Welsh Journals

*■ ^PIYSTM D6^]]E^Y HSIfiJIZEQE * No. 118. Vol. X. OCTOBER, 1902. Price One Penny. GENERAL. The Annual Meeting of the Arwystli Branch of the Mothers' Union was held on Thursday, September 4, at the National Schoolroom. Llanidloes, at 4 p.m. Proceedings commenced with tea, kindly arranged for by the Deanery President, Mrs, Morgan Jones, and supplied by Mr. George Roberts. Nearly one hundred and thirty sat down, many members having come from the various parishes in the Deanery. The tea over, the seats were re-arranged and a very inter¬ esting and instructive address was given by Mrs. Powell of Dorstone Vicarage, Hereford, who kept the attention of her hearers rivetted from first to last. A considerable number of new members were enrolled and received their cards at the end of the meeting. RURI-DECANAL CHAPTER. A meeting of the Rurideeanal Chapter was held at Llandinam Vicarage on Wednesday, September 10th, when most of the Clergy were present. It was decided to entrust the arrangements for the nest Choral Festival to the hands of a mixed committee of Clergy and Laity, to consist of the following members :—The Rural Dean, the Vicars of Carno, Llangurig (con¬ vener), and Trefeglwys, the Rector of Penstrowed, and Messrs. Shelton (Llanwnog), Rogers (Caersws), R. M. Davies and T. Phillips (Llanidloes^. The com¬ mittee were empowered to choose the music, fix the date and place of Festival, stlect the conductor, and make all other arrangemt nts. SUNDAY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION. A meeting of the Aiwystli Deanery Sunday School Association will be held at the Church Schoolroom, on Friday, October 10th, at 3 p.m , when a paper will be read by the Rev. D. Saunders Jones, M.A , Vicar of Llanfaer, Brecon. All teachers and any others interested in the work, are invited to attend. It would be convenient if those intending to go could notify the fact to the local clergy as soon as possible. LLANIDLOES. The Harvest Festival will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, October 15th and 16th. The preacher at the Welsh service on Wednesday night at 7 p.m , will be the Rev. D. Lewis (Ap Ceredigion), of Llan- brynmair. Those who heard his eloquent and poetic sermon two years ago will we hope this year bring others with them, that a larger number may have the privilege of hearing a preacher who so charmed all his hearers in 1900. On Thursday, October a6th, the services will be in English as follows: — Holy Com¬ munion at 8 a.m- Service and Sermon at 11, preacher the Rev. Canon Lloyd Williams, Rector of Newtown, evening service at 7, preacher the Ycrj Rev. D. Howell (Llawdden), Dean of St. David's. At 3 p.mi the same day, there will be a special Children's Festival Service, when the cantata " The Great Teacher " will be rendered by the choir and children. The Choir Trip for this year came off on Thursday, September 25th, and will be long remembered by those who took part in it. With some mis-aivings Wolverhampton had been selected, the attraction being the Exhibition that has been opened therefor some months Some thirty members of the Choir mustered at the Station for the 6-40 train, and after a long but not tedious journey, reached tiu-ir goal at about mid-day. From that time to mid-ni^ht, when we set off on our return journey there was not a dull moment : wonderful machinery, facinating industrial exhibits, luxirious fruits from Canada., mysterious Fairy Rivers, Exhilarating Water Chute, ingenious toy railwavs, fearsome aerial toboggan, and magnificent bands, formed part of the varied programme which suited all tastes and met all requirements. The long two hours wait at Stafford was relieved by carols of music, which amazed and amused the potters ,\nd English travellers, and on arriving home at 6 a m. on Friday morning, the general verdict was '' The best and most enjoyable trip for many years." To those generous subscribers wdio made the trip possible and whose names we sjive below, the members of the Choir return their heartiest thanks, £ s. d. Mr. Kobert Hughes ... ... 1 1 0 Col. Lea Jones ... ... 1 1 0 Mr. Evan Powell ... ..100 Vicar ... ... ... 1 0 0 Mrs. Davies-Jenkins . ... 10 6 Mrs. Paull ... ... ... 10 6 Messrs. J. & A. Davies .. .. 10 6