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Ton. On Monday evening last, a competitive meeting was held at the English Congre- gational Vestry under the auspices of the Ton Temperance League. The chair was taken by the Rev. J. Lewis, M.A., presi- dent of the League. He expressed his satisfaction at the large number present, and to see also that the meetings were I gaining in popularity. He believed that much could be done for temperance by popularising it. The meeting was com- menced by singing a well-known hymn. The following were adjudged successful in singing, reading, etc. --Mt-. Ted Davies, Miss Maud Clement, Mr. Lewis Richards, and Master W. Jones. The adjudicators were Messrs. Rhys J. Davies and I. T. Rees.

Cwmparc. District Councillor W. P. Thomas is to I be highly complimented upon the admir- able address he gave to a meeting, of Cwmparc electors at the Park Hall on Friday evening last. The meeting was the result of a promise he had made to the electors during his election campaign two years ago, when he declared his intention to hold a meeting yearly (in the event of his being returned) to explain and enlarge upon the doings of the Council. The hall was fairly packed, and the rapt attention given by the large audience to Mr. Thomas' speech was a tribute to the mas- terly manner in which he handled his subject. Dealing with Council matters naturally necessitates considerable quot- ing of figures and recounting of dry statistics, but Mr. Thomas has a strong fund of humour, and in true Birrellian fashion he illumined what would have been arid patches of discourse with flashes of pretty wit. Mr. Thomas commenced his speech by explaining why he had not fulfilled his promise last year. The Revival was then at its height, and some of his friends had advised him to abandon the idea, so as not to counteract its in- fluence in any way. He then gave an abstract of the work to be done by the Council, and enumerated the various sub- committees, briefly stating their respec- tive purposes. He occupied a consider- able time in elucidating, the present edu- cational position, marshalling a number of facts which added much to the know- ledge of his listeners. The tramways question came under review, as did also the water difficulty, and as a final solatium to all seekers after knowledge, questions were invited upon any matter that not thoroughly understood. There were several responses, and Mr. Thomas dis- posed of them in a manner which elicited applause. The meeting was very fortu- nate in its chairman for the evening, Mr. Henry Wise, for he fulfilled his duties in a manner which amply justified the sug- gested sapiency of his cognomen. His remarks and interventions throughout were very happy, and one of his questions, at least, was nothing if not a fare one. The Rev. W. M. Jones, Treorchy, in pro- posing a vote of thanks to Mr. Thomas, dwelt upon his admirable qualities as a Councillor. Mr. T. Morgan seconded, and the vote was carried with acclamation. It is worthy of note, as presaging un- troubled waters" next March, that a unanimous vote of confidence in Mr. Thomas was passed. —It- Very creditable performances of a, can- tata, The Crusaders (Facer and Gow), were given at the Park Hall on Thursday and Saturday evenings last by Mr. W. Butler's choir, of St. Tyfodwg's Church, Treorchy. The work was performed in character. The singing of the artistes and the choir was of a fairly high stan- dard, in spite of the stage and acoustic difficulties peculiar to Park Hall. The plot of the cantata is an interesting one, dealing with old-time doings of swash- buckling Christians adorned with the red cross, who sought by violence to wrest from the hands of the haughty Turk the tomb of the Prince of Peace. In the first scene, Peter the Hermit (Mr. Aneurin Edwards, Treorchy), in a rousing solo, incites the populace to glorious, deeds against the Saracens. A young Christian (Mr. Tom Bonnell, Pentre) responds in pattern heroic style, to the grief and despair of his lady love, Margaret (Miss May Moses, Treherbert). A service is held in the cathedral to invoke God's blessing upon the outgoing host. This was done in pleasurable style by both artistes and choir. Later, we are trans- ported to Eastern climes, and war's alarms and the din of sudden sorties fill the air. Christian is taken prisoner, is visited (when in durance vile) by angels, and subsequently he returns home to peace (and Margaret), a scarred and victorious warrior. Mr. Edwards, as Peter the Hermit, was as effective as ever, as he could well be with the splendid voice he possesses. His-baritone notes were "of the best," and the audience was not slow to appreciate the quality of his tones. Miss May Moses, as Margaret, was plain- tive and dramatic, and showed a good conception of the possibilities of the various situations. She has a well-trained soprano voice of good range, and she showed perfect control over it. Mr. Tom Bonnell was almost an aggressive Chris- tian, singing his part in spirited style but he might have acted occasionally with a little more abandon. Miss Joanna Lewis, taking the part of Zara, the Prophetess, found her voice a trifle over- taxied. Miss Lewis is an admirable con- tralto. as evidenced by her splendid sing- ing in the trio in which she figured, but Zara's part would receive bettor justice from a soprano voice. Chief honours of the evening rest, of course, with Mr. Butler, who as conductor did good work. He made the most of his choir, and used his meagre stage facilities advantageously. Mr. Butler is an enthusiastic worker in music, and he deserves every credit for the success of his latest venture. Dr. Armstrong occupied the chair on Thurs- day evening, and Mr. H. R. Jenkins on Saturday evening. There were fairly large audiences. Miss Maggie Jenkins and Mr. Edgar Edwards accompanied on the piano and organ respectively.

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Ferndale. Ferndalians will be interested to learn that yet another famous litterateur has been unearthed at their town, in the person of Mr. Arthur Thomas, 4, Church Street, Ferndale. Mr, Thomas' forte is paragraph writing, and he has been much in evidence of late in the lists of winners in competitions conducted by the "Red Letter," 14 Weekly Welcome," and other periodicals. We reproduce the following (for which Mr. Thomas is awarded a money prize) from last week's issue of Weekly Welcome — | EARTH DISTURBANCES. Reading of the recent Vesuvian erup- j tion brings to my mind a, curious pheno- menon which exists here with us in South Wales. Those acquainted with the his- tory of this locality are aware that for some time -I)ast serious disturbances of the earth's crust have been going on, so as to cause endless trouble to mining engineers and local government authori- ties in their efforts to protect property. The whole mountain ranges are more or less in a state of continual movement, and this in some districts is evident to a very marked degree. In the Tredegar and Rhymney Valleys house property has suffered to a terrible extent, the inhabi- tants in some cases barely having time to move out with their belongings before the houses were wrecked. Railway embank- ments. bridges, churches and chapels are continually repaired and rebuilt, so great is the pressure caused by the huge mass of moving mountains. This is true of every South Wales valley where extensive mining operations are carried on. This, in fact, is the cause of all the subsidences that are going on in the coalfield. But the process is slow, and, as a result, danger to life and limb is happily quite absent. As a mining community, with horrors of our own, we are thankful that a wise Providence spares us additional ones in the shape of .seismic disasters, which occasionally are the sad lot of our Southern brethren." We congratulate Mr. Thomas poll his suc- cess, the more especially because he, like a good many of Ferndale's "men of merit," is a product of the continuation classes or night school. On Wednesday evening, an interesting presentation meeting was held at Tre- rhondda Vestry, when Inspector T. Wil- liams, now of Gowerton. was made the. recipient of an illuminated address, sub- scribed for by friends. Mr. Davies, vicar of Ferndale, made the presentation. Dr. T. Thomas presided, and Messrs. D. Thomas and Wm. Lewis contributed several soloo. Miss Hannah also pre- sented Mrs. Williams with a, silver tea service, subscribed for in the same way. Mr. Horatio Phillips, solicitor, acted as secretary. The announcement that Mr. Benjamin Smith, who had been missing from Fern- dale for a whole week, and whose absence had caused his sister and other relatives much anxiety and inconvenience, had been found near Bridgend and brought back to his sister's residence at Brynhyfryd, gave the greatest satisfaction here. We trust that Mr. Smith will speedily recover from the effects of his wanderings and the inclemency of the weather, and we congratulate Mrs. Jones and her family on the ending of their protracted period of suspense and trouble. ♦ o ♦ Writing to a South Wales pressman, Countess Schimmelman, the German lady evangelist, pays the following tribute to the Welsh miner:—"I think the Welsh miners are far better off than the German miners, and those I met at Pontypridd and Penrhiwceiber were certainly well- educated and gentlemanly. I believe the English (among whom I include the Welsh) to be the best behaved and most courteous people in the whole world, if met at home." The foregoing gives us an insight into our Continental neigh- bours' opinions of us, and it would be well if our employers and so-called superiors at home could be persuaded to regard us in the same favourable light, but, sad to say, there are still many who live and thrive amongst and upon us who have never realised that the cheapening of good books, the opening of night schools and libraries, and the many other oppor- tunities for self-culture which we now enjoy, are fast producing a more intelli- gent, more capable, and more efficient and skilful class of worker than those who, in past years, could be cajoled, coaxed, hood- winked or. threatened into doing their master's will like so many serfs or slaves. The Ferndale Institute 2nd Billiard Team were at home last Thursday even- ing to Mardy Institute 2nd" This in- teresting match, which ended in a victory for Ferndale by 51 points, was produc- tive of some really fine play by members of both teams, the game between Coun- cillor T. Samuel and Mr. T. Corbett being a most exciting and keenly contested one, which ended in a narrow win for the latter by four points. Mardy. with five games won, had hard luck in not winning, and the success of the home contingent must be attributed almost solely to the remarkably fine play of Mr. Dan Thomas, who was in grand form, and should soon find his way into the premier team. Following are the players' names, with their respective scot-es:-Fet-jidale 2nds J. Richards, 103; Dan Davies, 74; D. Watkins, M.P.S., 132; Councillor Samuel, 146; I. Jones, 126; Dan Thomas, 150; i ) U. Poole, 150; J. D. Morgan, 150; total, 1,031 points. Mardy 2nds Burgess, 150; R. Thomas, 150; E. Lloyd, 150; T. Corbett, 150; A. Price, 150; D. Harris, 31; W. M. Castle, 115; J. Jones, 84; total, 980 points. There has been much discussion of late as to the real origin of the wave of sobriety that is said to be passing over our land, with its attendant decreased deaths from alcoholism, reduction of crime, and other beneficent results. Revivalists claim that the Revival has been largely responsible for it, while Mr. J. B. Grant and other club managers and secretaries put it down to the influence of these institutions, which, on the other hand, the Curate of Vochriw and other temperance stalwarts charge with creating crime and sapping the vitality of the nation. The Registrar-General's report tells us that since the year 1900' the recorded mortality from alcoholism has declined among men, as well as among women, and for the reason that the recorded mortality from cirrhosis of the liver has also declined it is permissible to hope that there has been, at any rate, no increase in the loss of life by intemper- ance." Other statistics relating to police court cases, etc., are often quoted to prove that there is a decrease in our drinking habits. In Thursday's Life and Labour Column of the Daily News," however, L. G. C. M. raises a, point which deserves consideration showing as it does the pos- sibility that this decrease may be due to factors other than those enumerated above. During the last five years," says this writer, earnings have fallen from two causes. First, the rates of pay have been lowered and second, there has been more unemployment. That means much less money, to spend, whether on drink or other things. But now the tide is turning. Rates of wages are recovering rapidly and^ employment is improving. Will the drink bill advance to the old level ? If in twelve months' time the revenue is swollen from this source, we shall have reason to deplore the existence of a realised Budget surplus." We agree with L. G. C. M. that it is as yet pre- mature to claim that any real progress has been made, and we would re- commend that temperance lecturers, club managers and other reformers should go on working, and not" halloo" until they are out of the wood, On Sunday, the first anniversary ser- vices were held at The Temple English Methodist Church, when the Rev. G. Parry Williams, M.A., Pontypridd, occu- pied the pulpit in the morning and even- ing. At two o'clock in the afternoon, the Rev. B. Watkins, pastor of Penuel (Welsh Methodist), delivered an English sermon at The Temple, whilst the Rev, G. Parry Williams gave a powerful Welsh discourse at Penuel. ♦ ♦ ♦ The annual cyrddau nmwr" of Taber- nacle Welsh Congregational Church, Fern- dale, were held last, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, when a series of powerful and eloquent sermons were delivered by Prof. J. M. Davies, B.A., Bangor College; and the Rev. Ben Evans, Barry.

Treorchy. Education mutters attract no little attention locally, and the Free Church Council of Treorchy and Cwmparc have presumably studied the context of the new Education Bill, for the following resolu- tion was submitted and passed unani- mously at each church affiliated to the Council on Sunday evening last:—"That this meeting rejoices that the Education Bill of 1906 is such a fair attempt to end the religious controversy concerning our public schools, and that it provides that in future all public elementary schools shall be under public control, and that all religious tests of teachers shall be abolished, but it considers, that to pro- mote a completely satisfactory system of national education it is necessary to drop the clauses which allow 'facilities' and extended facilities' for sectarian teach- ing to be given in public elementary schools." Copies of the resolution were ordered to be sent to the Premier (Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman), Mr. Augustine Birrell, M.P., and Mr. Wm. Abraham (Mabon), M.P. -¡- It will be seen that the Council is not In entire harmony with the Bill, and has deemed it wise to lay objection to the facility clause. Whether their wishes will be gratified will soon be known. We feel sorry that steps were not taken to secure the co-operation of the churches not em- braced by the Free Churches on this mat- ter. It is a question upon which Noncon- i formists as a body feel in common, and if there is any weight attached to reso- lutions of this kind, it would have been considerably augmented by united action. —t— The bi-monthly meeting of the Upper Rhondda, Methodist Sunday School Union was held at Gosen. Treorchy, on Sunday morning last, under the presidency of the Rev. T. Powell, Gosen. The conference work and confirmation of teachers over, Messrs. Abraham Rees, Bethlehem, Tre- orchy, and E. J. Powell, Duffryn, Gelli, read two highly instructive and timely papers on Sunday School work from various aspects, and their contributions on such an important topic should be conducive of increased energy and unity in a cause which does not receive proper attention from our chapel authorities. The very pleasant announcement is made of a prospective visit to the place of the Rev. T. Rhondda Williams, Brad- ford, in the near future. The arrange- ments are not yet complete, but the renowned divine will in all probability

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Mardy. On Monday, the 7th inst., the annual tea and concert in connection with St. Luke's Welsh Church was held in the schoolroom of All Saints' (kindly lent for the occasion). A splendid tea was pro- vided by the members, and was thoroughly enjoyed by all. After the tables were cleared, the following programme was proceeded with. The meeting was pre- sided over by the Rev. D. Daniels, of Ferndale. After a few opening remarks from the chair, Mr. David Harris followed with a solo, and a solo was also given by Miss Laura Williams. Following came a competition of reading a piece of un- punctuated matter, for which a prize of Is. was offered. This was won by Mr. Rees Jenkins. Solos" were also given by Mr. T. Tudor Davies, Ferndale, and Mr. Tom Besant; trio, Messrs. D. Williams and J. Montague and Miss L. Williams. Master Willie G. Howells rendered a violin solo in a masterly manner, and judging from his performance, there is a bright future in store for this young artiste if he persists in his studies. Duet, Messrs. D. Harris and T. J. Morgan; solos, Miss L. Williams, Mr. T'. Tudor Davies pianoforte solo, Miss Rosie Lavis, another rising star among the Mardy juveniles; solo, Mr. T. J. Morgan; reci- tation, Miss S. J. Walker; solo, Mr. D. Harris; solo, Mr. T. F. Beazant. The usual vote of thanks was proposed by the Rev. D. Lloyd James, and seconded by Mr. Tom James, to all those who had so kindly assisted at the tables, and to those who had taken part in the entertain- ment. A very enjoyable programme was concluded with a selection by Mr. J. Montague and friends. On Monday, also, the Welsh Baptist Churches of Ferndale, Blaenllechau and Mardy held their annual singing festival. There were crowded congregations at each meeting, and the singing maintained the high standard of previous years. The hymn-tunes, Salem and Nazareth," were favourites and were sung with ex- ceptional fervour. The conductor was Mr. Dan Davies, A.C., Merthyr; presi- dents, Messrs. D. E. Jones, Tom Phillips, S. H. Williams, and J. Siloh Richards, Mardy. Mr. Charles Jones, L.L.C.M., Ferndale, presided at the organ.

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Llwynypia. The funeral of the late Mr. Edwards, who for many years had charge of Cash and Co.'s branch boot shop at Tonypandy, but latterly of Sherwood Boot. Stores, Llwynypia, took place on Thursday, the 26th ult., when the remains were interred at Llanfabon Cemetery. The deceased was a well-known and highly respected inhabitant of the district, and his asthmatical troubles had caused him a good deal of suffering, which he endured with patient fortitude. The end came with painful suddenness to his family and friends alike, death taking place amid the calm and stillness of the previous Sunday evening. Mrs. Edwards had predeceased her husband some years, who was 66 years of age at the time of his death. It is said that calamities never come without their compensations, and we trust that the son and daughter will be strengthened with this hope in their sore trial. Those who know them extend their kind sym- pathy. The Rev. T. G. Jenkyn, pastor of Salem, of which church the deceased was a member, officiated at the house, and at the cemetery the Rector of Llanfabon held a service at the church, and both the rev. gentlemen conducted at the graveside. The mourning carriages con- tained the following relatives:-Fit-st carriage-Miss S. and Mr. H. A Edwards (daughter and son), Miss M. M. Edwards (granddaughter), Mr. and Mrs. DI. Lewis, Abercynon (brother and sister-in-law), and Mrs. WIll. Thomas, 8, Adare Terrace, Tonypandy; second carriage—Mr. and Mrs. Dd. Jones, Mountain Ash (brother- m-law and sister), Mrs. John. Miskin, Mountain Ash (sister), Mrs. Eaton, Miskin, Mountain Ash (niece), Mrs. Harrison, Quaqer's Yard (niece); third üarnageMrs. Ebenezer Morgan, Cym- mer, Porth (niece), Mrs. David Thomas, Cymmer, Porth (niece), Mr, Qwilym Morgan, Cymmer, Porch (cousin), Mr. and Mrs_ Aneurin Lewis, Heolfach (nepxiew and niece), Mr. and Mrs. Isaac

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Tonyrefail. The twelfth annual singing festival of the Calvinistic Methodists of the Lower Mid-Rhondda District was held at the above <J.M. Chapel on Monday last. The accompanists were Miss Mary Phillips, R.A.M., Dinas, and Mr. Lewis James, Tonyrefail. The conductor for the day was Mr. David Morgan, M.E., Dinas. This was the second festival for Mr. Mor- gan to act as conductor in his own dis- trict, and his wonderful success in last year's festival at Porth had created high expectations among his many admirers of having a repetition of same again this year, and we are very glad to be able to testify that they have been more than realised. The singing throughout the day was beautiful and perfect, reflecting great credit on the conductor, who devoted so much of his time in training the different choirs during the rehearsals. When we consider the unfaithfulness that is shown by many of the leaders of different chapels, Mr. Morgan deserves more credit for bringing the singing to such a high pitch, and for securing to us once more a singing festival that was characterised even more than last year's at Porth by purity, quality and refinement in the ren- dering of particular tunes and anthems. The morning meeting was presided over by Mr. Levi Morgan, Tonyrefail, during which the following tunes were sung in a charming and vivacious manner by the children:—"Mae d'eisieu di bob awr," "Hyn fydd yn nefoedd i mi," Y Nefol Gor," "Wrth y Groes," Cawn ganu yn y Nefoedd," Nid oes enw arall," "Gweddi'r Plant," "Y Gwerthfawr Waed," and the anthem, Awn a meddianwn y wlad." This first meeting was an excel- lent one throughout, the rendering of the anthems and some of the tunes being of exceptional merit. During intervals, Mr. John Davies—the old veteran singer of Williamstown—and Mr. Wm. James— another old vettraii--delivered appropriate addresses. This meeting was opened and closed with prayer by the Revs. J. O. Evans, Williamstown, and H. W. Thomas, Porth, respectively. The afternoon meet- ing was presided over by the Rev. R. Gain Adams, Dinas, and the following hymn-tnes were sung with fervour and spirit by the amassed choirs:—"Talyllyn," Lux Benigna," "Bethany," Engedi." "Gorphwysfa," "James Street," etc., also chant and two other anthems, i.e., "Jeru- salem, Jerusalem," and lesu fy Mhrynwr a'm Duw." The latter anthem, in parti- cular. through its successful rendering, had a revival off ect on all present. This was a wonderful meeting, and its influ- ence will last for years to come in our memories. Also, at intervals during the meeting, a few appropriate words were snoken by the Revs. J. 0. Evans, H. W. Thomas, and Mr. Rowlands, of Tony- refail. This meeting was opened and closed respectively by the Revs. H. W- Thomas, Porth, and Thos. Thomas, Dinas. The evening meeting was presided over by the Rev. J. O. Evans, during which the beautiful tunes, Seion," Mamie," "Capel Newydd," "Belmont," "Frey- burg," "Bow Street," "Trefforest," and Wilton Square," and the two anthems were sung with thrilling effect, especially the old anthem, Jerusalem, Jerusalem.' The rendering given of this was masterly, ana it reflected indeed much credit upon the choirs as well as their able conductor. The large and beautiful chapel at Tony- refail was packed long before the ap- pointed time for this meeting to com- nwnce, and the devoted singers and ear- nest listeners enjoyed themselves in sing- ing revival hymns. This meeting was effectively opened by Mr. Lunt. Tony- refail, and closed by the Rev. R. Garn Adams, Dinas, after having enjoyed an- other singing festival that proved beyond doubt in giving to God true praise and worship and a lasting blessing to all pre- sent. In face of such a treat, we feel that Lower Mid-Rhondda District call afford to feel very proud of Mr. David Morgan as their conductor a man having raised from their midst, his tact and un- tiring efforts ought to secure him engage- ments in future in other districts, and we trust that he will be spared for many years to devote his talents to the good cause he loves so truly. At the morning meeting, certificates of merit were distri- buted to the children who had been suc- cessful in passing Junior, Elementary and Intermediate Sol-fa examinations, the examiner for the year being Mr. Jones, schoolmaster, Porth.

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preach on two occasions and deliver also one of his famous lectures-a treat which will undoubtedly be looked forward to with keen interest. A chapter of accidents occurred at Abergorchy Colliery on Tuesday, resulting in the infliction of serious injuries to at least one unfortunate miner, James Jones, of Howard Street, and a faithful mem- ber of Bethlehem Church. His condition on Tuesday evening gave rise to grave doubts, but the hope is still expressed of recovery—a desire in which all sincerely join.

Davies, Heolfach (nephew and niece), and Mr. cxiwin Lewis, Heolfach (nephew); fourth carriage—Mr. and Mrs. Stewart, Blackwood (nephew and niece), Mrs. Evans, Penygraig Farm (niece), Messrs. Gomer and Daniel Lewis, Abercynon (nephews), Mrs. Thomas, Cymmer, Porth (niece), Mr. Enoch Howells, Tonypandy (nephew), and Mrs. James Granville, Tonypandy (niece). There were also several friends present at the funeral. The funeral arrangements were efficiently discharged by Messrs. Taylor and Sons, undertakers, Sherwood, the coffin being a rising oak panel one.