Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-12
NOTES FROM WALES.
stanley's Visit Raises the Question Of
His Nationality Again.
THE EDUCATIONAL SITUATION.
Justices Control Liquor Licenses as Judges
Do in Pittsburg.
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the great African traveller of whose achieve
ments they have heard so much and in
whose adventurous career they evince
more than ordinary interest. On this, the
occasion of his first public visit to North
Wales, Mr.. Stanley met with very hearty
reception, the town being gayly decorated
in his honor. The object of the visit was
the delivery of d lecture on "Twenty-three
Years Travels in Africa" in aid of the
fund of the Congo mission for boys at Col
wyn Bay, and the 4, ,00o persons who formed
the audience listened with rapt attention
to the lecture, which occupied one hour and
40 minutes in delivery.
AS might have been expected, an attempt
was made to ''draw" the great explorer on
the vexed question of his nationality, but
without avail. Stanley is scarcely the man
to be caught mapping, and the oft-debated
question as to whether he is an American
or Welshman must for the present be left
undecided, so far as any pronouncement on
the subject by Stanley himself is concerned.
When interviewed few days prior to his
visit to Carnarvon by South Wales jour
nalist the only statement the traveller
deigned to make in answer to the inquiry
was that the desired information would be
published at the proper time in his auto
biography.
Crisis at Aberystwith College.
The University College of Wales at
| Aberystwith, an institution which is near to
the heart of every Welshman, is at the pres
ent time passing through what may be
termed crisis in its history. The Rev. T.
! c.. Edwards, NJ. A, who has been at the
head of affairs since the establishment of
the college, has resigned the post of princi-
pal in order to take charge of the Calvinis-
tic Methodist College at Bald. The advent
of Principal Edwards to Aberystwith in
augurated new Grain Welsh secular edu-
cation, and there can be no doubt but that
the success of the college in the past has
been mainly due to his personality and
power. At the opening of the college, 10
years ago, the staff consisted of professors;
now it numbers about 18. Then there were
| only 25 students; now there are over $50,
and this in spite of the fact that since then
two additional university colleges have
been established in Wholesome at Bangor
and the other at Cardiff. Good solid work
has been done in connection with the edu-
cation impaired, and if any proof of this
were needed it is to be found in the fact that
the college now stands at the head of all the
provincial university colleges in its success
and honors at the University of London.
| Principal Edwards has had difficulties to
contend with in the past history of the insti-
tuition which would have disheartened most
men. A few years ago the college building
took fire. and the handsome structure be-
came a complete wreck. The indefatigable
principal at once set to work to raise the
necessary funds for its re-erection, and re-
| markable success attended his efforts Last
| wear he paid visit to the United States,
| where he received ahearty welcome at the
| hands of his fellow countryman, and a cheer
full response to his appeal for subscriptions
| in aid of the restoration fund. Speculation
is rife as to the probable successor to the post,
| which is worth 5000 year. Several we'll
known names are mentioned as candidates,
| and it goes without saying that the task the
| council have before them is one Of the most
difficult they could be called upon to under
take A false step at this juncture may mar
the future of the college and undo in o
measure the good work done in the past.
Prospects Of Bala College.
It is an i'll wind that blows nobody good.
and Aberystwith's loss is Bala's gain. The
Calvinistic Methodist College at Bala is an
| institution with which Principal Edwards
father, the late DIR. Lewis Edwards, was
associated for many years, and the prayer of
spared to carry on the work so we'll begun by
his honored father. The new principal enters
| upon his charge with an enthusiasm which
| is an augury of future success. In the past
| both secular and religious education have
been impaired at Bala. In future it will be
| carried on as theological college only.
Principal Edwards has prepared a scheme
by means of which he hopes to make
Bala a theological college open to
e. H.
every denomination, to laymen belonging
to any denomination, to Englishmen and to
theologically-minded" females The Cal
| whistle Methodist Synod have just adopted
the scheme with a unanimity which testi-
fes to their faith in the new principal, and
the members of the connexion are now en-
gagged in raising fund of ego, 900 which
Principal Edwards stipulates is necessary
to place the college ON an efficient footing.
Mr.. Richard Davies, the Lord Lieutenant
of Anglesey, has contributed 81 900 toward
this sum. Bala College, under DIR. Edwards,
bids fair to become the Welsh Theological
College of the future, and as such it is not
too much to say that it will mark the begin
ming of new epoch in the religious thought
of the country.
Welsh Jubilee Mission Fund.
It is Just 80 years since the first Welsh
missionary reached the Khasia Hills, in
Assam. During that period about 20 mis-
sionaries and about the same number Of
lady missionaries have been sent out, and q
sum of e140, 900 has been spent in aid of the
work. The first missionaries had to learn
the language Of the. people without the aid
of a book, but since then the Scriptures and
other books have been translated into their
language. On March 18, 1886, the two first
Khasis were baptized; now there are 80
churches, with over 5000 members. Serv-
ices are now held in about ITO different
churches, and many of the natives have be-
come able preachers of the Word.
To celebrate the jubilee Of the mis-
sion, a fund has been raised among
the Calvinistic Methodsts which has
almost reached a45, 200. Mr.. Robert
Davies, of Mendi Bridge, a leading
member of the connection, and brother of
the Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey, has added
| to this sum the muniicent donation OF E3O,-
| 900. The fund is to be devoted to the found
ing of theological college OH khasla Hills,
q medical mission in .Jiwai, and the opening
out of the district Of Sylhet for mission pur-
poses.
The Electric Light on Snowdon.
Sir Edward Watkin, the English railway
king, who has become the possessor OF a
portion of Wales highest mountain, is hav-
ing the electric light fixed at its summit.
The light is to be SO powerful as to light up
ayarv crao of tha maintain even In the