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j !'"-.'n. EDUCATtON CAMPAIGN.…
j n. EDUCATtON CAMPAIGN. ARMING FOR THE FIGHT. NO PUBLIC MONEY FOR DENOMINA- TIONAL SCHOOLS. DISESTABLISHMENT PRESSED x ORWARD. MR LLOYD GEORGE AND THE LIMPET GOVERNMENT. A joint conference of the Welsh Parlia- mentary party, the Welsh National Executive of the County Councils, and the representa- tives of the central organisation of the four great Nonconformist denominations of Wales was held on Thursday, at Shrewsbury, to consider the organisation of the fighting forces and the provision of funds to meet the present educational crisis in the Principality. Tne proceedings were conducted in private. Sir Alfred Thomas, M.P., chairman of the Welsh Parliamentary party, presided, and .other Welsh members of Parliament present included Mr Lloyd George, M.P., Mr Bryn- nior Jones, M.P., Mr Herbert Lewis, M.P., Mr Herbert Roberts, M.P., Mr William Jones, M.P., and Mr A. Osmond Williams, M.P. THE EDUCATIONAL POSITION. The Chairman said that the conference was the outcome of the, crisis in the educa- tional position in Wales. In inviting the re- presentatives of the Welsh religious organisa- tion to meet them that day, the Welsh mem- bers of Parliament recognised that though the first duty of the Welsh members was to represent meir constituents in Parliament, they felt that in a matter so vitally affecting the interests of the whole of the Welsh people, the Parliamentary members could not dissociate themselves from the people in a fight of such importance, and this being a question affecting the principles of Nonconformity, Lhe Welsh Parliamentary party thought it right to invite the repre- sentatives of the denominations to meet them to discuss the situation (hear, hear). They were called a self-governing people, and were fond of saying that Britons never, never would be slaves. But it was evident that some people wanted to make slaves of a sec- tion of the Britons, and the section chosen was to be the ancient Britons—(laughter) who were to be made SLAVES OF THE CLERICAL PARTY. It that was the intention, he would say on behalf of his fellow-countrymen and using Birmingham slang, that the Welsh people were not going to take it lying down (ap- plause). The object of their meeting that day was to prepare for the fight, and to provide the sinews of war (hear, hear). Wales was threatened with ihe application cf the Defaulting Authorities Act, and it was their duty to be prepared to meet the blow wnen it came, and to reply to it. Resistance, «uch as was now contemplated, meant sacri- fice, possibly great sacrifice, out he was sure that the Welsh Nonconformists of to-day, descendants of those who in the past halt sealed their faith with their blood, would be ready when the call came. It was said the fight would be a costly one, but, however costly, it would be far less costly than what the fathers of Welsh Nonconformity had been prepared to face in the past, and which Nonconformists of to-day were equally pre- pared to face, in defence of their principles (applause). The fight could not last long, even the present Government limpets who stuck to office—(laughter)—would have to loosen their hold in another eighteen months (applause). Mr Evan Jones (Bala), representing the Merionethshire County Council, said that Merionethshire was perfectly cTear on one point, and that was that under no circum- stances would a single penny of the public rates be allowed to go towards the support of any denominational school (applause). That was a fundamental principle upon which all in the county were unanimously agreed. They were now desirous of knowing how they should proceed if they were declared in defaiffl. The Chairman pointed out that the par- ticular question to which the conference should direct its attention was that of per- fecting their organisation anci" providing the ways and means to meet the assault when it came. MR LLOYD GEORGE AND THE CAMPAIGN. Mr Lloyd George said it would not be desirable to discuss the public matters of tactics, which necessarily -at times involved fine points of law (hear, hear). He might, however, say that the Welsh membeis had already been in consultation with the Mer- ioneth representatives, and h.id had valu- able legal assistance from Mr Biyn Ro- berts and Mr Brvnmor Jones. He could not, of course, now reveal to the public the details of the scheme which they proposed carrying out in defence of the Welsh posi- tion, but he believed they would find when put in operation it would be much mora satisfactory for Merionethshire than fer the Board of Education (laughter and applause), But the Board of Education kept its own counsel with respect to the course it inten- dedto pursue iii attacking the Weltii j Councils, and he thought it wad equally es- sential that the enemy should be kept in the dark ias to what the Welsh Councils proposed to do when attacked. The Welsh reply to the assault upon their rights must he made a. source of embarrassment to the Board of Education, and it could not be an aide so effectual if they were informed be- forehand what the details of that reply would be (hear, hear). He would ask them to REPOSE CONFIDENCE IN THE COM- MITTEE, which was organising th's campaign (oap- plause). That committee had already saved the Principality £ 120,000, which would have gone from the rates to aid Church 6chools silica the Act came into operation had the Welsh Councils followed the lines of the English Councils in the administration of the Act. The committee had now for two years kept at bay an Act of Parliament which they deemed unjust and oppressive, and1 he thought tliey could, if necessary, keep the present Government rat bay for another two years, and that was the utmcst limit: to which the septennial Act would permit the limpet Government to run (laughter;. He wished them io proceed on the policy. "Beware of entering into a
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RATS IN EAST LONDON.
RATS IN EAST LONDON. A GIRL'S SERIOUS FRIGHT. There is a plague of rats in the East End of London. A 'girl named Louisa Randall, 121, Randolph road, Custom Houee, Lon- don, E., was lifting some boxes in a factory, when an enormous mt leaped out over her shoulder. When she got home her mother was startled by the terr.Tole effect the shock had had upon her. She was a thin, anaemic girl, stunted in her development through want- of blood. The fright caused St. Vitus' dance. For four months she was al- ways spilling her food, dropping plains and dishes. When she walked she would throw one foot forward and drag the otner, like a paralytic, and presently she was actually paralysed all down on.e side. An accidental wetting led to rheumatic fever. She seemed an invalid for life. "But one day," continued Mrs Randall, "1 read of a girl who had suffered just as Louisa was suffering. We decided to try if Dr Williams' pink pills for pale people, which cured this girl, would do good. After the third box of pills, Louisa could control her fingers. New blood began to flow in her veins. The paralysis and the pain went al- together. Soon Louisa; got up, after three months in bed. "Anaemia had retarded her development, but with new blood she was soon a healthy girl. A little time ago she had three weeks at a convalescent, home in Eastbourne, and that completed the magnificent cure which Dr Williams' pink pills effected. My daughter hopes to begin business again soon, and she is certainly strong enough for anything." There can be no doubt as to the cure. Miss Randall looks now more like a country girl them a Londoner. She has red, rosy cheeks, and clear, bright eyes, which give evidence of her keen intelligence For many girls (and young men too) Dr Wil- liams' pink pills have proved the turning point in development, changing weakly constitutions, threatened with decline and death, to sou/id, overflowing health, because they make new blood. Mothers know why they and their daughters need new blood more than men but men can be anseniic, too. The weak back, easy fatigue, lack of interest in life, indigestion and general nervouS"weakness which trouble both men and women, need new blood to cur3 them, and these pills make new blood. Nerves that need new blood to feed them show their need in neuralgia, fits, St. Vitus' dance, eventually paralysis, locomotor ataxy, and utter breakdown. Dr Williams' pink pills for pale people can cure all these things—the genuine pills. It is important to avoid substitutes, a'ld purchasers should take care to see the Kill name, as above, on the wrapper, before paying.
ANGLESEY EDUCATION COMMITTEE.
ANGLESEY EDUCATION COM- MITTEE. ADOPTION OF THE WELSH SCHEME. A meeting of the Anglesey Education Committee took place at Llangefni on Thursday, Mr Lewis Hughes presiding. Professor Morris Jones moved the ad- option for the schools of the county of the scheme for teaching Welsh which Professor Jones and others have had a hand in fram- ing, and which has already been introduced into Carnarvonshire. He referred to a school in South Wales, which had for the last four years worked according to a some- what similar scheme, the English children being taught Welsh and the Welsh child- ren English at such an equal rate that when they arrived at the fourth etan a they were on practically the same footing, and he had never seen children who were more bright or who took greater intent I their work than the children of that part eular school (hear, hear). He had foand the teachers of South Carnarvonshire ready to welcome the scheme, though ere many who present 4M j qualified to give the Professor Jon^s did great recite from it It ffnne through all the standards, but he few g fhoi ^vpntuallv it would create a revo- sure that eventuanv + lution in elementary education (.heers). Thl Scheme was unanimously adopted, it being decided to include a column for Welsh 61 With regard to the refusal of the Board of Education to sanction the Committees scheme for the training of pupil teachers a letter was read from the chairman of the Committee (Lord Stanley of Alderley) stat- in* that as the result of an interview be had liad with the officials of the Board, the scheme would in every probability now go through, and he enclosed a draft letter to be forwarded by the Committee to the Board. The draft letter was adopted. The Board of Education wrote that they saw no reason for varying the final draft order in respect of the Llanfaelcg School, and it was decided that no further steps be taken in the matter. Upon the recommendation of the Build- ing Committee, it wee decided to urge upon the County Council the purchasing of the Gaervven Council School, and placing it under the same conditions as all Council ,Schools. The liabilities of the trustees were estimated to be about £ 450p or £ 500.
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;-THE SHADOW OF THE PAST.
THE SHADOW OF THE PAST. ¡ !It — (BY A BANGOR CITIZENj. IV. David Davies, the "biaenor," had arranged his visit ou Monday evening to allow Miss Marian time to dress for cuapel.. Hetty, later in the week, "turned up" after her fashion without giving the time any particu- lar thought. It was believed once in rural England that pigs could see the wind, and because it was believed it needed no explanation. Hetty, too, possessed an extra sense which she never tried to analysts because the was so certain about it. There was some discomfort in the air of Miss Marian's parlour when Hetty entered it. She sniffed it at once, and at once sought to focus the trouble. Ignoring preliminaries she asked "What's the matter, Aunty Miss Marian ignored them also. She was never in the ''dumps," as Hetty had told her friepd But next to Tcpsy, the velvet-pawed Hetty was the one to make you think there was nothing really the matter with you. Hetty was better than Topsy, not only as a listener, but to make you feel that, right or wrong, she was with you Topsy had her limitations. Miss Marian was her mistress, and Topsy could be sympathetic— if comfortably placed. But with her it was "Topsy" first. and anybody else afterwards. With Hetty, on the other hand, there was Aunty Marian already enshrined in her heart, and it was a warm heart (it would be the last part of Hetty to get cold); and though the two had been floating on an iceberg, Miss Marian, by a subtle instinct, which in her was the "extra sense," would have felt its generous warmth, and found herself thawing into confidences. A difference in age matters little where the one heart is young and warm, and the other refuses to grow old or cold This embodiment of seventeen years of girlhood could think, too, when W nothing special called for it. Therefore, Miss Marian often "let herself go" in Hetty's hearing, not because she was always ccrtam to be under, stood, but because of her inner assurance that she would not be misunderstood. She told her of David Davies's visit. "He tells me that I ought not to teach the little girls in my class as 1 do." "What ch- Hetty made a noise with the chair. "What made him say that?" "Because I was teaching them, KS he thought, to be Roman Catholics! Instead of answering immediately Hetty did a little thinking. <4Why do you take so much trouble with those little girls, Aurtyf "I dou't want them stiffened into being good, Hetty, nor yet frightened "Frightened? What could irighten them in chapel?" "You know nothing about it, Hetty 'bach. —fortunately. When I was not much older than they are now 1 sat in the pew by my mother's side feeling so terrified that I could have nidden my face in her shawl, and screamed aloud! And at night in bed I would be again in an agony of fear, but could tell no one of it. Very likely other girls had the same feeling. But no one spoke of it. I suppose we should have been ashamed. And this lasted, in my case. for many years." "But what was it that frightened you 801 It seems all so strange "It was the sermons, Hetty. Those about the 'Last Day,' the Da.y of Judgment, were very, very terrible. Ah what preaching that was! Many and many a time have I im- agined myself, after such a sermon, waking up to find that the end of the world' had come! Many a night I awoke shuddering, to hear, as I thought, the swish, and rush, and whirl of the heavens and the earth 'passing away.' I have seen the figure of God as the stern Judge—awe-inspiring, terrible—with the dread Book of Doom open before Him I have heard my name called- 'Marian Roberta stand iorth.and seen myself, a tiny figure in a white 'coban,' mov. ing forward to s+and before the Book to be judged. And eVea^as I rose from bed to answer the call Efenew I should see neither houses nor streets, but people—people every- where—vast multitudes of people—packed in one huge crowd, far as the eye could reach Yet somewhere, I knew there would be rocks -y;s. rocks, and rocky mountain slopes-for I knew I should hear voices call these in de- spairing tones, 'Fall on us, and hide us!' But towering above all, to be seen of all, great and small, was the Great Judge, with the open Book before Him "It would pass through my mind that theie were many tilings recorded against me in the Book. Some I could remember, but always I was conscious that there were many more that I mus*, have forgotten! And all of these would be down; and all known to the Great Judge! "Sometimes I wonder a little now, looking back how it was that I did not take com- fort at the thought of there, being possibly a double record—one of good and one of bad deeds. I suppose it was because the old preachers always taught us to discount the former, their favourite phrase for them being 'bratiau budron,' as I well remember. "These sermons, Hetty, were (and are, perhaps), the right thing for the hardened sinners,' for whom they were intended, just as flogging was considered Vood for certain bad boys. Men were arrested by the preacher's manner, as well ES by his message. Hundreds in Wales took pause, Ewerved round, and trod the'llwybr cul' for the remainder of their lives, as a result of listening to such preaching! And this is no light thing! But the congregations, as now, would be made up of young and old; there would be hardened consciences, and consciences sensitive to the least touch, all to be dealt with in the same oedfa.' And these sermons, as I was telling you, terrified me. Nowhere did there seem to be a gleam of comfort! "But these terrifying visions that haunted me at night—half-dreamt, half-imagined,— were reduced at last to one a twelve- month As I became, older, I got a fixed idea into my ngind, and I believed it as implicitly as the sermons, that the Day of Judgment' would come at the stroke of twelve et the last night of the old year.' So, for three hundred and sixty-four nights of the year, at this stage, I could afford to let the world spin round without watching it! "But, alas! for me, on New Year's Eve! Always I failed to settle to sleep; or dozing off, would be sure to awake before the clock struck twelve—the kitehen-elock, con- cerning which our mother used to tell visitors, with pride in her voice, Mac o haner-awr cyn 'ramsar!' I bad heard this so often, that it was useless to pretend to my- self that it might be right that night. That half-hour was a--dreadful half-hour to me, Hetty, in my childish days- I should not let a sensitive child go through anything like it, if it could be prevented
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LIGHT FROM THE PAST.
LIGHT FROM THE PAST. V. "That such sermons were harmful to children," continued Miss Marian, "and to sensitive persons, I now firmly believe." With much energy Hetty ejaculated, "I should think so indeed "But another kind of sermon, that the old preachers liked to preach. affected me almost as much. They preached it often and well. 'Well' seems such s> poor word to use, though It was the preaching cf Christ's atonement. Here again God would be pictured as very terrible-terrible in his wrath against Sin Yet, side by side with this, would be presented always another aspect of His character. "And the old preachers excelled themselves in describing this. They could show you how, deep down in the heart of God himself, was the Divine Love for Humanity They could show it to make you see it, to make you feel it. You would know it had always been there—always 'Tragwyddoldeb di- ddechreu* is no meaningless terms in Wales. -we have felt something of it! Men of science to-day tax their ingenuity to em- phasise what it does mean. It is not new here "And this Divine Love for Humanity,—it i.9 the very key-note of the best religious teaching of this age. And to me. Hetty, it jg a significant fact that the 'after-taste' of these old Welsh sermons on the Atonement is not a sense of God's wrath, terrible in its reality, as this was depicted The abid- ing feeling is a consciousness of the depths of divine lox-e! It is Love. after all, that is going to make all 'well with the world It is my belief that our poor human love is to be purified, to be hallowed, till it outweigh all else; till it be even as that seen by Williams, Pantycalvn,— 'Pechod yma, cariad acw, Fu yno yn y glorian fawr; Ac er trymed oedd y pechod, Cariad bwysodd hyd y Ilawr: 'Gair "Gorphenwyd' Wnaeth i'r glorian bwysig droi.' "But do you know, Hetty, 1 have seen Uie flash of a naked sword often in Rehoboth- it seemed to dazzle my eyes A pword! In chapel? Impossible, Aunty! "You don't know, Hetty 'baoh,* how real the old preachers could make thing3 Of course, I had heard the sermons many times, end knew it would all 'come right' in the end. But it was none the less terrible for all that! For these 'messengers of God' could tell it to make you feel it afresh each time. "They would describe God the Father, majestic, awful in his just anger against Sin; too holy to let unholiness live; see- ing no way to destroy Sin but by destroying the Sinner! They would picture Him. the. Holy One, threatening vengeance—with His arms out—stretched ready to strike—a naked sword—the Sword of Justice-in His hand And the glint of tha.t glistening sword dazzled the eyes of the people who heard. "In the preacher's voice we could hear a just and wrathful God calling upon us to show cause why He should not strike. He would point to His own broken laws. and demand expiation. Divine Justice ask- ing for atonement, and we all guilty sitting there helpless—helpless "Through the chapel vibrated the preacher's voice, thrilling us all. For each one had sinned, and each sinner trembled because he could not atone! And the sword's flash seemed to light up our secret places. Even I, little girl, would deem my- self to be that sinner, standing there, guilty, before God, with the great gleaming sword ready to descend upon me! Ah, Hetty, you don't know how real it all was. How could you ?" "It would be, I am sure," said Hetty, sub- dued. "Then, when it seemed that no one in the chapel breathed, when it was as though every heart had stopped beating, the preachers voice would suddenly change, and he would be telling us, in thrilling tonee. that now he perceived another Presence! Moving towardh God and the Sinner was Another! He was coming forward—coming forward to intervene-to stand between the sword of Vengeance and the trembling vic- tim The guilty Sinner was there, await- ing his doom, the sword about to descend upon him, no hope in his breast! But He, who came forward-He. the son of God, ar- rested the Father's hand We in the chapel could hear Hie pleading voice ring out— •Have mercy!' "But not thet would God stay His hand. How can a just God pardon without sacrifice, without that which will wipe off the sin? Again would came the pleading voice. 'Spare the sinner, Oh my Father! Let the sword if it must fall, fall on me "But Divine Justice, changeless, inexor- able still demands that the Sinner shall be cleansed from his guilt; and his guilt it is that makes the sinner helpless. We know it .oflrh one for himself "Then must thase Sincere. Oh God be lo.t! Even so.—Heb ollwng gwaed nid oes maddeuant Woe. Woe Who shall pay the penalty of sin? And yet again comes the pleading voice, "Here am I; send me Oh the tenderness of it! The words t'jnk deep, deep into our overcharged hearts and our breath comes up in g-Mps! Can you wonder now. Hettv, at the 'gorfoleddu in Woles in the old days?—when the preacher believed with all 11:6 soul thnt he was preaching God's truth to us. and could mftke us beli,eve it too!" "That part of the sermon." observed Hetty, "must have been beautiful to hear!" "It would have been, but for the agony in God's face!"
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J ST. DAVID'S DAY IN SOCTH…
J ST. DAVID'S DAY IN SOCTH | AFRICA. St. David's Day was celebrated ;s Johan- nesburg by a banquet in the Grand >"at:c.nal Hotel by the Witw^tersand Cambrifi-a Society. There was a large gathering of members of the society and guests. Mr E. H. Parry, president of the society. in the chair. 1 elegraphie greetings weve received ftvoi the Cambrian Societies of East London, Bloemfontein. Pretoria. Capetown, BuisM wayo, Salisbury, and Durban; fend leTte«^» friiin Messrs W. Hosken and Hr.ro hi Strange. The following letter, which had bee:- 1"0- ceived from Lord Milner, was read:—"Dear i'1- J beg to acknowledge vour je-t:t: cf February 16th. and to thank you Luo the committee and members of the an Society of Johannesburg for ih-ir tied in- vitation. I particularly regret t,ilt cw,e io other engagements it is impossible for me to be present, especially as mav not. 7* another chance of attending another '-t1. David's Day celebration, and enioving the hospitality of my many Wf-h-h With best wishes for the «r.ccc-ss cf jour gathering, aiid for the continued prosperity of the Cambrian Sac-iety of Jc>liai-HeebcTrg. Mr Jones Parry, J.P., in the cov.rse ,)1' a brief speech, proposed ihe toast cf Oyr Patron Saint." Mr L. M. Jones submitted the next I toast, "Ein Hiaith, ein Gwlad. ein CeEfd;. I He referred to Wales as the cradle ct tha British nation, stating that in their syonntiy British blood was purest, with the le&ft foreign mixture. He said that th. union of Wales with England had been lo their advantage they had been deceived to their own advantage (laughter). The s peak er con- tinued his speech in Welsh. Reierriup, to the Welsh language he said, '"Tr& 00 ere.g- iau yn Eryri—tra bo tonau yn v mo 1 —t" ddeii i herio ei holl elynion. Rhyda y Deffioa-i crefvddol presenol gyweirnod uewTdd rw holl ganiadau. Gofalwn ei r'icicle' 311 y wlad bell yma, a gwiieyd pobpt th a aliviv "1 ddyrchafu hen enw Cymru Wen yn uwch. nwch. gan gyduno heno yn y giiu 'Ue.i: y i'r iaith Gymraeg.' The Welsh National Anthem wae meu sung. The toast of "The Mayor and Ccrco;ac- tion" was proposed by Mr B. Q. icnes (Mayor of Boksburg). Mr Howard Pim responded to the i&aft,. Mr T. R. Price. C.M.G., submitted ite* toast, ",The Transvaal Colony." aud saÎ<l that he was more than sorry that Lord Milner was absent, and that had His Excel- lency been present they would fcr.ve corded him snch a welcome as would hav** convinced him that Welshmen in Johannes- burg were no time-servers. Continuing, the speaker said that he claimed the Tranfivjw/J to be the greatest province in the British Empire, to which they were so proud to belong. The success of the British a was due to the coal and iron of Wales, as depended equally upon the prodnetior. • f diamonds and gold in that country. 4 coupled with the toast the name of MT Ma* Langermann (applause). Mr Max Langermann. in replvii;jr toast, referred to the admiration Le had for Lord Milner, who, he regretted, wotiid 116 leaving before the granting of Self-Goyrrr- ment (applause). Mr J. S. Jones submitted the toast rf "The Mining Industry." Mr Chaplin, president of the Chamber e? Mines, replied to the toast. He sauJ that some of the most bitter critic? of th«» mining industry, and of the step? they harl taken, which were calculated t.o be b tfcft best interests of the country, were the Welsh member^ at home (hear. hear). If tnr-M gentlemen would only come to the Trans- vaal, and see what was actuallv going on. 1* would make all the difference. 1-1 f. appealed to those present who came Ircro. Wales to co-operate with the mining in- dustry in its efforts, and to do their best to impress upon their Parliamentary repre- sentatives that they (the Chamber" of Mines) were not such blackguards as they wera sometimes called (applause). Other toasts followed. At Kimberley, the local Cambrian Society celebrated St. David's Dcy by ho v ing a banquet, which was well Ktu.ucleii. a feature being the excellent singing Cambl-ian Choir. A number of telegrams were desajitettxl and received.
DEMONSTRATION WITH 4. ROCK…
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j !'"-.'n. EDUCATtON CAMPAIGN.…
quarrel, but if you do go in pea that the other fellow has cause to beware of you" (laughter). He would wish them all to understand that if they entered into this battle at all other questions than that of education would have to be raised, and foremost among them the whole question of the privileged position now claimed by the Church of England (loud applause). In th;s fight Wales was backed by the strength of .a solid English Nonconformity, which would be prepared to render stance whenever called upon. But he thought they should regard that conference that day as a sort of ways end means committee to deter- mine the methods by which they could or- ganise the whole forces of Nonconformity in Wales, and he invited the conference to direct its attention to that question (h<.ar, hear). RESPONSIBILITY FOR NON-PKO- VIHED SCHOOLS. Mr T. C. Lewis moved the first resolu- tion a's follows :(a) That this conference expresses its full approval of the decision of the 31erionethshire Education Committee not to accept responsibility for non-provided schools within the county in regard to which the conditions required by section 7 of the Education Act, 19015, are not ful- filled; (b) it reiterates its unwavering ad- hesion to the policy which in-akcs full pub- lic control and the abandonment of teachers' tests the essential condition of the application of rate aid for the maintenance of public elementary schools; (c) and that in the event of .the Education (Defaulting Authorities) Act being put in operation in the county of Merioneth or in any other area in Wales, this conference declares its determination to support the efforts which will be made to safeguard the educational interests of the children in the struggle for the vindication of principles deem-ed to be vital to the best interests of the nation." In moving the resolution, Mr Lewis said he conceived there would be little difficulty in getting the money required in the first in- stance in Wales. An average contribution of Is for each communicant of the Welsh Nonconformist denominations would pro- duce £ 2500, and this was a. small contribu- tion to expect when the country was raised to fighting pitch (applause). Mr Wm. Evans (Liverpool), in seconding, said that denominational schools in the large towns now had large numbers o scholars who could not find room in the Council .Schools. This was a matter deserv- ing serious attention. Another question of ever-increasing importance was the fact that among the applicants for headmaster-ships in Council Schools were assistants in exist- ing Church Schools, end were denom na- tionalists were in a majority on the local authorities they frequently forced these can- didates for appointment to these posts, thus still further restricting the number of ap- pointments left open to the Nonconformist teacher. He thought ttrs wan a matter which deserved the meat earnest considera- tion of Nonconformists throughout the country (applause). Rev Principal Edwards (Cardiff), in sup- porting, said that while Wales was fighting England's battle, Merioneth was fighting the°battle of Wales (applause). He had come -there fresh from the fires of the Re- vival, and he had no hesitation in saying that he felt he was standing at that con- ference on ground quite as consecrated as that he had' .stood upon when taking part in the Revival movement, for they weie only separate phases of the same great essential eternal principle (applause). It had been said that money puts inetal into gr.ice— {laughter)—and he hoped, the contributions to this fund would be made educative, and that the whole community, and not merely the rich, would cast in their share (ap- plause). Alderman T. J. Hughes said it was desir- able to have an assurance that if Merioneth- shire was to depend upon a national cam- pain fund it would allow the fight to be con- ducted on national lines. Several Merionethshire delegates replied to this that they had no doubt Merioneth- shire would do so when called upon. Mr Osmond Williams, M.P., said the posi- tion of Merionethshire was clear. They had taken a firm stand on the principle of no rate aid. In no shape or form would they consent to money going from the rates towards the maintenance of denominational schools. If Merionethshire could have an assurance that they would not be called to deviate in any degree or under any circumstance from that principle they would be quite prepared to fight on lines laid down by the National Com- mittee (loud applause). Dr Jones (Dolgelley) emphatically endorsed this view. Whenever the bugle sounded Merioneth would be prepared to go forth to battle and range itself under the standard of their national leader, Lloyd George (ap- plause). If the bishops and the clergy could realise all the forces they were going to arouse by thus forcing the Coercion Act, they would pause and hesitate and falter before recom- mending the Government to pursue a policy which would prove permanently disastrous to the Church as an establishment (applause). The resolution was adopted unanimously. FILLING THE W ARCHEST. The Rev Griffith Ellis (Liverpool) moved: "(a) That this conference recommends that a representative committee be immediately appointed by each of the Nonconformist de- nominations in Wales for the purpose of taking all necessary steps for obtaining the funds which may be required to carry to a successful issue the policy adopted by all the Welsh education authorities in reference to the administration of the Education Act, 1902; (b) that it be a recommendation for the consideration of these committees that one of the first steps to be taken to meet the financial requirements of the preliminary stages of a possible conflict should be an appeal to the Nonconformist Churches throughout Wales and Monmouthshire by means of collections in such ways and means as may be deemed desirable by the Cuurches; (e) that for the purpose of carrying out the above resolutions and pending the authoritative appointment of the committees, provisional committees be to-day appointed by this conference represen- tative of the Nonconformist denominations of Wales, with power to add to their number." He fully endorsed the views expressed by I Principal -Edwards as touching the Revival (hear hear). They were only touching the fringe of the greater question for Wales. If he was sure of anything, he was sure of this, that Nonconformist Wales having passed through the FIRES OF THIS REVIVAL would not appear before the world in the slightest degree weakened in its attachment to Nonconformist principles (applause). They were toid that the millennium had dawned with this Revival, and that the cry for disestablishment must now become. Do thing of the pa5t, and with a full sense of responsibility he solemnly declaredthatthis was not so (applause). This Reviva deepen in Wales the desire forrehgiou equality universal, unquestioned (app1^). While feeling ashamed of this con emp Government, he could not forget that the country was still tolerating this Government, He would sav, further, that he was not satis- fied with the Liberal members (applause). would rather have an honest Conserve t ve than a man who neglected any opportu- nity which presented itself for turning out this contemptible Government (applause). Those that were with them at the conference that dRY were the faithful ones. When a Liberal Government succeeded to pince he wanted to be assured that they would be V I better off (applause). Now was the time for the country to speak its mind on these ques- tions, and to make it clear that disestablish- ment must be pressed forward. The Rev T. E. Williams (Newtown), in seconding, said that although Merioneth was the only county now threatened, and the only one which needed their help other counties which he knew of must follow in due course, and at no distant date. The Rev Gwilym Rees (Festiniog) sup- ported the resolution, and. speaking for the quarrymen of Merionethshire, said he could assure the conference that the levy proposed to be made would be met twice over in many cases. A long discussion followed as to the neces- sary machinery for giving effect to the resolu- tion. Replying to questions. Mr Brynmor Jones, M.P., said their position was this—that knowing nothing of the possible intentions of the Board of Education, they could not say what line of action it would be necessary for them to adopt in any particular case. They could, however, take it that the lines of THE CARDIFF CONVENTION indicated generally the principles which would guide their action (applause). But it would be unwise to embody in a formal re- solution for the benefit of their opponents the precise lines they proposed to follow (ap- plause). The very purpose of that conference had been secured—that was it had given the Welsh members the overt and visible sign that the whole Welsh nation was prepared to arm for this great fight (applause). Mr Lloyd George said that the Church of England, having challenged this fight, must, be prepared to meet the consequences. The national fund would, of course, be used for the general purposes of the fight all round (applause). The resolution was unanimously adopted. Sectional committees were then appointed as provisional committees for each de-nomina- tion pending the meeting of the central or- ganisation of each.
;-THE SHADOW OF THE PAST.
} "It was all so real to me that I used to become quite tense in the effort to strain my ears to catch the sound of church-bells ringing in the New Year. To me they heralded the fact that all was yet 'well with the world — I had dreaded so to hear the 1 last trump After this, relieved in mind, I would fall asleep, even as the voices of the street-earollers fell on my ears. For a twelve-month, at least, all would be well! "Growing yet older and wiser, as one will, Hetty, I heard something that gave me fresh courage. I smile now as I think of it. I learned that the world should not be destroyed till the Gospel had been preached in all parts of the globe. Hetty, I fear I might have retarded the spread of the Gospel in those days. if selfish prayers could ever rise to heaven Not that I prayed it in so many words. But I wished, from the bottom of my heart, that there might still be a heathenish corner left! "On the whole, I know that the con-j elusion I came to was that I would rather be called up from the grave on the Day of Judgment than be called out of bed. It puzzles me now to know how I came to think so. for there was Death to face And the old preachers made that terrible indeed, un- less you could be quite sure you were good. It is vague to me now in many respects, but the one idea which seemed to have gripped me at this time was that anything would be better than the tension of waiting in bed in thp dark, and in full consciousness, for the end of all things In the grave at least cne would be taken by surprise! Such were my childish fancies. Hetty!" "I cannot understand it at all," answered Hetty; "such things never came to my head "You never heard the old preachers preach!" answered back Miss Marian.
LIGHT FROM THE PAST.
"I don't know what you mean, Aunty." "It may sound a. strange thing to say— 'The agony in God's face.' but they-the old preachers—could make you see it. "It was wrath, terrible, unappeasable wrath, before. It. is agony now! Later, the preacher would show us the bleeding Saviour: now it is the bleeding heart of God, the Father! For He who comes for- ward is the culy-begotten son, the beloved of his Father! Is God to sacrifioe Him? He is. the 'anwyl Fab.' Must He suffer? And for transgressors? How could we that were human give to this shrink, ng on the part, of the Father, whese Son was to be torn from His bosom, to suffer and die on earth for sinners,—bow could we give it any other name than agony "The old preachers were human, too. Hetty, and could preach to good purpose! How they made the Son to plead How was he made to 'remind* his Father of the 'cyngor boreu'—the compact made before the world vrus Listening then who could doubt that God had so loved the world; that before sin had been committed. He had devised means of saving the L-iiirier I The certainty, too. held us, Uiat this glorious 'plan.' this 'trefn cndw' devised of God, had been thought out by a Father who knew full well from the beginning that it would be fulfilled at the cost of His own. and the Son's dire agony: Such were the 'meddyliau tragwyddol" And all through this part of the sermon the Saviour's voico is ever ringing out — 'Wele fi. anfon fi And it prevails at last. Yet is the flashing 6word not sheathech It turns aside. The preacher's voice rings triumphant through the building, 'The sinner is free!'—and before yet the echoes of the proclamation, and the swell of the 'O! diolch r are hushed, the preacher's voice changes again. y "The sword is turned aside—to fall alas; on Him who pleads And He shall not be spared! He stands in the sinner's place. and the wrath of God against sin must be appeased! Ah, yes! there must be suffer- ing—even unto death "Instantly the preacher is on his way to Gethsemane. He sees the 'green hill far aw-ay.' He stands, at last, upon 'Calf aria. fryn.' And we, too, are there—gazing with dim eves at the Figure on the 'Middle Cross, who hangs there for us-»-for us! "And now at last the preacher's words falter. His voice grows unsteady, and he is even as one of us. Perhaps he breaks down: and then, we too, most of us I think, turn our faces aside "You can read of it to-day in our Welsh hymns, but I—I have heard it preached by the old preachers "I would not forget this preaching! Ter- rible and saddening as it was, I would not forget It was my first childish acquain- tance with Jesus — tins plaintive voice, pleaditig 'Wele fi. anfon fi!' Before I was old enough to read about Him, I knew Him in this way as the Savfour! "And it was very very real! The proacher made Jesus to be there, Hetty! Jesus it was who pleaded in the soft cadences Jesus, who spoke in the pathetic Welsh voice! With infinite tenderness pleading, pleading! "I fear these chapel recollections are fad- ing a little. I could recall this Rnd that preacher's voice as it rose and fell. They will come back. I think. "I know that the words, 'Here am r, send me,' were always spoken pleadingly, loving- h—the music of divine love vibrating in the hiiman voice. And no Welshman or Welshwoman who has listened to these ser- mons will die. I think, without heaving accain the echo of the. 'Wele fi. anfon fi' of the 'anwyl fab'—the Saviour of the world