The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-01

and has served his people faithfully
and in manner that is highly credit
able to himself and very flattering to
those who returned him to the council
chambers. He is a representative of
the toiling masses and one that can al
ways be trusted to do his duty.
WELSH METHODISTS' NEW HYMN
BOOK.
The congregations of the Welsh CAL
whistle Methodists are being gradually
supplied with the new hymn book. The
first 5000 copies of the larger edition
are already sold; and likewise the first
$4,000 of the smaller edition. 1t is an
ticipated that another 5000 of the
larger and another $4,000 of the smaller
edition will soon be disposed Of A
careful analysis of the contents of the
book, which is of much more import
ance to Welsh life than any similar
work in English, yields the following
results: Metrical psalms, 231 verses;
hymns, 2,945 verses; total, 3,176 verses.
or the psalms 223 verses were in the
old book, and only three verses are
new; and only 405 verses of the hymns
are new; so that only 40S verses are new
in all. OF these, at least ia are now
restored, having been excluded from the
collection of the late Rev. Roger Ed
wards, which was in use in North
wales up to 1869, so that not more than
294 verses are now introduced for the
first time. Living authors have but a
small share in the work CAS- verses in
alD: The Rev Evan Rees CDyfedD,
Cardiff, II verses; the Rev. Thomas
Levi, Aberystwith, 12; the Rev Cynha-
fal Jones, ID. ID, ,Colwyn Bay, 4; the Rev.
w. Williams C"G. ap Gwilym Lleyn'D,
Tyddyn, near Mold, A; the Rev. j. r.
Job, Aberdare, 8; Mr.. John Davies
C'GwyneddonD, Carnarvon, 8; the
venerable Archdeacon Howell, Gres-
ford, ,; the Rev. r. r. Morris, Blaenau
FestinioE, ,; and the Rev. Richard
Jones, Oswestry, 1 verse. Out of 3,176
verses, not less than 1,S22 are by the
Rev. William Williams, PantyceIyn,
the Sweet Singer of Wales;" 22S verses
(metrical psalms) are by the Venera BILE
ArchdeaCun of Merioneth, Edmund
Prys. Only 213 verses are translations
| or limitations of English hymn-w writers.
| DIR. Watts is first favorite, with 30
verses, no other author having more
than ten verses. The collectors of the
| new hymn book have (says the Liver,
| pool Mercruy'D rendered an importa Mt
| service to Welsh hymnology by ap-
| pending the names of their authors TO
| several hymns hitherto printed as
anonymous" hymns is still consider
| able. The collectors have assisted in
| quiry into the authorship of these by
| giving the name of the earliest coIlec-
ton or the earliest periodical in which
| they are found. The new hymn book
Is admirably arranged. Many will re-
| gret the omission of some fayorite
hymns; others will regret that the coll
| lection is not enriched by the addition
or some hymns to be found in almost
| all other denominational collections:
but it will undoubtedly be the unani-
nous verdict that it is an excellent coll
| lection.
Y WENYNEN.
| Morwyn Anian Ywr wenynen
Hon yn ddidwyll forwyn gaf
| a yn hoew ar ci haden--
| Casglu VIVA felusion haf;
| Pan mae Anian yn ei mawredd,
| Diwyd yw'r wenynen fach,
| Ond pan gyll ei haf arddunedL L
! Ilithau gana inin zach.
| Md dyslerdeb heirddion liwiau,
Ma grymusder aden rydd,
| | garYres fach blodau,
| Fri diddarfOd, ond ci budd;
| GWir ddiWydrWNdd SVdd Vn hardin