The Aberdare Leader

Soar (B.), Liwydcoed. Nos Fawrth, yn yr addoldy uohod, cyn- haliwyd cyfarfod tystebu y Parch. D. G. Price, cyn-weinidog yr eglwys. Llywydd- wyd gan y Parch. W. Harris, diweddar weinidog Heolyfelin, yr hwn a roddodd air da i Mr. Price fel gwr o gymeriad rliagorol a phregethwr galluog.—Dar- llenodd Mr. T. Demas lythyrau yn gofidio eu habsenoldeb oddiwrth y Parch. W. Thomas, gynt o Gwmdar; D. Davies, Bontnewydd; a D. P. Davies, Abergwaen. —Y Parch. R. E. Williams (Twrfab) a ofidiai fod Mr. Price yn ymadael. Buasai yn well ganddo dystebu Mr. Price ac yii- tau yn arots. Yr oedd Mr. Price yn ddyn unplyg a chywir ei amcanion, ac yn efrydydd diwyd, ac eiddunai iddo bob llwydd.—Y Parch. G. Hague, Hirwain, a gyfeiriodd at Mr. Price fel un nad ofnai ddweyd ei fam, ac un oedd yn deyrngar i'r gwirionedd, ac yn ddyn llwyr-ym- rcddol iw alwedigaeth. Eiddunai lwycki- iant i iVLr. Erice ai briod.-Y jfarch. T. Davies, Gwawr, a ddywedodd ei fod yn adwaen Mr. Price cyn iddo ddod i Lwyd- coed, ac r.is gwelodd ond un gwyneb gan- ddo. Da ganddo weled fod Mr Price yn gadael yn anrhydeddus. Yr oedd yn ddyn y bobl, ac yn ddyn Dnvv.—Mr. Roger Rogers a ddywedai nad oedd efe a M7 Price yn gallu cydweled yn wastad, ond nid oeddynt yn llai o gyfeillion er hyny. Yr oedd tipyn 0 ddiiiasdod wedi bod yn eglwys Soar. Pe caffai ef ei ffordd byddai yn gweddio ymaith yr ymryson, ac yn cadw yr undeb yn nghwlwm tang- r.efedd.—Yna cyliwynwyd i Mr. Price anerchiad goreuredig (gwaith Mr. J. Davies, Aberdar) gan Mrs. Anne Jenkins, y chwaer hynaf yn yr eglwys, a Mr. John Jenkins, diacon. Siaradwyd yn fyr gan Mrs. Jenkins. Mr. Jenkins a ddywedai fod yr anerchiad yn rlioi portread cywir o'r derbynydd. Fel un oedd wedi bod yn dal i fyny freichiau Mr. Price am saith mlynedd a haner, gallai ddweyd nad oedd un adeg wedi bod yn y pwlpud heb ol myfyrdod ar ei bregeth. Yr oedd Mrs. Price yn rhagori fel un ffyddlon yn yr eglwys, ac un yn meddu ysbryd addfwyn. —Mr. Price a ddiolchai am yr anerchiad. Teimlai mai anhawdd ydoedd cael geiriau y noson hono. Da ganddo weled Mr. John Jenkins yn para yn ffyddlon fel yr loan ,arall Û"i flaen, hyd at y groes. Yna cyliwynwyd marble timepiece" i Mrs. Price gan Mrs. Richards a Mr. John Clayton, yr hwn a ddymunai fendith Duw ar y teulu.—Mrs. Price a ddywed- odd y byddai yr anrheg yn gymhorth iddi i gofio y teimladau da a goleddid atynt yn Llwydcoed. Yr oedd wedi gweled amser hapus yn Llwydcoed yn cgystal ag adfyd. Dymunai ddweyd wrthynt yn ngeirian mam Ceiriog, "Ti wyddost beth ddywed fy iighalon.Cyf- lwynwyd Beibl prydferth i Gwilym Price, mab ieuanc Mr. a. Mrs. Price, gan M. A. Rowlands, Maggie M. Morgan, Lizzie A. Clayton, ac Annie Gwen Evans, ao adroddwyd Dyma Feibl anwyl lesu gan y pedair geneth fechan. "Diolch yn fawr i oh wi," meddai y derbynjdd ieu- anc.—Yn nesaf rhoddwyd cod arian gan Mr. W. J. Rowlands ar ran iliaws o gyfeillion. Cyfeiriodd Mr. Rowlands at Mrs. Price fel boneddiges yr oedd yr ar- dal yn edrych i fyny ati.—Mr. Price a ddiolchodd ar ran Mrs. Price a'i hunan i'r cyfeillion yn Liwydcoed a'r cylch. Nid cedd wedi bod yn addolwr y llo aur er- ioed, ond yr oedd yn ddiolchgar am y god aur.—Y Parch. T. Humphreys, Cwm- aman, a ddywedodd ei fod wedi cael llawer 0 gymdeithas ac o gynorthwy Mr. Price. Yr oedd ol llafur a meddwl ar ei bregethau.—Y Parch. W. S,. Daviee, Horeb, fel cymydog i Mr. Price, a ddat- fanodd ei deimladau da tuag at Mr. 'rice a'i deulu. Yr oedd Mr. Price yn Fedyddiwr selog, ac efallai mai dyna ei Fedyddiwr selog, ac efallai mai dyna ei wendid. Clywodd Mr. Price yn pregethu unwaith, ac yr oedd yn bregeth iach. gref, a nerthol. Yr oedd ganddo feddwl uchel o eglwys Soar. Yr oedd wedi gwneyd gwaith da yn nghanol anhaws- derau, a hyderai o galon y byddai undeb yn yr eglwys yn y dyfodol.—Y Parch. W. Margam Jones, Moriah, a. gyfeiriodd at wron y cyfarfod fel un oedd yn treio tori tir newydd. Yr oedd hyn yn waith en- byd, ond gwaith ydoedd yn rhaid ei wneyd. Drwg ganddo golli Mr. Price, ond da ganddo weled pobl Liwydcoed yn ei anrhydeddu.—Mr. W. Davies, Kings- bury Place, a siaradodd yn uchel am Mr. Price fel oymydog llawn cydymdeimlad. —Mr. J. Williams, Bryn Emiyn, a sicr- hai fod Mr. Price yn ddyn 0 argyhoedd- iad dwfn, yn Fedyddiwr o'r gwaelod.— Mr. David Jones, Cwmdar, a lawenhai wrth feddwl fod Mr. Price yn gadael dan ei goron. Yr oedd wedi ed gael yn gyiaill "true to nature."—Y Parch. D. Hop- kins, Noddfa, a adwaenai Mr. Price pan oedd yn fyfyriwr yn y ooleg. Yr oedd yn gymeriad anrhydeddus, ac yn un a hoffai helpu myfyriwr ieuanc.—Mr. Thos. Evans, un o flaenoriaid Noddfa, Tre- cynon, a roddodd air da i Mr. Price fel gwr caredig. Yr oedd eglwyt3 Noddfa dan rwymau mawr iddo.—Dechreuwyd y cwrdd gan y Parch. D. Hopkins, a di- benwyd gan y Parch. W. S. Davies. Yn ystod y cyfarfod canwyd triawd gan Miss Hopkins, Mri. W. J. Rowlands, a Jenkin George; unawd gan Miss M. J. Walters, a deuawd gan Mrs. Jane Hill a Mr. George Beddoe. Wele gopi o'r anerchiad:—"Anerchiad, cyflwynedig i'r Parch. David George Price ar ei ymadaw- iad o Soar, Llwydeoed. Anwyl Frawd,- Gofynwn yn .garedig i chwi dderbyn yr anerchiad hwn gyda chod o aur fel ar- wydd a chofeb o'n seroh tuag atoch, a'11 arwerthfawvoffiad nV.li llafur srweinidnsr- aethol am saith. mlynedd a haner. Ys- tyriwn chwi yn un o bregethwyr ieuanc goreu ein Henwad. Canfyddir yii eich pregethau yr ysgolhaig, y darllenwr, a'r myfyriwr, a nodweddir hwynt yn wastad gan goethder a threfnusrwydd. Cawsom chwi yn bregethwr gonest, didderbyn- wyneb, a ffyddlon i'ch argylioeddiadau. Traethasoch i ni holl gyughor Duw heb geisio gweu nac ofni gwg neb pwy bynag. Yn ystod tymhor eicli gweinidogaeth llafuriasoch mewn amser ac allan 0 am- ser gyda phob mudiad oedd yn tueddu i adeiladu a lles'oli yr eglwys, yn arbenig gyda yr Y«gol Sabbothol. Y11 eich ym- adawiad collodd y plant gyfaill ffyddlon ac arweinydd digel. Chwi oedd yn eu (lysg-tl i ysgrifenu Cymraeg, ac yn eu parotoi ar gyfer arholiadau y Gymanfa. Eue-ch hefyd o wasanaeth mawr i'i- Cor Canu. Cydnebydd y Cor a'r Arweinydd na fuasent wedi anturio i berfformio llyfrau meWll 'full character' oni bai am eich hyfforddiant a'eh cynorthwy chwi a Mrs. Price, i'r hon y cyflwynwn yn barchus 'marble timepiece' gwerthfawr. Profodd y 'performances' nid yn unig yn ddifyrwch ac adeiladaeth ar y pryd, ond buont yn foddion i ddwyn ugeiniau o bunoedd i Drysorfa yr Eglwys. Ni fuoch yn ail i neb yn nghyflawniad eich gwaith bugeiliol. Diau fod eich ymweliadau, eich cynghorion, a'ch gweddiau wedi profi yn fendithiol i lawer o blant adfyd. Yn ystod eich gweinidogaeth yn Soar cawsoch y fraint 0 dderbyn llawer i'r eglwys trwy fedydd, llythyrau, ac adfer- iad, y rhai ni obeithiwn fyddant yn goron eich gorfoledd yn nydd Crist. I goroni y ewbl, tucefn i'ch galluoedd a'ch gweith rediadau mae cymeriad disglaer a diar- gyhoedd. Yr ydych yn ymadael o dan eich coron, ac yn aerch eich cyd-weinid- ogion a';r ardalwyr yn gyffredinol. Eiddunwn i chwi a'ch tenia hoff bob cysur a llwyddiant mewn bywyd, ac yn y diwedd gvmeradwyaeth y gwaJR ffydd- ion.—Arwyddwyd: John Jenkins, diacon; Thomas Demas, ysgrifenydd; John Clay- ton, W. J. Rowlands, John Lamburn. David Morgan, Henry Burton, aelodau."

Ordination at Cwmaman. Monday last was a red letter day in the history of the English Baptist Church at Cwmaman, it being the occasion of the- ordination of the Rev A T. Phillips as. Pastor. The Ordination meeting in the afternoon was presided over by the Rev. A. B. Kinsey, B.A., Carmel, Aberdare, who remarked that the church in Cwmaman would always have all the support that he would be able to give it. His earnest prayers would also be extended on their behalf. Mr W. G. Roberts, the secretary of the church, then read statistics showing their position at present. He stated that the church was formed in January 1902. There were only 3 persons present at the morning meeting, and 4 more were admitted as members during the same evening. After 18 months' labour a call was given to the Rev G. Hinchcliffe, of Barry, who after 2% years resigned owing to ill-health and removed to Dover, where he died a short time ago. For 14 months supplies were depended upon, and after they had heard Mr Phillips preach they decided to give him a call. This was done on Febru- ary 7th, this year, the number of members at that time being 33, but at present they were 58. The Rev E. V. Tidman, 4..T.S. Nazareth, Mountain Ash, who had been appointed to deliver the charge to the pas- tor, then spoke. Mr Phillips satisfactorily answered the questions put to him, and gave a brief resume of his life. He was born on November gth. 1881. and as a child he attended a Welsh Baptist Church at Cardiff. When he was 10 years of age- his family removed to Mountain Ash, and on June 17th, 1900, he was baptised by the Rev E, V. Tidman at Nazareth. He attributed his conversion to the influ- ence of that pulpit, and to the various spheres of activity connected with the church, such as the Sunday School and the Band of Hope. After baptism the idea of becoming a minister possessed him. After consultation with his minister, he definitely decided to enter the ministry, aud added that he was greatly indebted to the Rev- E. V. Tidman and the deacons at Naz- areth church for the assistance they had given him He preached his first sermoo at Nazareth on January 8th, 1903, and he then went for 2 yeais to the Pontypridd col- legiate school. His next step was to Col- lege, and thence he received the call to Cwmaman church which he accepted. The Rev E. V. Tidman, continuing to, deliver his charge, preached from the text Also I heard the voice of the Lord say- ing-" Whom shall I send, and who will go for us ? Then said I-Here am I, send me. Isaiah vi, 8. He had chosen the- above passage because he believed Mr- Phillips had gone through the experence which it contained. Sometimes a church was too fast in selecting a pastor but he- was pleased to know that they had taken' enough time at Cwmaman. As the Rev Mr Kinsey remarked, it was a serious step because it meant the marriage of Church* and people. He further urged upon Mr Phillips to remember some things the first of which was to be faithful to God, who had sent him. The last point which he- would urge was to be faithful to the people to whom he had been sent. Mr Tidman instanced difficulties which he would meer. with, but he should ask God for help to work hand in hand with the people. His work lay not only in the pulpit, for there- was much service to be done outside the church, and asked him to aid every cause that tended towards the uplifting of hu- manity. He earnestly hoped that his-m>»«- istry would be successful, and urged upon the members to help him in all respects. in the absence of the Rev Fred Morgan. Ffrwd, Mountain Ash, the Ordinatiofl prayer was then offered by Mr G. Bryant, Cwmbach. The Rev T. Humphreys. Pas- tor of Seion Welsh Baptist Church, then proceeded to deliver the charge to the church. He took as his text, the words:— "Be faithful unto death and I will give yotr, the crown of life. His first plea was for their faithful support to the preaching of the minister, by upholding his teaching in their daily lives. Next he urged for their constant attendance at the various services. He also asked them to trust him as a friend and brother, and treat him with be- coming respect. They should give him a large place in their prayers, for he was young and inexperienced. He pleaded with them further to assist him in his pas- toral duties, and to contribute liberally to- wards his support. He also wanted them to give him higher support by living good lives and thus let others know that religion was a beneficial thing. In conclusion he urged them to cultivate brotherly sincerity After the Ordination meeting was over, a public tea was held at Seion vestry, when the following ladies presided at the- tables-No i table, Mrs Maddern and Miss M. A. Roberts, assisted by Misses M. J. Evans and M. Cheap. No 2 table—Mrs Alfred Thomas and Mrs D. George, assist- ed by Misses Lizzie George and S. Richards No 3 table—Mrs Phillips and Mrs Jones, assisted by Miss Stacey and Miss Lake. No 4 table-Mrs Noot and Mrs Bluett., assisted by Miss Davies and Mrs Howells. At the provision table were Mrs Scammel and Mrs Prosser, whilst the tea brewers were Mrs Lewis, Mrs Cheap, and Mrs Ked- ward. The secretary was Mr W G Roberts, and the following also rendered general assistance:—Messrs A Kedward, H. Scammel, W J Russell, F. Edwards, T. Davies, W, Wheeler and M A Owen. In the evening a further service was held at the chapel, when the Rev G Llechidon Williams, Godreaman, presided. The meeting was opened by the Rev A Watson, Cwmaman, and prayer was offered by the Rev. W. E. Harries, Beulah, Aberaman. The secretary then read letters express- ing inability to attend from Revs. M. Jc-nkins, Abercwmboi; J. Griffiths, Cal- faria, Aberdare, and Mr. T. J. Hughes, Baptist College, Cardiff. Mr T. Narbett. Mountain Ash, then addressed the meet- ing, and said that he was a very old friend of Mr. Phillips. He recounted their earlier experiences when they used to preach together at pmall meetings. He was glad to see that Mr Phillips was now the recognised pastor of Cwmaman Church. He urged upon the members to love and respect their pastor. The next speaker was the Rev. T. Humphreys. He well remembered the time when the Eng- lish Church commenced, and was glad to find it in such a prosperous state at pres- ent. Mr. G. Bryant said that he had watched with interest the progress of the church. He urged upon the members to co-work with the pastor and together co-- work with God.—The Rev. E. V. Tidman then spoke, and jocularly remarked that preachers from Mountain Ash could come' and go, but Mr. Humphreys would go on for ever. He had already been at Cwm- aman nearly forty years. They -came, from Nazareth Church with the best ot" wishes for the success of the cause at Cwmaman, and he expressed the hope- that the future of the latter church would be brighter even than that of Nazareth. He hoped tliat the diaconate would mater- ially assist the minister to the best of their ability.—At the conclusion the Rev. A. T. Phillips thanked all for their kind' wishes, and also thanked the friends at- the Welsh Church for granting their place of worship upon special occasions-