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Btw^stli SDeaner^ /Ifeagasine, No. 4. Vol. i. APRIL, 1893. Pmce One Penny. LLANIDLOES. B1QCESAN EXAMINATION IN RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE. 211 children were examined at the National Schools. General Report.—"This School passed a very good Examination. The higher standards especially had een most carefully prepared in the subjects in hich they were examined. Discipline and singing excellent." ' -The Infants in this School are well disciplined aild carefully taught." lhe following children were awarded prizes:— avid Kinsey, John H. Evans, William Hairier, •tt^fus Marpole, Sarah Hamer, Mary Kinsey, Chrissa- beUa Kerr, Maude Morgan and Sarah Edwards. loe following children distinguished themselves— Gladys Hamer. Gwendoline Kerr, E. Morris, 0. "'■"' >erts, Annie Jerman, Eichard Kalph, Albert Jones, Sa Je m^el Hopkins, Hugh Jerman, Henry Eees, Ernest a*uer, James Davis, Stephen Morris, Florrie Smith, 'me Breeze, Maggie Owen, Louisa Jones, Thomas P. Uiiams, H. Davies, Albert Smith, Jennie Jerman, Mabel Wilkes, A. H. Davies, Lewis Davies, Edward shards, Willie Dakin, John Hamer, Maggie Morris, nilie James, Maggie Owen, Beatrice Jones. he Infants who received prizes were :— Arthur Meredith, George Kerr, John Breeze Leon- -Warner, Sarah Ann Morgan, Lucy Jones. ch CHORAL FESTIVAL. ke Rev. W. D. Roberts has visited the following 11 s during the past month :—Llangurig (twice), 10> Llandinam, Trefeglwys. Considerable progress been made in each case. With regular attendance le practices from this time forward, the Arwystli ' ival of 1898 (to be held at Llangurig in June) ought to prove a decided success. Mr. Roberts proposes to visit the following choirs this month :— Caersws, April 7th; Carno, 14th ; Llandinam, 19th ; Llangurig, 25th ; Trefeglwys, 26th. RURIDECANAL MEETING. The usual Quarterly Meeting of clergy of the united deaneries of Arwystli and Cyfeiliog? was held at the Vicarage on Thursday, March 9th. The clergy, on their arrival, went first to church, wheie a choral celebration of the Holy Communion had been an¬ nounced for 11 o'clock. There was a large attendance of the choir, who gave an exquisite, rendering of the Service. Several of the lay people also attended. Pro- ceeding to the Vicarage, an excellent paper on Choral Festivals was read by the Rev. W. Richards, Rector of Cemmaes. Most of the clergy leaving by the 3 p.m. train, little further business was done. Owing to the death of Mr. Hughes, the meeting had not come round to Llanidloes in its usual course, and people seem to have thought that the muster of clergy was a demonstration in opposition to the Suspensory Bill. THE SUSPENSORY BILL. In accordance with a circular received from the Bishop, the Vicar convened a meeting of church people on March 17, to consider what—if any—action should be taken in view of this bill having passed its first reading in the House of Commons. Having opened the meeting with a short prayer, the Vicar deprecated any treatment of the subject in a political and partisan- spirit, and explained the provisions of this short but important Bill. Its chief injustice lay in the fact that not only could no new vested interests be created, but old vested interests would be destroyed by removal from one benefice to another. This, however, might possibly be remedied in Committee, as Mr. Gladstone had acknowledged its unfairness. The fact, however, remained that it was a pledge of disestablishment when disestablishment was not yet