The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-04

with the Forward movement which has
since grown to large proportions
throughout Wales. His mission work
while In Cardiff was varied by religious
journalistic labors. His experience Of
stunning" in the town Of Cardiff has
led him to think that the church has
great work to do in that direction.
Less costly structures, better distribu-
ton Of churches and mission halls, and
a bureau Of information and help es-
tabllshed In every church for work In
distinctively sociological lines, are some
Of the Ideas that have survived in Car
diff experience. He was an active
member of the Prison Gate mission,
which undertook to help and advise dis
charged prisoners. In 1892 he returned
to the United States, and, after preach
ing In Baltimore for awhile, finally
moved to Wisconsin, first to Columbus
and afterward to Oregon, of that state.
He resigned his pastorate of the Oregon
church year ago. and paid a visit to
his native land. On his return last fall
he was induced to supply the vacant
pulpit of the Sumner avenue Presbyter-
ian church, and he has ever since held
that fort upon the hill, in the hope that
q better future awaits that church.
He has had some unique experience In
dealing with the bi-lingual difficulty,
first In Breckonshire, then among the
Gaelic-speaking Highlanders Of Canada
and the French Canadians. He loves
his nation and Is fond of summing up
his creed in the Welsh adage-"Car dy
genedl, cred fu, Love thy folk, cling
to their faith" But he believes that
true Welsh patriotism demands first of
all that proper provision be made for
the spiritual welfare of the children of
Welsh parents, who have ceased to use
the Welsh language. The religious con-
dition of the thousands Of Scranton
Welsh will in future depend largely on
the success of such experiments as the
Sumner avenue church. He is fond of
attending the meetings of the Hyde
Park Literary and Debating society,
and believes that much good Is being
done by the free discussion Of the great
questions Of the day. Mr.. Griffith Is
thirty-five years Of age and unmarried.
Six Of his cousins and one uncle are in
the ministry, four Presbyterians, two
Episcopalians, and one Baptist. His
parents live at Peutre, Rhondda Valley,
where his father is an elder of the Cal.
whistle Methodist church.
WELSH NOTES.
At the Cymrodorion dinner recently
the Duke Of York led the burst Of cheer
ing, which followed upon Lord Ken.
yon's allusion to Lord Tredegar's SER
vice to his country at Balaclava.
Sir George Osborne Morgan, O. c..
who may now be classed among the
s!eptuagenarians, entered parliament
In the same year as another eminent
@. c., viz, Sir William Harcourt, who
also represents a Welsh constituency.
Both gentlemen are clergymen's sons.
Sir William Harcourt will attain his
SEVENTEEN year on the 18th Of October
next.
Miss Jones, B. A., who has Just been
appointed head mistress of the Inter-
mediate school at Wreham, at present
occupies the same position at the Car
nawon county school. She is the daugh-
ter Of a Methodist minister in Car
narvonshire. Her second in command
at Carnarvon Is Miss Gwent Davies, M.
A., a Cardiff girl, who once showed
the male undergraduates at the Cardiff
University college how to carry off the
honors Of the Alma Mater.
Welsh women are still going ahead.
The last to break the record is Miss
Watts, granddaughter of Mr.. Joseph
Jones, Broufadog, Ysceifog, who has
been awarded fifty-pound scholarship
at the Swanley Horticultural college.
The first award is only for one year,
but may be renewable for a second
year If satisfactory progress is made,
and at the end Of the second year the
holder Of the scholarship may be ap-
pointed assistant lecturer on horticul-
ture for period Of six month.
There was good deal of cross voting
among the Welsh members on the mo-
ton for opening national museums on
Sunday. Among the majority of 17s
T. E. Ellis, William Jones. General
Laurie, d. Lloyd-George, ]. NJ. Nc
Clean, Major T.. Pryce Jones, A. Spen.
GER, D. A. Thomas and Major Wynd-
ham Quin; while the SO against includ-
ed Mr.. A. Griffith -Boscawen, Sir John
Jones Jenkins, Sir John Llewelyn and
Mr.. Bryan Roberts.
Eben Vardd, If he were alive now,
would call down all the curses of the
communion service on the heads Of the
yarmouth district council for endeav-
oring to strike dumb the parish bells.
Eben was q Methodist deacon and pas
sionately fond Of the music of the bells
This Is how he apostrophized the parish
church bells:
"Swn gloch SYN galw uchod- -aisei-
niaw
! wasanaeth Duwdod
Cana ei hen dine hynod-
Llan, llan, llan yw'r fan 1 fod."
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Professor Herbert Herkomer, who
was announced to deliver a lecture be-
fore the Liverpool Welsh National So
ciety on art Culture" was compelled
to cancel his engagement. His decls-
ion Is not due to any decline in his in
terest in Welsh art. but to the fact that