The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-29
WELSH JOTTINGS.

| The Rev. II. Gwylfa Roberts, Of Bala-
Bangor college, has accepted an invitation
| to become the pastor of Rehoboth Congre-
gational church, Brynmawr.
Salem Calvinstic Methodist church,
Pwllheli, has been re-opened after an ex-
pend!ture of f2,00O. At the re-opening SER
| vices sermons were preached by the Revs.
| DR.. Cynddylan ones, Cardiff; ID. Lloyd
Jones, NJ. A., Llandinam; W. G. Hughes,
| and ID. II. jenkins.
owen NJ. Edwards Wales for June con-
tains the third instalment of the history
of the late Joseph Edwards. sculptor, from
the pen of Mynorydd This issue also con-
| tains u brief notice Of two of the poetesses
| of Wales-Gwerfyl Fychan and Anne Grif-
| iiths, the Welsh hymn writer, of Dolwar
| Each.
| a movement is on foot to establish a So
ciety of Welsh Free Christians in London.
1t is proposed to start with Sunday after
noon meetings for the study of Scripture,
earnest, but reverent inquiry after TRUTH
| the reading of bright and interesting pa
pers upon edifying subjects, and discus
sion of questions bearing ON the ethical
| aspect of Christianity, and occasional ad-
! dresses by able and experienced men.
Jacob Treharne (Tlberog), Aberdare,
who is a well-known Welsh poet, u few
days ago received an invitation to attend
| the committee of Eos Dar's testimonial
fund, but as he was suffering from an in
| jured leg he sent the following englyn in
| reply:
Slap lawr daeth slip o lo--a'm borddwyd
| Mewn mawr ddig wnaeth daro;
| Or adeg homo rhodio-sydd feichus,
| A hynod boenus yw'r hen Dib heno.
st. Winefride's Well was visited recent
ly by several hundred pilgrims, marching
in procession from Holywell, from which
the well is about a mile distant. Father
Beauclerc, in addressing the assembled
pilgrims, said it would not be his fault II
there was not in Holywell in ten years
| time church capable of accommodating
| 1900 persons AS TO the medicinal value of
the waters. he stated that people came
| there miserable and In pain" and went
away "cured and rejoicing" He did not
call these things miracles" but 'cures."
While eXcavating to lay down drain
| pipes at the back of Eden cottage, Car
narvon, recently, William Evans, Market
street, and a number of men came across
a large cavity which. from close obserya-
| ton, appears to be Roman well. Upon
removing a stone slab which lay on the
surface good sized shaft was found. 1t
| Is OF oval shape, being by feet and at
| u depth of eighteen inches from the top 1t
is sunk in solid rock TO a depth of nearly
| thirty feet. There IL at present five feet
| of clear spring water in 1t. The spot
where the well was discovered being ad-
jacent 10, II not on, the site OF Old Sc
gontum. there is little doubt that the
well may be added to the large number OF
| interesting Roman remains dsnterred at
| carnarvon within recent years. An old
| inhabtant of the neghhC.hood states that
| she recollects the well being used sixty
| years ago.
Seventy-s years ago the Congre CATION
| al church. Rudry. near Caerphilly num-
bered only three members-two females
and one male. Their names We're David
William Davies, Peggy Edmunds and
Peggy Gibbon. They met to worship In
an old cottage near the present chapel, Il
portion of which had been consecrated as
the sanctuary. Services were held twice
| on Sundays, and there were weekly prayer
meetings. The church ut present. which
| is under the pastorate of the Rev. ID. John,
numbers about 40 members.