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… intense sincerity. Mr. Williams has been faithful also in the more limited spheres of religious activity, as a deacon, Secretary, and Sunday-school teacher in…
… intense sincerity. Mr. Williams has been faithful also in the more limited spheres of religious activity, as a deacon, Secretary, and Sunday-school teacher in Zoar Chapel, Merthyr, and the right-hand supporter in every good work of his respected pastor, B9V. John Thomas. What is Mr. Williams' great characteristic ? Last summer, on a beautiful June morning, as I was walking in company with a friend…
… election of officers will be made, and a resolution on Direct Veto for the adoption of County Councils will be proposed and, of course,…
… election of officers will be made, and a resolution on Direct Veto for the adoption of County Councils will be proposed and, of course, carried. A Conference will be held at 3.30 p.m., when the discussion of the subject, " How to Induce Christians to Become Abstainers, and How to Stimulate Abstainers to Greater Activity," will be opened by the Bev. D. B. Williams, Swansea. Mr. John Stuart, the editor of…
…¬ gomeryshire, in 1725. He was, for a time, a shoe¬ maker, and a man, as he himself confesses, of a bad life in his…
…¬ gomeryshire, in 1725. He was, for a time, a shoe¬ maker, and a man, as he himself confesses, of a bad life in his early days, but was converted by a sermon of Whitefield'p, at Bristol, on the text, "Is not this a firebrand plucked out of the fire ? " He joined the Methodists, became a travelling preacher under John Wesley, working chiefly in Cornwall. He himself says that his longer journeys were done for…
… children in the services of the Sabbath. Dr. John Thomas has a happy knack of retaining the attention of the children during the course…
… children in the services of the Sabbath. Dr. John Thomas has a happy knack of retaining the attention of the children during the course of even a profoundly thoughtful sermon by side remarks here and there, meant especially for them. An occasional sermonette on a Sunday morning would serve to attract the attention of the children, and also to make them more deeply attached to the pastor. An improvement…
… presume to differ from him must be vile. With his well-known fund of humour, Mr. Jones has not seen the humour of his dual…
… presume to differ from him must be vile. With his well-known fund of humour, Mr. Jones has not seen the humour of his dual claim to be a master both of figures and of motives. Something more solid is surely needed, to make either part of this dual claim good, than merely a vigorous and pointed " style." J. Owen. The Deanery, St. Asaph, May 9, 1892. •---------------$>-----------■ Mr. John Thomas…
… the sake of this mission—Rev. John Parry, a native of Llandilo, Carmarthenshire. A number of his friends, including his fellow-students in the Lancashire Independent…
… the sake of this mission—Rev. John Parry, a native of Llandilo, Carmarthenshire. A number of his friends, including his fellow-students in the Lancashire Independent College, Manchester, have erected a tablet to his memory in the Welsh church in Llan¬ dilo, in which he wis brought up. When the expedition with which he was connected reached Urambo, he was too ill for work and was, therefore, left…
… gospels, which places St. John first, and holds that Gospel to be the earliest writing in the New Testa¬ ment. Articles upon the subject…
… gospels, which places St. John first, and holds that Gospel to be the earliest writing in the New Testa¬ ment. Articles upon the subject have been appearing *Q the Expository Times, which have come under Mr. Gladstone's notice, and he has written to the 6(litor as follows :—" I have read with great interest, cj?°Ugh sorely pressed for -time, the whole series of ^otes with which the Expository Times for…
… they profess to declare only what their eyes have seen and their hands have felt. They expect us to accept, upon their testimony, what…
… they profess to declare only what their eyes have seen and their hands have felt. They expect us to accept, upon their testimony, what they call facts, although they are not quite so Willing for us to believe, on the same ground, the testimony of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John respecting what they declared as facts witnessed by themselves or of which they had been con¬ vinced on the ground of the…
… Calendar. His first school years were spent in the National School, which was kept by his uncle; but when he was 12 years of…
… Calendar. His first school years were spent in the National School, which was kept by his uncle; but when he was 12 years of age he went to the Board School, where he not long afterwards became a pupil teacher. In this same school, Dr. Cynddylan Jones and Professor John Bhys were at one time pupil-teachers together. In January, 1876, Prys entered the Normal College, Bangor, where he went through the…
… in this column. On the receipt of a communication in legible handwriting, and condensed, terse style, suitable for publication, stamped envelopes will be sent…
… in this column. On the receipt of a communication in legible handwriting, and condensed, terse style, suitable for publication, stamped envelopes will be sent for further communications. , I have received already a number of communica¬ tions, offering valuable hints. J. L. wants us "to add another attraction by arranging for a sermon by Eev. John McNeill, at least once a month; also notes of…
… plough. Above all, our journal is, like ourselves, conse¬ crated to the Master's use. We look to Him for inspiration and guidance, and are…
… plough. Above all, our journal is, like ourselves, conse¬ crated to the Master's use. We look to Him for inspiration and guidance, and are answerable to Him for faithful service. We trust that the words of John Knox, about himself, may be applied to our journal: I am in the place where I am demanded of conscience to speak the truth, and, therefore, the truth I speak, impugn it whoso list. NORTH WALES…
… by the late Dr. L. Edwards, of Bala ? How full is that of the late Dr. 0. Thomas ! and What trenchant pens…
… by the late Dr. L. Edwards, of Bala ? How full is that of the late Dr. 0. Thomas ! and What trenchant pens are. wielded by Drs. John Thomas and Herber Evans ! But where are our English writers ? We have plenty of English speakers; but we depend on outsiders to fight our battles in the English Press, and to tell the story of our rise and progress to the world. The British Weekly has hitherto done us…