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X*# *#*«■ *«*#*#«!* jf J 1 ECHOES OF THE. PAST. | | 1 INTERESTING EXTRACTS FROM "THE •* CAMBRIAN," OF 1806. 1! # 1 HOW HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF. « & # Worries of 44 The Trade": An 1807 Baltic Fleet' Outrage: Appeal for Conscription. I 2i CAUTION TO THE PUBLIC. —Whereaa i Racha.el Evans, the wife oi one, William Evans, of Priory-street, Carmarthen, 11aci beha,voo herself very refractory, and has in- voived n-he much in debt and threatens to rum me this is therefore to give notice to ail persons not to trust her, as I shall not p-ty any debts which she may hereafter contract on my account. Dated this 29th July, 1807. W-M. EVAN. Witnass-Thoo. Mathias. New theatre, Swansea: Never acted here. On Monday, August 10th, .will be presented the very popular new grand operatic Drama called THE TRAVELLERS; Or, Music's Fascination. Written by Mr. Cheny. and acted eighty- It seven nightb at the Theatre Royal, Drury- line, with unbounded- applaud j and new eoenery, splendid dresses and decoration*. To which will be adder the farce THE OLD MAID. I And on W EDNESDAY, August 12th, by desire of Lord and Ladv Vcroon, the comedy of THE POOR GENTLEMAN, with THE AGREEABLE SURPRISE. Days of Playing, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Boxee, 5s.; Pit, 2s.; Gallery, Is. -+- -+--+- CAUTION.—A. man drfsbed in a. shabby black coat, who has lost an eye, and travels in a gig with a brown horse, made his ap- pearance in Swansea yesterday and solicited subcriptions for a new publication respect- ing Botany Bay. • In one instance we know, tie obtained lialf-a-guinea from a gentleman in thi6 town, saying he had the book with him, and would deliver it personally, but darned to another person, who questioned him on the subject, that he was to dcliver it in iess than ten days; and finding that he was suspected, decamped rather hastily. Our friends to the westward, and the public would do well to be on their guard, as there is strong reason to believe that he is a swindler. In this town he confined his visits to genteed private houses, and siiowed a newspaper in which the work is advertised, together with a long list of subscribers. On Monday last Colonel Marlden inspected the Swansea Cavalry, commanded by Captain Hughes; Sir G. Powell's troop of cavalry; four companies of the Western. Glamorgan- shire Regiment, commanded by Colonel Llewelyn ■ and the Prince of Wales' Fusilier's, coun mantled by Colonel Vaughan; all of which went through their evolutions, much to has suitleiiactxm. On Tuesday Colonel Madden inspected the Forest Ride Corps, commanded by Captain Jeffreys (in the ab- sence of Major Lockwood), with whose man- oeuvres and advanced state of discipline he expressed himself peculiarly gratified. Same day he inspected three companies of the Western Glamorgan at Neath; and on Wed- nesday the three remaining companies at Bridgend, who were deservedly compli- mented by the inspecting officer upon their appearance and discipline. -+--+-+-+--+- Theatricals.-—The attendance at our new Theatre on Friday, Monday, and Wednesday teet must have been highly gratifying to the manager, to whose merits all give the willing meed of praise. The performers, too, de- serve every commendation, and for the ample justice which they render to the several parts allotted to them. Mr. Cherry s excellent production, "The Travellers, "or Music's Fascination," announced for Monday night (see advertisement) cannot fail, we think of drawing a good house. -+-<-+- -+- We are happy to find that the spirit of ffiamng speculation is begining £ o show itself strongly in IroLartd. Several dargoes of the richest copper ore that lias ever been aeeBL in Swansea, have been sold here this summer, from the Rosa Island Mine, in the Lake of KilLarii' V; CouraoiRoir Lapp, of Cork, who is largelv concerned with these mines, has just passed through Swansea-, on his way to Ireland from Cornwall, where he, has engaged a number of miners fof the pur- pose. of working a mine on the estate of tins Earl of Derby, near the town of Tipperary, which, from the very superior quality of the copper ore, promises considerable benefit to the country and to the adventure. The ad- vantages of an undertaking of this nature, in a country where the modes of employing the lower classes of the community are so few can be readily imagined. We ;ire assured that the Ross Island mine and the Eiinin- oorthy mine have given almost constant em- ployment to 1,000 persons for the last three years. -+- -+-+- An old lady residing- at Little Newcastle, in the neighbourhood of Fishguard, in the county of Pembrokeshire, of the age of 92, who had lost all her teeth several years ago, has, to the astonishment of her friends., cat five new teeth within the last twelve months, and enjoys herself so slight satisfaction at being once more able to bite a crust. --+-+- "In the time of Queen Elizabeth of our Tudor race (jwys a corresjx>nde<nt) when this island was threatened with a Spanish inva- sion, every pulpit I with prayers to the Almighty for his protection; every pul- pit rung with exhortations to the people to defend their country. Is it not the duty of the Established—the Dissenting—the Methodist clergy ar pre&e*nt to rouse their hearers to sail-defence ? Vve should keep1 our eyes wide open to the iniininertce of the dan.ge,r we are in France ;.yv*c v an im- mence army of veterans, headed by the m-ost capable and experienced of jnanerals; command's nearly every port in Europe, from the Baltic to Gibraltar; from any of which she may watch an opportunity to invade. Our safety, under Heave. can alone ar is-1 from our becoming a military people; every man should be provided with arms, and should .'ticcustom himself to their use. In every parish the ancient custom of shooting at a target should b revived; the exercise of arms will not impede our agricultural or our commercial pursuits. Every individual ought to be prepared to repel the jxvad^r of has native Lmd; to prevent his property from being plundered, his person from being emhvoo 11i6 wife a.1Id daughters from leing violated by a merciless foreign roldiery. Above all we. the descendants of the ancient Curnrv (sic) should not forget ancestors, who for seven hi'' elided years defended their country aga-initt a f«--reign foe. So descended, our being daeta-ruly Or ^wwardly wtraid bring down upon us a t-rni^d disgrace. LORD BYPb'v S PO ENIS. This day is publish*1^* P^ce 6s. i-ti HOURS OF g, eeries of poems, origin translated, Geo. Gordon, Lord Byron- a Minor. Printed for B. Crosby 1 00.; a.n and Co. Remingtoms; aT1": Maun-jr-i, I-on- don; and S. and j. Rid-are, N'?1" sold a: by -• Jenkins, Printer of t 'ns .Paper (ii) whom may be had the few l e'iniug curies I of the PTNF., lCs. 6d and ah0, 'ghorne's FABLES OF FLORA, witli plates, 5s.; or with the -olates colour^ Price 7s. Sd. *• Sd. *• The Parisian caricaturistf, till tatcly far behind their British brelil1re:n' ftre now making rapid st-ridew to overt*1 -e BdtATMftUO H V 'Ahl.InO]P»r> {TiTior- '10'1 j lately published repress Lord Y'i".rno,1^l jn conference with the French negoti ifOTS- To a polite interrogatory from the U'. t Js his Lordship well ? our cotuitrymn.n rep,ief"' "That he has jyst oe^-patched a cottrieT aad on t«tuni will doubtless enabled to give them. t''ie„>n<>r'«»eary inform'1' tion upon that subject .+--+- ♦ Monday. August 3rd. Letters and napers were received frcn different parts ot A.u&n?Z: hat they do' not contain any new dnm7-.u-t-a.n_oe of import- anct respecting the iirnortcmate aSi^r be- t-wefr; oar warship the f/eopard ¡¡,nof, the fjhesn.pe>ak (not the OcwmteliationK^ The, ^meT^;ios per»Mnfc m d«rrv"intr tn'-H. toe rn-ev who tui entered on board their frigate were Britisl seamen, he Cheeapeak was lying on the oOtii of Jane in Hanipton. Roads, with- out colours, and it is reported that a Court of Inquiry has been ordered into the conduct of Caiiimodora Barron, and that orders have been issued from the Navy Department, aop- pointing Captain Decatur to the command of the frigate, pending the result of the investi- gation. The damage suffered by the Cheea- peak is represented as being more serious and extensive, except in the loss of livee, than was at first suppo&ed. She received in her hull 22 round shot, her foce and her main masts were destroyed, and her mizen- iBaat much injured and her standing rigging and sails greatly cut about. The lots in killed stated in one account to be three; in another two; and of the wounded (2.3) eight are considered dangerous. Ttie Com- modore suffered a contrusion from a. splinter, and a midshipman was slightly wcnin<ied. A letter from New York, the 30th June, men- tions: "That a Cabinet COlUlcil lias been called by the President of the United State* to act upon the outrage committed by the British ship of war Leopard, upon the United States frigate Chesapeak." The emigration from the North of Ireland to America continues at an alarming rate. The American papers mention the arrival m theiT ports daring the month cf June of four vessels, having nearly 1,000 paastagerG on beard, from Londonderry, Belfast, etc. --$>+- According to the statement of the. British naval force op to this day, it appeal's that the total number of ships in commission is 140 of the line; 20 from 50 to 44 guns; 167 frigates, 193 sloops, and 243 gunbrigs; mak- ing a total of 767 vessels of war. There a.re budding, or ordered to be built. 46 of th- line; 14 from 50 to 44 guns; 56 frigates, 42 sloops, and 14 gunbrigs. 0 Imperial Parliament: House of Commons. Monday, August 3rd.—Mr. Sheridan presen- ted a petition to the House, signed, he said, by 1,000 respectable persons, Ctnga-ged. in the biswexy, distillery and victualling business, complaining of hardships, oppressions and cruelties experienced in their business, under the partial and capricious exercise of the control vested in magistrates for granting or withholding licenses from publicans in var- ious parts Ö of the Kingdom.—The petition was received and ordered to lie on the table. Mr. Sheridan sa-id it wms not his purpose at present to trespass long upon the attention of the House. He would barely beg leave to recapitulate a few of the leading f-eatures of the petition; which was in substance much the same, with several others as had recently been presented upon the same subject. It stated that the petitioners felt themselves in the prediea-ment of being eompeJIed to rest their property, their industry, their live- lihood and the means of existence from their families solely on the discretion and often on the mere caprice of magistrates, acting se- cretly and often influenced b., partial and prejudiced misrapresentatans. He did not by any means wish to take from the magis- trates" the just control with which thev are already vested of granting licenses of this kind; he was convinced that the control was justly and wisely exercised by the ^ou-ntry gentlemen of England, who executed, with- out fee or reward, the arduous and trouble- some pi-does of magistracy: but he believed there was no impropriety in drawing a line of distinction between these gentlemen and another species oi justice, who acted for pay undier the government, and did not always act with the impartialitv and calm discretion rlsat characterised magistrates of the_ other descriftion. The object of the petitioners, and that which he wished was, that those licenses should not be granted or withdrawn in srer-d but openly at the Quarter Sessions in a iudicial way. and that those who apnlied aiid were refused, shoaild liavo full oppor- tunity of hearing the objections against them, and vindicating themselves from suggestions often proceeding from &ecret enemies; and allowing these persons aftarwards, if they should find it necessary, to apoeal to the Court of King's Bench. He would therefore move for leave to bring in a bill for that purpose. After srome conversabicm, leave was given t.c hrirg irL the bul.
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INFLUENZA INCREASING. i nc,, The inSpenza epidemic is again spreauing over the country. The visitation is of a very prostrating nature, and the disease is certainly on the increase. The orig n of the disease, or rather the cixcumstanccs which bring it about, is as much a mystery as ever. You cannot trifle with influenza. It undermines the nervous system to a greal,er-extert than almost any other dis- ease, and it is Pneumonia that kills, and Pneumonia strikes the man who imagines he has only a mild for.n of Influenza, and can go about the street as usual. It can hardly be doubted that the prevalence cf Chest and Lung Complaints must be is- rribed to the baneful influence of Influenza, whose after-eSects so frequently take this form. Now the Best Remedy is without doubt Gwilym Evans' Quinine Bitters. Sold in bottles 2s. 9d. and 4s. 6d.
ARMY CORPS OF PRISONERS.
ARMY CORPS OF PRISONERS. 32,207 Russians Surrender at Port Arthur. Every Building and Warship Wrecked. (Central News War Special.) Tokio, Thursday Evening.—It is officially announced that the transier of the forts at 1'ort Arthur, together with other Govern- ment establishments and property, was sat- isfactorily completed last evening. According to a rough estimate made by the Japanese staff, and forwarded by Gen- eral Nogi, the prisoners ot war at Port Ar- thur total 52,207. They include :—Generals, ö; admirals, 4; colonels and majors, 51; senior captains, 100; captains and senior lieutenants, 551; lieutenants and sub-lieu- tenants, 200; military officials, 99; sur- geons, 109 chaplains, 20; soldiers, 25.434; sailors, 4,500; military non-combatants, 3,645; naval non-combatants, 500. In this estimate volunteers are mostly counted as non-combatants. The sick and wounded number between 15,000 and 16,000. The Japanese have alsj taken over 1,870 draught horses and 100 saddle horses- ABOUT FORTY-EIGHT THOUSAND PRISONERS. Reuter's o.:ar Special.) Tokio, Thursday.—Accoroing to the latest official report, the traruslar of the forte and batteries at Port Arthur has been com- pleted. The total number of prisoners surrendered is about 48,000, inchidir sick and wounded. RUSSIANS BADLY MAIM THEIR LOST FORTS. With General Ncgi s Army, Thursday.— Elaborate preparations are being made to clear Port Arthur harbour and the surround- ing water frcm submarine mlDeoo. A hundred men have already left Sasebo specially trained in such work to assist. The taking over of the great forts passed without incident of any kind. It was found, when the Japanese entered the forts, that every possible injury had been inflicted on them before they were given un. Buildings were blasted, and many guns destroyed. General Stoesse! and his staff will remain 'emporarily at Port Arthur. In the military march into Port Arthur each regiment will have its colours paraded, officers will wear their medals, and the cere- mony promises to be one of the most solemn and impressive nature. There is a belief that some officers cap- tured at Port Arthur will refuse to giva their parole, preferring to remain prisoners rather than to swear not to fight during the present war.—{"Daily Mail.") I PERMISSION TO OFFICERS TO RETURN TO RUSSIA. Tokio, Thursday.—The Czar's reply to Stoessei's last despatch, dated January ,3. 030 p.m-. find received on January 4 at 10 •i.m., ran thus: — 'I permit officers to return to Russia under a promise not to take part in the war cr to remain soldiers. 'I thank you and the brave defenders.— Nicholas." PORT ARTHUR'S DEFENDER TO TURN HOME. I Tokio, Friday.—General Stcessel, having given his parole, will return home via Naga- saki.—(Reuter). GENERALS NOGI AND STOESSEL saki.—(Reuter). GENERALS NOGI AND STOESSEL CONVERSE. (Press Association War Special.) Before Port A "bur, Thursday. — The meeting between General Stcessel and Gen- eral Nogi took place a eleven o'clock to- day, at the village of Shutsmng. The time fixed was noon, but owing to a misunderstanding as to the time the Rus- sian general arrived a.t half-past ten. He was received by a iieutenant and re- mained at Plum Tree Cottage until the ar- rival of General Nogd with his staff. The two generals met in a room at the cottage, and after exchanging greetings had a long conference. On coming out they snook hands and General Stcessel then mottnted his horse and returned to Port Arthur. MIKADO EXPRESSES THE DESIRE. (Central News War Special.) Paris, Thursday Morning.—A Chifu des- patch published by the "Matin" says that 50,000 Japanese troops are ready to enter Port Arthur when the place has been evacu- ated by the Russians. Thr9 correspondent adds that the Emperor of Japan has expressed a desire to see Gen- eral Stoessel. It is doubted whether the hero of the siege will accept the Imperial in- vitation. SIR CHARLES HARDINGE AND THE BALTIC FLEET. (Reuter's Special War Service.) St. Petersourg, Thursday.—In view of the statements made ill the article in Tuesday's "Novoye Vremya" alleging that all the Rus- sian warships now on the way to the Far East were being dogged by British war ves- sels, Sir Charles Hardinge, the British Am- bassador, has called the attention of Count Lamsdorff, Minister for Foreign Affairs, to the falseness of this and other assertions contained in the article, and particularly "f the imputation that British war vessels had committed a breach of neutrality by com- municating the mc-vemonts of Admiral Rojestvensky's squadron to J: nanese. agents. BALTIC FLEET TO BE RECALLED. St. Petersburg, Thursday. — Hurrying back from his tour of inspection of the troops, the Czar reached St. Petersburg this morning, and-held a Council this after- noon at the Imperial Palace. I am in a position to state that the follow- ing decisions were arrived at in the course of the sitting — (1) Continues the war with renewed en- ergy. (2) Reinforce Kuropatkin with 200,000 new troops before the end of February. (3) Increase the transport capacities cf the Trans-Siberian Railway by the introduc- tion of a new1 type of railway carriage. (4) Cancel Rojestvensky's orders to daw- dle about the high se?s; and recall him at once to Russia. The Government are determined to carry on the campaign until the Russian arms nave gained a final decisive victory.—"Daily Ex- press. JAPANESE ANXIOUS TO TRY AND RAISE THEM. (Central News War Special.) Tokio, Thursday.—It has transpired that before the terms of surrender were signed the Sevastopol was towed some distance out to and then blown up. Ihe Luge battleship heeled over and sank, and is now invisible. (Press Association War Special.) okio, Thursday. — The Japanese navai officers have not yet examined the sunken warships at Port Arthur A careful exam- ination "Úi1 probably be made at the earliest possible moment. The Russians ingeniously blocked the dry dock before surrendering. They towed the transport Amur inside the dock, where they blew her up. The vessel turned turtle and sank with her hull Iymg across the dock. The dock gates were then blown up. The Russians yesterday gave up posses- sion of the dockyard' and other naval pro- perty, turning over ten small steamers a vail- abie for mediate service to the Japanese- All the other craft were sunk previous to su rrender. The Japanese people are keenly anxious fo Know the condition of the sunken war- ships, and it is generally believed that it will be possible to salve soine of them. EFFECT OF THlTjAPANESE FIRE. (Press Association War Special.) Tolao, Friday, 10.30 a.m.—The Navy De- partmen- announces that the Japanese have «unk A>ot't Arthur the Russian to^P^0 boats Ciaidatn3k and Vsadi ik, and three destroy whose names are given at Jetlrny, Sesv af1*1 Boiroi. <> The cruiser Bayan is lying on the soui-b coast of the east harbour, severely daiiia8ed- The J30ht Was been entirely burBed, as the neult oi the Japanese shelling. WELL DRESSED PEOPLE GAILY DRIVING ABOUT. With General Nogi's Army (via Tientsin), Thursday•—The surprising thing is that, 90 far as the streets of Port Arthur are con- j cerned, the town does not seem to have suf fered so much from the bombardment as was expected. Port Arthur old town, however, has suffered greatly. Well-dressed people are driving about the town in carriages and 'rickshaws. They are making arrangements to leave the town for their temporary quarters near Pigeon Bay, and their air of gay expectancy reminded me strongly of Londoners preparing for their summer holidays at the seaside.—"Daily Express." GRAVE REPORT THAT LACKS CON- FIRMATION. (Renter's Special War Message). Paris, Friday.—A St. Petersburg telegram says that nothing is known at the Admiralty of the reported loss of Admiral Rojest- vensky's flagship.—(Reuter). The following "New York Herald" mes- sages still lack confirmation: I St. Petersburg, Thursday.—A rumouj is in circulation here that the Kniaz &uvaroff, flagship of Admiral Rojestvensky, has .struck a rock and gone to the bottom. I cannot ob- tain confirmation of the rumour. Later.—The report of the loss of the Kniaz Suvaroff is confirmed. STRENGTHENING HIS MAIN SUPPORT. (Press Association War Special). St. Petersburg, Friday.—The following telegram of yesterday's date has been re- ceived here from Mukden — "According t rumours which are current here the Japa-eee are building a bridge over the Yalu at Fenghuanchang in order to connect the Korean railways with the Chinese. "The Japanese are making a great show of strengthening their right wing." (Central News War Special.) Tokio, Friday Evenin&.—The interview between General Noga and General Stoessel at Shuishiyeng yesterday was of a most cor- dial and at the same time pathetic char- acter. Tns. Russian commander frankly and warmly eulogised the extraordinary bravery of the Japanese soldiers, and expressed a is unbounded admiration for the persistent and indomitable pluck shown by General Nogi throughout the siege. He also thanked the Japanese General for his courtesy 1I1 transmitting a telegram to the Czar respect- ing the articles of capitulation, and for the generous and cc- ate treatment he had accorded to the officers and men of the gar- rison. General Stoessel was so touched on hear- ing that Gensral Nogi bad lost both his sons :n the course of the fighting at Port. Arthur that he burst into tears, and was deeply moved by General Nogi's assertion that be was quite happy in the thought that nis sons had been sacr >ed for the welfare of their country, declaring that such a spirit was a glory to Japan and had much to do with her present position. After the interview the Generals and their staffs lunched together, and whilst the meal was in progress General Stcessel begged Geooral Nogi te allow him to present to him his favourite Arabian charger. Genera) Nogi courteously declined to ac. cept the proffered gift for himself, pointing out that the charger came within the cate- gory of war material, but consented ",0 ac- cept the animal in the name cf the whole Japanese army, an i promised to take the utmost care of it. NOGI REPORTS ADDITIONAL CAPTURES. I (Press Association War Special.) Tokio, Saturday.■—General Nogi reports that thf following additional prisoners had been transferred up to noon yesterday: — Ihe 25th, 26th, and 27th Rifle Regiments, comprising 42 officers and 1.4.12 men, 40 offi- ce's and 1,420 men. and 58 officers and 1,17H Kiea respectively, making a total of 140 offi- ce /a and 4,030 men. CONCLUSION 01 A WEEK OF JUBIL- ATION. (Press Association War Special.) Tokio, Saturday-—The week'p jubilation, which began with the return of Admiral Togo, ended to-day with a celebration n the Hibiya Park under the auspices of the Tokio muncipality. Speecb-making and fireworks were the order of the day and stuaents and merchant jtulds parade tht streets, which were gay with flags and lamcrmi. Five hundred wounded from Port Arthur were permitted to leave the hospitab and were feted at the Imperial Hotel. FUGITIVE DESTROYERS NOT TO BE MOLESTED. (Press Association War Special.) Chifu, Saturday, noon.—A report received from Admiral Katavy, at two o'clock, on Friday morning, states that the commanders of the torpedo flotillas which were sent to Kiaochan and Chifu to watch the Russian destroyers at those places havs returned to the naval base, their commanders being satisfied that German and Chinese officials respectively have completely disarmed the Russian' vessels. The armoured cruiser Chiyoda and a des- troyer flotilla remained outside Kiaochan until six o'clock on Wednesday evening.
- 'a SWANSEA SAVINGS' BANK.
a SWANSEA SAVINGS' BANK. Annual Meeting-: Satisfactory Yearns Work. The annual meeting of Swansea Savings' Bank was held on Friday. Sir John Llewelyn presided. There were also present: Messrs. VV. J. Rees, J.P., Principal D. Salmon, W. G. Dav es, F. F. Mason, W. B. Laws, W. E. Harris, E. Davies, C. T. Rutben, D. C. Jones, the Vicar of Swansea (the Hon W. Talbot Rice), Seyler, Viner Leeder, T. W. James, E. G. Protheroe, H. Simons and E. H. Corby (actuary). The balance-sheet showed there was a balance of £348,613. Amount received dur- ing the year, £ 56,249: amount paid, £66,143. The balance on November 20th was £347,289 lis. lid. Number of accounts opened during the year 519, and number closed 376. There were 9,132 receipts dur- ing the year and 6,303 payments. Total number of account now open 9,576. Sir John Llewelyn said perhaps it was not to be expected tha.t in the past year of change there would be great expf^ioa of the business. The great event of the year had been the change of actuary. For 45 years Mr. Morris was their respited ac- tuary, but in his successor they had a. first rate man, and Sir John had every ^ofidence the bank would continue to flourish. The alteration in the accounts was largely due to the issue of Corporation Stock, which had been very popular, and it was not tc- be wondered at that a l^ge numb61 of those who held considerable founts in the bank bad withdrawn with a view of better in- vestment, as the bank only gave per cent. interest. One of the most healthy signg was new accounts should hav^ [increased by 143. They wanted to encourage smfl.ll deposits. Principal Salro°D seconded the adoption of the report, and said a considerably num- ber of the accounts closed were for over £50 which showed the people wished to get larger interest, and I..t not » sign of dda- tress and poverty which would be the case if small amotiots wens withdirsw^ The report was adopted. Rev. E. Jenkins, Mr. Roger Beck, MA John Roberts (muung engineer)' Mr- Rit- son (ÂberduJa.iÆ;}, a?d Mr. B. D. Thomas (solicitor) appointed trustees.. Dr. Stephens &Ild Mr. D. Meager were elected Messrs. Simpson and D. C. were, upon the proposition of Mr. W. J. Bees, seconded by Mr. E. G. Protheroe, ejected on the Management Committee of the Bank. Speaking of the servi^s of the oianagers, Mr. W. J. Bees said they owed a great deal to them for the unselfish way they at- tended in mornings wlten business called them elsewhere.
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PORT !ARTL (pL PRIT^RS ¡ Generals Choose Captivity to ¡ Parole. 25,000 Casualties During" the Siege. (Central News War Special.) Tokio, Sunday.—General Stoessel leaves Dalny on Thursday. Generals FOCK, Smyrn- off, and Gorbadovsky, and Admiral Waren remain prisoners, having refused to give parole. Admiral Kataoka, in f.n official report en the fate of the Port Arthur squadron, says that on making the proposal for capitula- tion the Russians destroyed or sunk all the remaining warships, with the exception of six destroyers, which escaped. The Akitsu- shima, with a torpedo boat flotilla and a de- stroyer flotilla, chased them to Chifu, where they were disarmed. Rear-Admiral Togo, with the Chiyoda and Satsnta and a de, stroyer flotilla, proceeded to Kiao-chow, and secured the disarmament of the Russian warships there. The admiral says that he is glad to report the brilliant conclusion of the operations against the Russian Fleet. Later.—The work of transferring the oris oners from Port Arthur to Dalny was com- pleted at half-past four yesterday afternoon. Yesterday 369 officers and officials and 6,814 men marched out. The total number of prisoners is 878 officers and officials and 23.491 men. This total included over 6,300 naval officers and seamen. The transportation of the prisoners from Dalny to Japan commenced to day, when the first shipload sailed. The prisoners will be taken to Nagasaki. Those officers who cave their, parole will "probably leave for home on the 16th on board the Messageries vfaritimes steamer Australian. Up to the present 441 officers have given their parole, and 229 men will be taken with 'hem as orderlies. Strict precautions have been taken to secure the observation of their oath by officers giving parole. TOTAL RUSSIAN CASUALTIES AT PORT ARTHUR. (Press Associa-T>.ou War Specials Tokio. Monday.—It 's believed that the total Russian casualties at Port Arthur were about 25,000. PORT ARTHUR BOAT OVERDUE. (Press Association War Special.) Paris, Monday.—.4 telegram to the "Echo de Pans," from St. PeU -sburg, reports that a boat which left Port Arthur for Chifu to-day, after the capitulation, with several officers a.nd men and civiliins and important despatches on board, has no- yet arrived. FOR THE COURTESY OF THF VIC- TORIOUS JAPANESE. Port Arthur, January 6 (via Tientsin, Saturday, January 7).—I am now able to send a few details of the historic meeting between General Stoessel and Gen. Nogi. Genera! St<*«sel was most emphatic in ex- pressing his giatitude for the courtesy of the victorious Japanese. He was particularly grateful for the permission to retain his sword. "The honour of my family has been pre- served," he said, "and my descendants will always appreciate the courtesy that has been extended to me."—("Daily Express.") SURRENDERED RUSSIANS CELE- BRATE XMA8. (Press Association War Special.) With General xiogi, Sunday.—The Rus- sian prisoners „iti ic at Changkingtsu rail- way stat'on for trains to take them to Dalny have been celebrating Cnristnias to-day Re- ligious services v, ere held at ten o'clock this morcing a priest m full canonicals officiat- ing. Afterwards there was music a danc- ing on the epeu ground in fron' of the sta- tion. Among the prisoners is the eright-year- old daughter of one of ne fficers. Fifty per cent. uf the officers are going to Japan. NEW DEFENCES BETWEEN SHANG- HAI AND KOREA. Washington, Sunday. — Mr. Allen, the United States Minister at Seoul, has inform- ed the State Department that the Korean Government has advised Mm that a Japan- ese vessel has ianded men, who are fortify- ing the. island cf Quelport, which is near the track of vessels plying between Shanghai and the north.—Reuter. [Note.—Qttelport is 52 miles south from Korea, to which it belongs. It is 44 miles in length and 21 miles wide across the cen- tre, and is surrounded by islets. It is billy and well-wooded, and has a population of about 10,000.]
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SWANSEA NURSING ASSOCIA- TION. House-to-house Collection Re- solved On. At the monthly meeting of the Swansea District Nursing Association Committee, it was reported that there were 41 patients on the books on December 31st, seventeen parish cases. A total of 789 'visits had been paid during December, 284 being to parish patients. Gifts of old linen had been re- ceived from Mrs. Tunbridge, Mrs. Bill, Mrs. Eva.ns (29, St. Helen's-road), and Rev. W. Seldon Morgan; of fruit, flowers, game, and concert tickets from Mrs. T. D, Griffiths, Miss Morgan (Brynbriallu), Miss Lindsay, Mrs. Lancaster, and Mrs. Eisworth. The Committer decided to start a- house-to- house collection in January. The following ladies, with a band of collectors each have offered their services:—Mrs. Dd. Glasbrook, Mrs. Anj;;ell Evans, Miss Morgan (Bryn- road), Mrs. Hubert Hanson, Mrs. WalteT Reid, Mrs. Sandrv, Mrs. Knight, MM. Rhys Davies, Mrs. SaundeTS, and Miss Hughes. The following subscriptions and donations have been received during the month :—Mrs. H. Tunbridge (collecting card)..614 6s. ad. Sir George Newnes, £5: Swansea and South Wales Nursing Institute (collecting box), £2 8s. 6d. Mr. William Edwards, £2 2s. Col. Morgan> £'2 2s. Mr. Glyn Vivian, £2; St. Mary's Collection (Parents' Service), £ 1 2s. 8d. MTS. Jones Powell, £ 1 is. Llovd'3 Bank, Ltd., Is. Dr. Roberts, £ 1 is. Messrs. Josiep*1 Thomas, £ 1 Is. F. Wetson, £1 Is. llowel Watkins, £1 Is. Harvey fSketty), £1 ^s- • William Watkins, m Is. Alfred Andrews, £1 1R. Miss Dillwvn, £1 Is. Sir Griffith Thomas, £1 Is. Rev. D. Connor, £ 1 j ^t- Andrew's Church, £ 1; Mrs. James Fulton, £ 1; Mr. David Glas- brook, £ 1; Mesdames Williams and Jen- iiins (collecting card), Us, 8d. ;Mrs. Ebene^er Davies, 10?- 6d. Mrs. Trevor Owen, 10s. 6d. Mrs Thomas (Oxford-street), 10s. 6d. Mrs. Walter RA:d, 10s. 6d. Messrs. David Davies (Cc11, ege.-st.;reet) 10s. 6d.); F. C. Eddershaw, 10". 6d. Arthur Eden, 10s. 6d. Miss Davies (Brynmin), 10s. 6d.; Messrs. Glyn Pricc. 10s. bd. G. Roberts, 10s. 6d. Mrs. Davies (Ardwyn), 10R. 6d. Mr. John S. Brown, 1()g. 6d. Dr. Blagdon Richards. 10s. 6d. :Mr. Griffiths (Hisrh-street), lOs. &d. Dr. Hubert Thomas, 10s. 6d. Mrs. Ernest Brice, 10s. 6d.; Mrs. Chapman (col- lecting card), Grose, 10s. Mrs. Genmill, 10s. Mrs. Evuns (Cwmbwrla), lOts. Mrs. A. Paton, 10s. Mr. Williams (The Cliff), 10s. MJ"- Thomas (St. H?Jen's-road), 7s. 6d.; Mrs. Dowle Jones, 56. Mrs. Grove ] (Brvnmill),s-' \'rrs;, Richards (Landore), 5s.; Mr. J- 5s.; Mr. Edward Forester, 5s- Colonel Jones. 5s. Mr. Tay- lor (Castle-square), 5s. Mr. D. Walters, 5s. Mrs. RicbaTds (Clarice-street), 5s. Mr Seyler, :?As. 6d. 5 "A Friend Is. ]
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< Swansea Crimean Veteran. ? Mr. William Morgan, 19, Nichol-street, i Swansea, who has a. record of 39 years in the country's service, in the Ca/nadian and i Crimea campaigns, as well as at home, has < received an intimation from the Army authorities recuestinS hlln to name a date whereon he can proceed to Woolwich and be 1 decorated in the presence of Royal Artillery s in which he was formerly master-gunner, with the "meritorious medal. Mr. Morgan, who 5s familiarly known in Swansea, as the "Major," took over a res- 1 ponsibie command in the local Militia on his return from the Crimea and served sixteen 1 years therein- ( He is the father of two priests, one the 1 Rev. Joseph Morgan, Leith, and the Rev. William Morgan, who is in charge of the < Parish of C-lencree, C. Wicklow. The for- mer was born in the arsenal, Swansea, and .was the first Swansea Catholic priest to be ordained in his native town. The medal which Mr. Morgan is to be de- i corated with is said to be the only honour of its kind ever bestowed locally. 1
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j ROBERTS AT LLANSAKLET. Agnostics Again give Trouble. Hot Discussions Outside Local Chapels. Llansamlot was on Sunday the ecene of Evan Roberts' labour of love, and peop'e from long distances came thither to see and hear the young revivalist. The morning ser- vice was held at Llwynbrwydrau (C.M.) Chapel. The edifice was comfortably Ulcd, and the first service of the day was announced by Mr. Evan Roberts as one of the most spiritual he had ever attended. He asserted that the Holy Spirit in ordinary language "could be smelt." The services in the afternoon were held at Bethel Congregational Chapel. This is the largest place of workship in the parish, ;„nd lies midway between Ebenezer, where the morning meeting was held, and Carmel, where the two agnostics asked "for the truth," and caused such a commotion. Loth men reside at Trallwn, and within a short distance of Bethel, and much anx-ety was felt whether or not they would be present on Sunday. It transpired that they did attend, and long before 2.30, the time announced for the services to commence, the chapel was filled, among those taking a leading part being the pastor. Rev. J. Howel Parry. The services were began before half-past one o'clock, and continued with the same fire as was at the morning services. After a young man had delivered a most earnest prayer, Rev. J. H. Parry started the beautiful hymn, "Duw mawr y rhyfeddodau maith." At 2.30 the edifice was uncom- fortably packed, yet Mr. Roberts had not arrived. Here" one of the elders in the "set fawr" gave an address, pointing earnestly to the present day revival and the reign of Christ and the Holy Spirit, feeling surprised that something had not broken out of a similar character years and years ago. A young lady started a hymn, but the singing was anything but inspiring, and quite a (,0ntr8,: to that at Ebenezcr in the mc-iing. Shortly afterwards Evan Roberts, accompanied by Miss Annie Davies, Maesteg, and Miss Mary Davies, Gorseinon, arrived. A hymn uver, Mr. Roberts requested that the windows be opened, remarking that, "if the body was un. comfortable the Spirit was uneasy." The missioner asked the congregation what the mission was that afternoon, and answers came immediately from all parts of the build ing, "To see Christ," "To seek Christ," "To have a second sight of Christ," "To ask fo\ something I cever had before," "To establish these tabernacles," "To live for and to oraise Hirn^ —The Missioner: Should all nraise God/—Voices: Yes.—Missioner: Had He forgotten a.ny of them?—A I\!an: I have walked 14 miles to be present at this meet- ing.-—The Missioner: At the house before coming to the meeting I was looking at a picture called "Between the Tides Three fishermen were shown mending the nets and preparing their sails. What would they say 01 fishermen who s! d betwee:' the tid- nnd went out with rotten nets and sails? The tide was now in. Were they going to give obedience, were they going to throw out their nets that day? An Englishman remarked that he had come to Wales seeking physical health, and had found spiritual uealth; he had been seeking truth and found God. Miss Florrie Owen, Swansea, sang in Eng- lish, "I have a Saviour." The chorpQ. "t or you I am praying." was most feelingly ren- dered by the congregation. Then Miss Owen addressed and prayed most ferventiy again in English. "Don't let us turn o :r backs on Thee, and if any have come here to scoff turn their hearts, we beseech of Thee, that they may love Thee." Hr. John Stephens, Swansea, sang a hymn cauing for the removal of aoubt, and after mow praise the missioner said the pledge of fellowship was action. Workers should be sent to the fields which wer-e ripe. Every church member should be a worker. If he asked all workers to stand, and all church members to stand, would he not find a great difference in number? They should go forth into the highways a.nd invite [eople into God's house. Church members should not be satisfied unless they were filled with the Spirit. A feature of the meeting was sjreat earnest- ness and readiness to speak by young men. A young woman asked forgiveness for those who doubted the Bible. They should be pardoned, for they knew not what they did. The missioner referring to the beautifiii character of the meeting, eaid it was due to the price they had paid at the meeting on Friday last. There never was any anxiety in his mind about anv meeting. It was only once he had such an experience, and that was before he left Loughor. The promise was, I shall be with thee, even until the end of the world." The danger WM that people made plans before coming to the meetings, and when they found that those plans were not realised they became disan'n+.-d "Don't make plans, and r-11 will go well." "Shall we meet beyond the river?" was sung, and this was followed bv "Dum mawr v rhyfeddodau maith. The missioner sub mitted a number of his questions, and the responses appeared to give him the great eat possible satisfaction. The service through- out was a delightful one. During the whole afternoon there was an entire absence of emotional scenes, but the prayers were most earnest, the singing effective, and the whole service full of fervour and most inspiring. Three of the men whose utterances on Fri- day brought about the scene at Pentredwr were present, but nothing occurred to mar the harmony of the service. The evening meeting was again held a.t Ebcnezer Calvmistic Chapel, and quite two hours before the appointed I'.ne to begin the chapel was simply packed, and an overflow meeting in the vestry was decided on. Here Miss Davies, Morriston, and Miss Dcnne, Llansamlet, led the services, but they were not very successful owing to the inter- mingling of the singins inside the chapel. Mr. Evan Roberts, accompanied by the two Miss Davieses, arrived about 6.30, and pro- ceeded at once to the pulpit. Previous to their arrival a young lady in the gallery had fainted, but the congregation kept singing "Diolch Iddo" till she became all right again. The singing <\t Ebenezer at both services was very fine, it being pronounced a: the beet the missioner had heard for several days. A thousand people must have gone away from this meeting, being unable to get in, or even by the door. SCENE OUTSIDE EBENEZER CHAPEL. During the progress of the evening revival service at Ebenezer Chapel, three vonng men who were said to be agnostics could not gain admittance owing to the crush to the chapel, md outside oa the roadway a warm discus- sion was the result. A young man endeavoured to show the agnostics the err.r of such belief; but the me that was prominent at Car.nel held his ground, and the debate at one time got so ?/arm that the police officer had to inter- vene. The chief argument of the young man re- ferred to against Christianity was that if he ;ould be convinced of the existence of a 3od, then he would give in. Another way :ie had of putting forth his views was: "If ;here is a bell, and I must go there, I will 50 there honestly a d not like a hypocrite. This band of young men evidently are, it s said, disciples of Robert Blatchford, a.nd irdcnt, readers of the "Clarion." The de- Date lasted for over an hour, and at the dose the young men went away without ex- lihiting the least signs of conviction, finally "losing the, matter by strongly denouncing he way people were being misled at such meetings as the one going on inside the Aapel. TIRDEUNAW IN THE REVIVAL THROES The revivalists continue their work at Tir- leunaw. They commenced at the footoal] ground. On Saturday one of the party ob tained admission, and proceeded to advise some of the spectators to join them and leave the football craw. He was not successful, however, as no one left the line until the whistle blew. Another incident occurred at night when ■>ppos"t<c the Easle Inn. One of th? re- vivalists a.sked if all present loved Jesus Christ more than anyone else, father or notheri sister or brother, when one of the nen near the inn asked him if he (the speaker) loved him. The speaker said, 'Ye?-" "Not you, said the other. "Yes, l do," was the reply- Some amount of good have been done by ,he local revival meetings, and there have jeen conversions. Meetings are aiso held near the Dillwvn 'nn every Saturday night. REVIVALISM AT ST. THOMAS. Revival meetings have been recently held at the Midland-terrace (Swansea) branch I hall of the Forward Movement Coiran»ee«i j Eight young men and one old man re- sponded to the pleadings of Mr. C. Garret, j of Cardiff. McTAGGART PREACHES AT MORRIS- TON. Mr" ^cTaggart, wno is identifying himself very c.oseiy with Mr. Evan Roberts"' revival mission preached at Tabernacle, Morriston, on Sunday evening. The discourse was in English, and was immensely appreciated. REMARKABLE MEETING AT RHYD- DINGS, SWANSEA. There was a remarkable meeting at Rhyd- dings ParK-road English Ca!virustic Metho- dist Chapel, Swansea, on Sunday evening -v'r- David Roberts, the senior deacon, and one of the founders of the cause, says he never witnessed anything like it at Rhvd- cfm^G. The preacher for the occasion was Mr. Gee, Mpndus. ibhvdclincs boy, who is now a dti- dent at Trefecca College. The greater part cf the meeting was carried on" on revival lines, members of the congregation singing solos and offering up prayers. The feeling a-t times was intense, and most- of those pre- sent were weeping copiously. Mr. Mendus conducted the meeting with marked ability, and also preached a short but exceedingly impressive sermon on the words, "If any man thirst, let him come -nto Me." At the close three joined the chnrcn. WHITE GLOVES FOR THE MAYOR 01i NEWPORT. Tlie influence of the religions revr- -1 m Wale3 is being shown by police record" For the first time in eighteen years there were no cases on Monday morning at Newport Police C ourt, and the Mayor was presented ^th a pair of white gloves. A fortnight'ago the Abercaro Police Corrt. was without cases for the first time since its institution. TRYING TO BREAK UP A BRIDGEND DANCE. A band of revivalists, who attem-+-d toO Lnterfeie with the holding of the annua'; l^sLl of the Glamorgan Yeomanry at Bridcend, were met with a counter blast, in the shajje of opposition from a crowd of young men who commenced singing comic songs, etc., at the tops of their voices. When spoken to by a constable they said "The revivalists are trying to spoil the bad, so we will stop them." The row soon be- came indescribable, and the revivalisi; even- tually dispersed, the young men follow in •-» suit. E QUESTION TO THE PEOPLE OF W A UN ARL WYDD. Of an the Welsh-speaking places, Wanr arlwydd seems to bo the least affected bv the revival. Many efforts have been made to crea." a. breeze by zealous deacons and members, but, it soon passes by, and the meetings revert to the old orthodox manner. The '.Testion locally is, "How are we to get the r«vival as strongly as Gorseinon and Loughor Some Waunarlwydd people answer me question thus "Evan Eioberte is ine ch<v*-n prophet of God to open our eyes to tee God and believe in His name, and before we shall have a revival we must have him herL" "My dear friends" (writes "Revivalist" on this point), "Evan Roberts will r you to heaven he can show you Car d, bnt most of you know Christ already. But you have not realised what he has done for -on. He came from heaven to be born in » bor- rowed barn. He tramped all the va v from Nazareth to Calvarv. What was He kiiLed for, and who killed Him? Down at th- bot- tom Christ was killed for His sympatic- T.;ih the poor and contempt for the rich. "If Christ's life is not a sufficient aryn-uent for the redemption of the human race. then it is utter nonsense for to wait for Evan Roberte to come. Suppose if you wcro to die before Roberts caroo?" SPARES FROii THE GREAT FIRE. The revival is reconciling alienated friendt- in Swansea Valley. In one chapel there hae been strife for months, but since ti c re- vival "old scores" have been cleared, anil friendships renewed. Revivalist processions paraded the M..rri&. ton streets on Saturday evening and taag hymns. Mr. J. Gwessin Jenkins, of Aberystwyth College, conducted revival me^tmcs m, Mad.oc-st.reet Chapel, Swansea, on Sur. Impressive incidents occurred, the "fire being present. Tlie meetings will be r- tinued this week. One offshoot of the revivalist movement in Cwmbwrla is the interesting little mission on Gorse-road, where Messrs. Rees and Mey- rick conduct services for young people.
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¡.. Bird-Cage Theft at Ynistawe, -.00; I At Swansea on Saturday, a lad narked John James Griffiths, haulier, Morrist ( was charged with stealing a bird and c i. e belonging to Evan Beits, Showman, at Y tawe. Complainant said he hung the cage on » > bush and afterwards missed it. Mrs. Betts mis;>ed the bird directly ai' defendant had delivered bread. She lowed, and 11.e said he had sold it for a s ling. Samuel Shepherd Thomas, greengro. Morriston, met defendant on the Clyd: road. Defendant asked him if he wanted buy a bird. Witness said it was a goldfin and asked where he had it from. Defend. said he had it from Hopkin John, and g*. a shilling for it. Witness bought it forj shilling. P. C. Gammon said defendant admitted stealing it. Defendant was fined 10s.
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DUEL WITH AGNOSTICS.
DUEL WITH AGNOSTICS. Evan Roberts Meets His First Check. "Tornado of Prayer" Fails to Operate. Evangelist Describes How the Spirit Fell, "Hear me, 0 Lord, hear me, that this people may know that Thou art the Lord God, and that Thou ha.st turned their hearts back again."—I. Kings, xviii, 37. Pentr-edwr Chapel was tilled with the half- tones of early evening. The darkness was fastly falling. It shrouded the recesses of the quaint galleries, and concealed the harsh outlines of the unbeautiful building. The last weak rays of day passed throug've windows and faintly illumined the fac^pkf Evan Roberts, as he stood with tightly- closed eyes m the pulpit. The congregation, lost in the dusk, seemed a company of ghosts. Nothing was to be heard but the whistling of the wind as it tore around this chapel on the hillside, sighing as a sympathetic accom- paniment to a sobbing soul away in the gloom. A reverent air was upon all. It was the hush before the storm. Tho shadows deepened, the souoing still went on, from the broken heart of a woman who had been "bent." Then a tall figure stood out against the great window oi the gallery. "I am an agnostic," he said. "1 am looking for truth." Reference had been made by previous speakers to the fact that there were-mockers in the meeting, and this man now protested that he and a friend of his had not come to the meeting for the pur- pose of mocking. Mr. Roberts inquired of the young men whether they denied the existence of God, to which the young man who aeted as spokesman replied that they did not say there was no God, but they wanted to be convinced. They had not come there to "sport." The proceedings did not have any effect upon them; neither had the praying. If the evangelist had anything to give them let him do so. Evan Roberts gazed upwards at him and strained his ears to catch his words as they came: "You say 'only believe' and you will know there is a God. Now, show me there is one." "Pray, brother, pray," he answered. "There is no necessity for me to pray. I want the truth." "Ask for wisdom Do YOä want to get hold of God before you leave this place?" "I want to get hold of truth. I don't come here to make sport. I want the truth. Let me and my companion be saved this after- noon. We will then believe, and will be living testimonies as to the truth of tht g'fipel which was preached." "Don't get bewildered," was his closing word, as ne noticed the commotion which was being caused, whereupon Mr. Roberts rejoined "No. no I am not bewildered at all. I am quite calm." "Do you read the Bible?" asked the evan- gelist, and a reply in the affirmative was given. "You ask the Power to save us and we will believe you," Suddenly Mr. Roberts turned to the congregation: "Now, people. on your knees, all of you. Pray Pray Instantly the command was obeyed Stolidly the two men looked on at a congre gation all on its knees. People prayed aloud. They shouted out their petitions Lit God might s1-V(>. Men beat the seats; thsy wept. The voices of the women rose in a shriek above the awful din. Minut-e after minute went by slowly. They seemed honrs The strain was unbearable to the strongs, t nerves. These were the most intense moments of the revival. Women fainted, but the prayers, fierce, wailing, and quiet. still mingled. Evan Roberts, lost to view in the back of l-.0 pulpit, was being shaken by storms of sobbing. "Save, save," he cried! The intolerable situation was at last re lieved by the starting of a hymn, but people were too exhausted after this quarter of an hour's terrible praying to sing well. "Don't argue with them; pray, people, pray," was the evangelist's injunction to some in the gallery who seemed inclined to enter into controversy with the two in-sii And then a1' were asked to be silent s.r. praj~, a-id wait for the answer to tbsii- pray.ira. Almost as painful was this great quTetnQfis, Eventus-lly. the Rev. F. J3. Meyer, who had been in the meantime with the missioner remarked:—y dear brothers and sisters. I never meant to speak in thirf meeting.. fed it is like a schcool of the Holy Ghost, and 1 am only a little child, sitting on a low form learning. Therefore, I am a little child and I have no right to .speak, but there is one thing that I eaid to a friend, and I repeat it. St. John said, 'there is a sin unto death I do not say that ye shall pray for it.' That is, there may come a time in a man's life when he says 'No' to God, and passes the line, and I do not think that in this wor1-^ we can hope for him. I do pray that my two brothers there have not crossed the He-), and if an Englishman may speak to them with a brother's heart I say, 'Dear brothers, God is even now fighting in your behalf against your proud self;will, but, mind you, He can not save you Jf1 spite of yourselves. You must say 'Yes-' Don't try to feel earnest, but say it; say 'Yes' to Him by an act of the will. lie i5 striving with you, but take care lest He come to a point that your souj will come to this, for then St. John, the apostle of love, said, 'J do not say that you are to pray for him. Some little ti111;e further having elapsed, one of the two men inquired, "How long a tiitbe. have we to walt. Mr. Roberts sternly replied: "Coram, Dathan, and Abirarn had to wait unt-1 the earth swallowed them, and the 50 had to wait until they were consumed with fire." The man replied that it was no use or I the massioner to try frighten him and his companion. Mr. Roberts Have you asked that God should reveal Hirrts'e'f? The Agnostic: I have asked for truth, and I have waited fifteen minutes with ab- solutely no effect. The missioner then cited from Exodus where the people when subjected to straigij. tened conditions, Were encouragingly en joined not to fear, but to stand and wait for God's tim«-t "Now we will have \0 wait His time,' was the concluding re. mark. "We have prayed we have cried unto the Lord, and tie is going to answer. Mr. Roberts, con^Huirremarked Look at Jesus on the croag. Has He conquered? Is He a conquer01"? (Voices of "Yes, He is.") Wait n moment. The whole world was against HJ1n; hell was against Him, and Heaven, too, Was against Him. No, no; my friends, you must wait till the e- surrection morn for the victory. Someone took impassion upon the evan- gelist's mother Md led her out of the meeting. To the end the two agnostics smiled. The scene in the afternon was referred 1 to often at the evening meeting at Tabor. The evangelist, referring to the incident, said that that was the most terrible he had ever experienced. At tea-time he felt im- &elf too weak to cOine to the evening meet- ing. He, however, received strength. He was first led to read about Elijah, and wi-s Elijah answered? (Voices: "Yes.") After the reading of those passages he felt him- self strengthened, a--d even got to feel that he could exnltingly 6iag "Diolch iddo." The great lesson taught was that they should not rest on man, but on God. REV. F. B. ROBERTS UNDERESTIMATED. Rev. F. B. Meye^ gave our representative j aiR impressions of the services as follows:- "Evan Roberts, a 'nan, has been great'y under-estimated. a strong man, a teador among men, a1"* one destined to make i, conspicuous name- "The next thing I Was struck with was his intense agony of soul in conflict with the power of evi! in these men. Never in all my life have I seen one so deeply affected by the obstinacy and rebellion of man. "And there was that wonderful tornado Jf prayer! I think it was absolutely the most extraordinary thing I have ever been a spectator of." He had no doubt that the revival was the work of the Spirit. EVAN ROBERTS DESCRIBES MIN- UTELY HIS EMOTIONS. The Wednesday after Christmas, Mr. Eva.I1 Roberts dictated, in Welsh, to Rev. Thomas Francis, C.M. minister at Loughor, an ac- count of his conversion'' 'The nnnister sup- plies a literal translation, from which we take the following points — "You have heard what the Rev. F. B. Meyer said? 1 have never seen nor n-eard Mr. Meyer. For thirteen years I had prayed for the Spirit, and this is the way I was led to pray. William Davies, the deacon, said one night in the society — 'Remember to be faithful. What if the Spirit descended and you absent? Remember Thomas What a loss he had "I said then to myself, 'I will have the Spirit. "One Friday night last spring, when pray- ing by my bedside before retiring, I was taken up to a great expanse—without time and space. It was communion with God. Before this a far-off God I had. I was frightened that night, but never since, bo great was my shivering that I rocked the bed, and my Brother, being awakened, took bold of me, thinking I was ill. "After that experience I was awakened j every night a little after one o'clock. This was most. strange, for through the years I slept like a rock, and no disturbance in my room would awaken me. From that hour I was taken up into the Divine Fellowship for about four hours. What it was I cannot tell you, except that it was Divine. About rive o'clock I was again allowed to sleep on till about nine." Then he went to school at Newcastle Emlyn, and one Thursday morninc- with Rev. W. W. Lewis, Rev, Seth Joshua, held a prayer meeting at Blaenannerch. "As one and the other prayed I put the question to the Spirit, 'Shall "I jiray now? W.it a while,' said He. When others prayed I felt a living force come into mv bosom. It held my breath, and my legs ^h'vered, and after every prayer I asked, oha 1 I now ?' The living force grew and grew, and I was almost bursting. And in- stantly someone ended his prayer-my bosom boiling. I would have burst if I had not prayed. What boiled me was that verse, 'God commending His Love.' I fell on my knees with my arms over the seat in front of me, and the tears and perspiration flowed freely. I thought blood was gushing forth. Mrs. Davies, Mona, New Quay, came to wipe my faoe On my right was Mag Phil- lips, and on my left Maud Davies. For about two minutes it was fearful. I cried, 'Bend me! Bend me! Bend us!' Then, 'Oh! oh oh oh and Mrs. Davies said, '0 wonderful Grace 'Yes,' I said 'C wonder ful Grace!' What bent in, was commend- ing His love, and I not seeing anything in it to commend. After 1. was bent a wave of peace came over me, and the audience sang, 'I hear Thy welcome voice.' And as they sang I thought of the bending at the Judg ment Day, and I was filled with compassion for thcee who would be bent on that day, and I wept. "Henceforth the salvation of souls be- came the burden of my heart." EVAN ROBERTS* GOES HOME. Mr. Evan Roberts proceeded home to Loughor on Saturdav. H- i<; due at a L!an II samlet Chapel on Sunday afternoon, and at Llwynbrwydrau in the evening. ¡ DR. TORRY'S OPINION: "A MAN I RAISED BY GOD." "What do I think about Evan Roberts?" exclaimed Dr. Torry, the great evangelist, to a "Daily Mirror" int rviewer on Friday, "I think Lim a man raised up by God. and I believe the Welsh revival is one of those great movements of which we rtiad in history, m which God seeks to show men how independent He is of men, and to make them believe in Ham." LLANDILO PUBLICANS AND THE REVIVAL. Mr. E. Thomas (president of the Llandilo and District Licensed Victuallers' Assoeia tion) writes us with reference to a report in a contemporary that the Llandilo district nurw at a Morriston revival meeting stated that "in consequence of the work she had u.cse for her Saviour at Llandilo, the licensed victuallers cf the town had stopped their sub scriptions to the hospital she belonged to." Mr. Thomas is afraid a wrong impression will be formed of the Llandilo licensed vic- tuallers. "Recently," he s?ys, "the nurse made some remarks which gave great offence to the licensee! victuallers of Llandilo, and it ? not to be wondered at that some of them .i'verted their subscriptions from the nursing fund to other charitable purposes. Person- ally, I fail to see under the circumstances bow their action can be criticised. Further, wish to impress the fact that tne great majority of the local license hclders, and others interested in the trade, have paid their subscriptions as usual, and, in some in- stances, not only have considerably increased their subscriptions, but have also given sub- tantial donations to the nursing fund." ENTHUSIASM SUSTAINED AT LLANELLY. Wonderful enthusiasm c tniues to prevail in the Llanelly chapels, and meetings are .9 being held -every night. Last evening our representative found that well-attended meet- ings were being held in half a dozen places of "worship in the town. There was intense earnestness everywhere, and a feature of all the services was the inspiring singing. Many of the congregation went out into the onei. at the conclusion of the meetings and held meetings in the streets. At tlie meeting in Bethania, over which the Rev. Trevor Jones presided, a large number of persons came to the front and signed the pledge. It is stated that one of the results of the revival wil be the removal of all clubs and trades II union meetings from licensed houses. There is just now a strong feeling against these meetings being held in public-houses. "THE MOODY OF WALES." FVmuf-l Jenkins, tho singing evangelist, who accompanies Sydney Evans, and has oeen described as "the Moody of Wales," is a native of Llanelly. He is a young man about 25 years of age, a.nd was the most active of the members of Trinity Chapel in the revival meetings that had been held in the chapel for the past six weeks. He was employed at the Burry Tinnlate Works, and joined Mr. Evans at Llanelly, assisting him I for the first time a few days later in Aber- avon- SOUSA AND SUNDAY CONCERTS. "I am told that the Welsh revival will re- sult in my receiving a cold shoulder if I at- tempt Sunday concerts," said Mr. Sousa, who arrived in Livernool with his instrumen- talists from New York on Iriday. f "Munic will not drive them to perdition- 1 no, not even 'The Washington Post.' I once played that as a chorale with complete sue- cess." j
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