The County Echo

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it MODERN BURIALS! pv T' the Editor of the COUNTY ECHO. r Si.R,-This week a funeral wended its ) way to an outlying Church graveyard. The procession was led to the church by the officiating clergyman. Here the first inconvenience arose. The coffin had to be placed lengthways on a narrow form, on which, with difficulty, it was made to balance, but not without causing some c{ those present to tremble with fear lest at any moment it would tumble on the floor. In fact, the rev. clergyman stopped in the ■f course of the service and advised its being slightly moved. The ceremony over and the grave reached, the coffin was being lowered when its downward course was abruptly stopped. On examining uhe cause it was found that the grave, which id( was wide enough at the top, was much too N narrow before half the depth was reached. The coffin was then raised, and placed ide, the ceremony being stopped. The grave-digger had to go down again and re-dig the sides in order to widen the grave. This being over, the corpse was the second time lowered to its last resting- place. Surely an effort should be made to .ensure the burial of persons who do not happen to be well to do," with decency and respect. Trusting these few words will reach home. Yours truly, H.

THE RELIGIOUS AND MORAL STATE OF FISHGUARD. To the Editor of the COUNTY ECHO. SIR,-I read with interest the remarks of a Correspondent in your last week's issue on the moral and religious state of our town, and I flly. appreciate and cordially wel- come the spirit shown by the writer, and trust that our ministers will not allow the hint given to pass unnoticed. I heartily re-echo the desire, and would gladly help any movement which would tend to bi-itio, abo"t a much-needed change in the religious welfare of our town. Yes, we have people in our midst-young and old- -who never go near a place of worship to hear the glad tidings." It would, perhaps, be difficult to devise some scheme by which these people could be brought together to their moral and intellectual benefit; but I may say that I know of smaller towns than ours where united open-air meetings are p In held in different parts of the town at inter- vals on Sundays which have, as a result, produced good and lasting fruit. A more cordial and general co-operation is required amongst the ministers and members of our various churches and chapels, so that they might join hands and work together with one common purpose in view—the further- ance of the cause of religion generally, and to get people who are now outside the pale of .the different churches inside them. Some people have said that the old-time religious revivals was due to better preachers than those living to-day, but I feei inclined to say that those revivals were rather attributable to a fuller and better co-operation and a heartier enthusiasm amongst the congrega- tions. I hope we shall ere long see steps taken by the ministers and members of the different denominations in the town to meet the spiritual wants of those people who at present never enter the house of God. Yours truly, A CHURCHMAN.

.o"7:or.r- Another Correspondent writing in Welsh says Oes, y mae eisieu. dywyg- iad bron yn mhob cyfeiriad a. chyda phob peth bron—yn yr eglwys ac yn y byd. Sicr yw na fu ein gwlad er ys llawer blwyddyn mor bechadurus ag YdyW heddyw. Y mae pechod mor ddinystriol heddyw ag y bu erioed,' yr hyn sydd yn achos galar ac yn destyn gweddi; ac yn dangos mor bell y mae eglwysi ein gwlad ? wedi dirywio. Y mae eisieu diwygiad yn ein plith ni yma yn Abergwaun. Llawer I | deulu yma pad ydjiat ¡n myued i ua lIe JDlmt.: o addoliad, ac yn cael ei gadael felly, nad oes un yn gofyn iddynt yr achos o'u habsenoldeb. Deffrown at ein gwaith, a bydded i bawb wneud eu rhan er ym- drechu cael y bobl. hyn i le o addoliad. Mae eisieu mwy o zel a brwdfrydedd yn ein heglwysi. Gobeithio y bydd i'r hyn sydd wedi ymddangos yn yr Echo gael sylw neillduol gan ein gweinidogion a'n biaenoriaid.—Yr eiddoch, YMNEILLDUWK.

1Ø;mw:- TRIBUTARY To the Rev William Rowlands, late Vicar of Fishguard. He's dead 'tis folly thus to speak Of one whose life was not a maze, Nor e'en a hollow sullen creek, Fit only for a demon's gaze Where spluttering chips of exile race, So densely fogged 'neath foamy shroud, Boisterously dupes in hideous chase, The shadow of a passing cloud. He lived, but sure enough his life Was not a frolicsome display, Whose musive whims engender strife, And priceless virtues thrown away Higher and nobler, yea by far, Was this life's pathway bravely trod, He shone as radiant as a star, And ever lived at peace with God. He craved no marvellous completion Of some sublime gigantic fete, Nor e'en a crazed inebriation, Thus to procure life's subtle greet; Such bubble hues and toadish taint Were ever foreign to his breast, He lived a man and died a saint, 'Twas surely thus he gained his rest. He sleeps, but not 'neath iron spell- The heritage of sin's domain, Whose withered hopes and stories tell Of wasted jife and endless pain But sure 'tis on true virtue's bed He rests awhile in sweet repose, Where Jesus once laid down his head, But conquered all and boldly rose. He speaks, but not in gallish tones That mar the peace of spicy breeze, And thus intensify the groans Of staggering souls that seek release But 'tis in words of mellowness, Of Christ-like precept and delight, That angels well might e'er caress, For such were heavenly, pure, and bright. So, fare-thee-well, dear Christian friend, Thou noblest son of boundless worthy For we must now our friendship end, As wishful pilgrims on i his earth 'Twill not be long, we'll meet again, With raptured souls and spirits free, Where peace is perfect, loss is gain, In your blest great eternity. 1- A CHURCHMAN.

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7 BWRDD YSGOL 7YDDEWL At Olygydd y COUNTY ECHO. SYR,-Teimlaf yn ddiolchar i'ch Gohebydd am gymeryd sylw o'm gofyniadau, a dym- unaf wneud rhai sylwadau ar ei lith. Mewn atebiad i'm ail ofyniad dywed, Mae yn anghysondeb o'r mwyaf anesgysodol i unrhyw un sydd yn Nghymru." Felly safie daearyddol yn gwneud fy anghysondeb, ag o bosibl yn gysondeb o'r fath oraf yn Lloegr. Nid yw ei ateb yn dal perthynas a'r pwnc. I waeddu am i'r Llywodraeth i ddysgu crefydd, &c." Gwyr-droi ffeithiau n y am nad oes neb wedi anfon na gwaedd nac erfyniad i'r Llywodraeth am ddysgu crefydd, nac yn meddwl i ddysgu crefydd 'chwaith, os wrth grefydd goJyga enwad- aeth. Dywed fod Rhai heb feddu ar deim- lad rhienu tuag at blant, am na feddant blant eu hunain." Dichon ei fod yn gywir ond y mae gan amryw o gefnogwyr y pwnc dan sylw blant yn yr ysgolion. Er osgoi y wawdiaeth sarhaol, &c., gwna ambell Ym- neillduwr roi i fewn i'w Jesuitaidd ddylan- wad." A ydych yn credu hyny am eich brodyr crefyddol gyfaill ? Ai nid ydynt yn egwyddorol ? A ydynt ya derbyn llai z_1 sarhad ? Coeliaf fi ddim. Yr wyf yn ddiolchgar iawn iddo am ei verse, a chredaf fy mod wedi deall ei gwir ystyr bellach. Gofyna Gohebydd A ydyw yn iawn i wneud cydraddiad o'r Bib! a Ilyfrau cyffredin ? Nag ydyw. Ond y mae yn iawn ei ddarllen mor ami a Ilyfrau cyffredin. Os wrth ei gadw o ysgolion ein gwlad y dangoser parch iddo, od 'chwanegir at ei barch wrth ei gadw o'r Ysgot Sal lieiyd, o'r teulu, ac o'r byd, fel na ddelo dwylaw dyn i gyffyrddiad ag ef. Os yw Gohebydd am gael ymdrafodaeth bellach ar y pwnc, dymunaf iddo ddechreu gyda'r egwyddor- ion, sef a yw yn gyson gyda egwyddor y Bibl, egwyddor y bwrdd ysgol; y berthynas sydd rhwng y bwrdd, y rhieni, a'r plant a'u gilydd, yn nghyd a claims y plant fel aelodau o gymdeithas, yna fe ddichon y derbyniwn les oddiwrth yr ymdrafodaeth. Yr eiddoch, Tyddewi. NON. CON.

v PENILUON A gyfansoddwyd ar ol darllen emvrch awenyddol u Un or Brodyr" (o Tyddewi) yn yr Echo, Chwef. 15,1894. Y brawd o Dyddewi. a ddarfu 'ti ddigia 0 Pan o'et yn y gweithdy yn darnen fy nghan ? Mae dyuion atddercbog tu ailan i m heuwad, A'r Arglwydd wna acLub rhai megvs trwy dan; Y coed a'r gwair masw sydd yn yr adeilad, Ac hefyd y sofl sydd yno vn nghyd, A ga'nt eu trosglwyddo i'r tan rhyw ddiwrnod- Tu ol i'w ddysgeidiaeth mae Barnwr y byd. Gwaith ffol ydyw gwawdio y pydew yn Seion, Yr lesu ei hunan ro'dd sel ar ygwaith ]Pa ddyben rhyfo>a ag Awdwr ein creSydd, Bydd rhaid rhoddi cyfrif ar derfrn y daith O diolch am ffynon rinweddol Calfar;a Sy'n golchi y duaf a'i gtnnu yn wvn Gwyn fyd y rhai geidv yr holl orchvmynion, Diogei a fyddant wrth groesi y glyn. Wel, nawr 'rwy'n rhoi cynghor i'r brawd o Dyddewi Rho he bio y gregen sy'n dala y dwr, Dos allan o'r gwersyll i ddwyn ei waradwydd, Bydd ffyddlon hyd angeu i ddilyn y gwr; Y Bibl hyffordda y ddyrys redegta, Heb ymdrech gyfreithlawn choronir ddim un Pa ddyben dywedyd, 'Rwyf fi'n hollol gredu," Mae'r balch a'r hunanol heb 'nabod ei hun. Tyddewi. B. AP GRUFFYXDD.

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