is derived from the ownership of property, and more especially of a 
home, it must be manifest that a greater degree of happiness and peace 
of mind abides with those who live apart from the cities, either upon 
farms, or in villages, and however hard at times may seem the lot of the 
tiller of the soil, the condition of those upon the same plane of life in 
the cities is far more unfavorable to the enjoyment of the years that make 
up the sum of their lives. 
CHRISTIANITY AND THE BIBLE. 
THE RELIGIONS OF MANKIND. 
Protestant Christians, 116 millions. 
Non-Protestant Christians, 275 millions. 
f Catholics, 190 millions. ) 
\ Greeks, 85 millions. / 
Jews, 8 millions. 
Non-Christians, 1,034 millions. 
Heathen, 850 millions. 
The above diagram tells its own story. 
The relative areas indicate the numerical proportions of the worlds 
population. 
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