The Aberdare Leader

YR ADRAN GYMREIG. i &w»hoddir cyfraniadtin i'r A,iran nOlI: TD y ffurf o ohebiaeth bwrpasol ftnvdiiiadau ilool, & barddoni&elb d.il wflll :i," gellir cyhoeddi cyn- yrchion meithion.

Barddoniaeth. LLINELLAU LLONGYFARCHIADOL I Mr. a Mrs. John Owen Williams, 4 Henry Street, Mountain Ash, ar eu priodas, lonawr 2il, 1915. Mae'r a wen yn bwrlymu Wrth nyddu hyn o gan, Naturiol ydyw canu Ar ddydd priodas lân; Mae'r testvn heddyw'n hapus, Rhaid addef, ac yn dderch, Fe unwyd John a'i Edith Er gwell yn nghwlwm serch. Daeth John i wel'd o'r diwedd Mai gwell yw dau nag un, Bu'n chwilio De a Gogledd Am gvdmar iddo'i hun; Ar ffrwst daeth i Forganwg I wlad v fygfa fawr, Fe welodd yma lawer 0 ferched teg eu gwawr. Fe ddaeth i Aberpennar Rhyw ddiwrnod gyda'r nos, Canfyddodd vma'n union Ei Edith landeg dlos; Nid hir hu John cyn rhoddi Y fodrwv am ei bys Fel arwydd o'r cytundeb A wnaed mewn dwyfol lys. Hir oes i'r ddeuddyn ieuanc, A llwvddiant tra bo'nt byw, Boed John yn noddwr cadarn Mwv i'w gvmares wiw; Mor ddedwydd ydyw heddyw Yn nghwmni hoff y ferch, Ac Edith hithau'n gweini I'r hwn a aeth a'i serch. Hawddamor i chwi, ffryndiau, A chvsur byd yn llawn, A bendith ar eich iindeb T'ch gwneyd yn hapus iawn; A deled ambell febyn, Fel angel arall fyd, I loni'ch aelwyd brydferth, A'ch gwneyd yn deulu clyd. EVAN MORGAN, 40 Duffryn St., Mountain Ash.

ANERCH I'm cydawenydd a'm cyfaill haelionus a thalentog, H. J. Griffiths (Glan- ddowrog), Mountain Ash, ar ben ei flwydd pan yn 38 oed. Awen fwyn, cyweiria'th delyn, Dyro gan are ddydd pen blwyddyn Cyfaill anwyl a thalentog, Hwnw yw y bardd Glanddowrog. Gwn yn dda, fel miloedd eraill, Mai nid pawb fedd ddoniau'm cyfaill; Ganwyd ef i lvwodraethu, Ond pie ei well am wasanaethu? Magwyd ef ar lin dinodedd, Ond tros risiau ban anrhydedd Gvda phenderfyniad dringodd, Nes gwynu clod y wlad a'i magodd. Bywiog yspryd Pedr fflamia Tan ei fron, ond gyfaill cofia, Calon anwyl dyner loan Sy'n dwyfoli ei holl anian. Gonest, unplyg yw bob amser, A chydwybod oleu dyner, Hael ei galon fel yr heulwen, Ni char weled neb mewn angen. Penderfynol, dewr ei galon, Heriai fvrddiwn o elynion; Chwareu teg yw ei hoff rinwedd, Byddai farw tros wirionedd. Wele goron lwys ei hanes, Ofn ei Dduw sydd lond ei fynwes; A pha oraf y'i hadweinir Mwyaf gwresog y'i hanwylir. Pan mewn angen neu mewn cystudd Gwell na brawd fu i'r awenydd; Gwae i'r sawl a roddai ddvrnod Iddo pan ar lawr gan drallod. Llawer dvdd pen blwvddvn eto Gaffo'n llawm o hedd, gobeithio; Hyn yw'm gweddi, lor trugarog, Bydd yn bobpeth i Glanddowrog." GWYROSYDD.

i What is that which is above all hu- man imperfections, and yet shelters and protects the weakest and wickedest a8 | well as the wisest of mankindA hat. Why is a barren tree like the endea- vour to discover perpetual motion. Because it is fruitless. Why do prisoners at the treadmill de- serve well of their country ?-Because their labours are directed to the com- mon wheel. j

Nodion a Newyddion. Dywedai y Cynghorwr George Powell yn nghyfarfod Cymrodorion Aberdar ei bod yn anffodus fod y gair "transac- tions" yn cael ei arfer am weithrediad- au yr Eisteddfod Gencdlaethol. Yr oedd y cronicl hwn o gryn werth llen- yddol, ond yr oedd swn masnachol yn y term "transactions." Fel rheol y mae cerdd yn arwyddo concord, ond bu rhaid cael y gyfraith i setlo'r gan yn achos Mri. Cyril Jen- kins a D. Afan Thomas. Aed a'r mater i'r Uchel Lys, yr hwn a ddyfarnodd 0 blaid Afan. Wrth gwrs aeth twysged dda o arian "rhwng y cigfrain a'r ewn," chwedl Glanygors. I ba beth y bu y i gulled hon? Mae y Parch. John Hughes, M.A., gweinidog eghvys Fitzclarence Street, Lerpwl, ar- lin ymddiswyddo wedi bu- geiliaeth o chwarter canrif. Yn awr cyhoeddir y Gorlan yn j Swyddfa y "Cymro" yn Nolgellau. Medd y Wasg Gymreig ei Chlonan a'i Chorlan. Yn y rhifyn diweddaf o'r Cymro ceir h nodiad coffa am y diweddar Mr John Rees, Stepney Green, Llundain, tad y Parch. R. J. Rees, M.A., Tabernacl, Aberystwyth, a Dr. M. J. Rees, di- weddar Swyddog Iechyd Cynghor DOB- barth Aberdar. Dywedir fod y Barnwr Atkin yn gwneyd cynydd da gyda'i allu i gynanu geiriau Cymraeg, o herwydd ei fod yn medru dweyd Llanelly ac nid "Tlan- ethly," fel y mae arfer rhai. Ond prin y mae Llanellv yn brawf teg. Treied Machynlleth, Rhosllanerchrugog, ac yn enwedig Llanfairpwligwyngyllgogerych- wyrndrobwll-llandysiliogogogoch. Dyna damaid i'r Barnwr urddasol. Yr oedd rheol ac yntau cyn belled a'r dwyrain a'r gollewin oddiwrth eu gil- ydd. Nid oedd "dan ddeddf, eithr dan ras." Nid dyn rheol oedd y Dr. Gomer. Yr oedd yn ormod o blentyn Natur i fyw wrth reol. Nid adwaenai ffurf a rheol. Clywsom ef yn dweyd am hen frawd lied gecrus a ffurfiol: "Dacw'r hen reol yn mynd." "Gomer" o fewn cadwynau fyddai "Gomer" o fewn rheolau a digwyddai un peth o ddau- eu torri neu ynte iddo ladd ei hun. Cred aderyn ac ewig i ryddid y glas a'r ban; ond y mae ambell dderyn bach, oblegid carchariad ei dadau, yn mynd yn rhwym wrth y cage,—y wires yn ei fywvd. Y mae ambell ddyn bach yn debyg: dyn cage a wires ydyw,— nis gall fyw yn rhydd: ond i bersonol- iaeth "Gomer" rhaid i'w ryddid fod yn fynyddog a'i sbhn hyd-led y glas.- ¡ Hermas ar Dr. Gomer Lewis yn "Y Geninen." Fe ddywedodd rhywun mai y beirdd mwyaf ysgolheigaidd vw y rhai ealaf ym marn gwerin ddarllengar ein gwlad. Os y werin svdd i farnu, yr oedd y cyfaill a feiddiodd ddweyd ei feddwl j mor groew, yn llygad ei le. Faint gwell yw y werin o ddarllen darn o farddoniaeth os na ellir amgyffred ei gynwys? Fel y nodais, nid yw W. J. Grulfydd wrtho ei hun ar y cyfandir tywyll. Fe allai y dywed y cyfeillion mai arnom ni mae y bai ein bod yn methu a'u deall. Gadewch i hynny fod: ond mae yn filain o beth nad oes dim dog o boh cant o ddarllenwyr Cymru yn medru deall, heb son am fwynhau, gweithiau beirdd y ddysgeidiaeth ddi- weddar: ond fe ddywedir y daw cened- laeth newydd i ddehongli a mwynhau y pethau sydd y tuhwnt i'n hamgyff- red ion ni, bobl llygadbwl yr oes hon. Eithaf da, os daw; ond tueddu i gwyno y mae llawer oherwydd iddynt wario eu pres am bethau nas gallant wneud na phen na chynffon ohonynt. Pe gellid cael gan Carnegie i dalu yn dda 1 fech- gyn yr "ysgol newydd" am argraffu eu llyfrau, gellid eu pentyru yn yr Amgu- eddfa Genedlaethol tan yr amser y deu- ai gwerin Cymru yn ddigon o frudwyr i'w dealt-ym mhen mil neu ddwy o flynyddoedd!—Brynfab yn "Y Gen- inen. I Wele ddau ddarluu cyferbyniol gan Bodfan: Y GWIRFODDOLWR. Fel y meddylid am dano. Feddaled gwirfoddolwr !-eiddiled Pan ddelo yn fwstwr! Chwilen ddu a chalon ddwr- Rhyw "volunteer" o filwi'! Fel y meddylir am dano yn awr. A'i dud, a gwlad ei dadau,—ymedy Am odwrdd y rhengau; Drud yw'r dyn, a dewrder da-a O'i wirfodd mae'n trin arfau!

r I We have an enormous STOCK of I Reliable Furniture at prices to suit you. Bring your girl round; we shall be I I pleased to see you, I VICTOR FREED, I Mountain Ash.

Cymrodorion Aberdar. Nos Wener diweddaf llywyddwyd gan y Cynghorwr George Powell. Canwyd I fyny fo'r nod i gychwyn gan Mr Wiiliam Gwyune. Darllenwyd papyr gan Mr Thomas Davies, Trecynon, ar y testyn. Drych v Prif Oesoedd," gan Thoophilus Evans. Rhoddodd Mr. Davies ychydig o hanes yr awdwr, a gwnaeth rai nodiad;. ti arno fel lienor ac fel hanesydd. Ystyriai efe fod yr awdwr, yr hwn oedd Eglwyswr, yn hytrach yn rhag-farnllyd yn erbyn Ym- neillduwyr, ac o ganlyniad fod ei gron- icl mewn inanau yn anghywir, a chasgl- lad.; it y croniclydd yn annheg. Fel lienor yr oedd yn deilwng o glod, ac yn Innw yr hoel ar oi phen fel rheol. Gwerth mawr y Hyfr aedd ei ieithvvedd lenyddol. Yr oedd yn un o'r hen glasuron Cymraeg. Yna caed anerchiad gan Mr W. Bed- doe Stephens ar "Ala won Gwerin." D ywedai cfe fod sawr a bias y dloty ar 1.ver o'r hen alawon poblogaidd, er fod gemau caiti mewn llawer o honynt. I Gresynai efe fod llawer o alawon teil- wng wedi cael eu hysguho o'r ffordd gan lamv llygredig y music halls. Yn yr alaw werinol (folk-song) y ceid y myn- egiad mwyaf didwyll a phendant o'r teimlad cenedlaethol. Oes fer ydoedd i'r mvvyafrif o gerddi gwagsaw ond poblogaidd y chwareudai, ond yr oedd oes cenedl i lawer o'r hen alawon gwlad. Adeg y Diwygiad Protestanaidd aeth- pwyd i edrych yn gilwgus ar yr hen alawon am iddynt gael eu canu yn y gyfeddach. Awgrymai Mr Stephens y dylid meithrin ac arfer y cyfryw yn yr ysgolion dyddiol ac hefyd yn y teulu. Gresynai efe fod y syniad o gartref fel pe yn myned ar encil. Yr oedd yr ael- wyd yn myned yn rhy gul i lvdanrwydd y teimlacl gwerinol. Canwyd dwy o'r caneuon gwerin gan Mrs. Beddoo Stephens, sef Gwcw fach" a Tra bo dau." Cvfeilid gan Mr. Stephens. Sylwodd v llywvdd fod y caneuon a ganwyd yn dwyn delw ys- bryd y Celt. Yr oedd nod angen yr ysbryd cenedlaethol arnynt. Mr John Griffiths a ganmolodd y ddau bapyr, heb betruso beirniadu peth arnynt hefyd. Y Parch. R. J. Jones, M.A., oedd yn lion ganddo weled pobl ieuainc yn cy- meryd dyddordeb yn nghyfrinion lien a chan. Talodd efe devrnged glodus i awdwr Drvch y Prif Oesoedd." Credai nad oedd un hanesydd yn yr un cvlch a'i curai. Y Parch. R. Williams a dueddai i gy- tuno a boirniadaeth Mr. Davies o Theophilus Evans. Buasai yn dda gan- ddo ef gael gafael ar casgliad Thomas Dafydd Llewelyn, Mountain Ash. Y Parch. W. Davies, M.A., a ddy- wedai nad oedd llawer o werth hanes- yddol yn Nrych y Prif Oesoedd. Yr oedd yn fwy na hanes yn yr un ystyr ag yr oedd yr Odyssey a'r Iliad yn fwy na hanes. Yr oedd arddull y gyfrol yn gain a naturiol. Cydolygai efe a Mr. Stephens y dylid achlesu y gerdd Gym- raeg, fel yr iaith, ar ein haelwydydd. Ar gynygiad Mr Tom Evans, ac eil- iad Miss Emily Morris, diolchwyd yn gynes i'r ddau ddarllenydd ac i Mrs. Stephens a Mr Gwynne am ganu. Y Parch. R. Williams a gyfeiriodd ar y diwedd at ychwanegiad pwysig a dyddorol a wnaed yn ddiweddar at Lyfrgell Hydd Aberdar. Yr oedd Cymry y dref yn ddyledus i Mr. John Cynon llees am lawer o tyfrau a gyfran- wyd ganddo. Hyderai y byddai i'r Cymrodorion gefnogi y sefydliad drwy ddarleo y llyfrau Cymraeg. Siarad- wyd yn mhellach ar yr un pwnc gan y Parchn. J. Morgan a D. Bassett. Amlvgodd amryw eu pleser o weled y Ilywydd, Mr Powell, wedi ei adfer ar ol cystudd maith. Diweddwyd drwy ganu Doli gan Mrs. Beddoe Stephens.

-i.. Clywedion Dyffryn Dar. Fod isha dvnon, dynon, a dynon o hyd, mydda Kitchenar; a isha arian, arian, ac arian o hyd, mydda'r Snecyn, achos, mydda'r ola, Sdim dvnon heb arian, a os na alla'r Llywodrath roi gwell trowsis i sowjdwrs Masydre ddath nol o'r ffrynt, bydd y Germans ar y blan yn y trenchis, a becso mawr ar ol Mocyn Huws!" Fod erill yn cintach ac yn wthu isha na hysa waitin room yn Cwmbach Stesion, a bod sopyn o bwr dabs yn gorffod ishta ar y railins, a gatal y packages a'r portmantos i hongad wrth y lampost! Odd son slawar dydd ta relwe slow am reforms odd yr hen Daff; ond Duw dishefoni, ma'r "G.W.lt." yn waeth na'r Hen Wr, a'i ddacki ed! Fod un mistake bach cas, mydda nhw, yn y "Clywedion" dwetha, ond sdim gwella ar d-I y wasg-mae yndi o hyd fel tacla'r hen gownt, a yndi bydd a ed nes bo'r Editor wedi tyfu'n ddicon o ddyn iddi riwlo fa. "Printers' devils, beware! or else there'll be a scare." Fod prishodd popath wedi cwni cymint fel nag os dim dicon o arian i gal i dalu am denyn nhw-a shecks, shecks, shecks du a choch sy'n eal'u trafod bron ymhob man ond districts yr hen gownt, a ma rheiny nawr yn dwindlo lawr just i zero, a below freezing point, os na fydd influence dychrynilyd a charitor diamheuath gen y poor appli- cant, a'r peth gora i nithir, medda nhw, yw cymysgu cymint byth a allwch chi gyta'r managers, editors, overmen, fire- men, foremen, monevmen, a phob Men erill ond y WOMEN! Fod y dyn werthws dou fasoedat o gokes i'r fenyw fach yn y Gatlys yn haeddu cal i grocki! A dyna gon- shans, chargo grot yr un am denyn nhw pan elsan nhw'ch dou miwn yn deidy i'r ddwy bocad wasgod lleia 'nawd gan y sweaters ariod Sdim rhyfadd fod y Gyfarmant yn galw committee at y cost of living yr wthnos hyn, a ma isha i Faer Tresamwn, a'i Ddcwpity o'r Gad- lvs, i alw Cokes Committee ed! Fod y Censor sy'n cal cig ftiochvn via Penderyn yn gwed fod talant y Pack- man Newydd yn gwaethycu, a bod gor- mod o'r "Mild" yn Hiytag lawr sha'r Nile! ond sdim son faint gerws Syr Johnny Walker o Bernant i'r Feeder Fach, na faint gas a mas o'r streshar inventws a i gwrcld a Capon Jenkins! Old birds live long, but "clers" live longer, for its a long way from the German Etgle tcx the Gooseberry Bush, and much further to Cydweli! Fod y Cownsil yn wasto arian bidir wrth roi gola ar y top a neb yn rido! "Wei," mydda Sam Cols, A.C., "when I learnt Solffa, I knewed nothin about Hold Noshashun, but if there is a HUN about it I'm in for the b—, let him be in Heligoland or Cwmdare! Watch a Welshman if you dare. We were Ffresh before the Burton, you're time's up if not a Briton! And if that's a great mistake, let 'em ride in Shoni's Brake; ride a mare or horse in town, fight the FOE, and OWN your OWN! Fod y Senedd mor llawn o Soshals I pwy noswath, fel gorffod i'r Packman Newydd sefyll i sythu yn v Lobby heb j un vote nag un cydymdeimlad iddo, achos fod a ar v look-out am dicyn o hen achos fod a ar y look-out am dicyn o hen gownt, a gwath na'r cwbwl, dvma getin o Haristockrasi yn cwni ac yn gwed— No Class—a fina, wara teg, wedi passo'r Classes i gyd! Ond dyna, ffaelas ii ffireman, paso'n hitshar, na chario oil i rytag y trams; ond to beth, er mod i wedi aeor list i gwni rigmant Haristocrat w i ed (full biud) o Beny- bont i Bit,man—>n ol hanas-and shure shot till the death. No Germans need II apply. Fod bwyd wedi cwni, soldjws wedi I cwni, Pont Tresamwn wedi cwni, Leader wedi cwni, Ffresh wedi cwni, I trwyna wedi mestyn. a chaws Caerfiili'n brin, ond diolch i'r nefoedd, ma talant vn 'Bernant, a'r Hen Gownt eto lieb ladd v PACKMAN NEWYDD. N.B.—Next Week (Wthnos Nesa), er mwyn i'r Bnntrunalions ddiall—o Hen- deryn i Braman-pryd nu'r Brigad i gwni—Full List of Promoshinums with or without Old Count, to appear in parade. No hotels allowed, but no money barred. Ful Hist shure appeor- in. No degs with cords allowd. hut m-trrid men preifard! O.H.M.S. (Signed) P.N.

..or. Scraps. BY "THE SCRIBE." So Mountain Ash have resolved to form an Auxiliary Fund, to supplement the mean and paltry grants made from the Prince of Wales Fund. A similar step was taken by Aberdare some weeks ago, and so plentiful were the demands upon it that all the money was exuaust- ed in a very short time. Mr D. Llewelyn Griffiths, the ener- getic secretary, was so hard pressed by applicants that he did not know hardly where to turn. Some old stockings were pierced and the contents taken, and the money proved very useful, and was handed over to deserving cases. Surplus cash from the late Lord Mer- thyr's Presentation Fund, and from the ex-High Constables' Fund, was de- voted to the purpose. Now, a fresh appeal is to be made to the public for subscriptions towards the Auxiliary Fund. As a matter of fact this is more pressing and deserving that either the Prince of Wales Fund or the local Bel- gian Relief Fund. The local Red Cross Society's hands are unoccupied, and at the present moment there is very little likelihood of finding anything to do for them. Up to a fortnight ago the people of Aber- dare were under the impression that immediately the War Olhce, or other persons in authority, made an applica- tion to place a few wounded soldiers here, the nurses were ready, the furni- ture was ready, and the building was ready. But it turns out that we have no suitable building at all, and without an improvised hospital of some kind the Red Cross Nurses may as well disband. True they have now made a request to the Guardians for the use of a por- tion of the Subsidiary Workhouse, which is in course of erection in Llew- elyn Street, Trecynon. In reply the Guardians have decided to communi- cate with the War Office and other people on the subject. In any case the Subsidiary Workhouse will not be ready and fit for another three months or so. The Aberdare District has been saved the expense of organising a poll of the electors on the question of the new Parliamentary Tramway Bill. Coun- cillor Joseph Martin told the Market Hall meeting a fortnight ago that he was going to demand a poll, but he evi- dently changed his mind, for he allowed the time to elapse before giving proper notice of his intentions. So the Bill will be heard next month in the British House of Commons. May it pass, say 1. Cwmbach sorely needs some im- proved method of transit. The brakes are out of the question, and even the new G. .R, Motor system does not meet the needs of Cwmbach as a whole. The village is so scattered that really three halts ought to be arranged before the place could be served with any thoroughness. With the railless cars any amount of halts can be arranged. However, it would be well to exercise greater wisdom in the selection of halts than has been done in Abernant Road, where the sign Cars stop by request" has been posted opposite one house instead of a few yards farther up opposite an important side street. And again Llwydcoed is another CiD- derella which has received few favours at the hands of the District Council. What favours Llwydcoed has had have come. not from the lavish hand of the municipality, but from the ground land- lord, Mr. j. Windsor Lewis, J.P. It was Mr. Lewis who gave the land free for the Park; it is Mr. Lewis who is offering land free for the improvement and widening of roads; it is Mr. Lewis who is giving land at Id. per square yard or less for the building of houses, thus enabling people to obtain plenty of grounds round their dwellings. The G.W.R. have attempted to cater I for Llwydcoed as well as Trecynon, hy erecting a halt at the bottom of Harriet Street, and this is very largely used by people of those neighbourhoods. So the G.W.IL. Co. will doubtless oppose the Tramway Bill might and mam, for its passing will affect their takings both on the Aberdare-Cwmbach route, and on the Aberdare-Trecynon-Hirwain route. The most revolutionary portion of the Bill is the extension of the tram- line all the way to Hirwain. This is the section to which Councillors A. P. Jones and J. Martin took exception, and which they say is going to wreck the Bill. Of course this particular ex- tension will run up the expenses con- siderably, but indeed it will be quite worth while, for the sake of linking up the district. We shall then have all the outlying villages connected with Aberdare. Even Robertstown people have only to walk proudly over their new bridge and the length of a short street, to join the tram-line at the County School halt. What a fine run of trams—Hirwain to Abercwmboi, without a single change. Why, in large towns the trams run out into the country through non-inhabited areas for 10, 15 and 20 miles, and the town dwellers find it very invigorating and healthy to ride "on the top of the omnibus" for the sake of the ride and the fresh air. One Councillor predicted that Hir- wain and Penderyn would become pleasure resorts for the 'cave-dwellers' of Aberdare, Aberaman and Abercwm- boi, and that the extension of trams would be the means of stimulating the building of houses on Hirwaiii Com- mon. It is very necessary to seek I fresh fields and new pastures for the' erection of workmen's dwellings, in- I stead of cramming street upon street in and around the town itself. Who knows but that in the very near future we shall see pleasantly-situated villas, with rows of streets at the rear, stretch- ing all the way from Greenhill, Tre- cynon, to The Lilacs, Hirwain. There is a great future for" Aberdare. When the ironworks closed many years ago hundreds of "gwyr y Gloran" made a grand trek to the Rhondda Val- ley and other places. Dafydd Daiis, Blaengwawr, was opening up new col- lieries at Bodringallt (Ystrod Rhon- dda), and at Ferndale; and Dafydd Dafis, Llind Inani, was opening out at Ton Pentre and Cwmpark (Treorchy) and Nantymoel, and Aherdarinns figured largely among the workmen who sent up the first few trams of coal from those collieries. In the mean- time, Aberdare is going strong. If Dafydd Dafis Blaengwawr crossed from Aberdare to the Hhondda to find his Dorado, we had a Rees Llewelyn coming in the opposit-e direction, from his native Rhondda, to Aberdare to seek his fortune and withal to find it. So do not let us be downhearted and pessimistic at the rapidity with which our Council moves forward. They are in arrears and are making up for wast- ed years of inaction. Let every rate- payer take an interest in the district and cease grumbling at the cost of im- provements. Improvements aro direly need, and we cannot get them with- out spending money.

J II! 1 I L» ]!-■» Tabernacle, Aberdare. Minister's Appeal for a Homely Religion. On Sunday evening, at Tabernacle English Congo Church, Aberdare, the pastor, the Hev. T. Madoc Jeffreys, preached from the leading verses in Psalm 84. He remarked that the Jews took their religion gladly, not sad- ly, as we were wont to do. In the text the Psalmist waxed exultant at the prospect of entering the house of God. His was a religion that produced hymns. The Book of Psalms was really the hymnbook of the Jews. When our religion became so barren as not to produce song it was time for us to examine our faith. Here we had the language of ecstacy, the spirit of devo- tion. The words of this Psalm be- tokened the homeliness of God. When we put religion in shrines, whan we made it ecclesiastic, it was of no aid to us in our daily lives. It was when we made it a thing of the home and the hearth that it became of practical use. Home was the atmosphere which gave the heart its rest. The other day a man who was opposed to recruiting said to him (the preacher), Why should I fight for this country? It is not mine. I do not own a yard of it." That man's "country" was made of mud and clay. He had no home conception of the land in which ho lived. The Psalmist had no higher aspiration than to dwell in the house of God. Could we say that God had come so near to us as to become our daily confidante, and that our main desire was to have con- stant communion with him in his house? May our experience also be, How amiable are thy tabernacles, Oh Lord of hosts!"

— Musical Success. Master Ivor Davies, 14 Gwladys Street, Pendarren, Merthyr, son of Mrs. and Rev. Z. Davies, Mount Pleasant English Baptist Church, obtained the diploma of Associate in organ playing at the re- cent examination held at Cardiff, in con- nection with the Victoria College of Music, and is now entitled to append the letters A.V.C.M. to his name. This is a great achievement for a boy of 13. Ivor is a pupil of Professor Tom Davies, Music Studio, Stuart Street, Aberdare, who is to be complimented for his care- ful tuition, thus securing this distinction for one so young.

Cwmbach Co-operative Society. PROTEST AGAINST HIGH PRICE OF FOOD. The 219th quarterly meeting of the above society was held on Tuesday evening at the Mountain Ash Workmen's Hall. On Wednesday evening a meeting was held at the Co-op. Hall, Aberaman. Mr. T. Lloyd, Cwmbach, presided, and was supported by the vice-chairman, Mr. David Bowen, Aberaman; Al r. Henry Williams, general manager; Mr. Evan Jones, general secretary; branch managers and the committee of man- agement. The secretary's report stated:—The sales for 13 weeks reached the magnificent total of JE90,637 Os. 7d. This amount, together with the pro- ductive sales—slaughterhouse, bakery and farm, will make a turnover of ^2105,471 Is. 2d., being an increase over the corresponding quarter of last year by £ 7,935 15s. 7d. Your weekly turn- over in sales is J66,972 Is. 6d. The mem- bers' share capital including interest and dividend now stands at £ 115,20',) 2s. 9d., being an increase over the previous quarter of JB5.199 19s. 8d. Number of members, 6,582, being an in- crease over the previous quarter of 152. After meeting all claims inclusive of £ 1,233 4.s. 9d., interest on share capital, ,£440 10s. 3d., depreciation of buildi: gs, reserve fund, JB90 12s. 6d., compensation fund, < £ 50; subscriptions and donations, £ 23 28. 10d.. education fund, ^30, and all other incidental expenses, there is a surplus of £ 15,996 10s. lid., available for dividend at 3s. 6d. in the t to members, and Is. 9d. to non-members. The value of the reserve fund (including the compensation fund) in the present state- ment amounts to J610,163 13s. 3d., and the buildings, which originally cost £ 58,032 19s. 9d., have been reduced or depreciated by £ 35,272 19s. 9d., leaving the present nominal value accounted for in the assets of the Society as only £ 22.760.—The auditor's report was given by Mr. H. L. Warren, C.W.S. Audit De- partment, Cardiff. It was unanimously decided to grant permission to the Committee of Man- agement to recognise those employees who had enlisted for Army Service by allotting half wages to those who had dependents and 5s. to all others. fr. Matt Lewis moved the following resolution on behalf of the committee, and it was unanimously carried: "That in view of the rapid increase in prices of certain necessities of life this meeting of the Cwmbach Co-operative Society, representing over 7,000 mem- bers, urges upon the Government the need for taking steps to regulate such prices and to prevent the unnecessary exploitation of the community, more es- pecially regarding the price of flour. Mr. T. Lloyd, in vacating the chair, thanked the members for their support during his year of office.—Mr. David Iioweti, the new chairman, thanked the members for electing him. Appended is the Committee's atten- daace at 1B ordinary and 14 special meetings:—Thomas Lloyd (chairman), 26; David Bowen (vice-chairman), 27; Cwmbach, William H. George, 27; Aberaman, John Thomas, 25; George Rowlands, 27; Matt Lewis, 26; Cwm- man. John Lloyd, 26; William Jones, 24: Evan Evans, 27; Mountain Ash, David W. Harris, 26; Ben Davies, 23; David Hughes, 25; John Longman, 26; Abercwmboi, Daniel J. Evans (through, ill less), 19; Miskin, Daniel E. Evans, 22; Evan Thomas, 26; William J. Richards, 23.

Coming Musical Treat. The members of the Aberdare 1'ar- "chial Choral Society intend giving tbeir second recital of sacred music in St. Elvan's Church (by kind permission (f Ow Vicar) 0'1 Thursday, February IMi, at 8 p.m. The works to be ren- dered are Gounod's "Redemption" 1) and Brahm's "Song of Destiny." The society will be assisted by Mr. T. t. Morgan's orchestra, the tenor and baritone soloists of Llandaff Cathedral, and members of the Society. Admission Itc, the Church will be free, but a col- lection will be made, the proceeds of -j,'h (after payment of expenses) will be devoted to Relief Funds in connection with the war. The conductor of the so- cie'ty is Mr. Bryc-han Thomas, and the oi-eralist Mr. R. E. Pegge. The recital will be a musical treat for the people of Aberdare. ,><r.

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