The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-05

d. u. (Gwilym Hiraethog) was among
the Independents. The son of the lat
ter (the Rev. Henry Reese. Rryngwarn)
Is one of the most popular Welsh
preachers in North Wales. The Rev.
Jonn Thomas. ID. D.. spoken of above.
visited this country on two occasions.
the first time durlng the civil war, and
che last time about fourteen years ago.
This time he was accompanied by the
Rev. DR.. Thomas Reese. of Swansea.
South Wales. author of the History of
the Noncomfor;nist Church" The lat
ter gentleman was the most beloved
Welsh preacher Of his time, He was
not a great orator. neither could he be
classed among the mighty thcologians
of his day. hut his gentleness. tender
ness of speech. religious sincerity and
his Christian conduct through life made
him the idol preacher OF his country
men. His simplicity was his greatness.
The Very Rev. James ALLEN. dean Of
st. David's. has rendered his resigna-
tion To the bishop OF his diocese. The
aged prelate Is In his ninety first year
and Is the oldest graduate living Of
Trinity college. Cambridge. He was or
dained In 1885. He was dean of St.
DavidS for seventeen years. Few
church dignltaries lived In a more sim
Pile and primitive manner. In his home
among the Welsh hills he has been In
the habit of cooking his own meals and
performing many other humble domes-
tic duties in order that he might apply
his income to the maintenance of the
ancient and romantically situated ca
thedral In Pembrokeshire. South Wales.
In speaking of the late lamented
NJ NJ no ~
South Wales speaks of him as follows:
HE stood unrivalled as an eisteddfod
conductor. He possessed a fine pres
ence. had powerful voice and cool
brain and ready tongue" Notwith-
standing our great respect to the men,
ory OF the departed genius, We
must differ with the writer of those
lines. Mynyddog was q fine-looking
man and was possessed of cool brain
and ready tongue. As an eisteddfod
conductor he did not rival the late I'M
mortal Kilsby Jones. I.lew Llwy-
70. our own Judge Edwards, the Rev.
Dr. Edwards. of Kingston. and many
others He did not possess the majes-
tic presence of Kilsby Jones. or his
great originality and his inimitable
manner of conveying his thoughts to
his hearers; he did not possess the pow
erful voice Of Lew Llwyfo and the
immerse stock of humorous anecdotes
the latter possessed. He also lacked
The musical culture OF Llew Llwyfo
He lacked the charm and scholarly at
tainments OF Judge Edwards and his
magnitlcen; skill in welding the ,scep-
tire OF authority as an eisteddfodical
conductor. He lacked Dr. Edwards
promptress and methodical ways,
Mynyddcg was better lecturer than
eisteddfodical conductor. He was a
great parlor entertainer and an excel
lent conversationalist, but as a poet he
VIII be longest remembered. He was
the Whitcomb Riley of Welsh poets.
He visited this country about twenty
years ago. and while visiting Cincin-
natl he wrote one of his finest and
greatest poems. THE City of the Dead"
1t is at Cincinnatfs beautiful ceme-
terry lie the remains of one of Gwalia's
greatest prose writer's and preachers,
the immortal Jones Llangollen. Mr..
Jones was the most prominent figure
IN Welsh literature in America thirty
hve years ago, and the Welsh people
or this country. some twelve years ago.
erected costly monument of granite
to his memory at this beautiful ceme-
terry.