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In 'Our Day in the Light of Prophecy', Spicer wrote that the Gospel in his day had been spread "ninety-five per cent of the inhabitants of the earth." He added: "It was in 1842 that five treaty-ports in China were opened to commerce and to missions-- advance steps in the opening of all China to the Gospel. In 1844 Turkey was prevailed upon to recognize the right of the Moslems to become Christians, reversing all Moslem tradition. In 1844 Allen Gardiner established the South American Mission. In 1842 Livingstone's determination was formed to open the African interior." (10:2) Dr. A. T. Pierson in 'Modern Mission Century' wrote: "India, Siam, Burma, China, Japan, Turkey, Africa, Mexico, South America... were successively and successfully entered.. from 1853 to 1858.. seven different countries, together embracing half the world's population." (10:3) There were many additional references which made it clear that the Gospel of Christ, and its teachers, had entered every continent by the year 1844.. (10:4) This was considered by the students of Scripture to be the exact fulfilment of the words of Christ given in Mark: (10:5) "And the gospel must first be published among all nations." (Mark 13,10)
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