Show D DECLINING christianity in a theosophical magazine published in new york some interesting statistics are given which are made the foundation for the don elusion that orthodox christianity its is on the wane and that in years more that form of religion will belong only to history figure of course can be made to prove everything and arguments based on statistics as a general rule are not accepted without close scrutiny still the figures presented on m this subject are highly interesting A summary of the article appears in the digest of nov 6 5 from which the following is borrowed the american almanac for 1833 estimated the ithe population of the world at the number of buddhists in the world at that time according aco to malte brun and graaberg Gr aberg was mohammed dans jews to malite brun brum gave the number of chelst christians lanis at this time as aa graaberg Gr aberg pinkerton howell Ha asell and balba glave gave the number from to bo higher the number of heath ens ene that is of those outside the great religions was put down by these authorities th ties at so 80 that out ot the population of the world in 1833 35 per cent were robert baird in the retrospect and register published by dodd new york 1851 put down aie the ox une wona idov vet at of which were christians and no non carte bams which shows the christian lauon to be rather more than 33 13 18 1 3 8 per cent a decline of nearly 12 1 2 8 per cent since 1833 1883 in sch aff and hertogs Hera Herz encyclopedia of religious knowledge Knowledg re for 1888 holtzmann M gives the figures for 1882 as buddhists heathen jews to total non the number of Christ christians isas he estimates at and the population of the world at thus anisa to 1882 the 08 number of christiana in the world had declined to 28 per cent of the whole population harpers bookoff book of facts for 1896 1895 gives the population of the world tor for 1890 as of this number were wem going I 1 to show that in elget years the proportion pro portion of the christian population had declined 1 per cent that Is ie in the period troon from 1833 to 1890 a little moire than halt half a ceno century tury there ere was a del decline cline in the of nominal christians from 36 85 per cent of the total tombal population ot the world wom to 27 per cent and this it te is asserted is the beat showing possible anding ob atia the spent yearly on am efforts alt home and ii 4 ia that of 0 opuses ls Is or this decline de ahne in fl deMly lias has been aggressive in tarla century ats aa never belfore before appealing no longer only to scholars but to the masses its tenets have bien ben preached through treatises and more lowi powerfully a fully still through the so called religious redig ious novel criticism cism with its reckless diw gaird of fact has had bad an influence for far evil and then in some respects science has ha run against orthodox christianity to the readers of the news it win will be off of spec dial interest to note tha t modern madern according to the figu figures ires presented reached its high tlde tide meark about the time of the es of at the church of lof jesus cast of latter day saints the shafts commee ce with the year 1833 at that time the church of god reared upon the divine foundation had bad commenced ibo bo show its ha b buty beauty uty and cent proportions to the world it had received the that the keys of abbe he kingdom should never be taken away that was the birl chit dawn dawm of a nw naw day upon the earth it R was an in ot of the near fulfillment ot of the prom lae behold I 1 make all thil new mazy many syia teras have lived and succumbed with the civil civi which they were conquered the ilonis of rome greece the and other countries is still destined deach ned to go on until the earth worships at A the feet of its ita redeemer but the that will accomplish this work will be the religion of the son of god not an the thereof modem christianity orthodox chile may be waning wan ing but true Christla rAty guld guided edby by the light of revelation 61 and upheld by the power of the vm remada the corrrina con corr ang ring world relillion la Is neither an eclectic system of eft doety doctrines ines and nor any system reformed but the gospel of jesus preached by authority from on high |