The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1901-01-23

young carpenter became the first
Grand w. c. t. of england, he pre-
sided over he session at Merthvr in
a mastery way, he has retained his
position up to the present time and
is believe the Grand W. Z. G. of
the world today John Mains was
to the manner born and certainly
came to the kingdom for such a time
as this. While in Merthva my
mind went back to visit to min
ister's home here in hose past days.
The home of one Of the brother
Dinnicks. Here we met good
old mother in Israel, whose name
whenever known is like ointment
poured forth LII her presence was
a manifest religious atmosphere, a
felt presense of God. Account for
it we do not attempt, but we vouch
for it as living vital thing. Those
seven sons ali Chris tian workers five
of them in the P NJ Ministry, one we
know as town missionary in St
Austel CronwalI, Samuel Dunn
Dinnitk, the other son a pre- acher,
all blessed the memory of that now
Sainted mother. The name of
Samuel Dunn Dinnicll is suggestive
OF a stormy time in English Metho-
dism. Happy are the boys and
girls who have spiritual parentage.
DR.. Horton the noted London
preacher said recen ly on the death
of his father, forty-seven years a
minister, 1T is an indispensable
blessing to have christian parents.
I owe everything to my father and
mother.
We reached Brynmawr on the
hills of South Wales late that Satur-
day evening, and found an old min
isteral friend await at the station
with whom we were to say day or
two. Many memories cling to this
hill town, and were glad to visit it
again, preach and lecture in an old
church of an early pastorate, look
into the faces OF a few remaining
friends, but time had brought many
changes. Brynmawr is located on
high ground beyond one OF the
termini of the western vallies rail
roads, but on the London North
Western road from Hereford to Car
diff. 1t is mostly in the county Of
Monmouth. A small part of the
town is in Breconshire. Here we
lived in Clydache cottage, we found
it only slightly changed through the
years. Here our TWO tirst-born
sous, ]. w. and Percy w. g. first
saw the light. While here as have
previously limited became a Good
Templar, and here began my first
church building and improving
work, considerable of which have
done since. Here one winter we
witnessed one of the best revivas
we ever passed throng, one such in
Washburn would be worth more 10
it than aught else we can imagine
Here also another winter we pass
ed through one of the greatest
strikes ia the history of South
Wales, and while here we witnessed
a siege Of small pox in the town and
neighboring towns before which our
recent scare in Washburn pales Into
insignifcance.
From Brynmawr to the city OF
Hereford you travel down a steep
grade for eight miles to Abergave,
ing This town is III a deep valley
or basin at the foot Of several hills
one of which called "the sugar loaf
because of its shape is quite a land
mark. The rivers Usk and Gavenny
join here, a noble stone bridge of
fifteen arched spans the Usk.
There is a fine modern market place
and the town is an old Roman sta
ton, the celebrated and lovely vally
OF CrickEowell is near the town.
Abergavenny is an important june
ton. On we run to the beautiful
cathedral city of Hereford Here
fordshire has rich soil, making It
one of the finest agricultural coun-
ties in England It's trees are
among the finest we have ever seen.
Large quantities of apples and pears
grow in the country, many of them
are made into cider and perry, c, M
mon beverages of many of the peo.
pie. A very fine breed OF cattle of
bright red color with white faces.