The Welsh Coast Pioneer and Review for North Cambria

YESTERDAY'S MEETINGS. ENFRANCHISEMENT OF CHAPELS. The meetings' were resumed at Tabernacle Chapel yesterday (Wed.:a-:day). At 8.30 a.m., th-q Rev. T. R. Jonos, Towyn, opened a discus- 6:Îon on "Y inodd i ddyfnhau argraffiadau cre- fyddol ein pobl ieuaino ar oi ou derbyji yn gyf- lawn aclo"- u, and at a meeting of preachers and at a meeting of deacons at Peaucl Chapel, Mr Hugh Davies, Machynlleth, ojicned a dis- cussion on the same subject. RESTING PLACES OF GREAT MEN. Bearing upon a recommendation received from the General Assembly that the Monthly Meet- ings be urged to kesp the burial places belong- ing to the oonnexiaa in a better sfrato of pre- servation., the Rev. John Williams called at- tention to an equally important matter, viz., the frfct that some of the foremost men of the connexion were buried m Church of Emgland graveyards, and that their graves were in a -n neglected oonditkr;. In Anglesey two great d.vines of the C.M. Denomination were buried in Church cemeteries. lie moved that that aspeet of the question should also be considered in Church cemeteries. lie moved that that aspeet of the question should also be considered by: the committee which had sat on the general question NEED OF EVANGELICAL WORK. Another communication was read from the General Aeaem-bly that the North and South Walea Associatiol1..S should inaugurate a great e-vangelical movement in the country. The Secretary explained that the movement was the direct result of the mission conducted by Mr Chapman in South Wales, and the suggestion rrfade by the committee was that the question should bo deferred, to the next Association, and that in the meantime inquiries should be insti- tuted by the Rev. John Hughes, Liverpool, as to what being done in Soutih. Wales. Rev. Dr. Ellis Edwapds strongly approved of the movement. lie feared that there were too many indications that the regular preaching of the present day did not treat the evangelical truths with tho lucidity and; simplicity which was necessary to bring oonvicton to the hearts of the great mass oi the people. Other denomina- tions had begun, to move in this direction, and he hoped that the C.M. of Wales would not lag bahmd. It was resolved to adopt the committee's re- commendations. RELIGIOUS DOUBTS. Ikv. R. Roberts (Coiwyn Bay) read a paper on "Religious activity as a safeguard against doubts," in the course of which he said that doubts arose from inactivity, and were remedied by stirring and doing. They should work until the truth arrived, and those who worked the h,ardest, for religion were those who attained the blessings of religion. The difficulty felt by those outside the churches was whether th inside roaJly bef* ved, and if they were to win un- believers to Christizitil.ty, Christians myst work in the Snirit of Christ. RESUSCITATING FAMILY WORSHIP. Rev. J. Puleeton JoTtes, M.A., directed at- tention to the movement for resuscitating family worship and the iKrion which had been formed to suppiv cards to members who were required to give a pledge to maintain family worship. Rev. Francis Jo&ee, Abergele, said he had -on the card., rerecre.d to, and whilo heartily in support of the object aimed at, he d d not en- tirely agree with the character of the cards. He was ai-n temperance, but he thought that far too much attcntio-n was pa-id to that sub- ject by the monthly .meetings to the exclusion of more important matters. Wat? any duaoon over asked whether family worship was prac- tised in his house? Family worship was of such importance that he thought the maitter should receive the attention of the Monthly Meetings. They had deacons who did net read the Bible from morning to night. That was well known and it wa, time the Conuexion took the matter up. Rev. Pulcston Jones said he saw no barm in the card. Rev. John Williams, Brynsiencyn, agreed that family worship was, unfortunately, on the de- cline, but he was not in sympathy with the cards mentioned. Scon they would have their houses plastered with cards promising this and that. He did not tfhink everyone should be bouin-d in that manner; religion should have a better foundation than that. Very soon they would have cards binding people to attend ser- vice every Sunday morning. Rev. Francis Jonen declared they could not make people religious by signing cards. A committee was appointed to consider the question raised. A REQUEST FROM THE ENGLISH C'l I U RIUH ES. The following resolution was read from the Lancashire Presbytery :—"That we requessfr the Association and the General Assembly, through the A.-txx'icition, to be good enough to make it a rule or custom henceforth that every motion put from the be given by the Moderator in English as well as Welah." Rev. W. 11. Humphreys, supporting the reso- lution. said that sometimes the quarterly meet- ings were attended by Englishmen who did not understand a word of Weteh, amd did not ap- predate what they were voting upon. The re- quest was a very Reasonable one. .Rev. John Hughes, Liverpool, s-ooond-ed the moton glinting the request. The Secretary urged that it should not b3 made a rule to read the resolutions in Engli-h, which would a.dd to the already heavy work of ti, c Moderator. Mr J. E. Powoll (Wrexham) urged the .Wxxiation to show greater sympathy towards the English c-hurelies. The English and W-e-zili sections should work sympathetically together. Rev. Ed. Griffiths (We'ahpooi) pointed out that the request would entail additional and noed- lew-i work on the Moderator. Mr John Pritohard (Birmingham) said that one of their greatest dangers was to a.K'iiiato the English section of their denomination (hear, hear). The request was a reasonable one, and it should be granted. Rev. John (Liverpool) abo remarked that tho request was reasonable. Rev. E-ilis James Jones (RhyJ) said that what- ever extra trouble it might cause, the reading of the resolutions in English were worth it. It had been a.-k.xl how many present did not know Wekh; ha might ask how many had kept away because the proceedings were entirely in Woebh? Many Englishmen full of 67mpatby with the denem.nation attended the Saisrwn, but went away d sappointed. Dr. El.is Edwards lemarked that they as a Connexion were not in existence to teach Welsh. It was merely an accident that they were in Wae,s at all; they might have been m Ireland, and started a denomination there. They were supposed to teach Christianity, and it aId not matter in what language they did it. Were the English delegates members of the Sa.ss.wn or nutl Rev. D. J. Wklharru, Prince's-road, Bangor, said that many of the English C.M. Churches had aa officers Wekhme-n who hau left Welsh churches in order to found English churches. When thasie djed, the Encash C.H. churches wou.d have officials who wero unabie to speak Welsh, and the dinger WM that they would for- get the C.M. deaoorinatlon if they could not take part in its quarterly deiiberatioiio (hear, heax^ He suggested it sh-ould bo a custom, not a rote, to read the resolutions in Engiish. Upon the suggestion of the Rev. John Owen, Liverpool, it was decided that when the Lanca- shire delegate. attended the meetings, tho rCSQ- ;u iutions should be roa-d in English. GOOD WORD FOR LANDLORDS. Mr John Owen (Chester) moved a resolution expressing grac-iication at the introduct.on to the llousa of Lords of the. Bill dealing witti the enfr&iicii-iement of p.aoe.j of worship, and hop- ing, in view of tho importance of the measure to orr)tiats, that the Government would secure its pajsage through aH stages during the autumn ee-.jion. The resolution also urged upon the nasmbers of Parharueut for Wales and iwonmouth tina of a careful scrutiny of tho provisions of the Bill so as to secure a ithst and equitable measure. The mover said that as a denomination they had no complaint to make against landlords as a class. They had been justly and even liberally and generously treated in connection with chapel sites by land- lords generally. On the other hand, many oases of difficulties and hard- ships had come to their knowledge, and what they desired through the agency of the Bill was to bring the hard lamdlords into line with the others by removing the unswurity which prevailed at prevent in regard to the tenure of chapels. At the tinto the evidence of tho Connexion was piepared for the Welsh Church Com miss-en, it was found that in North Wales alone there wone 405 chapels, being nearly ono-fourish of all tie property, and valued at something like three quarters of a million pounds were hcad under leases of less than luO years, and therefore, at the meroy of the landlords, whoever they might be. That was not a satis- factory position) to be in, and it was only right that he should say that they were not prepared to accept any Bill which was nbt fair and equit- able (hoar, hear). They <1 id not want a confisca- tory measure, but were prepaid to pay full market value for all sites. The buildings were, of course, theirs and ought to be theirs. Where also there were oovejiants limiting the use of chapels, he believed it to bo the opinion of the connexion that the piovision outlined in the Bill to perpetuate such covenants should be removed. lire Bill ought also to provide for the enfranchisement of sites of buildings other than chapels when they were connected with chapels. Rev. Evan Jones (Carnarvon), in seconding the resolution, said that landlords on the whole had been very kind to the connexion, often even more generous, 'he w-as sorry to say than many of their own denomination. lie instanced Lord Penifoyn as cine landlord who had given free sites for chapels. The resolution was carried unanimously. HISTORY OF THE CAUSE IN ARVON. The Rev. R. Dewi Williams, Penmaenmawr, submitted a bn.ef history of the ca>uso in Arvon. lie presented figures for the three years 1907-9, from which it appeared that there had been a decrease in the number of communicants, and also in. the amounts collected towards various causes during the past two years. This decrease he attributed to the depression in trade. The collections made towards the Sustentation Fund showed ej slight improvement. He was sorry to say that chapel debts occitcnued on the increase yicjar aftûr year, and that gave tliem great cttuae fcr anxiety. He was also afraid that the con- nexion raised more preachers than could be pro- vided for, a.nd consequently there was a ten- dency to increase the number oi collections. It was possiblo to have too many preachers and collections!, -and still be without good results. After a few remarks by the Rev. Evan Jones, Carnarvon, and the Rev. R. O. Williams, of London, the report was adopted. AMERICAN VISITORS. The connexion, welcomed the ltev. R. E. Wil- liams, Montana, and Mr Hugh J. Williams, Minneapolis, U.S.A., on their visit to the Mother Country. CANDIDATES FOR THE MINISTRY. The Rev. D. D. Williams, Manchester, repor- ted that there, had, during recent years, been a drop in the number of candidates for the min- istry. This year the total was 12, and' these candidates came from five Monthly Meetings. Eleven of tihe candidates sent in Welsh papers, and language, he regmetted, wSs very weak! The maximum numbor of marks obtainable was 400, and the position- of the various candidates was an fonow: -ot Morris Roberts (Ar- von), 318; David Morris Jones (Conway district), 288; Llewelyn Evans (East Denbigh), 287; J. j! Jones (Lleyn and Eiv.ion), 268; Evan J.'Jones (Montgomery, Upper), 264; J. R. Hughes (Con- way), 258; Riohard R. Thomas (Anglesey), 252; Owen Hughes (Arvon), 232; J. H. Manuel (Montgomery, Lower), 230; David Lewis Ro- berts (Arvon), 237; Thomas W. Thomas (Arvon), 217. One failod to obtain the 200 mrurks neces- sary to pass the examination. THE HARVEST. It was decided to appeal to Monthly Meetings to hokl' intercessory prayers for a successful har- vest, a delegate stating that the recent rains had caused havoo in farms. Mr Powell said he noticed with satisfaction that prayers had been offered for fine weather at Bangor Cathedral.

MISSIONARY ":0 AT TWRGWYN. SPEECH BY 81.: qsi^BERT ROBERTS BART., M.P. At Twrgwyn Chapel, on Wednesday night, a missionary meeting was held, under the presi- dency of Sir J. Herbert Roberts, Bart., M.P. The chapel was crowded, and in the course of the evening an address w delivered by Rai Bhaiur a convert missionary from the Khassia Hills. Sir Herbert, in addressing the audience in Welsh, stated that he had great pleasure in being present at a meeting of that nature, and though his life was chiefly passed in political circles, ho thought that even from the walls of St. Stephen they could view the Hoiy City, and politicians had an opportunity to turn their implements of statesmanship for the furthering of the work of the Kingdom of God. He was glad that mis- sionary meetings were held in connection with a conference that possessed such a great influence in the uplifting of morality. What made the meeting of great interest to him was the Lict that the cause was a missionary cause. A few years back he had the privilege of visiting the Khassia Hills, and that visit had left a great im- pression upon his life. He had seen the Divine power in its great work, and the sight would always remain indelible in his mind. On even- ing when proceeding from Calcutta towards Cey- lon, in the company of the late Rev. Jerman Jones, who had devoted his whole life to mis- sionary work on those hills, he heard the old hymn "0 gariad, 0 gariad, anfeidrol ei faint" being sung to the splendid old tune of "Joanna." Another seeno which had greatly impressed him was the holding of a Sassiwn at Shangpoo. It was held ou a Sunday morning, and crowds of people who were unable to gain admittance to tJlf. building listened patiently near the windows in their eagerness to listen to the Gospel from the lips of a convert among themselves. The third sccne was connected with his last day in that far country. As the ship was about, to leave the bay amid the stillness of evening, he could hear the heathens in the distant singings songs of praise tc the God who had elevated them from heathenism. Sir Herbert then referred to the first Christian church established in that country, and how proud the missionary who/ had charge of the church was of the fact that, after the first ten years, the membership had increased from 15 to 20 in number, while at present that Church could boast of 26,000 members! Sir Herbert afterwards gave quotations from a book by Sir Banfield Fuller, the Chief Commissioner of Assam, who was afterwards Lieutenant-Governor of Ceylon, and no one, he said, knew more of that country than Sir Banfield Fuller, and his testimony wrs most gratifying. It is pleasing to think, added Sir Herbert, that a happy international feeling exists as a result of this mission and its connec- tion with Britain, and that Wales has exercised such a prominent influence in promoting uni- versal peace. A meeting of a similar nature was also held at the Tabernacle Chapel, and addresses were de- livered by various missionaries.

COLWYN BAY VISITORS' SAD FATE. PERISHED ON MOEL SLABOp. FATHER AND SON D-IE SIDE BY SIDE. Mcel Siabod, which forms one of the chain of the Snowdoniau range, and lie- within six miles of Snowdon, and casts Its shadowd ever the up- land village of Capel Curig, was on I' Friday night the scene of a sad tragedy, resulting in the d-ath hom exposure of a. father and son. Tho mountain, w\Í1.ch is 2800 feet high, is a favourite resort of visitors, but is a. dangerous place to bo caught in aitor sunset, as its vxunuy abounds with marshy spots and numerous pro- cipis^ss. it appears that Mr Edward Lee CarlN.t Price iia-rdy, M.V.tK, F.S.A., and his sen, Ed- wa-rd Berkeley i i amy, oi Bromfieid House, Broomlkjld-rcad, Catïvrd, wn.donJ who were on ther annual holidays at Cvlwyn Bay, staying at Siheidale, Mostyn-rcad. left their lodgings on Friday morning with tne intention of procec'i/ng by train to Roman Bridge, from where they in- tended to cross o.er Aloei Siabod Mountain to Capel Cur;: However, they appear to have changed the-r plans, for it now trauspires that they went) to Carnarvon and attempted to cross the Voel from there, perishing in the attempt. Oa Friday evenmg two men were observed high up the mountain side, but whether they wer« tuo Messrs Ha.rdy is not known. About 9 o'clock on Saturday morning their bodies were a.-covered by a. local farmer about three- tour tho of a mJe up the mountain, and within 20 yards of (Y' z'"bu Id Lgs which they had evi- dently faded to 00-' in the darkies. IHiey were removed to the old church, Capei Curig. by P.C. Ross, who carried out his difficult task wTth much intelligence and discretion. BitOTTIER-1N-LAW INTERVIEWED. Mr Christopher Baitey Berteley, 92, Broorrilcy- load, Catford, London. Acting Comptroller of the Chancery of Lancashire, arrived at the Royal Hotel, Capel Curig, at 7.40 p.m. on Sun- day, and was interviewed by our reporter, lie said he had just been to view the bodies of Lhe men found On Moel S^a'xxl, and identified them as tihoso of his brosher-in-iaw, Mr E. L. C. P. Hardy, and his son, E. B. Hardy. The father and son left London about a fortnight since for Colwyn Bay fur their holidays. They Had \i st. bed that seasido resort, regularly every year 9 ior at least twelve years, as they were very fond of W ales. Until about a year ago, Mr Hardy, senior, acted as Chief Clerk at the Duchy of Lancaster Office, from which position, he retired last M.ehae..maj. On December 13th, the late inveisled him with the Victorian Order for his valuable and. faithful services Deceased was also a Fellow of the Society of Antiquarians and took goeat interest in botany and astronomy. His services were retained a.t the Chancery Ofliee for some time after his retirement owing to h i-, great experience. Both father and son enjoyoo excellent health, and never ha-d a ser- ious illnecs. The son was not engaged en any business. He understood that neither had taken any overcoats with them, and were clad in light summer suits. The might being very cold and stormy, they undoubtedly Jost their way on the mountain and perished from the effects of exposure. Tho elder Air Hardy was 66 years of age, and the younger 26. Beth were of cheerful dispositions, and tho last maa in tine world to ma.ke an attempt on their lives. Mr Hardy, senior, had qualified as a li^rri.ster, but had never practflssd. He had been a widow- er for some years. He expected the deceased's youngest son, Mr Amos Hardy, at the inquest On the following dav. THE INQUEST. Mr Pentir Williams hold an inquest on the remains at the Royal Hotel, Cape! Curig, on Monday afternoon, the Rcv. Slncet-t Jones be- ing elected foreman of the jury. Mr Amos Hardy was present, but was not called upon to give evidence. Mr Christopher B. Berteley gave evidence of .0 identification, end said tho deceased g'entlcmen were very fond of mountaineering, both having 12 years' experience of the Snowdonian range, wlnich they knew well. He did not think either man would attempt to asoend difficult and dan- gerous places, but rather preferred to ramble over the easiest parts. They were both exceed- ingly fond of Wales, and had often been to Ca.pel Curig, but they always made Golwyn Bay their hea.dqunrtei's. Both enjoyed good health,, and never had a serious illness. He could throw no light whatever on the sad tragedy. DISCOVERING OF THE BODIES. Mr W. Thomas (CWIn Isa Farm) "ill he was attracted by his dog to the bodir-s of the two men near a path by Gors G'v.Tylau, close tu some buildings belonging to witness' farm, but a distance of three-fourths of a mile from Cwm Isa. The eider man was lying on his back on the path with both hands resting high up on his chest. The younger man lay slightly on his left side, about a. yar-d distant from the other. Tlle cider man's face was turnc-d to the casi and the younger man to the north-east. Both men were doad and qt'te cieid. He placed two men to watch over the bodies and then .sent for P.C. Ross,, who took charge of the case. On Friday, about b.30 p.m., he saw two men on Moel Siabod walking in the direction of Capel Curig, out he ovuM not say they were the two Hardv's. In reply to Mr Bertekry, the witness said the taller of the two men he saw on Friday evening wore a white straw hat. In reply to further questions, witness said the ÛWI1.loOOll was windy and rainy. He thought the two men he saw wore overeoaUs, whereas neither the llardy's were so protected. The spo't the bodies were found was about three miles fiom < ktpel Curig and about lialf-a- mile from the road, but a flooded river inter- vened. During the night it wa« blowing hard and raining, and very oold. It however, not a misty night, though very dark. He had often seen, even local people, missing their way on the mountains at night, or- during a mist. People often walked miles in a circle under such circumstances. In) reply to Mr Alathew Roberts, witness slid the men he saw on Friday night were walking in the direction of the 31101> where the boaies were found, but wore at the tim" about half- a-mile from it P.O. C. I Capel Curig, said Mr Thomas had made a mistake as to the position of the younger man. Boih were lying on their back. wi th their heads turned to the east. The younger man's right hand was on his ohest with a tweed cap underneath as if he was graspkig it. The ekier man was lying on his back with his hands to his sides. Both were very black in thstfr faces. The, elder man had a slight, scratch en Urns nose, but neither men bore any other ma.rks. He searched the bodies and found in the elder man's inside pocket a flask contai ning spirits, partly consumed. He wore a silver waioh and chain. He also possessed a field glass, a bunch of keys, and otber small articles, as well as railway contract tickets, a £ 5 mote, a postal order for 20s and lis 11'd in cash. The younger man had a camera, a silver watch a.nd chain, a pocket comjjass, a purse con- taining Is 7d, and other small articles. There were also match boxes ia the men's pockets. The Coroner: Anv matches left? P.C. Ross: Yes, a few. The Coroner: You have carried out your duties very smartly. MEDICAL EVIDENCE. Dr. Ilenry Bowen Perkins, Bettwsvooed, said he had made a .<^ij>erficial examination of the bodies that mornimg. He found- no marks of violetnoc on either, and had arrived at the con- clusion thai the elder man had died .some" time before the younger man. La his opinion the son placed his fatlier to lie on his b.ck as tie was discovered, when he was practioallv dead. The son then lay dow^ himself exhausted but it was some time afterwards before the latter died. No doubt, both men succumbed to the effects of exhaustion and exposuie. It was a stormy night, and the elder man must have be- oomo exhausted first before his son. He did not know how far they had walked, but they evidently* had not eaten for* some hours, so that, their vitality was very low. They did not ap- pear to have taken any food with them. H:> had seen the flask found in the ekhr sum's

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WJREXHAM AND THE ASSIZES. A PETITION TO THE AUTHORITIES. a meeting of the Wrexham Town Councft on Tuesday, it was decided that a petition be presented to lords Loreburn and Alverstone, and the Committee of Judges, respecting the sug- gestion that the assizes dealing with the busincb8 of the County of Denbigh and the winter assize for the joint, counties of Montgomery. Merioneth, Denbigh ;1,<1 Hint, should be removed from Ruthin to Chester, and representing the desira- bility of ii Iding such assizes at Wrexham, for s-' vera1 reasons. The petition pointed out that Wrexham was th centre of the largest population in Denbigh- shire as well as in North Wales, there being within the borough and a radius of three or four miles therefrom a population of 30,000, and the greater portion of the business transacted at tho assizes Cd nir from that district. As showing tho extent of the legal work at present carried on in Wrexham, there were 33 solicitors within tho borough, as compared with four at Ruthin. Wrexhain was also far more accessible than Ruthin, the latter place being almost isolated on account of its railway service. being oonfioed to a branch Ii&

pocket, and found it to contain "Three Star" I brandy. Serg't. Breese, Bettwsycced. passed to the Cor- oner* a receipt for luncneon at Carnirvori found on the body of the elder man, wh, the Cor- oner said, suggested to his mind that. the mesi had walked from Carnarvon, a. distance of from 15 to 18 miles, and while exhausted attempted to cross the mountain to C aiiel Curig. The Coroner, in summing up, said it was a very sad ca-e. He jiointed out that on one side leading to the road, the deceaseds' way was blocked by" the flooded river, wliich they could mot, cross, wh:lst on the other, Capel Curig was at least. 2 miles away. They could not see any 2 lights from where they wore as the trees inter- vened between them and both the farm houses and the village. They had evidently been wan- dering for hours. The anxiety alone of being lost, on the mountain on such a. terrible night would have a depressing effect upon them and lowered their vitality. They were also suffer- im- from physical weakness through want of food. Thesre was no suggestion that either man had done anything* to themselve-. The doctor had msvde a searching examination of the bodies and arrived at the conclusion that they had died from the effects of exhaustion and exposure. There was no need to hold a post-mortem, ex- amination, as was no doubi. as to the cause of death. He reoommended the jury to return a verdict in accordance with the medical cvi- dence. The Jury returned a verdict accordkiglv, and on t-he motion of the Foreman of the Jury a vote of condolence was passed with the bereaved family. Mr Berkeley, on behalf of thes family, ackiow- itaiijod, and added that he wuihed to publicly thank all those kind friends who had sent. th< lamily menage* of condolence and sympathy. i I at-er in t.1, e-v.ø:ng, Mr Hardy, a SOil of tl* el-der Mr Hardy, arranged for the removal of Ufte remains to Jjondon, where thev will be in, terixxL