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Notes from South Wales.
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Notes from South Wales. (From our Special Correspondent.) Unique Spelling. Passing through a leading street in a well- known South Wales town the other afternoon, I noticed the following announcement in the window of a good-sized shop I This bisness for sale." Music in the Rhondda. In a recent issue of the LONDON WELSHMAN I mentioned some of the musical works upon which the leading chapel choirs in the Aberdare Valley were engaged. I may mention, in my current week's notes, that, in the Rhondda Valley, the Noddfa Choral Society, conducted by Mr. W. Thomas, of Royal Choir fame, are rehearsing" The Messiah," Hymn of Judith," and" Judith," which are to be performed in public at Christmastide. I may add that Sir Hubert Parry has been invited to personally attend and conduct the last-mentioned work, which is his own composition. The Weather. There have been falls of snow lately in various parts of England and Scotland, but, along the coastline of South Wales, there have been no such falls. It is interesting to note that rasp- berries were picked at Porthcawl the other morning, and some primroses in the Vale of Glamorgan. These facts speak well of the general mildness of the South Wales coastline. Vulgar. A correspondent in Reynolds' Newspaper tries to ridicule Mr. Evan Roberts, by referring to his followers as "lantos." Fair criticism one can tolerate, but vulgarities, like the above, are a disgrace to modern journalism. The Unemployed Bill. The Government's Unemployed Bill would have the same effect as giving a cough lozenge to a man who was in consumption."—Dr. Garrod Thomas at a Newport Liberal meeting. An Excellent Idea. I cordially agree with Plenydd's suggestion that the readers of Trysorfa fach y Plant, young and old, should subscribe one penny each towards purchasing a bust of the Rev. Thomas Levi, Aberystwyth, for placing in the University College, Aberystwyth. The Rev. Thomas Levi, who is now an octogenarian, has edited the Trysorfa fach for nearly 50 years. I well re- member how delighted I was, when a boy, to read the interesting little monthly. I have no doubt that many readers of the LONDON WELSH- MAN experienced a similar pleasure in their youthful days, and to whom Plenydd's sugges- tion will similarly recommend itself. Ridiculous. There is a good deal of comment in reference to a man from Glossop, known as Pastor Howton," who has been speaking in Car- marthen on such subjects as faith-healing. I trust, for the credit of Carmarthen intelligence, .that nobody in the ancient borough believed
SOUTH WALES BUSINESS NOTES.
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SOUTH WALES BUSINESS NOTES. [In this column it is our intention to bring before the notice of our numerotis readers the features of various businesses calculated to prove of use and assistance to them. Proprietors of shops, hotels, &lc., desuous of such publicity shoi-ild coilililuilicate with us.] SECOND HAND BOOKS.—Eggar, IA, Frederick Street, two doors from Queen Street, Cardiff, has a splendid stock for sale. All subjects. To MINISTERS, SUNDAY SCHOOL SUPERIN- TENDENTS, &c.-Magnificent Stock of Presenta- tion Books, &c., for sale.—Scholastic Trading Co., 37, St. Mary Street, Cardiff.
"Y GENINEN" AM Y FLWYDDYN…
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"Y GENINEN" AM Y FLWYDDYN NESAF. Dyma fydd rhai o'r pynciau yr ymdrinir a hwynt yn ystod y flwyddyn, a rhai o honynt eisoes ar ganol cael eu trafod ynddo :—" Llen- yddiaeth Gymraeg y Ganrif Bresenol: Pa un ai Gwella ai Dirywio y mae?" Yr Iaith Gym- raeg Pa un ai Mantais ai Anfantais i Foes a Chrefydd Cymru fyddai ei pharhau?" Pwlpud Cymru Pa un ai Cryfhau ai Gwanhau y mae ei Ddylanwad ? Enwadau Crefyddol Cymru A ydynt yn gweithredu'n gyson a'u Credoau ? (Y mae llenorion o fri, Eglwysig ac Ymneillduol, wedi ymgymeryd a thraethu eu lien, bob un ar ei eglwys a'i enwad ei hun). Hefyd, yn y rhifynau dyfodol fe barheir yr erthyglau ar Fywyd ac Athrylith Enwogion Ymadawedig." Llongyfarchwn gyhoeddwr Y Geninen ar ei ragolygon i allu cynysgaeddu darllenwyr y cylch- grawn yma a thrysorau llenorol a deallol, henafol a diweddar, y flwyddyn nesaf, gwerthfawrocach nag eiioed. Parheir yn, ac ychwanegir at, yr ymdrechion i gasglu a chyhoeddi hen weddill- ion pridwerth, yn hanesyddol, hynafiaethol, chwedlonol, beirniadaethau, llythyrau oddiwrth enwogion at eu gilydd, &c., a'r cyfan yn dwyn perthynas a Chymru, Cymro, neu Gymraeg. Bydd Y Geninen hefyd yn parhau i fod yn gronfa o gynyrchion eisteddfodol gwerthfawr a dyddorol, fel nad elo llawer o'n trysorau llen- yddol mwyach ar ddisperod. Yn y rhifyn nesaf (Ionawr), ymddengys erthyglau o eiddo'r awduron hyglod a ganlyn Y Prifathraw John Rhys, M.A., D.Litt.; Hugh Jones, D.D. (W.); Waldo; Y Prifathraw D. Rowlands, B.A. (Dewi Mon); Machreth; John Hughes, M.A.; Berw; Cadvan Eilir; Evan Davies (Trefriw); Elfed; W. Llewelyn Williams, M.A., B.C.L.; Gwynedd; D. Stanley Jones T. J. Humphreys; Gwylfa; David Griffith; Anthropos; Iolo Caernarfon Spinther; Ifano yr Athro J. E. Lloyd, M.A.; Elphin; R. Jenkin Jones, M.A. (Aberdar); Gwili; Watcyn Wyn Tafolog Rhosynog y Parch. D. Lloyd; yr Athraw Anwyl, M.A.; Alavon; L. J. Roberts, M.A.. W. J. Nicholson; Dunodig; Dyfnallt; Brynach; yn nghyda'r enwogion ymadawedig Nicander, 1. D. Ffraid, Hiraethog, Cynfaen, Cynddelw, Eben Fardd, &c. Hefyd, yn ystod y flwyddyn parheir y gyfres o ysgrifau ar Gychwyniad a Chynydd y Gwa- hanol Enwadau Crefyddol yng Nghymru," y rhai a ysgrifenir gan lenorion profedig, perthynol i bob un o'r cyrff crefyddol Eglwysig yn gystal ag Ymneillduol, sydd yn allu yn ein gwlad.
FAITH HEALING FIZZLE AT CARMARTHEN.
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FAITH HEALING FIZZLE AT CARMARTHEN. The scenes" witnessed in several of the Nonconformist chapels in Carmarthen the week before last, on the occasion of a visit to the town of "Pastor" Howton, of Glossop, Derby- shire, have caused much ridicule and resentment among those who do not subscribe to the prac- tices and methods adopted by that so-called faith-healer, and thrown a large section of sober- minded citizens into a state of bewilderment and amazement that such scenes should have been possible. It appears that Howton is a person of singularly illiterate speech, and claimed to possess attributes which are associated with the Deity alone. He professed to be able to distinguish amongst his auditors those who were saved and those who had not received the Holy Spirit. His methods also included the laying on of hands, and anointing. Although repeatedly declaring he did not want any money, yet he invited his followers to give up their watches, chains, rings, and other jewellery, which he averred had been done in other places by titled ladies and others. But his most pre- sumptuous assumption was that he had raised a young man from the dead. The public feeling at Carmarthen has been scandalised, and it will certainly result in dislocating and upsetting the religious life of the churches in the town for a considerable period. "Pastor" Howton left Carmarthen on Saturday for the outlying districts, intending to return to the town a few days later, but Mr. P. J. Wheldon, manager of the National and Provincial Bank (who generously entertained Howton during his stay), having discovered that his methods were not in the interest of the Church of God, wrote to dissuade him from again holding meetings in the town, and with- drawing his consent to further give him hospi- tality. We understand that Howton did not pay a second visit to Carmarthen. His adherents consisted chiefly of women and inexperienced young girls, with a sprinkling of male adults. It is deeply to be deplored that such undignified and vulgar scenes should have been enacted in our chapels, and inquiries are now being made as to who were responsible in lending the chapels to Howton. On Sunday evening the Rev. A. Fuller Mills delivered a vigorous sermon jprotesting against the methods adopted by Howton, and warning the youth of Carmarthen from being misled into believing that orgies of that nature constituted true religion.
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Notes from South Wales.
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Howton's allegation that he raised a young man from the dead." It is lamentable to think, however, that at one of the chapels several women took part in "a rite of anointing." That such rubbish is possible in these days of enlightenment" is a disgrace to our country. I am glad that the deacons at some of the chapels have passed resolutions forbidding this Glossop humbug the use of their buildings. Weighty Words. Mr. Owen Owens, chief inspector Central Welsh Board, made some weighty observations in reference to the Welsh language in the course of his remarks in reference to the organisation of secondary education before the Cardiganshire Education Committee, the other day. Mr. Owens said The teaching of Welsh was once looked upon as a retrogressive policy. It was now certainly a progressive policy, He found that in all schools in Wales in which Welsh was systematically taught, a third and a fourth language were easily acquired It therefore became an educational necessity to give its rightful place to the Welsh language." The remarks were received with applause. A Good Hint. A Glamorganshire weekly relates a good story in reference to a Cilfynydd minister. It seems that the minister in question, whose services seem to be in much request at anniversary services, received an anonymous postcard con- taining a neat reminder that his own' church would be glad if he oftener stayed at home. It ran as follows Edryd, aros fory adre'—dy ddoniau Mae'th ddynion eu heisie, Dilun yw neb yn dy Ie, Dy deithio gad-da dithe Birth and Marriage Rates. The other day I had an opportunity of perusing the Registrar's report for the three months ending September, and I noticed that Monmouthshire (357) had the highest birth rate in all England and Wales, Glamorganshire and Durham coming next with 34*1 respectively. The next highest were Carmarthenshire and Northumberland. The lowest birth rate was in Sussex, viz., 21*3. Amongst the highest marriage rates was Monmouthshire with 18*1. It is generally assumed that a heavy marriage rate indicates prosperity in the district, so that on this assumption the industrial outlook in Monmouth- shire is good at any rate.