The South Wales Daily Post

MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1894. NOTES & COMMENTS This is a day of mourning at Swansea. The outward symbols of a people's grief are visible on every hand, and a whole community in person or by proxy gathers around the grave of its noblest son. There is more than the conventional respect for the memory of a great man gone in the aspect of the town, and in the demeanour of the bands of homely toilers, whose faces betray their mission as they pour towards the Guildhall. Such con- solation the family of the late Lord Swan- sea can assuredly have, as may be afforded by the knowledge that their sorrow is universally shared; that the sterling worth of the deceased nobleman is widely appreciated, and that his great services to Swansea are recogmsed with earnest gratitude. The following comments on the recent School Board Election have been sent us by an esteemed correspondent, whose name, if disclosed, would carry considerable weight: Perhaps the inefficiency of Churchmen and Conservatives generally in Wales to engineer an election proverbial until lately was never oM, conspicuously illus- trated (he observes) as at the last Swansea School Board Election. Seven Church candidates were nominated and went to the poU. Five of them to-day are out, and stand unelected. Three of these are so, without question, unreturned through incompetent management. There is no refuge in dreaming of lack of voting strength as the figures disallow such an excuse. We sincerely hope' thought will be given to these words by the representa- tives of Churchmen in a future contest. One great truth revealed by the results of the election is that Independent candi- dates are the most popular for together they polled over 47,000 votes, the next great powers being the Church with nearly 46,000, and the Baptists with close upon 36,000 votes. The calamitous feature, however, of the election as far as the figures prove, is the enormous waste of Church votes dne to the lack of knowledge or experience of the Church authorities, who took upon themselves the division of the district and the nomination of too great a number of candidates. It is shown that the Churchmen had 45,854 votes, and of these nearly two thirds have been rendered ineffective. The three success- ful Baptist, and the three successful Con- gregational, candidates are in by. 28,786 and 25,704 votes respectively, while the Churchmen have thrown away 29,265 votes to no purpose. The Church has no mem- ber for 29,000 votes, while two denomina- tions have three each with a smaller vot- ing power. Fivo Church candidates could have been returned high up on the poll by sharing the more than 10.000 votes wasted on two of the unelected. By averaging we find that now each Church candidate that will sit on the new Board represents the smallest number of voters, having only 8,295 votes in his in- dividual support. Each Congregationalist I represents 8,568 votes, each Calvinistic 8,618, the Wesleyan 9,055, each hlovtis6 9,595, the Roman Catholio 9,798, and each Independent candidate the highest num- ber,10,208 votes. The Roman Catholic, Wesleyan, Calvinistic, and Congregationa- list bodies (O! how we are rent in the name of the Unifier) have fought without wasting a recorded vote. They claimed, according to their calculated strength, and I have had their claims satisfied. The Baptista failed in one case, but not I through lack of generalship. The successful Independent candidates could have been added to .by one member more, but they scarcely profess to succeed by a plan of campaign. But the Church,with great ease, had they a local Schnadhorst, could have added three to the number of their successful men. It is no good crying over spilt milk, but we are grieved that, but for lack of greater skill in electioneering amongst Churchmen, we to-day could have counted upon the Swansea School Board five Church. one Roman Catholic, and two or three Independent candidates, who, together, would have conducted the 'Board's work I above cliquism and mere love of sectarian I and party success, and brought to that body-charged only with the care of the primary education of the town-that respect and character which every public body of its kind should have in a civilised country. The falsehoods and doubtful tactics we leave unmentioned now, for they come home to roost. The men who use them are finally responsible. We wish the new Board high ideals, much success, I and a good record in November, 1897. Another correspondent—a zealous Churchman—sends us an analysis of the figures, encouraging in the chief truth it discloses. The disaster which has fallen upon the Church party in the School Board election will probably teach a few over-sanguine individuals (he observes) that discretion is the better part of valour. For them the fable of the grasping hand in the pitcher of nuts was written in vain. Would that the advice of Canon Smith and others had been followed. The running of seven candidates was a suicidal policy, and could only end in defeat. Even six would ihave involved a great risk; but with five all would have been returned, and they would have stood well among the success- ful candidates. The large increase of Church votes shows that Churchmen responded well to the call upon them. Defeat is therefore not due to apathy. The isrge figures appended clearly show that the\percentage of increase in Church votes is mote than ten times that of the other denominations together. rtu Congre- n„_f-t Calvin'tic Church, (rational. Method'st Ti)L 33,973 35,746 30,660 16,802 lby4. 45,824 36,371 32,409 £ 17,226 11,845 625 ¡,759 I'- 421 I.:1Crease- j £ Fc!! £ L ,34-8 1-7 5-7 2-5 r W'es- Jioman Indepen- m leyan. |Catholic. dent. v 9,991 21,606 1'13,774 1834 9055 9,798 39,856 190,539 "increase. 193* 18.250 "1,765 Increase „ Increase I „ per cetit. 1-90 S4'4 47 3 Decrease.

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F THE POST BAG. Players who took pal". 111 Saturday's trHMM match were presented « th a Jersey used for the occasion. Mr. Ted Prolhero* mar* a earailia on Saturday, night vrfcicb in size aad straotara closely resemMoo cabbage Mr. R. W. Glaaccdiae, solicitor, of Wrex- ham, has decided to tako up his abodt* at1 Swansea, where he has many fastily tie. and associations. Something like a shndder went through the erowd at Newport on Saturday when Joe Da vies, realising that he cowid not take the ball, fiercely fisted" it. A bnilder, who should know what he is talk- ing about, says that Mr. C. Maggs would have been all right if the poll had been printed their MIl upwards. There was a pleasant ring of familiarity and friendship in Mr. Roger Beck's voice, when, at Baturdav's friendly society maeting, he alluded to Old St. John." The only time when vice is ennobled is at an Oddfellows' gathering. But even then It is only when a brother makes a mistake in addressing the seeond officer of the lodge. One of the defeated School Board candi- dates is congratulating himself upon the smaiiness of his election agent's expenses, wbich were covored by ? threepenny piece. .? itass on Madoe-j^eet," exclaimed a con- tumelious wag to some women who were promenading St. Helen's-road last evening. Pass on Madoe-street! We are WalLerY- roadl" One of the mysteries of Cardiff criticism after the match was the strong support given to Pearson, whose play on Saturday in the second half was as indifferent as his usual international match form. The late Lord Swansea, whose model farm at Park le Breos, Gower, is one of the finest in the country, was often called Squire Vivian by those living in the neighbourheod, I a title which he earned as justly as he won a peerage. The London Star, referring to Lord Swan- sea's death, said that he paid as much as £7,000 weekly in wages to the workmen em- ployed at his various Welsh works, which is equivalent to £364)000 per annum. At the recent conversazione of the Swansea Scientific Society wer, provided telephonic instruments connecting the hall with the Car- diff Theatre Royal, where an opera was being performed by D'Oyly Carte's Company. Mr. Lewis Morris is a Conservative in eisteddfodic matters, I should regret," he says to a correspondent, to see the old eeremolÙes of the Gersedd disused, and I am sure that the less we interfere with so old an institution the better." At an Oddfellows' meeting on Saturday night someone remarked that on entering a lodge-room everybody became brothers. And do the sisters come along and receive the fraternal kiss ? A gentleman, who sent two guineas to the agents of a young Welsh lady who advertised for a husband, called at our office and sorrow- fully asked eur advice as to how he should proceed to recover the two guineas with whieh he had parted. Egerton, the Llanelly sprinter who played for the Llanelly 'Quins against Llans&r&let IN Saturday, was heard to remark that if he only got the ball, nobody eouid catch him. When he got bischance he fully justified his remark ty making away at top speed for the wrong goal-line. The Mail reminds us that Lord Swansea was proud of the Church, and recalls that, spealung at Bridgend many years since, he solemnly observed that he was a member of the Church of England, and he hoped to live and :die a member of that institution." A gentleman who, according to the chair- man of the St. Thomas Lodge meeting, had volunteered to recite, absolutely refused to do 80. Surely this is not the sort of volun- teer referred to by the vice-president or the Swansea Trades' Council as being worth sis pressmen. I Mr. Roger Beek, speaking at Saturday night's meeting of the St. Thomas Lodge of OddfeHows, remarked that, being a man, the officials had got it out of him, but that, had he been a woman, he would have seen them somewhere before giving up his correct age. One of the characters in the reeent Law Students' mock trial at Llanelly took in a huge quid in order to do the pothouse part effec- tively. It was overdone—as was obvious from the fact that a little later a tumbler of water had to he brought him to undo the.mischief. The Llanelly team form a happy brother- hood, and no mistake. On Saturday after the trial match the three-quarters went about saying how smart the halves were, and the halves had not language gaudy enough to describe the work of Lloyd, Bowen, and Badger, while at were agreed that the Llanelly forwards did the lion's share of the scrimmaging. People are surprised that the Church party did not adopt Mr. Christopher .Tames as one of their official candidates. It is now stated that be declined the distinction when offered to him at the first meeting of the Church party because he had not the necessary time for the work. Afterwards Mr. James changed his mind and took to the tieid as a free lance. A deputation of Llanelly footballers formally waited on Sweet-Escott on Saturday and congratulated him on his marriage. He accepted the congratulations as a matter of course, the happy event was toasted in ti.e usual way, and it was only two hours later that the deputation discovered that they Dad congratulated tlle wrong man. The bride- groom happened to be a brother. I Major Jones is in favour of the evacuation of Egypt. When this statement was made public the Llanelly Guardian laughed sar- donically and said, "Just like him! He evacuated Wales years ago for America, and then evacuated America for Wales, What will ho his next cvacuatiou ? He has evi- dently evacuated Llanelly since his election, notwithstanding his great prou-iUea to come aud live there." Dan Lcno, who performed at Swiucea r4t- cently, takes a larger salary than any other performer oil the wusic-l.aU stag but time was when Dan and two other members of the family received only £6 a week between thcui. Air. Oswald SloH, the emperor of hrN) Empires in Wales, was one of the iirsl to Dan 1 top line ou the bill. The great couiedia n has only been out of London five weeks this year, and three of them were given to the three Empires. CONSOLATION. A correspondent sends us this quotation apropos of the death or Lord Swansea :— Hit death is progress: Though the battle bf" or Chieftain from host in one revengeful blow. His claaiuurins theii' U\ Jt! ein.Vuvour, Make be*< uuiiwrtkaall'tl 'gainst the wavering foe. Thu: to the toiler, v. rapp d ill shroud of glorr. Leaves mighty truth* to his Isl1"1 phm: To <-ro*vn—huinaniiy's !t. i l'e weave w. Hna :\1.:11. 1;

PULPIT REFERENCES. Is almost every church and in 8* sea and the neighbouring towns and | yesterday sympathetic reference made by the clergy and miaistera j the lamented death of Lord swaD As far as potsible we pt suKimaries of those reference*. f. j. which we are indebted to the divine*, have kindiv complied with a request to reports,

I AT THE CHURCHES. ST. MARY'S CHURCH- Kev. Caaon Smith, ftreaehmg at Sfc J^>f< Church on Suudaj aaid he ^ji they would not wish him to sermon without some reference to which had shocked ant! pained the neighbourhood, causing genuine only in Sineleton, but throughout and district, in that sudden death ib. bÏI a proof of the truth that every ma;6 118 life absolutely as a tenant at will of » whose own hand could not be stayed, tfc** øI: exalted position, no comfortable ".aJ" medical skill, no urgent business, coil" the summons for an instant when it. the great Jehovah to issue it. They presented, their truest sympathy to tbej* f„ and family In their sorrow and sbaT "Yottt ment. He trusted that they and atl bind their c0 sorrow relieved by the evidence tb*C sorrow was shared by all classes, ta^K highest to tbe lowest in this populQ*3 sad neighbourBifd, and they Tib« highest to tbe lowest in this populoøs sad neighbourBifd, and they Tib« prayed that the God of all comfort *zZgr&t Fat her of all mercies would be very p now as their refuge of strength ia of heavy sorrow. They eouid thank a careful husband, for an affectionate >* fjyi and for a wariu-hearted agreeable frieo all could be thankful for a life spent service of his fellow men, not only on an enormous business, whicb I ported hundreds and thousands of fa rtC but which hau occupied important tul fef the good of the communitv, cspec'a laan working aad poorer clas>»s- ntt'b he delighted in the dear old ..jjji was shown by his regular attendance » parish church, and also by the erection 0 church, and St, John's Church, Hafed. le was a sound Protestant and he had ct 0t heart which was not bound by one denomination. Lord Swansea must beguø øf missed by all cicsse-i, and in many life his death created a gap which wouJ a very long lime, and perhaps be ilnpvs to fill. He had set them all a brilliant esu &I" of how groat powers and gifts might b0 vated—not wasted—migkt be enn°"' e«\t others good, aud not utilised to will. Lord Swansea's lamented death 8 -etf* will. Lord Swansea's i the large honour, admiration, and t "pIG that came to those who earnestlv sp^n auI- God had given them not for privatø 1etl ifi genc-e but for the welfare of others, ° try and make tke lives of others better, and happier. This was Lord Swaose* and in this ho largely succeeded.— cliffe, ergnnist, played the Dead (Handel), the large congregation st»o HOLY TRINITY. The Re*. A. A. Matbews, at Holy yesterday (Sunday) morning tbe conclude my sermon without referring ¡¡øJ.d irreparable loss whieh we have 8 during the last few days. It is OI1?n1licsed ugliest blows that could hav* been » <odr^> upon our town and neighbourhood. Of LOrd 1, mean the painfully sudden Swansea. He was our foremost was ever at Ine helm to advance tbe of our town with his powerful influenC an employer of labour he realised tkat jjji a steward to that trust which keeping, and did not content hiu*-c ^Oio^0 looking upon his men as so machines, but as members of tJlat" » Christian brotherhood of which member. He, therefore, took a part in building the Hafod Church, jjt" I employes might Sxd a resimg place -J) toils of the week, and derive fresh spiritual muscle to fight the go<°(* faith during the week. He not ?nIYoøcî to fulfil the Divine commission to fcJ; sheep, but he also showed that he 0 .øt the lambs, and,with the other membe b.'+'- firm, built the Hafod Schools, .vrhlCajppj1'^ played such an important part in so many Swansea aud Hafod boys to £ <jt prominent part en the stage of this » prominent part en the stage of this » -¡pIfIt did he confine himself to his oø but whenever he saw s gOO r t going on which needed suppa was ever ready to The interest he took in the Sailors j5oji*- with the other members of his revere is well kuowa to you all, bow he its proceedings with his presence Y. year, find with his counsel aud r" encourage the workers in the good 1'1 if. 11'" I were enaeavouring to do. Agltl11, I trustee to this Deaf and Duffib and also to the Institution for "f"6.(I Again, he loved his Church, and 1'i very few of the churches which ha built during his Ue that do not owe gratitude for his generous be!p. ;or of & eonfine himself to his own branch &0r Christian Church, but wherever 1:6 pel? vinced that there was real need, was required, he was invariably fot; rCf< with financial support. Swansea, t? feels an aching void in her midst t* ,p,.t!1 while her heart beata in genuine with the bereaved members of tbe f,.Øø f have been left behind, and kerjjelp*r prayers are going up that the great# j the helpless will grant to thorn itJ* f comfort, and support which co t ,.if rJI ¡ stand in such sore need of. They praying that Kind Providence, who o pi things both in heaven and earth, v,1c#ggof j unseen hand in raising op a fit suC(je«'*S^4 carry on the great work which G<C peer has had to leave. Rems^j^V0. removes workmen, but carries on f f0vi<l'^5 May He carry on this great work off jg| so many hundreds, if not tbous our toilers with their daily bread, fit' A t Holy Trinity, in the evening, D. W illiams at the conclusion • £ said, "1 must pass on to refer to i event which has deprived this r* most distinguished citizen during week. To most of you, who in the town, the greatness o £ i' j passed away is much better known t iØet to a comparative stranger. He j0 ef according to the testimony of all "of came in contact with him. a rnrin t.elle"tll" I force of character and of power. This was shewn in what ne tbiS. and what he himself had become to j# aud neighbourhood. If that ni*D considered a benefactor of his ^{0 bucceeds in making two blades of 8^^ iff0. bucceeds in making two blades of gt .tIC 011<>" d -I" where formerly there was only cllod 1ft indeed the departed peer may bo tr The benefit which he confeired, ifi1 serve, was of the nobler kind; f" .fe 4 placed cliarity, it d.d not pa up ^at j rteipients, but, becsuse it inroire Qy&b&tg their part, ennobled tbem, • • 0jp$ with his wonderful ability in deve ^0^ resources of nature, and thus ProV'" insd livelihood for men, he wiH Ion^ jp in these parts for his generous CtiC,.J 51eg, kinds of feood work, :or his I patiiy with eriucat on in all 1^s -f,nrJ above ail for the strong example oi and upright, Christian character. fi comfort ail those that mourn, d* pi His ruling [Tc^ider- ce erdaiu that ..d-Y of him v/hoai bwnnsea meurn» p tlJ teach us, as he appears to have be to apply our heart* nnto W lsdolØ, .11$ v REV. J. POLLOCK AT ST. °A^.cb *j Preaching at St Gabriel" I Sunday morning to a ia; ge cocprefi basing hia rewarPs -ipou Heveiatio .A 2.0 verge, the vicar ret erred to Li* why lived close to those walls, i suddenly come to a closo Ml week. They could not faii to reC i0 ft/fi iar^e interest whi?h J^ord Swsnsoa^ town, and how much ttie town had depended upon hin p ifi father before him. Finding gj/i town he and his forefathers c:eatc the owunsea ot to-day, all recognise the tremendous c(ic- 10i all recognise the tremendous c(ic- 10i cripacity of the grsr-.t man who 'sa pc* was not a cise of being the f01'^ 0 jg* av'Orks wi'h th« details of wluc ac'juaiutod, but he had a praotic^ and ospcriouce of every part. iu-" •ioaTtsrsi> O }' i' A