Welsh Journals

flricpstli Deanerp magazine. Vol. III. (New Series). APRIL, 1907. No. 172. LLANIDLOES. Lent.-—We can look back with more satisfaction than usual to the Lent of 1907. The congregations have been well maintained throughout, and there has been a very re¬ spectable average at the daily service for the Vicar's 'talks.' The special preachers during March were the Rector of Penstrowed, and the Vicars of Trefeglwys and Llangurig. A special word of thanks is due to Mr. Row¬ lands, Trefeglwys, who came at very short notice to fill the gap caused by the Rev. Evan Jones of Llanllwchaian's inability to fill the engagement on the 14th, owing to a renewed attack of influenza. Good Friday was also better observed by our people : there was a decent muster at 8-30 for Litany and Ante Communion, very few at 10 for matins, but a larger number than usual, we believe for the three hours service which was conducted by the Re\. H. J. Riddellsdell, subwarden of St. Michael's College, Aberdare, who also preached the previous evening—to a very scanty congrega¬ tion, we are sorry to say—scarcely more than sixty. His addresses on the " Seven Words " were very full of thought and sug¬ gestion. The cantata " Olivet to Calvary," drew a fair number in the evening, but not as many as the day or the music deserved. It is a beautiful piece, most devotional and inspiring and was beautifully sung, and Miss Lena Davies did full justice at the organ. Solos were taken by Miss C. Kerr, Miss Webb and Messrs Chas. Evans, R. M. Davies, R. J. Jerman, J. Jones, Chas. Owen and T. Phillips, all of whom gave an excellent rend¬ ering of the pieces allotted to them. The collection at the end was rather better than is usual on these occasions, but still fell far short of covering the cost of the music which is not as it ought to be. Easter Day was also well observed, the communicants numbered 198, four less than last year, but as we have had so many losses and very few additions in the way of newly confirmed candidates, this may be considered satisfactory. There were exceptionally large congregations morning and evening. The anthems were, " Awake thou that sleepest," (Roland Smart), and " Ye choice of new Jerusalem," (Jackson), in which Mr. Tom Phillips sang the solo well. Gounod's Com¬ munion service was sung in the morning— not so well as Christmas Day, the Good Friday cantata having swallowed up too much of the practice time. The church was, as usual beautifulU decorated. Miss Lena Davies played throughout—we need not add admirably. The offerings amounted to £18 13s. 0d., a larger sum than in any pre¬ vious year except 1897 and 1901, and the Vicar desires to express his deep gratitude. Confirmation. — A few candidates were presented from this parish—-at Banhadlog, on March 18th, David and Annie Holmes, and at Caersws on the 23rd, Frances Adelaide Lewis, Norah O'Connell and Mary Winifred Rowlands. We fear there will not be a Confirmation at Llangurig this year after all. Squire Foodfellow's Famous Hunt— the musical play performed on April 3rd by junior members of the C.E.T.S. with the assistance of older friends was a pronounced success. Indeed many of the audience say it was the best thing they had seen or heard for years, and certainly the promoters de¬ serve the most cordial congratulations. We append a list of the principal performers as given on the programme, but we ought to add that the young ladies who represented the '" four winds " also appeared as maids in the third scene which the audience seemed to appreciate most of all. Characters: Squire Goodfellow, Mr. Jameison ; Lady Goodfellow, Miss Emma Jones; Sunny Sam, Mr. Albert Roberts; Dick Turpin, Mr. A, Webb ; John Gilpin, Mr. R. J. Jerman ; John Peel, Mr. Stowell Marpole : Tom O'Shanter, Mr. Macpherson ; Lochinvar, Mr. Herbert Derry ; Jock O'Hazeldean, Mr. Bertie Lewis: Johnnie Cope, Mr. Jersey Jenkins ; Dandie Dinmont, Mr. A. Roberts ; Di-Vernon, Miss Criss. Kerr: Dame Duckling, Miss Webb; Mrs. Sunny Sam, Miss Lily Roberts ; Rosie,