Welsh Journals

OFFERTORIES AND COLLECTIONS AT ST. MARY'S DURING MARCH, 1901. March 3rd, 10th, 17th, 34th, 31st ENGLISH. WELSH. jL »• d. £ s. d. 8 a.m. O I 10 Mar. 3rd, 10 a.m. 0 7 11-30 a.m. O 12 »» >» 6 p.m. 0 16 6-30 p.m. ... 0 6 10 10th, 10 a.m. 0 7 Sam. O 2 > »> 6 p.m. 1 1 11-30 a.m. ...... O 17 » >> 8 p.m. 0 7 6-30 p.m. O IO 17th, 10 a.m. 0 8 Si 8 a.m. ...... 0 5 » >» 6 p.m. 1 0 H-30 a.m. 1 3 34th, 10 a.m. 0 7 6-30 p.m. 08 54 » >» 6 p.m. 0 18 8 a.m. ...... 0 3 . 31st IO a.m. 0 9 11-30 a.m. 1 4 0 , > >> 6 p.m. 1 1 6-30 p.m. 0 S 10 8 a.m. 01 9i 11-30 a.m. 0 19 7* 6-30 p.m. ... 0 6 10 Total (English) £7 11 'i Total (Welsh) 4tT Average per Sunday £2 lgs. 3d. The Collections at the Welsh Services on March 31st were given to the Welsh Sunday School—Total £1 lis. od. SUNDAY SCHOOLS AVERAGE ATTENDANCE, xMARCH, Welsh Adults and Infants English Hirael ... [901. 225 99 374 BAPTISMS. -Albert James, son of Leonard James and Hannah Elizabeth Bran wood, 60, Orme Road. -John Leslie, son of John Griffith and Winifred Cooke, II, Fountain Street. March 9th- March 14th- MARRIAGES. March 9th—David Jones to Mary Williams, both from Penrhosgarnedd. ,, 13th—John Owen Jones, Metropolitan Bank, Bangor, to Rose Minnie Wilier Roberts, Albion Hotel, Bangor. ,, 29th—John Griffiths, 21, Tabernacle Street, Bangor, to Sarah Eardley, 56, James Street, Bangor. BURIALS. March 13th- 19th- ,, 20th- -John I'eate, 3, Union Street, Bangor, aged 75 years. -Richard John Parry, 35, Kyffin Square, Bangor, aged 4 months. -Gwilym Pugh, 9, William Street, Bangor, aged 12 years. HOLY WEEK AND EASTER. As usual, special services were held at St. Mary's during this season. On Palm Sunday, the Rev. J. M. Richards, curate of Llandegfan, came over more especially to deliver Welsh sermons on behalf of the Welsh Sunday School, and he also kindly gave an English sermon in the morning. In the afternoon he gave a most interesting and instructive address to the members of the Welsh Sunday School. The collections at the two Welsh services, which amounted to £1 11s. od., were handed over to Mr. R. Chambers, Superintendent of the Schools, jto be added to the Sunday School Fund. The services during the remainder of the week consisted of morning service in English at 10 a.m., and evening service and address in Welsh at 7 p.m., with the exception of Good Friday, when the English services were held at 8 and 11 a.m., and the Welsh ones at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. We were glad to see a few present at the morning service each day, more so than during any of the last years. We could not expect many, as the hour was somewhat inconvenient for those who have to attend to their daily duties, but we were glad to see that those who could spare the time made every effort to come. There was a much better congregation each night at the Welsh service, and we are extremely glad to be able to state this fact. Our week-night congregations recently have been almost microscopical. Why it should be so we cannot well understand, as we should imagine that 7 o'clock once a week would be a convenient hour for many of our parishioners. But we hope that the Holy Week services will be a fresh inducement to them, and that henceforth we shall have no reason to complain of the attendance on week-nights. We wish that some of the members of the choir would occasionally honour us with their presence, as that would add to the interest of the