The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-27
THE NATIONAL
ElSTEDDfOD
Charse d Pssaalsa Made Against the
lastitutioa.
JUDAISM AND MAn0MMEDANlSM


Some Pagan Rites which should
BE Abolished. .How Can a Chris.
tian Minister Accept EisteddfOdic
H0norsg
recently over a meeting Of the Llandud-
no eisteddfod committe. when Mr.. John
Littler moved that the chairing cere-
mony be reformed or amended SO as to
be up to date with modern civilization.
He said some would reform anything
hut the eisteddfod. but 1t was human
Institution and founded in Pagan times,
and was. therefore, open to improve
ment The principle Of change had al
human sacrifices had been discontinued
Ooud laughter), but there still clings to
the eisteddfod some Pagan rites which
should be abolished. The Gorsedd
dresses represented doctrines quite con-
trary to Christianity. Would any one
tolerate Judaism or Mohammedanism
(Great laughter) How could Chris
tian minister accept the chair prize with
heather rites: (Renewed laughter.)
The Gorsedd was opened daily with
an invocation to a heathen trinity
Plenydd. Alawn, and Gwron-for which
trinity he would substitute the Chris
tian trinity Let them conceive an even
higher state of civilization, namely. the
millennium. cloud laughter) Would
such proceeding be tolerated then? He
further objected to the length of time
taken by the ceremony Of chairing the
bard (Hear. hear). His remarks also APP
piled to the Gorsedd prayer, which upon
examination would be found to be anti
Christian, being founded ON the doctrine
Of the agnostics. which was essentially
Greek and oriental philosophy. cloud
laughter) Tha was to be a
record eisteddfod. He begged OF
them to make it so and sweep
away all the heathenism In
connection with the eisteddfod. Then 1t
would live forever and ever and be the
guide of the people Of Wales for all
time. Let no one who called himself
q christian dsfend any practice opposed
to his profession. Cloud laughter) Ap
Clwydfardd rose to order. The Gorsedd
prayer question had been settled and
quite thrashed out. Mr.. Littler said he
would merely move his resolution. Mr..
j. H. Roberts seconded. The chairman
said the resolution was vague. Laugh
teri The Rev. Peris Williams said they
had no business to interfere with the
chairing ceremony. The ceremony at
Llandudno would eclipse all eistedd-
fodau. He moved an amendment that
things remain as they were, APP Clwyd-
fardd seconded. They had been in hot
water all sady with the bards and did
not want a repetition of 1t. The amend
ment was carried. On the motion of
Ap Clwydfardd it was agreed to recon-
mend the Gorsedd committee to hold a
Gorsedd every morning.
WELSH MEMBERS IN PARLIA-
MENT.
The members and the magnitude Of
the divisions that have taken place up
to Wnitsuntide-which is exactly the
middle of an ordinary session-has sur
passed all previous years. There have
been already as many as 1886 divisions.
SO that the minority in opposition do not
by any means allow the majority to
work its way quietly and unmolested.
There are very few members who now
care to get into the house simply for
the pleasure of adding IN. p" to their
names and doing no work. The closure
has been enforced the extraordinary
number OF Al times. At two divisions
the surprising number Of 535 and 5Sl
vOted-almost the largest ever known
and on these occasions the pairs
numbered 80. and there were two va
cant seats 1t follows that only "a men,
bers failed to take part In them. The
excessively large attendance have been
very frequent, as at no fewer than 9S
there were more than 800. above $50 at
AZ. exceeding 400 at 8 and above $50 at
eight, and at three above 500. AS the
names Of the 'ayes" were not taken
down on these occasions. we have In the
following analysis treated the number
OF divisions MS 1914. Mr.. Anstrather and
Mr.. W. II. Fisher government whip.
MIR. Daniel Sullivan. Mr.. Macalee and
MIR. Calwell voted every time. Wales:
Abraham. W., Rhondda ......., 2,
Davies NJ. Vaughan. Cardiganshire. :. ,S(
Davies, w. Rees. Pembrokshire ~ &
Eiis, i. T., Merionetshire ............... 16i
EVans, ). T.. GlamOrganshire, Mid .... Al
Grifith, e. j., Anglesey ................. 1Oi
Howell, W. T.. Denbigh District ........ l5e
humphreys, Owen A. c., Montgomery. 4i
jenkins, Sir j. j., Carmarthen District 81
Jones. d. Brynmor. Swansea District. 5t
Jones. w., Carnarvonshire, Ar:on ..... 13s
Laurie, General Pembroke District =. sc
Lewis. j. H., Flint District ......,, isJ
Llewelyn. Sir J. T. D.. Bt.. Swansea
Town Observation-Disclosures. 10.
Lloyd. George D., Carnarvon District. ia
Maclean, ]. NJ, Cardiff ................ sc
Milbank, p c., Radnorshire ............ liz
Morgan, Sir @. Osborne, b., Denbgh-
shire. Bromfield .........................lO lO(
Morgan, j. Lloyd. Carmarthenshire,
...'.................... ii
Morgan. W. Pritchard, Merthyr Tydhl. ii
Morley, c., Breconshire ................. Z;
Pryce-Jones, Major. Montgomery Dis
trlct ........................ Ia
Randell, D., Glamorganshire. Cover >. "a
Roberts, ]. B., Carnarvonshire, Elton. 81
Roberts, j. H., Denbighshire. West .... JIG
Smith. Samuel. Fllntshirc .............. "a
Thomas, Abel Carmarthenshre ....... Al
Thomas, Alfred, Glamorganshre, E.. Is
Thomas, d. A., Merthyr Tydfl'. .......... 3C
Wyndham-Quin. Major w. H.. Gla-
morganshire, s Observation-Disclosures lit
MONMOUTHSHIRE.
Harcourt, Right Hon. Sir W.. West go. 70
McKenna, r.. North ..................... 13i