Welsh Journals

* ,0mwm dmw nppzip No. 136. Vol/XIL APRIL, 1904. Price One Penny. MOTHERS' UNION. REPORT OF THE ARWYSTLI RTJRAI, DEANERY FOR 1903. ' Special services were held in Church in most of the parishes this year. Most of the parishes in the R.D. prefer another date to the 25th March for the Anniversary, as during Lent the clergy are extra busy. Llandinam had a meetirig in July, when the Members had a farewell Tea at the Vicarage. On 25th June, Evensong was held at Trefeglwys Chnrch. when an address wa? given on ■ • Train up a Child, &c " February 4th and October 1st Meetings were held at Carno, when Mrs Kdwards and Mrs. Adams gave* Tea, and on the latter date Mrs. Williams kindly sent cuttings of plants for all the members present. July 10th, the Hon. Mrs- Bnlkeley-Oweu gave an address to the ro^nibers of the Llanidloes Branch, and Mrs. Jones, the Vicarage, gave them tea. On August 18th Mrs. Williams, our President, kindly gave tea at Llanidloes to all the Members of the Rural Deanery, when she gave them an excellent address, and afterwards presented Mrs Morgan Jones with a handsome photograph album and two photo¬ graph groups of all her Mothers, as a farewell memento upon her leaving Arwystli Rural Deanery for Llanwrin parish. At the close of the meeting Mrs Williams presented each member with a bouquet of flowers. Total nnmber of Members 152. viz., Non-Sub¬ scribers 123; Subscribers 25 ; Associates 4. Two Members have died at Carno and one at Trefeglwys. Number of ' Journals ' taken each quarter—65 English, 11 Welsh, and 5 ' Mothers in Council.' S. R. JONES, Presiding Associate for Arwystli R D. Subscriptions from each Parish in 1903 :- Carno ... ... •?.• •»• Trefeglwys ... ... ... ... ••? Llandinam ... Llanwncg ... . . ... ... Penstrowed... ... .... .....• Llangurig ... Jjlanidlpes ... .... ... ... s. d. 10 G 3 6 17 0 3 0 6 0 12 0 4 0 At the request of Mrs Williams and the Rural Dean. Mrs. Morgan Jones continues to be Presiding Associate for the year 1904. Balance Sheet of Mothers' Union for the Rural Deanery of Arwystli, for year ending 31st October, 1903:— Receipts. Balance in hand as per last account Subscriptions ... Sale of M U. Journals and M.CJ. ,, Members' Cards Expenditure. Park <fc Son for M.U. Journals and M.C. Miss De Winton for Welsh Journals and Cards Warren & Son for Carols Fares to Llanidloes, August 18th Returns to Hoif?Diooesan Treasurer .. Secretary's Expenses ... Balance in hand * ir £7 12 8| Audited and found correct, 14th March, 1904, JOHN DAV1ES, Llanidloes. £ s. d. 2 17 2 15 I 17 2 ipf 11 12 8| £ s. d. 1 10 2 14 11 4 17 91 m » LLANIDLOES. The Vicar desires to thank his congregation very heartily for the liberality with which they have again contributed to the Easter Offering, The amount-— just over £l7—is a little below the average of past years, but taking into consideration the great losses the Church has suffered recently, it compares very favourably. The special Lent Services were on the whole very well attended, especially those on Tuesday, when the Story of the Cross or a Litany was sung; and on Thursday, which was the " Strange Preachers'1? night, though the congregations fell away towards the end. The Vicar's two series of addresses on Mondays and Wednesdays did not prove very attractive.