The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-20
THE LANGUAGE OF .GOMER.

history.
THE LANGUAGE OF CONFER.
Tvorism has done more than any
other institution to perpetuate the no
ble prophecy of an old Welsh gentle
man who, upon being asked by Henry
the Second, the King of England, what
he thought of the strength of the
Welsh, and of his royal expedition
against them, made his answer in these
words: THE Welsh nation may suffer
much, and maybe in a great measure
ruined. or at least very much weakened
by your present and future attempts,
as we'll as formerly it hath often been;
but we assure ourselves that it will
never be ruined by the anger OF any
mortal man. unless the anger of heaven
concur to its destruction"
Eu Ner folant
Eu Hath a gadwant
Eu tir a gollant,
Ond gwyllt Walia.
We will repeat in this connection
that one of the golden pillars of Ivor-
ism is to cherish, cultivate, and Du.i-
fy the language of the posterity IF
Conner, Japhet's eldest son, and the
nephew of Shem, and the language Of
the princes called Saturn and Jupiter,
who passed for great deities among
the ancients. And why shouldn't the
great order of American True IvoritGs
cherish, cultivate, and purify the lam
guage of their forefathers? A noted
scholar once upon a time said: "A
strange thing, after revolution Of
four thousand years, that so ancient
language should now be spoken bv
the Armorican Britons of France, the
ancient Britons of Wales and the Brit
ons of America and Australia. And
as this language has continued fol
such long series of ages past, so we
have no reason to doubt but that it is
the Divine will that it be preserved tC
| the end of time, as we have the wore
Of God most elegantly and faithfully
| translated into it,"
THE ALMA MATER OF WELSHNrEN
And why, then, should not the noble
| order of American True Ivorites cher.
| ish, cultivate, and purify the beautiful
| language that John Elias, Williams, OIL
w ern, Christmas Evans, John Phil
! lips, of Bangor; Thomas Jones, o
| London, and the prince of the pulOi
| of recent years, the late DR.. Heber EV
| ans, charmed the multitude with III eli
| Christian truths in elysan eloquenct
and phrases of Incompatible beauty
1t was in this beautiful old languagt
that the stately mothers of King AL
fred and Prince Llewelyn elm llyw ola
sang their sweet lullabies.
IvOrsm has been the principal main
stay of the eisteddfOd in Wales, anC
the institution in this country has re
received the liberal support of Ivorism
Much pleasure and wealth have beel
sacrificed on the altar of the nationa
institution Of the Cymry by the dis
ciples of IVor Hael in order that I'll
beautiful old language Of GWalia shoul
be maintained in its original form @
purity and beauty.
1Vorism has been the alma mater O
the most distinguished Welshmen O
the age.
say that we cannot be accused O
eXaggerating the facts in connection
with Ivorism Welshmen are not ny
perbolists. Hyperbole and hyperbol
ism are foreign TO the Brython heart.
IVorism is the life of sobriety, a lif
Of thrift, a life of honesty, a life @
application to business and life q
purity of thought and purity 4
speech and usefulness.
In conclusion, then, let us say tina
the good work lives. 1t is sacred.