The Aberdare Leader

Cwmdare Ambulance Class. SOIREE AND PRESENTATION. In connection with the Cwmdare Am- bulance Class a soiree and distribution of certificates took place on Thursday evening last at the Cwmdare Infants' School. Anions those present were. Mrs R. Llewellyn, Bwllfa House; Mrs. (Dr-) Bankes, Mr. M. J. Harris, C.C., Ilr. *tf. H. Evans, M.E., Mr. W. O. Morris, Dr. Evan Jones, J.P., Aberdare; Dr. 1. Banks, and Dr. Begg, Trecynon. The catering had been entrusted to Mr F. W. Gaunt, Aberdare, who had laid an excellent table. Following the dinner a concert was held, over which Dr. Evfsn Jones pre- sided. Aid. R. Llewellyn, who had been advertised to take the chair," wired his inability to be present. The concert opened with a song by Mr. William Lewis (Eryr Llwyd), Llwyd- coed, followed by another song by Air. Tom Jenkins. At this juncture Mrs. R. Llewellyn rose to distribute the certincatM and medals to the successful candidates at the recent examination. The prizes were awarded as follows: — Third Year (medals): Messrs. J. F. Morris, H. H. Evans, John Jones, Thos. Jenkins. Wm. Evans. Second Year (certificates): Messrs. George Thomas and W. D. Lewis. First Year (certificates): Messrs. Geo. Morgan, Thos. Jones, D. D. Morgan, W. Morgan, G. J. Jones, D. W. Griffiths, D. Bcwen, J. Lewis. W. Francis, W. Kent, I). J. Jon est, J. Harry, John DavIes. T. D. James, Daniel James, Daniel Bowen, W. Thomas Davies, Wm. Thomas, David J. Timothy, James Timothy, J. R. Jones, R. Lewis. Johm Williams, D. J. Evans, D L. Rees. John S. Bowen, George Palmer, Wm. Lewis, and Daniel Roberts. The Bwllfa Colliery Co. had, in order to encourage the students, not only given £ 10 towards the expenses of the class, but had also rebuned the entrance fees. The medals for the 3rd year students had also been paid for by the Company. The certificates were signed by Dr. I. Bankes (teacher), Dr. John Richards, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., and H. C. Perrott (chief secretary). Dr. Bankes, in the course of a brief speech, said he was more than pleased with the result of the examination. Out of the 36 candidates, 35 had been suc- cessful. He then pointed out the useful- ness of an Ambulance Class and the practical aid which a student could give to an injured person. Several musical items were subse- quently rendered by Miss May Evans and others. Mr. W. 0. Morris, Bwllfa-road, acted as secretary.

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Mountain Ash Constitu- tional Club. ADDRESS BY MR. F. J. HARRIS. The first of the series of concerts for the winter season was held at the above club last Thursday night. Mr. F. W. Bell (President of the Club) occupied the chair. During the evening a miscellan- eous concert was held. The Chairman, rising to introduce Mr Harris to the meeting', hoped they would all enjoy themselves. Those meetings served a very good purpose, for they pro- vided innocent mirth combined with in- struction. Mr F. J. Harris (" Glamorgan Times"), addressing the gathering, said they had had many speakers to address them, and the bulk, of those addresses had been of a political nature, and most of those speakers had dwelt more particularly on the might and importance of the British Empire. He also wished to impress that importance upon them, and hoped that each one would assist in conserving and upholding the dignity of the Empire. If they were true to their country they would rouse themselves in the affairs of the nation, and not neglect the great heritage handed down to them by their forefathers. Empire was something more than a nation, and His Majesty the King ruled not only over their nation, but over, fa.r distant lands on which it was their proud boast that the sun never sets. History proved that the title of a Britisher was one of which they could be proud. He would take them back and try to show them how the Empire had been built up. He would first take them to the time when a certain despotic King ignored the protest of the British against his acts of brutality and savagery. It was Lord Napier of Magdala who marched with a handful of men against King Theodore of Abyssinia and his ten thousand men, only to find when he got tc the beleagured city that the King had committed suicide and his troops were dispersed. What was the reason that that small army went there? Because there were British subjects there who needed protection. What a grand know- ledge for all Britishers to possess! If they were not treated properly they had the whole resources of the British Em- pire to defend their rights and liberty. The speaker went on to speak of the Port of Pondycherry, where British trad- er had obtained vast influence, and the French governor in the person of General Duplay was determined to cmsh that power. Had he been successful he would have made himself ruler over 30 millions of people. But there arose a young British Ensign, Robert Clive by name, who with 400 men seized the position, and held at bay the native hordes. That province was a portion of India, that marvellous possession that was now the brightest jewel of the British Empire. It was Captain Cook, who navigated for years the southern seas and discovered the territory now known as Australasia, only to meet his death with the assassin's knife. He would also remind them of the brave deeds of General Wolfe at the heights of Quebec, which was the key of our Canadian possessions The Empire had grown by the bravery and intrepidity of their forefathers, and was cemented together by their blood. The British Empire covered 13 million square miles of the surface of the globe, and was re- sponsible for every fourth individual liv- ing upon it Lord Beaconsfield had spoken of its resources, and it was he who sa'd it subsisted as much on sym- pathy as force, but if necessary they would fight in a righteous cause that con- cerned the liberty of its subjects. En- tering into the domain of modern poli- tics, Mr. Harris asked, were they doing their best for the Empire? There was one Statesman, who might have lvc-n the Prime Minister of the Radical Party. He (the speaker) referred to Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, who had warned them against holding to the ancient fetish known as Free Trade. Mr. Chamber- lain had said if they treated the advance of the Colonies with contempt, it was a policy that would surely end in disaster. Cobdcn predicted that all other civilised nations would follow the example set by England in the matter of Free Trade, but the opposite had been the case, and those nations were now seriously threat- ening our commercial supremacy. He hoped they would be true to their country's traditions, and endeavour to make the Empire a self-sustaining one. The speaker finished his address with the following quotation from Scott: Breathes there a man with soul 30 dead Who never to himself hath said: This is my own, my native land! Whose heart hath ne'er within him burned As home his footsteps he hath turn'd From wandering on a foreign istrand P If such there breathe, go, mark him well, For him no minstrel raptures swell; High though his titles, proud his name, Boundless his wealth, as wish can claim, Despite those titles, power and pelf. The wretch, concentred all in self, Living shau forfeit fair renown, And, doubly dying shall go down To the vile-dust from whence he sprung, Unwept, unhonoured, and unsung." The Chairman proposed, and Mr. Geo. Grant seconded a vote of thanks to Mr Harris for his address. Mr. Harris briefly responded. The following contributed to a capital programme:—Mr. Charley Rowse, "I love her just the same" and "Why should I leave old England ¡;" Mr. Chas. Matthews, "The Wolf" and "In the deep." Mr Hooper sang several comic songs. Sergt. Alder recited Ben Battle" and "The Target." Mr. Geo. McPher- son, My friend's valentine and The Miner's Story." Mr. Fred Allen, The Thorn" and "When other lips." Mr. Chas. Rowse's contributions were capi- tally sung, and created a vast amount of enthusiasm. The songs and piano ac- companiments of Mr. Goode-Player were highly appreciated. A vote of thanks was passed to thp Chairman and artistes, after which Hen Wlad^ fy Nhadau" and God Save the J King" were sung.

Aberdare Education Society. THE MASSACRE OF CAWNPORE, MR. KEAST AND THE TEACHER. The first meeting of the session in con- nection with the Aberdare Education Society was held on Monday at the Ynys- Iwyd Council School. Mr. T. Walter Williams, who presided, called upon the Rev. J. M. Jones, M.A., to read a paper on The Teacher-His Essential Quali- Ications." Mr. Jones, in the cour&e of a most elaborate and instructive address, remarked that he differed from many educationists who had expressed their views with regard to the ad hoc system of administering different grades 01 edu- cation. He would admit that it promoted temporary inefficiency, and the work of tducation as carried on at present by the County Councils was not very satisfac- tory. Still he believed that in time it would come better. We would not get tffective education until all other public questions were dealt with by the same administrators. The questions of sanita- tion, public buildings, housing, etc., were closely related to academical instruction, and it would be better if education were considered as one of those questions. However, we must not expect effective- ness from this method for some time, but administration should be somewhat above what the public demanded and deserved. Two great facts were evident with regard I to man: (1) He was essentially teachable. (2) He was also original. But the power to create anew on the basis of what he had assimilated was much more evident in man than originality. We were too apt to associate great discoveries with in- dividuals, such as the discovery of the law of gravitation with Newton, for in- stance, or evolution with Darwin. Many people had previously made contribu- tions to the invention, the discovery of which was attributed to some great per- sonality. Education he (the speaker) would define as the process which uses the past in the present to create, the future. The test of efficiency in every profession was that the members thereof hastened the time when their profession would be not required. The sooner they could make themselves unnecessary the better. The sooner men cculd take care of their own souls and dispense with the ministers the better. The same rule ap- plied to lawyers, and also to teachers. There were three main sides to the quali- fications of teaching in general. They were the personal, the intellectual, and the practical, and appealed respectively to the heart, the head, and the will. The first personal quality was profound and IOber faith in human nature. The lec.ond personal quality was faith in law and order. The third was an almost endless outlook which meant patience and courage. The chief intellectual quality was human knowledge apart fiom the knowledge of facts and events. The main practical quality was an inter- play of three good practical forces: (1) the aim one works for; (2) the realities ke deals with; and (3) the power that he uses in order to change the ideal into reality. After the address a general dis- cussion took place. The Chairman remarked that a great lawyer was never a great advocate. A great advocate had a. very extensive knowledge of human nature, especially of its weaknesses. The spirit of every great lawyer was to administer justice as far as the law allowed him to go. A Judge often eaid, "My duty is to ad- minister the law not to make it." But tke great bulk of the law of England wai made not by Parliament but by Judges. The greatest lawyer was the one who had the finest grasp of modern principles and cculd apply them steadfastly and well. Mr. John Davies, attendance officer, said that he had recently realised the great gulf which existed between the ideals of the teacher at school and reali- ties of the children at home. Mrs. W. Lloyd said that the object of education should be the formation of character and the making of a good citi- zen. The child should be made to realise the duties of citizenship. Mr. A. Keast observed he was pleaeed

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Labour Jottings. BY U DEMOS." Reflection and calm consideration fol- low in the wake of the clamour and ex- citement of battle. After the Kirkdale bye-election, Labour men and Labour organs are speculating as to the cause of the defeat of their champion. And they are practically all agreed as to why Mr Hill was defeated by Mr. McArthur in an open nght between Toryism and Soc- ialism. Mr. J. Bruce Glasier in the Labour Leader," and Gracchus in Reynolds," say that the Socialist lost because of the statements and leaflets that were circulated affirming that Social- ism and Atheism were synonymous. Mr Bruce Glasier goes on to condemn, most frankly, the mixing up of anti- Christia-n. propaganda with Socialism, and deplores the use made of Socialist bookstalls for the sale of Secularist liter- ature. 4 He says that on one occasion he was engaged to open anew I.L.P. branch { at Landore. The premises embraced a shop window for the sale of books, and the works that mostly flourished there were God and My Neighbour" and, "The Riddle of the Universe." Social- ist pamphlets, etc., were of secondary im- portance. I don't think that such a charge can be advanced against the I.L.P. bookstall at Aberdare Market. The literature sold there is strictly Labour and Socialistic, or bearing very closely upon these sub- jects. An order for the supply of "The Literary Guide" was even rejected. It was not on their list, and it was a paper issued by the Rationalist Press. How- ever, Mr. Glasier has heard of what haP3 been going on here in Aberdare respect- ing the Secularists and Socialists. He says —" Even as I write there lie before me press cuttings relating to a fierce wrangle which is going on at Aberaman, in South Wales, between Christians and Secularists, who are accusing each other of using the I.L.P. platform as a vehicle of expounding their respective views on religion. It is a sorry spectacle." How has the belief become so univer- sal that Socialism and Atheism are one and the same, or are closely associated together ? Gracchus points out that if Socialism has its Robert Batchford, Liberalism has its John Morley, and Toryism its A. J. Balfour. Why then should Socialists be dubbed Atheists any more than Liberals or Tories? Undoubt- edly the number of Freethinkers in the Socialist camp is greater in proportion to the Freethinking Liberals or Tories, but that proves nothing. Is it a fact that persons who are advanced in politics and social questions are also inclined to hold advanced views respecting religion and theological subjects? I think so, but I grant that hundreds of examples could be produced to prove the contrary. Mr Gladstone was a Liberal in politics, but a Conservative in religion. On the other hand Agnostics like the late Thomas Huxley and Chas. Bradlaugh were, and Haeckel, Clodd, and J. M. Robertson, M.P., are all anti-Socialists. I remember when the National Demo- cratic League wao founded, it took very well in South Wales for some time. But even in this advanced movement, the or- ganiser, general secretaries, and almost all the Branch secretaries in South Wales had little or no sympathy with religion. Tom Mann, who was a Church- man, came down here to give a fillip to the comrades of the N.D.L., but when he understood that practically all his hench- men were as ardent in their Agnosticism as in their social and political creed, he gave up hope of any permanent succesfc to the N.D.L. movement in South Wales, and he was right. The working men of South Wales are prepared to adopt policies of drastic re- form politically, socially, and industri- ally. Indeed they are fastly embracing the Socialistic faith. But the bulk of the labouring classes will have none of the anti-religious movements. They may be getting sick and weary of dogmas and forms of faith, but they will 'never give up their allegiance to God and to his Christ. It is easy to comprehend, there- fore, the anxiety of men. like Mr. Keir Hardie and Mr. Bibbings, when they have to explain constantly that econo- mics a: I religion are two totally differ- ent subjects. For the toiling masses it will never be very profitable, although it may be very interesting to some sections, to discuss theological subjects. If Socialists wish to reconstruct Society on an economic basis, it will be well for them to leave religion as a personal matter for every man. Most men will choose to believe even if they cannot give a reason for it, and they are entitled to their belief m long as they injure no one. In an interview which he gave Mr. Xeir Hardie, Count Okuma, of Japan, said, among other things, that the ideal* of the Japanese Sovereign in the past had been Socialistic. The Count, moreover, corroborated hia argument by quoting historical data, saying that at a single message of his Majesty the Emperor all the feudal lords returned their estates ta aim without a word of eomplaint aù, without compensation! Surely there never was eueh a revolu- tion since the days of the Apostolic Com- munism in Palestine, when t he land- owners of Judea sold their lands and houses, and laid the proceeds down at the Apostles' feet. The Japan communism is even better than the Palestinian, for the former picture is not marred by the shadow of any Ananias and Sapphira in the background. What if we could get our British land- lords to hand over their estates to the State without money and without price! It would bring the social millenium to our doors, and Utopia would be as real aa Westminster. Verily, economic salva- tion is of the Japanese, and the regener- ation of the world cometh from the East.

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to note that Mr. Jones believed in law and order. Most reforms came to us by slow progress and not revolutionary methods. Every teacher ought to be a reader. Every teacher ought also to be a man of liberal ideas. He was astound- ed to hear a teacher the other day, when discussing with the children the massa- cre of Cawnpore, saying, Serve them right, they had no business to be in India." Surely such a man had no business to be a teacher. Many a better man than he had died before 8 a.m. with his shoes on, and his feet not standing on mother earth. Mr. W. C. Cox, M.A., County School, said he agreed with Mr. Jones that it was the proper thing to take education from the hands of ad hoc authorities. He believed that in the course of time these new authorities would come to feel their feet, and become more efficient. He also was glad to see Mr. Jones laying stress on law and order. Another thing that was highly necessary in a teacher was knowledge—either innate or ac- quired-of the weaknesses of human nature. Miss Bessie M. Richards remarked that Mr. Jones had set before them high ideals. She hoped that they would be the means of broadening their outlook as teachers. Mr. Jones, replying, explained that his reference to law and order did not in- vclve disbelief in revolutions. Revolu- tions were often the means of obtaining* law and order.