The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-04-22
THE PRESENTATION.

The church was crowded to the doors
| with members of the congregation and
! many were obliged to stand in the ves-
tibule. When Thomas II. Williams
white haired, nearly so, and a member
of the church for over thirty years,
arose to make the presentation speech
there We're whisperings in the pews of
Its the chair, now. He's going to
give him the chair'''-and on every face
there was a happy smile as if every
body felt delighted to think that he or
she had helped buy that chair which
represented in concrete form the love
and devotion of them all.
Mr.. Williams was happy, too, and Il
broad smile illumined his face as he
set the chair rocking and then stood
back in admiration to look at it. He
made an address in Welsh, in which he
said that no gift could possibly be rich
or rare enough to properly compensate
DR.. Jones for his long years of faithful
toll in the service of Him whose love
surpasseth all understanding.
He made a formal presentation of the
gift and then walked over to where DR..
Jones sat and escorted him over to the
chair and sat him down in it. Then
the old mans enthusiasm and happi-
ness bubbled over and he impulsively
leaned forward and kissed DIR. Jones
on each cheek. Then it was that the
doctors self-reserve left him. He took
Mr.. Williams hands in his for Il mo-
ment and shook them heartily us the
tears streamed down his cheeks. He
sat for minute in his new chair as on
a throne and his look betrayed that he
was prouder than many a one who
rules by "royal right divine" because
he had the satisfaction of knowing that
he ruled not over vast domains, but
in the hearts of his people.
GIFT FOR MRS. JONES.
The doctor at last found voice, and
in a few words he expressed his deep
sense of gratitude at this tribute of his
congregations loyalty Then Mrs.
Jones was called to the platform and
was presented with a beautiful clock
by Mrs. Sarah Richards. The doctors
faithful wife was crying softly as she
murmured her thanks and so was near
ly everyone in the congregation. 1t
was altogether scene of singular I'M
preSSiveneSs.
The night session was presided over
by Rev. Theophilus Davis, of Plains,
and one of the most interesting fea-
lures, aside from the presentation, was
brief address by Thomas Myrddin
Jones, Of Orange, N. j., a son of DR..
Jones, who paid a beautiful tribute
to his fathers Christian character, and
to the home-life with which he was sur
rounded when he was young, and which
has always had such a marked inlu-
ence ON his life.
ID. ID. Evans, of West Scranton. a
local Welsh bard of note, read a pres
entation poem written in the Welsh
language, and brief addresses were
made by Thomas Evans, of Jermyn;
Rev. Ivor Thomas, of Taylor; Rev. Ian
Davis, pastor of the West Market
Street Welsh Baptist church, and Rev.
David Jones, pastor of the Welsh Con-
gregational church, of West Scranton
A session conducted in the afternoon
and presided over by John Grer was
attended by Il number of Welsh clergy
men from outside the city. Rev. Il. X.
Watkins delivered an address of well
come to the visitors and response was
made by Rev. Il. Davis of Miners Mills.
Aneurian Jones, of New York city;
Mrs. George w. Powell, of Dorrance-
ton, and Daniel ]. Evans and Henry p,
Williams, of this city, all read poems
especially written for the occasion, sing
ing the praises of DR.. Jones long min
istry. Brief addresses of congratula-
tion We're made by the following cler-
gymen: Rev. j. j. Jenkins, of Rend- |
ham; Rev. Roderick Davis, of Glen
Lyon; Rev. Henry Hughes, of Plym-
outh; Rev. d, M. George, of Plttston;
Rev. ID. Il. Evans, of Kingston, and
Rev. DIR. W. 7. Richards, Of Wilkes |
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