. What the world believes, the false and the true, embracing the people of all races and nations, their peculiar teachings, rites, ceremonies, from the earliest pagan times to the present, to which is added an account of what the world believes today, by countries. mates, which fig-ures in themselves are evidences of strong uncertainty. The leading Protestant denominations of the Old Worldand the aggressive churches of America, beside the devoteesof the Russian Greek faith, have established missions andeducational institutions in the larger cities, and in 1885 allwere enjoying toleration, and
. What the world believes, the false and the true, embracing the people of all races and nations, their peculiar teachings, rites, ceremonies, from the earliest pagan times to the present, to which is added an account of what the world believes today, by countries. mates, which fig-ures in themselves are evidences of strong uncertainty. The leading Protestant denominations of the Old Worldand the aggressive churches of America, beside the devoteesof the Russian Greek faith, have established missions andeducational institutions in the larger cities, and in 1885 allwere enjoying toleration, and attaining results, which, atleast, gave them encouragement to enlarge the field of theiroperations. Doubtless much of the reputed regard for Chris-tianity in the land of Confucius is owing to the training inthe churches and Sunday-schools received by the Chinesewho have come to the United States. From the time of thenegotiation of the Burlingame treaty between China and theUnited States until Congress passed the bill restricting thenumber of immigrants by any one steamer to fifteen, theChinese in the United States were devoted to the church andthe Sunday-school. The Chinese government established aneducational mission for its own people, in Hartford, Conn.,. CHINESE PAGODA AT SU-KIA-WEE. Pagoda If the English oame of the Holj House, called raa by the Ch II consists of seven] stories, usually nine, and generallj oomprlsei :i porch, ■ e< »tibule iaote-sanctnarv for the priests, and an Inner sanctuary, containing the principal Idol.(See general description of pagodas, pp. 100 118.) Ifllilii!!:!]!!!^
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