Denbighshire Free Press

I Memorial Services at I Ruthin. In Ruthin Friday was observed ad a day of mourning. All business was suspended, and there were general signs of mourning and respect on all hands. The archway to the Town Hall was draped in black and purple, Messrs Rouw's establishment W,i8 treated in a similar fashion, flags were flown at half-mast, blinds were drawn, and the ancient borough presented an appear- ance quite in keeping with the solemn and memorable occasion. THE PUBLIC PROCESSION. This started from the Town Hall at 10.15 to the morning service at Tabernacle C.M. Chapel, and procsedeJ up Market- street, through St Peter's-square, and along Well-street, and was headed by the Ruthin Town Band, under the able con- ductorship of Mr John Edwards (juu.), who rendered the 11 Dead March" in admirable style and time. Capt* E 0 Watkin Davies, of the Army Service Corps, followed, being in command of the military I section of the procession then came the D Company 4th Royal Welch Fusiliers, under command of Lieut Surgeon Ander- son, the North Wales Brigade Company Army Service Corps, who looked very smart, under the command of Capt Rouw, Lieat Smith, and Sergt Instructor Glynne; the Ruthin Fire Brigade in command of Capt Tegid Owen and Lieut Joyce, H.M. Prison Officials with the governor (Mr Hunt), Post Office Officials with the postmaster (Mr Thomas Jones), the Railway Officials with the station master (Mr Thomas Hughes), the Foresters' Friendly Society, the Shepherds' Friendly Society, Sergt R H Jones and ex-Sergt William Williams representing the Denbighshire Hussars, the Mayor (Dr T 0 Jones), in his robes of office and Corporation, namely :—Aldermen T H Roberts, John Roberts, and J Medwyn Hughes, Councillors R Harris Jones, W Brocklehurst, William Jones, Edward Fielding, T J Roberts, R J Jones, W 0 Jones, R H Williams, with the town clerk (Mr Baldwin Griffiths), the medical officer of health (Dr Byford), the borough surveyor (Mr J Rice Jones), the borough treasurer (Mr W A Jones), and the mace bearer (Mr George Williams), who im- mediately preceded the Mayor. The clerk of the peace (Mr W R Evans) was amongst the other public officials present. Next came the Master and Staff of the Work- house, the pupils of the County School for Girls in charge of Miss Rowlands and other teachers, the general public, who all wore mourning, and the police. THE SERVICE AT CHAPEL. The service at the Chapel was of a most impressive character, and the building was crowded to the doors. The Rev R R Parry, pastor, conducted the service, and was supported by the Revs E Stephens, David Jones, R Garrett Roberts, and Isaac James, and Messrs Henry Williams (Plasyward), Thomas Jones (Plas Goch), and Gomer Roberts, three justices of the peace for the county. As the official part of the procession entered the chapel the organist rendered the Dead March,' and the service opened with the well known hymn, .0 God, our help in ages past,' followed by the reading of the 23rd Psalm by the Rev Isaac James. The Rev R Garrett Roberts then offered prayer, and the hymn, I Ar lan 'r Iorddonen ddofn,' was sung. Other special hymns sung were-,Nearer my God, to Thee,' lesu cyfaill fenaid co,' and the anthem, 'Y mae gorphwysfa etto 'n ol.' Addresses were given by the Rev E Stephens and Dafydd Jones in Welsh, and the Rev R Ernest Jones in English. The Rev E Stephens said :—We are assembled here to-day not to sing or to speak, though we shall do both but our object in meeting together is to express our grief and sorrow and loss for one of the most successful kings that ever sat upon the throne of Great Britain. It was no easy task to succeed so excellent a Sovereign as our late beloved Queen Victoria, who reigned over sixty years, and her reign was the golden period in the history of the Empire; but we must confess that King Edward VII was more successful even than his illustrious mother in some respects. He had greater inflaence on other oountries than she ever had. Of the history of our late King Edward VII I need not say much, as it is well-known to you all, but I will venture to point out a few things which in my opinion account for his successful reign. He was a man of experience when he came to the throne. Thoagh known among as by the title of King for only a little over nine years, yet In consequence of the semi- retirement of Queen Victoria from all public functions during the latter part of her reign, a great many of her duties devolved upon him, and he thus gained muoh experience which proved invaluable to him when he took up the reins of government. It is universally acknowledged that in public functions our late King was never surpassed. He was not a young man when he ascended the throne, but was sixty years old, and to this faot I would attach no small significance. The Bible says, It Woe to thee, 0 land, when thy King is a child." He was one of the wisest Kings that God ever gave to a country. Wisdom Is an essential element in a King. Solomon was the wisest King that ever occupied a throne. Wisdom was bestowed upon him as a speoial gift from God in answer to prayer, and I know you will agree with me when I say that the next to Solomon in this respect of all the monarchs who ever reigned over us was the late King Edward VII. He proved his wisdom by the way he mauaged the affairs of the Kingdom, and by the way he kept all the sections of the Kingdom loyal to him. He was the poor man's King, as well as the rich man's Sovereign. He was the King of every oottage as well as the ruler of those of high degree. He won the hearts of all, and be maintained towards men and women of all creeds and positions a personal atti- tude of wige and kindly consideration. He possessed the skill, the comprehensive tagacity, the enlightened views, the ex- tended policy required for the management of the helm of Government. He was also tho most kind and sympathetic of Kings. He was in fall sympathy with his people in all their trials and difficulties, and his sympathy always took a practical form. He contributed thousands of pounds to help those iu need and distress. When any disaster occurred he was always one of the first to sympathise with and to aid the distressed, and this endeared him to all his snbjeots. He loved the people and the ( people loved him. But it is with the title of King Edward the Peacemaker' that he will go down to posterity. It is well-known that soon after he was called to the throne he waa ohlefly instrumental in patting an end to the South Afrioao war, the war < which is believed to have hastened the death of his illustrious mother. The whole of his reign has been a reign of peace, and the pacific tendency of the methods which wero adopted by him to promote general peace throughout the world, together with his propitious influence, can never be too highly estimated. Another fact which accounts for his successful reign was that he was blessed with each an excellent help- meet in good Queen Alexandra. As I have already said the late King was always kind and sympathetic to those in distress, and Queen Alexandra, even now in the midst of her overwhelming sorrow and anguish, found time to send a message of sympathy and a gift of Xloo to the poor widows and orphans at Whitehaven. But time will not perruit me to mention any more of the distinctions of our late beloved Monarch, but those which I bave enumerated are sufficient to account for his successful reign, and the extraordinary inflaence he exerted in all the Courts and Cabinets of Europe, an influence and a foroe felt even to the remotest parts of the earth. But we have lost this excellent King, death has entered our palaces. The unrelenting and formidable King of terrors has rushed into the Royal presence chamber, and even the Majesty of King Edward could not keep him at a distance, but be died as be lived, courageous, and consoious of having done his duty. Hia last words were I have done my duty." And although our beloved King has been so suddenly taken away from us, and our earthly Sovereign is dead, let us remember that the "King of Zion" never dies—amidst the vicissitudes which affect the mutable Empires of this world, and amidst the desolations of mortality He remains the same for ever. And may He fill the sorrowful heart of the bereaved Queen with His own Divine peace, and may He pour upon our new Sovereign the choicest gifts of His blessing, and may he prove to be as successful and beloved a King as his excellent father was. The Rev R Ernest Jones risid:-In the presence of a national sorrow all strife is hushed, and distinctions of class and creed are blotted out. We are to-day one with millions of our fellow-subjects in a vast Empire, who mourn the same loss. We are here to pay a loyal tribute to the memory of a beloved Monarch, to show oar sym- pathy with the Queen-Mother and Royal Family in their bereavement-for to the exalted grief is as real as to the humblest— and to implore for them divine consolation and blessing upon the King's son and successor. Perhaps we are too near to our late King to estimate his worth and service; but we know he was a man of solid quality, neither a weakling nor a tyrant. In him we were granted that greatest gift of God to a nation—a wise ruler. He ruled under a deep sense of responsibility, and this is to a ruler what ballast is to a ship—the first essential of safety and progress. He ex-j perienced the steadying influence of a sense of responsibility, and this made him cautious, energetic, and wise. He con- ceived that true greatness of kingship consisted in service, hence his supreme aim was ever to advance the welfare of the people. The-fierce light that beats about a throne never obscured the gloom of his people's eufforings in calamities or distrees —hence his interest in the Poor Law Com- mission, and his philanthropy in founding hospitals of research for remedies for diseases hitherto deemed incurable- He knew that his exalted station imposed high duties upon him, and he rever per- mitted the glamour and glory of a throne to cause him to neglect tile cultivation of kingly graces and the discharging of kingly duties. He reoogniaed that the prosperity of the nation is enhanced by peace and frnstrted by war. He knew that sympathy was a greater power than suspioion, that genial brotherliness between men and nations can do greater work than campaign?, that love is stronger than hatred. So he will go down to history at Edward the Peacemaker—a title which the greatest might covet and all aspire to. His strong common-sense mado him tactful, his desire for service made him beneficent, and his love of peace made him lovable. His goodness and wiee rule confirmed the stability of the throne, for without theae qualities no civilised rule over men can long endure. Bayonets and Dreadnoughts may do much and may be necessary, but a throne is secure only when entroaohed in the affeotions of a people and in a loyalty based upon love rather than on fear. He enshrined his memory in the hearts of his people, and thns attained a nobler fame than that which is merely written on parchment or inscribed on stone; His enduring monuments are the blessings of his reign. He followed the noble exam- ple of his reverend mother, and he be- queaths a noble example to his son. His reign was not long, but it should be estimated by Its depth rather than by its length. Into those nine years he com- j pressed much service, and the benefits of his reign will long survive him. It is for God to say bow long," bat it was for man to say ol hozv," and in this instance the answer has been worthy. We lose our King at a time it seems hardest to spare him. He seemed the very man the hour needed, and we have misgivings as to whether any can adequately fill his place. Let ns pray God, in whose hands the hearts of Kings are-that God who raised a Joshua to follow a Moses and to continue and perfect his work, that God who caused the mantle of a translated Prophet to fall upon a worthy successor—that He may grant to our present King and Queen the wisdom and strength that shall enable them to rule over as to the lasting good of our country and empire and to the glory of His name. The Rev Dafydd Jones also delivered a brief appropriate address. The service concluded with prayer offered by the Rev R R Parry. A collection was made towards the Whitehaven disaster fund. The procession then re-formed at 1 o'clock, and was augmented by the addition of the Ruthin Grammar School boys, in charge of the Head Master and Assistant Masters; the Church Lids Brigade, and the Warden of Ruthin the Justices of the Peace represented by Mr Stanley Weyznau, Capt Jenkins, and Mr Gomer Roberts. They then, in the order previously given, proceeded to St Peter's Church, headed by the Town Band playing the Dead March." THE SERVICE AT ST PETER'S CHURCH. The memorial service at St Peter's Church attracted a congregation which filled the sacred edifice to its utmost capacity, and many were unable to obtain admission. The altar was draped in black, and the pulpit, as well as the altar, was adorned with white flowers by Mrs Swetenham, Miss Edwards, and Miss Myfanwy Pryce. The Church bells tolled a muffled peal solemnly and faintly before the commeDcement of the service, which opened at 1.30 o'clock with an impressive rendering of the Funeral March" by Miss Edwards. The service was conducted by the Warden of Ruthin (the Rev L 0 H Pryce) and the Rev David Hopkin Jones, curate of Ruthin the lessons being read by the Rev T Pritchard, rector of Liau. fwrog. The form of service was that known as Form III," with the addition of the following hymns sung with over- whalming effect by the enormoui assem- blaga, namely—" Guide me, 0 thou great ] Radepmer," 0 God, our help in ages past," "Lead, kindly Light," and "0 Fryniau Caersalem." The sermon was preceded by the Bidding Prayer, in which prayer was especially asked for the Queen Mother. The Warden selected as his text Reve- lations xi, 15, The Kingdoms of this world are become the Kiogdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign for ever and ever and in the course of his sermon said :—It is the picture of that ultimate end-" of that one far off divine event to which the whole creation moves "-when all things- whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, what- soever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report "—when all things-all the powers and glories of this earth, all the triumphs of art and of literature, of war and of diplomacy of commerce and of science-whea the whole earth-the East, with its glamour, dreaminess, and spirit- I uality, the West with all its energy and capability, North and South-all men, Black, Yellow and White, "shall become the Kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign for ever and ever." It is towards that end-if we have any belief in the over-ruling providence of God—that all things are working. The Church of Christ as it is now is but the beginning, is that final Kingdom in the making. And the test of all work on earth is this :-How far has it set forward the coming of that great day of triumph. That is the thought which I would suggest for your consolation and your guidance on this solemn day. There is little need for me to tell you of the virtues of the great King who at this moment is being laid to his rest with his fathers. Edward the Peacemaker—the beloved of his people, thoughtful of their needs and trials, ever showing that fruit of God's Holy Spirit- Christian taot and kindliness. Edward, nevertheless, in that word which may mean so much, the sportsman; with that true British love of pluck and fairplay, of honest straightforward dealing, of frankness and openeis, with irreconcilable hatred of all that was mean and cowardly, with vast contempt for anything bordering upou hypocrisy or cant. Edward the King, in oharacter as well as in dominion-a king of a man. The King with the greatest personal influence that time has seen; the King of the widest dominions the world has known. Edward the King; our King- dead. The pathos of it is unutterable! There is ever a pathos that clings to a throne; the pathos of an exalted solitude and yet of the fierce light of publicity; the paahos of care and of responsibility. Upon the King! says Henry V, as he overhears the soldiers before Aginoourt, Upon the King I let us, our lives, our soulsi Our debts, our careful wives, Our children and our 3ins lay on the King. Wo must bear all. 0 hard condition 1 11 This pathos of English kingship Shakes- peire has loved to pourtray-11 Come and let us sit upon tho ground and tell sad stories of the death of kings." Nor does that pathos strike us less to-day when we think of him who was true to his words at his accession, that while there was breath in his body he would work for the good and amelioration of his people." In- deed the more peouliar pathos of the line of Edwards seema to have descended to him. The pathos of that long illness re- membered by some of you in 1871; the thrill at his esoape from assassination in 1900; the overwhelming pathos of the postponement of his Coronation and now the pathos of his death at a time when the eyes of our land and Empire were upon him in their time of difficulty. Who is there who does not feel the pathos and solemnity of it all ? And yet it would be poor gratitude were there not something I more permanent in us than more grief and tears to-day. "The kingdoms of this world shall become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ." Let as apply this test. What was there of chief note in the reign of King Edward VII ? What shall we remember here before God to-day and ask grace to keep and follow ? Not his great- ness and dominion alone not the mere wealth and wideness of his empire. Not what he had, nor yet what he did, but this -which is ever the best-what he gave np that he put his people, their welfare, their peace, their godliness first and all i else behind. For this is the work that will endure this is the work that is likest Christ's. In this King Edward's love of peace, his care for the poor, the sick, and the suffering, he drew nearest the Prince of Peaoe and the King of Love. This was the work not of him, bat of Christ in him the hope of glory. He was King then, truly, rightly King, more than all in this, that in his work he followed Him who is for everlKing of Kings and Lord of Lords. And as with the King so with the Kingdom. What, after all is the Empire worth ? The wealth of it, the power of it, the glory and the pomp of it ? What the ultimate good of our constitution, our colonies, our trade, our laws, our proud command of the seas, our army ? Nought, if we forget God. Nought, if the Empire does not, as far as God calls it, maka ready the way for the Empire of Christ. Nought, if as an Empire we do not see the tar off vision of that day when the Kingdoms of this world shall become the Kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ. Ah! we who are 80 fond of drawing lines of demar- cation, so ready to split lines ot cleavage between what we are pleased to call the religious and tho socular, between what is Christ's and what is the world's. Do we forget this ? That all in that day shall be Christ's; all! all, but sin. You who are called to high office in this ancient borough 0 remember that to-day. Your work, as the King's work, is a work for Christ and Christ's kingdom. Remember it, yon who are ready to fight for right. When right shall call; be soldiers of Christ. Defend His Kingdom. Remember it, all of us, each in our several duties,- that all we do is only of lasting worth when it advances the power of Christ's kingdom among men. Yes 1 for that kingdom, for that end of peace and love the great King, now dead, has truly worked. Now h rests with his Maker and his God in that peace he loved so well; we leave him there at rest until that day of final triumph when the king- doms of this world shall become the king- dom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign for ever and ever." At the close of the service "The Last Post" was most effectively sounded by Trumpeter Jones, of the Army Service Corps, and as the congregation left the sacred edifice the organist impressively rendered Mendelsohnn'a "Dead March." The service throughout was of a very solemn and appropriate character, and a word of praise is due to the Church- wardens, Sidesmen, and Verger for the excellence of tho seating arrangements, J During an interval between the services the Volunteers, Army Service Corps, and j Fire Brigade were entertained to light J refreshments, served at the Drill Hall, Capt Rmw and others having collected a I j special fund for the occasion. i 1 The Town Clerk (Mr Baldwin Griffiths), is to be congratulated on the admirable way in which he carried out the general arrangements for the day, which passed off without a hitch. Apologies for absence were received by the Mayor from Col Bromhead, Col Saxon Gregson Ellis, Mr Edward Lloyd, Rhagatt, and Mr Springmann. ORGAN RECITAL. In the evening a recital of solemn music was given at St Peter's Church by Mr C Marton Bailey, organist of Llan- gollen Parish Church. Some vocal solos were also rendered in admirable style by Mrs Swetenham, Miss Lewis Jones, Mr R 0 Jones, and Mr J Williams. The following was the programme :—Prayer, hymn. 4 Dead March in Sanl (Handel). Marche Solennelle (Schubert), solo,' Lead kindly light (Pugh Evans), Mr R 0 Jones. March Funebre on death of a hero (Beethoven). Marche Funebre, from Leider (Mendelssohn). Quartette (Chal- linor), < And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes' Thy tender mercy reacheth unto the beaven '0 put your trust in Him, ye people' Mrs Swetenham, Miss Lewis Jones, Mr R 0 Jones, and Mr J Williams. Marche Funebre et chant seraphique (Guilmant). Solo, Abide with me' (Liddal), Mrs Swetenham. Death of Asa (Greig). Solo, I Be thou faithful unto death,' St Paul (Mendelssohn), Mr J Williams. March Funebre (Chopin). Hallelujah, God Save the King' (Han- del). Hymn and collection. Blessing. LLANFWROG CHURCH. Last Friday servioes morning and even- ing were held at the Parish Church. At the English service the following hymns were sung:—"Days and Moments," "When our Hearts," "Peace, perfect peace," 44O God our help;" the If Dead March being played at the close by Mr Hodgson, the organist. The Welsh evening service drew a large congregation. The tunes sung were "Crugybar," "Sawley," Caerllyngoed," St Peter," 44 St Garmon," followed by the Dead March" and the National Anthem. An address was given by the Rector. The Lord's Table was beautifully draped In black and purple by Mrs Prichard, The Rectory.

Llanbedr. A most impressive service in memory of the late muoh beloved King was held at the Parish Church at 3 o'clock on Friday, the 20th, when there was a large congrega- tion. The third of the alternative forms of memorial services was the one adopted, the rector, the Rev Thomas Jones, officiating. Hymns 277, 165, and 428 from Ancient and Modern Hymn Book, also the National Anthem, were sung. At the close of the service the organist, Mr W A Lloyd, played the fa Dead Maroh," during which the congregation remained standing in their seats. A collection was made at the service in aid of the widows and orphans of the colliers who lost their lives in the Wellington pit, Whitehaven.

Llanfain D.C. Llanfair Church was not one whit behind the greatest Churoh in the land in the manifestation of its deep loyalty to the blessed and glorious memory of our Sovereign I His late Majesty Edward VII. The auth- orised Service was conducted by the Rev Canon Basil M Jones, vicar, and the Rev Gomer Edwards, curate. The hymns were 'Peace perfect peace,' and 'Now the labourer's task is o'er,' than whioh, no more touohing funeral bymn could be imagined. There waa also sung 4 O God our help in ages past' which having been so well trans- lated into Welsh was joined in by the Welsh members of the congregation. It should be Stated that some of the prayers were said in both languages. The burial lessons was very feelingly read by the Hon Edward Hewitt, who is one of the churchwardens. The organ was played by Miss Minnie H Owen, the organist, who gave 4 O rest in the Lord as the opening voluntary and Handel's splendid Dead Maroh' at the conclusion of the servioe. The Church filled with a congregation mourning and devoutly joining in the service presented a most impressive scene. It can be said with the utmost truth that all was done that coald possibly have been done in a country parish church to testity to the sympathetic loyalty of the people.

Llanelldan. A memorial service for the late King was held in the Parish Church on Friday, at 1.30 o'clock, which was attended by a large congregation, all attired in blaok. The service was conducted partly in English and partly in Welsh. The Rector delivered an appropriate address, based on the well known text, I Well done. thou good and faithful servant,' and paid fitting tribute to the dead King. The I Dead Maroh' was feelingly played by Mr Jones, the organist, at the close of the service. There were eervioea also held at the Nonconformist places of worship. The Rev W GOwoa and the Rev R J Jones delivered suitable addresses at Bryabadl chapel, whilst members of the congregation en- gaged in earnest prayers for the King and the Royal Family in their great sorrow. Mr Jonos, the schoolmaster, by request of the minister, attended at the close of the service to play the Faneral Maroh as an expression of deep sympathy with the bereaved.

Gyffylliog. Memorial services ware hold in the Parish Church and in the C.M. Chapel of Gyffylliog on Friday. The blinds were drawn down at the hour of the late King's funeral in all the houses in the parish.

Efenechtyd. On Friday a very impressive servioe was held at the above Church. The Rector officiated, aad the Lesson was read by Mr W W Jones, Brynteg. A large number of the parishioners and others atbended to pay their last tribute of respect for our late Sovereign, King Edward. At the close the Organi. t played the "Dead March" to a very mournful attendance.

Cefn. At Cefn, Friday was observed as a general holiday. Following the precedent observed at the burial of Queen Victoria, the memorial service was transferred to Sunday so as to enable as many as possible of the parishioners to go down to the Cathedrai to join in the most solemn and impressive service that was held there. A great many availed themselves of the op- portunity. The tiervises at the Parish Church on Sunday, which were conducted by the Rector, were of a very solemn character, and were well attended through- out. Portions of the appointed service. were used and appropriate hymns sung. The Rector, both morning and evening, in English and Welsh, made suitable refer- ences to the late King, and emphasised some of the many good qualities and great achievements that would hand his name down in the annals of the British Empire. A similar service, in Welsh, was conducted by Mr Downing at Sinan.

Hanilans A memorial eervica for the late King Edward was held in Uenllan Churou on Friday at 11.30 a.m., when there was a very large and reverent congregation. No. 2 of the prescribed forms WAS adopted, and the order of the service was as fol- low,j :-Introductory Voluntary, "0 Rest in the Lord." Hymn, 44 0 God our help in ages past." Litany. Hymn," On the resurrection morning." Burial sorvice, the 90th Psalm being sung to Birnby in D minor. Speoial prayers. Nunc Dimittis sung to Lloyrl. "I Daad March."—The Rector conducted tha service, and Mr G Roberts presided at che orgau.

Llanrbaiadn. Memorial services at 1.30. Bilingual. A good attendance and an impressive service. The vicar (the Rav D W Evans, M.A.) gave an address ia English. After the benediction, the 44 Daad March was played, all standing.

St. Georga. A special memorial service, conducted by i-he Rector (tli, ROT T Jenkins), was held at St George Parish Churoh on Friday, at 3 p.m. The Church wm full to over- flowing, many of tho congrogation having walked miles to pay their tribute to their late beloved lCng. The service opened with Chopin's Funeral March,' played by Miss Frances Hughes (of Kinracl). The orthodox form of service was supplemented by the hymn 4 Now the Labourer's tank is ù'r,' and the old Welsb. bysnn, 4 O Fryniau Caersalem' (Crog-y-Bar). At the close Miss Frances Hughes played Handel's Dead Maroh,' the congregation all standing.

Newmarket. A memorial service for the late King was held in cbe Parish Church at 3 p.m. on Fiiday. The Rector read the special service in English, and suitable hymns were sung. At the close the Dead March was rendered on the organ. 0

Llanynys. On Friday a memorial service took place at Ltanynys Church, at one o'clock. The Church had been beautifully and appropri- ately draped and decorated. The altar and east window with lovely white flowers, also the tout and lectern. The pulpit and oboir stalls were draped with purple and white lilac, and a large cross of white flowers stood in front of the altar. The congregation had every appearance of mourning and represented different parts of the parish, some having come from a considerable distance. The responses and singing were thoroughly congregational; everybody seemed to consider it a duty to take part in the solemn service, which was done very earnestly. An appropriate ad- dress was delivered by the Vicar, who referred to the world-wide tribute that was paid to the blessed memory of the great Peacemaker of the nations of the world. Miss Williams, the Vicarage, presided at the organ, and played most appriate masic as an in-voluntary, and at the close the 'Dead March' in Saul, the congregation standing throughout.

Llandegla. A memorial service to the late King was held in the parish Church on Friday last, at 3 p.m. It was of a bilingual character, and in the form prescribed by the Arch- bishop of Canteroury. The Church was well tilled. The hymns sung were 4 O God our help in ages past,' Lead, kindly Light,' '0 Ddaw, rho im' dy hedd,' and 4 O Fryniau Caersalem oeir gweled.' The rector (Rev J H Hope, M.A.) delivered an address based on tie woris What mean ye by this service?" (Exod. xii. 26). The I DaadgMaroh in Saul' wr. played by the Organist, and the service concluded with the singing of I God save the King.'

Llanarmon. At the parish Church, at 2 o'clock, Rev W JOD( It vicar, conducted an impressive service. Rev R J Parry, Wesleyan minister read the lesson. A service was held in the evening at lbiw Yale (C.M.) Chapel, Rev Garmon Owen, and Rev R J Parry de- livered addresses.

Clocaenog. An united memorial service for His late Majesty King Edward V II was held at the Parish Church on Friday afternoon, at 2 p.m. The sacred edifice was crowded, and nothing so stricking has ever been wit- nessed in the village. The service was conducted by the Ray W Hopkins-Jones, reotor, vasisted by Mr R Frauds, Wasleyftn joy preaQher.

Gwyddelwern. j A memorial service in Welsh was held at Gwyddelwern Parish Church on Friday, the 20th inat., at 12.15 p.m., whiah was I attended by an appreciative congregation. The service, which was of a most im- pressive character, was as follows First, the hymn, Fy Now, fy Nhad, tra'r wyf o hyd, & was followed by the litany. Then came the hymn, 14 Mor ddedwydd yw y rhai trwyd fydd, &o. followed by the order of the Burial of the Dead, and the special prayers (Form 2) issued for the occasion. After which a short and appro- priate address was delivered by the Vicar, followed by the hymns, II Cyduaed seintlau daear lawr, &o. and 0 fryniau Caer- salem oeir gweled, &c. and ending with the Benediction.

Llanfannea. On Friday, at one o'cloak, the Church of St Berres, in this small mountain pariah, was fllied in every part by farmers and cottagers, who followed the service with deepest reverence. The order of presoribed Form II was followed, commencing with hymn, 4 My God, my Father, while I stray.' The Litany ended, Christ will gather in His own,' was sung. Psalm 90 was feelingly sung. The Lesson was read by Mr W A Fernyhough. Then 4 Peace, perfect peace,' was sung. An address delivered by the Rector (the Rev 0 Bowen Price) an the life and work of King Edward greatly impressed the congregation. He also feelingly alluded to the bereaved widows and orphans of the colliery disaster at Whitebaven, with whom King Edward, if alive, would have been the first to sympathise. After the address hymn, 1 0 God, our help in ages past,' was sllng. The service, which was deeply im- pressive throughout, was concluded by the Dead March in Saul,' well rendered by Miss Prichard, the Rectory. The collection for the bereaved at Whitehaven amounted to JE1 12s 2d.

Gellifor. A very impressive memorial service was held at Gellifor on Friday. The chapel was full. The meeting was opened with a prayer and reading of a portion of the Scriptures by the Rev J D Jones. Addresses were delivered by Mr Thomas Jones, J.P., and the Rev J D Jones, and a resolution of sympathy with the Royal Family was passed. The rendering of the Dead March," by Miss Owen, with her usual ability, was followed by an anthem, Y oyfiawn a drig yn y nef." The service will no doubt be long remembered by those who were present.

Liandypnog. An impressive memorial service was held at the Pariah Church on Friday afternoon at half- pas: tWctl. It was attended by nearly all of the parishioners, and an address on the life of our late beloved King was delivered by the rector, the Rev W T Williams. The hymns, Peace, perfect peace" (unaccompanied) and 0 fryniau Caersalem," were most impressively sung. The Organist played the Dead March in Saul at the close.

Bodfari. A memorial sarvice was held at Bodfari at one o olojk. Tae Churoh waa well filled. Suitable hymns were sung, and Miss Mesham ranaared a solo. The Roobor (Rev Owen Davie?) delivered an address.

Llannefydd. A memorial service for the late King Edward was held in the Parish Church, on Friday, at one o'clock in the afternoen. The attendance was exceedingly good, when one considers how sparsely populated this remote upland parish is, and the hour at which the service was held. The reverenb attitude of the congregation at once bespoke the solemnity of the occasion, for all felt what an enormous gap had been made by the death of our noblo King and what a Joss the nation had sustained in oonsequence. The third Aufchorisod Form of memorial service was used, and as a sufficient number of copies had been procured in order that each member might have one, the service was a united and res. ponsive one. Three very appropriate hymns were sung, including the one selected in the Form of Servioe. The Vicar delivered a short but impressive address, dealing more especially with the high sense of duty which characterised the life of the late King and how justly he deserved the title of I Edward the Peacemaker.' He also made an earnest appeal for the prayers of the congregation on behalf of the widowed Queen-Mother and the new King, that the one may be consoled by the comfort of the Holy Comforter and the other richly endowed with wisdom to guide and govern this great nation. After the singing of the last hymn, the organist. Miss Owen, Tanygaer, played the "Dead March" in Saul, the congregation standing. This concluded one of the mosb solemn services ever held in this ancienb Church, and one that will be long remembered by those who were present.

Abergele. In Abergele on Friday all the places of buai- ness were closed. Memorial services were held ab the English Presbyterian Church. Pensarn, in the morning, and at the Pariah Church and C.M. Chapel in the afternoon. At Pensarn the Rev J H Davies conducted a short service. At the Parish Church the Vicar officiated. and at the C.M. Chapel Mr Edward Ellig, Mr John Jones (aaddler), the Revs Francis Jones, David Morris, Morgan Davies, and J H Davies took part in the proceedings.

Rhuddlan. A memorial service of a very appropriate character was held at the Parish uhuroh on Friday, the authorised form being used and suitable hymns sung. Tha Vicar was not able to be present, being on his holiday. A Non- conformist service was also held. All business was suspended.

Denbigh Market. DENBIGH, WEDNESDAY.—Fowls, 5s to 68 per couple; ducks, 6s per couple; eggs, 13 and 14 for la; fresh butter, la per lb; small tubs, Is per lb; beef, 6d to 9d per lb; mutton, 7d to lOd per lb; fab pigs, 4id to 6d per lb English wool, Is per lb Welsh wool, 9d per lb.

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Llangynhafal. On Friday, the late King's funeral day, there was a service hold in the Church at the corres- ponding hour fixed for St George's at Windsor. There was a very good congregation assembled. The service waa the authorised one, preceded by the Litany, and a feeling of very sorrowful loss pervaded the whole congregation. Refer- ence was made to the fact that at Llangynhafal there was a special link which stirred up per- sonal feelings, for SIX persons natives and residents at Llangynhafal had been in the service of the Duchess of Teck and her present Majesty the Queen, which brought the matter home to those who are living there, cousins and brother and sisters of the family. God save the King.

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Continued from Page 5. Caerwys. Two services were. held ia St Michael's Church. Eaglibh at 1 p.m. and Welsh at 7 p.m. The afternoon service in English was well attonded. The Litany was read by Mr George Nioholls (lay reader), and the Rector (Rev A E H Hyslop) conducted the remaiader of the service, consisting of part of the Barial Service and the sermon. lYur hymns were sang, viz., 4 O God oar heip in ages pst,' Nearer my God to Thee,' 'Now the Labourer's task is o'er,' 'Peace, perfect peace.' The text was taken from Dent 30ca chapter 5th verse, So Moses the servant of the Lord died.' Daring his sermon the Rector made feeling allusions to the iove and esteem in which the late King Edward was held by all his subjects, and also to his endeavours for peacemaking among the great powers of the world. The evening service in Welsh was also well attended. The sermon was preached on the text, 4 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, to-day, and for ever,' Hebrews 13th chapter 8th verso. Suitable hymns were sung. The organist, Mr W Baird, played Handel's 'Dead March'at the close of each service.—On Friday morning the 'paising beil' was tolled, the number of the years of the King's age and then the number of years of his reign. The- town was ia mourning all day, the people quiet and decoroas. Shops and public houses were closed. The majority of the people in mourning. In addition to the above service, a service was also held in the Wesleyan chapel.