The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-05
From Home
And Abroad. .

of "a new and beautiful fast sailing
steam packet, the Lady Charlotte,
and with two engines of thirty horse
power each!" This fast" packet piled
between Cardiff and Bristol and Swan
sea. Compare the above with Messrs.
Campbell's fleet and you will see what
sixty years has done.
Mr.. o. M. Edwards's fellowship at
Lincoln college, oxford, is about expir-
ing, and the London Kelt suggests
that he should be offered the fellow
ship at Jesus rendered vacant by the
death of Principal Llewellyn
Thomas, for, it adds, "a college which
had Professor Rhys as principal and
owen Edwards as a don would surely
attract to itelf all the best elements in
the Welsh college,"
Though not distinguished for wide
scholarship, the late Rev. Llewellyn
Thomas, the Principal of Jesus
college, oxford, devoted himself with
unwearled zeal and energy to the SER
vices of his college. Two years ago
he ran Professor Rhys close for the
Principalship. Welshmen will watch
with interest the steps that will be TAX
en- to fill the Fellowship which has
been rendered vacant by his death.
A party of magistrates and pressmen
walking over the grounds of the old
castle at Llantrisant recently, had
their attention directed to a very re-
markabe phenomenon. Among a num-
l. ,f, It'll
sisters whose long curly hair was per-
fectly white, while each had pair of
pink eyes. The little ones are objects
of much curiosity in the district, and it
was ELECTED from a native" that both
their parents have dark compilations.
Many prominent pulpit celebrities are
announced to take part in the opening
services of Christ church, Penarth,
and among them DR.. Berry, the chair
man for the year of the Congregational
Union of England and Wales. DR.. Hor-
ton, who has already taken the SER
vices, is a well known author and
preacher, and minister to one Of the
largest congregations in the Metro
polls. The new church, both externally
and internally, is exceedingly hand
some-
The Rev. Alfred Rowland, LII. b.,
who has been so heartily called to the
chair of the Congregational Union, is
the son of the Rev. James Rowland.
a native of Maenclochog, Pembroke
shire. For % years Mr.. Rowland has
been minister of Park Chapel, Crouch
Of 10 10
seccful Noncomformist churches in
the North of London. The new presi-
dent was born at Henley on Thames,
where his father labored for many
years. Mrs. Rowland is a Pembroke
shire lady.
Grave and reverend divines some
times fall into temptation. DR.. owen
Davies, the popular Baptist divine,
is the latest terrible example. Attend
ing a book sale the other day he heard
the auctioneer reading the titles of a
miscellaneous lot then put up for sale
Fifty Years in the House of Lords
TOO long by far!' said the divine,
shaking his head gravely the laughter
at the sally being redoubled a mo-
ment later when the lot was knocked
down to the author of Christmas
Evans's Memoirs.
Mr.. ]. B. Evans, Dowlais, writes:
was surprised to see that the late Rev
j. Hughes, of London Qago Trichrug)
was said to be the author of the we'll
known Welsh hymn:
o Arglwydd, cofia am,
Hiliogaeth Abraham,
A dychwel hwy, &C.,
When it was known that it was com.
posed by the late John Hughes, Pont.
| robert. Probably your correspondent
was misled by the initial ~. H." al.
| ways attached to it.
1t is definitely settled, so tits an
| nounced that Mr.. o. M. Edwards will
gradually withdraw from his maga-
| zine work. 1t has been for some time
| interfering not little with his tutor
| ial work at oxford, and the shock OF
his child's death has been so great thai
he does not feel capable of supporting
the double any longer. The good ht
has done by his magazines, especially
| Cymru andCymru'r Plant" can scarce
ly be overestimated, and we join in the
hope that some means may be found
of inducing him to continue his over.
sight of these two at any rate.
| The following is a copy of a note SEN
by parent to the head teacher Of al
elementary school in one of the mining
| towns of Monmouthshire: "W. r
(childs name) have been under the doc
tors hands sing April 5th, with the
safetfater yesterday he seen him las
and he said he was not ready for schoo
for weeks Mr.. Williams told me tina
1T LOOKED THAT WAY