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Notes from South Wales.
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Notes from South Wales. (From our Special Correspondent.) A Sensible Decision. No intoxicating drink is to be sold at the National Eisteddfod to be held this year at Carnarvon. This is a wise decision. Original. One of the most original remarks heard in a police court was that made by a North Walian at the Wrexham Court. When charged with assault, this son of Gwalia complained that he (the complainant) struck him on his mental faculties and made him unconscientiousness." An Interesting Point. A London and North-Western Railway Com- pany's solicitor stated at Carnarvon that women could be ordered out of smoking carriages." It is a curious fact that many women will enter smoking carriages, and expect the other male occupants thereof not to smoke whilst they (the women) are there. A New Religious Departure. A decidedly new departure was lately in- troduced into the service of the Roath Park Presbyterian Chutch of England, at Cardiff, by the pastor, the Rev. W. E. Shaw, who is con- ducting a series of special subjects on Sunday evenings. The object is to try and get hold of the non-church going people in the locality, and the effort at the first service on a recent Sunday was so successful, that numbers of people had to be refused admission, owing to lack of room. On that occasion, the reverend gentleman gave a description of his visit to the Holy Land, and the success of the experiment resulted in a lantern service on the following Sunday evening, the subject being, The Son of Man among the Sons of Men." The address, a most interesting one, was illustrated with beautiful reproductions from some of the most famous paintings, descriptive of scenes from the life of Christ. There is no doubt that the churches, both Nonconformist and Conformist, must make their services as bright and attractive as possible if Christianity is to continue its hold upon the masses.
SOUTH WALES BUSINESS NOTES.
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DR. SAYCE A WELSHMAN.
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DR. SAYCE A WELSHMAN. Writing in Seren Gomer for March, Dr. T.. Witton Davies, of Bangor, says that the world- famed Orientalist scholar and author, Professor Archibald Henry Sayce, D.D., is a Welshman on both his father and mother's side. Dr. Davies believes that no one takes a greater interest in the history and condition of Wales than does Dr. Sayce. When, for instance, Dr. John Rhys was a candidate for the Celtic Chair at Oxford, Dr. Sayce travelled the whole way from Italy expressly to vote for him. Dr. Sayce's mother is of the honourable family of the Beltons, of Berwick, near Shrewsbury, who have resided in the district since the fourteenth century, and who have married many times into Welsh families. Dr. Sayce considers himself a Welsh- man, and nothing but a Welshman, as Dr. Davies heard him say so on several occasions! while in the earlier years of his life he spoke Welsh better than English, his nurse being a Welsh maiden.
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Notes from South Wales.
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A Coming Poet. I was greatly interested in the article that appeared in a recent issue of the LONDON WELSHMAN, in reference to the poetry of Mr. R. Ellis Roberts, a young Welsh journalist, resident in the Metropolis. The other day I had the pleasure of looking over a book of his poems, and I was particularly struck with the following :— NIGHT AND DAWN. Night swoop'd down on the marsh, And I was alone with my grief, There by the sedge, while the harsh Cry or the curlew arose And the blank day came to a close Without relief. There by the marsh I wander'd As one wanders in a maze And the sickly moon, as I ponder'd With scanty and scat er'd gleam Would evoke the treacherous dream Of departed days. And then day broke'in the heaven, And the glory of dawn and light Workt in my heart like leaven And night's despair and gloom, That had haunted me like a doom, Weut with the night. Death of a Well-known Character. The death of Mrs. Jemimah ("Jem") Davies, Mountain Cottage, Lampeter, removes from the district a quaint and picturesque personality. She was very widely known, and had lived in the locality for many long days. "Ty Jem was well known in the old coaching days as the resort of all travellers who liked real home brewed ale and a hearty welcome. To hear "Jem" talk about the olden times was most entertaining. A genial and good-hearted Welsh- woman of the real type was "Jem," and the news of her death caused very general sorrow throughout the Lampeter and Mid-Cardiganshire district. A Ridiculous Competition. I notice that Mr. Naylor is offering a prize for a Welsh National Anthem at Carnarvon Eisteddfod. Have we not a National Anthem already ? Is not Hen Wlad fy Nhadau good enough for us ? I think it is, and so do thousands more Welshmen. Mr. Naylor's offer was a most ridiculous one, and the Eisteddfod Committee, who ought to know better, are even more ridiculous in sanctioning such an un- necessary competition. Welsh Education. There is no doubt that a Welsh National Education Council would be an excellent thing for our little country. It would give us Home Rule in educational matters, the advantages of which will be recognised by Churchmen and Nonconformists alike. It is absurd that Welsh Educational matters should be ruled as at present from London, and invariably by men with no proper knowledge of Wales and the special requirements of her people. It is to be sincerely hoped that the Welsh National Council of Education will become an accomplished fact. Performances in Character. There is a curious controversy waging at a certain Welsh Baptist Chapel in Glamorganshire. It appears that the Chapel Band of Hope arranged to have a performance of the cantata, Agathn," in character, at a public hall, but the pastor strongly opposed performances in charact, r by chapel choirs, and condemned "Agatha" from the pulpit. Nal urally there was great perturbation in the chapel, and a heated con- troversy has been going on, the majority being opposed to the pastor's views. I have seen "Agatha "performed in character, and think it a most instructive production. It is difficult to see what possible harm there can be in a chapel choir performing the same in character in a public hall. As a progressive Nonconformist, I think the views of the pastor alluded to are most narrow, and are not held by the vast majority of Welsh Nonconformists. The Poor Man's Grave. Practically every Welshman knows that touching poem by the late Dr. J. Emlyn Jones, entitled "Bedd ydyn tylawd (The Poor Man's Grave). Ieuan Dyfed, of Merthyr, has translated, it into English, and, in my humble opinion, it is a very good translation. Readers of the LONDON WELSHMAN will peruse it with interest, hence the reason of my inserting it in these notes 'Neath the yew tree's mournful branches Stands a mound of greenish hue, Waiting to be decorated With a crown of heavenly dew O'er it many a foot has-wandered And the heedless tread it gave Has disturbed its graceful verdure There where lies the pauper's grave, Hired servants of the poor house Bore him to his last repuse, And while earth they placed upon him Not a tear, nor sigh, arose; Long he battled with affl ctions Until death, his victory gave, From all want, a sure protection Has the pauper in his grave. The rough tombstone with two letters, Carved by the unskilful hands Of some loving youthful playmate, Cleft in twain—negl cted stands. At the advent of Palm Sunday Flowers nor foliage do not wave, Placed by hand of friend or brother On the forlorn pauper's grave. On a marble seat above him Weepeth not the muse alas Through the greensward that conceals him Time's own plough-share soon will pass And his resting place deleted- Covered by oblivion's wave, Yet an angel will be watching O'er the lonely pauper's grave.