The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-02-25
THE NEW YORK SUN.
MONDAY MORNING, FEB. 25, 1861.

Our readers, who may have been interested Ia
the intelligence slre,iy given In the sus from this
new centre OF religious interest, will be pleased Va
learn that the work still continues and that II ID
spreading especially amoog the children. upon
whom among Ourselves also the spri, seems 70 be
more than ordinarily .fiused rev NJ. PsiOE, q
Moravisn Missionary, WRITES as follows " a ffisn
| 'As I returned hsme one day, saw on the ro,i
| several who . been in deep distress on accnud,
Of their she, but who 10 tell N, taer 10y
at hay NJ found Chtist. NIsOers VI boys ant girls
who attend the SaobNa scboo .ne 10 test y th.ir
10Y at having fund a share II Chrsts atn1sm .1,;
thpir fsret bCam,d tn happ'n So AMI taey could
scarcely contain themselves, 50 great was Their do
light. S'me Of their excamationg we're; ''Ol,
dear teacher, Lave found Jesu.! have had N '
sits forgiven! Oh, am happy, happy, happy! Tao
Lord Will b.ess ycu." l think have never bssu Q
felt TIE SlvinI's gbJunding grace - deeply, AMI
my unwrr hinsos 50 keeny ne on tina, dny, wn-n
rccsvng the thanks and god wishci o. ,ne,e ue.c
children and yoati.
Il have heard ht,ie boys, on, cf the f lns.s of
their heAris, express themselves fseltngIy aud
beautifully ss would bring tais 10 many eyes, and
ono Is almost Inclined 10 think they arc al such
TIN es inspired by supernatural intl dences. OAs
little boy, wno had sung AID prayed ~ much that
hecUu'd scarcely spelk said, Il d,nt wish 10 1.-Two
much longer now: think this world ysry nics,
but heay,n mApt bc nicer
AN our stations have been visited, ~, far as we
Lave heard, but on', and tho so Of GJi's ,!rit
sptead x to all parts ef the island, aud among oil
classes ui men Remarkable Iveraions take o. &C ;,
tue most kbludOlei and gaoran! are mads happy,
AZ we'll rs the out ssrdly moral and respectable.
TnE Cu'NrsE Erurts.-Tue Rev. l. J. R,BERrI,
Of tao Chinese Baptist NJ ,sion, to bs much
favored in lis opportunities Of seeing, moving
am ng, end judging Of this remarkable, ard some.
wt.. .nismaiical people. lie hsppen,d ~ act,
ysaTs sso, as prccoI tor to Of the rebel kings
and now, on visiting him at N,nkiny, " which
p'a'c he has succeeded In pene;ra,ing atcr iu,s
effort ard danger, huis himself roJ iysd with
marked considc alton, and valuable opportunities
throSn in his Way, not only for observation and
To- to fJtming Ol u correct Judgment conc lrnlny
the So much disputed character OF the faith pro-
fees d aud tN,.c'sed by this strange pcrre: bu,
afro II diI ct PIoc'amat!On Of. truth, aud per.
so al Tta's TO them Ia ls,e letter " the n,sr-
cdt BdPia, lie says
| have requested tho privilege OF preaching
CHRIST and his Gospel, according to the New
Testament, without any admixture of any
thing else which has been conceded. And
CauSG WANG, the commandcr-in-chicf, ha,
offered Of his own accord to build mo chapel,
AMI Non WANG, the secretary Of state, has
agreed To support me; AMI the promise | trusL,
is fair for usefulness here. But KOS WASg
has not encouraged me to expect much aid from
government 10 the publication Of the Scrip
tures and rc'iSious tracts, therefore ! must have
help from home, or soon cease the circulation
Of the Scriptures and religious tracts.
feto facts: First, 1t is q fact that tue row
olutionists destroy idols and forbid idolatry.
5 ,cond fact, that they exclude opium, and even
| .hc si'ohlns VI oIrl,y looaSco' rom theu
Scrin,,,:s c,r .,,,nni ,oaL na ' 10y, 's sno
81 H. S,r;r,,,,a, e. ~ ,.'.s"ps.I 10y"
limitations. One has just occurred since my
arrival, where Noah's flood and the bow in tho
cloud was the theme Of their essay for two hun
worsbin CoJ do;,,' mo, tho;r hna.s t;n,,s nj
n,bo,s. h,t st;i, f,r ,ha van, oc ,ho sor;n,,r.,
,ha;, I,n,.ioJ,a -, Cd y. ,,.,;"..,.i
a..h u w.r,, 1i,,;,o5 Fer s,n, ~, ,tno tno
h,yo a rIn,s,;,, ~ ,.,;,,as L.on I'D, T.,
.,o,d ., Sunda, ,nd o., .,nr;do., 90 ssayy -; ~.
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''' r'r''
NEW YORK BiBrE SocHrY:-The thirty
scvehtn anniversary OF the new iork Guy
Biole society was heid recently a. tho Bdck
Chdrch, kev. Dr. SrRlNos. during the past
fourteen months oz'zot volumes had oecn ats
triouteu, ~ 400 OF winch were bibles, ana the
remainder New Testaments. Nearly 5000
had been distributed in and about the city,
but the largest pornon had been sent out OF
the city D, ioS families hal been FOUND IN the
various wards destitute OF the scriptures sI
families refused the Bible ,oG6 volumes had
been distributed among criminal institutions
luS IN the navy, ana 2,0l IN the army. The
marine Committee had disposed m 20, va VOL
umes' through the medium OF christian sea-
men, many copies OF the Bioie IN spanish nave
been sent to foreign ports. lhc receipts Tor
tue year amounted 20 SiS,oO9, only s2ooo OF
whieh had oecn realized from saics.
Nor GONH VERY FAR A. fEr.-The follow
ing arc the hlngcs respecting religious liberty
in Sweden: Punishment or other punish mont
sainst one connecting him self with any other
church than the Lutheran, has been abolished.
|
diifcrcntrciig rus community without any other
rick, II he Is in tho civil service, Than the loss
Of hs lace. >. No one, however, may leave
| the Swcdi Il Caurt, before his ci shtrcnth year
Ur hcforo lie has given notice to the mini Ter Of
| his parish. ,. Dsscniers are forbid leu To
preach any otter than Lutheran views beyon
The prrsh in which they reside.
BruMEsy DNrT,sr MIssIoss.-Rcy, H. l..
DRAYroS writes TO the .imeric IN II Iutst from
| Kcmmeudine, Busmah, as follows
Last Sabbath morning we had the pleasure
Of behoiding scene such as Rangoon never be-
| fore witness
Just back of the celebrated Shway-Dagong
| lies, among the surrounding trees ant hills a
beautiful little lake Of pure water. by the side
| OF this lake at sunrise ON Sabbath morning
were assembled several hundred people, inclu-
| ding Europeans, Americans, Asiitics, Chi
| namcn, and others. Bro. STEVENS gave
| out hymn, which was sung by the crowd,
| Bro. RosL then went down into the water, and
| baptized four British officers and one lady.
| Ko BS then baptized four Burmese and one
| Mussulman after which Bro BRoSsoS, Of the
| Assam Mission baptized the captain, m itos,
| and 10 Of the crew, OF the American ship X.
| Is. Forbes. or the sailors, there were Amsri-
| cans, Fr,nchmcn, English, Norwegians, $ Sede,,