The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-24


tic Methodist bookroom at Carnarvon
are being taxed to the utmost in the
efforts to cope with the ever-increas-
ing task in issuing the literature of
the connexion. In addition to the stu
pendous work involved in the publica-
tion of the new hymnal, the text books
issued by the Sunday School union for
the 1S97-9S lessons (Which commence
next Sunday have now to be dealt
with, while in a few weeks the staff
viii have to tackle the publication of
the new hymn and tune book. The
text books now being issuer include. n
volume of 1853 pages on the first Book
of Samuel, by the Rev. John 70. Da-
vies, NJ A., London; another on the
same subject by the Rev. DR.. Davies.
NJ. A. Oshkosh; and a book of 25s
pages on the Psalms 0.-xliO, by the
Rev. r. f.. Morris, NJ. IA, WreXham,
and the Rev. John Hughes. M a., Liv-
erpool. The literary activity of the
conneXior is, however, by no means
confined to the bookroom Many other
works will shortly be published, and
among them a new volume of sermons,
by the Rev. DR.. Rees, of Cefn, whose
first volume was long ago sold out. The
Rev. James Morris. Penygraig, is pre-
pairing for publication a memoir of the
famous Davies, of Rhydycymerau; and
Dr. Cynddylan Jones volume on Mo-
sale Theology is in the press.
The Millennium has begun at Trefecca
as well as Penarth. college profess
sor and the organist of the church pro-
duced together a drama for the St Da-
Vids Day festival at the college, en-
titled 1.-THE Utopian College of Wales" :"
which describes n happy future of
nothing but Calvinistic Methodism in
the principality and an amalgamated
Cor rather Methodist college, where
a sweet girl graduate Of twenty is q
professor of Semitic Archaeology.
Professor Rhys considers the two IA
vorate books of every Pembrokeshire
! man should be the Bible and the Ma
| binoyou-strictly in that order.
Mr.. Cowen, who has been appointed
! conductor of the Cardiff triennial fes-
| tival in succession to the late Sir Jo-
seph Barnby, will contribute to the
! festival a new choral work, probably
| q secular cantata.
Mr.. Edgar w. j. Jones, M. A, the
new representative of the Guild of
| Graduates on the university court, Is
| the head master of Llandilo county
| school, He has already come into
prominence on the central school
board, mainly on the question of leav'
ing certificates. Mrs. Jones, who was
also a student at Aberystwrth college
land previously at Cardiff) lived fol
some years at Hughesovska, South
| Russia.
Among the manuscripts which have
just been discovered by Mr.. J. Gweno-
gfryn Evans, NJ. A., will be found ar
account of a Welsh soldier, written ir
the reign of Queen Elizabeth, of the
taking of Calais, a description by ar
eye witness of the proceedings of the
star chamber, and a narrative of the
events which led to the oppression o.
the Catholic insurrectiop in the east
ern countries against Elizabeths rule
These are all in Welsh, and as thei
existence have never been suspected
they will be a valuable addition to th'
material which bears upon the his
tory of the Tudor period.
The late Lord Cardigan, of Bala
clava fame, was probably one of tn
most cyclonic tempered men of hi
time Once, when shooting pheasant
at Dene with the late Sir Henr!
Hoare. who told the story, and moving
in toward the corner from which tn
birds were to be driven across the val
ley, he noticed that the pheasant
| h,,n 1t~a1 M
flying back There must be a fox,
said his lordship; but when he reache
the corner the true cause was disclose
"a very aged and feeble yokel was sit
ting oil g stile, in full view, in the yer
corner of the cover. MY lord prompt
ly cleared for action, threw down hi
! guns, discharged his headkeeper, an
then, until words failed him. gave ven
; to poor yokel, who thought that his las
!, hour was at hand, did exactly what tn
situation required He said MY lore
/ am your lordships hereditary mole
catcher" Clutching at any straw
bring him out of a position clearly rid
iculously, Lord Cardigan said, "Oh!
you are the hereditary mOle-ca tche
/. then you are eXonerated." He accord
1 ingly. re-engaged his keeper, recoVere
| ms gun, ana Sald 10 MS guest, 1ei
-. rs, l am without doubt, confounde
!, foCl."
It is when reading the records of II
events of the past that we realize Il
change which has taken place in Il
l eisteddfod within the last forty (
fifty years. Nowadays our big choi
turn up their noses at prizes of oi
hundred guineas, as witness Il
: wretchediy poor entry at Tonypant
d this week Our musical fathers al
h mothers evidently thought more of II
d honor and less of the money than v
l. do; anyhow, read of a great eisted
If fod which was held at Llanelly in is,
a when the chief choral prize was t,
e pounds. The report gives some &C
It umEs to the speeches of celebritit