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flropstli Deanerp magazine. Vol. VI. (New Series). NOVEMBER, 1910. No. 215. LLANIDLOES. Death was terribly busy at the beginning of October and struck down many of or closely connected with our congregation. On Monday, October 3rd, died Bridget Mytton, of Welshpool, at the great age of 97. Her praise is in all the churches and she leaves an irreparable gap : to this parish as to all in which she had any property as well as to many in which she had non:\ she was always the most generous of friends. The next day came the startling news that Mary Davies (who with her sister had been for some time in service at Glandwr) had died suddenly that morning at her home whither she had gone in her usual health only the previous Saturday. She was a constant attendant at Church and a regular communi¬ cant. The Vicar went to the Diocesan Con¬ ference on Oct. 5th saddened by these two deaths and on his return the following day the first news he heard was that George Herbert (Bertie) Lewis had been killed at Builth Station while engaged in his work. He was only 21, but while here had made himself generally popular as a member of the Choir and of the Town Band. Sufficient proof of this was found in the large numbers who attended at the busiest hour of the busiest day of the week, when on Saturday, October 8th, he was laid to rest in the Churchyard, where his father had been laid so short a space previously. On Sunday died little Lucy Jones, Mr. Jones the barber's daughter and on the Wednesday following passed away, quite unexpectedly, Mrs. Phillips, mother of Mr. Tom and Miss Jemima Phillips She had been ill for a long time, but had shown such wonderful vitality that the end came as a great shock. We condole very sincerely with all the mourners, but are glad to feel about them all that though they sorrow they need not sorrow " as men without hope," all these victims of death being we believe earnest and sincere Christians. There will be a Meeting and Tea for members of the Mother's Union in the School, room, on Friday, November 18th, at 4 o'clock, when—all and especially the older members will be glad to hear—the address will be given by the Eev. C. P. Price, Rector of Machynlleth and Rural Dean, and formerly', for ten years Curate of this parish. The attendance at C.E.T.S. meetings is increasing, but has not yet reached the standard desired. The Band of Hope restarts on Tuesday,. November 1st (before this number is published) and will be confined this year to members of our own Sunday School, the members laterly having outgrown our capacity to manage them. The Harvest Festival Services on October 11th and 12th passed off most successfully. They clashed inadvertently and to our mutual regret, with some preaching services at the Baptist Chapel and it was feared that this might hurt either their meetings or ours, but this does not seem to have been the case, as though many who generally come to our evening service were thus kept away, the congregation was so large that numbers had to stand throughout. Possibly the Welsh service on Tuesday night was slightly affected, but we had a respectably large congregation, a bright service and an excellent sermon from the Rector of Llanaber. Canon J. P. Lewis— to whom hearty congratulations on his pre¬ ferment—took tfhe service and read the lessons. The second celebration at 9-30 proved a successful addition, forty communi¬ cating in all, a considerable advance on previous years, though W3 were sorry to notice that this adversely affected the attend¬ ance on the two succeeding Sundays, which ought not to be. The general verdict on the morning service (when the Vicar of Llan- llwchaiarn preached) was that it was the very best for years. We have rarely, if ever, known the singing so good in the morning ; in fact it was better than in the evening though that of course was the more crowded service. The two anthems, "Fear not O Land " (Peel), and " Great and Marvellous " (Bridge) went quite admirably. The decorat¬ ors had quite out shone themselves and we have never seen the Church look so really beautiful. We have given the printer a list of decorators, etc. : if it is crushed out this month it shall appear next.