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) CONGL Y CYMRY. 1 EGLWYS ANIBYNOL Y TABERNACL, BARRI DOCK, I YN EI HADDOLDY NEWYDD. Boreu Sul diweddaf ymgynullodd eglwys y Tabernacl, Barri Dock, am y waith gyntaf yn ei haddoldy newydd gwych. Mae'r adeiladwaith yn llewyrchu clod ar yr adeiladwyr, ac hefyd ar yr hen dad hynaws a charedig, Mr Jenkin Meredith, yr hwn oedd goruchwyliedydd y gwaith, Pan yn eistedd yn y capel, teimla un yn anadlu yn rhwydd ac iachus. Yr oedd yn bresenol foreu a hwyr y Sabboth diweddaf gynulleidfa luosog a boneddig- aidd. a synais wrth weled cynifer o blant a phobl ieuainc yno. Wrth eu gweled nis gallaswn lai na thremio i'r dyfodol aneglur, a dychmygwn weled yr ugeiniau plant wedi cyrhaedd aeddfedrwydd, ac yn gosod eu hysgwyddau cedyrn dan yr achos, pan fydd yr hen dadau sydd yno yn bresenol yn ym- neillduo er mwyn uno y mwyafrif mawr. Dylasai ewyllyswyr da y Tabernacl fod yn ochelgar iawn rhag i'r plant yma ymadael a myned i'r gwahanol addoldai Seisnig sydd yn ein tref. Er sicrhau yr amcan hwn, rhaid yw i Gymry r Tabernacl ddysgu Cymraeg i'w plant ar yr aelwyd gartref, onite rhaid yw i un o ddau beth ddigwydd—i'r plant adael y Tabernacl, a myned i addoldai Seisnig, net iddynt fynychu y Tabernacl, heb dderbyn unrhyw les, o herwydd anallu ieithyddol i ddeall a chymeryd rhan yn y gwasanaeth. Anrhaethol well fyddai i'r rhieni i ddanfon eu plant at y Saeson na'u dirgymhell a'u gorfodi i fyned i fan lie na dderbyniant unrhyw les. Yn ol cwrs naturiol pethau, bydd rhif yr eglwys, yr hon sydd yn awr tua dau cint, yn mhen rhyw bedair neu bum' mlynedd, wedi mwy na dyblu. Pan ddaw yr adeg hono. bydd yr eglwys fawr yn edrych yn ol gydag edmygedd a phleser ar waith yr ychydig frodyr fu yn ddigon pen-oleu i weled fod angen capel Anibynol yn Barri Dock, ac yn ddigon gwrol ac anturiaethus i lanw yr eiaiau drwy fod yn flaenllaw i sicrhau y fath adeilad cyfleus a dymunol. Mae'r rhan fwyaf, os nad yr oil, o'r goreugwyr hyn wedi byw i weled llwyddiant eu llafur. Ni thai i laesu dwylaw, er hyny, oblegid deallwyf fod pwn pur drwm o ddyled ar yr eglwys, ond os dangosa yr aelodau ac eraill ym- drech, diwydrwydd, ac ymddiriedaeth deilwng o Gristionogaeth, ysgafna y baich heb fod yn hir, a daw yr iau yn ysgafnach a mwy dymunol i'w dwyn. Mae offeryn cerdd ardderchog wedi ei sicrhau, a chwareuwyd yn ddeheuig gan frawd ieuanc o Gaerdydd. Er ond yn ganwr pur glytiog fy hnnan, mentraf ddweyd fod y capel yn lie braf i ganu ac i siarad, ac yr oedd emynau y cysegr yn swnio yn soniarus y Sabboth diweddaf. Mewn ambell i gapel, ceir yr offeryn i'w glywed yn fwy eglur na'r gynulleidfa. Nid wyf yn hoffi hyn, am fod acenion toredig a chrynedig calon ddrylliog yn cyrhaedd yn llawer uwch na'r gerddoriaeth offerynol felusaf. Y Parch T. C. Morris, Ton, Ystrad, gafodd yr anrhydedd o bregethu am y waith gyntaf yn yr adeilad newydd, a phregethodd yn deilwng o'r anrhydedd. Ni wnaeth fel yr hen frawd hwnw gynt ar nos Lun cyntaf yn y mis, sef rhoddi allan yr emyn:- Y Sabboth hyfryd wyl yw hon, ond yr oedd y canu, darllen, gweddio, a'r pregethu yn addas a chymhwys. Wrth ddechreu y gwas- anaeth boreuol rhoddodd allan yr emyn :— I'th enw Di, 0 Arglwydd mawr, Ty gweddi'n awr agorwn; Ac yma gyda llawen fryd, Dy fawl a gyd-ddyrchafwn. Gan fy mod wedi mynychu eglwys y Tabernacl am amser maith bellach, ac o ganlyniad bron pob gwyneb yn gynefin i mi, synais wrth weled cynifer o wynebau dyeithr yn bresenol ar y Sul, a bum bron a chredu fy mod wedi gwneyd camgymeriad drwy fyned i addoldy anghyfarwydd. Diamheuol ydyw fod yn dda gan yr aelodau weled cynifer o ddyeithriaid, yn foneddigion a boneddigeaau, yn bresenol, a phrofa hyn mai eisiau lie cyfleus i addoli oedd arnynt-gan fod yr hen addoldy wedi myned yn rhy fach, mewn gwirionedd, i gynwya rhyw lawer o ddyeithriaid—neu fod yno Anibyn- wyr o eglwysi eraill. Os yr olaf, gorwedda un perygl yn y cyfeiriad hwn-hyny yw, trueni o'r mwyaf fuasai gweled aelodau a gwrandawyr yn gadael eglwysi gweiniaid Cadoxton a Barri, er mwyn dyfod i'r Tabernacl, o herwydd ni fuasai hyny yn ddim ond gwneyd y gwan yn wanach; a thaedd pob gwrol, yn enwedig y Cristion gwrol, ydyw llochesu y gwan, oblegid gall eiddilyn digalon a llesg ymdaith ac ymladd gyda'r cadlu cref. Gobeithio y cymerir yr awgrym hwn mewn ysbryd tangnefeddus, gan nad oes ond lies cyffred- inol yr enwad Anibynol mewn golwg, oblegid pe buasai sefydlwyr y Tabernacl wedi gweithredu ar yr egwyddor o adael y gwan i drengu. ni fuasai eglfrys y Tabernacl mewn bodolaeth o gwbl. Deallwyf fod y rhan fwyaf, os nact yr 011, o r seti wedi eu neillduo eisoes. Mae llawer o wrandawyr a mynychwyr achlysurol yn dyfod bob Sul i'r Tabernacl, a chredwyf mai buddiol fuasai neillduo ycbydig seti yma ac acw er mwyn rhoddi cyfle i wrandawyr a dyeithriaid nad ydynt eto wedi sicrhau eisteddleoedd i gael mwynhau yr hen, hen hanes. Buasai hyny, i'm tyb i, yn well na phenodi pedair neu bump o seti yn yr un rhan o'r capel i wrandawyr yn unig, gan y byddid drwy hyny yn rhoddi iddynt wedd ysgymunol. Bodola y drefn hon mewn rhai eglwysi. Hefyd, mae ysgol Sul yr eglwys hon yn deilwng o sylw. Rhifa yn awr tuag wyth ugain, ac y mae yr ymdrech wneir er cael rhif yr ysgolheigion i ddau cant yn ganmoladwy iawn. Clywais Mr Meredith, ychydig Suliau yn ol, yn dweyd ei fod wedi bod yn aelod o'r Ysgol Sabbothol am dros ddeugain mlynedd, ac y mae ei zel a'i frwdfrydedd yn ffrwyth teilwng o'r tymhor maith hwn. Un peth yn unig a wna y ddiaddell yn ddiddos, sef cael bugail ymroddgar a gweithgar, yn berchen ar ben goleu, teilwng o ddiwedd y ganrif hon; calon yn dyheu am wneyd daioni; ac un ag ysbryd i weithio fel pe buasai y tal yn dyfod iddo yn mhen ychydig ddyddiau, yn lie y can' cymaint yn y byd a ddaw hefyd, cydweithrediad ar ran pob aelod gyda'r cyfryw fugail. Bydded y llwyddiant ysbrydol yn gyfatebol i'r llwyddiant tymhorol ydyw dymuniad UN AR Y TROTHWY. + BARDDONIAETH. CYFIAWNDER. Gwyro barn a ddryga'r byd,—a gwerii Ein Gorsedd wna'n ynfyd; Rhowch y Gwir dan barch i gyd Pe'r wybren gwympai rywbryd. GWALCHMAI. CYSTADLEUAETH. Rhoddir gwobr o bedwar swllt i'r sawl a adroddo yn oreu yr adroddiad canlynol yn Mount Pleasant, Cadoxton, ar y 13eg o Fehefin, 1894 :— DISYSTR Y DEML YN JERUSALEM. Y penaf lueddwyr, 0 1 pan floeddiant, Acw'r geiltydd a'r creigiau a holltant: Eraill gan loesion yn waelion wylant, En hanadl, a'u gallu, a'u hoedl gollant; Gan boen a chur, gwn, byw ni chant—angau, Er gwae ugeiniau, dyr eu gogoniant. Yr anwar filwyr sy' yn rhyfela, Enillant, taniant Gastell Antonia; Y gampus Deml agwympa—cyn pen hir Ac O maluria gem o liw eira. Wele drwy wyll belydr allan-ma.mol, A si annaturiol, ail awn taran; Mirain Deml Moriah 'n dan—dry'n ulw- Trwst hon clyw acw'r trawstiau'n clecian I Yr adeiladaeth ddygir i d'lodi, Be b'ai cywreiniach bob cwr o honi; Tewynion treiddiawl tan a ant trwyddi; Chwyda o'i mynweslei choed a'i meini; Uthr uchel oedd, eithr chwal hi—try'n llwch, A drych o dristwch yw edrych drosti. Fflamau angerddol yn unol enynant, Diamau y iwyswych Deml a ysant; Y dorau eurog yn nghyd a'r ariant, Y blodeu addurn a'r cwbl a doddant, Wag anedd ddiogoniant gyda bloedd, Hyll bwyir miloedd lie bu roi moliant Llithrig yw'r palmant llathrwyn, Mor gwaed ar y inarmor gwyn r Rhoddir gwobr o haner coron i'r sawl dan un-ar- bumtheg oed a adroddo yn oreu y penillion canlynol yn nghyfarfod llenyddol y Bedyddwyr sydd i'w gynal yn Mount Pleasant, Cadoxton, nos Fercher, y 13eg o Fehefin, 1894 MAE RHYWBBTII YX WELL NA DIM. Ai seindorf drwy y Llan, Gan chwareu'n gryf a hael, Ond d'wedai dyn o'r fan Eu bod yn chwareu'n wael; Gadewch i hyny fod, Atebais iuau'n chwim- Er nad yw'r seindorf fawr o beth, Mae rhywbeth yn well na dim. Pan aed i gynal cwrdd, A hwnw'n werth i'w gael, Tarawai dyn y bwrdd, A d'wedai 'i fod yn wael; Gadewch i hyny fod, Atebais inau'n chwim- Er nact yw'r cwrdd yn fawr o beth, Mae rhywbeth yn well na dim. Pan godwyd ysgol nos, I ddysgu bechgyn t'lawd, Ewch i athrofa'r tfos, Dywedai rhai mewn gwawd Na wawdiwch ddim sy' dda— Atebais inau'n ch'.vim, Er nad yw'r ysgol fawr o beth, Mae rhywbeth yn well na dim. Ar ol i weithiwr t'lawd Biegethu'r Gair yn wych, Dywedai rhai mewn gwawd, On'd oedd hi'n bregeth sych; Na wawdiwch weision Duw- Atebais inau'n chwim, Er nad yw'r bregeth fawr o beth, Mae rhywbeth yn well na dim. Cwynfanai plant y Llan Fel rhai yn teimlo loes, A d'wedent fod y fan I gyd ar ol yr oes; I beth y cwynwch, blant- Atebais inau'n chwimr Er nad yw'r Llan yn fawr o beth, Mae rhywbeth yn well na dim. Wrth ddarllen hyn o gan, Mae'n ddigon tebyg bydd Dysgedig feirniaid man Yn d'weyd ei beiau'n rhydd; Ond pan feirniadtnit hwy, Atebaf inau'n chwim— Er nad yw'r gan yn fawr o beth, Mae rhywbeth yn well na dim.

THE SKIPPER'S WOES. BY "AN OLD SALT." Have pity, ye Marine and Local Boards, Ye little magnates-ye, most mighty lords- On the poor skipper, for his lob is cast Where fate unkind pursues him to the last. Alas poor man, his is an evil plight, He's always wrong, he's never in the right. Upon him, like a scapegoat, must be thrown The faults of others, not to say his own Disaster comes, and tho' 'twas not his fault, 'Tis plain the fellow is not worth his salt." Should fogs or currents put his reckoning out, At once they ask What was the fool about ?" His ship is wrecked, or by collision sunk Of course he has to prove he wasn't drunk. If freights are low-who but himself to blame ? Jack's duff is spoilt, at once he says the same; The beef all bone and innocent of fat, Who but the skipper is to blame for that ? He shortens sail on some dark stormy night; Jack growls, and vows he did it out of spite. Now he must teach the carpenter his trade; Now the sailmaker how tho sails are made. In time of need he must be a midwife too, Or help to kill—as other doctors do. Should a poor sailor sleep his last long sleep, He-parsor. then—consigns him to the deep; And if he has a tear or two to spare He acts chief mourner, and bestows them there. Wall up in cooking, and skill profound At weighing tea and sugar by the pound Should there be strife on mounting on board He drops the scales and then takes up the sword, And when the strife is over goes his rounds, And-surgeon then-binds up the gaping wounds. Now, an astronomer, he views the stars, Measures a distance 'twixt the moon and Mars A meteorologist we find him now, Recording calms or winds-blow high or low. Of course he's Euclid at his nngers' ends, Or, what is harder, knows all knots and binds Is cunning, too, at mixing paints and oils Takes everything in hand and nothing spoils. Versed in exchanges-up in bills of lading, And now a merchant, for his owners trading, fhey praise him high, declare he is a gem The credit his-the cash all goes to them. On deck all night amid tho pelting rain, In varying calm or dreadful hurricane, China typhone, cyclones in Indian seas, Africa's tornadoes-all mere trifles these Or a bright glare at night off Newfoundland I Proclaims the dreaded iceberg close at hand. Such dangers o'er, long-wished for rest is sought, But Hard-a-starboard and then "Hard-a- porb!" Disturbs his dreams, and rushing from below, A light close to, sir, on the weather bow Hard up bawls one Hard down another cries, While half-asleep, weary skipper tries To peer amid the gloom, there to discern A steamer's light-now half-a-mile astern. Once more he sleeps, but now his sleep invade Dreams of inquiry courts, and Board of Trade. On board a steamer, now, he scorns the wind, But other causes press his anxious mind Of valves and pistons, cylinders and screws He knows, orought to know, the names and use, Surface condensers, steam and vacuum gauges, Of coal combustion in its various stages, Of salt in boilers and its incrustations, Of screw propellers and side-wheel gyrations Of things in general-air, and sky, and sea— A walking cyclopedia he must be. Arrived in port. Well, what's up now?" you ask, They've found a little powder in a flask- Fine him five pounds and see -the careless dog— Here's an omission in the official log Fine him again-the law must be enforced Some one must pay, so let him bear the cost. Alas poor skipper, if at sea you've trouble, Arrived in port you may, perhaps, have double. You're fined for this because you didn't do it; Fined to the last, and turned from door to door, To find you are not wanted any more. '8" John Koss, 1!J(lQ., says:- 1 This all presumes the skipper to be blessed With health robust, but of't though unexpressed Dire sickness haunts him, and with reeling btain True navigation then becomes both toil and pain. No doctor is on board, no doctor can be found, Physician, heal thyself," say all around, The pills and nostrums which he freely gave To all on board, when lives he had to save. No hand can now administer, or should one dare To tread where Angels fear to tread," although with care A melancholy blunder might easily occur, And matters go from bad to worse, e'en to death's door. If death himself should then present his face Who's to be relied on for to take his place ? The mate forsooth who doubtless well inten- tioned, Is lacking all experience in matters above- mentioned. Then, owners, when with skippers and their woes you have to deal, Let sympathetic feeling, and kindness true and real, Enter into all transactions in which you're both concerned, And be thankful that your dividends have honestly been earned.

(Mgmd Jwtrg. WHAT I SAW I saw a jockey, on a horse of stone I saw a statue, picking at a bone I saw a rat, dressed up with silks and frills I saw a lady, covered o'er with quills I saw a board, was dancing on the street; I saw a clown, whose height was forty feet; I saw a tower, chasing butterflies and bees I saw a boy, who was higher than the trees I saw a crow, with rails on sleepers load I saw a steamboat, dancing on the road I saw a man, all grown o'er with weeds I saw a garden, dressesd in silks and beads I saw a doll, making both tarts and pies I saw a baker, flying through the skies I saw a meteor, swimming in a brook I saw a minnow, reading at a book I saw a girl, with an ivory head I saw a cane, was taking milk and bread I saw a cat, with feathers red ana green I saw a parrot, no longer than a beam I saw a mushroom, growing on a tree I saw an apple, quite as large as me; I saw a scare-crow, j umping o'er a fence I saw a rider, sold for three half-pence I saw a candle, longer than a mast; I saw a rope, was hammering at a last; I saw a cobbler, made of glass and wood; I saw a mirror, sitting taking food I saw a tramp, with crest and coat of arma; I saw a baronet, without legs or arms I saw a turnip, dancing a strathspay I saw a fiddler, eating grass and hal I saw a donkey, and I got a fright; It was my shadow, I saw no more that night. MAC A YEAR. I love the spring-time of the year, When nature's giving birth We wipe away the winter tear, And join the joys of earth. We watch the tender buds that bloom, We watch the grasses spring, And from the trailings of the gloom We hear the blackbird sing. With hearts o'er tilled we shout with joy When spring doth mount her throne, And songs of praise our tongues employ „ That winter's past and gone. I love the summer's tinted dress, O'er scattered broad with fiow'rs; The butterfly, all loveliness, The perfume-laden bow'rd; The constant hum of busy bee, The sky-lark's early song, And nature breathing harmony In love-notes loud and long. The golden fruit on bended tree The luscious fruit that climb; I love the pomp and pageantry Of glorious summer time. When happy summer's passed away, With all its loveliness, And autumn comes with mist-crowned hills, And royal purple dress The sloping fields are dotted o'er With ripened golden sheaves, And where the daises grew before A cemetery of leaves. The hearty laugh and rustic song Ring thro' the thickset wood, And merry streamlets roll along Amid the solitude. Then winter comes with dreary nights, And shivers for the poor, And gently down the snow flake lights Close to the cottage door. The hoary frost with iron hand, Hath choked the waters round We see the snow-white coated land With crystal circlets bound. So round and round the seasons roll, With gentle smile and tear, And thus upon the eternal scroll Is writ another year. Penartb, May, 1894. D. T. MORRIS.

WILL LADAS WIN THE DERBY? Mr Jerome K. Jerome, the editor of To-day has received the following letter under date of May 17. Sir,—I am in recipt of your letter of yesterday, and I anticipate you will not enjoy what I have to say half as much as I have done your varied writings; landscape advertising barred. In your issue of the 12th, you compli- ment Lord Rosebery on selecting his theme from the pages of "To Day," how I would have con- gratulated you had he quoted his author." No one enjoyed Lord Rosebery's speech more than I did. and if any doubt had previously existed in my mind as to the effectiveness of this ferm of advertising, he dispelled it. Much has been made of this being an American idea, but boards have been used in fields by my firm ten years and by other English advertisers in a small way much furthur back, but like all good things it is being spoilt byao many now taking it up; this facb alone is sufficient to assure me it is time to stay my hand and look out for pastures new," and I would like to suggest to anv Landscape Spoiler," that if for reasons best known to himself he is wishful to retire from the field, now is an auspicious time to declare his intention. I am fully convinced there is very little interest taken in the matter by the general public, and it is to them I call, and if the few who are desirous of keeping thi3 "A Beautiful World," would worry their minds more about the ugliness and squalor of streets where people have to dwell, they would be better occupied than in trying to gratify their present whim, and by so doing depriving farmers,, fishermen and others from getting a little help. There has been a lot of exaggerated rubbish written and spoken as to what advertisers intend doing they have to exercise judgment as to what amount to spend on any one system, and I question whea. Ladas wins the Derby if the amount of her gain* for her illustrious owner would provide with sails all the boat-owners who have applied to me. I am sorry to have disappointed so many and benefitted so few. Again it is against the interest of any advertiser to put up the expensive boards too closely, and my fixers, I am sorry to say, have erred in this respect in some few instances, which will have to be rectified as my agreements expire. They have orders to avoid interfering with any nice bits of stuff," as a Liverpool lawyer once described a lovely view to me, and this reminds me how differently landscape effects individuals. I was about two years ago having lunch at the Hotel at the head of Lake Coniston, and a lady and gentle- man were seated at the same table. Their con- versation was not conducted in a whisper, and I was interested when she remarked to her companion- See my dear, that is the Coniston Old Man," and his answer which was brief bears out my argument, for it ran-I. What that wretched thing.Yours faithfully, THOMAS BEECHAM. Our readers will readily conjecture the place of origin.

FOWL-STEALING AT CADOXTON- BARRY. Before Colonel Guthrie and Mr W. B. Gibbs, at Penarth Police Court on Monday last. Alfred Grangee, alias Alfred Glengarry, alias Taylor, alias "Cousin Alf," was charged with stealing fowls, value 30s, belonging to Charles Whaler. 108,. Barry-road, Cadoxton, on the 23rd of April last year.—Acting-sergeant Ben Davies proved finding some of the fowls in an empty bedroom in the house where prisoner lodged in Gilbert-street, Cadoxton, thirteen months ago. Accused, however, ran away at the time, and was not arrested till a day or two ago, but he (Sergeant Davies) had preserved the heads of the fowls ever since.- Prisoner was sentenced to 21 days' hard labour. There was another case of fowl-stealing against the same man, but it was not proceeded with.