The South Wales Daily Post

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1894. NOTES & COMMENTS The Swansea School Board electionsl take place to-day. We are done! with talking and canvassing the hour ha?| -ome when the elector is expected to givtl expression to his opinions in the way pro-1 vided by the legislature. It is to be hoped! that the important issues raised by the contest have been seriously considered. We shall see when the bailot-box reveals its secrets to what extent sectarian preju- dice has been permitted to turn aside the ratepayers from their obvious duty. To L-ostore the old majority to power is to sanction the mismanagement which char,tc,tei-ised the late board, and to place the stamp of popular approval on acticns hurtful to the interests of the community. The undenominational candidates shouid be supported if only to give them a chance of improving on the bad record or the old I board. No man who earnestly desires! reform can afford to neglect this oppor-| tunity of punishing mismanagement and| worse, and a mistaken idea of loyalty tol iect should not induce Nonconformists tog withhold support from the candidates who! represent a change for the better. W^el trust that no supportor of the seven ChurchS tunity of punishing mismanagement and worse, and a mistaken idea of loyalty to iect should not induce Nonconformists tn withhold support from the candidates who! represent a change for the better. W^el trust that no supportor of the seven ChurchS ^-•andidates will fail to vote. The efforts | required is trivial as compared with thel | consequences which will attend success,| 5 and every vote will be wanted. | | Our controversy with Dr. John Evans increases in interest as it broadens ÍlJ 3cope. For these results the doctor v' i chiefly res ponsible. I am sorry I havel w startled you," he observed in his most! 1 recent letter, "by referring to Prussia a>| h given to excessive dogmas and creeds; I 1 iiope you have recovered from the shock." | I'Jut of what mortal use is the recovery! vhen one shock is swiftly followed b}| mother, even more violent, produced by i.| statement of this kind :—Is Prussia thcE uost Protestant country in Europe writes Dr. Evans) and ought it to be| xnnpared to Wales or Scotland ? I tin. Hesse-Cassel, Homburg, Frankfort, an(i| Hassan have 1300,000 Roman Catholics | I'he proportion is more than one to three.| tn Silesia the Roman Catholics are! opposed to be in the majority." | Just so. But Hesse-Cassel is not iii| Prussia, neither is Nassau, both being! principalities lying between Prussia propei md its Westohalian and Rhenish 1 Prussia, neither is Nassau, both being principalities lying between Prussia propei md its Westohalian and Rhenish 1 irovinces; Homburg is not in Prussia,! ibut in Bavaria in the extreme South WestH |of Germany; the Frankfort to which liisg Itigures relate is not in Prussia but iuP Nassau, and is distinguished from ti, Frankfort in the old Duchy of Branden-H burg by the enlarged title of Frankfort-ori-S Main, To complete the list Silesia is not in Prussia but forms part of the territorv |jl>tained as spoils of war by King Fred- |srick U. It id as if an allegation that|| jlreland is a Catholic country, were motel with statistics showing the of Protestantism in Wales, Scotland, York-B shire, Cardiff, and Edinburgh. Can be wondered at that we are again shocked.H and wcrse than before ? S Dr. Evans as an ex-member of the School Board and the sponsor of can- didates should really be more careful of his facts. Imagine what the effect might be if the school children took to reading elec- tion speeches, and came upon these specimens of the newer history. The earnest doctor has made the mistake ofp confounding Prussia, the stronghold of North Germany and the home of "crude Calvinistic Protestantism,'||i as one writer has termed it, with the Germéd] j Empire, which includes the Southern States and Principalities where Romany Catholicism predominates. The political Union of North and South, for what weal would call Imperial purposes, dates mereJy I from the end of the Franco-German War, and as recently as 1806 Nassau, Hese- l Cassel and Bavaria (which iacludes Hurn- J burg), assisted Austria in her (lisat,-ots •ampaign against Prussia. In the face ofgjh chose facts the whole force of the doctorsjjl [statistics and facts disappears, in truth.g8 the bottom of his argument falls out. There still remains the assertion origin-i illy made by Mr. Henry Richards, that "Prussia, where dogmatic religious teach- ing prevailed, was the most irreiigions country in the world while the people of the United States, where secular education^ was tbe rule, were the most religious."|i We have not the means readily at handy rcr ascertaining the vab:o of the quota-! tion; the context may possess some! qualifying clauses. As set out it is cer-i tainly a sweeping assertion, in absolute! conflict with the accepted idea of thel Pruss an people. Personally we should! :iko to know on what data the judgment! is passed. A people manifests its irre-g Jigion in < peculiar way when it receives the news of the French declaration of war with a fierce, tearful singing of the national song of the Fatherland :—f One whole nation shall it lip." E 0 God in heaven we look to Th:C I Give us the outrage, strength and will, » To keep it safe from woe and ill. | That *hatl it l;«| One whole great nitu..n shall it bi ?" | That *hatl it One whole great nitu..n shall it bi ?" | It's ivreligion takes a singular form wlien| the news of the battle of Sadowa iu-| spires a huge multitude recruited from alll j lasses to bare their heads and sing with| everence and unut-erablo pathos the nol;!t.| iiymn of Luther, A strong tower is Otll God—a trusty shield and weapon." \Viiy, £ if Prussia be irreligious, in what country^ I' r:> .[C ,nav re igion be fonnd r t The religious condition of the Uintcul The religious condition of the Uintcul would ta-ke itiore, space to describe and ex-p olain thah we can spare. Influences noil concerned with any system of educations have powerfully contributed to mould thes American character. The country has* oeneb tted by retteiVHig the pickeaE men of all nations and elementary | education is con^i'e^ed with mort.^ elasticity of method, than iu ErJgland. The Roman Catholic Church is esti-| mated to have five million auherentj ,n the States, and it is but one of S3voral| religious bodies maintaining a close super-! vision over the education of their young 1 Singularly enough both Dr. ILvans Mr. Hemy Richard seem to agree in CYàd- 6 ing the points raised by the experience Oj Franco, where secular education affordec| i)V the State is nntempered by the influoncel of rehgous bodies. How has tho p ai J worked in that country especially in tht| large towns. Is it not the fact that theft great rr.ajor.ty of tho -VI p :>r cent, of cliildrens stiU being educated by the It-litittii Ontholicl Ohurcli are to bo found in the agri.-uIturalS districts, precisely whore 7JA&, of a ill thoughtful people, look for the regenera-jj tion of France, after the downfall pro j duced chiefly by the criminal folly of Paris, and other populous cities where! secularism has won its chief triumphs.

THE WORK OF VOLUNTARY B SCHOOLS IN SWANSEA. j IMPORTANT LETTER FROM MR. JOSEPH HALL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SOUTH WALES gj DAILY POST. SIR,—1L must, I am sure, be tho desire ofi informed of the relative position of the Board and oiuntary Schools. The number of children educated at Board Schools in the; Swansea United School Board district isj about 13,400. The amount raised by local rates for Scheol Board purposes during thes last three years was £ 46,000. equal to £ 3 8s i 7d. per head. The number of children edu-j eated at tbe Voluntary Schools iu tho samet Swansea district was about 6,000. No; contribution from local rates is made! towards the Voluntary Schools. If the? I I the ratepayers of Swansea to be correctly! informed of the relative position of the Board and oiuntary Schools. The number of children educated at Board Schools in the; Swansea United School Board district isj about 13,400. The amount raised by local rates for Scheol Board purposes during thes last three years was £ 46,000. equal to £ 3 8s i 7d. per head. The number of children edu-j eated at tbe Voluntary Schools iu tho samet Swansea district was about 6,000. No; contribution from local rates is made! towards the Voluntary Schools, If the? children at present educated at 'voluntary! ^Schools in this district were transferred to! Sthe Board Schools, the coat to the ratepayers^ jlof Swansea for three ye rs would amount tcjj g £ 20,575. This sum would be entirely inde-f wpeudent of the cost of new buildings, which^ Hfor 6,000 children, at about £ 10 per head.; Hwould be at least £ 60,000 1 This needs Scoinment.—I am, &e., § I JOSEPH HALL. » Grosvenor House, Swansea. t

HLETTER FROiFmtTJoHN EVANS.! g TO THE EDITOK OF THE SOUTH WALES | B DAILY TOST.' | H Sir.—Thanking yo>i for havin? given mej elsuch a good report, and also for the editorials ranotes. I am sorry I have startled you by| jjfrgfeyring to Prussia as given to cxcessivel [ffidogmas and creed (I hope you have recovered! gt'rom the shock;. '• Why Prussia, you say, isy Bjthe most Protestant country in Europe, antl| fflmoht like Wales or Scotland. It is new to& ime that I interred it was not. Messrs. Rilevl ffland Diggle are Pro'.estant if we are tol Sgbelieve them. e>iie of rny authorities con-^ seeming Prussia is the late Henry Richard.) |M.P. (see his biography of Mr. Charles H! gMeall, page 173). ''Prussia (Mr. Richard said Sm the House of Commons), where dogmatic ■religious teaching prevailed, was the most ||iireiigious country in the world, while thel Ijpeopie of the United States, where seculars ^education wis the rule, were the most! religious." My other authority is a writers in tlic Centi.vy Magazine. 1 am at this! moment not able to find it. Is Prussia*! the most I rjtestant country in Europe ?| and ought it to bo compared to Wales or| Scotland? I lind H' sse-Ca6sel, Horn burg,| Frankfort, and Nassau have 336,000 Roman! Catholics. The proportion :s more than one| to three. In Silesia the Roman Catholics areS supposed to lie in the majority. Socialism isj mas ing rapid strides in Prussia, perhaps! more than in any country in Europe. Hasl dogmatic teaching somethingto do with that ?| Certainly, Mr. Editor, you must have a calen-S dar of your own where vou find more VVelshg names in it than others. it ismy intentioni of Swansea for three ye rs would amount tcjj g £ 20,575. This sum would be entirely inde-f pendent of the cost of new buildings, wllichi Hfor 6,000 children, at about £ 10 per head.; Hwould be at least £ 60,000 1 This needs comment.-I am, &c., i I JOSEPH HALL. I » Grosvenor House, Swansea. t LETTER FROM DR. JOHN EVANS. g TO THE EDITOK OF THE SOUTH WALES | B DAILY TOST.' | H Sir.—Thanking yo>i for havin? given mej elsuch a good report, and also for the editorials ranotes. I am sorry I have startled you by| jjfrgfeyring to Prussia as given to cxcessivel [ffidogmas and creed (I hope you have recovered! from the shock). I, Why Prussia, you say, isy Bjthe most Protestant country in Europe, antl| fflmoht like Wales or Scotland. It is new to& ime that I interred it was not. Messrs. Rilevl 0 and Diggle are Protestant if we are tol Sgbelieve them. of my authorities con seeming Prussia is the late Henry Richard, |M.P. (see his biography of Mr. Charles H! gMeall, page 173). ''Prussia (Mr. Richard said Sm the House of Commons), where dogmatic rdigious teaching prevailed, was the most ||iireiigious country in the world, while the Ijpeopie of the United States, where seculars ^education wis the rule, were the most! religious." My other authority is a writers in tlic Centi.vy Magazine. 1 am at this! moment not able to find it. Is Prussia*! the most I rjtestant country in Eurc,pe and ought it to bo compared to Wales or| Scotland? I lind H' sse-Ca6sel, Horn burg,| Frankfort, and Nassau have 336,000 Roman! Catholics. The proportion :s more than one| to three. In Silesia the Roman Catholics areS supposed to lie in the majority. Socialism is mas ing rapid strides in Prussia, perhaps: more than in any country in Europe. Has dogmatic teaching somethingto do with that? Certainly, Mr. Editor, you must have a calcn- dar of your own where vou find more VVelshg names in it than others. It is my intention to speak to-night at the Tabernacle Seliool- B room, Alorriston, and other places, when I intend to state some phun, outspoken truths t topics. Should the sai-ne the heart of concerning your" Comments." amongst other the unbeliever to rejoice" may he rejoice evermore.-Truly yout-,i, 1 j JOHN EVANS. I Pagefield House, Wednesday morning. | P.S.—Could you not induce the Rev. Melville! Jones, vicar of Pyle, to come to Swansea tol preach a sermon on Christian charity toi g the Nonconformists of the town •? .y t |

DU. EVANS AND THE CHURCH;! TO THE EL>1 TOR OF THB SOUTH WALEsl | DAILY HOST." I | Sir,— Your comments upon the spe?ch oil I Dr. John Kvan^-fn yesterday's issue vverei (doubtless appreciated by all right-mindedi people. Theie is probably only one man ing the district who will cosapare with him inl the district who will cosapare with him in misrepresentation, bitterness, bigoiry, linlolerance. The quintessence of all that is§ Inarrow and uncharitable may delude the few,|| narrow and uncharitable may delude the few but must be repulsive to the many, and Noti ^conformity, sooner or later, will have to crjji savo us from our frien(is." One reads|j§ their speeches and ir. reminded of Hood's words'"O for. the rarity of Christian If those who listen to them would read thoughtfully 1 Cor., 13 chap., there wouldH be manifestations of disapproval instead ctgi applause at their meetings. L'aul says, "Though f speak with the tonguos of men and oiii angels and lIa va not charity, I am lJeeome a sounding brass and a tinkhngR [cymbal," Jt may suit Dr. Evans and others ;to misrepresent the present Tight as [Church and Chupel; b.it the Church candi-H; dates rcp'idiate any sucii feelings. The real» fight is between those who advocate rehgiousS teaching worthy o: the name in our schools and those who practically Secularism. The Church candidates give ilis a distinct pledge tbatth 'y w:li vote for tlie|| best applicant for anj' post under the board.11 be he Churchman or Nonconformist, this proves that the figSd is not with Non. on~-||i formitv: Was Dr. Evans ever known to act in the same liberal spirit when be was atfc member of the board ? It is much to be re-S g'retteu, asj ou so ably point out, that occa-g jsion has been given to nor. believers and thoseSjj 'vvho are indifferent to religion, to say how these Christians lovo one am, FAIR r LA Y. j Swansea. g

CHRISTMAS NOVELTIES. I THE REX 1)RAPJ]RY COMPAN Y'S E I EST ABLIS LiiM EN T. i | The approach of the great social festivaiE "of the jear is already he.taldud by thel ^brightened windows and general air of? gprcparation assumed by our leading sbop-l iSitepers. The Rox Drapery Co,, the people's| Bdrapers, at their handsome and extensive! Ipremises in Col'egc-itarcet, announce theirl igraud display of Christmas novelticsfor Satur-s I lay next, and to be continued throughout! I December. An inspection of '.he numcrous| laud varied articles wluch are comprised! lunder tho head Clitistiiii-,s Nov3;ties4"| |wiiieh we bave been permitted to make, hasl pliiled us with wonder as to where ail tbci fjprctly trifles and curios eanie from whilsia Ithere are some thousands of the juveniles! gof Swansea whose faces would be| Ibrightened and made happy were theirl Iwisbes consultad as to the disposal of thew &jrettj little loye. There arc Uousauds ol| polls to be purchased for SUMS vaiying from! |the humble copper, rising in tbe social scale| $until they arc ahro.-t lite-like iu size and'^ Sappetiranee. It is interesting, too, to note; Iwtiat a variety of toys can he desbnsd frouiP |the homely, but useful, tin. Then there iiiundreds upon hundreds of veal toys, tea? •»! Iso iar as they movu, and have a locomotive^ |bcing. with a motivo power of steam or ottl cloc-ii-wori, These are uf astonishing value, |rai'.gmg in price Irom a tew coppers "Upwards.(y there is a largo and varied collection of shames, such us are iti 'Q"lIe in merry social! leatherings. In tho way of Christmas pre^eutsgj Jsurely sueii opportunities wero never beforeg -afforded of purchasing such beautiful gootisP |at such modest prices. Pencil ease3, inl; g lands, wo.'U-bose-, writiug-desys, o.- fancv;S Sapron*, piua.otvs, tea coa»e«, i.iuey inatu,^ on-3,, antimacassars, as well as £ r.iss««r.,f aoiants, &c., for decoration. To soo all tiifse,i| |.nd of other articles "too numerous to mcn-i |iion,' our reudei s should visit the "Rex." fovjf Ithcmsehes to secure good value for theirl* iiiionev, S

KNOCKEB^DmvF^lY A I TRAM, | I MIRACULOUS E OF A i SWANSEA \VOM4jN. | :ss Jones, who lives with b r |sist r Mrs. Hees, at the corner of Tower-lane, |Swaiise:>, was carrying a baby across thlj^oadg |a.t the top of the Alexandra Arcade at ffoonS gon VVcdnesday, when tiie babJB idvopped something trom its hamMg gJust as Miss Joneg stooped to pickp |it up, one oc tf.e .\iexandra-road traiueai s^ toauie along and knocked her down The^j sdriver avers that two wheels pissed over theg» 'prostrale woman, but Dr. O^juilivaii, whe^ |happened to be in i.he neigliboia hood ana \vl:o|j ^rushed to her .assistance, is nniible to believe'^ (that this can be tiue. up when he examined* Jjor in Ml'. Sav.ige s barber shop he found thatffi hu> b .nos were broken, but that the woman! [was only severely bruueJ. The Lab/ wealfjj [unhurt-. Miss Jones was conveycd honie.S :Thc doctor oaturahy looks upon this as ap [miraculous e cape, p

I THE POST BAG. « gjjjgU Have you a very delicate sense o said Mr. S. T. Evans at the assizes to I ness, I am rathaf deaf, said the I promptlv, a t* I A witness in the Gowerton C8S ceTi»i* | assizes stated that the stench at jtf* part of bis village was so bad that it w ness, I am rathaf deaf," said the \V I promptlv, I <—— a t* I A witness in the Gowcrton case "rtoll I assizes stated that the stench at jtf* part of bis village was so bad that it w possible to pass it, It must have P solid. — go*r^ | A speaker at ou« of the Schoo meetings last night said tiiat wb» I I' wanted was not shrewd business roeD) j straightforward men How's that? I Mrs Llewelyn, of Baglan Hall, of give the Christmas dinner to the ^vC0A the Neath Workhouse this yearashec ( ness has led her to do for so many }'eft | — -rtfof A P.ethesda-street boy, of matured proclivities, wants his parents to shi abode, because there are no •?,?nCs0"* in the neighbourhood that his bull p P the Neath Workhouse this year as ber 1",tl ( ness has led her to do for so many years I — -rtfof A P.ethesda-street boy, of matured proclivities, wants his parents to shi abode, because there are no longer 5" 60,01 in the neighbourhood that his bull p P masticate, puLerise, and granulate. 1 holer» I I "It would be a serious affair if the c^^fj |came to this country," explained j ^Inspector Harris to a visitor from Quid it, indeed ?" said the man aerest iines on his face. Wass they very I now." ( bet^'e',l I cannot understand this noises the parish and the people voluntcred VVelshaian who was giving evidenC0 Swansea Assizes in the Gowerton | "No, replied Judge Lawrance youar«1 j Iright. It ought not to be." I I There is a restaurant in Swansea |oniy engages waiters of ability. ^°3 I right. It ought not to be." I ——— bícl1 I I There is a restaurant in Swansea |oniy engages waiters of ability. ^°3 I can you make a large ham go 3,0 manager of an applicant for a vacao^ j ".Well, I'm not particular to an acre ot was the answer. Of course, the | engaged. i A great deal of t ime was taken up ",iill i Assizes this week in taking regard to the quality of the water | flowed irom a certain well in > The court worked at it as though 1 | ^confident of eventually finding truth •. bottom of the well. I i It was a Swansea boy this week *^0^ | evidently been in the hands ofa^e'^ > and a basin. He was asked'by his '"What have you had vour hair cut j tor s\" The young un raised his han^ 1 convientionally way, and frankly j Please, Bir, for three ha'pence.' » I ———. I A well-knewn Swansea solicitor 0 live-ycar-old son who can put questions | the answering of which would be wortJ^ mere than six and eightpence. Pap^o f the little fellow yesterday." What's the* i that when 1 drop my ball it falls doWiV* 1 drap my balleen it falls op ?" | ii*3 According to a Swansea preacher JO ) just come from the United States, j anxious to be in: witn the teetot^ ^y | bushel of corn makes four gallons of | which retails for 16 dollars. Out « £ tbe Government gets three dollars, j road two dollars, the manufacturer dollars, the vendor seven dollars,the I •ne dollar, and the drinker the & j tremens dp ¥ I A highly vivacious burgess rusb0^ ^FF J one of our bachelor town eouaicillorS | days Rgoand whispered in his car, J hoy, that young widow I saw you night is a charming creature. cj think so," unhesitatingly replied the father in paitu. "What? Not ibi0* retorted his persecutor. "Then ies time you chu. She tells mo she tfP mairy you The threatened man tufD in committee with a wild eve. ,t English as she is spoken £ >y«f Swansea. A well-known and large f labour at the docks was (and is sUI JøJ ihat mutter) a very industrious JlIaDIll to Hivthingin the shape of idleness WS g" ifif lini. Passing a number of loafers who hung around the building y*~ -o" iddressed them thusly: What ar0 loing there, hoys, lurking your "°ne ike that ?" Oh, Air.——, we are only i spell." -c Taking «, speli!" he s»i^ lR^ly, you ou^iit be ashamed 0^jje °' ielvviB sitting down li^o that in the lalf-past-twelve ..1 I I In the colliery district* it is oitentbsP* duty of a imster to break sad news u° relatives of anyone who mav have 811 ot injury at his calling, and the incideB.c j»> such visits are occasionally very spite of the serious nature of the as the following wilt testify. Not ty o' and not far from Swansea, it was the a young eieric to inform a poor won1*0 1 oc^ her husband had just been killed at *.$$ pit. On entering the house, he woman taking her mid-day meal. ee^ courtesies over, the oung minister pr° c0t)' to explain his mission, she the thiuiug her repast. "1 am very-sorry, i Each,' said the ainister, "but I *iaV° Qot bad news to tell you." What: a'u°"^ t1? Davi ?" she remarked. "Yes, 1 am jjii# say he has met with a fatal morning at the colliery. Not killed- ^jj, asked. "\es, killed on the spot-" dear she exclaimed, "wait till I broth, you shall hear.-screami^ig then a young eieric to inform a poor i'VOM$o 1 oc^ her husband had just been killed at *.$$ pit. On entering the house, he fooP OS ",I woman taking her mid-day meal. ee^ courtesies over, the oung minister pr° c0t)' to explain his mission, she the thiuiug her repast. "1 am very-sorry, i Each,' said the ainister, "but I *iaV° Qot bad news to tell you." What: a'u°"^ t1? Davi ?" she remarked. "Yes, 1 am jjii# say he has met with a fatal morning at the colliery. Not killed- ^jj, asked. "\es, killed on the s". b ø! dear she exclaimed, "wait till I flJ11, broth, you shall hear.-screami^ig then H io" 1 In spite of tho fact Uti to ech^ gexpected from persons aspiring to rep1 gthe ratcpaysrs the Sclrjol Board,^ ^the case tha^ Vary illiterate men pdates. li-iring the present campaign 11 or tC;4vii orators went Qut to one of the '); ^iuburbs to assist the local candidate* p ^speeches, up to a given point. pWelsh, but the candidate himseL Ijkirding his speech with so manV j(J>' ||words that it gave to the audience Pjiressioii that he was rather poorly ^witli both languages.- His town S">!pP0^ {|ii^ border to gently reprimand hm1 l°^ tP* ^mixture, craved the indulgence ^audience to be allowed to sptait i'1 gas he could not. he said, mix the pdertiy as bis frrcud the caadidate. |fi,her.?, he continued, to support b'S- ^because the latter was a Swas no doubt he was a thorough c Sj «id. pat- heart, only aoiaehaw it. did ao-fc aiJ Itui to his tongue so easily! c | —— 6 | When one of her Pnisce tv gpuissant judges drives in state ppetformanec of his. dread functions* |fi.bat gets in his "/ay or impedes ^vehicle that snrrouuds him is guitty Jmay be termed treasoa-and-«atef- ^chiag of the kind occurreA in ^Wednesday morning, when 'ki a .vrence, or rather his carriage, wa» lap suddenly at the coraer of Proiip^a1 |and Ferry Side, just outside tho lentrauce, by a couple of t o ^iadtn drajs which were stationed in eft |Dr. J. G. Hall's resideuce. The V° 0* iduty were almost too astcaifched to "A^6(6, Inueeiifiary action, and, as for the *rUl^) pt hey opened their eyes and mouths + i^Lhat their inttrnmonts mechanically^ go# i^Lhat their inttrnmonts mechanically^ go# up to the accustomed piace iu order tho lanfarc. HoweTer, the drays hauled higher up tile street, &aC* |lort1»liip was deposited, witii custyii*3 fraoay. at the Towu HaU uori'y,