A. D. 496. Baptism of Clovis. 606. Popery and Mahometanism. 622. The Hegira. 726. Controversy about images. 751. Pope a temporal power. 1096. First crusade to the Holy Land. 1099. Jerusalem taken by crusaders. 1308. Pope's removal to Avignon. 1324. Wickliff. 1414. Council of Constance. 1415. John Huss burnt. 1444. Invention of Printing. 1492. America discovered. 1517. The reformation in Germany. 1529. Reformers called Protestants. 1534. Reformation in England. 1535. Order of the Jesuits. 1545. Council of Trent. 1550. Era of English Puritans. 1555. Persecution by Mary. 1560. Reformation in Scotland. 1572. Massacre of St.Bartholemew. A. D. 1618. Synod of Dort. 1620. Landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth. 1638. Solemn league and covenant in Scotland. 1648. Cambridge platform. 1662. Act of uniformity. 1688. Revolution in England. 1708. Saybrook platform. 1729. Rise of Methodism. 1742. Great revival in New England. 1792. Baptist Missionary Society in England. 1804. British and Foreign Bible Society. 1810. American Board for Foreign Missions. 1815. American Education Society. 1816. American Bible Society. 1825. National Tract Society. 1826. American Temperance Soci ety. EXPLANATION OF THE CHART. THIS Chart exhibits to view all periods of time. The perpendicular lines represent centuries. On the top of the Chart is given the Christian era. On the bottom the era of the world. The first perpendicular line on the left, gives the fourth year of the world, and the 4000th before Christ. The second the 104th year of the world, and the 3039th before Christ. The history of the Church is given near the top. The first 2100 years presents the Church in an unembodied state. The next 1900, the Jewish Church. The next 1800, the Christian Church. A little below is the record of remarkable events. Thus, the Call of Abraham was 1922 before Christ. Jerusalem was destroyed 70 years after Christ. The horizontal lines under the names of individuals, represent the length of their lives, the figures the time of their birth and death, counting on the Christian era. Adam was born the first year of the world, or 4004 years before Christ. He lived 930 years, and therefore died 3074 before Christ. Abraham was born 1996 before Christ, and died 1821. Mahomet was born 571 after Christ, and died A. D. 632. Dwight was born A. D. 1752, and died 1817. By subtraction the length of the life is at once given. And by looking to the bottom of the chart, it may, by a moment's calculation, be seen in what year of the World each event occurred, or individual was born. Thus, the Passover was instituted A. M. 3513. Christ was born A. M. 4004. Luther, A. M. 5487. Edwards, 5707. |