The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-02
jones. LLANLLYfEI, DEAD
One Of the Most Famous Welsh
, Preachers Of His Time.
DIES IN HIS NINBTIETH YEAR
extraordinary Rage for Amusements
Which Has broken Out in
Several Large Towns
In Wales.

All the North Wales papers contain
copious notices Of the death of the Rev.
Robert Jones, Baptist minister, Of
Llanllyfni, Carnarvonshire, at the ripe
old age Of 80. "Jones, Llanllyfni," as
he was familiarly called, belonged to
the old race Of preachers who made
their mark in the early part of the GEN.
tury. He was an original and eccen-
trio character-rough-he but true
and honest. He was a strong man
physically and Intellectually, and called
. spade q spade. Although he had no
educational advantages. he was dill
gent reader of the Puritan divines. 1t
10 said that he sold a COW In order to
buy DR.. OVENS works. His fondness
for reading when boy led his mother
to remark: "All the children are like
" to get on, but Robert. fear, will end
his days in the poorhouse!" He spent
from twelve to fifteen hours day In
his library, which grew into large pro-
portions. He was also the author Of
several works, chiefly Of O theological
character. Many anecdotes are told Of
him which strongly illustrate his char
acter. He was travelling one Saturday
night by what Is known at Carnarvon
as the drunken train" He was so
shocked with the noise and foul Ian
guage Of the quarrymen that he rose.
and, with stretched arms. said, II
thank my God that He has prepared a
hell for such as you," which had a
magical effect upon them He hated
Tories and episcopalian clergymen, and
prayed thus at great meeting at Port
madoc when Lord Beaconsfield was
premier Of England 20 Lord! XIII
that great and wicked Jew in London.
Thou canst kill him without danger.
II we killed him, we would be hanged
Tor 1t, but they cannot hang Thee" He
was invited by the vicar of the parish
one day to see the church. He admired
the building, and offered to exchange
pulpits with the parson. The vicar
said he was afraid the bishop would not
allow 1t, but he entered the pulpit,
opened the Bible. and said: II am not
going to preach, but will only read the
text; then, This Day Is salvation come
to this house."
ADJUSTMENTS AT CARNARvON.
The extraordinary rage for amuse-
ment which has broken out at Carnar-
Won during the last three months is a
remarkable proof Of the loss of the
hold Of the rising generation by the
Nonconformists Such demonstration
has not happened In Wales since the
rise Of Puritan Nonconformity. The
leaders Of the different sects have COM
planned for some years Of the neglect
OF the rising generation Of the services
Of the chapels, but they do not appear
hitherto to have realized the serious
ness OF affairs. They have abandoned
moral means to influence the people,
and have resorted to physical force to
obtain their ends. 1t appears that six
thousand pounds was spent at the pa
vilion in three months, and the min
isters and deacons have formed a pri-
vate committee for the purpose of
checking the spread Of amusements.
The newspapers devote considerable
space to the discussion Of the subject.
The Banner publishes two columns of
the official report Of the private meet
ing, but makes no editorial comment,
The Qenedl states that ''the aristocracy
and . large number Of the clergy be-
nsve that aInueeinents are the panacea
9ee the social ills Of sooistv Instead Of