The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-03

1t was intended to blow him into
''smithereens." In fine, the opposition,
absurd and often cruel, which he met
| was matter of frequent occurrence.
and helps us to realize the state of re-
ligious and civil liberties in those days.
But 1t Is not as preacher Peter Will
Jams will be longest remembered. but
as the editor and annotator of the
Welsh Bible and the author Of a valu-
able Welsh concordance, works both Of
which were the labors of many years
He produced his first edition of the
Bible in ITO. 1t was a quarto edition
of $500. This was disposed of in a
few years time, and was followed by
another edition of 6.4OO. The work con-
tained marginal references and ex-
planatory observations on the text. the
first attempt of its kind that was ever
made in Welsh.
peter Williams Bible" Is still book
that is sworn by Welshmen. several
editions of 1t having appeared in recent
times. Some years ago few entered
the married state without q copy of
Peter Williams Bible to place on the
parlor table or on the top of the chest of
drawers. though innumerable copies
have found their way to the pawnshop
from time to time. Unhappily, the ap-
pearance of Peter Williams Bible
was the means of embittering his old
age and source of contention between
him and his brethren, who accused him
of entertaining heretical views in some
| of his comments. He was branded as
| Sabellian, one that entertains errone-
| Gus views on the Trinity and the wor-
ship of Christ, and the doors of the
Methodist persuasion was closed to him
in fntllrn Other demon in a tiOnS o1sn
looked upon him with suspicious eye,
| and thus this truly great and good man
was "boycotted" by those who strained
at gnat and swallowed a camel. Peter
Williams lived in an age when an ig-
noble effort was made by the church
| and the state to crush Welsh nation
ality and the Welsh language. With
such demoralising policy Williams
had no sympathy, and it was partly
with a view to oppose it he published
his works in the vernacular. He also
took a prominent part in establishing
the Cereal." Welsh monthly, which
was edited by his son. the Rev. Eliezer
Williams, of Lampeter, assisted by
"Dafydd Ddu Eryri" and ''Ieuan Bryd-
ydd Hir."
MIR. GLADSTONE AND WELSH INN.
The inhabitants of Caergwrle, in
North Wales, enjoyed n novel sensa-
ton recently. Mr.. and Mrs. Gladstone
drove out from Hawarden to this pic
turesque village, which nestles at the
foot of a mountainous range which
stretches between Hawarden and
Wrexham. Some six or seven ladies
and gentlemen accompanied the car
riage on their bicycles, among them
being Mrs Drew, Miss Helen Gladstone
and Mr.. Herbert Gladstone, NJ. p. for
Leeds. on their arrival at Caergwrle
Mr.. Gladstone was persuaded to alight
and take tea at the Castle Inn, which
is a humble hostelry of the most un-
pretending order. The excitement of
the whitc-headed comfortable landlady
at being suddenly called upon to pro-
vide tea for so distinguished party
| in her brick -floored back parlor may be
easily imagined. But the time occu-
pied in her preparations was beguied
by the right honorable gentleman in
| examining with much interest two or
| three pieces of china which at once at
tracted his attention. During the pro-
gress of the meal news of what was
| going on flew like wildfire through the
village, and in an incredibly short
space Of time between two and three
hund I'd villagers Were gathered in the
| road outside the inn. When Mr.. Glad
stone came out he was greeted with
vociferous cheers, eager hands We're
thrust out to be shaken, blessings were
invoked by fervent Welsh villagers on
the venerable statesman's head, and
the carriage was driven off the scene
amid a sensation which, though graft
flying as a spontaneous testimony of
affectionate respect, was almost pain
r,,J ;,. IL, ;,,ta
who succeeded in gaining a handshake
will probably be permanent heroes
among their neighbors. One village
dame, indeed. with face blanched by
suppressed excitement. was observed
to push her way to the front to ask
and to obtain the coveted hand grasp.
Altogether the scene was likely to be
| for a long time to come the chief vii
lage tradition, and, indeed, it is often
that the back parlor of village ale
house enjoys the honor of entertaining
| at tea so celebrated a statesman as the
| eX-premier.
NOTES.
The Vale of Meath Brewery, near Meath,
| now owned by Councillor Il. Evans Bevan,
was originally erected by stock COM
pany at cost of S3OoVN.
Should Mrs John Thomas, Of Llanelly,
decide to accept the offer of a South Afri-
can vocal tour-the decision is yet to
come-she will leave for the South in May
next.
There are this year seventy-nine candi-
dates for the various scholarships con-
nected with the University college of
South Wales and Monmouthshine, which
will be offered for competition in the near
| future.
In William Salesbury's dictionary. "Im-
prynted at London in Foster Lane by me,
John valley G541 occurs occurs the following
wives use to induce tears at the death of
| their husbands"
| Mr.. and Mrs. Gladstone intend leaving
Hawarden Castle about the first of Octo-
| Der for Penmaenmawr. This quiet, pleas
ant spot is a favorite one with the ex-
| knowledged the debt he owes, in the mat
ter of health, to the bracing influences of
Welsh air.
Gwalia, the Welsh conservative weekly,
Of Bangor, has evidently no sympathy
with the attempt of "Cathoicus Cam
| breusis" to defame the Welsh people. In
| the opinion of Gwalia, this scurrilous
scribe is. a ..parson," and, further, that
| in besmirching others he is merely de-
| scribing his own character
People who say that Welsh seaside
| boarding houses and shopkeepers are not
sufficiently up to date evidently know
nothing about the subject. At yarmouth
recently some visitors bought some pretty
| shells to take home. They were labelled
as usual - present from Yarmouth" but
what the dismay of the purchasers to find
| later on on close inspection the words in
side the shell-"Made in Germany
| Aberystwith Is about to lose the Rev
Llewelyn Edwards, NJ A., who for many
years has conducted the Ardyn Grammar
| school in that favorte resort Mr. Ed
| wards, who is brother to the well-known
| nounced, accepted the call to the Clap
| ham Junction Cavinistic Methodist
church. and has disposed of the Ardwyn
| school buildings to the Cardiganshire in
| termediate school authorities.
| Major Pryce-Jones. the Conservative
| member for the Montgomery Boroughs, is
| talking of having ,aI. oil