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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.

  1. First century----500,000

  2. Second century----2,000,000

  3. Third century----5,000,000

  4. Fourth century----10,000,000

  5. Fifth century----15,000,000

  6. Sixth century----20,000,000

  7. Seventh century----24,000,000

  8. Eighth century----30,000,000

  9. Ninth century----40,000,000

  10. Tenth century----50,000,000

  11. Eleventh century----70,000,000

  12. Twelfth century----80,000,000

  13. Thirteenth century----75,000,000

  14. Fourteenth century----80,000,000

  15. Fifteenth century----100,000,000

  16. Sixteenth century----125,000,000

  17. Seventeenth century----155,000,000

  18. Eighteenth century----200,000,000

  19. Nineteenth century----400,000,000

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