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Synod at Festiniog. WES LE Y AN S AND SUNDAY SCHOOL. ADDRESS BY PRINCIPAL ROBERTS. The Synod of the second North Wales district of Wesleyan Methodists was held at Ebenezer Chapel, Blaenau Festiniog, on Tuesday, Wed- nesday, and Thursday of last week, under the chairmanship of the Rev. Thomas Hughes, Port Dinorwic. The district incluaes the churches of Carnarvonshire, Merionethshire, and Anglesey. The Rev. E. Berwyn Roberts, Bangor, was again elected secretary ot: the Synod. On Tuesday afternoon a session of ministers was held, when serious and prolonged attention was given to the spiritual condition ot the churches under their pastoral care. In some circuits special services had been held during the winter in connection with the connexional movement for spiritual advance, and encourag- ing reports were given as to the results. The returns of membership showed that the present number of church members witiiin tue district is 8,701, the new members received during the year was 300, many of whom had been received into membership from the junior society classes for catechumens. The number of members who died, removed, or lapsed, is 260. Mr. Rhys T. Williams, Llwyngwril, Privates Owen Lewis and Baldwin H. Owen offered themselves as candidates for the iiiiiiistry-tile latter of whom is in France and was not allowed leave to appear before the Synod. The reports of their trial sermons and preliminary examination were presented. Mr. Williams and Private Owen Lewis (who had come from a South of England camp) were orally examined by the Rev. W. O. Evans at the Synod, and the three were unanimously accepted, subject to the decision of the British Conference. The ministers on probation are the Revs. W. R. Jones, Harlech; John Price, Criccieth T. j Jones Hughes, Bethesda, and G. R. Owen, Abergele. The reports of their examination were considered satisfactory, especially as in addition to their pastoral duties they had been and are engaged in other work of national importance. On Wednesday a large number of lay dele- gates from the various circuits included in the district assembled with the ministers. Greet- ings were sent to the chaplains from the dis- trict who are serving abroad-the Revs. J. Jones-Roberts in France and A. W. Davies in Palesine. Votes of condolence were passed with mem- bers absent through illness and with those who had suffered bereavement, and a standing vote of sympathy was passed with the families of those who had fallen in the war. The Chair- man referred to the irreparable loss the Wes- leyan Church had sustained in the lamentable death of Dr. J. Hope Moulton, who had died of exposure in the Mediterranean Sea after the ship on which lie was sailing home had been torpedoed. Testimony was borne to the invalu- able services lie had rendered to several of our younger ministers in the Welsh ministry who had been trained under his tuition at Didsbury College, and a tender vote of sympathy was passed with his family. Mr. T. W. Griffith, J.P., LIandudno, presented the report of the foreign missions fund. The j sum collected in the district last year was 9834 16s. 10d., an increase of 99 lis. Id. on the previous year. The Book Room report was read by the Rev. Mon Hughes, which showed that in spite of present difficulties there was an increase in pro- fits. Reference was made to the efficient ser- vices of Mrs. P. Jones-Roberts who has loyally served at the Book Room in Bangor in the absence of her husband, Chaplain P. Jones- Roberts. The Temperance Report was -given by the Rev. J. Maelor Hughes who has recently been appointed chaplain and is now serving in Kin- mel Park. The number of Band of Hope mem- bers in the district is 4,136, and the number of adult abstainers is 2,618. The following resolution was passed unanimously:—"In view of the enormous loss inflicted upon the moral and economic resources of the nation through indulgence in intoxicating liquors, this Synod records its judgment that nothing will ade- quately meet the national need short of the total prohibition of the traffic in alcoholic beverages for the remainder of the war and during the period of demobilisation." The Rev. R. Moreton Roberts, Old Colwyn, was elected temperance secretary to succeed Chaplain J. Maelor Hughes. Mr. Edward Jones, Blaenau Festiniog, in his report as chapel secretary, called attention to the need of insuring all places of worship and of securing the freehold of all trust property now held on lease. The value of property is estimated as £ 156,435, the debt on which is C14,401 only. There are fifty-one chapels clear of debt. The following laymen were elected as repre- sentatives to the next Assembly which is to be held at Aberdovey in June:—Messrs. Edward Jones, Blaenau Festiniog; E. L. Rowlands, Aberdovey; E. Hugheston-Roberts, Portmadoc: W. D. Jones, Carnarvon; John Llovd. Towyn; W. Glanfab Jones, Bangor; W. O. Williams, Llandudno Richard Roberts, Blaenau Festiniog, G. G. Roberts, Blaenau Festiniog; J. J. Ed- wards, Pwllheli: Robert Hughes, Carnarvon and John Price, Carnarvon. The following were the ministers elected :— The Revs. IL Jones-Williams, Blaenau Festin- iog; W. P. Roberts, Aberdovey; Dr. Hugh Jones, Bangor; W. O. Evans, Portmadoc; R. Moreton Roberts, Colwyn; T. Gwilym Roberts, Towyn; R. Garret Roberts, Llanlairfechan; Dd. Jones, Bangor; Lewis Edwards, Llangefni; and R. J. Parry, Penygroes. The Synod decided not to elect the full number of representatives to the British Con- ference in London in view of present difficul- ties. The following were elected :—Dr. Pierce Jones, Portmadoc, and Mr. Edward Mills, J.P., Llanrwst, with the Chairman and Secretary of the Synod. The report on Sunday schools was given by the Rev. D. Egwys Jones, Festiniog, which showed that in some schools special attention was given to the maes Ilafiir-I but that in others there was an evident decline of interest. The first two prizes in Division III. went to Gwawr and Cymraes in Tregarth Cir- cuit and the third to Peggy in the Towyn Circuit. The first two prizes in Division II. also went to Tregarth Circuit and the third to Towyn. A long discussion followed the presen- tation of the report. It was generally felt, that much needed to be done in improved methods and in reviving the interest of our people in order to adapt the Sunday School to the de- mands of the future. On Wednesday evening a public meeting was held to advocate the cause of the Sunday Schools in Wales. The Rev. T. C. Roberts, Conway, opened the meeting with prayer. The Chairman, the Rev. T. Hughes, explained that the meeting was arranged in order to call special attention to the work and value of Sunday Schools, and that distinguished speakers were invited who were amongst the acknow- ledged leaders of education in Wales, and who in a sense represented the four Free Churches. It was not the fault of the Synod that no Church of England speaker was there, for an invitation had been sent to the Bishop of the diocese to speak and they would have been glad to have listened to him, but the invita- tion was not accepted. He was sorry that Sir O. M. Edwards, who had done so much for edu- cation in Wales and who was an enthusiastic and successful Sunday school teacher, was un- able to be present on account of ill-health* and

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I Portmadoc Council. THE NEW RATE. Portmadoc Council held a special meeting on Thursday night, present, Messrs. Ellis Griffith, chairman; R. Price Lewis, D. O. M. Roberts, J. Owain Hughes, R. M. Buckingham, D. Llewelyn Hughes, Evan Williams, R. Newell, J. Morris, W. Morris Jones, John Jones, clerk, and other officials. Mr. Ellis Jones was appointed chairman S the Finance Committee. Mr. J. Owain Hughes presented the annual estimates showing that the net estimated requirements, with E109 for contingencies, totalled £ 1,774. The ratable value was 1;15,321, and a rate of 2s. 5d. in the pound or the same as last, year would produce P,1,851, bu; E104 would have to be provided against empty houses, remissions, etc. To secure S:109 for contingencies would mean a rate of 2s. 6d.; but the Committee by a majority decided in favour of a 2s. 5d. rate which would leave E46 only for contingendies. The majority thought that the distressed circumstances of the dis- trict and the enforced increase in the poor rate this year made an increase in the district rate out of the question. They considered that the Council should, if need arose, realise a portion of the £500 war loan stock. He moved a new- rate of 2s. 5d. in the pound. Mr. D. Llewelyn Hughes seconded the pro- position. Mr Newell proposed and Mr D. 0. M. Roberts seconded that the rate should be 2s. 6d. or a penny more than last year. After prolonged discussion a rate of 2s. 5d. was carried, the proposer and seconder only voting for the amendment. Mr. D. O. M. Roberts moved and Mr. Newell seconded that the Council should place on re- cord their appreciation of the work done by Nurse Edwards in Portm:.doc district, congra- tulating her on obtaining a more lucrative post and expressing pleasure that steps were being- taken to make her a presentation.

PORTMADOC. A SOLDIER'S GRAVE.—An oak cross with inscription has been received from the officer commanding the Overseas Military Forces of Canada to place on the grave at Portmadoc of the late Pte. Lewis D. Roberts, Canadian Labour Battalion, brother of Mrs. John Wil- liams, Epworth Villa, who died in this country of wounds receivedgin France. ANNIVERSARY SERVICES.—The anniver- sary services of St. John's Church were held on Wednesday and Thursday last week, the special preacher being the Rev. R. R. Hughes, rector of Llanllyfni, who at one time was curate of Tremadoc. On Thursday night the Choir sang "He Ascended," Mr. Griffith Hum- phreys being conductor and Miss Lizzie H. Humphreys organist.

I Continued from previous column.) a llenyddiaeth fel llenyddiaeth yn y llyfrau hyn i wneud ymwybyddiaetli pob gwir efryd- ydd o honynt yn gyioethog o adnoddau ded- wvddweli-nior eang ydynt, mor newydd, mor gvssylltiol a holl gyfoetli. etifeddiaeth dyn. Dyma a rvdd fynedfa i chwi 1 holl fanteision addysg y dyfodol, a holl gyfleusderau cym- deithasol y dyfodol, a rlian i chwi yn holl symudiadau dyrchafol a llesol y dyfodol, y rhan dda yr hon ni ddygir bytli oddiarnoch bstli bynag fydd eich prinder a'ch hantanteioion mewn llawer ystyr. Y iiiae riian fawr o allu'r Ysgrytiiyr i gyf- lawni'r gwasanaeth newydd hwn i'r wlad yn tarddu o'r goleuni newydd sydd wedi ei daflu ami gan ysgollieigaeth ac efrydiaeth ddi- weddar. Meddianu yr etifeddiaeth newydd hon fydd braint a hyfrydwch dosparthiadau yr Ysgol Sul y cyfnod nesaf yma. Gwelsom beth a dybiai Erasmus fyddai effaitli darllen yr Ysgrythyr yn y goleu newydd ar ei chynwys" a ddaetli trwy efrydu'r iaitli Roeg or newvdd adeg v Deffroad a'r Diwygiad Pro- testanaidd. Gwyddom mor wir fu'r desgiifiad am Gvinru Fu beth bynag. Onid rhywbeth tebyg a ddisgwylir genym heddyw yn enweciig oddiwrtii y rhai a dcieuant yn ol o r rhyfelr Ond nid yn unig hwy ond y rhai oll sydd gartref, yn feibion ac yn ferclied, a^ ddylent vm^ymervd a r gwaith o esbonio r Ysgivthvi drostvnt eu hunain er eu lies eu hunain nid ag esboniad eu tadaii nac esboniad neb arall- heb gael eu denu oddiar hvybrau eangdcr i ddilyn achau anorplien na dadleuaeth ar bynciau dibwys inwyacli, ond aros yn awyr- gvlch v pethau y bydd dynolryw yn eu barnu yn wertli sylw ac ystyriaeth ar ol y proliad tanllyd y mae wedi mynd trwyddo, y pethau a berthynant i'w lieddwch. Fe wyddom am ddull o drin cwestiynau mawr arall sydd yn awchlvmu ein hawvdd a.'n syched am wybodaeth ac am ddull arall sydd yn sychu pob dyddordeb ar unwaith. Clywais am ddosparth o ieuenctyd mewn athrofa enwog yn darllen yr Ysgrythyr mewn cvlch darllen mewn dull mor opiniwnllyd a hunanfoddhaol fel mai tystiolacth un os nad yr oil o honynt ar ben y tvmor oedd nad oedd arnynt awydd am fynd yn agos i'r fath ddos- parth mwyach. Y mae yn rhaid cael rliyw awydd amgenacli na hwnw—a'r awydd liwnw ydyw vsprvd addolgar a'r syniad o ddibyniad parhans ar yr vsprvdol a'r anweledig sydd yn cymell i weddigarwch. Yspryd Gweddi yr Aro-Iwvdd a wcddai i bob disgybl ymhob dos- parth vn nyddiau y deffroad presenol. Etrydydd oedd yr lesu, ac vn yr umgrwydd ar v mynyud y trculiai oriau ffrwythlawn ei efrydiaeth a'i gwnaeth vn Athraw. Cymdeithas o bersonau wedi eu deffro trwy y fath gymundeb ydyw cenhedl ddeffroedig. Dyma lwybr rliyddid a diogelwch yspryd dyn. Prof. J. E. Lloyd spoke on The Sunday School and the Day School," and emphasised the fact that the Sunday School was a school and that therefore its main work was to teach. There were three periods in the work of tiie Sunday School in Wales. In the first, the pre- paratory period, the Sunday School was em- ploved to teach children and adults to learn to read. This was not done in the day school, and the churches saw the need before the State did anything. The Education Commission Re- port of 1846 recognised the good work that had been done by the Sunday schools in this respect. The second period commenced when the Edu- cation Act of 1870 made education compulsory. There was then no need to teach children to read, but the Sunday schools of Wales taught them to read and understand WTelsli. Wales was more indebted to its Sunday, schools for the maintenance of the Welsh language than to any other institution, not excluding the eistedd- fod and the literary societies. We are now in the third period, when the main work of tue Sunday school is to impart scriptural instruc- tion in the light of modern knowledge. It was necessary to adapt our methods to the intel- lectual needs of the day and at the same time not to forget that the ultimate aim was to bnilu up Christian character. Mr, Towyn Jones, M.Sc., County School, Blaenau Festiniog, addressed the meeting and called attention to the need of training teachers. The eager audience which filled the hall and listened with enthusiasm to the addresses seemed a good augury for the revival of the Sunday School to which many are looking forward in the near future. A resolution pledging the meeting to give renewed support to Sunday School work was proposed by Dr. Hugh Jcnes, seconded by the Rev. W. O. Evans, and carried enthasiastically. On Thursday a society meeting and preaching services were held in three of the chapels to large congregations. At the society meeting Messrs. E. L. Rowlands, Aberdovey: Griffith Jones, Capel Garmon; O. R. Thomas, Tre- garth; and Rev. David Jones sopke. The preachers at the services were Dv. Hugh Jones, Revs. Lewis Edwards, Conwy Pritchard, E. Mostyn Jones, D. Thomas, Owen Evans, T. Gwilym Roberts, Thomas Hughes, O. Madoc Roberts, and W. O. Evans.

Tribunal Clerk as Advocate CANARVONSHIRE M.R.'S OBJECTION. Carnarvonshire Appeal Tribunal sat at Pwll- heli on Thursday, present, Messrs. Rd. Davies, deputy chairman, presiding; John Owen, Dr. Wynne Griffith, Alderman G. Hughes Roberts, R. T. Jones; Llew. Davies, clerk; Lieut. Cradoc Davies, military representative; and W. 1. Williams, agricultural representative. A Portmadoc engineering manufacturer, who had been granted eonditional exemption as long as employed on work of national importance, applied for a review of his certificate with a view to his undertaking work near home and thus be able to attend to financial and business obligations consisting mainly of the super- vision and collection of rents of certain pro- perties and the disposal of effects incidental to the dissolution of the partnership of a firm of iron founders of which lie was a member. He had been employed in a Government- controlled establishment in Yorkshire from October to March 30th when he left as the result of there being no work in his particular dc,-part,inent.-Tlie Military Representative said in fairness to the man lie should say he had been given a satisfactory leaving certificate.- Applicant said though the foundry was closed for manufacturing purposes there were numer- ous valuable patterns there which he lent to neighbouring works. He was skilled as a fisher- man and in the use of motor-boats, and his idea was to go in for trawling which was work of national importance. That would also enable him at the same time to attend to his business obligations and look after the foundry which he hoped to restart when the war was over.- The Military Representative said the man left Huddersfield. Oil March 30th and had been doing nothing since.—Applicant: Yes, I have. I have been looking after the property and I have had great difficulty in tracing patterns lent when I was away.—The Military Repi'esenta- tive said the war would not stop if the appli- cant declined to accommodate other works in the way of patterns.—Applicant: I know that; but I have to keep in mind my position in regard to the works when the war is over.— The Military Representative said applicant had been to the Ministry of Munitions to try to get an appointment. That would take him from iio'riie.klipiicant my idea was to get an ap- pointment in a neighbouring factory. The Military Representative It appears to me you want a soft job.—Applicant: No. not a.t all.— The Tribunal confirmed conditional exemption, subject to the man being able to report in a month that he had secured work of national importance, failing which the exemption would lapse, the Tribunal intimating that they un- animously thought that fishing on the lines indicated by applicant was not work of national importance. A Beddgelert fitter aged twenty. Cl, who was employed for over twelve months in miinition works and debadged himself a few weeks ago with the intention of going to sea, appeared hpf{)rp thp. Trillimfil .f.r. ooU +r. r.+" n ILJ"L "&1..10..1 'V (l..n. J,.Ui t:AC'lJ;1I..Il1 a c:.l, farmer. Shortly after he was debadged Iii, father who owned a farm of 6CO acres died and. there being only a son of eighteen on the farm. i the fitter who was the heir-at-law abandoned his intention of going to sea.—Mr. W. Morris Jones appeared for the applicant.—The Military Representative objected to Mr. Jones appearing for the applicant inasmuch as he was clerk to Glaslyn Local Tribunal before whom the case was first heard in March of last year. On that occasion the Local Tribunal refused exemption. saying the man should rely on his badge and the Appeal Tribunal upheld that decision.—Mr W. Morris Jones said he appeared really more as a friend of applicant than as advocate.—Mr R. T. Jones: Still, it is not the right thing for the clerk of A local tribunal to appear at the Appeal Tribunal in cases which have been dealt with by his own tribunal. It would be a dan- gerous precedent.—The Military Representative It is as irregular for the clerk of a local tri- bunal to appear at the Appeal Tribunal as it would be for a military representative who is a lawyer to appear in another county for a man seeking exemption.—The Clerk There is this difference. The Army Council instructions say that a military representative should not represent a man seeking exemption. There are no regulations or instructions precluding the clerk of a local tribunal from appearing at the Appeal Tribunal in a case which had been dealt: with by his own tribunal. It is a matter of etiquette or desirability rather than one of regularity or conformity with the regulations. —The Military Representative said lie had nothing personal against his friend Mr. Jones, but lie did not think it was right and proper for him to appear in the case.-—Mr W. Morris Jones: So long a time has elapsed since the Jones: So long a time has elapsed since the ease was before the Local Tribunal that for the moment I had forgotten the fact. I quite see the Military Representative's point of view and accordingly I withdraw from the case and ask my friend Mr. Hugh Pritchard to act for the applicant.—Mr. Pritchard then took up the case. and conditional exemption was granted, the Tribunal intimating that they thought the case of the 18 year old son (Class A) who had been given conditional exemption by the Local i Tribunal should be reviewed. Mr. W. Morris Jones appeared for a Portma- doc butcher and farmer who sought renewal of exemption for his assistant aged 25 (C2h married with one child.—Exemption to August 31st open. Mr. Hugh Pritchard appeared for a Portma- doc coal merchant, formerly a farm hand, aged 35 (Bl), with wife and three children, who had been exempted to May 14th subject to his then undertaking work on the land. He asked to be allowed to devote two days to the coal business and four days to farm work.—The Tribunal adhered to their decision that the man should give un the coal busine; <J,d gave conditional exemption subject to his working exclusively ,on the land and engaging himself by the term before May 31st. A farmer's son aged 18 (Class A), employed by his father as attendant on a threshing machine, sought renewal of exemption, his ap- plication being supported by the County War Agricultural Committee and by Messrs. J. Hughes Parry, J.P., and Mr. Owen Williams, the two agricultural assessors of the district. The two latter appeared to give evidence and stated that the farmers and the country would suffer, having regard to the existing dearth of threshing machine attendants. The father said he had been threshing for fifty years and had two machines. He had six sons, one of whom was in the army in France.—Mr. R. T. Jones said it was clear that no efforts had been made to replace the man since his last appear- ance in February. He was rather surprised to see Mr. J. Hughes Parry, as chairman of the Local Tribunal, appearing in support of exemp- tion for a youth of 18, Class A, when the Local Tribunal were sending married men with families into the army.—Mr. Parry I would I not be here I can assure you, did T not con- sider it necessary in the interests of food production. That and that alone accounts for my presence here to-day.—Alderman G. Hughes I Roberts said undoubtedly there was a dearth of threshing machine attendants in the country and threshing was admittedly of national im- I portance. The Agricultural Representative agreed, remarking that farmers had a great deal more land under cultivation this year.— Exemption was given until May 30th, final, the Tribunal intimating that they were prepared to reconsider the case if the man's brother, who was also at home and exempted, agreed in the meantime to join up. The Military Representative applied for with- drawal of the certificate of exemption granted to a Nevin farmer's son, aged 26 single, sub- ject to joining the volunteers. The man had failed to comply with the condition. He had also refused to a similar order by the Local Tribunal, and it was because of his refusal that the Loc^l Tribunal withdrew exemption. The man now defied the Appeal Tribunal.—Mr. ("We nnnlifd for the ( 11"') 1 j J J 1-' & man, said he had a conscientious objection to any form of military service.—The Military Representative: He is a special constable; and that being so, I fail to see his conscientious objection to the volunteers. —Mr. Robyns Owen urged that the volunteer condition was punitive on the man and the man's father seeing that the Tribunal recog- nised that the man was needed on the farm. There had been a certain amount of local agita- tion against the man because he declined to join the volunteers. The atmosphere had been poisoned against the man and every effort made to get him to abandon his conscientious objec- tion. As the man was wanted on the farm it would be a national loss to take him away.— The Military Representative: It would be a national gain to teach him a lesson. Mr. Robyns Owen: He says he is quite prepared to go to prison rather than abandon his prin- ciples.—Mr. R. T. Jones Yet he is quite ready to continue farming and take advantage of the

Festiniog Council. Mr. David Jones, J.P., presided at the monthly meeting when votes of sympathy with wounded soldiers and with the relatives of the fallen were passed. It was reported that the following had been appointed on the Library Committee :—Coun- cillors David Jones, T. J. Williams, Ben T. Jones, W. J. Rowlands, Lewis Richards, Win. Edwards, Cadwaladr Roberts, D. J. Roberts, E. T. Pritchard, J. Cadwaladr, H. E. Jones, Evan Jones, R. R. Williams, and Joseph Wil- liams, and Messrs. H. H. Roberts, E. Griffith, W. Lloyd Owen, M. E. Phillips, E. Towyn Jones, H. Jones (Bryfdir), G. J. Bevan, the Rev. R. Talfor Phillips, T. Cook, Mrs Thomas, Hen Gapel, and Mrs. J. Cadwaladr. Messrs. Rd. Jones (C.) was appointed chair- man and John Jones vice-chairman of the Gas and Water Committee: Mr. W. J .Rowlands, chairman of the Market Hall Committee Messrs. E. D. Hughes chairman and Wm. Ed- wards vice-chairman of the Health and Roads Committee: Messrs. Robert Jones chairman and J. Cadwaladr vice-chairman of the Finance Com- mittee: Mr Ben T. Jones chairman of the Cemetery Committee; and Mr E. T. Pritchard chairman of the Fire Brigade Committee. The roadmen were directed to make inspec- tions with a view to detecting waste of water. On the motion of Mr. Rd. Jones <M.), it was agreed to appeal to the Public Works Loah Board and other mortgagees who had advanced money to the Council to allow the Council to defer repayment of loan instalments until after the war, the Council to pay the interest as usual. The attention of the police and the owners of sheep was called to complaints of sheep trespass. Alderman Wm. Owen stated that he had seen Sir H. B. Robertson regarding the closing of Manod Station, who promised to do his best. Mr. David Williams raised the question of reducing the number of workmen in the Coun- cil's employ. The Surveyor said the number now war twenty. Owing to water repairs the men were I now fully occupied; but after the repairs had been executed his intention was to reduce the number according to work required.

(Continued from previous column.) increased profits due to the war, whilst others are fighting for him and his people.—Mr. Robyns Owen: What advantage will it be to imprison him?—Mr. R. T. Jones: He is now living under the protection of our soldiers and sailors in the same way as I am.—Mr. Owen Yes: but he is helping to increase food pro- duction.—Mr. R. T. Jones: Which he could not do but, for the safeguards provided him by the Government.—The Man The matter remains with the Tribunal. 1 am prepared to stand by my principles.—Mr. John Owen Have you the same objection to the volunteers as to the army?—The Man: Yes, entirely. Mr. John Owen said the man must realise that compared with the army the volunteers were simply playing at solfl 'ers.-The Man: I have had Divine Guidance in this matter.—The Military Representative: Did you have guidance when you joined the special constables?—The Man: The object of those is to defend.—Alderman G. Hughes Roberts That is also the object of the volunteers. The Man Yes, but" defence by killing, and my objection is to killing my fellow-men. —The Tribunal adjourned the case for a month to give the man further time to consider his position. The cases of two evangelists were adjourned to a sitting at Bangor n Thursday owing to the inability of the Rev Conway Pritchard. Wesleyan Circuit superintendent, to be present. The Military Representative appealed against the decision of Lleyn Tribunal deferring for medical examination the case of a Rhiw under- graduate who it was stated was about to be ordained in the Church of England.—Mr. Crebbin appeared for the man.—The Military Representative said the man was exa d hv a medical board at Oxford in March < i last year. Shortly after that he was given absolute exemption by the Oxford Tribunal on medical grounds. The man was on the eve of taking a curacy when of course he would automatically pass out of the ham1 of the military authorities. The mai. stated at Lleyn tribunal that he had been examined by a Medical Board at Wrexham.— Mr. Crebbin protested against a suggestion of that kind being made against a man who was about to take holy orders.—Mr Hugh Pritchard. clerk to Lleyn Tribunal, said what the man stated was that he had not been examined at Wrexham or by any other Medical Board.—The Man I said I had been examined at Oxford. but not by a medical board.—In reply to the Clerk, he said he had never had a medical classification card.—The Military Representa- tive He was passed for general service at Ox- ford.—The Military Representative's appeal was dismissed and tiie case referred back tD the Local Tribunal. A Fourcrosses horseman, aged 37, who was refused exemption by Lleyn Tribunal appealed. —Mr. J. Hughes Parry, chairman of the Local Tribunal, said it was recognised that he was wanted on the farm and he was refused because he declined to go to Wrexham for medical examination. He had since gone and passed in Class A.—Exemption until August 15. An Efailnewydd agricultural joiner whose application was supported by a numerously- signed petition, submitted by Mr. W. E. Hughes, was exempted until August 31st. A Pwllheli hairdresser's apprentice, aged 18. Class A, was refused exemption but not to be called up before June 30th a similar decision being given in the case of a Pwllheli baker. aged 33, Class A, for whom Mr Hugh Pritchard appeared.—Mr. Pritchard also appeared for an Abererch builder and contractor, aged 25, Class A, whose case was heard privately.—Exemption to August 31st.

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he proposed that the meeting should send its sympathy with him and its hope that he may soon recover. Another speaker, Prof. Robert Richards, had sent to express his regret that a sudden call to London had prevented his ful- filling his engagement. He was glad to see that Principal T. F. Roberts of Aberystwyth, and Prof. J. E. Lloyd of Bangor, were with them, and there were several others present who would be ready, if necessary, to respond to his call for an address. Prif Athraw Roberts, mewn anerehiad ar "Yr Ysgol Sul a'r Doilroad ccnedlaethol," ddy- wedodd :—Bvddaf yn cael help trwy edrych ar y deffroad fel symudiad parhaol yn meddu ei gvfnodau arbenig, er engliraifft, y deffroad dan y Tuduriaid a'i barhad yn oes y chwyldroad, cyfnod diwedd y 18fed ganrif a chyfnod haner claf y 19fed, yn arwain i'r deffroad prescnol. Y mae i bob un o'r deffroadau liyn ryw bertli- ynas ag adeg rhyfel a therfysg gwladol. Tvfiant ydyw bywyd cenedl ond tyfiant yn golygu gwrthdarawiad egwyddorion gwrth- wynebol iddo, yr hyn a bar aberth a dioddef. Trwy y cyf ryugau hyny datguduir gwertli eg- wyddorion eu bywyd i'r bobl, ac o ganfod eu trwerth ceir corplioriad dvfnach ac amsrenach o honynt mewn gweithred. Peth arall ymddengys yn wir am y deffroad ydyw ei fod yn ffrwyth cyfarfyddiad rhwng hywyd cynhenid Cymru a bywycl y Gorllewin yn gyfirediiiol-y naill yn ennyn y llall trwy ei ddeengli mewn modd oedd yn cyraedd at yr egwyddor o undeb oedd wrth eu gwraidd. Cenedigai-wch ydyw offeryn neu allwedd y deongliad, ac y mae cenedlgarwch yn elfen o gyfuniad yn liytrach nag o ysgariad cymdeithasol. Mewn cyfnodau dechreuol newydd fel yr un presenol y mae gwelediad yn dyfnliau dan bwys angen ysprydol a moesol. Y mae yn dda meddvvl fod yna risiau esgynfa i'w canfod yng nghyfnodau deffroad Cymru, oblegid y mae Cymru yn fath o fyd byclian. Y mae gwerth pob elfen o gyniivdd yn gyfryw nas gall dim methiant na cholled wneud i ffwrdd ag ef; ac y mac y gwerth yn drysor yn cy- foethogi y cof, liyd yn oed os na chaiff hefyd fod yn feddiant i'r dyfodol. Ar adeg pan y mae pob peth weithiau fel pe bai yn cyfeirio tuag i lawr-fel yr un brcsenol—mae pob enghraifft o ddringo digamsyniol, fel yr hyn a deimlir genym drwy emynau Williams, Pant- ycelyn, oedd yn wir afn Gymru yn ei ddydd ef, yn betii o wertit ac ysprydoliaeth parhaol. in llenyddiaeth eenedl ceir cronicl oriau pen llanw ei chynnydd, megys yn Phaedo Plato, Efengyl loan, Taith y Pererin, ac Emynau Williams. Trwy gyffyrddiad creadigol a llenyddiaeth deffroad y Cyfandir y daeth deffroad Cymru oddiamgylch, yn cael ei gyfryngu drwy ber- sonau wedi eu goleuo a'u hysprydoli i'r negcs. Nid ydyw cnoi cil ar y gorphenol yn ddigon i Gymru. Trwy yr Esgob Morgan a'i gyd- weithwyr y dechreuodd y Beibl a'r Testament Newydd ddyfod adref at feddwl a chydwybod y genedl. Dyna wraidd deffroad y Tuduriaid. Y mae' poh gwir ddeffroad yn ymorol am ei offer iddo ei hun; ac felly y bu i'r Beibl Mawr agor y ffordd i argruffu Ala o argrapliiadau o Feiblau a Thesfamentau a llyfrau cynorthwyol o bob math. Yr oedd y rhai hyny, os yn gyfieithiadau, yn dwyn nodweddion arddull ac ieithwedd oeddynt yn cyfoethogi llenyddiaeth Cymru, fel y gwnaeth y Beibl ei hun, ac os yn ysgrifeniadau gwreiddlol, yn dangos cyfuniad o ragoriaethau cynhenid iaith a llenyddiaeth Cymru a'r ymeangiad mewn cydymdeimlad a gwelediad sydd yn cydfynd ag efrydiaetli o'r ysgrythyrau ymhob oes a gwlad. Pan adawodd Erasmus Gaergrawnt yn 1513 yr oedd yn gweithio ar ei gyfTeithiad newydd o'r Testament Groeg. Yr oedd Caergrawnt ar y pryd yn wag oherwydd y geri marwol. Aeth Erasmus i Basel yn 1514. Yr oedd yno brif ysgol, ond nid hyny oedd wedi ei dynu yno, ond yr argraffydd Johann Auerbach, a'i gyd- weithwyr. Erbyn Mawrth 1516 (51 mlwydd cyn cvhoeddi Testament Cymrucg W. Salisbury yn 1567) yr oedd y Testament Newydd allan o law yr argraffwyr. Ymhli tl> y rhai a ddaethant yn uniongvrchol o dan ddy-lanwad Erasmus yr oedd W. Salisbury yn un, cymwynaswr ein eenedl ni. Yn y "Paraclesis," neu y Cynghor o flaen y Testament, rlvwed Erasmus: "Oblegyd yr wyf yn anghyttuno yn hollol a'r rhai sydd yn anfoddlon i'r Ysgrythyrau sanctaidd gael eu darllen gan yr annysgedig wedi eu cyfieithu i'w tafodiaith eu lmnain. Dymunwn liyd yn oed i'r wraig ddistadlaf ddarllen yr Efengyl a darllen Epistolau Paul. A dymunwn iddynt gad eu cyfieithu i bob iaith fel y darllenid ac y deallirl hwynt nid yn unig gan Ysgotiaid a Gwyddclod ond gan y Tyrciaid a'r Saraseniaid." (Dyma, wrth fynd heibio, ddull efrydu y "Paraclesis" gwybodgeth weddol o Ladin, Groeg, a Ilebraeg fel y peth cyntaf. "Os oes genych athraw a'r ewyllys i ddysgu geliir dysgu y tair iaith hyn bron gyda llai o lafur nag a dreulir yn ddyddiol uwch ben parablu truenus mewn un iaith fongleraidd dan athraw anwy- bodus." Yr oedd cynlluniau cydweithwvr Erasmus yn Lloegr yn cynwys addysg i bob plentyn,a lleihad oriau y gweithiwr i chwe' awr yn y dydd.) Nid darllen unigol cliwaith a wnai'r tro i'r deffroad hwn, ond cyd-efrydiaetli a chym- deitlias ddyrchafol ar sail yr unfrydedd a'r brwdfrydedd a greai'r darllen. Hyn a roddodd fod i'r Ysgol Su'l Gymreig, yn enwedig fel sefydliad i rai yn eu maint; a'r unrhyw angen a'r unrhyw ymdrech unol i gyfarfod a'r angen fydd sail ei liadnewyddiad a'i pharhad yn y dyddiau sydd yn dod. Ein hangen ni ydyw adesboniad o'r Ysgrythyr, yn enwedig y Testa- ment Newydd, i gyfarfod a'r deffroad presenol. Er cymaint wyddom am dano geliir dweyd mai prin yr ydym yn dechrcu deall y Testament Newydd yn yr ystyr yn yr hwn y mae deall yn golygu meddianu a chymhwyso at y deall a'r gydwybod. Prif rinwedd y Testament Newydd ydyw ei allu i ddyfod a'r genedl trwy bob aclod o honi i adnabyddiaeth bersonol a'r R wn ydyw ei destyn a'i wrthddrych. Y mae dosparth- iadau'r Ysgol Sul felly yn gyfryngau cym- deithas ysbrydol rhwng yr aelodau a'i gilydd ac a'r Person dwyfol hwn, trwy gynortliwy'r llyfrau sy'n ei ddwyn mor fyw ger ein bron nes bron ar brydiau y tybiwn ein bod yn clvwed swn ei lais yn llefaru wrth ein hyspryd swrth a marwaidd. Felly achlysuron o fwynhad a'r cynydd hwnw sy'n ysprydoliaeth yr un pryd ydyw'r dosparthiadau hyn. A oes a wydd ymhlith gweithwyr Ffestiniog am wir ddeall neges yr ysgrythyr atynt beth bynag fo y can- lyniad, a'i byw yn nghymdeithas a nerth y Gwaredwr o dan bwys gofiuiau, hiraeth, ac anghenion y dyddiau presenol? Os felly, deu- wch ac ymffurfiwcli yn ddosparthiadau ac na feddyliwch am foment y siomir chwi yn yr hyn a geisiweh. "Deuwch, prynwch win a llaeth. heb arian ac lieb werth." Pe byddai hyn yn dyfod yn wir am weithwyr ieuainc Ffestiniog a Chymru ni byddai raid i ni betruso na byddai ganddynt genadwri oleu ac arbenig at eu cydweithwyr ym Mhrvdain a'r Cyfandir trwy eu hargyhoeddiad o addasrwydd egwydd- orion y Gwaredwr i fod yn sylfaen ymarferol adnewyddiad cymdeitlias. Darllen cytlym ymarferol rhai a syehed am gyfiawnder fydd gorcliwyl y dosparthiadau hyn. Y mae'r fath ddarlleil yn llawer tebycach o ddeffro gallu a dyfnder meddwl nag unrhyw efrydiaeth j bwrpas is a cliyfyngach nag adeil- adaeth i r lioll ddyn. Y mae yma ryw gyfadd- asder at gyfnodau ac angenion newydd corpi) y bobl, rliyw eglurder a symlrwydd digyffelyb yn arweiniad yr Ysgrythyr ar gwestiynau dyrus a thywyll y dydd; a phawb a ddarlleno y Testa- rnn-nt vn fpimin fori yn rlivu- ",r<nT'{.l Oo:1rY' Al j — — J"V" duedd, yn cara dvn ac yn aherthu pob pet! tros ddyn, yn rhedeg trwy ei eiriau—rhywbeth o'r galon yn cyraedd calon y dyn ar unwaith— yspryd sydd yn fynych yn cael ei golli a'i guddio trwy ein dallineb ni, trwy nad ydym wedi dirnad na threio dirnad mewn gwirionedd beth ydyw dyforl i gyfarfyddiad trwy ddarllen a'r lesu ei Hunan a'n bod mewn canlyniad yn profi nad ydyw geiriau y bywyd eu hunain ond llyLhyren farw. Cvmerwch er engliraifft I. 'J'heisalon;ia.irl, neu I. Timothaus—darlleniweh i hwy o'u ewr. Angofiwcli bobpeth am yr arhol- iadau a many lion yr esboniadaeth darlJcnweh hwy fel llytliyrau cyflym byw yn trin y pethau mwyaf-ymddeffrowch i'w liystyr. Cewch yn y naill a'r llall arweiniad a chysur a newidia. wedd eich profiad a'ch hywyd o'r naill (I(Iydri i'r Ila]] gaii wneiid llu o bethau tymhorol a meddyliol sy'n llethol feichus yn analluog i'cli poeni trwy i chwi ddyfod i ddeall eu cenadwri. "Canys fy iau sydd esmwyth a'm baich sydd ysgafn." Y mae J digon o dMnydtliau diwylIiant fel diwylliant