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Spirit of the Welsh Press. L-By GWYLIEDYDD."J BLIVIEW'S OF THE TEAR 1890. llot t or the Welsh papers, review tflft yCar that has passed away. In no war., is the character of the vernacular press better ^Qstrated than the manner in which this "Object is treated. The variety is interesting, and the originality rather amusing. On" F.. is Wrongly in evidence, namely, the "Baited range of vision of moat of the 1rriters. The following quotations furnish •Be substance of the several articles Oeleuad.—" 1890 was R quiet year in Wales. The Mfthodlats did not lose any of their leading minister*. The illness of Mr. T. E. Ellis is a loss 'Vales. Religion is lifeless ('maiwedd') and •Be C!iur.:he3 are expecting something strong from abave. None but the Established Church clllim any increase. Literature has been enriched bv rrmcipal Edwards's w>rk on the Hebrews and by Several memoirs of depaitad minister*. The Clegy Oil the late Dr. Edwards is the only thing in poetry that will live. It is feared that the estab- lishment of too many schools will destroy the usefulness of intermediate education. Politics have been quiet." Tariau.—" Tnuie anil wages have not been so tood since 1875. There were two serious coliiery accidents during the year. Wales has been Hfele*s religiously, and j oliiically, 100, until. Parnell c.ime upon the scene." Cymro.—Tl e year hns ten very little material for hi.lory. It has been politically unfruitful. The development of the r-a, ional ft elin» has been a Strong feature, and intermediate education has tuade progres" Aews of the ll'eeJc.—" Driswyn is more hopeful. He says:—" I'lie year has been noted in Welsh history-more so than any since the days ofOwain Glyndvvr. Site 1 a* niada her mark on 'he Statute &X>k of the British Empire. It has proved excep- t :onally gool1 for trade and high wa-,e-. Nothing ■trikinsf in religion or politics. The tithe war is black spot on its character." The article in the Celt is ten columns long, and bears the initials of the minister of Lammas-street Chapel, Carmarthen. He also deplores the state of religion in the country. The chief incidents of the year are given in the following order "The influenza, union of the two colleges, Dr. Koch's discoverr, union of the Nonconformist denomination*, tlie dWcussion on tithe between tlM Dean of St. Asaph and Mr. Gee, pr ogress of the tompejance cau*w, representation of H ale?, Patn- fionin, Parneli's ftll, the Arnerian flections, and Mr. Gee's new edition of the 'Hymns of the Sanct uary. The Gohtuid is more systematic than its contemporaries, and deals with the question in the chronological order of the months. Thus:- January.—Mis. B-_echtr Stowe was discovered to be alive. Wulex and the Wtlhh are gaining Itrl')tmd. Mr. C. R. M. Talbot died. The British Weekly lias tj a,isl-ate(i an article from the Tyst. u February.—k Mr. fltigbes preached a number Of toermtas m on« of the L ndon Wesl^ynn chapels. Colii»ry explosion at Llanerch. Mr. Bigg a r die.1. u AJtoeh.—T<1« High Chief Ruler of RecUubites Tisited Wales. Ju&lue of the Methodist Mis simary Snciety. u April.—Carnarvon election. Ptux-liaoe of the Pantycelyo Library torTreren/eaCallage. Deuth vf the liev. William Robert-, whosa funeral sel,moll was prunched by ttio llev. Dr. Jjlm Thorn ft", of Liverpool. *• M«y.—Mr. Stanley told Sir Harry Verney thai of a Bible before lie went to Africa. The liev. G. H. Gr ffiths, Talyb'iiit, wa«i invited to h^cotne pastor of I h* Baptist Chuich at Cilfy nydd, and Mr. John Jdl- feui* lo Penuel. Peniyich, "/«*• Ti.e t'^vernment proposed to tiw nipr'l!I'S< tfl pu> li<v»ns. !"tet vi\! w of Welsh -r* witli Mr. Gladstone, when he held his p'a:-e. Gvvtieti.ion I was InJufe < J.P. for Cnr- • 881'1"11. l)«itli of Mr. Daviep, Uanduam. Leiusr Ciwn the Hev. U*sian D vi,s aeflning the qu»li&CHtioM* of V\ < lsti M.F.'s. blank. October.—I'ameU an object of l-pgret and of ff-j irl i, Activity of Mr. BiU-lir. Ao+c;:ther.— DRU.1i of Di. Kunnny. Mr. Motley's tpet-ch on tjOiieral Uoofh. JJi'cmbeiDie rlwtions of Ba g.t!aw and Kif- keon.. Vitt l'ia d-elites the invitation m Uie S".a,i'i, 5 E««ie<K»fo(i." TIIE I'AHXELLITE QUAHREL. Most of the papers discuss the probable effect of the quarrel among the i'ainellites upon the Uadical party, and particularly upon \Vales. The subject is dealt with at length in another column, HOW TO CtfKCK ATHLKTiO Sl>OKXS. The editors of the Baner have mvited four ministers, one belonging to each of the four Nonconformist denominations, to give their opinions on the suppression of athletic sports, and to make sugges- tions how the object can be attained. The four favoured gentlemen are the follow- ing Wesleyan, the Rev. John Evans, Eglwvsbach; Baptist, the Mev. A bel J. Parry Independents, the Rev. Dr. John Thomas, Liverpool; and Methodists, the Rev. Griffith Ellis, Bootle. Mr. Evans's letter appears in this week's number. He suggests the erection of buildings adjoining the cbape!s where young people may meet for reading, prayer, &c. He says that the young are too much neglected, and recommends that they should be entrusted with special work in connection with the Churches. The editor gives notice that the letters must not be copied into other papers without special permission. OXFORD WELSH AGAIN. The Genedl prints a long letter in the new orthography invented by "John Jones, M.A., Oxford," of which the following are the beginning and the ending :— "GAIR AT J!». JIOS JIOS, M.A., RHTDYCHBN.— Anwyl ffrind,—Mae rhiw eidia weili fy nharo i yr» bur sireiciu y base'n dda gynoch chi gael clwad sut y teilis i y isa lolig. Ond cin i mi ^tartio ar y bus.ea mi teiciwn J"ch congia jiwlnlio chi ar y'cit petent newydd o iaitta tlafar gwltd. Mau yn cymud fel regil-.tr weild ffeiar ffor yma, a dvvi'n siwr y bydd hi'n grand aurses. Hwyradi mai nid at wans—mau'n rhnid i bopeth mawr, w.vddocb, paol amaer i ddefelopio i'w gyfliwn ardderchogrwydd cyn y bydd iddo gaul i wprwietj > giny wiadyn gyffreJiuol. Ond <'1p nt ut, old felo, and don't bi d»g«loa Yn awr, yr ydw i yn 'llysio blwvdrfyn newydd ddt i bob copa wall- tog (ft aioeliou hefyd o ran hyny) o ddarllanwrs y Gtntdlt a gobeiihio fod llwyddisnt mawr yn aros eich petent chi ar iniiii ttatar gwlid. — Iwars trwli, ROB AT Hows, B.A." HORIEN" AND THE BARDS. When the Queen of Roumania reoeived the Welsh bards at Mostyn Hall after the Ban- gor Eisteddfod ber Majesty asked them to relate to her one of the folk-lore or fairy tales of the Principality. It was reported at the time that the barda were unable tocomply with the request, and that Morien oarne to their rescue. No farther notioe was taken of the matter, and the public accepted the version as correct. Professor Rhys referred to the ignorance of the bards in the Traeth- edydd of last month, which brought forth a protest from two of them—" Gwynedd and lJewi Mon." They say that whilst they put their heads together to consider what tale to relate Morien rose, unsolioited, and took up so much of the time in explaining the meaning of certain words and their derivation that they (the bards) were pre- vented from complying with the request of the Queen. "Morien" has made a spirited reply, of which the offended bards have not yet taken notice. They are probably con- tulting together what further step to take, and the public may learn something from them about St. David's. Morien tells me that he is prepared to meet the lot of them. -slie not the Archdruid of the Isle of Britain ? ihe Journal has the following upon the moident ftt cauldron of Ceiidwen is beginning to uoit, ana will soon be boiling over. The cause of the boiling was the barJs before the Queen of Roumania fit Mostyn Hall. 'Gwynedd' itnit Dewi Men made a sc«pe-goat of 'M. npn whilst in America, and put all the blame upon him." DR. ROBERTS, OF PONTYPRIDD. It is gratifying to find that this popular and much respected minister is improving in health, and that he is likely to be able to resume his former labours. It was feared that his age and the nature of the complaint from which he suffered would prove fatal to him. He writes tbus in the Seren — "Thisia the sixth rr seventh time I have suf- fered from bleeding of the lungs. There is au old WI"15h Fayinc,' Os myni glod bydd marw but there is another quite as true, 'Os tnyni liarch bydd glaf.' The expressions of sympathy which I have receive-d-by I tteis. in the pres*, personal visits, resolutions of €iiurches and otherwise, and the kindness of neighbours—have been far beyond what I expected. They cheer my he-irt. I hud no idea. that I had so numy friend?, to whom I offer my warmest thanks." DISLOYALTY AT CARDIFF C0LLB8E. The Journal has the following in its last number on the University College at Car- diff :— When the utovem'-nt was on foot to have colleges for Wdlta it was proclaimed th it. they would be free from poliiical and sectarian influences. but there is reason tii fnar that the Cardiff Colli'-ge is a nursery of Rudic^listn. It was stated lately in a loc-tl puper tliat. the authorities are Radicals, and tl at, there i- wt a Tory on the council. Mr. Ca»r, part-proprietor of the Western Mail, was I urned out because he is a C nserva iv< Last week it concert WHS held in the college, when 'Gou Save the Queen' was hissed whilst being sung. One fact, is evMei^t, namely, that the students of the Cardiff College are wanting in good manners. What do Lord Aberdare and LKan Vauylun think?" MR. WILLIS-BUND AND THE ANTIQUITIES OFWAH-:S. The London correspondents of the Baner and Cymro write in the most complimentary terms of the paper on the antiquities of Wales which Mr. Willis-Bund read a few evenings ago before the L'ymmrodorion Society. Mr. Willis-Bund, like most educated Englishmen residing among DB, taltes a warm interest in Welsh affairs. He is chairman of the Cardiganshire Quarter Sessions and an active in em bey of the county council. Bat he happens to be a Conservative and a Churchman, and is, consequently, unpopu- lar in the county, as has been shown by the way in which he has been treated by the ma- jority of the council. He is, nevertheless, a true friend of Wales, as is proved by the following extracts from the Baller "The remarks of Mr. Willis-Bund upon the Welsh Church deserve more t,lian ordinary.atier)- tion. Let the rea.der understand two things, that the subject of discussion wait I Antiquity of the Welsh Church,' and that Mr. Willis-Bund cannot he charged wiiii want. of sympathy with the Es- tthlished Church. By vv Church' Mr. Willis Bund did not mean the Church that is subject lo tlie Archbishop of Camerbury and was legalised by Henry I Ire i £ ightl>, but the form of Christianity that existed in Wates before the establishment of the Church of England or there was a bishop at Coakterb-ory. The popular opinion U that there was a f, rm of Christianity in VVUIBS before the ndvent of Auguatine, and that it ,Jio nut differ much from the Latin Churrh. Mr. W'ill.fc-Bund (Jistgreen with this theory, and says that, lie cannot of a more noble objtd thin to find out the true hi-tory of the Welsh Church aud of its effoi ts for freedom and inklopeti- deiice of the Church of Ronve. It, is immaterial, he pays, how Christianity was brought to Wate.% but wi at is important is that ihara was a Church iu \V;i!e? before the Roman Church had put its h«ud on Gaul or come across to Briiain."

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