III.
(Enormous gains from numbers, p. 124.)
Christians were now counted by millions. The following tabular view of the Christian population of the world from the beginning has been attributed to Sharon Turner. I do not find it in any of his works with which I am familiar. The nineteenth century is certainly credited too low, according to the modern computists; but I insert it merely for the centuries we are now considering.
Growth of the Church in Numbers.
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First century----500,000
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Second century----2,000,000
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Third century----5,000,000
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Fourth century----10,000,000
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Fifth century----15,000,000
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Sixth century----20,000,000
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Seventh century----24,000,000
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Eighth century----30,000,000
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Ninth century----40,000,000
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Tenth century----50,000,000
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Eleventh century----70,000,000
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Twelfth century----80,000,000
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Thirteenth century----75,000,000
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Fourteenth century----80,000,000
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Fifteenth century----100,000,000
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Sixteenth century----125,000,000
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Seventeenth century----155,000,000
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Eighteenth century----200,000,000
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Nineteenth century----400,000,000
