The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-30

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house, and on one occasion the vicar
found II necessary to take of his sur
plice and turn about fifty people out
Of the church before the ceremony
could be proceeded with. Is this be-
coming? Is this what you would ex-
pect in a civilized and Christian town,
bOasting Of so many places OF worship
Mothers often tell US that they can
not come to church because Of the
baby. Then why bring the baby to a
wedding? Is the marriage ceremony
more intelligible to baby minds than
the special children's service provided
for them? The service of holy mat
rimony Is much too sacred for levity
and irreverence. Let us try and rise
to a higher level. Let our intercourse
with heaven be at least as reverent as
our Intercourse with each other. -
Words well spoken. and are applica-
BILE to communities in this neighbor-
hood.
POOR MORIEN BLIND.
The valued contributor of the Week.
ly Mail almost blind. Morien Is one of
the best known English and Welsh
writer's in Wales. and his honOred name
Is known wherever the Welsh langu-
age is spoken. AS newspaper cores
pOndent he has but few equals. He ts
as well known in London among pub
lie men as he Is to his humble fellow
countrymen in dear old Cambria. He
visited this country q few years ago.
and was shown marked respect wher-
ever he appeared. The following Is the
way the Weekly Mail speaks of the sad
affair: I'VE have already limited in
Wales Day by Day" that the condi-
tion of the eyes of our veteran and
well-beloved contributor. "Morien," is
far from satisfactory, and that the
dimning-tempOrary, we all trust-of
his sight is sore trial to him will be
seen from the following extracts from a
letter just received by the chief. The
sight of my left eye, says "Morien, rs
so far gone that l cannot see with 1t
even with the aid of very powerful
small handglass. Through this l see
these lines only as disjointed patches
of black through white mist. The
other eye Is becoming gradually the
same. and II is with the utmost difficult
ty l can with the aid of the handglass
see the print of the Western Mail to
read anything. struggle on. but often
have to give up altogether for time.
to renew the struggle after an interval
of rest. What l write is done with the
handglass in the left hand and the
pen in the right. Working thus, In the
shade of night. Is a trying ordeal, but
when l fail--which God fOrbid-the
chief pleasure of my life will be gone!
For twenty-slX years ] have scribbled
in the English and Welsh languages,
with. fear, reckless energy. never CIV
ing heed to the rest-requirements or
my earthly tabernacle. The cataract
was started the summer before last,
and was caused by writing in bay
window. facing the south, and my then
blooming orchard. ! was warned by
a reverend gentleman that writing in
the sunshine, in the midst of white
paper sheets, was calculated to cause
mischief to the eyesight, but l could
then distinguish a squirrel on tree
a hundred yards off, and gave no heed
to the warning. / have consulted the
most eminent oculists of the day, and
they all say that the mischief Is OF
temporary character. But l cannot
refrain from remembering that an OPP
GRAFTON sometimes results In infiamma-
tion of the brain, and occasionally in
total blindness"
THE PERFECT LOVE.
Lips of rosy colored hue,
Eyes that sparkle like the dew.
When the golden morning light
Alets the vapours of the night;
Kindly eyes that always smile
Free from every taint of guile.
Voice that thrills with wondrous power
Charming every toilsome hour;
Voice that permeates the heart
With q joy sweet songs impart
When the singers live and dwell
In the songs they sing SO WELL
Touch that moves the sorrowed heart
Bids new hopes and aims upStart;
Touch one feels but to aspire
In Life's battle ne'er to tire;
Gentle. kindly, soft and light
Blessed with feelings infinite
Thought that lives bat to bestow
Joy on all whom she may know;
Thought that never pains, and yet
Has cause an action to regret
All for others she does live
Selfish ne'er; quick to forgive.
L ife that brings to earth a sign
OF the Life that is divine:
Meier u shadow on her past
Safe from scorn or hatred's blast;
Radiant, pure, meek as dove.
AS mirrored thus-a perfect love.
w. c. Thomas.
Newcastle -on-Tyne.
CATHOLICISM IN WALES.
1t appears from Roman Catholic Of
fetal statistics that there are 12,500
Roman Catholics in the thirteenth
Welsh county-Monmouth Twen-
ty-five thousand in Glamorganshire.
and about 5000 in the remaining eleven
counties. In the year 1S4O, at the time
when Bishop Brown was consecrated.
the Roman Catholics had not single
chapel in GlamOrganshire. At present
they have twenty chapelS. 1t Is stated
that there are eight students at one
of their institutions in Brittany who
have learnt to speak Welsh and will
shortly come over to labor as mission
aries among their Welsh cousins in
Wales.
THE LATE WILLIAM MORRIS
William Morris, the English poet
observes the st. James Gazette) has
been claimed for Welsh Celt. If
Welsh origin and character could be
as easily proved as II is easily claimed
for the genius Of Mr.. Meredith, Will
liam Morris and Sir Edward Burne-
Jones, Wales might well plume her
self on playing pretty part In the
art and literature of the sec md gencr-
alton Of the Victorian epoch. Mr..
Meredith Is reported to be specially
proud of his Welsh lineage, and he
certainly has said some extremely
pretty things about Welsh men and
Welsh women in his novels. notably
in ''Vittoria" and "The Amazing Mar
riage." AS for William Morris (adds
the Gazette), in spite of his desire
for an Earthly Paradise "a quest which
henaH specially noteS AZ d Celtlc cnar-
acteristic), we take him to have been
Eiglish Of the English. 1t is the 9TH
er Morris that is Welsh (Sir Lewis
Morris)
THREE WIVES IN ONE ROOM.
Sir John Pryse. descended from one
Of the royal tribes of Wales, flourished
in all his eccentricity at the ancient
family seat at Newtown, Montgomery.
about 1850. He kept the embalmed
bodies Of his first and second wives
In coffins on each side of his bed till
he married his third, a widow, who
objected to sleep in such a chamber OF
horrors. and made him bury them out
Of her sight. On her death he did not
venture on a fourth marriage, but de-
sired her to be brought back, like a
second Alcestis, from the grave. So
he wrote this letter to Bridget Bos-