The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-28

Church Nine-tenths of the people Of Wales are
Non conformists, and are bitterly opposed TO the
Church of England, yet at least l 900 clergymen
OF the Church of England have their livings
there: Exactly the same arrangement prevails
there that does in England proper. but the clergy
in Wales preach to empty benches. the attend
ance often being confined to the rector, his faml-
~ and two government officials. The
people have churches Of their own which they
support by voluntary contributions, while
the established churches are supported
by 1.-THE tax which has its derivation
from the old Jewish custom of giving one-tenth
OF the fruits of the earth to the Lord. Every
Welsh farmer must pay what is supposed to be
one tenth of his income to support the Wears,
rectors and curates Since the agitation for
home rule in Ireland there has risen a strong
movement for disestabishment in Wales. The
present disturbances arise from the refusal or a
whole community of farmers at Llanarmon to
pay for this years 1.-THE rent unless the rector
of the parish the Rev. Evan Evans, would make
a reduction of 25 per cent This he declined to
do whereupon the farmers told him that he
would have to get his money the best way he
could. The living amounts to ESQ, or ST. 100
per annum.i The Rev. Mr. Evans hired lawyer
to distrain for mis- tithes-that is, to
levy upon the property of the farmers. A
few days ago three baiiffs from Ches ter, which
is near by went over to seize the property OF the
revolving farmers. whereupon the latter armed
themselves and drove the balliffs of. A mob or
enraged people assembled and followed the
oa1llffs to the neighboriDg village or Llandegal
but the latter escaped and left the district
Then the mob went to a cottage where the
bailiffs had stopped and, discovering that they
had escaped. the cottager was compelled to come
out and express sorrow on his Bonded knees that
be had given them shelter The Rev. Mr.
Evans and his wife were compelled to fee from
Rhyl, and those people who had paid 1.-THE tax
were serenaded with the beating of tin pans
every night by the furious mob.
The bailiffs having failed, Mr. Whaley, an
aucti0neer at Chester was employed TO go ont
to Llanarmon and sell the property of the farm
ers who had refused to pay. He arrived there
on Monday, with the clerk of the rector's solic-
itor In the meantime, hundreds of Golfers
from the neighboring mines marched up In a
body to assist the farmers AS the solicitors
clerk went to enter the yard of man named
Beech he was struck by collier and knocked
down, and afterwards escorted back home. The
auction was not held. and Mr.. Whaley returned
to Chester empty-handed. The excitement
is rapidly increasing throughout North Wales.
Farmers are leaguing together to protest against
the 1.-THE tax which has become intolerable. It is
state of excitement, and it is proposed to ap
peal to Welsh citizens in America for financial
aid to carry on the contest. The courageous
attitude of the Llanarmon farmers arouses the
warmest admiration of their fellow-countrymen,
of disestablishment and abandonment 1t may
be mentioned that the Rev. Mr.. Evans has a
congregation of only twenty-five or thirty out of
population of the 1,600 people in his parish.
The movement against him is indicative of the
state of general discomfort that exists through
out Great Britain against the support of idle and
too often, prodigate clergy