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I Rev. Herbert Morgan at Aberdare. The renowned preacher and author, the Rev. Herbert Morgan, M.A., Bristol, former pastor of Castle Street Baptist Church, Lon- don, was the preacher at Carmel English Baptist Church, Aberdare, on Sunday and Monday evening last. On Sunday morning the Rev. T. Edmunds, B.A., pastor, conducted the service. Mr. Morgan preached from Romans 8, 37, In all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us." One could not help being impressed, the preacher said, by the spaciousness of the apostle's thoughts and the dar- ing of his conception in this epistle. It was the drama of the soul that Paul was interested in, the sanctify- ing and glorifying of the soul of man. We were apt to mishandle language because of our infirmity, but Paul smashed grammar and ignored the laws of language because of his big- ness. This accounted for his in- vention of a new verb, super- triumph." In another place he said that he was less than the least "— a grammatical impossibility. Salva- tion by the skin of the teeth was a modern idea. It was not the Paul- ine salvation. Normal Christian i salvation implied an abundant en- j trance into the kingdom of Christ. It was hardly a wonder that few people sought salvation to-day. Such a salvation as many preached was not worth seeking. The Christian victory was an ample and abundant victory. We should all ask our- selves (1) Was the Christian salva- tion in our case a triumph over every form of sin? (2) Was it a triumph over every form of circumstance? Religion was not a veneer to cover a life of wickedness. It meant an en- tire change in the character and ideals of a man. If he had been born wrong the first time he could be born aright the second time. The true Christian could triumph over the tyranny of sin and circumstance. The apostle had experienced person- ally both these victories. No form of sin or circumstance could triumph over a man of the calibre of Paul. In these days we were confronted by the tyranny of circumstances over the human spirit. In the crisis after the war there would be no room for second-rate Christianity. Only a heroic religion would do. .r!1i'ZQ

TRAGIC DEATH IN AMERICA. News has been received from Pennsylvania, U.S.A., of the tragic death of Mrs. Jane Thomas, late of Pond Place, Cwmbach. She was burning waste paper in the yard at the rear of the house in Taylor when her clothes ignited, and on Oct. 22nd she succumbed to burns. She emi- grated to America 11 years ago. Deep sympathy is felt for the family, especially in Cwmbach, where de- ceased was well known and esteem- ed. She was a sister of Mr. David Thomas, Maesgwyn, New Road, Seven Sisters, and Mrs. Stephen Lloyd, 434 Cardiff Road, Aberdare.

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I Mr. George Lsasbary at Aberaman. The Forthcoming Peace Conference. A crowded meeting was addressed by Mr. George Lansbury, London, at the Grand Theatre, Aberaman, on Sunday evening. Mr. Evan Parker, Aberdare, presided. Mr. Lansbury at the outset of his speech referred to the forthcoming peace conference at Merthyr. If this war, he said, was for the liberty of our country, surely all of us should be at liberty to say what we thought about it. It was the business of those who agreed with him, and even those who dis- agreed with him, to make a fair and square stand for the right of hold- ing that conference. It was differ- ent altogether from a public meet- ing. No Government had the right to say that workmen's organisations and other bodies should not send delegates to consult on important questions such as industrial con- scription and peace by negotiation. The thought of prohibiting such a meeting was such an outrage that the South Wales miners should not submit to it. Lord N orthcliffe the other week had convened a< private meeting of editors and others, at which ne gave away State secrets. If Lord Northcliffe could discuss the issues of the war, surely the work- men, on whose shoulders the whole burden rested, should have the same right. The speaker went on to address the meeting on Equality of Sacrifice, and referred to the Pension Scandal. He then passed on to deal with the food problem. There was no ex- cuse, ne said, for increasing the price of food because there was a short- age. If England got into the posi- tion of a besieged city, all the people should be treated alike and the food evenly distributed. He was in fav.our of bread tickets, because that would ensure the poor having the same quantity of bread as the rich. In conclusion, Mr. Lansbury spoke on religion, which, he said, had been a very real thing to him for the last 10 years. Men and women must come back to the simple things—love of home, children, toleration, love of other people, and to realise that comradeship was something more than the Gospel of Get. It meant Give as well. The world could not be built up on the Gospel of Get. The sacrifice of Christ was still true. Let them remember that, and strip off every shred of theology that had grown around it. The heroes of the past were not Julius Caesar, Alex- ander and apoleon, but Jesus Christ, Francis of Assisi, Elizabeth Fry and Leo Tolstoi. (Applause.) A few questions were asked and answered at the close.

■■mi' LECTURE AT ABEkUARE. Under the auspices of the local branches of the Unitarian Women's Guild Mrs. Sydney Martineau de- livered an address on Wednesday evening at Highland Place Church, Aberdare, on Our boys and girls." Mrs. Martineau, who was a Miss Nettlefold, of Birmingham, is related by marriage to the late Dr. Martin- eau and Harriet Martineau. She is a fluent speaker and takes great in- terest in women's work. Miss S. George occupied the chair at the meeting, and she was supported by Miss Williams, Caecoed, and the speaker. Mrs. Martineau pointed out that inasmuch as so many lives were being destroyed by the present war, the problem of child life was becoming more acute, and it was the duty of all to pay more attention to the children and see that they had fair play to develop into healthy men and women. At the close of the lecture Rev. E. R. Dennis and Miss Griffiths (Aberdare County School) spoke. The Rev. E. T. Evans pro- posed a hearty vote of thanks to the speaker, and Mrs. Dennis seconded.

SILOH, TRECYNON. Saboth da a buddiol oedd y Saboth diweddaf yn yr eglwys uchod. Yn absenoldeb y Parch. J. Sulgwyn Davies caed oedfa weddi yn y boren. Yn y prydnawn cynhaliwyd cyfai fod dan nawdd yr Ysgoi Sul, pryd v llywyddwyd gan Mr. T. Teifi Eyans. Adroddwyd gan Blodwen Llewelyn, Muriel John, Eldon Abraham, J. Cyril Evans, David Davies a John James Williams. Dadl gan Marv Davies a'i chyfeillion. Cyfranwvd yn gerddorol gan Sydney Abraham, y Winifred Davies, David Llewelyn, a T. J. Wyatt. Yn yr hwyr llywyddwyd gan Mr. Tom J. Wyatt. Cymerwyd rhan gan Edith Wyatt, Mary Davies, Mrs. John, R. Llewelyn, Rd. Williams, Dd. Hughes, John Abraham, T. T. Evans, John J. Williams, Tom Dan- iel Evans, Blodwen Llewelyn, May Williams, G. Abraham, Dd. Llew- elyn. Dadl gan Maggie Mary Llew elyn a'i chyfeillion.

TRINITY, ABERDARE. On Sunday evening, at Trinity English C.M. Church, Miss Mabel Thomas, Aberdare, sang the solo, Sun of mv soul." The Rev. T. Bowen, Cardiff, secre- tary of the Forward Movement, preached from Judges 7, 7. He dwelt on Gideon's contemptible little army," and the lesson taught us by the weeding down of huge hosts into three hundred men of valour. We learnt that numerical superiority was not always a test of success. Many churches were apt to attach too much importance to num- bers. Napoleon and the Kaiser were wrong when they declared that God was on the side of big battalions. A revival, in God's mind, might be an occasion for thinning the ranks and not for augmenting them in accord- ance with the popular conception. In the army of the living God there was no conscription, no compulsion, no group system, but perfect volun- taryism.

fttttiion. I Dywedodd y diweddar Brifathraw Syr John Rhys unwaith mai Sir Aber- teifi fyddai amddiffynfa olaf yr iaith Gymraeg, ac mai o'r tu ol i ryw lwyn eithin ar lan Bau Ceredigion y tynai'r heniaith ei hanadl olaf. O* r ochr arall cred pobl Meirion mai Dolgellau fydd cartref olaf iaith Taliesin cyn iddi ymostwng i'r gelyn diweddaf. 0 bosibl y myn trigolion Morganwg taw yn rhywle ar lannau uchaf y Cynon y sibrydir y sill olaf o honi. Pender- fyniad Cymrodorioll Aberdar ydyw na cheir gweled tranc yr iaith am rai cenedlaethau, tae beth. Yn ddiweddar ar ddydd mawr yn ei ha lies, yn mhrifddinas Cymru, gwnaeth Arglwydd Rhondda fath' o gyffe6 ffydd. Dywedodd y byddai yn chwith ganddo adael "y byd drwg presennol" er ei holl ffaeleddau, yn un peth am na wyddai pa un a fyddai y nesaf yn well. Yr oedd ei Arglwyddiaeth er hynny yn ddigon ysgafn ei galon ynglyn a'r mater. Ni roddodd le i neb gasglu ei fod yn ofni myned i'r lIe poenus hwnw a barotowyd i gyfalafwyr ac arglwyddi tir. Yn ol y Parch. R. J. Jonea, M.A., to Aberdar—ac nid oes neb a wyr yn well na'r hynafgwr o Fron Iestyn- adweinid yr Hen Dy Cwrdd yn Nhre- cynon gynt fel Ty Cwrdd Hirwain. Dyma fel yr englynodd y Parch. Edward Ifan o'r Ton Coch anogaeth i ymwrthod a ffordd atgas y meddwyn:- "Gochelwch, cedwch rhag codi'r— cwpan I'r copa'n rhy heini, Dyn a gwedd wedi meddwi Sy'n salach, casach na'r ci." Myn rhai geiryddwyr nad yw "olwyn" yn air Cymraeg pur. Dichon mai ei debygrwydd i "wheel" y Sais a bair iddynt gredu hyn. 0 bosibl fod "rhod" yn fwy henafol. Mae enwau rhanau yr olwyn (neu y rhod) yn Gymraeg diledryw, beth bynnag, megys both, braich, a chamog. Y camog ydyw "felloe" y Sais. Fel rheol mae hanner dwsin o gemyg yn gwneyd i fyny y cylch ar olwyn cert, ac y mae dwy fraich yn mhob camog. Tebyg o ran ei llun ydyw i gorn y lleuad ieuanc. Fel hyn y desgrifiai Twm o'r Nant bont yn eirion: "Llun enfys yw ei hystlys hi,-Ilun camog, Llun cwman y milgi, Llun C a cherwyn freci, Llun cwr lloer yn llyncu'r lli." Dywedir fod y rhan fwyaf o hen faledau y Cymry yn y cywair lleddf. Er hyny y mae eithriadau. Beth a geir siriolach na'r hen bennill a ganlyn:- "Canu wnaf a bod yn llawen, Fel y gog ar frig y gangen; A pheth bynag ddaw i'm blino, Canu wnaf a gadael iddo." Dysg rai o'r hen gerddi a thelyneg- ion Cymraeg wersi dyddorol a buddiol. Diau fod llawer o'n darllenwyr yn gydnabyddus a'r pennill hwnw a ganai ein tadau gyda hwyl ar alaw "Nos Galan"— Bum yn byw yn gynil, gynil, Aeth un ddafad i mi'n ddwyfil; Troes i fyw yn afrad, afrad, Aeth y ddwyfil yn un ddafad." Tra yn son am Noa Galan ai nid oes lie i gredu fod y nos hono mewn mwy o fri gyda'r hen Gymry na hyd y nod Nadolig, fel y mae gwyl y Calan yn cael ei chadw yn yr Alban yn hytrach na Dydd Nadolig? Efallai fod dathliad y nos olaf o'r flwyddyn yn myned yn ol i adeg y Derwyddori, cyn i Ragfyr 25 gael ei sefvdlu fel dydd coffhad gen- edigaeth Crist. Beth yw y rheswm fod yr ywen wedi ei gorseddu yn frenhin-bren y fynwent? Nid oes odid gladdfa henafol yn Nghymru heb yr ywen ddu ganghenog yn cysgodi bedd-nid yn unig y dyn tylawd, ona pawb o bob gradd ac oedran. Dywed un awdwr mai o'r pren hwn y gwnai yr hen Gymru eu bwaau, ac am y rheswm hwnw fod yr ywen yn bren ffafredig yn mhlith ein tadau. Dywed yr un awdurdod taw y Cymry a ddysgodd i'r Saeson y grefft o ryfela a bwa. Dichon fod hyn oil yn iawn, ond beth yw y rheswm am alltudio yr ywen i'r fynwent? Ai am fod ei dail yn wenwynig, ac o ganlyniad fod yn ddiogelach ei dodi yn mysg y meirwon? T Parch. F. Jones, B.A., B.D., Rhymni, yw olynydd y diweddar Barch. D. Rhagfyr Jones fel gweinidog Eglwys Annibynol Bethania, Treorchy. Yn ddiweddar cafodd y Methodistiaid lwc arianol drwy haelioni teulu I laii- dinam, ac Eglwys Loegr beth cyffelyb drwy ewyllys Arglwydd Llangattock. Dylai ffawd gofio am rai o'r enwadau ereill y tro nesaf. Olynydd Pedrog fel golygydd y fardd- oniaeth yn y Tyst yw y Parch. J. J. Williams, a dywed yn ei anerch- iad i'r beirdd v cant boh cydynideiinlad a chymorth, os y canant ar rywheth heblaw priodi, tystebu a chladdu." Beth all fod y rhagfarn yn erbyn priodi a chladdu? Mae llawer o feirdd na allant ganu ar ddim ond hyny; a thru- eni fyddai cau i lawr ar eu (Ionian. Ni I fu golygydd y farddemiaeth erioed yn y I "Drych," a dyna y rheswm yn ddiau y I ca ein heirdd farddoni ar unrhyw lieth y gellir barddoni arno.—Y Drych. | i Dywedodd Mari Lewis wrth ei mab Bob unwaith fod yn ei siarad dipyn o dine ton y gwr oedd yn dechreu y cwrdd gweddi yn y deml gynt. sef y Pharisead oedd yn diolch yn ddefosiynnt i Dduw nad oedd efe fel dvnion ereill. Ai m I nad oedd efe fel dyn ion ereill. Ai m chlywir adlais yr un don yn anil yn ein gweddiau eyhoeddns? Wele bregethwr j yn esgyn grisian y pwlpud aT fore Sul. j El i weddi. Gweddia yn debyg i hyn :— j Wele ni, o Arglwydd daionus, yn agos- hau ger dy fron y bore newycld liwn. Diolch iti, o Arglwydd, am ein bod ni sydd yma ger dy fron mewn iechvd, i mewn amgyichiadau cysurus. a'n llin- ynau wedi disgyn Illewn lleoedd hyhyd, tra y mae ereill ytx gystuddiol, ac yn drallodus ac yn ngafael anghysur." Ai nid oes tine cloeh etholedigaeth mewn j gweddi fel honynh Diolch i ti. oi Dùnw, am i ti yn dy benarglwyddiaethl ein. flafru ni, ein hethol ni i gahvedig- aeth dymhorol tra y mae ereill vn gol!- edition tymhorol. Diolch i ti nad ydym ni fel dynion ereill yn glaf, vn flindei-us arnynt, etc. Ai nid oes rhyw fyfiaetli, rhyw hunanoldeb Phariseaidd mewn gweddi o'r fath? Mae y fath ddull oi anerch gorsedd gras yn athrod ar yr hwn sydd yn eistedd arni heblaw bod vn ddirmyg ar ein cyd-bechaduriaid.

Yr arf mwyaf peryglus vn Haw cenedl yw gwareiddiad heb Dduw. I wneud lies nid cymhesur Rhif y dail o arfau dur. j -1010 Trefaldwyn.

Letters to the Editor. CLOSING ORDER AT PENRHIW- CEIBER. Mr. Editor, — Since the Shop Hours restrictions have been en- forced I notice that at Penrhiwceiber a few greengrocers are defying the law by serving vegetables during the prohibited hours. I understand that all tradespeople alike are included in the act. Why should one or two small greengrocers be allowed to vio-' late the law more than tradespeople that have been in business in the town for years? Now is the time to put a stop to this practice before others will follow suit. Trusting, Mr. Editor, that this will stir the authorities to make a move in the matter, I am, TRADESMAN.

MR. LOWE REPLIES TO MR. WHITE. Sir,—In his attack upon me in your last issue. Mr. White first of all ac- cuses me of concerning myself with trifling inaccuracies in your report, to which I plead guilty, but I, at least, concerned myself with my own business. Next, he gives the reasons for my leaving the Post Office, and states that the Postmaster insisted upon my attesting. Now, the Derby scheme was a voluntary measure, and therefore the Postmaster did not, and to my knowledge possessed no authority to insist upon his men at- testing. I resigned my position in the Post Office on the 9th November, 1915, upon which date, I am in- formed, the first attestation took place in Mountain Ash. Next he states that I was request- ed to go before the Medical Board. Mr. White ought to know there was no Medical Board in being at that time, consequently his second state- ment has evaporated. The remainder of Mr. White's let- ter is equally incorrect, but as he talks about a badge, I will go into details to enlighten him. My actual reason for leaving the Post Office was the fact of my having obtained work, for which I had been looking for some time, in the blacksmith's shop on Nixon's vard. This I ob- tained on Nov. 8th. 1915. I at once left the Post Office and went to start work in the colliery, but was told by the time-keeper that he was unable to sign on anyone of military age. (This was, by the way, a typical in- stance of the Economic Conscription which existed in some private estab- lishments before the Military Service Act was passed. Had this been the rule in every establisment, and had my opinions been different, I should have become a "voluntary" recruit.) I went to the Labour Exchange, and was referred to the Merthyr Ex- change, the manager there giving me an introduction to an employer from whom I obtained work. I worked there for a period before the establishment became badged even then I was only in the same position as hundreds of colliers who wear an I.L.P. button. Now I would like to ask Mr. White, as he is a supporter of the war, what has he done for his prin- ciples? Has he done, or is he doing anything to help the cause of the Allies? And if not, why not ? — Yours, etc., R. J. LO\v E.

ABERDARE AND DISTRICT CHORAL SOCIETY. Performances of St. Paul, Oct. 4, 5 and 6, 1916.-Receipts From re- served seats, P,94 16s. sale of tickets by choir members, 189 4s.; sale of tickets at the various collieries, LIS3 Ils. tickets sold at doors, including transfers, zC41 lls. Programmes, £ 11 16s. 5d. donations received per Mr. Illtvd Williams—Mrs. V. Ed- wards, jE6, Miss R. Williams, £ .5— 211. Total, £ 431 18s. 5d. Expenditure To Artistes for ex- penses, 231 10s. orchestral assist- ance, £39 17s. 6d.; cost of stage, £ 18 8s. 4d. Printing, £ 15 10s- Labour in preparing Market, includ- ing haulage, etc., kll 8s. 9d.; Police assistance, C2 10s.; Hire of band parts, stationery, postages. and other incidental expenses, £ 2 12s 7d J. W. Hurt, gas used at Market, etc., JE4 2s. 3d. transferred to Hospital Committee, £ 300; Balance in Bank. 25 19s. Total, 1431 18s. 5d. We, the undersigned, have ex- amined the foregoing accounts with the books, vouchers, etc., and certify same to be correct. THOS. D. WILLIAMS, W. R. JONES, Auditors. The Committee feel very grateful for every assistance rendered by all in connection with the concerts, and take this opportunity of thanking ail concerned for their valuable help to wards such a worthy object.

CLOD MARI ANN. Chadd y ferch a'r wraig dda erioed y clod, a'r mawl, a'r parch a'r bri y maent yn eu haeddu. Hyd yma maent wedi bod yn gaeth i arglwydd y grea-di- gaeth a'i drwyn yn rhy uchel bob amser i sylwi ar neb ond ei hunan; felly y mae yn fwyniant i ganu fel y canlyn am rinweddau Mari Ann, sydd yn byw yn mhob tref a pheiitref A geneth dda yw Mari Ann; mewn dim nid yw'n afler a gwan; chwi ddylech gael ei gweled hi yn golchi llestri—gwaith di fri! Mae'n fraint ei gwel'd yn gwneyd rhyw dro mor chwai a thaclus, bynag fo; mor ddedwydd yw ac yegafn fryd ar lwybrau hen ofidiau'r byd. Yn parchu'r hen, yn hoff o blant, yn ilawn o fan rinweddau gant; un dda i hwylio pryd o fwyd, ac yn y boroll'n gyntaf gwyd. Un iawn am dan a goleu yw, yn Ilawn o holl gain ddoniau byw; nid vw hi'n meddwl dim o'r byd, sef gwiego'n fflach a rhodio'r stryd. 0 chwilio'i hoes ni chaech y bai o ffal-di-ral a cherdded tai; a dyma'r olaf ddown i'r -bwrdd-, "Dyw byth yn cysgu yn y cwrdd!—"Y Drych."

"We can only, have the hi hest _gnly have L e g happiness, suell as goe's a-ong wi being a great man, by having wide thoughts and much feeling for the rest of the world as well as ourselves."— George Eliot.

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discuss the project. The first prize for a oboir of about 400 voices was a cup value 21,000 or 1,000 guineas. At a subsequent meeting, held in the Long Room, Temperance Hall, Dr. Price, Calfaria, and Canon Bowen Jenkins attended. The former was appointed chairman, and the latter treasurer. Some of those present pooh-poohed the idea of a Glamor- ganshire choir trying conclusions with crack choirs from London and other large centres. But one man, Dewi Alaw, jumped to his feet, struck the table with his first and urged them to go on. Go on they did, and a huge choir of over 400 voices was formed, with the great Caradog as chief conductor. The choir was drawn from 13 different centres, such as Aberdare, Moun- tain Ash, Neath, Swansea, Maesteg, Rhondda, etc. Sub-conductors were chosen in each of these centres, the most important section being Aber- dare, of which Mr. Rees Evans was conductor, Caradog himself being in the Rhondda. The zel,ooo cup had to be won on two occasions. The competitions were held at the Crys- 1 tal Palace in 1872'and 1873, and Cor Mawr Uaradog won on both occa- sions, and secured the cup. Out of the 13 sub-conductors two only sur- vive at present, viz., Mr. Rees Evans, and a Mr. Jenkins, now of Cardiff, conductor of the Maesteg section. After those two striking victories Sir Joseph Bennett, the musical critic for the Daily Telegraph and Musical Times, suggested that the choir should settle down and per- form oratorios. This suggestion was taken up enthusiastically in Aberdare, and the Aberdare section of the Cor Mawr became the Aber- dare Choral Union, with Mr. Rees Evans as conductor. For 21 years this body of singers gave brilliant performances every Christmas at Aberdare of some of the leading ora- torios. When 60 years of age Mr. Rees Evans retired and with one con- sent his son, Mr. W. J. Evans, was appointed as his successor. The Choral Union? of course, is no more, but W.J. has inherited a double por- tion of his father's musical gifts and he frequently acts as Eisteddfod ad- judicator and Gymanfa leader in var- ious towns in South Wales. He is also the organist at Siloa Welsh Cong. Chapel, where his father is the oldest deacon. He has held the office of deacon not only under the charge of the present popular pastor, Rev. D. Silyn Evans, but also under his predecessor, Rev. David Price. Mr. Rees Evans was a member of the Merthyr Board of Guardians for nine years, representing the Aber- dare Town Ward. He retired volun- tarily about 8 years ago. Mrs. Evans, his wife, is 76 years of age."