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Calvinistic Methodists in Conference. Quarterly Meetings at Pwllheli. Resolutions on Education. THE rain-storm which commenlcedat Pwllheli on Wednesday continued through, the night and throughout Thursday. The rain was continu- ous,, and! ciaused grelat -incoinveiriiienc,e ,boi the delegates and others attending the Calvinistic Methodist quamterly meetings. At half-past eijght the preachers' meeting; and! the deacons' meeting took place. The discussion at the former was on "The Genius of the Ministry," introdjuced by the Rev. Dr Hugh Jones, .and that at the latter on "The Duty of the Eiders to be Faithful to the Connexion," opened! by Mr J. Evani Roberts, of (Bangor. At ten IOi'dock the thitd meetinlg'of the Confer- enoe took pilace in Pemmount Chapel, .-e Moder- atocr presiding. The' Rev. Richard Jones, Glan Aliaw., gave am interesting address on "'The Im- portance of Studying the, best Literature," a vote of thanks toeing: passed, to him for bis 'speech. Twentieth Century Fund. The Rev. Ellis J-ames Jones, -of Carnarvon, sub- mitt.edi the report of a conference recently held at Rhyl on the question of how to bring the Twentieth Century Fund to. a successful close. This committee found that there were .between £ 6,000 and £ 7,000 irequiireic) still to. complete the £ 60,000 from North Wales, and; they decided to ask the elders of the churches to itiake the matter in hiandi. The elders accordingly pledged themselves to complete the 660,0o0 in North Wales before the end of the year. It was further reooilvedl that a committee of laymen, be appoint- ed in each monthly meeting, and it was suggested to such local ooimmitteeis that if every minister and de-acion colleeted or 'subscribed 62 a total of £ 7,500, equal to the amount required, would be raiiseid" Similarly, if every teacher in the Sunday school collected or subscrib,odl 10s the like sum would be reached, and if every child in the Sunday Schools collected or subscribed 49 the same result would be achieved. At the Rhyl Conference1 promises am,o,unt;in', to Zgii were made. Mr Jones aididedi t!hlat the total promises amounted to Z52,792, out ¡olf which £ 50,234 had beelll collected. These wais still £2,557 dlue, of which £729 was, due (from Anglesey an,di £484 from Flintshire. Only two, monthly meetings had completed' thielir collections,, namleily tlhe Vale of Clwyd! and Manchester. Mr Peter Roberts, Mr Thioimas Ellis (Cynlas), CaidWailadr Lloyd ('Bodorgian.)', and others having 'spoken, the report was adopted, and arrangements were made for receiving promises at the Conference. Methodism in Carnarvonshire. At the aJHernoiOn meeting the Rev John Evans t, gave an account of the state of the cause in L'ley.n and Eirfionyddl. He stated that last year there wefre 72 churches .in the district, with 50 ministers, of wlhOlma bout, 24 bad been formally called to the paisrtorattle. The number of members was 8,830, thie increase last year heinlg 33, as compared with an average increase annually of 103. There ware. 31,500 children connected with the churches, and the tdtal numbefr of members, adherents, .asdl children wais 15.,911. During 1902 ^4,250 was coiliieoted towards the minis- ters' fund. A gradual increase had taken place in the collections for some years past. In 1872 the aimoiunt was only £ 1,935, a goodl dleal less than half of what was, collected last year. In 1902 the missionary collections caime to 4571. Other collections, including those for the pay- menit of dlebt's on chapels, amountedito 64,000, but it should' be merntJiolnedi that of this sum £ "1,000 had been given by a ainlgle generous dloinor. The total 'collections for all prurposres reached1 practically the ,round' figure of £ 10,000. Resolutions on Education. 'The following resolution, submitted by the Rev. J. Owen Thomas, on bethalf of (the com- mnittee 'appointed at Cherstelr to draft it, was approveldj ( "We, the 'North Wales Quarterly Association of the, Calvimisitic Methodist icr Presbyterian OhiurrdIJ .of Wailes, taking a deep interest and patriotic piridie in the conttiinued success of the colleges and schools of the Principality (insti- tutionts in which there are a great number of the meimibeirs. of our church, and scholars), and representing mainly who :b13Jve, done much, and. who desire to do stilll more,, for the furitherence oif education in) Wales., and! moreover believing that those to whom is committed the manage- ment of these' institutions have -at heart the same aim as we alsioi desire to (secure, .and that we may therefore fully count upon their cordial sym- palthy and co'-operabion, we., the .saidl Associa- tion, desire to address an earnest: and respectful appeal to alii those who, whether as teachers or as governors tcf schools and colleges:, are ClilI- g,a,gle:d in thlei work of education in our country. We appreciate most highly the benefits- of education,, and we are. prepared, as in the, past, to do our utmost for their extension' and in- crease. But wealre at the same time oCIClllisoiours of the netwi responsibilities and,, anxi-eities at- tending la pteriod of widieninlg aind growing know- ledge, and we are dlesirous that everyttuuingi that is po,ss;iibilie shalll be done to .secure that the students and scholars of our country, while participating to the full in the .grieat benefits of such a time, mtay suffer iaig little injury as possible from the difficulties, and! dangers which may be incidental to a period) of this character, especially in the case of unformed minds and tender consaiences. 'O'ur appeal therefore 151: (I) That alfli practical mieaisures, toe takeini both in the selection of teachers an-d in the general ma.na!gemnt of the various colleges to secure that these instittuttion's 'shall be well fitted not icinly to. coiminrunicate knowledge and1 to develop the in- tellect of thosel who are taught in them, but also, above, all, to train and strengthen the personal moral character. (2) Tlhat while w'e entirely disclaim any desire, to interfere with private opinions,, and) while we: fully adtmit the common .right oif all to freedom of thought and action, we would express' the hope that that freedom .may be used! by alii public teachers with a constant and tender regard for the highest interest of the you,nig people: entrusted to their charge, upon whom the character aindl conduct of .a teacher cannot faiil to have a deep and! last- ing influence." The Rev. R. A. Jones, Liverpool, moviedi the following resolution: — "That the Association, begs to call the special attention of the monthly im-eetini s, tlO rtlh/Co resolu- tion passed by the General Assembly at Amlwch in rdgardi to Nonconformist children who: attend! voluntary schools, urging that a local committee should toe elected1 in each neiglhlbourhood andl a central committee in every monthly meeting, to organise a general movement throughout the -country in order to induclethe ■Nonconformist parents to withdlraw their children, from the slchOlOils during the time when dtenominatioimal religious instruction is given, and) it is .advisable that this practice should be generally adopted on and after September gotihi neixt." The Rev. Robert Williams, Lilanlltechid seconded the motion. It was pOliruted oift that a neSlolution of simi- lar import had) been) pa.ss,edi ait Chester, except that the date for the movement to take effect was not fixed. After some discussion the, As- sociation re-expressed its approval of the princi- ple of the resolution!, which was' then with- drawn. Presentation of Reports. The Rev. T. J. Wheldton submitted the re- point of the auxiliary funds, the figures, being given: by 'M:r.P'e:te.r Roberts, St. Asaph,, showing that the collections. towards weak churches during the year lhadi increased coinsidleraibly,. and that the committee would toe alble to make, grants of £ 20 to each supported church instead of £ 18. Mr O. Robins Owen submitted 'the. report of a committee appointed to cons.idter the .advisa- 1, billity IOf transferring 'denominational ,schoolsi at Llanllechid, iC,ar.,n,eddd, a,n,dt Dolwyidldelein to' the -Education Committee. He said that the -committee recommended that this should be done conditionally upon the: education authority allowing the denomination permission to hold services, if required, out of school hours in the school buildings', and, also the- first option) to repurchase the buildings should the authority delclide to, sell them. The report was adopted, an the motion of Mr T. 'W. Williamsi, Peny- groes, seconded) by the1 Rev. H. Rawson, Wil- liams, BieittwSycoed. Examination of Students. The Rev. E. Jermam submitted, the results of the exami.nation.' 'of candidates' for the ministry, and stated that out of 17 that sat 15 had passed —,namely, Messrsi E. Jones •(Portmiadoc), H. Edwards (Bettws-gweTtilgoch), W. Williams (Coeldpoethi), Thomas Atrthur Jones, (Brynsien- cym), David Francis Roberts and Thomas James (.Meifod), R. G. Roberts, Ll-ew. G. Evans, and W. Hughes (iB-aia), W. Williams (.waenau Fesitiniojg), J. W. Owen (Llandudno), Thomas Lloyd (Rho'Stylden), G. G. Griffith! (Acrefair)., R. E. Oliver (Bethesda), and: G. W. Jones (Angle- sey). It was agreed!, in conjunction' with other de- nominations, to fix the third Monday in. Octoiber as thanksgiving day throughout North Wales. A youing people's: meetting was held in the afternoon at Salem Chapel, Mr J. Bryin. Roberts, M.P., presidlinlg. The speakers were the Revs. M. J. Jones, Carmarthen; J. Jenkins, New Quay W. Wynin Davies, Liverpool; and W. J.. \NILahol'slolll, Congregational .minjijsjter of Poirft- 1 madoc, who was invited with tlhe |d!eisire to return the comiplliment paid ItlÜ' the Welsh Pres- byterian Church by the invitation of the Rev. Griffith Eldia, Bicoitle, to speak .at one of the meeting of the Congregational Union of Wallas. Sermons were delivered at Salem Chapel t five o'clock by the Revs. J. Jenkins- and j. Williams, Liverpool, .and at the Town Haslil by the Moderator, thte Rev. Professor H. Williams, of Bala, and the Rev. D. Lloyd Jones, .of L.ian- dinam. In the evening a missionary meeti .n, was: held. Preaching Meetings. Laist Fridtay a series of preiachinlg meetings took place in a field .near the town, whereon commodiiicius .stages had been! erected. The following were the appointed preachers Revis. Dr. Hugh Jones, Liverpool; D. Lloyd Jones, Handiinam J. 'Willl'iamis, Liverpool' W Thomas, Llanrwst; and J. Jenkins-, New Quay.

Gruesome Holiday Experience. Strange Discovery by Two Ladies. A VERY gruesome discovery was recently made by two Sunderland ladies who were spending a holi- day at a Yorkshire seaside resort. They put up at a house at which they had stayed before, but on going to their bedroom they noticed a peculiar odour, and, looking under the bed, discovered there the corpse of a man. One of them fainted, and the holidays of both have been spoiled by the shock. It transpired that the man had died in the room, and was placed under the bed to make room for the two new visitors, as the house was very crowded. »

Merioneth Education Committee. The County Scheme Sanctioned. AT a meeting of the Provisional Education Com- mittee, held at Barmouth on Thursday, under the presidency of Mr W. P. Evans, Festiniog, a com- munication was read from the Board of Education giving their sanction to the publication of the scheme as amended at the last meeting, and en- closing instructions as to its publication. The Clerk stated that he had already taken the steps mentioned by the Board of Education With regard to the request of the Committee that the Board of Education should sanction the immediate appointment of the Education Com- mittee by the County Council, the Board replied that the Committee could only be appointed under the authority of a scheme, and that any informal selection made before the scheme was approved would require to be formally repeated by way of confirmation after its approval, and that until the scheme was established no informally appointed committee would have power to act, nor would any act of the local education authority which in- volved a reference to the Education Committee be valid. It was resolved to ask the County Council, at the quarterly meeting to be held at Festiniog on the 2nd inst, informally to appoint an Education Com- mittee, and that a special meeting of the Council be convened to confirm the same immediately after the scheme is approved. It was resolved to recommend the County Council to appoint the following persons as the nine selected members on the Education Committee To represent higher education, Professor Phillips, Bangor secondary education, Mr T. Jones, Towyn County School elementary education, Mr J. Lloyd Owen, Bala Board School, and Miss Jones, Higher Grade School, Festiniog technical education, Sir H. B. Robertson, the Rev R. Parry, Festiniog, Mr Edward Rowlands, Pen- nal, Mrs Burton, Bala, and Miss Thomas, Dr Williams's School, Dolgelley. It was further resolved to recommend the County Council to advertise for a clerk to the Education Committee at a salary of C,250 per annum, the present clerk, Mr Haydn Jones, declin- ing the appointment. A motion that the clerk should devote the whole of his time to the duties of his office was lost. The formation of school districts was further considered, and it was agreed to recommend that the number of managers for each district be as follows :—Barmouth 17, Dolgelley 17, Bala 15, Corwen 15, Towyn 19, Festiniog 27 and that each district should have a clerk and attendance officer, to be appointed by the District Committee, subject to the sanction of the Education Committee 1 of the county.

Mr James Long on Agri Education. Experimental Work. "■ | exper.- THE following article on agricult'tt b -iiS'Siu# mental work appeared in a receni "Mian-chester Guardian:"— ^oricul* "I have received from the Board 0 ture a report on the schemes s,ubrril UpOI;J. Agricultural Eiducation A'Sis,onai!:]o!JJ. n1!s. manurial and other agricultural in^0sent °* This is an .association consisting P^e j^eo | a mere: handful icif men who are or gjiefly' J engaged in agricultural education- oUr -j| they are professors and other imstruc °^ave fie- 1 agricultural colleges and schools, t pepo**3 quenitily felt it a duty in reviewing. mai»Y of the expeii,mental work conducted' -a centres to refer to the overlapping ^xvX)S3,\io^r' taken place, and! to the want of 00-or which is the new word, now V1/L0iistr3" used1, for relationship-—in the de tionali or experimental work. I in Canada, to make an example-, is .i. experiment -oif national impof1 devised it is si-multanieouisiy conducted experimental farms. In this COU^wfc'h "s?aS the commencement of the system, rijei(j initiated by the aid of what has been wthisky money—so -much of which as badly spent,—each experimenter hasi it were, a law unto himself. The ,eXP'e* ^3^ of were not to blame, for they: had; exercising a controlling influence^ pe. in the past!rested' with the AgnCUl'- partment or «ts Minister, who: did n'°,^ the requirements of the case or c it>t>j,ect various experiimeniteris together with^ of promoting1 this co-ordination. J-'1! of the 'Board is not severe, but it pom1 str^' that details- in general .methods of tion have in the past often been varied. Easy comparison- has not be qo- mitted;, and the Board are at operating with the AJslslQlciatio-ru in suinin ab' and collating the results which have b a tained diuring the past twelve years, tfor view to their being rendered more C'oliv,e,rvl" ill't purposes of reference. It may be well j>e "j out one among other facts which j mentioned. — that in manurial' eiX^em0iiary' 1 where dung has been employed, no s'u 1 d rncTO- no process of collating., can provide i1 is an approximate -statement, of facts, unl&>■ known with more or less1 exactitude re. dung was composed or produced. 1 j^fear- peaitetdily noticed tihiat in exp,erii-nl;elnt;s so t ence whatever has '.been made to e or quality of the dung, which may ^aV, oX.fe(J especially valuable—the produce of 0peu fattening .cattle or of stores kept in a^d yard and- supplied abundantly with turnip straw. Every Farmer an Experimenter. et The Board' points out that every should: be more or less of an expe,i fe. that the advantage of testing the roan quiremeints of his own. fields -on the W As'sociiation'is schemes is that he the' opportunity of comparing his resU^crtlritr}'' those attained in other parts of the ;0 The .Board has encouraged the As-so^1 :ii formulate sidhiemes for joint- act'i,0,I1jielcir.e do:in|g sio theiy have discliaimed! an^TtC^n,a}r interfere -with individual' initiative, j1 Uliat^' pointed .out that the association has f°r a number of schemes of experim'enifc9 cially farmers may db well to study, more e'Sp^ a-g they can compare their own 'ressiu^. ^s- those obtaiined by the train,ed exper1' ^0 NOT need the farmer who is a readier a- ^flc is acquainted with this particular class measure himself to his oiwn- .dis'a,dW]JJ!tla¡gter J the agricultural instructor, for, as a e po,s,i. faot, he possesses the. advantage of c0ti^' tion. The schemes are- simple and! °aD'cj0| be quently be elasily understood, and they carried! out by tihe -cultivator hiroselir better than is possible in the Case of ttoe -j menter, who is not on the spot, -and w ^#01' largely dependent upon the- labour && gence: of others. af "The Assiociation points out that m their -desire to obtain .decisive 'SeDe 0 rather than what is the smallest qUi,11I1 have manure that will suffice, liberal dressingr t :a been- adio.pted! for the complete manure ea-cih case, except in those instano09 Ila r, a, heiavy dbr.esisi.ngs. might do- positive Further, it is. suggested1 that where it is l11iaI1't111e that tihe composition of the r-acomimendled for general use is adapted for his own district the exp should dres9 the plot with the particu^ c0in- 'ures which, he considers the best.. vSx'iO'tiS plete manures recommended' for t crops may be briefly referred to. Fo,r are to dfuction of meiadoiw haiy these tnanil?oirji& contain 2olib. oif nitrogen, 401b. phoiSP J tur^P5: and 2olb-. of potash to the 'acre; *° 3&P 20-lb. of nitrogen, 801b. of phosphOrIC ellS 2olb. of potash to the- acre; ficr ;rn,a'n^nriic- aCl in,. of nitrojgen land 8olb. each of phosp 'og!011' and potash; for potatoes, 4011b. 0 J 6alto. of phosphoric acid!, and 8olb- o for wheat,, 3011b. of .nitrogien and 4°lb- phoric .acid; for oats, 2olb. of n1^ 20l'b. 0 301b. of phosphoric acidl; for barlej1) ti^e, nitrogen and 2olb. of phosphoric ceirteials receiving; -ait the ,saim'e' ^^nreis-1 potash-. It, wil.1 toe noticed that the !^|OIIistitue^ apply to thei particular element -of of each mianune, so »that the farrn'6 cially left to u-se his own discretion so mianuire he shbuld .employ. ^i^esitie1^ and sulphate: oif ammonia are t ordinary purposes for the supply of t ^ppl-y superphosphate and basic slag for 1 [ l.L b the phosphoric a-cid; and hi, crb :Ila; ebei,flg iit s,i- potash for the supply of poitaisihi, ka G0, 1 0'' rejected on aoccyunit of its indiefini tion andl impurities.

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