Welsh Journals

flrwpstli Deanerp magazine. Vol. XIII. JUNE, 1905. No. 150. CHORAL FESTIVAL. Rehearsals will be held this month follows :— Wednesday, June 7th. Monday, June 12th Wednesday, June 14th Thursday, June 15th Wednesday, June 21st Friday, June 23rd Sunday, June 25th Llandinam. Carno. Caersws. Llanidloes. Llangurig. Trefeglwys. Llamvnog We hope that Llanidloes and Caersws Choirs, and indeed any others who feel dis¬ posed, will attend at Llandinam on June 7th, and Llanwnog and Llandinam at Caersws on June 14th. The Rehearsals will begin at 7 punctually. Circumstances necessitate putting aside " Tours Magnificat " and "Nunc Dimittis." They will be replaced by the " Magnificat " as arranged on pages 42 and 43 of the 1903 Festival Book, and the " Nunc Dimittis" as arranged on page 11 of this year's book. The Festival will be held at Llandinam on Wednesday, July 5th. Services at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. LLANIDLOES. Holy Communion on Whit Sunday, June 11th, at 8, 9, 10 [Welsh), and 12 o'clock. Wk very much regret to place on record the death of Mrs. Halford, which took place on April 29th, just as our last number was passing through the press. Three curates, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Gower Jones, and Mr. Parker Jones, have lodged with her, and look back with gratitude to her thoughtful kindness and care. Apart from her merits as housekeeper, she was a woman of unusual refinement and charm of manner, and among those who knew her well her memory will be affection¬ ately cherished as a sincere christian, kindly neighbour and good friend. Ascension Day has once more come and gone, and unfortunately we cannot say it was observed in Llanidloes any better than in past years. In fact the attendance was a great deal worse than last year. Of the ninety men who made their communion on Easter Day only two communicated on Ascension Day, and only seven or eight out of the hundred and thirty-five women. There was, of course, a larger congregation in the evening, but nothing like what there should have been. Church feeling cannot be pro¬ nounced healthy in any parish where the congregations are not at least as large on Ascension Day as on Sundays, and the Communicants ought to be much more numerous than on Sunday as there are fifty- two Sundays but only one Ascension Day in the year. In many parishes nowadays, where there is a working-class population, they have a celebration at 5 a.m. to suit those who go to work at 6 : We might try this plan next year. In the parish where the Vicar spent that week, nearly all the Church shops had placards in the window—" On June 1st, being Ascension Day, this establishment will be closed." THE.Vicar has heard from Mr. Jacson, who wishes to say that it is impossible as yet, for him to fix a date for his visit here. He is taking Missions at Handsworth and Conway ; that at Handsworth is fixed for October, and he will try and come here—for a Sunday— between that and the date, not definitely fixed, of his mission at Conway. He is sure of a welcome whenever he comes. There is a slight ' hitch ' about the Litany Desk, and it may be necessary to call the subscribers together before it is ordered, and until we know what that is going to cost we cannot order the kneelers. The following is the suggested inscription on the Litany Desk (it would be only a very small brass plate like those on the Lectern and Pulpit) "To the Glory of God and in grateful remem¬ brance of blessings received during a Mission conducted by the Rev. O. F. Jacson, Feb¬ ruary 2—12, 1905, this desk was dedicated and the Church supplied with kneelers by 215 Communicants."