Welsh Journals

OFFERTORIES AND COLLECTIONS AT ST. MARY'S DURING DECEMBER, 1899. ENGLISH ec. 3rd, 8 a.m. >> >» 11-30 a.m. >i >> 6-30 a.m. ,, 10th, 8 a.m. J? >» Il-30a.n1. >• >> 6-30 p.m. „ I7th, 8 a.m. >i j> 11-30 a.m. }5 >l 6-30 a.m. „ 24th, 8 a.m. >) >> 11-30 a.m. J> 1J 6-30 a.m. 25th, 8 a.m. >) >> 11-30 a.m. 3ISt, 8 a.m. )> >> 11-30 a.m. 5> )> 2-30 a.m. ») )) 6-30 a.m. Total (English) s. d. 74 19 11 6* 3* £10 3* WELSH. s. d. )ec. 3rd, 10 a.m. 10 94 )» 51 6 p.m. 18 ,, 10th, 10 a.m. 14 4* ,, ,, 6 p.m. 13 a* „ I7th, 10 a.m. 94 >» >! 6 p.m. „ 24th, ioa.m. 94 >» )> 6 p.m. ,, 25lh, 10 a.m. >> J) 6 p.m. 16 o4 3ISt, 10 a.m. )' >) 6 p.m. 19 34 Total (Welsh) £9 1 04 The Collections on December 10th were in aid of Welsh Choir Fund. Average per Sunday, ,£3 4s. 6d. On January 7th (Queen's Sunday) our Collections amounted to £13 14.C lod. for the War Fund. This, we may say, is the largest amount realised on any single Sunday at St. Mary's. The Welsh Sunday School on the following Sunday added 15/- to this so that the sum total sent to the Lord Mayor's Secretary was ^14 gs. lod. SUNDAY SCHOOLS AVERAGE ATTENDANCE, NOVEMBER, 1899. Welsh Adults Welsh Infants 63 English Hirael TotaJ BAPTISMS. December 1st.—Ann Ellen, daughter of William and Annie Alcock, Workhouse. 10th.—Richard Edward, son of John James and Jane Watkins, James Street Vaults. 24th.—Mary Elizabeth, daughter of John Richard and Elizabeth Williams, 56, Ambrose Street. 24th.—Sarah Ellen, daughter of Richard and Sarah Williams, 20, Strand Street. 1899 AT ST. MARY'S. The following items may be interesting to the memhers of our congregations as showing to some extent the external aspect of the work which is going on here. They are taken from the official register of Church Services kept in the Clergy Vestry. Total number of Communions made during the year—2,480, divided as follows:—8 a.m., 798; 10 a.m., 910; 11.30 a.m., 735; Saint's Days and Holy Days (not including Xmas and Ascension day) 37. The total number of Communi¬ cants Easter-Day was 330. Total number of Baptisms, 51. During the year the following clergy have occupied the pulpit either at the English or Welsh Services :—The Ven. Archdeacon Pryce, the Ven. Archdeacon Williams, Revs. Canon Davies, Canon Pope, Canon Williams, Revs. Minor Canon Owen, Minor Canon Edwards, Revs. W. J. Adams (St. Augustine's, Everton), D. 0. Davies (Llan- ddeiniolen), James Davies (Liverpool), Tegid A. Davies (Gelli), T. W. Griffiths, Principal Fairchild, D. Jones (Abererch), Herbert Jones (Pentir), J. T. Jones (Llanfairisgaer), R. T. Jones (Glanogwen), T. Llechid Jones (Blaenau Festiniog), A. G. Lloyd, J. Morgan (Llandudno) D. Richards (Blaenau Festiniog), J. M. Richards (Llandegfan), T. H. Richards (Nevin), W. Rowlands, B. Thomas (St. David's, Paddington), and W. Williams (Hull). The chief event was the Organ Dedication Festival on May 30th, at which the Lord Bishop was present. Since that date organ recitals have been given by Dr. Archibald W. Wilson, organist of St. Asaph Cathedral, Mr. Westlake Morgan, and Mr. W. Bennett Jones. A new departure was witnessed in setting apart two Sundays as Choir Sundays for the Welsh and English Choirs respectively. This, we hope, will be continued in succeeding years, for it is only right and just that the members of the Choirs who give their services voluntarily should receive some recognition at the hands of those who benefit thereby.