The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-04-22

ted States, which stretches from
the Atlantic to the Pacific, and with
a population of 4O,0O0,000, of this
number only 100000 Catholics, OF
about one Cotholic to ten Protest
ants. The United States then is
decidedly Protestant nation
That she is far more powerful and
influential than the whole of Catho
lie America united admits OF nc
| doubt. And if she will but pre-
serve her faith in the Bible-that
friend to liberty and foe to priest
craft-there is not the shadow OF
doubt in our mind that q hun.
dred years hence she will be more
powerful than the whole Catholic
world united. Besides the United
States Protestant America is in
creased by Canada, a growing na
ton, whose population already NUM-
bers four millions. Neither France
nor Spain now possesses one foot
of North American soil, although
the Pope in the sixteenth century
graciously divided the whole of it
between them. Thus, has all of this
immense territory, except Central
America and Mexico, been gained to
Professionalism. At the same time,
these two Catholic communities.
with all the South American States.
have been, in a measure, lost to
Rome.
Glancing at Africa we sec that
where, in 1000, Catholic powers
were most influential, a Protestant
power, England, now rules almost
without q rival. We refer more
particularly to Western and South
! ern Africa; but even ON the eastern
coast, where the Portuguese still.
claim possessions, the English ex
ert controlling influence. The
fact that in the temperate regions
of Southern Africa there is grow
ing English colony is one full O:
promise to the future of Protestant
ism in that quarter of the world.
In Southern Asia, England
through her extensive possessions
Of course, possesses a prepondera
ting influence. Although but few
comparatively, of the natives of Indis
have become converts to the doc
trine of the Bible, yet the whole
people have been benefited by the
promulgation of Protestant princi
pies among them. In Burmah
however, missionary efforts have
met with such q degree of success:
that that country now may almos
be considered as Christian.
Passing to Eastern Asia, China
and Japan, we find there two large
empires hitherto so impervious tc
foreign influence Of every kind, grad
lally being penetrated by Protest
ant ideas, and impressed with Pro
testant civilization, through theil
growing relation with England anc
the United States.
Passing now South to Australia
we find a continent, which, with
Tasmania and New Zealand, com
prises territory as large as Eu
rope, and which has been gained tc
Protestantism-directly from hea
thenism, but indirectly from Cath.
olicism. These distant possession.
Of Great Britain contain at presen
two millions of population, already
constituting a very influential pow
er in that region of the world. Con
tinuing to grow in wealth and pop
ulation, and holding fast to the Bi
BILE, their influence will widen unit
it extends, not only over the ada
cent islands, but passing even acros:
the broad Pacific, will let fall rays
of Protestant light upon the darl
and dull shores of South America.
Thus, in whatever part of the
habitable world we look we fine
Protestant nations exerting greater
power, whether physical or mental,
than those which are Catholic
And more, wherever we find Pro
testant nation, we find her full ot
activity, growing in wealth and in
telhgence, and wherever there is al
outlet extending her borders. AnG
= the borders of Professionalism are be
ing every day extended. Yet Ma
calay said, that during the las
two hundred and fifty years Pro
testantism has made no conquest
worth speaking of. Can any one
to-day, looking as we have done, a
North America: South Africa, British
India, Australia, and many and val
liable islands, make the same decla
ration?
But besides these historical facts
there are others which reveal to OH
mind yet more clearly the superior
nature of Professionalism, and at tht
same time clearly show the nature
of its success. We allude to tht
wide dissemination of certain ideas
which, if not born of the Reforma