The same may be said of Babylon.
with its hundred brazen gates. The whole
country of Babylonia and Chaldea contains a
population of only about l Zoo, O0O.-Nor are
instances wanting in Europe, where the course
OfpopulatiOn is retrogade. Such is the case
with Holland and Norway. Even France at
her rate of increase from 1891 TO 1920 would
! scarcely double her population in 500 years
But it will be said. again, that on account
OF the cessation OF wars, and the absence of
destructive vices, the increase of population
in the time of the Millennium will be- greatly
accelerated; and moreover, that we have
strong intimations in the Word of God Tsa-
ah Ixv. 2O) that during this happy period, the
life of man will be prolonged. All this we ad-
NIT And it is a most pleasing thought, that
the company Ofthe redeemed, before Joined
only by here and there an individual. shall be
sweiled into great multitude which 10 man
can number
Ii we suppose that on account of the cir
cumstances just mentioned, the population Of
the world will double, in the Millennium,
twice MS often as on an average for 1897 years
past, then taking 888, 100000 1.-THE number Of
inhabitants which will be on the earth A. d.
1000, according to the ratio of increase since
B. q. 5OO.) it will amount, at the close of the
thousand years. to 14,233, 100000; or 365 in
hab'tants to every square mile of the habita-
bic globe This is nearly five times the den
slty OF population in the state of Massachu-
sets, and to that of Ireland and the Neither
lands nearly as to to 81.
The question then, arises, how can all these
millions find subsistence The habitable earth
| is not all like Ireland and the Netherlands in
respect to fertility; yet even in these coun-
tries the plague Of hunger IS by no means a
stranger. Revelation enables us to solve the
difficulty. In the same connexiOn, where it's
said the child shall die an hundred years
DID," it is also said, they shall not labour in
vain, nor bring forth for trouble" This and
other passages of the same import, authorize
US to believe, that, during the Millennium, the
earth will assume new fertility and conse-
quently be capable of supporting much
greater population than at present. As the
ground was originally cursed on account of
sin, so when man shall possess character re-
sembling that which he has lost, why should it
he deemed improbable that the curse shall in
any part be restrained?
If this view Of the subject be correct. it is
easy to see how terrible must be the state of
the world, when the thousand years being full
filled, Satan shall BE- loosed a little season."
The evil passions of men being again predom-
inant, this immense population will become
like raging sea. The curse upon the ground
returning in its full force, famine will urge the
nations on to deeds of untold violence, ia or
der to possess each others territory and
means OF subsistence. ApopuIation so dense
and withal SO desperate, will BE- fit instr uments
for the designs ofambltion, and the malice Of
her prosecutors. Satan will ago out to de-
ceive the nations which are in the four COR
ners of the earth, Cog and Magog, to gather
them to battle. the number Of ,chom Is as the
sands cfthe sea-"
| From the journal of Commerce.
DIR. BEECHER'S SERMON
MEssRs, EDIToRs.-I had the pleasure Of
hearing DIR. Beecher's sermon before the A
merican Board Of Commissioners for For
eign Missions, preached in the Dutch Refor-
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