To understand the great religious awakening at present in Wales, it is necessary to view it in its relation to the past. Wales has been similarly moved before, though, probably, never to such an extent within so short a period. Without returning to the national awakening of the eighteenth century—contemporary with the early achievement of Wesley and Whitefield, and closely related to it—we find in the last century alone several seasons of remarkable power. For the most part, the first kindling of the holy fire took place in little-known places, silent and remote; though some of these have become more public in later years. The Revival of 1817-8 is associated with Bethgelert and Dolyddelen, on either side of Snowdon; that of 1829 with Capel Isaac, in Carmarthenshire; that of 1849 with Cwmavon, in Glamorganshire. Although these affected the whole of Wales the zone of their most vivid effect was limited to counties or districts. However, in 1859-60 scarcely a district was left outside the zone. Once again, the first kindling happened among the silences of the hills, at a place called Treddô, Ysbytty Ystwyth, in North Cardiganshire. A young Wesleyan minister, named Humphrey R. Jones, returning from America, fresh from its baptism of fire, found a congenial spirit in a Calvinistic Methodist minister of the name of David Morgan. Both wore men of quite ordinary talents; but they caught the flame of the Spirit, and shone afar,

Fired with the red glow of the rushing morn.

They won their way by recreating the prayer meeting. It is estimated that 60,000 were added to the Churches during that season. And were the lists to be analysed, it would be found that most of the prominent Welshmen to-day, in English as well as Welsh pulpits, either passed in childhood through that vernal season of the Spirit, or were born while the voice of the turtle was still heard in the land.