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CHURCH EXTENSION AT LLANDUDNO. I' THE INFLUENCE OF ST. DAVID ON RELIGIOUS LIFE. SERMON BY THE RECTOR OF LLANDUDNO. A special Iservice. was held at Holy Trinity Church on St. David's Day to inaugurate the movement for Church extension, which the Ohurchpeople of Llandudno have embarked upon. The sermon was delivered by the Rector, and was basedi upon Hebrews 12-lz "Wherefore, seeing we also are com- passed about with so great a cloud of wit- nesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us." They had met together that evening, s'aid the preacher, because they desired to start a great undertaking with prayer and to seek the -aid of the Almighty to carry it to completion. It was a favour- able combination of circumstances that enabled them to use the day of St. David —the patron Saint of the Principality—- on which, to start oh their great work in connection with the Church. It, would be fitting to try and learn the lessons set by the Kfe of St, David, who to many was stimpily a name. Those familiar with the Prayer Book knew that his name was set oppos:fte the first day in March, but very few knew anything more about him. As history revealed itself people were be- ginning to realise that he was a great, and mighty man. He was one of those men whose influence was so gtreat that they were, filled with a desire to know more of him. His work and, character were such that after his death men washed to know something more of his history. There were :such men in the world. What would not people give if they could only know a little more of the life of Shakespeare, that mighty genius of the land who had left his influence for all time on the literature of the. country. Such a man also was St. David. Buit if little of his life was known, the work he did was clear to all. That was the reason so many legends were woven round his name and the facts of hisi life surrounded by mysteries. It was known that St. David was of noble birth, and the son of a Prince. It was also known that he was a sltudent from his earliest years, and the high character and goodness of his, life were such that he was established with- out doubt1 -as one of the, Saints of the Church. He rose to be a bishop- or arch- bishop-the leading bishop of South Wales. He was, an evangelist above everything, and an organiser of religious work, and -continued as such until the day of his, death on the 1st of March, 601. Thirteen hundred years had passed'away since then, but there were more men to- day who realised the effect of his life than ever. Continuing, the Rector said that St David was a most abstemious man, pro- bably a vegetarian, and as far as could be alSicertained what one would call in the present day a total abstainer. He found- ed a great religious house, and was known to have taught his disciples the duty of kindness to dumb animals. In the house of St. David three- things were obligatory. The disciples divided their time into three parts. One-third was de- voted to the cultivation of the soil. The inmates of the house lived on the produce of their own land. In that they stood out in marked contrast to so many of the religious houses on the Continent-, and even in England where the inmates lived in luxury and affluence. It was not so at St. David's, whose disciples earned a hard living by the cultivation of the land. The next portion was spent, in the study of Holy Scripture, meditation and prayer, a,nd the remainder was 'spent in e-vangel istic work. That evangelistic work had, as would be seen later, a permanent in- fluence on the ha-story of the Church throughout the world. During the time of St. David a great heresy about the per- son of Christ—the Pelagian heresy created great havoc amongst Christian Churches. Among the defenders of the pure gospel St. David stood pre-eminent, but- the oTeat, glory of his. work was the impetus he gave to the evangelisation of Britain. His greatest work was not con- fined to Wales but affected Ireland and, the whole of Britain. The Church in Ireland was about to collapse, and St. David sent over one of his disciples to sustain the failing church. Tha,, disciple was now the paiiron Saint of Ireland. From Ireland (his influence spread to the Isle of Iona and thence throughout the length and breadth of the land until the Church was again a great and united body. Concluding, the preacher said that although St. David had passed away he was one of the "great cloud of witnesses wijtih which they were surrounded. If so much was done by the early Saints in poverty, what -ought they not, to do with tihe wealth and blessings, of Christianity. Let the members of the Church in the present day run their race inspired by the same spirit- and carry on the work so nobly inaugurated. THE! MEETING. The movement for Church Extension took a decided step forward on Monday last, when a meeting o-f Church workers connected with Church extension in the parish convened by notices given out on Sundays, Flebru,ary,21st and 28th, -was held at. the Church House, the Rector pre- siding. The minutes of former meetings we're read by the hon. sec., Mr Ma-rgetts proposing and Mr Elllis seconding their adoption. These were carried. The Rector spoke as to what had been done in the past, ,and also of the unanimity shown on the subject. Some friends favoured the building of the Con- way Shore Church, others favoured Holy Trinity Church, but in time the two churches would be taken in hand. All matters would be laid before- the, Church members-, and as some could not give large sums towards the scheme, still all could do something. It was suggested at the meeting of the Provisional Committee, held at the Rec- tory, that subscribers should be on the General Committee who gave P,20, but no sum was decided on. Mr Royle was pleased with the sugges- tion, but thought £ 20 too high a sum to qualify, and that P,10 was nearer the mark. Mr Royle proposed and Mr Price seconded this, upon the understanding that a definite promise was made.-This was carried unanimously. It was proposed by Dr. Dalton and seconded by Mr B-owdage that- collectors of 210 should also be members of the Committee.—This was carried. Mr Well proposed and it was seconded by Mr Margetts that the names of those volunteering ito- collect be taken, and that the sums can be paid in monthly for two years.—Carried. It was proposed by Dr. Dalton, seconded by Mr Briggs, that the pro- visional committee hold office, until the general committee be appointed.—Car- ried. Mr Royle moved and Mr EI. Harris seconded that books be placed in the Churches so that persons could give their names in as contributors or as CioJIectürs of 210.-Clarried. Great enthusiasm was displayed at the meeting, and subsequently a. large band of workers were- enrolled and several hand- some subscriptions weriei offered.

NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD. THE GORSEDD CIRCLE. A meeting; of the Elxecutiive Committee of the National Eisteddfod, to be held at Colwyn Bay in September next year, was held on Wednesday night, when Mr Jas. Amphl-ett presided. THE PAVILION. The Committee were recently approach- ed by the engineers employed by a Man- chester syndicate who' have evolved a scheme for a huge skatiag rink and pub- lic bath to be erected at, C'olwyn Bay, and were asked to enter into a contract- with the syndicate for the rink and bath (which were to be convertible into one great meeting-place), to he used for the Eistedd- fod meetings. Inquiry was made as to what progress was being made with the scheme and the Pavilion Committee report- ed that they had no further information to offer. The Rev. W. Hughes started that he expected to hear from the engineers every day. It was pointed out that, to- give the syndicate time to erect their building, they ought to proceed without delay. The question was deferred to the next meeting, when the Committee wil have to make up their minds as to whether they will con- struct a pavilion of their own. THE GORSEDD CIRCLE. Mr H. Ri. Parry ("Bwlchydd Mon"), the hon secretary of the Go-rsedd Com- mittee, presented an interesting report as to the progress of their plans for the pro- vision of a gorsedd circle. Mr Walter Whitehead, the Manchester surgeon, had already granted permission for a perma- nent gorsedd circle to be formed on the lofty eminence known as the Flagstaff Hill, within the grounds of his residence, and the Committee were now engaged in seeking for historic stones with which to compose the circle. The owners of estates in the vicinity had come forward very liberally, and it was hoped that the result would be the provision of the cheapest and yet most important in a historical sense of al the gorsedd circles erected in modern times. Stones are to be obtained from Bryn Euryn, from Dinarth Hall, and from Pantyffrydd at Glan Conway. A splendid logan stone has been discovered in a "pant" at the foot, of the Flagstaff Hill, near the residence of Mrs Crossfield, and this great block, measuring six feet in length and breadthl. Mr Walter White- head has undertaken to have removed to the top of the hill at his own expense. A hearty vote of thanks to him was passed. All the stones are to be inscribed with the name of the place whence they are to be taken. LIST OF SUBJECTS. The lists of subjects in the musical, literary, and arts sections of the Eistedd- fod is practically ready, but the F'inance Committee have not yet. passed the votes for the amount of prize-money to be allo- cated. It is hoped that, in the next few days the general secretary will be able to got many promises of prizes for competi- tion. The Eisteddfod Choir meets every week t-o- rehearse the late Dr. Joseph Parry's "Saul of Tarsus," which is to be per- formed at one, of the evening concerts. The choirs seems to be well organised, under Mr John Williams, of Carnarvon, and 70 per cent or more of the members are present at every practice. On Monday night, at the close of the rehearsal, Mr John' Williams said that as it was "N-os Gwl Dewi," it would be appropriate to sing' the Welsh National Anthem, and his suggestion was responded to with great fervour.

COLWYN BAY ELECTION. The 20 members of the C'olwyn Bay Ur- ban District Council are to, retire next month, and there is likely to be a keen contest, in which every seat will be fought for by several candidates. This will be the. second election under the new system, under which all the members go out to- gether, and since the number of mem- bers was increased from 12 to 20. The polling will take place on Monday, April 5th. ? FURNITURE SAL.E.-Preliminary

notice is given in our advertising columns of a, sale of furniture- by Mr A. J. Old- l man at "The. Brecon," Mo-styn Crescent, on Monday, March 15th. SALE OF PIANOS. An exceptional opportunity of acquiring a good piano at a lower price than usually paid at auction sales for old and obsolete instru- ments. First Sale in Six Years. Several fine instruments returned from hire at greatly reduced prices. Greatly superior to cheap new pianos ot poor construction, and moreover at lover prices. 1. A Walnut Piano by Hicks, London, original price £ 24; Sale price L14. 2. A Rosewood Piano, by Payne, London, original price, E24 Sale price £ 15. 3. A Sheraton Piano, by Ambridge, London, original price, X26 Sale price, L16. 4. A Solid Oak Piano, by Saimond, Paris, original price, S26 Sale Price, X 17. 5. A Rosewood Piano, by Strauss, Berlin, original price, X25 Sale price, X18. This piano is nearly new. 6. A Walnut Piano, by Metzler, London, original price, L26 Sale price, 119. 7. A Rosewood Piano, by Metzler, London, original price, L30 Sale price L23. This instrument is nearly new. 8 A Walnut Piano, by JOHN BRINSMEAD & SONS, London, original price -952 10s A great bargain'; Sale price, L-),ra. 9. A Rosewood Overstrung Piano by COLLARD & COLLARD, in perfect condition, n hardly soiled, great bargain, original price, X52 10s.; sale price, £ 31. zn 10. A similar Piano in even better order sale price, X33. 11. A magnificent Rosewood Overstrung Piano, by COLLARD & COLLARD, latest de- r-, 11 sign, shop soiled only, quite new, original price 55 guineas sale price 137. A few Organs at X2 2s., 13 108.-£5, X7 7s.; £10 and £14. All these instruments are latest models, none are more then 3 years old. Pianos all iron frames, check actions, and ALL GUARANTEED. ANY INSTRUMENT WILL BE TAKEN BACK at any time within twelve months, and the whole of the price credited, in exchange for a better or newer instrument if desired. HAVE ANY SUCH TERMS AS THE ABOVE EVER BEEN OFFERED AT ANY SALE PREVIOUSLY HELD IN LLAKDUDNO ? Clearance to be made in 21 days, ending March 12th, 1909, in order to make room for new season's stock. The above prices only hold good for that period. Bell's Music Warehouse, 6 Lower Mostyn St ,Llandudno, j

FABIAN LECTURES AT j LLANDUDNO THE, COMING OF SOCIALISM. The last of the series of lectures given in the. Masonic Hall by Mr Clifford D. Sharp attracted; a fair number notwith- standing the wintry nature of the climate. Mr Vernon Tayl( r, of Liverpool, presided on this occasion. The title of the lecture had been adver- tised as "When Socialism comes," which the lecturer described as a misleading one and substituted the above. He did not I intend to give a dream picture of the happy state of the country when it ha,d be- come a Socialistic S-ta,te. Socialists in the past had been rather too apt to spend their time in that fascinating employment rather than in tracing out the way bv which it was to be obtained. So his task that evening was to indicate the steps to be taken. As a member of the Fabian Society it was not his duty to describe or debate upon the evils of the present sys- tem but to work out the details of how to attain a hetter.(Applause.) Socialism meant the national ownership of land and productive capital, but while marching on to that goal it would not be of the smallest use going to the sufferers and telling them thait under Socialism they would not suffer. They must at the same time find remedies to meet the immediate needs of the people.—(Hear, hear.) That was a 1 difficult but not an impossible task. It was difficult because they had got to re- create a large proportion of the popula- tion before they could be got into a state that would enable them to work smoothly on co-operative lines. While doing that, remedies on Socialistic lines had to be found for the most pressing evils. The Fabian Society was endeavouring to find those remedies. It recognised that there was no royal road to Socialism, for they had to, proceed by patient work and also had to create public opinion to fit the country for certain measures. The im- mediate business of the Society was there- fore to translate Socialism into practical measures of reforni.-(Hearl, hear.) LEVELLING UP AND LEVELLING DOWN. The lecturer then went on to decsribe the methods to be adopted, i.e., the levelling up process to get rid of unemployment, sweating, and poverty the levelling down process to he applied to the great unearned incomes; and finally the transfer of land and industrial capital into the hands of the State. For the first the lecturer advocated the establishment of wages boards, backed up by the establishment of a moral minimum wage—a wage fixed solely with reference to the cost of living. An industry which could not do that would have to go. For the partially employed he advocated tin establishment of a labour exchange, an > severely condemned the present system allowing boys over fourteen to be employ- ed as telegraph messengers, newsboys, etc When they reached the age of eigh e"i they demanded a man's wage, and were consequently dismissed and thrown ur the labour market without the least Irai' ing. In due course they joined the- ranks of the unemployed. It had been found that from 40 to 50 per cent of the un- employed were youths under the age of 24. The school age should be raised, and the Fabian Society proposed that no youth' under eighteen should be allowed to work unless he put in a definite number of hours learning a, trade.—(Applause.) With regard to the regular body of unem- ployed the first thing necessary was to realise that a largei proportion were of no use, and would be a charge- upon the community until they were converted into efficient) workers. Training colonies should be established, and tihe. untrained man taught to work, the nation in the meantime taking care of his family. In that way the unemployable1 would become employable and a great advance made. With the "won't works" a different method altogether would have to be adopted, i.e., penal institution. Such things as he had indicated would provide the machinery for the redistribu- tion of wealth. Once a minimum moral wage had been fixed, the State would be in a position to, raise the minimum and the standard of comfort. For widows with young families he maintained should be the care of the State. It was to the interest of the ,community to see that the children were brought up under proper conditions. No better employment could be found for the widow than the bringing up of her children in a manner which would fit them to become good citizens. In doing so she would be rendering the State a definite service for which she should receive- definite payment. THE PACE TOO SLOW. Concluding a very lucid lecture, Mr Sharp said the nation was already travel- ling in the desired direction. The pace, however, was too slow, and he wanted the measures passed by a body travelling the Socialistic road with its eyes open, so that the various parts of the machinery might be fitted together to work as a, harmonious whole. To get such a party pre- dominant was the aim of his Society, and when it was attained the real needs of the country would be dealt, with in a thorough manner.(Applause.)

-0 Local Celebrities: No. 6 THE REV. LLEWELYN R. HUGHEIS., M.A. Our local celebrity this week needs no introduction to our readers. Since his appointment to the living of Llandudno the Hector has taken an active, interest not only in Church work, but in all mat- ters relating to the general life of Llan- dudno and itja inhabitants-—residential and visiting. The Rev. Llewelyn Hughes, is a cultured scholar and preacher, and a recognised authority on church architec- ture, but irt, is as a platform speaker he is best known to the residents of Llandudno < of all creeds, his remarkable orat-oric,al efforts; at the Town Hall and elsewhere on quesrlions which were agitating our local eommunitv at the moment, having an un- doubted effect in mouding public opinion. At the present time he is concentrating his efforts on a, scheme of church exten- sion—the enlargement of Holy Trinity J and the erect-ion of a church in West Llandudno, and those best capable of judging are convinced that his present endeavours wi.ll be crowned with success at no very distant date.

BRIDGE TOLLS INCREASED. COUNCIL ACCUSED OF TRESPASS. Dr. M. J. Morgan, the Mayor, presided at Wednesday's meeting of the Conway Town Council, when it was reported that Mr Albert Wood, of Bodionde-b, had in- stituted proceedings against the Council for trespass. The borough surveyor, at a special meetng, read the correspondence which had passed between Mr Wood and himself, and a letter from a person who was alleged to have trespassed on the Bod- londeb ,esta,te, and was also alleged to have stated that he did so under the authos-ity of an officer of the Council. This person declined, in answer to the surveyor's letter, to say who had author- ised him to visit the ground. It was de- cided to send a letter to Mr Wood re- pudiating the allegation that the person had been present on the ground on behalf of the Council. The Council were now informed that the letter had duly been sent, but that no reply had been received. Mr A. J. Oldman asked whether, in fact, any official did give this person in- structions to commit this alleged trespass. The Town Clerk: I don't konw any- thing about it. Aldeirman E. Roberts said it was rather too bad that a man should take the name of the Council in that way, and if he would not say who gave him permission Mr Wood should summon the actual trespasser. Alderman Neth-erwood asked whether it was true that the person in question actually did go upon Mr Wood's grounds. The Surveyor: He told me he never was on the ground at all.—(Laughter.) RECREATION GROUND. Mr Robert Jones raised a discussion as to the question of a recreation ground, plans for which the Surveyor had been asked to supply. He complained that this had not been done. The Surveyor replied that he had asked for information from the Horse Show Committee and the Foot- ball Club, etc. as to their requirements. Until he had an idea what- was wanted he could not draw out any plan. Mr A. J. Oldman proposed that a pub- lic meeting be called to which people in- terested in all kinds of sport- should be invited, with the view to a joint-stock company being formed, which could ask the Council for assistance. Mr Robert Jones seconded the motion, but it was defeated. BRIDGE TOLLS INCREASED. The Town Clerk reported that com- plaints had be,en made to him by carriage proprietors in the neighbourhood as to a notice issued by the lessee of the suspen- sion bridge tolls of his intention to charge tolls each time carriages crossed the bridge. A deputation, of which Alderman Nether wood was the spokesman, interview- ed the lessee and told him the Council were surprised to hear of these intended new charges (the tolls being now charged n zn only once each journey-out and in), and that they consider it would be very detri- mental to the borough and to all parties if they were insisted upon. The lessee was not disposed to argue the question, ,and stated that he intended acting upon the notice sen, by him. On that being reported to the Bridge Committee the lat- ter decided to consult their solicitor, Mr Thornton Jones. The Council went into committee in order to consider the ma-tter further.

WORRIED ABOUT BILLS. At Colwyn Bay on Thursday an inquest was held concerning the death of Mrs Elizabeth Boyd, aged 48, wife of Samuel Boyd, porter, living at 17" Sea View Ter- race. The- evidence showed that Mrs Boyd, who went to live at Colwyn Bay about two years ago from Liverpool, and who had opened a restaurant in Sea View Road, had become depressed about some bilis which she owed. She locked herself in her bedroom on Sunday morning, and cut her throat. She was found on the bedroom floor, and was taken to the Cot- tage Hospital, where she died on Wednes- day. The jury found that- the woman attempted suicide whilst temporarily in- sane and dued of heart failure.

THE; ORIGIN OF THE ROYAL EXCHANGE. The many thousands who visit, the Royal Exchange daily have very little idea that this pile owes its origin to a curious, not to say a comic, cause. We owe it all to nothing else than the chirping of a grasshopper. The chirp of this insect at- tracted the attention of a little boy who was "crawling unwillingly to school" to a baby, the son of a poor woman-so poor that she could not support the child, and therefore had left him to perish alone in a large field near her hovel. The little boy took the child home, and It was brought, up, and eventually blossomed into no less a person than Sir Thomas Gresham, who built the Royal Exchange. The. prosperous merchant, to hand down to posterity the incident which saved his life, took the grasshopper for his crest, and that is the reason why that insect is placed, as everyone can see, over the Royal Exchange of London. There are, -of course, captious critics who deny the veracity of this story, but to such persons the story of Dick Whit- tington and his cat is a myth too, and William Tell never existed.—From "The Light Side of Finance" by Harry Furniss, in the "Strand Magazine," March.

FABIAN SOCIETY MOVE-MEiNT. A meeting was called1 at Llandudno last evening (Friday) to consider the question of the formation of a branch of the Fabian -Society in the town.