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♦ WHYSM DOTEI^Y CQ^pip « No. 108. Vol. IX. DECEMBER, 1901. Price One Penny. LLANIDLOES. We have not yet heard whether any steps have been taken to appoint a new General Secretary for the Magazine or to arrange for its continuance. But in the event— improbable we hope—of its being dis¬ continued, we intend starting a separate Magazine for Llanidloes. We have several features by which we hope to make it interesting even to the general public : we intend to publish this ensuing year (I) a list of the Vicars of Llanidloes with short biographies of those of whom any particulars can be found ; (2) a catalogue of all books published in Llanidloes ; and (3) extracts from books written by tourists in Wales at the end of the eighteenth and the beginning of the nineteenth century, which we believe will be interest¬ ing as showing the progress made by the town in the last hundred years. Christmas is once more at the door—how slowly it comes round to anxious children, and with what fatal Bpeed it seems to recur - and each year more rapidly— to those who have passed their meridian. Well, we can only hope that we shall all use it rightly, and church-people will unite, both old and young, to make it a Holy Day as well as a holiday. There will be as usual four celebrations of the Holy Communion on Christmas Day, viz , at 8, 9, 10 (in Welsh), and noon, so that all who wish will have an opportunity of greeting their new-born King at His own Sacra¬ ment. We are glad to tear the Choral Society Committee have awoke and that practices will begin immediately; the music selected, is we believe, " The Ancient Mariner." All musical church-people should support this excellent Society. The Vicar began his Lectures on the first epistle of S. Peter, on Thursday, November 21st. We fear he over-rates his ability as a lecturer : the attendance at any rate was small, but the hour, we must add, was an inconvenient one, We offer our sincere condolence to Mr. Hamer, County Court Office, and his sisters, on the death of their father. He had borne a long and weary illness very patiently : but he had been bed-ridden so long as to be unknown to the later generation of our readers. The Rev. George M5 Williams gave an interesting Lantern Lecture on Monday, November 18th, at the National Schools, on behalf of the Universities' Mission to Central Africa- There was a very large attendance, and the slides were excellent. We are sorry to say that some of those present—not children— indulged in a good deal of talking and giggling in¬ stead of listening to what was said. The collection amounted to £1 10s. The Rummage Sale will take place as usual during the week before Christmas. We hope those who have been in the habit of helping will do so again. Contributions may be sent to the Vicarage, or, by kind permission of Mrs. Kerr, to Summerfield, or (on the day of Sale) to the School Room. The following is an extract from Burrow's Will Wales, describing one of the Rev. W. D. Robert^ parishes in Anglesea. We trust it is not quite so desolate now. I went on. The country which had hitherto been very beautiful, abounding with yellow corn-fields, be¬ came sterile and rocky; there were stone walls, but no hedges. I passed by a moor on my left, then a moory hillock on my right; the way was broken and stony; all traces of the good roads of Wales had disappeared; the habitations which I saw by the way were miserable hovels into and out of which large sows were stalking, attended by their farrows. "Am I far from Llanfair ? " said I to a child, *l You are in Llanfair, gentleman," said the child.