The County Echo

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it MODERN BURIALS! pv T' the Editor of the COUNTY ECHO. r Si.R,-This week a funeral wended its ) way to an outlying Church graveyard. The procession was led to the church by the officiating clergyman. Here the first inconvenience arose. The coffin had to be placed lengthways on a narrow form, on which, with difficulty, it was made to balance, but not without causing some c{ those present to tremble with fear lest at any moment it would tumble on the floor. In fact, the rev. clergyman stopped in the ■f course of the service and advised its being slightly moved. The ceremony over and the grave reached, the coffin was being lowered when its downward course was abruptly stopped. On examining uhe cause it was found that the grave, which id( was wide enough at the top, was much too N narrow before half the depth was reached. The coffin was then raised, and placed ide, the ceremony being stopped. The grave-digger had to go down again and re-dig the sides in order to widen the grave. This being over, the corpse was the second time lowered to its last resting- place. Surely an effort should be made to .ensure the burial of persons who do not happen to be well to do," with decency and respect. Trusting these few words will reach home. Yours truly, H.

THE RELIGIOUS AND MORAL STATE OF FISHGUARD. To the Editor of the COUNTY ECHO. SIR,-I read with interest the remarks of a Correspondent in your last week's issue on the moral and religious state of our town, and I flly. appreciate and cordially wel- come the spirit shown by the writer, and trust that our ministers will not allow the hint given to pass unnoticed. I heartily re-echo the desire, and would gladly help any movement which would tend to bi-itio, abo"t a much-needed change in the religious welfare of our town. Yes, we have people in our midst-young and old- -who never go near a place of worship to hear the glad tidings." It would, perhaps, be difficult to devise some scheme by which these people could be brought together to their moral and intellectual benefit; but I may say that I know of smaller towns than ours where united open-air meetings are p In held in different parts of the town at inter- vals on Sundays which have, as a result, produced good and lasting fruit. A more cordial and general co-operation is required amongst the ministers and members of our various churches and chapels, so that they might join hands and work together with one common purpose in view—the further- ance of the cause of religion generally, and to get people who are now outside the pale of .the different churches inside them. Some people have said that the old-time religious revivals was due to better preachers than those living to-day, but I feei inclined to say that those revivals were rather attributable to a fuller and better co-operation and a heartier enthusiasm amongst the congrega- tions. I hope we shall ere long see steps taken by the ministers and members of the different denominations in the town to meet the spiritual wants of those people who at present never enter the house of God. Yours truly, A CHURCHMAN.

.o"7:or.r- Another Correspondent writing in Welsh says Oes, y mae eisieu. dywyg- iad bron yn mhob cyfeiriad a. chyda phob peth bron—yn yr eglwys ac yn y byd. Sicr yw na fu ein gwlad er ys llawer blwyddyn mor bechadurus ag YdyW heddyw. Y mae pechod mor ddinystriol heddyw ag y bu erioed,' yr hyn sydd yn achos galar ac yn destyn gweddi; ac yn dangos mor bell y mae eglwysi ein gwlad ? wedi dirywio. Y mae eisieu diwygiad yn ein plith ni yma yn Abergwaun. Llawer I | deulu yma pad ydjiat ¡n myued i ua lIe JDlmt.: o addoliad, ac yn cael ei gadael felly, nad oes un yn gofyn iddynt yr achos o'u habsenoldeb. Deffrown at ein gwaith, a bydded i bawb wneud eu rhan er ym- drechu cael y bobl. hyn i le o addoliad. Mae eisieu mwy o zel a brwdfrydedd yn ein heglwysi. Gobeithio y bydd i'r hyn sydd wedi ymddangos yn yr Echo gael sylw neillduol gan ein gweinidogion a'n biaenoriaid.—Yr eiddoch, YMNEILLDUWK.

1Ø;mw:- TRIBUTARY To the Rev William Rowlands, late Vicar of Fishguard. He's dead 'tis folly thus to speak Of one whose life was not a maze, Nor e'en a hollow sullen creek, Fit only for a demon's gaze Where spluttering chips of exile race, So densely fogged 'neath foamy shroud, Boisterously dupes in hideous chase, The shadow of a passing cloud. He lived, but sure enough his life Was not a frolicsome display, Whose musive whims engender strife, And priceless virtues thrown away Higher and nobler, yea by far, Was this life's pathway bravely trod, He shone as radiant as a star, And ever lived at peace with God. He craved no marvellous completion Of some sublime gigantic fete, Nor e'en a crazed inebriation, Thus to procure life's subtle greet; Such bubble hues and toadish taint Were ever foreign to his breast, He lived a man and died a saint, 'Twas surely thus he gained his rest. He sleeps, but not 'neath iron spell- The heritage of sin's domain, Whose withered hopes and stories tell Of wasted jife and endless pain But sure 'tis on true virtue's bed He rests awhile in sweet repose, Where Jesus once laid down his head, But conquered all and boldly rose. He speaks, but not in gallish tones That mar the peace of spicy breeze, And thus intensify the groans Of staggering souls that seek release But 'tis in words of mellowness, Of Christ-like precept and delight, That angels well might e'er caress, For such were heavenly, pure, and bright. So, fare-thee-well, dear Christian friend, Thou noblest son of boundless worthy For we must now our friendship end, As wishful pilgrims on i his earth 'Twill not be long, we'll meet again, With raptured souls and spirits free, Where peace is perfect, loss is gain, In your blest great eternity. 1- A CHURCHMAN.

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At Olygydd y COUNTY ECHO. SYR,-Gwingo yn enbyd yn erbyn y sym- bylau wna Monpelier. Cyn y daw i adnabod ei hun rhaid fydd iddo gael rhagor. Ai nid yw efe yn deall mai gan y Llywodraeth y telir am bob addysg yn bresenol yn y bwrdd ysgol, yn uniongyrchol neu yn an- uniongyrchol ? Nid wyf wedi gommedd, ond wedi ateb pob gofyniad a roddwyd i mi hyd yn hyn-enwed un heb ei ateb. Yr un a ysgrifenodd y frawddeg—" Mae ei farn ef a fi yn rhedeg yn parallel lines,' a ddewan nhw byth at y gili," hwnw sydd anffaeledig ei gred. Dywed fod pwyllgor o'r bwrdd wedi danfon am representatives o'r lan eglwys, ac fod y cyfryw ar dop y poll yn yr etholiad,' fel rheswin am eu. khoniad dros ddysgeidiaeth Fiblaidd, oedd y twyil-honiad. Da genyf (os gwnaeth unrhyw bwyllgor y fath beth) fod Mon- pelier yn eu condemnio. Yr oedd y gwir rheswm am haonid y cariadus frodyr dros ddysgeidiaeth grefyddol yn yr ysgol ddyddiol wedi ei roddi, ond nis gallai Mon- pelier ei lyncu. Y gwir am dani yw, nid oes gan yr Eglwyswyr hawl deg i fod ar y bwrdd ysgol o gwbl, tra yn cynal ysgol arall yn ymyl, er niwed i'r ysgol fyrddol; ond tebyg yw y byddant eto ar y bwrdd, tra mae cymaint nifer o etholwyr yn Ty- ddewi yn brynadwy ac addpwidion teg a ffafrau. Nid yw y golygwyr plwyfol yn gofyn am unrhyw hawl na gallu oud yr hyn sydd gyfiawn a theg yn ol ewyllys yr elusenroddwr, sef cael llais yn rhanu yr arian i'r rhai y bwriadwyd hwynt, ac nid i eu camddefnyddio er enill pleidleisiau a ¡ phroselytio. Hyderwn y cawn Gynghor Plwyfol cyn hir i edrych i fewn i faterion fel hyn. Gwna Monpelier barhau gyda ei wawdiaeth. Tueddir fi i feddwl ei fod ef o Eglwys Rhufain, gan ei fod am gyfyngu y Dwyfol Air oddiwrth bobl gjffrediu y prif ffyrdd a'r caeau.' Pa sail 3 dy-,h wedi gael i'r fath wawdiol eiriau? 'Dywed y Gair.' Wrth bwy, ai wrth llywodraethau gw ladol ? Nage, Monpelier. Dywed y Gair wrth y dysgyblion a'r eglwys am fyned allan i'r holl fyd, a chymhell pawb i fewn fel y llenwer ei dy, ac yno eu dysgu a'u hyfforddu yn nghylch y pethau a berthyn i'w deyrnas. Mae hyny i'w wneud o gariad ac ufudd-dod gwirfoddol, heb ymyriad llywodraeth wladol. A ydyw Monpelier aelod or Ysgol SUIt ac eta or wyneb ar digwy leidu -dra hae-! u, y.. maeddu dweyd nad oes yno ond daaleuoa ar gwestiynau anorphell. Cywylyddia am dy gabldraeth ar Ysgolion Sabbothol plwyf Tyddewi. Yn ol barn Monpelier nid oes gwahamaeet-h o ba gred fvdd yr ysgol- feistr gwna atbisfc neu undodwr y tro.— Bydded darllenwyr yr Echo yn faruwyr, a ydyw yn debyg y cyfrenid gwell dysgeid- iaethiblaid i'r plant yn yr ysgol ddydd- ioi nac'a wneir yn yr Ysgolion Sabbothol a chyfaifodydd hyfforddiadol a gynelir ar nosweithiau yr wythnos gan y gwahanol eglwysi Wrth ran ddiweddaf o ysgrif Monpelier ceisia ef ein darbwyllo i gredu ei fod ef wedi >p^el gweledigaeth eglur ar bethau, ac fod Ymneillduwyr gynt, a'r rhai sydd c^o^r mi gred a hwynt, yn gyfeiliornus. jfee y c5c"\vir a'r gwir Ym- neillduwyr oddiar dechreuad anghydffur- fiaeth hyd y dydd hwia; yn gweithredu yn gyson a'r hyn a broffesant; a goreu i gyd i Gristionogaeth bur pa gynted y ceir gwared o'r rhai a broffesant un peth a gweithredu yn gwbl groes. Sonia Mon- pelier am Ogledd Cymru, mor belled ag y cyrhaedda teirnwialen y Methodistiaid mewn undeb a'r cariadus frodyr. Pe cai Monpelier ei ddymuniad (os yw yn ei ddymuno hefyd), ai ni fyddai hyny yn agor y ddor i erledigaeth grefyddol. Da. genyf pe gallwn dderbwyllo Monpelier a phob Ymneillduwr caeorn a Rhyddfrydwr selo-a fel efe (?) i aros ac ystyried ei sefyllfa, o'r tir y maent yn sefyll arno. Tir gwrthgyliad cofiwch ydyw. Gwyliwn rhag tynu lawr urddas y Llyfr Ysprydol- edig i level Ilyfrau cyffredin a byddwn olynwyr teilwng- o'n biaenoriaid a'n henaf- iaid, pa rhai a ddioddefasant hyd at waed drosyr egwyddorion a broffesant er dwyn oddiamgylch i ni y rhyddid a fwynhawn. Cydraddoldeb crefyddol ydym yn ymofyn gael; ond os ceir y wlad i ddangos eu bod dros i'r Wladwriaefck i ddysgu crefydd yn yr ysgolion dyndiol, cystal rhoi heibio gwaeddu am Ddadgysylltiad.—Rhagor wedi gweled llit-h Non Con.—Yr eiddoch, GOHEBYDD.

v PENILUON A gyfansoddwyd ar ol darllen emvrch awenyddol u Un or Brodyr" (o Tyddewi) yn yr Echo, Chwef. 15,1894. Y brawd o Dyddewi. a ddarfu 'ti ddigia 0 Pan o'et yn y gweithdy yn darnen fy nghan ? Mae dyuion atddercbog tu ailan i m heuwad, A'r Arglwydd wna acLub rhai megvs trwy dan; Y coed a'r gwair masw sydd yn yr adeilad, Ac hefyd y sofl sydd yno vn nghyd, A ga'nt eu trosglwyddo i'r tan rhyw ddiwrnod- Tu ol i'w ddysgeidiaeth mae Barnwr y byd. Gwaith ffol ydyw gwawdio y pydew yn Seion, Yr lesu ei hunan ro'dd sel ar ygwaith ]Pa ddyben rhyfo>a ag Awdwr ein creSydd, Bydd rhaid rhoddi cyfrif ar derfrn y daith O diolch am ffynon rinweddol Calfar;a Sy'n golchi y duaf a'i gtnnu yn wvn Gwyn fyd y rhai geidv yr holl orchvmynion, Diogei a fyddant wrth groesi y glyn. Wel, nawr 'rwy'n rhoi cynghor i'r brawd o Dyddewi Rho he bio y gregen sy'n dala y dwr, Dos allan o'r gwersyll i ddwyn ei waradwydd, Bydd ffyddlon hyd angeu i ddilyn y gwr; Y Bibl hyffordda y ddyrys redegta, Heb ymdrech gyfreithlawn choronir ddim un Pa ddyben dywedyd, 'Rwyf fi'n hollol gredu," Mae'r balch a'r hunanol heb 'nabod ei hun. Tyddewi. B. AP GRUFFYXDD.

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