The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-06-16
PROGRESS Of Christianity.

The Rev. DIR. Dorchester delivered an
address in Wesleyan Hall, Boston, on
the progress of Christianity, Papal and
Protestant, In the whole world, since
1900. Until the present century, said
the lecturer, there were nc trustworthy
data of the worlds population. Prior
to 1880 it was ~variously estimated from
642, 600, 600 to 1877, 600, 600. In 1850 it
was reckoned at 1000, 600. 900. Prof.
Schem's estimate makes the present
population ], 437, O00, 900. The progress
of Christianity from the fourth or fifth
century up to 1900 was confined almost
entirely to Europe. The nominal Chris
tians in the world in the third century
numbered 5000, 600 up to the eighth
century they had increased 80, 000, 900;
in the tenth century so, 000, 600 in the
fifteenth century 100, DOC, 900; in the
last 300 years the increase has been
200, 600, 900, or as much as in the pre-
vious fifteen centuries. In 1880 there
were 410, 900, 900 nominal Christians.
In 1900 there were so, 600, 600 Catholics,
20, 900, 600 Greek Christians, and no
Protestants in 1880, 116, DOC, 600 Roman
Catholics, 10, 000, 900 Greek Christians,
and AZ, 600, 600 Protestants /; in 1880, the
respective numbers were POS, 200, 900,
'sS, 900, 600 and 113, 700, 900, showing an
increase OF 80 per cent. among the Pa-
pists, 26 per cent. in the Greek Church,
and176per cent. among Protestants. The
probable number of nominal Christians
In the world in the year 1000 was esti-
mated by DR.. Dorchester at from 1,200,-
000, 600 to 1850, 900, 900. The popula-
tons living under Christian govern
ments in 1000 numbered 100, 600, 600
in 100, LOO, DOC, 900; 1880, 1888, 600, 600
1876, 685, DOC, 600; divided as follows /:
Papal, so, 600, 900 in 1900, 80, 900, 900 in
100, l34, 600, 900 in 1880, 181, 000, 600 in
1876; Greek. 90, 900, 600 in 1900, 3d.
000, 600 in 1F00, $4,000, 600 in 1880, &c.
000, 900 in 1876; Professionals, none 1900,
80, 600, 900 in 100, 1874, 900, 900 in 1880,
408, 600, 900 in 1876. OF the 50, 900, 900
square miles of the earth's surface 3d.
000, 600 are under control of Christian
governments, and 10000, 600 under Pa
gan and Mohammedan. OF the area I'M
der Christian domination, IA, 500, 900
square miles are ruled by Protestant
governments, $500, 900 by Roman Cath
Ollie, and 6, 500, 900 by the Greek Church.
But France, Italy and Mexico are in a
transition state, and the next thirty
years will settle the question as to which
side rs, 900, 600 people are to be counted
upon. In 1900 the Bible was printed in
one-fifth the languages of the world; it
is now printed in nine-tenths. Three
million Bibles had been printed in 1900;
160, 000, 600 in from 200 to $50 languages
and dialects have since been circulated.
In the Sunday-schools in 1880 there
were 100000 officers, teachers and
scholars there are now over A, 600, 600.
In the Protestant foreign missions liz
1880 there were 70,289 Communicates
in 1850, &c, 957; in 1880, 857,332. Add
ing those at missions not reporting, the
aggregate would probably be 1,O5O,O OO
COMMITMENTS and 1900, 0o0 hearers an.
adherents. OF the 857, 1872 communi-
cants, 663, S13 were formerly Pagan, and
1913. $40 Papal, Jewish, or Rationalistic.