Welsh Journals

OFFERTORIES AND COLLECTIONS AT ST. MARY'S DURING AUGUST, 1901. Aug. 4th, nth, 18th, 25th, ENGLISH. 8 a.m. 11-30 a.m. 6-30 p.m. 8 am. 11-30 a.m. 6-30 p.m. 8 a.m. 11-30 a.m. 6-30 p.m. 8 a.m. 11-30 a.m. 6-30 p.m. s. d. 17 34 8* 0 II 2$ Total (English) £6 14 4$ WELSH. 4th, >» nth, 10 a.m. 6 p.m. 10 a.m. >> ~i8th, >• 25th, 6 p.m. 10 a.m. 6 p.m. 10 a.m. 6 p.m. £ 8. d. 0 8 6J 1 1 0 7 ] 1 0 10 0 17 0 7 Si 0 18 Total (Welsh) £5 12 3 Average per Sunday £3 1 . Sd. August 14th. „ 20th. „ 20th. ., 23rd. August ist.- 5th.- 13th.- 14th. 17th. 20th.- 24th.- BAPTISMS -Annie Mary Eliza, daughter of Robert John and Mary Beattie, 10, William Street. -Valentine, daughter of William Thomas Frederic and Laura Ellen Read, Admiralty Place. -Lucy Mary, daughter of Thomas George and Sarah Jane Heath, Admiralty Place. -Elizabeth Ellen, daughter of David Owen and Elizabeth Davies, 1, Tanybryn Terrace. BURIALS. -Percy Owen Thomas, 7, Dean Street, aged 9 months. -Eiluned Elias Owen, Castle Hill Terrace, aged 6 years. -William Brown, Back New London House. -William Donaldson, 29, Park Hill, aged 44 years. -Mary Evans, New Street, Ebenezer, aged 79 years. -Ann Edwards, 1, Eldon Terrace, Glanadda, aged 56 years. -Frederick Edward Zoller, 5, Snowdon View, aged 46 years. HARVEST FESTIVAL. The Harvest Festival was an unqualified success this year, the congregations, particularly on Sunday morning in English, when the Bishop preached and Sunday evening in Welsh being very large. Both Mr. Morris Roberts, Penmachno, and Mr. James Davies, Liverpool, were charmed with the singing of the Welsh Choir which quite excelled itself on this occasion. We know of no Church Choir in North Wales that can surpass our Welsh Choir, provided only that they attend the Thursday evening practices : and this is why we insist, in season and out of season, on the necessity of regular attendance at the practices. It is a pity that the singing of so competent a choir should be in any way marred through lack of practice. The singing in the English service was equaly excellent. The new anthem was particularly well rendered, and we take this opportunity of thanking Mr. Mackenzie Williams for his very fine rendering of the solo on that occasion. One of the officers of the English congregation was of opinion that the service could not have been belter rendered. With two such excellent choirs as we have, the services at St. Mary's ought to prove very attractive The military who visited us for the first time on the occasion of our Harvest Festival now regularly attend the Church. We congratulate Mr. Bennett Jones on the manifest success which has crowned his efforts. The preaching, which was of a high order, was much appreciated by the congregations. We regret that so many were disappointed with the absence of any decorations this year. Speaking for ourselves we are not much in favour of such decorations, but as this does not seem to be the feeling of the majority, we shall take care that every opportunity will be given on future occasions to decorate the Church. THE WELSH SUNDAY SCHOOL CONCERT. , Mr. Lloyd Hughes has already started the singing practices, which are held in the National Schoolroom every Friday evening. Those who intend to take part in the concert should lose no time in joining the choir and attending the practices as regularly as possible.