The World's Religious Condition
By Chautauquan
MORE important than the physical and political status of the world is the social condition of its inhabitants,—their religion and education, and the ideas which rule them. The human race is estimated to number about 1,440,000,000 souls, divided into five families: Caucasian 624,000,000; Mongolian 560,000,000; African 176,000,000; Malay 72,000,000; American 8,000,000. These are classed by religions as Christians 436,000,000 (including 202,000,000 Roman Catholics, 150,000,000 Protestants, and 80,000,000 Eastern or Greek Church); Mohammedans 170,000,000; Jews 7,000,000; Buddhists (Asia) 400,000,000; Brahmins (India) 145,000,000; Confucians (China) 80,000,000; and Shintoists (Japan) 45,000,000.—Chautauquan.