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WELSH WESLEYAN DISTRICT MEETING.

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WELSH WESLEYAN DISTRICT MEETING. (Continued from our last.) At the meeting on Thursday the great feature of the proceedings was the preaching services, which began at six o'clock in the morning, and were continued throughout the fiay. Excursion trains were run from various towns in North Wales, and the weather being fine, the town was thronged with visitors. Sermons were preached at Horeb, Tabernacle, Hirael, and St. Paul's chapels, the following taking part in the services :-The Revs. P. Jones, Carnarvon, J. Owen, Hanley, P. Williams, Llan- fyllin, J. Jones, Pwllheli, J. Bartley, Holyhead, R. Prit- chard, Rhyl, L..Tones, Chester, R. Williams, Dolgelley, R. Jones, Abergele, secretary of association, O. Hughes, Llansilin, J. H. Evans, J. Evans, Liverpool, J. Hughes, ituthin, 0. LI. Davies, Birkenhead, H. 0. Hughes, Bodorgan, R. Morgan, Towyn, D. A. Williams, J. Cad- van Davies, Llangollen, J. Roberts, Stockton, J. Jones, Pwllheli, T. J. Humphreys, Llanfair, J. Williams, Os- westry, It. Jones, Amlwch, J. Evans, Conway, M. Roberts, Bethesda, 0. Williams, Barmouth, D. P. Roberts, Ilhiwlas, E. Humphreys, Holywell, R. Jones, Denbigh, Ishmael Evans, Tregarth, H. Hughes, Wrexham, W. "Powell, Llanfyllin, and Messrs, T, LI. Roberts, Ruthin, W. Bridge, Liverpool, W. Williams, Aberfraw, J. Profit, Ruthin. and J. Thomas, Carnarvon, The Rev. E. EVANS brought up the report of the sub- committee appointed to investigate the appeal to divide the Llangollen circuit. The report suggested thai the I same committee should be authorized to meet the officers of the circuit in case there were any further reason to b<? adduced in favour of the appeal, otherwise the committee could not recommend that the appeal be granted. The meeting adopted the report and allowed full discretion to the Committee in connection Vvith the Chairman to carry out any changes that they may deem expedient under the circumstances. Mr. Lewis (Bangor), Mr. Jones (Llan- fyllin), and others, were requested to visit the district. Th Rev. R. Jones, Abergele, was re-elected district secretary. The "chapel affairs," bearing upon the grants to chapels, were discussed. Permission was given to Dolgelley to sell the minister's house and build a new one. Grants were made for new chapels at Streetissa, in Coedpoeth circuit; Nerquis, Mold circuit; Trawsfynydd, Festiniog circuit; and Llanfair-Caereinion; and for alterations at Llanarmon, in Llanrhaiadr, and Pennebo, Barmouth circuit. Votes of thanks were passed to the chairman, secretary, and other office-bearers, and to the Revs. J. Bedford and J. W. Greeves, the representatives of the general confer- ence, the latter being requested to furnish his sermon preached on Tuesday night for insertion in the connexional magazine. At the ministers' meeting the Revs. Richd. Hopwood, Caerwys, D. P. Roberts, Rhiwlas, and John Williams, Os- westry, four years' probationers, were examined. At the meeting on Friday, the Rev. O. Williams (Barmouth) was selected to deliver the lecture at next year's district meeting at Rhyl, and the Rev. J. Evans (Liverpool) for 1880. The bookroom committee sat during the day, and in the afternoon the stationing committee arranged the following stations, subject to confirmation by the general conference Denbigh David Jones, C, Rhyl: Evan Pugh. Ruthin John Davies, A. Corwen John Pierce. Llangollen D. A. Williams, J. Jones, F, stationed at Cefn. Coed Poeth Hugh Hughes. Richard Williams, stationed at Rhos. William O. Jones, stationed at Brymbo. Llanrwst: William Hughes Evans, S. P. Jones, stationed at Penmachno. Blaenau Festiniog: Joseph Owen. Abergele: Robert Jones, B, and T. P. Edwards, stationed at Llanddulas. Conway: John Evans, A, and D. P. -Robb, stationed at Llandudno. Liverpool (Shaw-street): John Jones, C, William Evans, A, and John P. Roberts. Liverpool (Chester-street): William Jones, Owen Lloyd Davies, stationed at Birkenhead, Evan Jones, stationed at Widnes. Holywell: Edward Humphries, Richard Hopwood, stationed at Caerwys. Llanasa Robert Lewis. Ba-nllt: William Thomas, Hug-h Jones, stationed at Chester. Mold: John Hughes, C, and Robert Hughes, stationed at Leeswood. Beaumaris Robert Jones, A, and Daniel Marriat. Amlwch: Robert Jones, C, and Edward Jones, C. Holyhead: Henry Hughes, Hugh Owen Hughes, stationed at Bodorgan. Carnarvon John Hugh Evans, John Hughes, B, stationed at Port Dinorwic, Peter Jones, C. Bangor: Owen Williams, Thomas Morris, Owen Morgan Jones, stationed at Llanfairfechan. Tregarth: Ishmael Evans, Moses Roberts (one wanted). Llanberis John Roberts, C. Pwllheli: Richard Lloyd Jones. Barmouth Griffith Jones, Robert Jones, D. Dolgelley: Evan Evans, Richard Morgan, stationed at Towyn. Llanfyllin: Philip Williams and Hugh Owen. Llan- rhaiadr: David Jones, B, and Owen Hughes, stationed at Llan- silin, John Williams, stationed at Oswestry. Llanfair Caerineon: T. J. Humphreys, and D. O. Jones, stationed at Meifod. Hanley: Lewis Owen. Stockton William Griffith. Birmingham: David Richards. London: John Evans, B. Manchester: Isaac Jones. In connection with the chapels committee, it was stated that Mr. Bates, of Kelsterton, Flintshire, had given a chapel site at Mynydd-y-coed, Fliut; and that Sir George Meyrick has granted a site for a chapel and minister's I house at Aberfenan, Anglesey.

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LLANBADARN FAWR.

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