Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-04-03
npaehonro g'tratuiIls.
Friday Morning. April 3. 1887.
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The least calculations of the population OF III
world put down the amount at about one thou
sand millions. China proper. according 10 'h'
official returns of census taken IN 1918 an'
supposed BY good authorities TO be very nearl,
correct, contained 367 ,659.90l inhabitants. ih'
Chinese Empire, embracing Corea' Chinese / ar
tarv and @ rsa. and Little Thibet contains with
in its limits probably more than 5oo,oooooo o.
Some authorities reckon moie, some less; but b,
that as it may. il is certain, that very nearly. il
not fully. one half the people of the world are un
der the dominion of the self tyed ''Son of Heav
en- and Sole Gcardian of Earth"
Though it has been now lS00 years since the
Nazarene preached redemption TO a los, world
as We, but insignificant portion Of its inhabi-
tants have accepted the boon. However. in
most other nations the work is making consid
cradle progress The Turkish Empire contains
more pi ofrssors of the Christian religion than
Mahometans though they are of the Greek
Church: India is under the control Of Christian
England and most of the "lloitentots at our own
doors. as the ignorant and uneonverted in our
own land have been called. have now the Gospel
preached unto them; thus narrowing down the
struggle between Christendom and Hedthenesse
in great measure to the issue between the Chi
nese Empire on the one side and the civihz ID
world on the other. China i. yet soaed hook
Her treaty with England some ten or fifteen
years ago t, the contrary, she yet persists in her
traditional policy of refusing all intimacy with
the rest of the world. Her doors yet closed
her windows yet refuse to admit the light. But
she has been cutting of white mems hends and
pretending that she thought they were her own
yellow people--she has been insulting English
ships and alleging that she took them for rebel
unks, and the Commissioner ieh at Cunton, not
content with ordering the decaptation OF 20 900
of his own fellow citizens. has shed blood that
was under the protection of the fag If England.
She herself has given the opportunity, md INV
is the tme.t break the seals ana the locks which
shut her out from the rest 81 mankind. The civ.
lzed world demands Of her 10 be more nrighbor-
". The man who. educated by Christian mis-.
sionares, and preaching something Ike the Chris
tian religion. has carried the standard OF rebel
lion so successfully for several years IN China,
has proven unworthy of the commentators be
slowed on hmfor the rebels joined their enemies
in protecting and assisting the late outnges
on English and American residents And now II
seems 10 have fallen TO the lot Of England t.
force the admission of the entering wedge. which
is TO revolu,onize So great proportion of the
worlds people. Other nations maY be 3lawntn
10 the contest.if much of a contest toe necessary,
but England has already been obliged to com
mence it.
Enterprising. Industrious md not lacking IN
cleverness, the Chinese only require tie light of
civilization which has been siudiousI, kept out,
and the genial Influence of Christianity winch
has been vigorously driven back, Ia be nble 10
exert considerable influence on the worlds destl-
MES. Belonging 10 the largest family which "o
have the Mongoan race-and more strongly
marked with family characteristics than any 9th
er people it is to be expected hat they viii al
ways stick together. and who Knows but TINT the
time may come before many years. whou their
influence may exceed thai Of the race which is
now about TO force them 10 learn. for their own
good, n the school masters bi.eh folo,d all
in our younger days. We do not think, howev-
er, that such IA time will ever eamc, hut the met
now stands before the world TINT Christianity
and Buddhism are coniro nted, md there is no
reason 10 doubt that the present contest viii TO-
suit in the humiliation Of China. England be-
You'd question ii tae Chinese force her to 1t,
Will prove her doctrines orthodox
by apostolic blows and knucks
n OF that il is religion she is fighting for. 1t /,
calcoes not Bibles that she is Tor making the
Chinese take. But with The ealieoes the oiblc.
will inevitably GO 1t is 10 extend her trade not
the gospel that she is sending ships Of war; but the
same means which will sustain and protco, her
commerce there. will give security to the Chris
tlan missionaries.
The problem as il npw stands ia certainly one
of the most interesting that has ever been PIE
scented to the world The work Inns already com
menced, and though Lord Pa'merston's ministry
have been outvoied on this qpesiun,hey deelar,
hopes that China will at last be thoroughly open
ed.
What will become of the five hundred million
OF queer eyed men, women and children whethe
they will fade away before til superior race a
did our own red men, or whether the yvfying in
fuences of Christianity and enlightenment, vii
increase their vgor and power, and enable then
10 make really great nation of themselves, is
question which time alone can determine.
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Mcdaniel, notifying the officials of all the Rail
way Corporations interested IN the propose,
Bristol Convention. that the day for the meeting