The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-07-28
NEWS NOTES FROM WALES
Special Correspondence.


LONDON, July l6. William Williams, the
member for swansea, WAS marriede this
week to Mrs. Phillips, widow to the R,v.
Mr.: Phillips, late Congregational minister
at Morrls,own. Mr.. Williams has unique
history. cripple from youth he has
risen from poor boy to position Of great
affi as owner of extensive tin plate
works. lie is wealthy, popular and a
Cymro to the core.
At last the fate Of the Welsh disestab-
lishment bill has been decided. II is to be-
postponed to the next session. when it will
be the first order. But in the meantime
what may happen? Tbs Liberals have u
ricketty majority and sudden dissolution
may occur, and one can safely prophesy
that Rosebery will not, owing to many
good reasons, lead his party to victory on
this occasion. The Conservatives will be
in power and viii remain rs long as they
can, and the Welsh disestablishment bill
will be shelved. Impartial men declare
that another decade will pass before the
bills law. II so, the churcn will have n
glorious opportunity to gather strength
before the final struggle,
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The following extract from the speech
Of the venerable Archdeacon Howell at
the Carnarvon eisteddtod is gem and Of
interest to the American Welshmen.
Speaking Of the bards present he said:
Then they had Hwfa Mon, one of the
chief awenyddion OF the world, whom
English people often styled Mr.. Halt-a.
Moon loud and prolonged laughterl-
but there never was greater mistake. 90
far from being m )on, their H VIA Was "A
great sun in its full meridian. [Cheers.
Clwydtardd. their patrarchal arcLdruld,
was also there, the old Methuselah OF the
eisteddfod, and long might he live
again to DEFY time and death, He
would bye-and-bye at the Gorsedd
carrying palm, and instead Of keeping Il
Gorsedd [thronel here he would soon have
u GorsedI for himself, and b. crowned
with the crown Of everlasting life. loud
and prolonged cheers.l 1t was one VI the
charms OF the eisteddfod that it brought
together the eminent men Of the nation
without doing violence either to their judy
ment or conscience. In EIglahd th5 men
OF eminence were its politicians, Its
warriors, its scientists, and It's men of COM
merce, but the eminent men OF Gwalia were
her bards, her men Of letters, her musi-
clans, her hymn writer's and her preachers
[Cneers. The walls OF their humble cottages
throughout the hills and dales of the coun-
try were adorned, not with pictures Of
horse racing and pugilstic encounters, but
with portraits of the giants of the Welsh
pulpit the heroes of the Gospel, the war
riors OF the Cross and the messengers Of
peace, and glory to God that this was so
Loud and prolonged cheers. 1t was said
Of Them as a nation that they were getting
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that their representatives in parliament
were getting more noisy even than the
Irish members Loud laughter Well,
they could forgive them. for it was evi-
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