The Growth Of Christianity

If we sura up the encouragements to hope, foowHled on the success of Christian -work, the figures are as followe: Three cemturies after Christ there were 5,000,000 Christians. Eight cenimrlee after Christ there were 30,000,000 Christiaiis. Tem centuries after Christ there were 50,000,000. Fiiteeai centuries after Qirist ther6 were 100,000,000 OriBtiaois. Eighteen centuries after Christ there were 174,000,000 Ohristians. Now ther eare 450,000,000. The followers of the three religious - Comfueianism, Buddhism and Taoism all eombi'ned, are less than the Christians alone. IncluidiMg the latest división of Afrlca amoing the European powers, about fourr-fifths of the larad of the world is