CONTENTS. 



Introduction. P. 11. 



CHAPTER I. 



THE TIME FACTOR IN THE PROBLEM. 



The closino- years of the nineteenth century are one of the 

 great focal points in history. It is proposed to show that the 

 progress of Christ's kingdom in the world for centuries to 

 come depends on tlie next few years in the United States. I*. 15 



CHAPTER II. 



NATIONAL RESOURCES. 



Vastness of our domain, compared with Europe and China. 

 Our agricultural resources equal to sustaining 1,000,000,000 

 inhabitants. Mineral wealth: mineral product greater already 

 than that of any other country. Manufactures, present and 

 prospective: led Great Britain, in 1880, by $650,000,000. Our 

 threefold advantage. United States to become the workshop 

 of the world. Witli all our resources fully developed can not 

 only feed, but enrich 1,000,000,000. P. 21. 



CHAPTER III. 



WESTERN SUPREMACY. 



Extent of Western States and Territories. Nearly two and 

 one-half times as much land west of the Mississippi as east of 

 it, not including Alaska. The " Great American Desert." 

 Amount of arable, grazing, timber, and useless lands. Min- 



