The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-07-22
Prorrsss 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 no trustworthy
data OF the worlds population. Prior
to 1880 it was variously estimated from
642, 900, 900 to 737,000,000. In 1850 it
was reckoned at 100000, 200. Prof.
Schem's estimate makes the present
population /, ,437, ,000,0 900. The progress
Of Christianity from the fourth or fifth
century up to 1900 was confined almost
entirely to Europe. The nominal Chris
numbered 5000, 600; up to the eighth
century they had increased 30, 900, 600;
in the tenth century $4,000, 900; in the
fifteenth century 100000, 600; in the
last 900 years the increase has been
200, 600, 600, or as much as in the pre-
vious fifteen centuries. In 1880 there
were 410,900,000 nominal Christians.
In 1900 there were 80, ,000,0 Catholics,
10000, 900 Greek Christians, and no
Professionals; in 1880, 116, 900, 600 Roman
Catholics, 70,00O,000 Greek Christians,
and AZ, 900, ,090 Protestants in 1880, the
respective numbers were 209, 200, 600,
SS, 0O0, 900 and lib, 700, 600, showing an
increase of 80 per cent. among the Pat
| pists. 26 per cent. in the Greek Church,
and176per cent. among Protestants. The
4 probable number Of nominal Christians
| IN the world in the year 1000 was esti-
mated by DIR. Dorchester at from ,200,-
600, 900 to 1,950,000,000. The popula-
tions living under Christian govern
ments in 1900 numbered 100, 900, 600 !;
in 100, l55, 200, 600; 1880, 3S8, ,000, 900 /;
/ 1876, 6S5, 900, 900; divided rs follows !:
Papal, so. 200, 900 i'll 1900, 80, 600, 900 i'll
100, 1874, 600, 900 in 1880, 18l 200, ,0OOln
1876: Greek, 20,000,000 in 1900, 3d.
O00. coo in 1900, 1000, 900 in 1880, 96,-
O00, 600 in 1876; Protestants, none 1900,
80. 600. 900 in 100, 1914, 900, 900 in 1880,
40S. O00. 600 in 1876. OF the 1000, ,00O
square miles OF the earth's surface 81
O0O. 900 are nnder control of Christian
governments, aud 10000, 900 under Pa
gan and Mohammedan. OF the area un-
der Christian domination, Ia. 800, 600
square miles are ruled by Protestant
governments, $500, 900 by Roman Gath
olic. and s, 800, 900 by the Greek Church.
But France, Italy and Mexico are IN a
| tfillSlLlOn sldlt, anu 7eiic ASAt w.. y
years will settle the question as to which
side rs, 900, 900 people are to be counted
upon. In 1900 the Bible was printed N
one-tifth the languages Of the world 4
is now printed in nine-tenths. Thret
million Bibles had been printed in 1900
16O. 900, 900 in from 200 to 25O languages
and dialects have since been circulated
In the Sunday schools in 1880 ther,
were 100000 officers, teachers @ anG
scholars; there are now over "A, 600, 900
In the Protestant foreign missions II
1880 there were 70,289 COMMITMENTS
in 1850, 210,95 in 1880, S57, 1882. Add
ing those at missions not reporting, tn
aggregate would probably be l,O5O,OO
commnnicantsa and $500, 900 hearers an
adherents. OF the S57 1882 communl
cants, 663, ,S13 were formerly Pagan. an
/. la8, $40 Papal, Jewish, or RationalistiC