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Letters to the Editor. Letters on aiiy s.ibject of iittertst are -c-oi-dialiy invited. The insertion of a letter does not necessarily mean that the Editor agrees with the views ex- pressed therein. Correspondents shmld torite on one side of the paper only, and no letter will be published unless the writer sends his name and address, not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. Hell and Damnation. To the Editor of the Rhondda, Leader." Sir,—Being on a week-end visit to this ? district, and having made my head- quarters Penygraig, on Sunday evening last I went in search of the English Bap- tist Church. I was directed to- Williams- town, but somehow I missed the place I was seeking and entered a Weeleyan Methodist place of worship instead. The preacher's name I ascertained was Mr. Galloway, and he had, to use, his own s words, a special message on hell and damnation for his audience. The specialite was created, he said, because he had been twitted by some of his friends concerning this terrible subject, and even told, that he dared not speak upon this old-time but now unpopular doctrine. But Mr. Galloway is a, Methodist, and one of the old school, too and while he knew that. the doctrine of eternal torment was almost obsolete, every among his particular friends, yet it was still on the statute books of the Methodist Church, and had never been repealed. So he took it down from the, shelf and relieved his mind," and declared publicly that he should now sleep well as the con- sequence of his special effort." That Mr. Galloway is an earnest man no one can doubt. Sincerity seemed to charac- terise his every utterance; but that he is mistaken in his exegesis or interpreta- tion of the Scriptures, to all who have read and exercised their minds upon theology is as clear and as palpable as the light of noonday. The basis of his ser- in on was the story of the rich man and Lazarus," as related in the 16th chapter St. Luke. This parable he declared to bona fide history, and that it had furred before the story was told by Jurist; and since the destiny of the rich ?ilatv and the beggar is eternally fixed, it How and always will be, transferring the one safe in Abraham's bosom, the other in endless torment," of course. He used this fact (as he regards it) as typical of the destiny of all men, and he gave a very graphic account of the crowds Qf wicked men who were going" headlong j^to hell every hour." He illustrated it! "y thousands of excursion trains filled "With passengers arriving at this dreadful Place every few minutes, and this was a terminus, and the passengers had no return tickets." It was not a, question of a week-end. Those who came there had to stay for ever, and spend their eternity in rioting and blaspheming. Being with- out law the inhabitants of hell were let loose on one another, and groped aim- lessly, falling from "precipice to precipice" into the molten lava which was fixed along the immeasurable coasts of the bottomless 'Pit. These graphic descriptions were supported by quotations from Pollock's Course of Time." and other orthodox sources, but not one tittle of evidence did hb produce from the Scriptures, although Jilg text was, They have Moses and the prophets, let them hear them." Now, Sir, let me say in conclusion that I am a believer in the Holy Scriptures; as Contained in the Bible, and I believe them because I have read and digested their 'contents; and I am quite sure that the 'doctrine of "eternal torment" for any "í)f God's creatures cannot be found be- ,tweeii its covers, and that, therefore, whatever the parable of the rich man ;lld Lazarus" may be intended to teach, 3t cannot be twisted or tortured into sup- porting the ferocious doctrine of everlast- ing .suffering without making Christ contradict Himself. No Scripture is of private interpretation; that is, no one Part of Scripture can prove any particular doctrine, but the book must be taken as whole if we would understand the mean- 1119 of the gracious message of mercy it •contains.—Yoilrs obediently, J. MARTIN. Gordon House, Sydenham, S.E. An Open Letter to Mabon. Sir,—Arising out of Ap Cadwgan's" letter of the 10th inst., and in view of the |oubt that exists in the minds of_ many tiibei'al electors of the Rhondda as to your latioiis with Socialism, may I ask you wie following questions? 1. Have you ever written a letter to Rhondda Group of I.L.P. giving them Authority to state that you are a Socialist. ■ If so, is the existence of the Lab.-Lib. Y^ociation merely a blind to keep the liberals of the Rhondda quiet? „ 3. Are we to understand the reason of ^°Ur not holding Liberal meetings in your °Ustituency arises1 from the fact that you no longer a Lab.-Lib.? An answer to the above questions will at ease the minds of many of your old '^Pporters.—I am, &c., WYR CADWGAN. J. IsMabon a Socialist P W Vhe Editor of the "Rhondda Leader." I HT 1J 5?lr>—As a reader of your valued paper, fl| awaited with interest Mabon s Hi' lutlf1 to P Cadwgan's" letter of the BP 11ig¡ ut Judge my astonishment when read- fSjj, Jour last issue to find that he does fir 3i{a. °v"en. deny being a Socialist. Now, if fll t,jL>0n is a Socialist, it is high time the k of Liberal Rhondda. were look- fil' ail°ther and more faithful repre- 1-- sentative, as it. is apparent to every roasonablø-minded person that Mabon can- not be an ideal representative of Liberals if he himself is a Socialist. I may further add that these Shoni-bob-ochr-liko tactics are distasteful to more than ONE RHONDDA LIBERAL. Christianity and Socialism- To the Editor of the Rhondda Jder." Sir,—Your correspondent, W. Roberts, in replying to a letter of mine on the above, declares that Mr. Williams, in common with others, does not know what Christianity is, or what Socialism is." Yet in the next paragraph he declares that Mr. Williams is quite right in say- ing that Christianity seeks to effect an outward change by an inward refor- mation." Well, if this is so, surely there is then antagonism between Christianity and Socialism, which seeks to effect an inward change by an outward reformation. It appears, however, that it is Socialism which I do not understand. Mr. Roberts quotes a passage from the late Bishop of Durham, in which Socialism is identified with practical Christianity. Now, it is true that the Bishop speaks in this way of Socialism; and seeing that he was care- ful to say in what sense he used the word, he had a right to; but I deny that the Socialism of the Bishop was the Socialism of any recognised Socialist Party. Any man may identify Socialism with love to one's fellows and with every form of social service, if he choose. I deny the wisdom of using the word in such a loose sense, however, and emphatically deny the right of anyone to call such the Socialism of recognised Socialist teachers. Voluntary co-operation is not Socialism. Socialism, as understood by its accredited teachers, is a, definite economic theory, and com- pulsory action on the part of the State is an essential part. All Socialists agree that the State is* to control all production and regulate all distribution, and that all the means and instruments of pro- duction are to be owned by the State. This is something altogether different to Christianity, and is quite distinct from the Socialism of the Christian Social- ists, such as Kingsley, Hughes, or West- cott.—Yours, &c., I L. WILLIAMS. New Eltham.

Cross Keys Hotel Touring Club. A sunper and concert was held at the Cross Keys Hotel, Tonypandy, on Thurs- day evening last, under the auspices of the above club. After an excellent rep&st, a splendid programme of music was con- tributed by local artistes. In the absence of Mr. D. CSiarles, Trealaw Hotel, the duties of chairman were admirably dis- charged by Mr. W. A. Phillips, the chair- man of the, club. The toast of The Visitors was proposed by the club secre- tary, Mr. E. Cox. who invited, the visitors to become members by the next function, adding that this club was the largest of its kind in the locality. Mr. Davies, De Winton Hotel, responded. Votes of thanks to the chairman and mine host, Mr. J. Metford, and the singing of the National Anthems brought the proceed- ings to a close.

Bronchitis and Bronchial Colds. OCTOBER DANGERS AVERTED BY PEPS. Both old and young are liable to attacks of bronchitis. Indeed, so common is this kind of bronchial cold that. few are able to get through an Autumn without one or more attacks, while with a very large number of us the complaint has become chroniclargely, no doubt, because in the past the wrong method of treatment has been adopted. The discovery of Peps, however, opens the path of deliverance even to the chronic sufferer. Bronchitis is really inflammation of the delicate membrane lining the tubes that carry Puke air into the, lungs. This mem- brane is extremely sensitive to chill or any sudden change of temperature. We notice this sensitiveness when breathing of cold night air is painful to us. A peculiar tickling and huskiness in the throat, followed by intense nervous irrita- tion in the region of the breast-bone, may then be noticed, while increased secretion of the fluid gives rise to a choking sen- sation and a desire to cough something up." The rational method of treating bron- chitis is by inhalation that is, breathing the medicine in shape of fumes from the mouth into the throat and chest; and experience proves that inhalation of the balsamic, fumes emitted from Peps is ideal and offers the quickest and only safe cure. Peps are a, unique concentration of the particular natural substances which Nature has furnished for the cure of human throat and chest troubles, and their action embodies Nature's own way to the lungs. As the Peps tablet dissolves in the mouth, the curative fumes which it emits are inhaled with the breath. They bathe the air-passages and have the most soothing and healing influence. Liquid cough mixtures are merely swallowed into the stomach, and consequently do. not reach the lungs at all. Peps, are unique in that they go direct to the seat of chest disease. Peps also contain no opium, chloral, or other of the harmful drugs to be found in cough mixtures and lozenges. Keep your box of Peps always handy— by your bedside for that troublesome night cough. A course of these splendid tablets will entirely cure, bronchitis and prevent a, return of these attacks that have been getting worse year by year. Sold by all chemists, l/l or 2/9 per box.

I Rhondda Football Echoes. MID-RHONDDA 7pts., MERTHYR 3. The infant" Northern Union team of the Rhondda defeated Merthyr on Saturday in a well-contested game. The opening stages of the game displayed vigorous play, but the passing of the Rhondda men was more accurate than that of their opponents, and they also played a cleaner game. The scoring was opened by Mid- Rhondda, Edwards, receiving a well-timed pass from E. D. Rees, going over in splendid fashion, Rees easily converting. During the second half of the game, Merthyr played better, and a hot attack was kept up on the home line. Rhys Rees secured the ball and crossed over in the corner, the kick for added points failing. Matters were again going at full speed, but Merthyr lost many valuable chances. Before the call of time, E. D. Rees added two more points to the illid-Rhondda score by kicking a penalty goal. Mid- Rhondda thoroughly deserved their vic- tory. TREDEGAR 4pts., LLWYNYPIA 0. Play at the outset was of an indifferent character, but the Llwynypia. quartet did some excellent work in keeping the Mon- mouthshire men to their own territory. Indifferent kicking brought play to the home territory, and Benjamin, the Tre- degar wing, dropped a fine goal. No fur- ther scoring was registered. Splendid work was done by Llwynypia's captain, E. Mithan, while Hammacott and A. Williams were also well to the fore. The halves, Meade and Phillips. are a smart pair, whilst the quartet (frd some excellent work. The full-back, Griff Richards, who played his first game of the season, put on excellent style. PENYGRAIG 3pts., PENCOED 0. The game, betiveeii the above teams partook more of the nature of a farce than of serious football. It is difficult to recall to mind a game of a more miserable char- acter. Penygraig fielded a ridiculously weak team, no less than nine of their regular players being absentees. Most of them suffered from accidents received in the Wallabies match. Under the circum- stances it was a fortunate thing for them that they were not opposed to a stronger organisation than Pencoed. As it was, they were fortunate in win- ning, for the substitutes played very poor football. Griffiths, Arthur and Monty Williams, with Ponsford, were the best of the home backs, whilst Bennet, Besant, and Tom Evans alone deserve mention amongst the forwards. The visitors played pluckily, but it was evident they lacked knowledge of the finer phases of football, or they would have easily secured victory. Dan Evans on the right wing and Leyslion at half were the best of their backs, whilst Watkins, Treharne, and- Y dung were most prominent in the for- wards. PENYLAN 5pts., TREORCHY 0. Penylan. who ran Penarth to a point on their own ground three weeks ago, encountered Treorchy in a friendly at the Athletic Grounds on Saturday last. D. J. Rees, late of Pontypool. played his first game for' the cup-holders as half. This game was one which had only been I arranged for the previous night. The weather which prevailed during the game was well adapted for football, despite the fact that the ground was in a bad con- dition owing to, the rain which had fallen in the morning. Penylan were in good form, their pack being less imperfect, as compared with the homesters, in the open as well as in the pack. W. Lewis, the visiting full-back, was far superior to Daly James, who did not show anything like his old form. Tommy Owen Jones, George Lewis, Dai (Bach) Jones, and Wat Evans rendered yeoman service for the home side. There was a poor gate," accounted for, undoubtedly, by the counter-attraction of Ton-Pentre and Cwmparc in a neighbouring field. Penylan kicked off and touch was found in the homesters' 25. After some scrambling play Treorchy were awarded a, free kick, by which Dai Evans gained about thirty yards of ground for the home- sters. Later, Penylan were awarded a free kick in mid-field, but trying to goal was a, tanure, ana Daly James receiving the ball, sent the leather back a good dis- tance and found touch. At length, a, kick by George Lewis, and himself and Tommy Owen Jones following up, a try was imminent, but W. Lewis, Penylan's cus- todian. secured, and just as he quitted the, ball Tommy Owen came in contact with him and knocked him back in a tricky way about two yards. From a melee a try was assured Treorchy, but the visitors brought relief. From a, scrum ana a. fine bout of passing by the home quartet another try was imminent, but George Lewis, who was last to receive, was brought down near the corner flag. Plav was here stagnant- until the visitors again brought relief, and play continued in mid-field. Relief was this time brought by Tommy Owen Jones with a kick, from which W. Lewis, the visitors' custodian, made a mark in a dangerous spot. After some indifferent play, another free kick was awarded the homesters, which Dai (Llan) Evans tried to goal, but failed, and the visitors conceded a minor. On resuming, Treorchy took play into their opponents' quarters, and Wat Evans securing from a. scrum, experienced hard lines in not getting over in the corner. Bryant, for the visitors, relieved with a flying kick, and Wat Evans collided with Daly James before he could get his kick in. J. Rees, a Penylan forward, nipped in and scored, Edgar Thomas converting. At this juncture, Roberts, Penylan's out- side half, had to retire through injury to his knee. From a scrum, Dai Jones secured relief, and the ball was sent to George Lewis, who knocked on, and thus annulled a. splendid opportunity. Towards the end. Treorchy did most of the atta.ck- ing, but failed to penetrate the keen defence. On the whole, the visitors deserved the win, and proved to be all round a smarter team. D. J. Rees, late of Pontypool, is a promising player. His position was inverted to the three-quarter line during the latter end of the game, but he never- theless showed brilliantly. TON-PENTRE 4gls., CWMPARC 2. A crowd of 4,000 at this match testified to the ever-increasing popularity of Soccer." Cwmparc were without Nash and Smith at full-back, but the visitors were at full strength. In the opening stages, play was equal, but when Handley and Jenkins, in defence, were. severely tested, they broke down badly. A good centre by J. Williams beat the first- named, and Connors drew first blood. Connors next rounded Jenkins and again scored. Fife then made a dashing run and beat Harry Jones, making the score at the interval 3-0. In the second half, Cwmparc improved, and Dicky Jones placing well from a corner kick, Smith breasted through. Cwniparc were now frequentlv aggressive, but weak defence again let Fife through. Connors completed the" hat trick after a. fine single-handed run, and a few minutes later Parton scored for Park from a scramble in front of goal. The weakness of the home backs lost the game for Park. Next Saturday, Cwmparc play Milford United in a League match on the Taff Field. The visitors are champions of West Wales, and in their last match beat Barry District. PORTH RESERVES 2gls.. REST OF THE LEAGUE 3. The above match was played at the Trebanog Football Field on Saturday afternoon, before a few hundred spec- tators. The game proved a very fast and exciting one, each team in turn being responsible for fine football. For three- quarter parts of the game Porth were very much superior to their opponents. The forwards were exceedingly clever in manipulating the ball with their feet, but they lacked; in defence. Some very smart play by Winnet and W. Edwards infused courage into the Rest, and during the latter part of the game, they played with determination, and secured the lead by a penalty. The chief feature of the match was the performance of Tom Evans, the Porth Centre forward, who scored the two goals for the Reserves. Winnet and Edwards scored for the Rest. TREHAFOD 0, WATTSTOWN 0. The above match was played at Trehafod oil Saturday, before aii. excellout gate. It being a cup-tie "—the first round for the South Wales Junior Cup—and a draw having been played the previous Satur- day, additional interest was centred in; the game. In spite of an extra half-hour being played, the game ended in a draw.

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