The Weekly News and Visitors' Chronicle for Colwyn Bay Colwyn Llandrillo Conway Deganwy and Neighbourhood

COLWYN BAY. ( Concluded). THE CONGO TRAINING INSTITUTE. CONFERENCE AND ANNUAL MEETING. On Tue^ay evening, May 24th, Alderman R. Cory, J.P., Cardiff, presided over the Congo Training Institute annual meeting, held at the Baptist Chapel, Colwyn Bay. In the afternoon a Conference, held at the Institute, was also under Alderman Cory's presidency. In the evening a fairly large congregation as- sembled to hear addresses from the Chairman Mr John Smout, J.P., Llanidloes the Rev O. Waldo James and others. After singing, reading of the Scriptures, and prayer, THE CHAIRMAN expressed his pleasure at being among the friends once more, to countenance and support the grand and Christlike mission, the Col- wyn Bay Institute for receiving lads from Congo- land and from other parts of Africa. (Hear, hear). He hoped that that Institute would be largely in- strumental in teaching those boys God's truths, so that they might be made wise unto salvation, and sent back to their own land having learned to love and serve the Saviour more thoroughly than they would in their own land. (Hear, hear). Of course, they wanted the cream of the boys of Congoland. If they took all they could get with- out discrimination, they would soon have not only Colwyn Bay, but all England, full of such boys. They, however, wanttd the best of the boys, to teach them trades such as carpentry, printing, &c, like the apostle Paul of old, who was a tentmaker. (Hear, hear). They also wanted those boys to follow the example of Paul, and to go back to their own country good zealous teachers of the Gospel of Christ. (Hear, hear). They also should not forget what a good many men did, viz., the one baptism, on which point the New Testament's teaching was very emphatic. He was glad to tell them that that afternoon they had had a very happy meeting in the formation ot that Institution and in putting it on a right solid basis, and they might now say that "the ship was well whipped," and they believed the Institution was going to do a good and precious work among the Congo boys. (Hear, hear). They had now ten or eleven in the Institute, and they were hoping—Mr Hughes had faith enough to believe that he would have fifty sent over, and that God would supply the means to support that number,—(Hear, hear)- they were hoping soon to have more. (Applause). It would please them, he knew, to know that as their number had increased, the fulfilment of the word of promise had also taken place,—according to .their faith it had been done unto them,—and the funds had increased, and their balance-sheet and funds were in a flourishing condition. (Ap- plause). They started afresh with funds in hand, add hoped to send more of those boys to Africa. When they considered how trying the climate of the Congo district was to Europeans, the necessity for training African boys as missionaries to go to Africa would be at once apparent, and as one little fellow had said at the Conference that after- noon, they could give the derails of the Gospel in the idioms of their own language better than any Europeans possibly could,—(Hear, hear),—and they expected great and glorious results would follow the training and the sending out again of these African boys as Missionaries among their own people. (Applause). Mr John Smout (Llanidloes) next addressed the meeting in a fervent speech. Having seen and having heard what he had at the Institute that afternoon, he was delighted to have the honor of appearing on that platform in support of that grand Institution. When he had read that beau- tiful book for which he was so much indebted to Mr Hughes (" In darkest Africa, and the way out"),—(Applause),—he felt glad that his name was on the list of the Institute. (Applause). After an eloquent plea on behalf of the negroes, whom he referred to as "brothers," Mr Smout said that he was glad to see there that night, the ladies,— (Applause)—for whatever side the ladies took would be a grand success. (Applause). He had told one of the boys that afternoon to tell his brethren in Africa that they in Britain were inter- ested in their welfare, and he believed that the natives would believe one of their own country- men sooner than they would, believe him, or any other European,he knew that he would be in- clined to believe one of his own countrymen, a Welshman, before he would an Englishman. (Laughter). Their dear brother, Mr Hughes,— (Applause)—got nothing for his labor here, in this world, but he would receive a rich reward in the better land. It was his (the speaker's) belief that God was using their dear brother Hughes here, to do a noble work—(Hear, hear),—and to snatch men as brands from the burning fire, and he (Mr Smout) if ever he had the honor of getting to heaven, would hope and expect to see Mr Hughes there (hear, hear). In conclusion, Mr Smart said that if he were youug, nothingwould stop him from going out to Africa as a missionary, -.(applause)- and he advised the boys at the Institute to make the Bible the grand point of their lives. Let them preach it to their brethren and sisters, honestly and simply, and ask God to make them useful in plucking their weaker kindred from the bonds of sin. (Applause). -The Rev O. Waldo James followed with a Welsh speech, after which the Chairman called upon The Rev E. Rowe Evans, Merthyr, to address the meeting. Mr Evans said that it afforded him the greatest pleasure to speak on the Congo Training Institute's behalf. (Hear, hear). They were stand ing- -now-to wards the close of a cen- tury, one that had recorded development in edu- cation and in every branch and department of life. There had been unfoldings of revelations, growths and increases, and so they had had to march for- ward and go on with the spirit of the times. The old Gospel of Jesus Christ, however, was ever the same,—(Hear, hear)—but with the rolling years there come unfoldings of revelations, light came to the eyes. It was 'necessary that in such an Institution, there should be an adaptabilitity to the means placed at their disposal. A hundred years had passed since Carey—(Applause)—went out to India, when the first impulse was given to missionary enterprise. He did not know where it had not been possible to extend the great and glorious work of taking the light of the Gospel to the dark places of the world. At any rate it was peculiarly necessary with countries that needed the light of the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, that they should proceed on this basis, that they must evangelise themselves. (Hear hear). But that idea had been allowed to remain in a state of quietude. No one seemed to have taken it up till Mr Hughes took it up. (Applause). As soon as he (Mr Evans) heard of it, he heartily promised to do all he could for the Institution. (Cheers). He believed that it was God-established and God-blessed. (Hear, hear). The great ad- vantage that that Society gave to those it instruc- ted was that it took the young Congo men from their native surroundings and gave them the ad- vantage of living in a civilised country. The civilisation of England was not much to boast of, but a great deal of good was done by bringing those young men over from Africa and showing them what Christianity had done for that assem- blage's own country, Wales,—bringing them into the very centre of their Christianity, where the light of God shines, so that they might know what Gdd had done for the country that served Him, and that professed to follow him. (Hear, hear). That treatment seemed really the best, and would —he thought,—be productive of the best results. These advantages could not be imparted in the best manner unless those young men were brought into the audience's highly-favored country,—and might God bless their stay here,—(Amen)—and inspire their hearts, on returning to their own country, to preach the Gospel there. A friend had said to him that it seemed a queer thing to train up Africans for this purpose. His friend thought that it would be better to send English- men to do the work, and said that it seemed to him that they were using very weak vessels in- deed. For his (Mr Evans's) part, all he had to say was that, somehow or other, that was the way God worked, using the weakest vessels to bring about the best results,—(hear, hear)—and God would fill these young Africans with His Light and Knowledge, and would send them back to preach the Gospel to their kith and kin. Extra- ordinary means indeed Yes. Where did they look for the electric light ? Did they see that storm cloud creeping over the firmament? It was all darkness. But let them wait a minute, and they would suddenly see the brilliant lightning flash from the dark cloud and illumine the world. (Applause). God had His own way of giving His light to the world, and His own way of using these unintellectual vessels to do His work among the heathen. (Applause). A great and glorious work had been done, were it only that poor N'kanza had been brought near heaven. (Hear, hear). A great deal had been said on the value of these young men knowing the language of their country, but he told them that the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ would bring them nearer to their countrymen than their knowledge of their language, or even than their sympathy, greatly as those were to be valued. One love of Christ would bring them closer to their countrymen. Concluding, Mr Evans said, May God bless all this teaching, and the blessing that you enjoy, and making you successful in the work of the Lord Jesus Christ. (Loud applause.) Messrs Si- mon Jones (Wrexham), and Todd Evans having spoken, the meeting terminated with singing and prayer, Mr Cory pronouncing the Benediction. CRICKET. RYDAL MOUNT v. LLANDUDNO COLLEGIATE SCHOOL.—At Colwyn Bay, Saturday, May 21st. LLANDUDNO COLLEGIATE Mr Keyes, b Gaskin 3 Mr Rowley, c Whitehouse, b Rogers 8 Lewis, run out 9 Bateman, run out I Mr Jones, b Whitehouse 5 Dunphy, c Thorp, b Whitehouse 1 Corbett, st Nicholson b Whitehouse 9 W. M. Jones, c Rogers, b Whitehouse 0 L, E. Jones, b Whitehouse, S Hughes not out .n 1 Rowlands, b Beaumont I Bye 1 Total 42 RYDAL MOUNT Mr Nicholson, b Jones 5 O. J. Sykes, c Keyes, b Jones 1 Mr Gaskin, lbw b Jones 0 Mr Thorp, b Keyes 1 H. V. Rogers, b Jones 3 F H Whitehouse not out 42 AV W Tonkin, b Jones 14 F W Simpson, c Lewis, b Jones 0 L H Beaumont not out -7 A J C Ross, did not bat W Tattersall, do Byes 4 Total for 7 wkts 77 RYDAL MOUNT 2ND XI. v. LLANDUDNO COL- LEGIATE 2ND XI.-At Colwyn Bay, on Saturday, May 28th, 1892. RYDAL MOUNT 2ND XI T C Shillington, b J Dunphy 3 A Marsden, b J Dunphy 12 A V Adlard, b Jones 6 A R Handley, b J Dunphy 7 W Tattersall, b Jones 35 E W Bunting, run out 17 J D Judson, not out 0 P H Adlard, A H D Shepherd, I RL Evans, | did not bat A 8 Drew J Wides 4 Total for 6 wkts *84 Innings declared closed LLANDUDNO COLLEGIATE 2ND XI: J P Dunphy, c Marsden, b Judson 2 Hughes, c Shillington, b Tattersall 2 Gerrard, c Evans, b Tattersall 0 Jones, c Marsden, b Tattersall 3 Rowlands, b Drew 1 Crowther, c Tattersall, b Judson. 1 Burgess, not out 6 A Dunphy, not out 0 Hammerton, 1 Parry, > did not bat Foulkes, ) B 2, w 4, nb 2, 8 Total for 6 wkts 23 DINGLEWOOD V. COLLEGIATE SCHOOL, LLAN- DUDNO.—This match was played at Llandudno on Thursday, May 26th, and resulted in a victory for Dinglewood. DINCLEWOOD Mr Stanley Wood, b Mr Keyes 4 McLintock, b Mr Jones 0 Stuart Wood, c Mr Jones, b Mr Keyes 46 Travers, b Mr Keyes. 0 R F Moore, c & b Mr Keyes 9 Kincaid, b Mr Keyes 4 Battersby, b Mr Jones 6 Ellis, b Mr Jc-nes 6 Mr McGinley not out 8 Hatherley Jones, c Lewis b Mr Jones 0 R Moore run out1 2 B 8, lb 1, nb 1 10 Total 95 COLLEGIATE Mr Rowley, b Travers 4 J B-itrman, c R Moore, b Travers I Mr Jones, b Stusrt Wood 14 Mr Kejvs, c Hatherley Jones, b Travers 17 Lewis, b Travers 3 Corhett. b Tracers 0 Dunphey, b Travers 3 L E Jones, o Stuart Wood, b Travers 0 Hughes, b Travers 2 M Jones, b Stuart Wood 0 Burgess, not out 0 Byes 3 Total 47 BOWLING ANALYSIS Dinglewood Bowler Wickets Overs Runs Mr Keys 5 13 48 Mr Jones 4 12—1 37 Collegiate:- Travers 8 11 28 McLint"ok 0 8 15 Stuart Wood 2 3-1 1 TANLLWYFAN C. C. V. COLWYN BAY COLLEGE AND TRINITY HOUSE.-This match was played at C.B.C. Ground, on May 28th, and resulted in a victory for the home team. COLWYN BAY COLLEGE AND TRINITY HOUSE W H Mumford, Ibw Palin. 22 P C Northam c Oldfield b Palin 7 C Y Palmour, not out 61 G Toppin, run out 18 D C Miers, not out 54 Extras 8 Total 166 innings declared at an end. The following did not bat:— 0 Edwards, W. Charter, A. Toppin, H Arnold, F Schorr R. Birks. R. Birks. BOWLI8,6 ANALYSIS. Overs Wickets Runs Oldfield 15 0 60 Palin 15 2 58 Dounward 7 0 36 TANLLWYFAN J st Innings 2nd Innings Olclfield b Miers 0 b Toppin o Palin c and b Miers 9 c Mumford b Toppin 6 Dounward c Northam bMiers 1 c Palmour b Toppin 1 A. Salt b Palmour i c Palmour b Toppin 0 fcrandy run out 0 b Northam o1 Palmour run out 2 c Mumford b Northam 1 B Hughes b'Palmour 2 c Miers b Toppin 0 Leavon b Miers 0 b Toppin 2 GHughes c North'mb Palm'r 0 b Northam 0 Crew b Palmour 0 not out 0 W Salt not out 0 runout 3 Extras 3 Extras 3 Total 18 Total 16 THE COLWYN BAY BAPTIST CHAIR EISTEDDFOD. On Monday, May 30th, the second annual Baptist Chair Eisteddfod was held at the Colwyn Bay Public Hall, which building, tastefully decorated with national emblems, and eisteddfodie symbols, was well filled at each of the three meetings (morning, after- noon, and evening). The Eisteddfodic Committee (of which Mr Hugh 0. Hughes was all that could be desired as an Hon Sec), have left their friends and acquaintances no excuse for neglecting to congratu- late them upon the brilliant success of Monday's meetings. Mr John Roberts (Fern Bank) presided at the morning, and County Alderman T. Parry (Llys Aled) at the afternoon meeting, the conductors throughout the day being Archdruid Clwydfardd and Waldo. Mr W. T. Samuel was the musical adjudicat- or, and the merits of the literary compositions—prose and verse-were submitted to the judgment of the Rev. E. J. Davies, Messrs Aitken. J. Humphreys, J. W. Thomas; and Mrs Pike. The prize list offered by the executive was liberally supplemented by Mr James Porter, Mr T. Jones, the Rev W. Hughes, Mr J. Knowles, Mr W. Thomas, Mr J. Brock, Mr T. Evans, and others. Interest, as usual, centred chiefly in the musical portion of the programme. The artistes engaged for the occasion were Madame Dingad Davies, soprano; Mr T. Evans-Hughes, tenor; Mr J. H. Dew, bass; and Miss Jennie Parry (Telynores Lleifiad), harpist. THE MORNING MEETING'S COMPETITIONS resulted as subjoined :-Two stanza-epigrams on Joseph of Colwyn," Mr Robert Jones (Trebor Aled), Denbigh tenor solo, Gwlad fy Mebyd Mr T. J. Roberts, Llandegfan, Anglesey essay, The Claims of the Sunday School," Beuno Jones, Rhiwlas, near Bangor; Juvenile choral competition, "Storm the Fort of Sin," three guineas and silver medal to The Bay Choir (conductor, Mr E. Metcalfe, and accompan- ist Mr W. Davies, Warwick House), two guineas to the Engedi Choir (conductor, Mr J. LI. Roberts, and accompanist, Miss Maggie Owen, Bodwrog); bass solo, The Drunkard's Child'" the one-guinea prize shared equally between Mr Howell O. Davies (of Ruthin), and Mr W. H. Davies (of Waenfawr); choral anthem, Cyfodwn ac Esgynwn i Seion," .£10 and silver baton to the Llandudno Glee Society (conductor Mr Robert Jones); essay, Best method of fostering a Welsh national spirit," Mr J. H. Roberts, Bala juvenile (under sixteen) pianoforte solo, Mendelssohn's "Perpetuum Mobile," Gwilym Rowlands, Llanberis. In awarding Master Rowlands (the only prize, Xl ls) for the juvenile pianoforte solo, the adjudicator very highly commended the prize-winner's exquisite render- ing, but thought that it was about time for him to stop competing, so as to give others a chance. He regretted that there was but one prize, as the second (Miss Jennie Hughes, Conway) and the third (Miss Lily Hobson, Birkenhead) richly deserved some recognition. He would himself start a subscription to be equally divided between the two young ladies, as special prizes —The adjudicator's collection realising 12s, the special prizes were six shillings each. AT THE AFTERNOON MEETING, a wonderful rendering of Mozart's "Magic Flute" (for the best rendition of which a number of young ladies had offered a prize of ten guineas) by the Royal Oakley Silver Band, conducted by Mr J. Greenwood, the only Band that put in an appearance, drew from the adjudicator the remark that their rendering of the piece was well worthy of the prize, and more. For the X20 (and 50s metronome, given by the North Wales Music Company) three Choirs had entered, two —the Tudno Choral Society (conductor, Mr John Roberts), and the Beaumaris Choral Union (conductor, Mr R. S. Jones)—were adjudged equal in merit, and the prize was divided. Other competitions resulted as follow :—Essay on Colwyn Bay and its advan- tages as a seaside resort," Mr W. Ll. Evans (Eos Llotty'r Dryw) soprano solo, Y Llaethferch," Miss Elizabeth Dew, Menai Bridge; Pitman's Shorthand, second prize to Mr J. McEwen, Rhyl; stanza, Yr Epa. Mr Beuno Jones, Rhi, near Bangor; recitation, The Gambler's Wife," Mr Hugh Pierce Roberts, Colwyn Bay; a satire, Swyn Ffynnon Elian yn y Dyddiau Gynt," Mr Owen T. Davies, Penmach- no contralto solo, De Lara's Garden of Sleep," Miss Elizabeth Dew, Menai Bridge. AT THE EVENING- MEETING. Mr J. Herbert Roberts, J.P., who presided, said that he was glad to be able to congratulate Colwyn Bay on the progress it was making as one of the foremost of Welsh watering places. (Cheers.) The Carnarvonshire people were proud of Llan- dudno, and called it the Queen of Welsh watering places," but as a Denbighshire man, he thought that Colwyn Bay would have in future the preference of that title. And though the advancement of the town is naturally in the mind of its good people, yet, they did not forget the progress and support necessary to literature and music. After referring briefly to Saturday's Mansion House Welsh Banquet given by the Lord Mayor of London, he wished Colwyn Bay and the Eisteddfod every success. It gave him the greatest pleasure to be there that night, because he found himself for once outside the atmosphere of battle and storm, and on the board, liberal platform of literature and song. Whatever they might say about the Eisteddfod in the future, they must all agree that in the past it had been one of the greatest factors in the education of Wales (hear, hear.) Had they ever thought what had been the means in the past of producing the national hunger and thirst for knowledge in the heart of the Welsh race P He said boldly that it had been brought about largely by the influence of the Eisteddfod (applause). He reminded them that every year they in Wales contributed thousands of pounds towards keeping up art establish- ments in England. and Scotland, and Ireland, and he asked, why they in Wales should not have the advantages which their own money had procured. The following programme was then gone through Quartett competition, The tear drop," winners, Llandudno Party; recitation, Master Albert Hughes; gong, Tell me my heart," Madame Dingad Davies adjudication on the Ode, Simon of Cyrene," the oak chair being awarded out of seven competitors to Mr S. B. Rees (Morleisfab), Llangynnech, Morganwg, whose proxy, Mr J. A. Humphreys, Llanddulas, Waldo and the Venerable Archdruid Clwydfardd chaired according to the rites of the bards the Tudno Choral Society (one of the successful choirs) rendered Enaid Cu," conducted by Mr John Roberts; song, She wandered down," Mr T. Evans-Hughes harp solo, The Bells of Aberdovey," Miss Jeanie Parry (in Welsh costume), and, when encored, The Men of Harlech;" adjudication on the poem, "William Carey, the Missionary," Dewi Glan Teifi being the best of the compositions sent in; Mr Owen (at Mr W. S. Williams's, Queen's Buildings) appeared on the stage attired in Welsh costume, and sang Hob y deri dando," and in response to an encore, sweetly rendered Ar hyd y Nos." The anthem "Cyfodwn ac esgynwn i Seion," ending with the renowned Welsh tune Moriah," the Tudno Choral Society sang exceedingly:well. Poetical translation competition, "Mae Nghalon yn Nghymru," first prize to Mr W. Ll. Evans (Eos Lletty'r Dryw), of Colwyn Bay, and the second prize to Mr J. R. Jones (Teganwy), of Llandudno. After other musical songs and renderings by the artistes and parties mentioned above, the meeting terminated with the usual votes of thanks, succeeded by Mr J. H. Dew's leading the singing of "Hen Wlad fy Nhadau." Herr Loetschert and Mr R. Brackstone were admirable as accompanists.