The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-07-21
Progress OF Christianity,

The Rev. DIR. Dorchester delivered en
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 no trustworthy
data of the worlds population. Prior
to 1S3Oit was variously estimated from
642, 100000 to 737, 100000. In 1850 it
was reckoned at 1000, 100000. Prof.
Schem's estimate makes the present
population l, 437, 100000. 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, 900 up to the eighth
century they had increased 1000, 600;
III the tenth century 50,000,0 600 in the
fifteenth century 100,000,000; in the
last 300 years the increase has been
zoo, ,0OO, ,0D0, or as much as in the pre-
vlous fifteen centuries. In 1880 there
We're 410900,0 600 nominal Christians.
In 1900 there were 80, ZOO, 600 Catholics,
10000, 900 Greek Christians, and no
Professionals; in 1880, 116, 600, 900 Roman
Catholics, $1,000, 900 Greek Christians
and AZ, 900, 900 Protestants in 1880, the
respective numbers were 209, 200, 900,
8S,OO0,O 900 and 113, ,70G, 900, showing an
increase Of 80 per cent. among the P,l-
pists, 26 per cent. in the Greek Church,
and176per cent. among Professionals. The
probable number of nominal Christians
III the world in the year 1000 was esti-
mated by DIR. Dorchester at from ,2OO,-
600, 900 to- 1850, 100000. The popula-
tions living unde- Christian govern
ments in 1900 numbered 100, 600, 600;
i'll 100, 155, ,O00,0 600; 1880, 389, 600, OOO
1876, 685, 200, 900; divided as follows
Papal, 80,000,000 i'll 1900, 80, 100000 in
100, 134, 900, 900 i'll 1880, 191, ,OOO, 600 in
1876; Greek, 20,000,OOO in 1900, 49,
600, 900 in 100, 6O,O00,O 900 in 1880, 96,-
| 00O, 900 in 1876; Protestants, none 1900,
81, 600, 600 in 100, 1914, 600, 900 in 1880,
408, 900, 900 in 1876. Of the $4,000, 900
square miles of the earth's surface 32,-
600, 900 are under control of Christian
governments, and 20,000,00 under Pa
gan and Mohammedan. OF tho area un-
der Christian domination, 14.50O,OO0
square miles are ruled by Protestant
governments, $500, 600 by Roman Cath
olic, and 6, 5000 900 by the Greek Church.
But France, Italy and Mexico are in q
transition state, and the next thirty
years will settle the question as to which
side $4,000, 900 people are to be counted
upon. In 1900 the Bible was printed in
one-tifth the languages of the world; it
Is now printed in nine-tenths. Three
million Bibles had been printed in 1900;
160, 600, 900 in from 200 to $50 languages
! and dialects have since been circulated.
In the Sunday schools in 1880 there
were 1000, 900 officers, teachers and
scholars there are now over a, 900, 900.
IN the Protestant foreign missions in
1880 there were 70,289 Communicates ::
in 1850, 210, ,957; in 1880, 857, 1892. Add
ing those ut missions not reporting. the
aggregate would probably be 1850, 900
communicates and 2, 800, 900 hearers and
adherents. OF the 857,33 communi-
cants, 663, 913 were formerly Pagan, and
1913, $40 Papal, jewish, or Rationalistic.