The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-02-18
THE NEW YORK SUN
MONDAY MORNING, FEB. 1s, 1851.

oExsrr The orkney Herald st,ss details of the
revival iu different Islands. n has nov srssndsd
70 Orkney. Among true Chrssians, RELIGION hss
bess greatly pvived. Thsir growth In srscs u svi-
dsus nos only fAlth, hope, and lows, but dep hu-
milisy, seal, and scsviy. With hsartfslt joy. are
sboundirs. Ths carssD and profAns have ben
rsma,kably ccuvinosd Of sn, snd LED 70 ory for
msrcy; wAils there srs msay hopeful osses Of true
ssuvsrsion, especially Of shs young. Thws u alss
large sumbsr Of dissrics prayer msssines, With
crowded abundance, whsrs he people assemble,
wishon regard 10 dsosuinasiooAl dissinstisu, and
many young msu who have nsvsr ataeaded bsfsrs
are nov conducsing The exercises wi,h deep earn.
sssnsss spd sclsmnity.
The Herald adds:
C,nses ns che. many had - travel for miles
throush us snow, their unwillingnsss " leave the
bouss of 0oi may be sahn . ssrcuG proof hsw
anxious they are ab nj the s~lvHson Of their souls
Pnvass me etings fer Prsyr are being held, and
Ing svsiy nigh, and 4 appssrs aed is bisssins
thsss nestinss 70 many sosls.
IT II NOT MANS DESPAIR or depression which
stands In his way 10 the ministry of life 10 his
soul, but his false hope, his sslErightsous con.
fidence, his unwillingDcss TO yield his proud and
unbelisving spirit to the convincing, humblisg z
power Of the truth, which be cannot deuy, but
tries to rcjcct.-Dr. Tying.
gion srs advancing in Switzerland, although
the great political excitement which has for
msnths existed there, in relation TO the en-
croachments Of France In the affairs Of Savoy
must have exerted an unfavorable influence.
THE NrsroRIANs.-when Miss FISK, Of the
Persii Mission, went 70 Oroomiah sevontesu
yeus ago, to labor among tho HISTORIAN wo-
men, there was scarcely ono who had any jast
conc option Of tho Gospel; but wbea she left,
lass IN. had hN ,Ntn In rl
ing Of the Lords Supper with n'netJ eight es-
men, mostly such as had once been her pupils
many Of whom are now teachers in various
parts Of that country.
GERaANI.-T religious state Of Germany
s very chaotic; but there is much that Is inter
estipg. In Prussia, the government has grant.
ed TO tho Protestants iu several provinces tho
taking place In Saxony. In tho Grand Daohy
Of Baden. the Concordat which the government
made with Rene Q few years ago has besn
abrogated. In Bohemia thsrc il . rcmarkabl
movement iu favor Of Professionalism. In the
village Of Spalow sixty persons, kaads Of fani-
lies, most Of them owners Of land, have besn
received into the Lutheran communion.
CnY TRACT SocurY.-At the last monthly
meeting the following wss prcsssted ~ the
general summary for January 1861:
Number Of visitors s9i numbse Of tracts
distributed, s0,950 Bibles sapplied to the dss-
titute, 95; Tsstan0ts supplied 10 children
and others, 1903; volumes lent from the ward.
libraries, 612; children gathered into Sabbath
schools, 841 children gathered into day
schools, 40 persons gathered into Biblsclassss,
| 10; persons induced to attend church, 26S
! temporanos- pledges obtained, 20; religious
meetings bald, S7i; tsckslidsrs reclaimed, 8;
persons hopefully converted, % converts uni.
ted with evangelical churches, 70.
SfATIsrrcs or THE PRRsBYrERIAN CHURCH
An exchange furnishes the following table ol
facts: