The Aberdare Leader

DEIGRYN HIRAETH Ar ol Dorothy, anwyl blentyn Dr. a Mrs. Robert H. Jones, Mountain Ash. Hunodd yn yr lesu Hydref 3ydd, 1916, yn 16 mis oed. 0 dywed, Dorothy fach, Pam'r aethost ti i ffwrdd ? Mae'th ruddiau tlysion iach Yn eisieu wrth y bwrdd; A gwag yw'th gadair fechan dlos, Lie treuliaist oriau, ddydd a nos. Dy symud di yn wir A rodd i'th riaint glwy, Tn gwywo dan eu cur Bydd eu calonnau mwv; A'r aelwvd, O! mor oer yw non Heb mwyuch wedd dy wyneb lion. Ni chefaist wir ond prin Ymddangos ar y llawr, A'th fywyd tlws mor wyn A disglaer fel y wawr; Dy dad a'th fam sydd heddyw'n brudd, A'r dagrau'n treiglo droa eu grudd. Nid cymwys oedd y byd I feithrin un mor fwyn, Ni ddenodd ef ei bryd Trwy ei ddeniadol swyn; Fe drefnwyd iddi nefoedd glyd, CaifF ganu bellach-Owyii. ei Byd. Mae'th wisg yn awr yn wen, Fry yn y Wynfa glyd, A choron ar dy ben Yn llawn o berlau drud; Tu hwnt i'r bedd'r wyt nawr yn rhydd, Heb ol y ddrycin ar dy rudd." Mae'n geneth brydferth gu Yn huno'i hun o hedd, A dagrau gloewon lu Y gwlithwn fan ei bedd; A phlannwn arno flodau byw Yn arwydd cariad rhiaint briw. EVAN MORGAN. 40 Duffryn Street, Mountain Ash. L -&1<"1:

Nodion. "Rhyfel i ddiweddu rhyfel yw hwn," ebe rhywrai diniwed a aethant gyda llanw militariaeth heb yn wybod iddynt. Gwyr Arglwydd Milner yn well; efe yw llywydd y 'National Service League.' Naturiol yw iddo lawenychu am lwyddiant egwyddorion y 'League' yn Neddf Gorfodaeth Filwrol y Llyw- odraeth. Ond rhaid, meddai ef, gwylio na laesir dwvlaw ar ol y rhyfel, a

KiaiMBHMIlll Rheumatism in the Trenches. Wet and damp bring on Rheumatism and sause the men in the trenches much suffering. But it can be stopped at once-just a few drops of Sloan's Liniment is all that is needed No rubbing is required-the pain flies away in ttantly. Send a bottle in your next parcel. SMARTS LINIMENT KILLS PAIN Mrs- Bailey, 11. Mayfield Road, Gravesend, writes': "My son wrote home to say he bad rheumatism in his i f Mao. feet and legs very bad, through so much rain and mud in the trenches. I sent him a bottle of Sloan's Lini- ment and he says he feels a different man in his feet and legs," Sloan's Liniment stops the pain of Rheu- matism, Sc iatica. Lumbago, Neuralgia, Sprains and Bruises immediately. A small bottle is worth potinds to the men in the trenches. Sold by all Chemistt 1!1 and 2'3. FREE SAMPLE Send your name and acdrtfSj and 3 penny stamps for postv-ge of trial bott e FREE, W hoitsale Der;ot: £ 6, Clerkonwcll Road, London, E.C. HIIMHIIIIMIMM

Cymrodorion Aberdar. Llywyddwyd nos Wener diweddaf gan Mr. D. Nevern Richards. Brynfab oedd arwr y noson. Rhoddodd i'r Gymfleithas ei Adgofion Eisteddfodol. Atgoiion personol oeddjTit yn ymestyn am gyfnod o hanner canrif. Yr oedd ei draethiad o rai o honynt yn ffraetli dros ben. Rhoddodd adroddiad hefvd o rai o "drychinebau" yr eisteddfod. Adroddodd yr helynt yn Eisteddfod Pontypridd yn 1893 pan y gwnaeth Gwilym Cowlyd dipyn o fwstwr ar y llwyfan, a phryd y gorfu i Gwilym y bardd ildio i awdurdod Gwilym y Barn- wr, sef Gwilym Williams. feoriiodd hefyd am streic y beirdd yn Eisteddfod Caerdydd, pan wrthodwyd rhoi tocyn- au rhad i feirdd yr orsedd, ond yn ddi- weddarach tynodd y pwyllgor y gwa- harddiad yn ol. Mewn un eisteddfod cynygid gwobr am englynion i'r Dyn Gonest. Darganfyddwyd ar ol yr wyl m&i Ilen-ladrad oedd yr englynion buddugol. Digrif oedd ei adroddiad o hanes Eisteddfod Birkenhead. Des- grifiodd mewn dull dyddorol iawn hefyd Eisteddfodau Caernarfon, Llangollen a Llundain. Llew Llwyfo, meddai, oedd un o arweinwyr Eisteddfodol goreu ei ddydd. Yr oedd Mabon hefyd yn ar- weinydd da. ond yn cymeryd yn ii-ell yn y De nag yn y Gogledd. Bai^Gurnos r y llwyfan oedd ei fod yn tueddu i adael i'r dorf fyned yn rhy eon arno. Alynai Brynfab fod yr Eisteddfod yn myned yn rhy Seisnigaidd, ac yr oedd yn ddyled- swydcl ar y Cymrodorion i'w Chymreig- eiddio gymaint ag oedd bosibi. Caed anerchiadau bardd ol gan Ab Hevin a tiwynwawr, a siaradwyd gan y Parch. J. Griffiths. Diolchwyd i Brynfab ar gynygiad y Parch. D. Bas- sett, ac eill&d y Parch. J. Tywi Jones, golygydd y Darian. Ar gynygiad y Parch. John Morgan, ac eiliad Mr. John Griffiths, diolchwyd yn wresog i'r boneddigesau a arlwyasant y ford yn y cwrdd blaenorol, ac i Miss M. A. Watkin, B.A., am ganu. Llongvfarch- wyd Ogwen ar ei waith yn ennill cadair y Tonna.

I Bethesda, Abernant. Cynhaliwyd cyfarfodydd pen chwarter Ysgol Sul yr eglwys uchod SuI, Hyd. 22. Dechreuwyd cyfarfod y prydnawn gan Plant v Festri yn canu ton. Adroddiadau: Rhys Williams, Lizzie Thomas, Magaret Jones, Lizzie May Jones; Dd. T. Davies, Mrs. Evans, Mrs. J. Griffiths. Canwyd darnau gan ddosbarthiadau Mrs. AVilliams, Miss Blodwen Griffiths, Miss Katie May Thomas. Canodd Cor y Plant ddau ddarn o dan arweiniad Lewis J. Davies. Cacd araeth gan y gweinidog ar "Bryd- londob." Diweddwyd gan y plant yn adrodd Gweddi'r Arglwydd. Llywydd, Ir. David John Forey.—Yn nghyfar- fod yr hwyr caed adroddiadau gan Alvine Darby, Lizzie Mary Morse, Dd. Mog Williams, Rebecca Williams, Mr. F.zeoial Rees (Heolgerrig), Richard Morgan. Katie Forey, Mrs. Evans. Mrs. Griffiths. Unawdau gan Katie Forey, James Davies. Wythawd gan Barti Mr. Wm. Moore. Deuawdau gan Nellie Thomas a Blod Griffiths, a Mrs Moore a Mrs. Darby. Deuawd a chyd- gan gah Barti Tom Forey. Canodd y cor y don Dymuniad (T. J. Thomas, Abernant). Arweiniwyd gan Lewis J. Davies. Chwareuwyd gan Miss Katie May Thomas. Llywyddwyd gan y Parch. T. Emrys James, gweinidog. Arolygwr y capel yw David J. Ilorey; arolygwr y festri, Lewis J. Davies; ys- grifenydd, Ernest Davies.

Scraps. BY THE SCRIBE. A soldier in hospital commences his letter as follows:—"I am writing to you these few lines to let you know that I am in the best of health." Towards the end he adds, "I am still in hospital but am getting better." I suppose it is force of habit in letter-writing which accounts for this contradiction. At present the almost only qualifica- tion for a J.P.ship is service to the existing political party. When that happy time comes, "as come it will for a' that"- "When none are for a party, And all are for the state," what will be the advisory committee's test in doling out county honours? Amid th' encircling gloom created by the Zeppelin order and on the threshold of the dull November it is not easy to keep one's pecker up. Thanks to the common-sense policy adopted by the Superintendent of Police Aberdare is, however, luckier than many towns. So far we have not been "plunged into Egyptian darkness," as the hackneyed phrase goes. It is a pity that Superin- tendent Rees' jurisdiction could not be extended to some benighted towns in South Wales. Then again we have the Dowlais lamp-fitful, but nevertheless a welcome illuminant of the "bryniau tywyll niwl- og." And again we have Stanton's comet, which has consigned Halley's comet to the shades of oblivion. New occasions bring new responsi- bilities, and it behoves us now during these dark Sunday nights to make some provision for the young people in the form of sacred concerts and pictures. It would be well if Aberdare followed the example of Mountain Ash in this respect. Let us do something to keep the youngsters out of the dark and dreary streets, and at the same time gather them in from the fields of sin. "It is necessary that people who drive vehicles, whether vans, carriages, or motor-cars through High Street, Mer- thyr, which is a very narrow, tortuous, and busy thoroughfare, must keep them under perfect control. They have no right whatever to expect the people to fly, like fowls, out of the way when they shout at them." These words of warning were issued at Merthyr by our learned Stipendiary. It would be a very good thing if he reiterated them- at Aberdare. Every Tom, Dick, and Harry in charge of anything with wheels—from a charabanc to a wheel- barrow-think that they have the sole rights of the road, and that the pedestri- ans must stick to the pavement. Over places without pavements they must of course fly. Last Sunday at a Nonconformist place of worship in Aberdare a minister prayed for God's blessing on the Church of England's Mission of Repentance and Hope. Such an entente is quite re- freshing in these days of sectarian militarism or militant sectarianism, whichever way you put it. The mission of Mr. E. J. Johnson, of the British Temperance League, in the Aberdare Valley was without doubt a success in the best sense of the word. Mr. Johnson is not a temperance advo- cate of the intemperate type. He is a most convincing speaker-forceful but moderate, trenchant but rational. We learn that there is a probability of a return visit by Mr. Johnson to the valley. Credit is due to Messrs. L. Cooke, Morgan Parr, and other local members of the North Glamorgan I.O.G.T. for their energy and enterprise on behalf of sobriety. In the newly-established Girls' Club the young womanhood of Aberdare has something to be thankful for. No town should be without such an institution, and Aberdare is to be congratulated on taking the initiative. The Club supplies in this district the proverbial "long felt want," which modern conditions and especially the altered circumstances created by the war have accentuated.

Trecynon and Llwydcoed Notes. BY MARCELLO. No, the fruiterer who sold you a rotten apple could not be morally healthy—if he did it knowingly. By thair fruit ye shall now them. All the congregation eyed your new furs last Sunday morning, Mrs. But remember that a chapel is not a draper's showroom. Besides, the ser- vice commences at 11 sharp, and your fur exhibition at 11.15, and this lack of concurrence caused not a little confusion. Bunkum swears that the darkness in his street somewhere in Trecynon is worse than that of the gas strike of a c year ago. And Bunkum, remember, is an authority on gas. A thirsty man not a hundred miles from Mill Street has solved the milk problem. He now takes a double portion of rum and a correspondingly smaller quantity of milk. The milk- can's loss is the publi-can's gain. Mrs. declares that her little home is a branch establishment of heaven. Well the other day I overheard a broker's man by the unanswered brass-knockered door muttering between his teeth the name of another place. The other night someone in search of an unknown person, who is in the habit of night parading the streets of the quiet little village of Llwydcoed, en- quired of a local lady, "Mrs. who was that person that's just gone by?" "Old robwr."—"How did you know him?"—"When he did went to pass me, he owtch his face and quat his head, and galop lawr the rhestor fawr like v ffwl."

Aberdare Tribunal. 1 On Friday, Oct. 20th. Present: Mr. T. Walter Williams presiding, Mrs. Davies, Councillors W. Lawrence, W. Raes, J.P., Joseph Martin, George Powell and Evan Jones, with Mr. A. Watkins (clerk), and Capt. A. L. *'VCgor and Sergt. Major Johns (mili- ary representatives). Griffith Evans, Cefn Place, Aberdare, ssistant rate collector, was applied for by Mr. D. W. Price, assistant over- seer. Passed Class C3. Postponed till his Class is called up. To join V.T.C. Evan Thomas Davies, married, re- lieving foreman draper employed by Aberdare Co-op. Society, Ltd. Was prepared to join V.T.C. As the man had only passed Class C3, his applica- tion was postponed, he to join V.T.C. Jas. T. Frankham, 22 Pleasant View, Godreaman, 38 years of age. Applied for by his employers, Messrs. Perrott Bros., Abercwmboi. His particular work was bread baker. Passed Class C2. Same decision as above. Wm, Davies, tailor and cutter, em- ployed by Mr. John Davies, tailor, 5 High Street, Aberdare. Passed Class C3. Similar decision. The P.D. Co. applied for a number of men employed at the Brickworks and Quarry, and three months conditional exemption was granted in each case. Must Have Men under 30.—Mr. A. J. Abraham, on behalf of the Electricity and Tramways Dept., applied for Roger V. Evans, Oak Street, Aberdare, acting chief clerk. Passed Class Bl. Age 24. In reply to Mr. T.' halter Williams, Mr. Abraham said that prev- ious to the war he had a chief clerk, assistant clerk, two other clerks and a boy. Now they had only Evans of military age, 3 boys under 17 and two female clerks.—Chairman We are this man's employers and that renders the position rather difficult.-Mr. George Powell: We must forget for the present that we are members of the Council.— Sergt. Major Johns: Or Mrs. Davies must decide it by herself. (Laughter.) —It was suggested that two months be given, Mr. Abraham in the mean- time to endeavour to find a man ineli- gible for the Army.—Capt. Gregor: I shall have to appeal to the County against that. Our instructions are to appeal against granting exemptions to men under 30.—Mr. Geo. Powell: We may be biassed in this case as Coun- cillors. Let the County decide.—Mr. Wm. Rees: I don't agree that we are biassed. We know the difficulty we are in.—Mr. Joseph Martin: Every em- ployer knows the difficulty of his own case.—Resolved that two months be granted. This was not made final, and the military representatives said they would appeal. David Jones, George Brewery, ap- plied for John Jones, manager of the Ivy Bush Hotel, Cwmaman. Since the last postponement John Jones had found employment in Brown's Pit, working nights, and he was able to supervise the public house by day. He was 35 years of age and married. Postponed 3 months conditional upon his continuing in the colliery. Herbert Coleman, Ebenezer Street, Trecynon, 31, married, baker and van- man employed by Mr. F. W. Caunt. Appeal by employer. Postponed one month final. Alfred Harry, Fothergill St., Aber- nant, 35, married and two children. Provision hand employed by Mr. F. Mander. Appealed on domestic grounds, and Mr. Mander also appeal- ed on grounds of indispensability. Postponed three months. Harry Trunkfield, married. Man- aged Mr. F. W. Mander's butchery de- partment. Employer appealed, and the man applied on domestic grounds.— One month final. Rees H. Wellman, Brook Street, Aberaman, confectioner. Suffered from ill-health for the last 12 years. Ad- journed for a month to enable him to be re-examined. Albert W. Martin, Cynon Street, Aberaman, 30 years of age, married. Application made by his father, Mr. Martin, boot shop, Cemetery Road, by whom he was employed. Previous to the war he employed his three sons, and two of these were now in the Army. —Adjourned, man to undergo medical examination. Mr. A. MacCormack, credit draper, applied for Cyril George Ballinger. Previously employed two brothers, one of whom was now in the Army. C. G. Ballinger had been rejected first of all, but now passed Class B. Age 21 and single.Ref used. Mr. MacCormack also applied for Clias. H. Bailey, credit draper's tra- veller, living at Ynyslwyd St., Aber- dare, 38 years of age and married. Passed Class C2. Postponed till Class C2 is called up, he to join V.T.C. Mrs. Edwards, grocer, Cwmdare and Trecynon, applied for Patrick Harring- ton, haulier and bread salesman. Age 26 and single. Postponed one month final. House coal Hauliers. The P.D. Joint Workmen's Committee, Aber- aman, sent a letter to the Tribunal en- closing a resolution passed by them. The resolution was to the effect that they protested against sending house coal hauliers to the Army in view of the shortage of hauliers and the conse- quent delay in delivering house coal. It was stated that in many cases coal was not delivered for 6 weeks after the order had been put in, while there were some instances of 10 and even 11 weeks between the deliveries of loads.

Conscientious Objector and Sacrifice. Some weeks ago J. H. Lodwig, Aber- dare, employed by a Life Assurance Co., and who is secretary of Carmel Baptist Church, applied for exemption on conscientious grounds. The Tri- bunal granted exemption on condition that he undertake work of national im- portance. Particulars of his case, with the Tribunal's decision, were sent to the Pelham Committee in London, with a request to find him work of na- tional importance. This committee now wrote stating they understood that the man had been offered work by Mr D. R. Llewelyn as colliery clerk at £ 2 | per week. The committee regarded this arrangement as satisfactory in view of applicant's age and the fact that he had only passed Class Cl. They there- fore recommended the Tribunal to ratify this arrangement. There was also a letter from Mr. Lodwig, enclos- ing a letter which he had received from the committee in question, stating that work as colliery clerk had received the approval of the committee. The Tribunal did not see their way to set their approval to this arrangement, inasmuch as he would probably be mak- ing a profit on his conscientious objec- tion instead of a sacrifice. It was stated that his application was the weakest of any "conscience" case granted by the Tribunal, and they had been largely governed in their decision by the fact that the man was 40 years of age. In other instances local con- scientious objectors, whose applications had been granted, had had to under- take work of national importance away from home and at & monetary sacrifice. There were men wlio at home were earn- ing L150 to E200 a year, now doing agricultural work at 10s. a week. This offer of work at home at a salary pro- bably exceeding his present rate of pay, involved no sacrifice at all.—The Tri- bunal resolved to write to the London Committee explaining these facts and stating what had been done in other instances. On Tuesday, Oct. 24th. Present: Councillor T. Walter Williams (presid- ing), Mrs. Davies, Councillors Evan Jones, E. Stonelake, Wm. Rees, J.P., Wm. Lawrence, with Major F. N. Gray, J.P., and Sergt. Major Johns, and Messrs. W. R. Morgan and A. Watkins (clerks). David Rees Jones, 3 Duffryn Road, Cwmbach, in charge of sewerage work and employed by Aberdare District Council. Age 40, married. Passed Class C3.-Postponed until this Class is called up.

Cwmbach Co-op. Cases. The following appeals were made by the Cwmbach Co-operative Society, Ltd :— Fred Williams, 23, single, Well Place, Cwmbach, managing boot and outfitting department. Medically rejected. Ebenezer Thomas, 17 Hill Street, Aberaman, 32, married, warehouseman and superintending furnishing depart- ment.—Postponed 3 months. Josiah Emanuel, 42 Brook Street, Aberaman, 38, married, deputy mana- ger. Medically rejected. John Henry Williams, 31 Curre St., Aberaman, 31, married. Managing the butchery department.—Postponed 3 months. The next cases of the Society were Joseph Howard Thomas, 7 Greenfield Terrace, Cwmbach, 30, married, boot repairer, and Benjamin Jones, 20 Re- gent Street, Aberaman, managing furniture and ironmongery department. The military representative pleaded for one of these, but the Tribunal granted three months in each case. Major Gray said that he would appeal to the County in respect of both men. Mr. Evan Jones: We are only ap- pealing for the heads of departments. Major Gray You have got such a lot of heads. Mr. Stonelake: There are a lot of tails there, too. Major Gray: A lot of tales here, as well. (Laughter.) The next case was Martin Isaac, 10 Duffryn Street, Godreaman, book- keeper in the Cwmaman Branch. In this case the Vicar of Cwmaman also applied for him on the following grounds Mr. Martin Isaac's excep- tional financial powers and obligations with regard to L'L Joseph's Church, Cwmaman. In working the Arch- deaconry Finance Scheme, and the Church Building Fund Scheme, he is one of the leading factors in church. He can obtain national work in Cwm- I aman." Three months postponement was granted on the Society's applica- tion, and the Vicar's appeal was dis- missed, one of the members observing that he had no locus standi at all. Warm words were exchanged between Major Gray and Councillor Evan Jones over the following cases:—Thos. John Evans, Glyn Eva, Eva Street, Mountain Ash, 31, married, manager of out- fitting department of the Society's local Branch; Llewelyn T. Lewis, 94 High Street, Mountain Ash, 34, married manager drapery department; and Thos. John Lewis, Brynhyfryd House, Cwmbach, 28, single, managing boci department. The Tribunal granted 3 months, and Major Gray said he would appeal in each of the 3 cases.—It was contended for the appellants that each Branch had a bigger turnover than any private shop in town, and that the Society were entitled to the heads, just as exemptions were granted to heads of private shops. Benjamin J. Rees, 2 Cardiff Road, Mountain Ash, 32, married, managing butchery department. Postponed 3 months. Thomas Morgan, 2 Pond Place, Cwm- bach, 34, widower, foreman at one of the dcpartments.Postponed 3 months. David John Peregrine, Brynawel Cottage, Gwernifor Street, Mountain Ash, first hand provision department. —Postponed 3 months. John R. Jones, 4 Pond Place, Cwm- bach, married. Managing grocery de- partment. The society appealed and there was also a personal application.— Both refused. David Evans, 16 Hill Street, Aber- aman, 36, married, grocer's assistant, employed by the Society. Personal ap- plica tion.—Refused. John Mills Ellis, 58 Cilhaul Terrace, Mountain Ash, 37, married. Manager of outfitting department. Postponed 3 months. John Stephen Isaac, 5 Ceridwen St., Mountain Ash, 26, mwrried. Manager of boot department. The society ap- plied.—Refused. Harry Davies, Bryncerdin Villa, Pen- rhiweeiber, 28, married. Managing bakery department.—3 months. Ivor G. Pickford, 44 Regent Street, Aberaman, bread baker employed by the society.-Relused. David Morgan, 20 Greenfield Terrace, Cwmbach, bread baker.3 montns. Chas. D. Radford, 2 Beddoe Street,. Aberaman, 28, married. Bread hand. —3 months. James Henry Cable, 62 Cardiff Road, Aberaman, 35, single. Manager of 9 bakery department.-3 months. Chas. Whitchuch, 274 Cardiff Road, Aberaman, 40, married. Engineer and electrician employed by society.—3 months. Joseph Williams, 25 Cobden Street. Aberaman, 36, married. Slaughtermau,. employed by society.-3 months. Frederick Stakes, 41 Cilhaul Terrace, Mountain Ash, 26, married. Manag- ing butchery department.—3 months. John Lewis, 41 Brook Street, Aber- aman, 40, married.—3 months. John Stanley Sant, 32 Gladstone St., Aberaman, chief clerk.—3 months. Wm. Morgan, 45 John Street, Aber- cwmboi, slaughterman, 31, married.— 3 months. John Henry Davies, Penrhiw House, Penrhiwceiber, 28, single. Head warehouseman.—Refused. David Lewis, 15 Valley View, Aber- aman, 31, married. Head provisioit hand.-Refused. Then and Now.—In the course of dis- cussion on an applicant's age, Mr. Lawrence remarked that the tendency in pre-war days was for a man w under-estimate his age, when seeking work in collieries. Now, men were in- clined to say they were older than they really were.—Sergt. Major Johns said that one man gave his age as 36 on the registration card, but when he was called up under the Military Service Act he turned out to be a man with long white whiskers, and he said his real age was 58. (Laughter.)

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hawddaeh fydd cadw gorfodaeth mewn grym wedi ei chael yn ddeddf y tir."— O'r "Deyrnas/ cylchgrawn Cymraeg newydd. Meddai y canwriad oedd yn hanner pagan fwy o ffydd na phennaeth y syna- gog. Tyred atti a gosod dy law* arni- dyna eithaf ffydd pennaeth y synagog. Nid wyf fi yn deilwng i ddyfod o honot dan fy nghronglwyd. Dywed y gair ac iach fydd fy ngwas." Dyna ffydd fwy helaeth y canwriad.—Dyfed yn Methan- ia, Aberdar. Pecliod pa rod 11a wer o bregethwyr Cymru heddyw—hyd y nod rhai or hoelion wyth—ydyw defnyddio geirial1 Saesneg yn v pwlpud yn hollol ddi- angenrhaid. Un o'r rhai glanaf oddi- wrth y mefl hwn ydyw yr Archdderwydd Dyfed. Nodedig o bur ydyw ei iaith yn y pwlpud. Pan yn pregethu yn Aberdar yn ddiweddar nid ydym yn credu iddo ddefnyddio mwy nag un gair estronol, sef "respectable," ac arferodd hwnw yn ddios am nad oedd "parchus" yn cyfleu y syniad iawn. Mae bodolaeth anffyddiwr yn fwy o ryfeddod na bodolaeth Duw. Beth yw anffyddiaeth ? Dyn yn methu deall mewn tywyllwch. v Beth yw anghredin- iaeth Dyn yn gwrthod deall yn y goleuni.-Dyfed. Drwg gan lawer o ddarllenwyr y "Leader" am gystudd Mr. Evan Hop- kins, y llyfrwerthwr dall o Drecynon. Rai dyddiau yn ol cafodd ergyd trwm o'r parlys ac ychydig o arwydd gwella sydd hyd yn hyn. Cafodd Ogwen bleidlaia ddwbl gan Gymrodorion Aberdar yn eu cwrdd di- weddaf—un o longyfarchiad ar enill cadair Kitchener yn y Tonna, ac un o gydymdeimlad yn ei selni. Da gennym fod y bardd claf erbyn hyn wedi codi i'r gadair. Dylesid yn awr anfon y bleid- lais gydymdeimladol i feirdd colledig cystadleuaeth y Tonna. Dydd Sadwrn yn Rhyl bu farw y Parch. T. J. Wheldon, un o bregethwyr mwyaf hyawdl yr enwad Methodistaidd. Bu yn fugail yn y Drefnewydd, Blaenau Ffestiniog, a Bangor. Er ys rhai blyn- yddau bellach yr oedd wedi ymneillduo o'r weinidogaeth o herwydd afiechyd. Nos Wener diweddaf bu y gwr o'r "Gadair Wellt" a'r "Ysgubor," a thafolydd beirdd y "Darian" yn anerch Cymrodorion Aberdar. Amheuthyn oedd adgofion eisteddfodol Brynfab yn cael eu traddodi mewn Cymraeg naturiol ac mewn dull naturiol. Un or "Old Guard a fu yn gwarchod yr wyl gen. edlaethol ar hyd y blynyddau yw efe, a chyda'r eithriad o'r diweddar Syr Marchant amheuwn a oes un a fu mor deyrngar i'r hen wyl. Yr wythnos hon yn Llundain priod- wyd y Parch. P. H. Griffiths, gweinidog Methodistaidd, Charing Cross, a Mrs. Ellis, gweddw y diweddar Mr. Tom Ellis, A.S.