The Herald of Wales and Monmouthshire Recorder. — 1885-01-31 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

AND COZT.—Mrs. Jones (landlady of the "Ghoul's Head," to timid little traveller, who Mis arrived late at night) : "1 'ope you'll be quite comfortable, sir, I've put you in Number nine—(with • pleasant smile)—the room where poor dear Joao. died." ROMANCY AND Rietstr.—Fond Mother: "I would rather you did not go to skate, Edward, I don't think the ice is safe."—Hero "You need not be afraid of my getting drowned; I cam swim"— Fond Mother: " It's not that I'm afraid of your being drowned ; but If you were to get in just think what an awful cold you would have."  John Wright, 53, of Orelton, Herefordshire, surrendered to the police on Wednesday for the murder of his-wife. Ile was brouvht to Leominster and remanded. He stated that his wife came home aid threatened to cut his eye out, and he took the knife from her and cot her throst. He (dent by the side of the corpse, and in the morning laid out the body.  The executive committee of the Blue Ribbon movement are determined not to let the agitation in favour of total abstinence by the 'arson and probibition by the State to tl,g, and should their efforta in the future prove very successful, the sellers of intoxicants will have them•elves to blame, as the prevalence of drunkenness and the crimes and poverty resulting therefrom are the muses of temperance agitation. Next Saturday at the Albert Hall, two temperance meetings will be held. At the first meeting, 5 o'clock, the celebrated Mr. W. Bell, of London, will entertain children and their friends by hie racy remarke and unrivalled magic lantern views. At the evening meeting Mr. Bell will deliver an address on the ‘• Duties of professing Christians in rotation to the temperance cause.' Those who have beard the speaker are loud in praise of him, and we doubt not that an intellectual treat will he afforded those who will be present at the bull next Saturday evening.  At St. Paul's Congregational Church, Swansea, on Wednesday night, the Rev. N. Lind ti Parkyn preaehed the annual sermon to the friends and teachers of Sunday &hoots. There was a fairly largeattendanee. Mr Parkyn, who, we were sorry toob.erve, has not yet recovered from Me recent illness, took f. c hi 4 text our Saviour's words, "Stiffer little children to come unto Me, and forbid them not." The Church, be feared, still needed to hear Christ's waning , voice, for by a harsh and unattractive representation of religion she had hindered many children coming to the Lord. Sunday School teacher, should remember that much more can  he done by kindness than by severity. Again, children would be forbidden by unattractive speaking, as surely as they would be attracted and impressed by the explanation of difficulties in their Biblical studies, by contrast and interesting illustration of the unknown by the known, the unseen by the seen. Description also was an essential point, and judicious questioning would fix the attention of the I 14. i olan, probe their knowledge, and urge them len to greater efforts. Teashers should be inkpartial towards their scholars. The sharp boy she uld not he favoured more than he who is dull. The latter indeed, should be he'ped and I micouragrd the mere, on account of his mental ioferiority. Mr Parkyn finally urged all teacher, to obtain by study a deep cenviction of the truths they bad to teach, to be earnest in I their wcrk, and ever to set their asholars a Christian ex.mple. On the conclusion of Mr Parkyn's practical sermcn the ordinances of the 1 Lord's Supper were administered.