Footnotes

[1.]Some of these, doubtless, are only well-developed dialects. Many other, more imperfect, dialects might be added to this total.[2.]The extensive famines of the last few years have reduced this increase to two and one half per cent. during the last decade.[3.]This subject is treated more fully in later chapters.[4.]The rupee is at present one-third of a dollar.[5.]Nearly all these Buddhists live in Burma which is included in these statistics because it is now politically a part of India.[6.]According to the census of 1901 there were 2,923,349 Christians.[7.]“The Religions of India,” p. 562.[8.]“The Religions of India,” p. 288.[9.]“The Religions of India,” page 83.[10.]Sir John Strachey's “India,” page 311.[11.]I speak vaguely because it is hard to definitely declare what a missionary society is.[12.]The returns for Congregationalists do not include the members of the London Missionary Society Missions,—these being, apparently, included among the “Scattering.”[13.]See Toronto Convention Report of Student Volunteer Movement, p. 378.[14.]Hinduism and Christianity, page 248.[15.]See Dr. Sell's article, “The New Islam,” in Contemporary Review, August, 1893.[16.]“The Higher Hinduism in Relation to Christianity,” page 291. This valuable book has only just been published after my manuscript was written.