The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-04-02
A Letter from Cauntsss Slakelber,.-l

A Letter from Countess S,akelber A letter
rom This esrnes Chriaisn lady OF south Sweden,
Was read In the noon pra or. meeting, and asked 10
prayer In behalf Of thirteen Sunday schools aud for
. largo company Of friends end relatives. She &C
coppanud this r'ques, with q private letter, In
which sls stated, that. ss the day was cred on
which her various requests would bs pressrted in
tie prayer. mtc,ing Ia New York, she sHd her
fiends shopld ~ end the day In hf,lng aud prayer,
that the objects prayed for might be granted.
s.s represented h,r brosher, Cum, srAKErBHRG,
- most earnest y ems aged In promoting the cause
Of Chria In swedsn, aud that he finds many holpss
The csuts Of religion i' PrOspsring, and great re-
v.ya p,Ivsdss many parts Of the country. The
sane cLLiac,sIiitcs prevail as have marked ,here.
y.vsl In Ir,lsnd. Sinners, in the despss. distress,
ely TO God for mercy, without regard 20 attending
c'rcunrsnces
RUHARD WAIVER, the converted collier
and piize-dghter, il preaching in Dublin, aud
makes deep impression upon the working
clas ei, TO who.s he specially addresses him
SELF
The BIBLE IN BELGIuM..-The Rev. CARR
J. GLiS, whs has recently visited Belgium,
says ss,r
rothing can show more satisfactorily the
eminent blessings OF tho operations Of the Bible
Society than the results Of the circulation OF
the scriptures hy the society In Belgium since
1896, A quarter VI million were distributed
in the country, in a population Of i.5oO.00O.
R.C. EEvIvAL.-Ihe Newburyport, Mass,
uCr,ld says: ''Ths religious interest among
the Catholics Of this city is Of the most re-.
M rkable character. There are not more than
2,j0J in this city-mep, women and children,
and We think full three quarters Of these are
oh oh Mt la a
some uf these are there one half the ttms
From q thousand 10 fifteen hundred Of them
will att.nr mass at five o'clock in the morn
ing. A Protestant present on Wednesday eve-
mig informs rs that OF tho vast audience
crowding the church, l, 800 on their knees at
one time not less than one half OF them were
in tears and many Of them ssbbing aloud.
TALKING TO soMH PuRposE.-A correspond
cnt Of the Observer, writing from London,
says:-
there Is mighty faith for personal reli igous
conversation now exhibited among believers,
which is producing good fruit. Csnyersa
tiou after IN, elings have closed has boen adop-
ted in the lowest places Of amusement In tho
me, ropOls, situated ~ the very con're Of the
dens aud slums Of the Arab population, and
crowded ON SludtY afternoons and even u -,
when these vices arc holi, by costermonsers
and r,ughs. l. lists sometimes for hours, aGd
| has cen atten !od with the happlest ehoc.s.
IF you ARE CONSCIOUS Of our own want and
inner ecton, AMI ii you are satisfied that II ls
the pun pouse Of your life to fulhll TIC law Of
| God, then you are in that state IN which the
| Lord Jesus christ takes men; and all you have
| TO do to be happy is to feel, "Cnrlst Is my Sa
| yior, and am saved, rot bccauie am perfect
| but through his redeomipg love- God is near u
| many man thai arc unconscious OF his presence
| This +. rfumC Of Divine love is Around abouI
many msn TIA, do not perceive i. You ar'
| Ike men who have no sruso Of sm.'l. You ar'
| in The GARDEN Of tho Lord, and you 9 Al II
WILDERNESS. Bat awake, o soul out Of de
sPonicncy. lfJou areas you knoy you ar
take hold of tho h.ad Of Christ and 20 towar,
ii. Hs will holi fast 10 your hand, and will
lead you TO the end and then YOU will
saved not becau,e you are perfect, but bee aus
he has sr ept ven into the charmed AMI blesso
sphere where The ilcsh snd the wmld sh Ill drA
US back no more, but whore. our snfrSnchise
! manhood shall lift itself up in inelfaslc glors
crystalline purity, and perfect symmetry. Ma
! Cd bring us all thsge.-U. w. Bescksr.