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HIE BANGOR NONCONFORMIST I PROTEST. The preec-iit week has proved a. momentous one in connection with the "Welsh Church con- troversy. The steadily growing revolt of Welsh Nonconformists against the mea"-i and unjust provisions of the Welsh Church Bill produced the St. Asaph petition which caused even the most extreme and narrow- minded partisans of the Government to think seriously. This was followed by the South' Wa-les movement when, notwithstanding the fi an tie efforts of ministers and deacons, thou- sandii of Nonconformist signatures were attached to petitions against the Bill. Now comes the third great moyement --get Nonconformists in one of the most powerful centres of Nonconformity in Wales—the Ban- gor diocese. In another column we publish a short, account of the meeting at which a very Representative committee was appointed. It includes the names of some of the meet re- jected Nonconformists in the counties of Arigleeey -and Carnarvonshire. The usual at- tempts to belittle the petition and the move- nne»tb»v<; already been made by Radical con-, temporaries, but they'are' obliged to admit that the gentleman who consented to act as chairman of tho co-nimittee, Mr Davies of Cerie, carries great weight not only by reason 01 his own sterling character but for the great and noble traditions of his family. A correspondent of the Liverpool Post does his best to prejudice the value of the protest and the petition by making some very stupid frbaer vat ions about the "darkness and mys- tery 1 observed by the organisers of the meet- ing and he alludes pointedly to the fact that Mr DaN-ies was not present. We are in a position to know that Mr Davies under medi- cal advice is relinquishing a good deal of public work, and but for this fact he would unquestionably have- presided over a gather- ing the object of which has his entire support and sympathy. This explanation is, however, really needles.s in view of the very thoughtful and statesmanlike letter Mr Davies contributed to Tuesday s Manchester Guardian upon the Weish Church controversy. He is a promi- nent member of the CalvinLstic Methodist body. He admittedly speaks for himself, but he ca.nnot fail to influence all faiT-minded and Dultured Nonconformists. He is not a plat- form orator who speaks for notoriety's sake, but a thinker who has at last come to the conclusion that practically in all things the voluntary system has seen its best days. The modern trend of affairs is in favour of volun- taryism," remarks the NorihWales Observer. Surely this is not so? If it is why were the voluntary schools not left alone? Why is Lord Roberts devoting the last years of a strenuous life in advocating compulsory mili- tary service if tho voluntary system is per- fect? We fail to see why Mr Da vies' Liberal- iisni should be questioned because he has lost faith in the voluntary system and does not -agTee with Disestablishment. There arc many like him who, unhappily, have not the courage of their convictions. But they are "gradually coming forward, and every day the Nonconformist revolt is growing stronger. The significance of these petitions, North and South, cannot be mistaken, and it would, under the circumstances, be little short of an outrage upon the constitution of the coun- try for the Government to pass the Welsh Church Bill under tho Parliament Act with- out referring it to the will of the people. The reluctance of Ministers to face the country can well be understood, but we are of opinion that there is gathering a. sufficient force of public opinion amongst Nonconformists alone to compel a dissolution, and the efforts of all who desire the preservation intact of the great constitutional principles involved in the preservation of Church and State must be directed to that end.

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