The Aberdare Leader

Nodion a Newyddion. tthuid myned o gartref i gael new- t yddion. Dywed rhai o'r papyrau Seis- nig fod adfywiad grymus wedi tori allan yn Nghymru yn gydamserol a'r rhyfel. Nis gwyddom ni yma ddim am v fath adfywiad. Y peth agosaf 1 gyffroad o'r fath ydyw campau y Pente- costal Dancers yn Nhrecynon. Swn rhyfel sydd yma ar bob Ilaw. Heblaw hynny, ceir cryn dipyn o syl- wedd rhyfel hefyd. Wrth hwylio lawr y prif heolydd, ceir y palmant yn llawn o dramorwyr, ffoedigion yn bennaf, o Ffraiifc a Belgium. Y mae calonnau pawb yn cynhesu tuag atynt, ac y mae pob drws yn agoryd i'w derbyn. Mae'r Alexandra Palace wedi ei droi yn llety mawr i dair mil ohonynt, ac nid oes ar- nynt ar hyn o bryd eisiau dinx. Tor- calonnus iawn yw hanes ami un ohori- ynt. Mae yno, ymhlitli eraill, fam ieu- ane a dau blentvn ar ei bron, heblaw pedwar o rai bach eraill, ond oil yn fan iav.n a gwelodd honno briod ei mynwes yn cael,ei saethu yn farw gan ellyllon Germani. Gerllaw iddi hen wraig ei n\am—honno wedi gweled ei hynafgwr hithau yn cael ei saethu mevvn gwaed ON yr un modd! Diolch am y fraint o gael taenu aden trugzrodd dros y rhai hyn. Creulawn yw rhyfel bob amser; ond am y rhyfel nwn, diolch i'r Kaiser, y mae yn fwy barbaraidd nn dim rhyfel yn hanes y bvd ymron—a'r oil yn enw xi rti Ith' Germani! Y nefoedd fawr!" -Bynon yn y "Tyst." ys Pan y cvmer Etholiad CyfFredinol le v tro nes&f, rha^l gofalu danfon rhvw- uu i Dy'r Cvffreain sydd yn gyfarwydd a 'chodi canu,' canys dywedir pan y canwyd Duw gadwo'r Brenin,' pa ddydd yn y Ty, i Mr Will Crooks daro'r don yn llawer rhy uchel, ac am beth amser meddir fe feddyliwyd y buasai rhaid iddo ganu solo. Ond pa le yr oedd yr Aelod dros Sir Feirionydd? Trueni na rYiVsai Mabon yno.—Y Cymro. Dvwedir i mi mai rhyfel dros iawn- der i genhedloedd bychain i raddau helaeth iawn yw'r un y sonia pob dau am dani heddyw. Os felly, na fwried neb ei gleddyf tra'n ymladd dros hawl- ia.u ei heniaith annwyl. Cofier yr ar- wyddair a vsgrifennwyd 'Eu Hiaith a Gadwant.' "-Arthen yn "Y Darian." Esgob Llandaf a gynghorai un o gler- igwyr Aberdar, a geisiai ganiatad i ymuno a'r fyddin, i aros adref ac ym- ladd y diafol yn Aberdar. Wei y mae Lucifer, fel y tlodion, gyda ni yn was- tad, ac er vmosod arno yn barhaus ac yn rymus nis gellir cael gwared o hono. Ac efallai na wnelai lawer o wahaniaeth pe cyhoeddid math o "truce"—gelwch ef yn "armistice" (cadoediad) os de wch—gyda thywysog llvwodraeth yr awyr am dymor. Ar hyn o bryd yr ydym yn brwydro a thywysog arall sydd yn ein bygwth ar y tir, y mor a'r awyr. Pan fydd i ni orchfygu hwnnw gallwn ddychwelyd at yr ymosodiad ar yr hwn sydd yn rhodio o amgvlch gan geisio y neb a allo ei lvncu, ond yr hwn sydd— yn wahanol i ddiafol^y Cyfandir—wedi ei gadwvno. Tag y Kaiser oedd ymbil un hen frawd yn Siloa, Aberdar, pan yn anerch gorsedd gras. Beth bynnag am ei dagu dylid ei gadwyno. Ar hyn o bryd y mae efe yn wrthwynebydd llawer mwy beiddgar i Dywysog Tangnefedd a'i. waith na'r hwn y mae duwinyddion yn ffaelu cytuno yn Hghvlch ei bersonoldeb. Pan y byddaf fi yn cael y fraint o weinyddu yn yr Eglwys Sefydiedig perv ymddygiad y gynulleidfa yno i mi feddwl nad ydynt yn cael anwyd fel cynulliadau Ymneillduol-nid oes pes- ychiad i'w glywed o gwbl, yr hyn sydd yn hynod pan ystyrir eu bod yn yr un hinsawdd." Dyna sylw a wnaeth gweinidog AnghydfFurfiol yn ei gapel yn Aberdar y Sul diweddaf. Yn ddiweddar daetk y newydd dros y Werydd i'r wlad hon am farwolaeth y Parch. T. Morgan, un o weinidogion mwyaf hysbys y Bedyddwyr, a adwaen- id yn well wrth vr enw Thalamus. Daeth i amlygrwydd lawer tro drwy ei ymosodiadau diarbed ar yr Ysbrydeg- wyr. Mynal efe fod y frawdoliaeth Ys- brydegol yn ddieithriad o ddi&fol, a'u gweithredoedd yn ddrwg. 0 berthynas i ddiwygiad crefyddol 18.59 gellir dywedyd-ac edrych arno o'r ddaear yn ddaearol-mai y Parch. Humphrey Jones oedd awdwr a'r Parch Dafydd Morgan, o Ysbytty Ystwyth, oedd perfFeithiwr yr adfywiad nerthol hwnw. Y pregethwr Wesleyaidd ieu- anc a wnaeth y planu a'r pregethwr Methodist o aeddfetach oedran a wnaeth y dyfrhau. Parhaodd Dafydd Morgan yn ddi- wvgiwr hyd deifyn ei oes egniol. N\ ddarfu iddo ef, fel arwr adfywiad di- I weddarach, ymneillduo yn gynar i dir hud a lledrith i ysgrifenu i gylchgronau daroganol ac i freuddwydio breudd- wydion. Wythnos yn ol, yn Ysbytty Ystwyth, pentref bychain yn Ngogledd Ceredig- ion, lie y ganwyd Dafydd Morgan, dad- lenwyd cof-golofn iddo, ac hefyd dod- wyd taflen goffa iddo yn yr Addoldy Methodistaidd vn y lie. Diolch i En- wad Dafydd Morgan am wneyd cvmaint a hyn i'w goffa. Y mae Cymru gref- yddol i gyd dan ddyled iddo. Dywedir mai yn Mangor y cvnlialia y Canghellor ei gyfarfod mawr ymrestru nesaf. Hyderwn y hydd iddo argy- hoeddi y Prifathraw T. Rees. Sicrheir fod pob Ellmyn, yn fach ac yn fawr, yn Broffeswr hC yn waiter, wedi ei alltudio o dref Aherystwyth. Yn Siroedd Dinbych a Fflint, er adeg Daniel Owen, ca cwestiwn y tylcau moch ar bwys y tai byw gryn sylw. Myn y wenn eu cael ond gesyd yr awdurdodau iecliydol eu gwynebau fel adamant yn erhyn y mudiad. Yn ddiweddar darfu i erthygl ar Y Pwlpud Pres yn y "Geninen" beri dolur teimlad i lawer o weinidogion. Bu y Parch. W. Parri Huws ac ereill yn y "Brython" yn condemnio Golyg- ydd y "Geninen" am adael 1 ysgrifau ymddangos oeddynt yn ymosodiadau di- arbed ar y weinidogaeth Gymreig. Dichon y bydd i'r erthygl ar y "Y pnl- pud pres-enol yn v "Geninen" ddi- weddaf roddi ychydig olew ar y tonau cynhyrfus. Un o fechgyn Resolfen ydyw y I Proffeswr David Evans, a adwaenir o hyn allan fel Dr. David Evans. Der- byniodd y radd o Mus. Doc. gan Brif- athrofa Oxford. Yn y Darian yr wythnos ddiweddaf ymddangosodd ysgrif ragorol ar y Parch. Aaron Davies, Barri, a rodd- wyd yn mhriddellau y dyffryn yn ddi- weddar wedi oes hir, lafurus. Nid hofit gennym y syniad a goleddir bellach yn lied gyffredin ei bod yn ddyledswydd arnom i foycotio y Ger- mf_naeg. Nid oes i ni gweryl ag iaith nag a miwsig yr Almaen, nac ychwaith a'i pliobl, ond a milwriaeth ormesol y Prwssiaid. Deil y Dr. Owen Evans i ysgrifenu i'r "Geninen" adgofion ddyddorol oes faith. Amheuwn a oes un pregethwr Cymreig mor hoyw a heinyf dan bwys y "dyddiau blin" a Dr. Evans. Dywed y "Cymro Bn y Parch. Towyn Jones, A.S., ar daith drwv'r I Gogledd yn anog y bobl ieuainc i ymuno a'r fyddin. Nid aeth yn nes i Fangor na'r Rhyl." A oes yma ensyniad fod Towyn yn ofni y Prifathraw T. Rees, neu ynte yn ofni ei ddigio? Gwyr pawb am "licence" y bardd— trwydded yw y gair Cymraeg, onide? Gwnelai y diwedd&r ilwfa Mori lawn ddefnydd o'r drwydded hon. Yn ei "Ystorm" desgrifia y da corniog "ar ddydd cynhauaf mwvn fel hyn "Ystorm" desgrifia y da corniog "ar ddydd cynhauaf mwyn fel hyn I Breuddwydia'r gwartheg dan y pren, i A'r borfa'n tyfu dros e" pen." Nid peth cyffredin yw gweled hysbys- I ebau (advertisements) Cymraeg, yn en- wedig ar barwydydd. Modd bynnag y mae un dilledydd ant-uriaethus yn I Nghanolbarth Cymru wedi dodi nifer o honynt I fyny mewn gorsafau a lleoedd cyhoeddus ereill. "Nid da lie y gellir gwell ydyw ei arwyddair, ond y mae I wedi methu cael geiriau Cymraeg am "raincoats" ac "overcoats." Nid da lie y gellir gwell, meddwn ninnau. Oni wnelai "cotiau gwlaw" a "chotiau mawr" y tro? wnelai "cotiau gwlaw" a "chotiau I mawr" y tro? I Rhyfedd fel v mae nod v bwystfil Geimanaidd ar bobpeth a feddwn yn mron. Yn ddiweddar darganfyddwyd f<xl yr ellvn a pha uri yr eillia Tommy Atkins ei wyneb a'r arwyddair cas, Made in Germany," yn argraffedig arno, ac y mae y milwr a ddefnyddia y cyfryw yn barod wedi dod i gvftyrddiad a dur yr Ellmyn. I Dyma beth newydd dan baiil! Dro yn ol fe fu'r Parch. J. Hughes Parry, rheithor Rudbaxton, Penfro, yn pre- gethu ar wahoddiad eglwys Annibvnol gerllaw iddo, adeg agoriad y capel newydd. Yr oedd yno bregethwr arall, .gweinidog yn yr enwad, ond fe ddywedid mai y 'ffeirad oedd y goreu. Pwy fydd y pregethwr Methodist cyntaf i gael ei alw i lenwi pulpud eglwys—ei lenwi am dro wyf yn feddwl? Mab i'r divveddar Dr. Griffith Parry, Carno, yw divveddar Dr. Griffith Parry, Carno, yw Mr. Parry."—"Y Cymro." Fel ei dad bu y Parch. J. H. Parry un amser yn weinidog gyda'r Hen Gorph. Bugeiliai Eglwys Fethodistaidd Seisnig Trinity, Aberdar, pan y cafodd "droedig&eth" oddiwrth Drefnydd- iaeth at Eglwysyddiaeth. Yn y cyfwng presenol nid teg ydyw dannod beiau Prydain yn y gorffenol. 0 bosibl nad oes maddeu a dileu beiau i deyrnasoedd yn ogystal ag i unigolion os dangosant barodrwydd i droi dalen newydd. Mae Gwili yn dilyn esiampl annheilwng y Proffeswr T. Rees drwy edliw caimwri Prydain ynglyn a'r Boer- iaid, a'i difaterwch yn wyneb creulon- deb y Twrc a gorthrwm y Rwssiaid. Er mwyn pobpeth gadewch i farw y gor- ffenol gladdu ei farw, ac ystyrier ym- ddygiad Prydain yn y presenol ar ei deilyngdod ei hun. Ai Prydain ai Ger- mani sydd iawn? Dyna y ewestiwn y dylid ei ateb gan y rhai a eisteddant yn mhrif gadeiriau ein prifysgolion. Efall- ai fod y dysgedigion hyn yn ystyried eu bod hwy, gawsant eu porthi a'r "cul- ture" Ellmynaidd, dan rwymau i seTyll i fyny dros apost-olion y cyfryw v-r- taith hyd y nod pan yn ei liwio a gwaed ein cyd-ddynion.

GwUth Selon. Briwsion o Bregeth y Parch. Tecwyn Evans yn Seion (W.), Aberdar, Hydref 11. Nid wyf fi yn credu yn y diafol mawr holl-bresenol, drws nesaf i fod yn 'holl- alluog. Mae y fath fod yn gyfleus iawn i roi bai ar ei ysgwyddau llydain, pan yr ydym ni i feio. Er hyny credwyf yn modolaeth v man gythreuliaid. Pwy bynnag a ddywedo air yn er- byn Mab y Dyn de a faddeuir iddo." Rhaid bod y sawl a ddywedodd y geiriau hyn yn anfeidrol fwy na dyn neu yn anfoidrol lai na dyn. Y mwyaf goruchnatnriol oedd y mwy- af naturiol o holl blant dynion. "Daeth Mab y Dyn yn bwyta ac yn yfed "yna destyn rhagorol i bregeth ar naturioldeb y Gwaredwr. Ý Siárad mwyaf dwl ac arwynebol ydyw dweyd nad ydyw o bwys beth a greda dyn. Nid oes ond un peth o fwy o bwys na chredo, a hyny ydyw egwyddor. Pan yn barod i offrymu ei fab Ispac yr oedd Abram yn iawn mewn egwyddor ond yn ddiffygiol mewn credo. Nid yw Duw yn gofyn am gorff marw yn a berth iddo, ond corff byw. Nid gofyn am vvaed ond am wasaaeth. Nid yw yn iawn i ni gablu ysbryd nnrhvw ddvll. Gadawn y beirniadu i Dduw. Mae y rhai sydd yn cabin Mab y Dyn yn troi y daioni mwyaf welodd y byd ericed y drvgicni mwyaf. Mae rhyfel yr ynfydrwydd mwyaf wel- odd y hyd erioed. ond gall v Brenin Mawr dynu mel o ysgerbv-d new Mars yn y ffurf o arfer tosturi tuag at gyd- ddynion. Cyn y rhyfel presenol yr oedd ysbryd oer, caled yn dvfod drosodd attorn o Germani yn y ffilrf o athraw- iaeth Nietzche—dysgeidiaeth y "super- man." Diolch i'r nefoedd nid nes gair Cym- raeg am "cynicism," ac nid oes vn Nghvniru ond vehydig o'r ereaduriaid a elwir "cynics." Ofnwyf mai rhyw Grist bach lleol, "parochial" ydyw yr Iesu mawr yn ein golwg yn amI.

Belgian Refugees. Local Minister's Stirring Appeal. The monthly service of song was held at Bethel Cong. Chapel, Trecynon, on Sunday evening, the Rev. E. J. Gruffydd, pastor, conducting the ser- vice. Miss Richards, Tylorstown, sang very sweetly" Beibl Mawr fy Mam to the tune Hen ffon fy nain." Mr. Tom Davies, Heolgerrig, sang "Father Eternal." The pastor gave an address on the familiar verse, Jesus wept" his theme being, "The tears of Jesus—- their meaning and their message." They were tears of sympathy. We were just now in a crisis which called forth a great deal of sympathy and we should be grateful to the Prince of Wales Fund's contributors, and espec- ially to the Miners of South Wales who subscribed so largely and loyally to- wards it. But there was one little kingdom which was in need of much more sympathy than oiirs-Belgiiim-- the smallest of European n;. tioiis. Rather than betray itself and neigh- bouring nations and submit to the iron heel of the Kaiser it had allowed itself to be thrown to the fiery furnace of Prussian invasion. We had read of the great courage of General Leman and his handful of brave soldiers. The "silent general" was found among the ruins of Liege unconscious, and his only words when he came to himself were, You found me unconscious," which implied that if he had row-aiiied conscious he would not have surrender- ed. To-day our sympathy went out to these courageous people who were now outcasts and fugitives in a strange land. Some people held that tjns was not a holy war. Well he (the preacher) was not well enough versed in econo- mics and ethics to determine that. but he considered that the qualities of pity and sympathy were holy traits. The sympathy of Christ was of a prac- tical nature. Let not religious people— when they saw on the wayside the des- titute victims of Prussian thieves—pass by on the other side and leave the work of aiding and succouring the robbed and ill-treated Belgian to some secular Samaritan. He hoped that Aberdare people would heartily and generously respond to the call for help to the Belgian refugees who were coming to the town. Working people could deny themselves some luxuries in order to do this. They could use their feet instead of riding on the tramcars and hand over the money saved to the Belgian Fund. He could not say how the District Coun- cil would regard this proposal of his. Besides, they could save up for the same object by spending less money on places of amusement. Mrs. Evans, Gadlys, sang Bendith- iaist goed y meusydd" and Mr W. Gwvnne a solo from Storm Tiberius (Tanymarian). Mr W. Davies was the precentor at the service, and Mr W. H. Jones was at the organ. At the church meeting which followed there was a magnificent response to the appeal made on behalf of the Belgian Refugees. A member of the church, Councillor T. Lewis, has given a house in Gadlys Road, and the church has undertaken the maintenance of the Bel- gian family who will occupy it so king as they remain there. A sum between 30s. and 40s. weekly has been promised towards that purpose, and Rev. E. J. Grufiydd will be responsible tor the collection of the money.

..= Aberdare Sunday Services. ST. MARK'S. At this place of worship on Sunday evening Messrs 1. G. Chivers and W. Pink officiated. Miss Muriel Rosser presided at the .harmon- ium. BETHANIA (C.M.).—The pulpit of this church on Sunday was occupied by the Rev. T. Powell, Cwmdare. TRINITY. On Sunday evening last, at Trinity English C.M. Church, the pastor, the Rev. J. Lewis Jenkins, preached a sermon to young people. Taking as the theme of his sermon, "Courage And Honour," Mr. Jenkins said it was not only on the battlefield that men could be courageous. There was a fine opportunity given to his young hearers on the streets of Aber- dare. Se exhorted them to have the courage to reproach all those people who were habitually using profane language. TABERNACLE. On Sunday the preacher at Tabernacle Congregational Church was the Rev. Mr. James, Ystal- yfera. In the morning his text was from Matt. 5. 46, a portion of the ser- mon on the mount. He remarked that domestic love as a social force in the redemption of the world was insufficient. It was this restricted affection that prompted Germany to preach culture to their neighbours and to teach that they alone were the apostles of culture. Christ's gospel taught a universal love— the love of man to man the wide world o'er. Christ gave the world an ideal state, but he also lived up to and practised his ideal. BROTHERHOOD. The meeting of the Brotherhood on Sunday was presid- ed over by the Rev. H. Barraclough. The speaker was the Rev. H. O. Hughes, superintendent minister of the Welsh Wesleyan circuit. In introducing him the president referred with pleasure to the "entente cordiale" which now existed between the Welsh and English religious communities. rr. Hughes spokf" on "Christian Service." taking as his theme the words in Matt. 19. 29. "What then. shall we have ?" These were the words of Peter, and Christ's reply thereto .was significant, in many respects. The words implied that there would be a variety in the rewards obtained by God's servants. Some people aimed at a dead levelism in earthly communities. He made no further comment on their efforts than to sav that if they succeeded they would make earthly communities vastly differ- ent to the heavenly community. There was to be difference in the honours and the glory of the celestial spheres, just as stars in the material firmament differed in their respective glory. This difference would, however, not be regu- lated by favouritism but decided by principles. Principles to-day, ala,s, counted for nothing. The poorest characters in the community often occupied the best place-. But there would come a day when principle would become a power in our midst. Christ taught that rewards were regulated not by outward sacrifice but inward motive. njot by the time of service but by the spirit of it. It was not the length of service but the spirit of the servant that was th" test of its merit.—Mr. E. M. Vausrhan sang a solo. "Pass it on." Mr A. H. YTii-m-ifen was the organist. j

Delay not if a iavmv: you'd confer: Fo- what's done quickly gratitude you'll earn. For tardy favonis non will grateful be: --Ansunius.

War Mems. BY MEMO. Necessity is the mother of inven- tion," is the British Chancellor's favourite maxim. Necessity knows no law," is the German Chancellor's motto. A French newspaper is now published in London. It is called La Depeche," and is run mainly for the benefit of the Belgian refugees. One fourth of the pronts go to the Belgian Fund. May it pay handsomely. It is a deserving cause if ever there was one. Soldiers from. four Continents light with the Allies in this war. There are the British, French, Belgians, Russians and Servians from Europe; the Indians from Asia; the Algerians from Africa, and the Canadians from America. And if you reckon Australia as a fifth Continent the Antipodes are represent- ed too. I believe that Europeans only" are on the enemy's side. Two of the brothers of Mrs. Griffiths, wife of Mr T. W. Griffiths, solicitor, are riflemen with the King's Royal Rifles now stationed at Blackdown, Hants. One of them (Alf. Thomas) is the well-known Swansea three-quarter and centre football player, formerly of the Coventry and Midland Counties Clubs. He is taking to the work en- thusiastically, and has now been made a Corporal. I am glad to see that Aberdare is moving towards helping the Belgian fugitives. The Belgians have a heroic King, and'the King has heroic subjects. We never will bow down is their motto. The audacious daring of the little nation in resisting the Prussian hordes when the whole population of Belgium barely exceeded the military population of Germany! Ah, yes. Vanquished but not subdued; defeated but not humiliated. "The legend of German invincibility has been shattered. Germany is beaten; it is only a question of time, and time is on the side of the Allies. On the west the French and British have driven back the invaders, on the east the Russians have scored victory after victory."—Blatchford in the "Weekly Dispatch." 9 "0 Lord, save the Kaiser! We don't want him killed, but want him saved. Bring him down to his knees, 0 Lord." This was the text of Mother Shepherd's fervid prayer at a meeting of the Aberdare B.W.T.A. And yet the unsaved Kaiser himself claims that he is God's vicegerent, and that the Holy Spirit has descended upon him. The B.W.T.A. missioner's supplica- tion differed considerably from that of the Siloa deacon. I venture to say that the latter's desire is the more repre- sentative, although the more summary and merciless. Drastic eviI. need dras- tic remedies. It is surprising what a number of innocent little missives that we handle daily bear the mark of the beast on their foreheads. The other day I re- ceived a postcard. The handwriting was bad and the meaning obscure. All I could make out of the message was that it was a very fervid expression of patriotism. But on the margin was a legend the meaning of which was un- mistakable. It was, "Printed in Germany." It's Tommy this and Tommy that, And "Chuck him out, the brute But the saviour of his country When the guns begin to shoot. —Kipling. One of the latest phases of the war crisis is the outbreak of riots in Lon- don. This anti-Teuton feeling, while it is to be deplored is not to be wondered at. Let us do evil that good may come appears to be the actuating impulse of the rioters. "If the Government will not make and administer laws to deal drastically with the alien enemy then we will take the law in our own hands," they say in effect. Without a doubt the spy peril is becoming a serious menace, and it appears as if the Government were regarding it far too lightly, and not in a hurry to take steps to separate the tares from the wheat among the German populace in this country. It is hard lines on the many loyal, peaceful inoffensive Germans who live among us that they are classed indis- criminately with spies and traitors. The Government, it is complained, will not move to do anything in the way of discriminating between traitors and honest citizens. The result is that the public temper is aroused, and when this happens the innocent have to suffer with the guilty, for a mob in a passion will not pause to discriminate and will not listen to reason. It is a great pity that we should have in London a combination of Tonypandy window smashing and Prussian looting. But if an attempt is made by those in authority to arrest the spy menace by trying to arrest the spies then the fury of the crowd will be appeased and riots will probably cease.

Letters to the Editor. CHAPELS AND FRESH AIR. Sir,-COLInCilloi- George Powell, of Aberdare, in his address to the Cyniro- dorion, condemned our airtight Welsh chapels. It would be a good thing if Councillor Powell were to initiate a FreshtAir Campaign, make a tour of our local places of worship, and address the congregations on the value of what is so carefully excluded from our I Bethels. It is not our Welsh Chapels alone that sin in this respect. On a recent Sunday T visited one of our local Lnglish chapels. On entering I ob- served with pleasure that—contrary to the condition of the majority of our Welsh chapels-three or four windows in the gallery were partly open. How- ever. just as the service commenced a man went np and closed all the windows securely, thereby making the adince as airtight as human ingenuity and care couid make it. Thus were the members of that congregation gallantly rescued from the insidious effects of fresh air.— Yours, AWYR IACH.

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