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ACROSTIC.-BI BLE TRUTHS.
ACROSTIC.-BI BLE TRUTHS. T erah was father of Abraham, we read, Haman was proud, and wicked indeed, E ve, our first mother, forbidden fruit took. W ench is a word only once in God's book, E ether, we learn, was a beautiful Queen, L evi and Simeon were wicked and mean, S amuel was one who lived in God's fear, H annah, his mother, was a woman of prayer; Moses was meek, and bore a good name, A aron, his brother, one time, was to blame; N aaman, by washing in Jordan, was healed. I saiah, inspired, Christ's sufferings revealed, 8 apphira, we find, met a terrible end. A braham is styled in the Scripture God's Friend." V ashti, was a Queen, who adhered to her word, A hab's misconduct offended the Lord, L azarus, from death, was restored again, U riah, the Hittite, in battle, was slain, A sahel, by Abner, was murdered outright, 1J elshazzar, the King, was slain in the night, L ot, though a good man, once acted quite mean, E ternity once in the Bible is seen. N ahum predicted proud Nineveh's fall, E utychus slumbered when preached to by Paul; W isdom and Love should be cherished by man, S amson belonged to the lineage of Dan P eter, through fear, denied his good Lord, A pollos was versed well in God's holy word, P an], when converted, was holy and kind, E li, the priest, to God's will was resigned R ead first letters downwards an Acrostic you'll find. Henrt Thomas- Amroth, February 15th, 1895. HENRY THOMAS.
DIWEDD -AMSER. I
DIWEDD AMSER. I Tyr'd genyf, bechadur, ar wibdaith yn awr, Yn ngherbyd dychymyg fy awen; Yn gynt yr ehedwn na phelydr y wawr Trwy ganol maith oesau'r ddaearen, Nes cyrhaedd nos Wener diweddaf y byd; Yr adegbydd anian yn trengu, A'r cedyrn fynyddoedd a'r brynian yn nghyd Gan wres y gorlosgiad yn toddi. Wet, dyma ni bellach ar derfyn ein taith, Bechadur, pa beth yw y twrw ? A'r dwys ysgwydiadau mor enfawr a maith, A ydym ni yma i farw ? Owel yma o'n hamgylch arwyddion diri' 0 dAn a thywyllwch 'n olynol; Owireddir y cwbl ddywedir i ni Yn ngair y oyfammod, tragwyddol. .l{ae'r Iloer yn ymlithro 'rhyd entrych ffarfafen Y noswaith ddiweddaf yn niwedd ybyd; A tbafla alarwisg i set en 'rol seren, Er iddynt ymddsngos mewn galar i gyd. Mae'r adeg yn ymyl, dechreua'r chwyldroad, Pan rhodda y Dnwdod y ddaear yn fflam; Ymdreigla'r mynyddoedd i foroedd y cread, A'r bryniau a chwelir heb ofyn paham. Swn erchyll rhaiadrau o eigion y mor A ruant gan ferw'r gorddyfnder, Y rhai a ddynodant ddynesiad yr lor I farnn miliynau plant amser. Bechadur. bechtdur,! yfory mae'r farn, Dydd Sadwrn rhyfeddaf yr oesau Colofnau'r bydysawd a syrthiant yn gara 'Rol herio mil myrdd o gyfnodaa. Gwel acw yn dyfod y dyrfa wen glaer Yn holl ogonUnau y nefoedd; Yn nghanol 'r oagorddeu mae Iesu, Mab Mair- Y Barnwr, Tywysog breninoedd. Cerubiaid, Seiaphiaid, brodorion y nef, Angylion a Seintian prynedig w enw rho'nt foliant yn uchel eu lief, Uwch lludw 'r hen ddaear losgedig. Wrth lef yr Archangel adgyfyd o'r bron Holl feirw mynweutydd y cread Daw meirw boll foroedd y ddaear fawr gron I nno a'r enftwr gynnulliad. Mae'r farn wedi dechreu, dystawyd y llys Cdf-lyfrau y frawdle agorwyd, Tyngedfan tragwyddol pob enaid ar frya Hysbysir gan Farawr yr hollfyd. Gwahanir y dyrfa i'r aawy a'r de Gan engyl claerwynion Jehofah Un dyrfa a yryr mewn soriant i'w lie I eithaf ddvfnderoedd Gehenna, Tra gwelir y dnwiol yn cychwyn mewn bri Yn nghwmni y Barnwr a'u priod; Yn ngwres y gair "Deuwch," eu moliant y sy' Yn Uanw holl gylchoedd y Dawdod. Swn my rdd o delynau-y dyrfa ar dtln Yn moli yr lesu'n wastadol; Calfaria yw enaid ac yspryd y gan Yn anthem y teulu gwaredol. Bydd melus adgoffa holl droion y daith, Rhyfeddu y goncweat ar bechod Bhyfeddu gogoniant y nefoedd wen faith, Yn ddiogel o fewn y Cyfammod. Bechadur, dychwelwn, heb oedi yn hwy I'n mangre, i blith ein cydnabod; Os rhagor a wetwn ein calon A'n ddwy, Am fod ynom lygredd a phechod. Tra yma mewn bywyd, ni pheri yn hir, 'Mofynwn am ran yn yr lesu; Bydd cellwaer a'r enaid yn bwyig yn wir Pan ddaw afon angau i'w chroesi. Owrandawyr Rfengyl, yn fawrion a m&n, Clywch lais Iesu tirion yn galw; Paham y carlamwch i donan o dân, Ac Yntau droB bawb wedi marw ? Mae'r arlwy yn barod ar fwrdd ein Duw mäd, A chroesaw hyd eithaf y ddaear; I Seion, 0 deuwch i brofi'r mwynhad, Cyn 'r elo hi yn rhy ddiweddar. Perrys!de. Ifor Ismael. I Perryside.
I IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. u j
I IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. u j In the House of Commons, on the 11th inst, Mr Rednond's Address, caunng for a diseolotion, in order that the question of Home Rule might be subaiitted to the electors, led to a bnlllmt and spirited debute, and the speeches of Mr Redmond, Mr J Morley, Mr Balfour, and Mr Healy kept the House in onbrokeo anionstion and excitement. Mr Redmond enforced with great emphasis Mr Gladstone « famous declarations that Ireland blocked the way as regards all Eng i-h legislation. This Parliament had done nothing for Ireland except, by the Budget of last year, doubling the proportion of Irish taxation. They were now told that the next election would not torn upon Home Rule at all, but npon the House cf Lords. Mr Moriey described Mr Redmond's position as a political paradox, inasmuch as, in order to obtain Home Rule, he proposed to eject a Government which had carried a Home Rule Bill, and to eject it by the aid of a party who regarded Home Rule as treason to the Con- stitation. Mr Balfour said there could be but one possible reason why the carrying of this amendment would be inimioal to Home Rule, and that was, that the Chief Secretary belie-ed that the country would go against, him. Mr Balfour then compared, amid much langhtere the early attitude of the Liberal Party towards How, Role to the fervour of the honeymoon, and its late stfiga to the calm and rational affeoiion which followed it. Mr Healy ridiculed 1Mr Redmond for giving the votes of his Party to the Unionists, as be had never yet known an Irish Party give away their Tote. unless they jot s -met bin* for it. They were not even getting sixpence off whisker. That might be Peirnellism, but he called it nonsense. Sir E Clarke wound up the debate in a short and vigorous speech, calling for a specific appeal to the people on the question of Home Rale, to that it might be removed out of the way. The division wapi taken at twenty minutes to twelve, and the amendment was rejected by 256 to 236, or a majority of twenty. The result elicited loud Minis- terial cheers.. in the Commons, on the 12th inst, Sir W Harconrt replied that it was not the intention of the Government to include payment of members in the Bill relative to eUcti«n expenses. On being pressed by Mr Buruie for an explanation why the Government had not fulfilled its promise in 1893 to carry out as early as practicable the resolution a* to the payment of mem- bers, Sir William said that it most be left to the Government to determine the time for introducing the Bill, and the means and time for obtaining the money. Tbe debate on the Address in reply to the Queen's Speech was resumed by Mr Naoroji, who moved a long amendment, the purport of which was to throw a portion of the cost of all Europeans, civil and military, in the service of the State in India, on the British Exchequer. and to make the British Treasury p,.ty a fair and equitable portion of the cost of all military and political operations beyond the Iodiun frontier, in which Indian and British interests were jointly con. cerned. The amendment was disoueBed for a short time, and was then withdrawn. Colonel Nolan mated an amendment regretting that public works had not been promised in the Queen's Speech for the relief of the severe distress existing in some parts of Ireland. Mr Morley, in replying to the various suggestions, said that if any other classes of works than roads were pointed OlSt to the sarveyors as likely to attain the object the Government had in view they woald be carefully considered. Tbe amendment was defeated by 200 to 13-majority, 187. On the 13 h inst, in the House of Commons, the debate on the Address was resumed by Mr Clancy, who moved an amendment representing that the time had come when the case of the Idøh political prisoners might be reconsidered. Mr A6quith repeated bis former declaration, that the time had not come for revising the sentences on these men, having regard to the interests of justice and the manner in which the criminal law of this country was administered, and be could not advise that the clemency of the Crown could be properly exten 'ed to them. Sir Edward Clarke declared that Mr Morley's speech in 1888 would be read by any man understanding the language as a promise that the dynamite prisoners shoold be amnestied as the Communists had been in Flanoe. :Mr Healy, after describing Sir Edward's speech as the most miserable exhibition of Tory rancoor and Tory folly be h*d seen, obtained from Mr Asqoith a promise to consolt the judge who bad passed the sentences on the prisoners, whether some mitigation of their punishment might not now be conceded. Lord S'anmore, in patting some questions in the House of Lords, on the 14th inst, to Lord Kimberley, on the subject of Uganda and the railway to it, elicited from Lord Kimberley the statement that there had been no extension of the protectorate. The projected railway could not be expected to pay its expenses for a considerable time, and though it could not be con- structed at present, it had not been lost sight of by the Government. Lord Salisbury advocated with force the construction of communications between the coast and Uganda. He thought the Government were dealing lightly and cavalierly with a very grave matter. It was our business in all cases to make smooth the paths of British commerce at a time when the outlets for the commer- cial energies of our race were being gradually closed by the enormous growth of Protection among our three great commercial rivals, France, Germany, and Amerioa. Lord Rosebery agreed with a considerable part of Lord Salisbury's speech, but in a matter of this kind the responsibility most rest with the Government alone. No definite arrangements had been come to with regard to the administration of the territories, through which the railway was to pass. Negotiations, however, were going on. In 2the House of Commons, Mr Sexton, by moving the adjournment of the debate on Wednesday and speaking subsequently opon his motion, had exhausted his right to speak on Mr Clancy's amendment. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, in reference to the release of the prisoners, said the responsibility of the Govern- ment was heavy and painful, but they had taken their decision opon due deliberation, and they could not ahrink from the consequences. He repeated his state- ment of Wednesday, that Mr Oancy's amendment was a Vote of Censore on the Government. Mr Sexton then rose, and, in one of the most pungent an biting of all his speeches, attacked the Government. He was supported by Dr Wallace, who assailed the Home Secretary and the Chancellor of the Exchequer. He censored the Government for making the amendment a Vote of Confidence, and declared that a Government who threw up soch vast means of good as this Govern- ment possessed, and threatened, in a pet, to go out, deserved to be ()?t out. The Opposition supported the Govern?nd Mr Clancy's amendment was defeated by 299 to 11 i the majority Bgainst it being 188. Mr A C Morton carried on the debate by moving an amendment complaining of the insomcieat comphRoce by'" rLord?d? with the re?on ? the House calling for a larger apPo1Dtment of Libefal House ca,.ing for a ???;. ?defend?the  aT  ?t discuss. Mr Morton withdrew his amendment. "O?   of Commons  question time in anticipation of 'the. debate on Mr Chamberlain's amendment to the A°5res8, Mr Chamberlain spoke for just an hour. He ohal1eged the whole tacics of the Government and eBpeallIy the latest electoral device, which was known as filltng up the cap, and which consisted in wasting the time of the House in discussing a number of ineatiurcs wbich were not expected to pass. The primary policy of the Government was the passing of Home Rule for Ireland. Everything else, Welsh Disestablishment and One Man One Vote, was secondary to that. In accepting Home Rule as their primary policy, the Government had put j themselves out of ha-m?'ny wth'he general opinion of the c u tr" The Governm?tdi'not blievet'im th y hd a majority in the country Wales di i ?oL c?r" OOf; ntraw tor Home Ru e, and a- f..r So tia-,d, be appealed to the recent spe-ches f Mr M Ewan and Mr Wallaof, two .t the nieinb. rs (or Edinburgh. Well, how c uld the Govern < ei t p,, teu-i tnat the c untry was with tli^uj P Why h.td their thea ncal pie* e failed to draw ? Be. aust, he country sympa h'sed .ith the H<> >se of Lord- ou trus question. Tt e Government's primary po icy, then, was Ho e Siule; the r s condary policy w^8, Down with the House o' Lords; and h, ir t'ttiarv policy was, what was hoown as filling up the uup — introducin^ fuea-uren wh eb were not in en ied to pass. He irsisted that t, e Government, ougb' to deilare the terms of the rnten ied Evolution. The Government, he said, w-ro tottering Lori) Ro,et.ry htfd asked the n'ttin to give him a pr.,p lling power. He wished Lord Rosebery w u d five t;te nition the chance. The R ni;, S(icr a-y quoted a speech of Mr Chamberlain's at Denbigh, in 1885, in wbich, in advocatng Di "establishment, he p, ke of the if suits, injuries, and injust ce inflicted upon Wales at the h "Dd of a Iri ileg-ed Assembly. But that was not all, continued Mr Asqu th. Mr Chamberlain went on to say "thxt he cup was nearh lull the earner of bilih- handei wrong was comi g to an end we h d teen t"o Ions Peer-ridden t ation." The policy of filling up t!1e cup, therefore, wa, ten years old, and the credit f. r this most useiui and pictu esque simile was due to Mr Chamberlain. He wanted n, know what ha < happened during the ten years that the House ot L-irds had now become the last refuge of popular liberty. This query was supported by a burst of ironical Ministerial cheers. The Government, he contended, were bound to adnere to their pledges and promises to the country. By passing these Bi Is through the House of Comm ns, the principle, embodied in them were advanced, an.1 if they were prevented from having them passed into law by the House of Lord*, they would have the satiefaetion of knowing th-it they had done their best to deserve the confidence that the country had rep- sed in them. Mr Lab,uchere opposed the amendment. Sir R Webster said that the Government, throughout the whole of la-t el4r, had been trying to find out how the cy aga-ns the Lords would catch on," and --hpn they discovered the result of the by-elections, they abardoned it. 'I The debate was adjourned on the motion of Mr Courtney. Two Narrow Majorities- In the House of L,rds, on Mou lay, the Marquees of Breadalbane, the Lord Steward d the Household, reprfsented her Majesty's reply to the address voted by their lordships io answer to the speech from the Throne. In the House of Commons, the Home Secretary caused some laughter by hid reply to a quesiion by Sir D Macfarlane, that his attention bad not been called to the publio exhibition at the Aquarium of men and women in a state of suspended animation. In the debate on Mr Chamberlain's amendment to the Address, Mr Courtney said the bet'tr course would be for the Government to go to the country on Home Rule, since it was on that question they were, as a Govern- ment, form-d. Ho likened Lord Rosebery'a attempt to appear as a Democrat to an Englishman trying to speak Scotch. Mr Campbell- Bannerman tiaid tbat Mr Courtney had advised the Government to be pig-headed, and they meant to be pig-beaded. He expressed surprise at Mr Labouchere selecting the ass as typical of his relati ne to the Government. He lacked the simple mindedness and the stubboronesse of that animal, as he had grati fied the Government by announcing that he would yield up hia own judgment to that of bis friends. Mr Go chen, in referring to a remark of the Rome Secretary, said that the House of Lords was not the last refuge of the liberties of the people, as the Oppo-i: ion stood between the Government and the nation, and the constituencies,also ensured that the people should be heard on a clear issue. Sir Charles Dilke insisted that the Radicals must know where they were being led. Radicals themselves could not believe in the anxiety 01 peers like Lord Roeebery and Lord Kimberley to abolish the House of Lords. If the Government were to be successful, the Prime Minister's trumpet woald have to give forth a more certain sound. The Chancellor of the Exchequer siid there was this about the Liberal Party, that when they espoosed a cause they never abandoned it. A burst of Liberal cheering produced some dissent on the Opposition benches, which made Sir William challenge the party opposite to S>l) what caue the Liberal Party bad ever abandoned The Union," shouted several Conserva- tives. 11 Really," he responded, amid a burst of Minis- terial cheering, I am astonished there is so much ignorance in the H<>u»e." Adverting to Mr Chamberlain's remark that the Government had not learned o resign, he asked why the Government which bad a majority should resign in favour of a party which had not. j Mr Balfour defended the support the Conservatives had given to the Parnellite Amendment, and ridiculed the charge of their being comrades of the Parnell- ktei. Last y^ar the Prime Minis'er announced a revolution, bat as the announcement bad fallen flat they had been trying to minimise it ever since. They came forward like an alehouse bully, and had found the victim stronger than they imag ued. They could not put a revolution in lavender and under lock and key, and because such conduct was injuriout4 to the honour an,1 dignity of the House he would vote for the amend. ment. The division w&s taken at a quarter-pist twelve, and the amendment was defeated in a House of 580, by 297 to 283, or a majority of 14. The figures were an. nounoed amid loud cheers from the Unionists and Parnellites. Sir W Harc<>urt then moved that ihe -a* n question be now put, and the closure was carried in a House of 550 by 279 to 271-a. maj rity of eight 1 The address was than agreed to, and the House adjourned at ten minutes to one.
----GENERAL NEWS. I
GENERAL NEWS. I The death has occurred, at the age of 95, of Lady GOSII, relict of Sir John Gobs, the composer. There ate four changes in the composition of the Irish team to meet Scotland on Maroh 2nd. The Rev Thomas Brisco, chancellor ot Bangor Cathedral, died at Holyhead on Saturday morning. The Archduke AlbrGcbt of Aostria, uncle to the present Emperor, died at Arco on Monday afternoon. He was seventy-seven years of age. Polling took place at Colchester on Tuesday with the following lresult:-Peason (L), 2,559; Vereker (C), 2,296 majority, 263 A Reuter's despatch on the 14tb states that two cait- loads of salted human heads obtained during the punitfe ext edition amongst the Rabamna rebels have been sent to the Sultan of Morocco for exhibition on the walls of Fez. In Sicily the whole of tt-e sulphur mines have been closed, throwing folly 25,000 men oot of employment. Outbreaks and serious disorders are feared. M Andre, the celebrated Swedish aeronaut, has ex- pressed the belief that a balloon could make a voyage from Spitsbergen over the North Pole in about thirty days. At Bradford, Tom Cannon, of Liverpool, the well- known English wrestler, and champion of the world, Graeo-Roman style, was beaten by Tom Lbrkitt, Australian wrei-tier, who made his first appearance it this country. Larkit threw his opponent twice oot of three times. The musical committee of the Llanelly National Eisteddfod ha..e applied to the finance committee for an increased itrant of X150, of wbicb sum d6100 is required for the Eisteddfod choir and the remainder lor the otchestra. Nothing bad been put down in the estimate for the choir, and this omission had escaped the eyes of the musical and finance committees. We regret to announce the death of Mrs Evan Mathew Richards, the widow of the late Mr E M Richards, M.P.. which took place at Brin-road, Swansea, on Friday. The deceased, who was 76 years of age, had been an invalid for some time. A learfnl crime is reported from Southern Russia, where a peasant has murdered an old Jewish lady and her family, including a servant, two youths, and a tutor. The murderer stated that the old lady refused him ten copecks (2d), and he killed the rest for company. At a special meeting of the Cardiff County Council on Monday, on the motion of Councillor Sbackell, seoonded by Alderman Jacobs, it was decided that Sir E J Reed, M.P., should be admitted as honorary free- man of the borough, and on the motion of Councillor Brain, seconded by Councillor Hugbes, it was agreed that a sum not exceeding 100 guineas, should be devoted to the purchase of a casket, &c. Intelligence was received on Monday that the Danube at?amer Ganges is dntting about in a helpless condition off the British coa?t. She is cotton laden, and offers a valuable prize to salvors, the value of the ship at,d corgo being assessed by the owners at 960,000. Professor Rhys was on Monday elected principal of Jesus College, Oiford, in succession to the late Dr Harper. Bv this appointment the connection between Cardiganshire and Jesus College is rivetted still more closely. Apart from 'he several alumni of Jesus who have lived in that county, the parish of Llandyssul, for more than 150 years, has contributed about jE700 annually towards its exchequer. The death is announced ot the Dowager Lady Gibson Craig, widow of the late Right Hon Sir W Gibson Craig. Lady Craig was a daughter of the late Mr W Henry Vivian and sister of the late Lord Swansea. Richard Knowles, cabinetmaker, originally bailing from Lincoln, died at Derby on Sunday, at the age of 105. Another centenarian, Mrs Lovett, whs burned to death at Antrim on Sunday night through her clothes catching fire. An -,chbidhop compositor is a refreshing novelty. Di O'Reilly, whom the Pope has just promoted to the vacant Archdiocese of Adelaide, the metropolis of South Australia, can set up t)pe with a facility that wouid qualify him for membership of the London Society of Compositors. It was under the strain of necessity that he learnt the attand practice of type-setting. It is announced that the Lord Chancel or, actinsr on the recommend-tion of thp lord-lieutenant, Mr J E Greaves, has placed the Rev H Herher Evans, D.D., principal of the Bala-Bangor Independent Coilege. Bangor, and Mr J R Pritchird, bank manager, Port- madoe, on the commission of the peace for the county of Carnarvon. At the half-yearly general meeting of the Great Western Railway Companv, on the 14th inst., Lord Emlyn presided, and made an able et-tement, from which the condition of the Compen) may be inferred to be highly pro.pernu. The report of the directors was adopted, and a dividend of 6 per cent on the ordinary stock was declared. I The stadimeter is a newly-invented instrument, by the aid of which tbe captain of a vessel wu; be able to I tell in an instant how far be is away from & light- house, the coast, another ship, or anything else that can ¡ be seen.
THE CHINO-JAPANESE WAR.
THE CHINO-JAPANESE WAR. Li Hung Chang has been re-inve-ted with all rno honoats of which the Emperor of China had deprived him, and commissioned to proceed to Japan with all speed and arrange terms of peace. The Prince will first have an audience with the Emperor at Pekio. The report prevailed at Sb?nghtu yesterday tbat Admiral Ting and the Commander of the Chinese land forces *t Wei-hai-wei have committed snicide. The surrender of Wei-hai-wei has been eompletea, and the stronghold is now in full possession of the Japanese, with Marshall Oyama in supreme command. It was not until Tuesday last that Admiral Ito's written acceptance of Admiral Ting's dYer of surrender reached the Chinese fl gst,ip. Meanwhile, considerable trove- ment and bpparently aimless hoisting and changing o flats had beer noticed on board thb Chinese flagsoip. These were explained on ihe forenoon f the 14th inst, when the st-ff officer returned to Admiral Ito with the startling news that Admiral Ting, his commodore, the general in nom nand of Lin-fcing-tao, and Cipt,ine Liu and Chang h..d all committed suil id th oueh grief and shame at having to surrender. The only officer of high rank 1-ft on the Chinese warships was Mr M Ciure, the Scotchman r-cently appointed to act as second in command to Admiral Tin- It is asserted at Paris that the conclusion of peace between Chna and Japan will be preceded by an international congress, which will oppose the annexa- tion of Corea by J«pi»n, or any large portion of conquered territory, excepting, Perrial)-, the Islard of Formosa. In circles hostile 10 Engls d it to claimed that the congiees is hIso intended. s-a check upon British interference preponderating m this adjustment of territory Upon the surrender of Wei-bai-wet tbe Japanese set at liberty all the Europeans found there. But they detained Mr Howie, an American, who is said to have pledged h:s w< rd not to take part n th- Wllr. be will be tried by cuUit-<tarti*l. The Jap n se find them. selves in poBMe*s-on of one Ch>nes6 ironclad and six gun- boats as a consequence of i h,, tu,r nder; and it is believed that -omo of the vessels sunk can be raised and 1 uaie serviceable.
MYSYDD-Y-GARREG.
MYSYDD-Y-GARREG. Urddasol wyt, Fynydd-y-garreg, Er garwed dy wisg a dy wedd Er hyny wyt frenin yr oesau, Yn para i gadw dy sedd. Er garwed a hened dy fantell, Mae dwyfol amyliw yn hardd Yn gwneyd i ty arwisg unigol, Heb debyg yn llygad y bardd. Mewn sylwedd a chyfoeth yr ydwyt Yn well nady olwg i'r byd Mae'th goffrau yn 11awn o drysorau A gedwaist 'n ddiogel o'th gryd. Swn trosol, a chynion, a morthwyl, A pbylor sydd yma o hyd, Er datgloi dy goffrau gyfoethog I gyual trigolion y byd. Dy feini amrywiol a'th dywod, A'th gloioedd yw storoedd dy fron, Ac hefyd mae coppor ac aiian Yn glynu rhwngdy esgyrn yn lion. Ac ar dy wyn goppa mae Horeb, Craig Duw i gyfarfod a dyn; Fan yma mae miloedd o ddagrau Yn nghadw'n dy greigiau dy hun. Wyt ddarlun ardderchog i'm golwg, O'r hyn a ddymnnwn i fyw Pa fwyaf y'm troir ac y'm teflir Gan drosol Rhagluniaeth fy Nuw, Fod rhinwedd iachusol yn tarddu Yn fwy-fwy dan fendith y nef, A'i gwasgar fel nefol ddylanwad, A'i hebrwng gan foliant fy Ilef. T. RICHARDS (" ApCreigiog"). Craig, Mynydd-y-garreg.
"PROFEDIGAETHAU MYFYRIWR."…
"PROFEDIGAETHAU MYFYRIWR." I Un ddenol yw ysgol profiad, Ond dyry wersi Hawn; Yn ngwyneb pob amgylohiad Mae hi yn dysgu'n iawn. Os tery dyn wrth redeg Ei ben yn erbyn post, Neu droed wrth ymyl careg, Fe 'i hun fydd yn y goat. Caitf pob myfyriwr ieuanc Gynghorion lawer iawn; Ac anhawdd ydyw dianc Wrth geisio'u cadw'n llawn. Mae pawb a'u llygaid arno, A neb yn gwel'd 'run fatb, A phob un yn ei wylio, I'w fesur wrth ei lath. Mae un am wel'd myfyriwr Yn dal yn syth ei ben, Ac edrych fel seryddwr Ar ryfeddodau'r nen A'r Hall am iddo gerdded Yn wylaidd drwy'r yatryd, Ac edrych bron ar bobpeth, Ond peidio gwel'd dim byd. Daw heibio rywun wedyn, A ch iVlDwl ar ei ael, I ddweyd fod gweled pobun I student yn beth gwael. Na ddylai'r un i gellwair, Ac ysgwyd llaw a merch, Bhag taraw ar y cywair I chwarea tanau serch. Ond dal ei ben i fyny, A phasio pawb o'r bron, Fel pe bai wedi i eni Heb galon yn ei fron A pheidio ar un cyfrif Pesychu fel pob. un, Ond gwneyd ei hun o ddyfrif Yn bobpeth ond ei hun. Wrth sefyll yn y pulpud, Gwneyd gwytieb hir neu grwn, Gan edrych braidd yn surllyd 'Run fath a hwn a hwn. Pregethu'n dda bob amser, Brawddegu'n fyr a choeth; A pheidio bloeddio llawer, 'Dyw hyny ddim ya ddoeth. Daw weiyn ryw gymydog I ddweyd ei bod yn well I gario gwyneb serchog A gweled pawb o bell; A chi fio gofyn haner Y tfulu lawer gwaith, A gw.is»u'i' llaw yn gynes, A g-vneyd ryw stori faith. A'r cyn lun wr h-bregptbu Yw dechreu'n araf deg, Olid cofio cyn terfynu Am floeddio nerth ei êg. Os ctMwir ei gynghorion, 'D)es un dyn byw a wild Na ddei'-ii pob myfyriwr Yu ',gettiwr mwya'r w-ad. Wrth wrandaw dirifedi Gynghorion hwn a'r llall, M e'n hawdd i student greda Y d:iw yn fachgen call. Rhoi clnst i bob ysgogyn, Ni waith i undyu helJ- A ebei-io gwrandaw pobun, Yw tnethu gwrandaw neb. Nid yw yn un rhyfeddod I glywed ambell un Yn dweyd nad yw myfyriwr Yu dnbyg iddo i huu. Nis g ill foil uu amheuaeth Nad oes 'na rai yw cael Goliasaut eu hunaniaeth Ya mysg cynghorion gwael. Yr heliw f<l'n anelu At bobpeth sydd yn cbim, A gaiff ei hun, er saethu, Yn m« hu paethu dim. A'r hwn fo ar ei eithaf I wneyd pobpeth a glyw, A gltdf ei hun y pellaf Fin & i geisio byw. Y cynghor goreu ddigon dal o hyd yn wir, Waeth beth ddywedo dynion, Fe erys hwn yn bur- Dyweyd yr hyn sydd eisieu, A bod fel pe ei hun, A cheisio'r pethau goreu A wna bob dyn yn ddyn. I GWYNN. ¡
A PLEA FOR SOCIAL CHRISTIANITY,…
A PLEA FOR SOCIAL CHRISTIANITY, OR, I SOME FORCES OF PROGRESS. [BY DAVID D. JOSEPH.] I One clear sign of to-day is the prominence given by all men of thought and action to Christ and His teach- ing. Labour leaders, Socialists, Communists, Anarch- ists, combine to say that they labour in the name of Christ. And, indeed, frequently they attribute to Christ teachings which it would be difficult for anyone to find in His words, as given by the Evangelists. One man, not very long ago, went so far as to say that Christ would be an Anarchist were He living now. However, while not considering it worth while to seriously dispute this bold amertion-for it is nothing more-and pa) ing no regard to the exaggerations, talse-colourings, misrepresentations, which the peuplo just mentioned appear to delight in when seeking to adapt the teachings of Christ to their own enda and purposes, it must be owned that Christ was the greatest Soaial Reformer the world had ever seen. In him, I would claim, practical reform found its beginning; in Him reform passes from the dream-realms of theory into the prosaic country of bard actuality. From a drpam reform in him becomes a reality. He was born at a moment when the whole world was sunk in seething, sodden corruption. The religion of the Jews amounted te little more than a blowing of trumpets, a burning of incense, a slaughtering of innocent birds and beasts. The masses of the Roman people reeked for nought save games and bread," so their historians tell us. And, personally, I am in- clined to bulieve that of the two words, games" was called the louder. The Roman classes cared for nought sive self-iudulnence, and for the means wherewith to gratify such. It is true that a few clung to the tenets of the various sohools of philosophy, but, taken as a whole. Roman society in the days of the Empire was about as corrupt and rotten as it possibly could be. The Greeks, again, fallen down from the ancient, lofty pedestal so long occupied by them in art, literature, and philosophy, were become willing, fawn- ing slaves of Roman masters. Oh, what a falling off was here! is it surprising that, under such oircum. stances, the Roman Emperor was becoming a deified being. when the Roman sword had become more power- ful and more feared than the thunderbolt of Jove, and when the Roman eagle flapped its wings exultingly, victoriously, over conquered oountries, crushed peoples, down-trodden nations. And ib ban, wherever the power of Rome went, there, too, went decay of native vigoof and morality. When we remember that this was the state of the world when Christ was born, can we wonder that He uttered those words pregnant with meaning, a few years lter, "I come not to send peace but a sword into the world What has all this to do with my subject? This: We are living in an epoch similar to that of Christ. Society, to-day, is well nigb, if not quite, as corrupt as it was in the days of the Roman Empire. There is this difference, that in our days liberty is supposed to be, and very generally acknowledged to be, the birth- right of every human being. And this being so, the faculties given by God to each and all of His creatures may have fieedom for progress and de-elopment. Poets and philosophers have long since ;elised this. Re- formers, social agitators, too, are now beginning to do so are now beginning to grasp the miithty truth, that the only hope for the real regeneration, moral and social, of this tired human kind, lies in the lofty, free, pure, perfect teaohiDgs of Jesus Christ, that greatest and first of reformers. Sometimes I have likened mankind to an over-taxed beast of burden, patiently, painfully, slowly dragging its load over an arid, storm-swept plain, and beginning to faintly sniff the fragrance of the green grass, and to hear in a heavy way th& Bound of sparkling waters in a yet distant Canaan. I say the whole world is awakening to the reality of a great truth is beginning to realise that there is a remedy for every ill or evil that troubles it. And the outcome of this realisation is the appeal to the teach- ings of Christ that characterises the thought of to-day. Hence, the cry of Social Christianity, though to my mind it is almost superfluous to speak of Social • Christianity, inaamoch as Christianity is radically nociai inasmuch as Christianity is the medium v,-hich is to welJ into one the races and peoples of the earth, as well is the individuals constituting them inasmuch as Chri-tianity is to weld these imo one vast brotherhood -has- w^tctiword and countersign shall be 11 Equatity Fraternity!" However, it has been usual for so long a period to confine Christianity to matters relating solely to a future lite, that it bec, coes needful to uee the term Social Christianity." And at a definition, I am emboldened to say that Social Christianity is the application of Christ's teachings to life "-there being vo limitation to the mi-anins! of life in tne definition. 1. Social Christianity as the force which is to raise the st-ndard of life. No one will seek to dispute the ruth of the Hgsertioo that thtre is r eed, crying need, for r generation, m .raliy, socially, yes, spiritually too, if you will, at the present day. And the que tion is, what force or what forces will bring this about ? (Il) Ask. the Ma'erinlist, and he wrl say at once: Science is the r. quired force. Science will provide a remtdy for every evil. Science will s cure a pure sup- ply of water, fresh air, floods of light, a perfect system of drainage. Science wiil build homes ofA health for the pecple will teach them hew to care for and develop their bodies in the fullest, most perfect manner. And," saya he, "Seierce will not forget the mind, th,3 fairest of man's possessions; will not leave that untutored, uncnltuied." Sucb are some, only a few of the dreams of Science, and I think every one of th-m will be realised ere long. For, in truth, Scienee is g orioos and b-.autiful, with its noblest aspirations, and keen, sleepless, tir-less srarch- ings after truth. The Materialist, in a sense, then, is right. Science is destined to a noble part in the up- lifting of humanity up the scale of progress. Still, let us lecollect that it is, after all, onll one of the powerful forces preptred, set in motion for this end by the All- Mighiy and All-Wise. And mv firm opinion-I give it for what it is worth-is unchangeabll this: 11 That Science will be found the upholder of religicn-not its leveller or enemy will be tound the handmaiden of religion—not its mistre-s." (b) The Educationist now advances his contention that the world will be all right as soon ss all the ppople in it are well educated." This again is in the right direction, but it is only a phase of i be truth. Let ns see that he claims. He saye Let there be a graduated system of free education let there be a series of free schools, one rising abuve the other like the rungs of a ladder, by means of which the chi d of the poorest or uny parent, if possessed of brain, may climb to the highest possible position. Cultivate a tasre for reading. Enable a man to think for himself, so all not to be at the mercy of every rogue or demagogue or theorist. Do all this," says the Edaca'i' nist. and in a trice the polden age will return." It must be confessed, as I have already said, that the theory is a beautiful one. But no one who keeps his eyes open no one who watches the flow of life as it passes and re-passes before him no one who looks below the surface of the current; no one who observes and ponders and thinks for himself upon the mystery of the problem of life who will not cry cut, "There is needed something more than bare educa- tion." Still, it is one of the forces in the uplifting. Perfect it and you perfect one of the forces; but let us beware that the eOI) be not lost sight of in the means. (c) The Philosopher is our next reformer. He brings before us the dreams of those wondertul sages of the ages. He bids us open the books ar.d drink deep of the mystic, hidden love of the ancients. He b ds us fied in these the true keynote to a true life. He unfolds before us the mysteries of the varioos systems of philosophy, showing, or striving to show, how each had for its object the advancement, betterment, in all ways, of its meaner*. It is all most attractive; it is all most true it is ail most beautiful. Yet, we do not find philosophy, sophilosophy touch the life of the people. Why ? Because only the few, only the fortunate beings, with leisure or wealth at their command, could study its intricate workings. Philosophy was not meant for mankind, inasmuch as its cbsrms are cold, appeal- ing mostly to the intellect; while men, as a whole, love a thing of life, and are swayed by 8entimnt, Philosophy, then, as a regenerating force, it; a failure, we can see for ourselves by reference to the stories of Greece aod Rome. (d) Now comes the Socialist with bis projects, dreams, and hopes. It would be difficult to sum up briefly the Socialist ideal. There are so many of them, each differing in kind from the other. But each and all hav- one aim-t he equalising of all men, a most praise- worthy end. The Socialist goes in tor equality, but he is not yet quite decided and clear upon the means to employ. As yet, he is a stripling; is only in his boyish youth bat, depeod upon it, bis will be a mighty man- hood-bis voioe will be as the roar of the thunder his glance as the flash of the light-bolt for brilliancy; and his ralle will be as that of a hungry, roaring lion. Once, however, he attains his ends, his only enjoyment and pride will be the watching of the growth in beauty and strength and unity the country he strove, suffered, and conquered for. The import&nt thing ia to guide his energies into the right channel when they are now young. Hard would it be to turn the course of a river once it reaches its full majesty of corrent, though it would be comparatively easy to torn that of the same stream near its source.
I SOCIALISM.
I SOCIALISM. [By Klarioxbtte," ClyxdebwenI. Let us now consider how the landlord g ts his living, In the first place, be has a pitce of land or an estaie, which he calls his own. Bu if one man o^ntd all Europe and did not cultivate the land, nothing would come of it. Crops do not grow of themselsea, and m. ney or bank notes do not grow in fields. All necessaries and luxurres are product-d by labour. The JandJolli-in most cas(,s-do, a not till the soil, nor sow the seed, nor gather in the harvest. In fact, most landowners do nothing for their living. The landlord li ves on the labour of others on the labour of farmers and agricultural labourers. This way of getting a living is not quite honest, perhaps; but it's very respectable. A poor, Btarving, unemployed workman who ste.ls a loaf of bread is stnt to prison but a rich, weli-ftd, nneaiployed landlord who, from year to year, li ves on the labour of oth rs is made a Justice of the Peace, or sent to Parliament. Und^r Social sm all this till be altered. Everyone must then render some useful service to the community. Licences to rob labour will not be granted. Every worker will reap the full reward of his labour. As no man has a moral right to the land, the nationalisation of the land i* quite fair and honest. If it is dishonest to take from the workman a part of the reward of his labour, then Socialism, which maintains that every man who eats should work and live on the fruits of his own labour, is just and honest. If private property in land is to be abolished, what about compensation ? Many Socialis's believe toe land ought to be bought from the present owners. I may be wrong, but I cannot, see why should they receive a single farthing tor restoring the land to its true owners. As Lady Hilda in Grant Allen's "Philistia" says: "Either the land is theirs or it is not." If the land be theirs, what right has tbe State to compel them to sell it? If the land is not theirs, why should they be compensated for restoring stolen properly ? I don't think it would be unjust to tax unearned incomes to extinction; whether it would be practicable just at present is another matter. Another class which Socialism would abolish is the capitalists The capitalist—at least, the id,'o one-is useless, and a positive evil. It is often said that labour is as helplets as a piece of gold in a rock, until cap!tal :comes to free it." It were nearer the truth to say that it is capital that is useless and helpless uatil labour comes to use it. We can very well manage to do without the capitalist. People think that it is their capitalist employer that pays tht-m, and that be re- munerates them fairly for their toil that he gives to each the full value of his labour. The truth if, that while employees in factories and mines very often do not get a living wage, employers are fast making their fortunes. Wages are not paid out of profits. Komeidle capi-ali-to make thousands a year of what is commonly called profit". Profit looks an innocent word, but how does its equivalent- robbery-lil-ok ? Of course, when a man's profit is his wage, that profit is fair. It is the idle middleman, who bays labour and sel's it at a profit we condemn. But why does the worker submit to exploits- tion ? Because tbe landlord and the capitalist have taken p088fJ8lion of the land. aod all the tools and im- plements of industry. And, without machinery, he cannot, in these days, comp, te with the capitalist, for most men will buy in the cheapest market. Thus, the worker finds himself an exile in his own country, with- out becoming a slave, and sharing the reward of his labour with another who does nothing. In justice to the benevolent capitalist, I ought to say that he doesn't object to his "hands" (good word that!) singing Britons never, never shall b, slaves." Edward Carpenter says That if the capitalist class were abolished, and a fair share of work at tbe necess- aries (1, ne by all parties in the nation, the average work so required would be only about three or four hours a &y,thus leading ample time in the remaining hours for other pursuits, and probably causing developments on the intellectual and aitistic sides of civilisation hitherto unprecedented and undreamt of." I eommend the above quotation to the notice of "Tenant Farmer." Yes, the landlord and the capitalist will have to go. They have had their day. Labour is awakening, and is rubbing his eyes. Even flunkies are beginning to see what charity means. The chil 1 has ju-t begun to notice the light. We have had ducking and forelock- pulling enough," on the one hand, and charity, and flannels, and patronage, on the other. Wben Socialism arrivtB: Eqaality, Honesty, Fraternity. (To be continued.)
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i DRESS OF TiiE DAY. Ove; skirts, or rather tibliers, since "itev appear hi front only, of accordion pleated ihousseline de soie. or similar sofr. semi-transparent material, arranged "n cascade on the hips n-nd coming to a sharp point at the hem, are (observes iiie Purls JA.cZ") to be esevn on ball-dresses, especially Oil those with pleated bodk-ea of inous.-eline, ajid sleeves formed of double flouncing of uiousseline^ A bodice of embroidered satin, cut square, and with plain siiaps going over tho shoulders, looks wen, cl.siug invisibly unr:er the arm to the left. side, and having from th-nce three drapertes <jf blue faille brought across the front, to the right. side, here each ends off in a point wit ii a chuu of blue velvet, three or four long tines of uitie ribbon velvet, falling from the lowest (which is iised at the waist) to the erle of the dresses. There are no sleeves properly so-called, but from under the ana comes a lolded band or bracelet of velvet discreet,!y stitched to the umholr., aud prolonged into a large, outstanding butterily byw. SKATING COSTUME. This is a sketch of a lady skater, who finds the costume warm, and that it does not impede her gyrations. It is made of a warm red cloth with beaver fur and threes-aid clasps in front. The cap of beaver and red ribbons. Blouse bodices prevail even on ball-dresses. There is a general approval of puffings, or of what, for a better name, may be styled pouches, falling over the waist-band. Box-pleats, in the Norfolk jacket style, have the effect of giving apparent slendorness to the waist, encircled by a belt of velvet or of satin, whether worn plain or as a draped <*einture, which probably accounts for their popularity. As to the length of the waist, opinions are divided. Wilh a naturally short waist it is best to choose a style that seems to lengthen it, such as a corslet coming below the waist, points, or trimmings set lengthways. Pointed bodices are flattering to the figure, and im- prove the appearance of persons with large hips. With a long waist, on the contrary, it is best to wear a bodice that slips inside the skirt, which is topped by a belt with a large knot to one side. Embroidery in slk on material of 'he same colour, as we noted long ago, has been revived in Paris, yet meets so far with but partial success, though it is predicted that this form of ornamentation will be much used during the summer, when fringes and frayed out ribbons and mchings of all sorts are ex- pected to have a considerable vogue. The long- haired Mongolian fur, so much worn during the cold season, gave an impetus to these frayed edgec. and indicated t he lines on which the fashion might be ex- pected to advance. Foolish fulness (ampleur iw*cnsee) is the term used to qualify our sleeves by a well-known Parisian f^ahion paper; and when one sees their latest developlllents-epaulettes, bows, drajieries, secondary sleeves above the first-it is dillicult to say that these huge balloons of material are pretty or graceful. Ex- aggeration, like pride, gops before destruction, and very soon these enormous constructions will be swept into the limbo of forgotten fantasies. A MUSS OF THE r>AY. The mo-rlel of this gown is in eood taste and of tailor build. It is of warm woollen material and velvet. The wide skirt, should be lined, if ihe mate- rial is nof warm enough for iiie season, The sleeves are shapeless and velvet, as becomes the fashion. The chevrons on shoulder are of wide braid, clasped by a jet or steel ornament. Skirts vary from 3f yards to over 4 and 5 y;rds round the hem. Alateriuls, of cotirse, are not a I of the same width, and run, for woollens, from a yard and an eighth, or, say. 3!'in. to 52in. and for silks- with the exception of the newest velvet, which runs to nearlv 32in.—are generally from 21m. to 23in, wide. The make of the skirt necessarily varies WI' h width of the stuff employed. For silk-, the breadths are gored throughout; for woollens, the upper part only of each breadth is gored at the selvedge. Unless where verv thick material is used-the kind of cloth or of siik that is said to st.ind by itself —skirts are lined throughout. Taffetas, very thin silk, or sateen, are usually employed for the purpose, sateen wearing better and costmg less than silk though not so elegant in its effect. For evening gowns. linings are almost universally of a contrasting hue, while for walking-dresses the same s'aade as the skirt is preferred. Walking-dresses, it mav be said, are nearly all of neutral colours and very quiet in make—thus, for once, fashion and good taste are in accord. Until spring is fairly upon us, we shall continue to play variations on the different themes set bv fashion for the winter, very much in the stv le of the out-of- date mwceaux de sakm in which Home, Sweet Home, or some other air, was first plnved painfully through, then with hands across, after that with a running bass or with scales for the treble, and finally in arpeggios. Our sleeves may be full, fuller, fullest; Dur skirts wide, wider, widest; our c-houx and buttons large, larcer, largest; but the dominant melody remains the same, and bevond it we do not go. The woollen materials most used for ordinary dresses are of mixed colours, usually with a founda- tion of dark-blue or black, beaver' or dark-green, with diagonal stripes flf some other hue, or broken patterns forming a sort of indefinite check. Th ese are chletiv trimmed with Mongolian fur, which enjoys great popularity. Self-coloured cloths are used for tailor-made gowns only, and, if trimmed at all, are adorned with velvet, which makes them de- cidedlv smarter. Grey cloth, with graduated tabs of the same, pointed, and each finished off by a large button of clouded mother-o'-pearl, makes a very pretty and practical walking-gown, with an open- fronted basqued jacket, and a blouse either of satin, lightlv embroidered in steel, or of plain velveteen to match, and a small toque.
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A TEMrBKATUBK ot 13 degrees of frost has been registered in Florida-an astounding phenomenon. The estimated loss of oranges amounts to about 5,000,000dols., not counting the young orange trees killed. Pine-apples, limes, guavas, and winter vegetables have also been destroyed in large quantities. Some fruit may be shipped from the south of Punta Gorda, but it will not be much. If this frightens Florida orange-growers into the West Indies, and they take with them their scientific methods of culti- vation, we shall see a remarkable orange from that region.