The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-09
have some share in the tomilies. try to
persuade myself that he wrote this homily
and so lent me the only good part Of my
first sermon"

| have some share in the homilies. try to
I persuade myself that he wrote this homily
and so lent me the only, good part Of my
| first sermon
The aversion to Unitarianism in the
eighteenth century was frankly expressed
| In the following lines by a Calvinist:
Mae'r mawn ar mynydd
| Bron darfod gyd,
| AR glo yn pyllau
YIN treulio hyd; +.
| Ar ddaear bron ffaelu ia
Dwyn bara ma haidd, ,t
Oherwydd mawr gabledd
Sosiniaid y wlad.
1t is stated on good authority that the
] speaker of the house OF commons has APP
pointed Osborne Morgan. one of the ablest
members of parliament from North
| Wales, one of the five members to dis
| charge the duties Of the office of speaker
| of the house of commons in case of his
| death. his resignation, or that he should
be otherwise unable to attend to the du-
| ties Of the office.
The following appointments have been
| made in the diocese Of St. David's: The
Rev. Charles Frederick Owen, to the vic
arage of st. Clears, Carmarthen; Rev;
Richard Lloyd Jones, to the rectory of
Bettws. Cardigan; Rev. William George
Spurrell to the rectory Of Cocheston, Penn
| broke, and Rev. owen Jones Thomas to
the vicarage of Llandysilio. Carmarthen.
| The conservation Of, new synagogue
took place recently, at Pontypridd. The
rabbi, the Rev. DR.. Adler. very large
number of the Jewish community from
| Cardiff, Swansea, Newport and the Rhond-
da We're present, The Christian section OF
the community donated 5000 towards the
| Professor o. M. Edwards, Of Lincoln col.
for time fS aUain HIS most OF
| duty, and occupied rooms In the college
building that were once occupied by the
immortal John Wesley. He has completed
| his first volume of his History Of Wales"
and 1t Is now in the hands Of the book
| sellers.
A marriage has been arranged and will
shortly take place between Captain Chas.
| Herbert. Of the Royal Monmouthshire
Engineer militia, and Evelyn Mary, the
only daughter of Lord David and Lady
| Mary Kennedy. of Cassillis House, Ayr
shire, N. B., and 90 Queen's-gate, LoS-
don.
A colliery proprietor, living at Swan
Of coal worth $50. The AFFAIR has caused
| a great sensation throughout South
Wales. Some Of the most eminent barris-
ters in Wales are engaged In the trial.
The defendants name Is David Thomas,
who Is a very prominent citizen.
The Welsh language has q much greater
hold on Welshmen. than most persons
think. 1t will surprise not a few to learn
that there are published in the Welsh Ian
guage not less than fifty-six periodicals.
These include three quarterly, one BIZ
monthly, twenty-eight monthly magazines
and twenty-fOur newspapers.
D. c. Powell, of the West Side writes
weekly letter to the Drych, which is very
nifcent description OF the many new
homes that have been recently built on the
West Side. prominent among them being
the elegant homes of DR.. Roberts and Con-
After long sief u sever illness Magis-
trnte Daniel Owen, the greatest welsh
novelist died recently at his home in North
Wales. He was the author Of seven mas
ter novels. He wrote In the Welsh Ian
guage, although he was a gentleman OF
classical education and was an excellent
English writer 81. ,-ss,-, ..if
One of the first boards OF health estab-
lished in Wales was at Aberdare. South
Wales, in 1854. Only two Of the original
Richard Fothergill. the ex-member Of par
Lament, and r. H. Rhys, one Of the CLAM
morganshire magistrates.
The late DR.. Amos R. Thomas, of the
Hahnemann College Of Physicians, of
Philadelphia, who died recently, was a de-
scendant OF the. first Welsh settlers in
Massachusetts. His. father was Colonel
self In the war Of 1872.
At Llandovery. Carmarthenshire, one OF
the oldest and prettiest cities In Wales,
an old man named Evan jenkins, aged 76
years, was found dead In bed He retired
In the evening in his wonted good health.
man named Edwin Davies killed him
self recently at Swansea. A letter was
found In his pocket, the contents OF which
stated that he killed himself on account
Of too much .fondness for whisky.
Principal Rhys told the Llanelly Cymro-
dorion society recently that Mathew Arm
old was,a. great genius because he had a
true insight into things he did not under
stand in detail
Madame NIiles-Bynon, the principal So
prano of Dan Davies concert party Is
undoubtedly one of the best and most
popular sopranos In Wales.
Tho Rev. Daniel Jones. Baptist mis-
Wales. is a native OF Llaniiltyd, Gla-
morganshire, South Wales.
Dan Jones. until recently principal tenor
Of the Bangor Episcopal church, has been
appointed for life principal tenor Of the
Dublin Episcopal church.
Inc tTeut WesleTu TdiiEOau. the great
est railroad system In Great Britain, will
oxpend 900 on improvements Of their
property at Cardiff.
At Troorci recently $500 were stolen
from the house Of a..shoenaker named
Williams. a prominent member of the Sal
vation army. .
Tho contract for extending the South
docks at Swansea has been awarded to Sir
Charles jackson Mt o cost OF 100000.
Tho Pierca ,scholarshipnof $3.50 at Baia
Theological college have been wolVthis
year by u Gerlan Williams.
There are 2.SOo Welsh people in London |
and two-thirds worship In their own Ian
guage. E9.
Devil Mon. Of Brecon, South Wales, n |
preparing fpr tho press the political works |
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