The Herald of Wales. — 1886-12-18 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

BLUE RIBBON- MEETING. , .0n Saturday evening the usual weekly reed. ing of the Swansea Gospel Temperate* Vans . a held In the Albert Hall, When Mr. LB. ishop presided, and was supported by the 80. liforrni Horgan, Messrs. Wm.. Mario, W. Lloyd, Lloyd Davies, and Dr.:ltawling,.. Mr: Win. Lloyd read a portion of &Algae!, and also offered a short prayer. TireAmirman, in his opening address, re, leered to the late storm and- spoke,inhigk tans of the Many noble efforts that had been tqAtithy different men to save life at ass—efforts whisk had, UnfOrtunately, resulted in many Ofils 'would-belreeeners themselves being drownsf. Everyone, said the chairman, was bawd to dnsUe.the,noble warn* of such men adis risk their own liver., to moue the lives of dim fittest and noble, however, as were theater". of aiseh Men,, it MRS as noble and as great keno to*y and save a fellow creature from the moo of drink. (Owen.) He hoped all would *member this and try to do their beet in asata brother or sister from a drunkard's death. * oceeltudon Mr. Bishop read a piece from mai. • The Rev. Morris Morgan, after a few hint. ductory remarks, expreened a he that slow of the same feeling an Sir Wilfrid Lamm* when ha maid that though . they had beer, thirb, years trying to abolish the liquor troths, if lt were neoeseary. to do so, they would go 40* another thirty, years, Yes, said the 'spas*, and another thirty, years after that if it yen neeessary. (Cheers.) Was it aeswetel that they should, go on in fill work ' of temperaeoe for anent thirty years ? . Yes . The work of . . • was not yet finished—the workers could, , les.ve the cause as it was it was yet • , It was not yet completed, but every day the Completion nearer. They must keep question of tempeerence before ths'peklie mnat make it prominent. • It -was • , that needed groat prominence—for it ieSS greatest reform needed. When the cams the question of temperance must, acknowledged by the government ne one . treated before all other quest Mus. Whea time came, the temperance pee& men prepared with a temperance programme. would be the wmost important thentegramme 01 .e t, other benefteial programmes mail passed. 'Meant 'eanpluded by describing several . of the. &hilt. the evening, Mr. fliingg re , • solti;),,ltijrthe Memos Matthews gave a The choir were in enhadmise. The meeting *mad in the usual way. ' The Lord Bishop of Llandaffpresided quarterly meeting of the Llandsff t" Church Extentioil Society, held on Frids Town Haq, Cardiff. His Lordship symPatlietically to the loss the society taiaod by the death of its treasurer, the . Robert Oliver Jones, and moved the f. resolution which, wee unanimotudy ado, 'That this meeting of the commit,* Lim:fatal Church Extension Society debirse press. their deep sense of the la* At an inquest held on Monday at Paddington, society, as well as the Church in this on the body of Thomas Brown, aged fiqs a shoe- has sustained by the lamented death if maker. who • poisoned himself in a coffee-shop by R. O. Jones, Esq., for 28 years it' laudanum, it was stated that he warned his valued scorer:*p end their condolence . slohlwingter-oflelttuisrin: intention tosirtermmshitarsittiacte,idllinbte fonol. mambos of his family in theiraad Dena more. I shall wait until you come. I shall meat 7A:CAsa.-2To all wic are endemic" below God bless you. Good bit, fillutriotte." "..7" . Jury returned • verdict of suicide whilst tetaporarily."• ""`'` that gel llortafft4 ' .•eitaroji. This rest esusyas " UT'S COOtlliD.—Aathina and. Broneldiat MO* Mena sada. • e reesenedAetelerdllotetbriet Zay!MS., Meet- a , " dry Rnemilm port. ' garipp,ll. '• " •  '