The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-06-16
Progress Of Christianity.

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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 1880 it was variously estimated from
642, 200, 900 to 737, 100000. In 1850 it
was reckoned at 1000, 900, 600. Prof.
Schem's estimate makes the present
population /, 437, 600, 600. 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 80, 0,0O0, 900;
fifteenth century 10O,000,0 900; in the
last 300 years the increase has been
200, 900, 600, or as much as in the pre-
vious fifteen centuries. In 1880 there
were 410, 100000 nominal Christians.
In 1900 there We're 80, 900, 900 Catholics,
100000 Greek Christians, and no
Protestants; in 1880, 116, 900, 600 Roman
Catholics, 10000, 600 Greek Christians,
and AZ, 600, 900 Protestants in 1880, the
respective numbers were 209, 200, 900,
$4,000, 600 and 113, 700, 900, showing an
increase of 80 per cent. among the Pa
and176per cent. among Protestants. The
probable number of nominal Christians
IN the world in the year 1000 was esti-
mated by DIR. Dorchester at from ], ,2O0,-
600, ZOO to 1850, 900, 900. The popula-
tions living under Christian govern
ments in 1900 numbered 100, 900, 600
in 100, 155, ,000,0 900; 1880, 3S8, 900, 900;
1876, 685, 5,000,0 600; divided as follows
100, 134, 600, 900 In 1880, 181 ZOO, 600 in
OOO, 900 in 100, 80, 600, 600 in 1880, &c.
600, 900 in 1876; Protestants, none 1900,
32,000,00 in 170O, 1874, 900, 600 in 1880,
408, 900, 600 in 1876. OF the $4,000, 600
square miles of the earth's surface 3d.
O0O, 900 are under control of Christian
governments, and 10000, 600 under Pa
gan and Mohammedan. Of the area un-
der Christian domination, IA 5OO,O
square miles are ruled by Protestant
governments, 9, 500, 900 by Roman Cath
But France, Italy and Mexico are in
years will settle the question as to which
side rs, ,000, 900 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 Three
million Bibles had been printed in 1900;
160, 900, 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, 900.
In the Protestant foreign missions il
1880 there were 70, 289 communicates
in 1850, 210, ,957; in 1880, S57, 1892. Add
ing those at missions not reporting, the
aggregate would probably be 1850, ,O0G
COMMITMENTS and $500, 900 hearers anu
adherents. OF the 857, 1882 communi-
cants, 663, ,S13 were formerly Pagan, and
1913, $40 Papal, Jewish. or RatiOnalistic.
Brother Gardner's Advice.
"When a man axes me who Ibis mex
doah, began the old man as the trian-
gle sounded to order, 81 answer him
Brown or Jones or White, or whatever
de name may be, but when he goes be-
yand dat an axes what salary de man
Arms, how often his wife changes bon
nets, an how dey make seven dollars a
week go furder dan kin fo'teen, I be-
come a clam. I has no business to
know, an when I do know won't tell.
used to have some curiosity in dis di-
recshun, but I has got ober it of late
Vars. When know dat sartin man,
receivin' salary of $12 per week, kin
give parties, hire carriages an dress his
wife in silks, it makes me glum. Dat is,
it used to. 1 used to wonder why
couldn't do de same thing on de same
money, but / nebber could. When de
ole woman used to tell me dat sartin
women had new silks, new hats, new
close an new shoes once a month de
var roun', an we havin' to lib clus on
de same money, it made me mad. Dat
Is, it used to. When saw men who
owed fur deir washin' styuttin' aroun'
like lords, while I had to work seben
days in week an pay my
debts, I felt like smashin' frew
de sidewalk. But I has got ober
all dis. When meet woman who kin
dress like bankers wife ON de $40 or
$l2 per week paid her husband, 1 doan'
| low myself to eben fink about it. When
1 see a man buyin' 20-cent cigars,
! sportin' cane and takin' champagne,
while his chillen at home am bar'fut, I
try to believe dat it am all right. When
a lady wild $500 WORT of close on axes me
to do job of whitewashin' in a parlor
whar' de bes' pictur's come from a tea
store an de bes' char am under chattel
mortgage, doan' stop to wonder who
she thinks she am foolin'. Nayburs OBJ
mine who owe all de butchers widin a
circle of mile kin pay fo' dollahs cash
fur ibery rig on Sunday an shan't
criticise. Wives may go shoppin' ebery
day in de week an gin parties ebery
night, an my ole woman will keep de
cabin jist de same. Since we quit won
derin' an speculatin' ober desc fiings we
feel much better. We know fur fact
jist how fur we kin make money go. If
odder folks kin lib like lords on salary
of 5000 var it's streak of good luck
an none of our bizness. My advice to
you am to let sich fings pass. Dey are
mysteries wild which we have no bizness,
an de mo- you ponder ober dem de less
you will enjoy what you Lave honestly
Armed by had work an saved by good
economY."-Free Press.
Unlucky People.
A genuinely-unlucky man will entail
as much misery upon those who are de-
pendent upon or associated with him as
genuinely-wicked one. They can never
be relied upon. Their speculations turn
out ill when those of stupider men sue
ceed. Their inventions are just little
anticipated by those they never heard
of. Their books or plays do not become
popular. Their crops are sure to be in
jured by the floods or the tornadoes
their vessels to be wrecked or burned
their houses consumed within the twen-
| ty-four hours after the insurance policy
had expired, or the day before they had
| resolved to take one out. Judges are
sure to rule adversely to their interests
juries always bring in verdicts against
them. Their letters are certain to go
astsay their baggage or expresses pack
ages to be lost or stolen. 1t is they who
are always looking for their missing
knives, and are constantly wondering