The London Welshman

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awakening amongst the Welsh people than has occurred since the romantic days of Owain Glyndwr. "The Welsh Rudyard Kipling." In reading the London Magazine the other day, I noticed a well written story from the pen of Mr. J. Keating, of Cardiff. Mr. Keating was born at Mountain Ash, and as one reads the story one easily discovers the local colouring. Mr. Keating is the author of A Son of Judith," and a short time ago he contributed a series of short stories bearing on the life of the Welsh collier to the l<>ler, which were exceedingly true to nature Mr. Keating spent some time in London, but subsequently returned to Cardiff. In a recent issue of a London journal he was described as "the Welsh Rudyard Kipling." Welsh Soldier Honoured. Mr. W. H. Lloyd, upon whom the King has been pleased to bestow the Meritorious Service Medals, together with an annuity of Zic, is a son of Mrs. Lloyd, Horse Shoe Inn, Llanyblod- wel, and brother to Mr. C. P. Lloyd, N< rthgate Street, Aberystwyth. Mr. W. H. Lloyd, who, at present holds an important post in the mobilisation branch of the Army Ordnance Department at Colchester, served 25 years in the Royal Regiment of Artillery, retiring in May, 1896, with the rank of Warrant Officer. For the last five years of his service he was stationed at the Tower of London. He served in the Afghan War, 1878-80, and in the ex- pedition against the Mussee Tribes in 1881-1882. In January, 1890, when Master Gunner in Charge of the Needles Battery, Isle of Wight, he particularly distinguished himself at the wreck of the "Ibex," and had the honour of being introduced to the late Queen Victoria at her express wish. Alleged Wit. At a Swansea theatre, one of the so-called "jokes," according to the South Wales Daily Post, is the following:—"If we don't go, we shall have Evan Roberts after us." The fact that no one in the audiences has protested against this vulgar and impertinent form of wit" does not speak well of the manners of Swansea theatre goers. Important Temperance Movements. At Cardiff Tabernacle Baptist Church on Sunday a resolution was unanimously adopted, on the motion of Sir Alfred Thomas, M.P., that no fermented wine be used in the communion services in future It is also interesting to note that the Western District of South Wales Miners will, in future, hold their meetings in a Swansea temperance hotel, instead of at a public-house. The executive of the Merioneth Agriculture Show have, as the result of an appeal by a temperance deputation, decided to discontinue the sale of intoxicating drink on the show ground for one year by way of experiment. Ministerial Items. The Rev. J Hugh Edwards, Editor of Young Wales, has definitely decided to accept the pastorate of Dulwich Grove Congregational Church, London, in succession to the Rev. A bert Swift, but I understand that Mr. Edwards will not commence his new pastorate until September.—The Rev. J. Morgan Gibbon, of Stamford Hill, London, has been selected to deliver the next annual address in connection with Bala-Bangor College. Death of the Bishop of Llandaff. The death of the Rev. Richard Lewis, D.D., the Anglican Bishop of Llandaff, took place on Tuesday at Llandaff Palace. The deceased gentleman was descended from a very old Welsh family, and he was greatly attached to the land of his birth, in which he practically snent the whole of his life. He was a decidedly Evan- gelical Churchman, and he had no sympathy with ritualistic practices. He was not an ardent controversialist, and loved peace. In this respect he was a striking contrast to the pugna- cious Bishop of St. Asaph, and the rhetorical Bishop of St. David's. Nonconformists respected him more than any other Welsh Bishop, and there was genuine sorrow amongst them when his death was announced. It is an interesting fact, that when the Welsh Baptist Association met in the Aber Valley a fortnight ago, feeling allusions were made to the illness of the Bishop, and it was unanimously decided to forward him a message of sympathy. Mr. Evan Roberts' Mother. The Rev. K B. Meyer, in his reference to the Welsh revival, made the following interesting leference to Mr Evan Roberts' mother. It appears that she rode with the eminent London minister in a carriage to one of the Revival meetings: — "Mrs. Roberts is a happy woman to-day. She said that h r step was much lighter than it used to be, and her heart is lighter. She told of the eatly years when her husband broke his leg, and the lad had to go to the mine; and how, even then, he was different from other lads, and had always a book in his hand, and cared for religion. She told how, before the Revival came, he could neither eat nor sleep. Then the now familiar narrative of the outbreak of the revival at Loughor was told again; and then the account of the Spirit's baptism which had come to her, after seeking it for eight days." The Young Marquis of Bute. It is evident that the young Marquis of Bute, who has a fine castle and vast wealth in Cardiff and other parts of South Wales, is not so studious as his deceased father. The young Marquis is more inclined to travel and visit strange lands. He is just now starting on a tour in Central Africa, and is not likely to return to this country for many months. The late Marquis was of scholarly tastes, and was considered to be one of the best archaeologists and liturgists of his day. He left a marvellous collection of books on abstruse subjects, and was a first-class lin- guist. He learnt Welsh, and engaged a tutor to learn the language of Gwalia to his children. His death was followed by a ceremony reminiscent of mediaeval days, as his heart, enclosed in a casket of gold, was conveyed by Lady Bute, her sons and daughter, to Jerusalem, where it was solemnly interred in the Mount of Olives. Interesting Lectures. Two exceedingly interesting lectures were delivered in Glamorganshire on Friday and Saturday nights respectively. On the first date Professor Morris Jones, of Bangor University College, lectured on Welsh Poetry at the En- gineers' Institute, Cardiff, under the auspices of that vigorous and progressive Society Cymry Caerdydd." There was a large audience and a delightful lecture. On the second date Mr. Justice Kennedy lectured on Modern Progress in some of its Developments under the aus- pices of the Rhondda Cymmrodorion Society -an equally healthy and flourishing organisa- tion. In this instance again there was a capital audience and an inspiring lecture.