Welsh Journals

OFFERTORIES AND COLLECTIONS AT ST. MARY'S DURING JUNE, 1902. WELSH. June 1st, 8th, iSth, 22nd, 29th, ENGLISH. 8 a.m. 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. 3 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 012 11 0%. 10 7% sy2 2^ Total (English) £998 June 1st, 8th, I5tn, >> 22nd, 29th, 10 a.m. 6 p.m. 10 a.m. 6 p.m. 10 a.m. 6 p.m. 10 a.m. 6 p.m. 10 a.m. 6 p.m. £ s. o 10 o 18 o 8 o 8 o 13 <L 6* 2& Total (Welsh) £7 6 o# Total £16 15*. &lA<J. BAPTISMS. June 1st.—Dorothy Myfanwy, daughter of John Richard and Elizabeth Williams, 4, Fair View Road. „ 8th.—Walter, son of Ernest William Robert and Sarah Lighton, I, Hugh Street, Hirael. „ 15th.—Edith May, daughter of Hugh Richard and Hannah Williams, Field Street. ,, 19th.—Ellen Mary, daughter of Evan Wynne and Ellen Hughes, 36, Caellepa. ,, 21st.—Irene May, daughter of James and Edith Smith, Old Bank. ,, 22nd.—Edward Lloyd, son of Edward and Elizabeth Jones, Sea View, Garth. ,, 22nd.—Amy Wyatt, daughter of William and Dora Mary Jones, 22, Friars Avenue. MARRIAGES. -William Jones, 23, Fair View, to Catherine Ellen Jones, 9, William Street. -William Fox, 6, New Terrace, to Elizabeth Jane Williams.'jCityJHotel. June 4th.- „ 11th.- June 5th „ nth. „ 27th. „ 28th. BURIALS. —Norah Gertrude Lewis, 11, William Street, aged 23 months. —William John Jones, 22, Tanygraig Terrace, aged 39 years. —Alfred Ernest Richards, 304, Carnarvon Road, aged 16 years. —Joseph Richards, 4, Cae Main Terrace, aged 5 months. THE KING'S HEALTH. All our readers, we feel assured, deeply sympathise with the King in the serious illness which has so suddenly overtaken him. We wish him a speedy recovery and a long life to rule over one of the largest empires known to history. Mr. Williams, the Bishop's Chaplain, preaching at St. Mary's on what should have been Coronation Service, made very striking and appropriate reference to the national calamity which had overtaken us. The daily bulletins are of so reassuring a character that the belief is prevalent that the distinguished doctors in attendance upon the King will soon pronounce His Majesty to be out of danger. This, when it comes, will afford a great national relief. We had arranged to combine the Welsh and English choirs on'^Sunday evening following the Coronation day. The St. Mary's orchestra were also going to take part in the service, which would be of an elaborate character, similar to what we had last Easter ; but, owing to the King's illness, all this had to be postponed. This postponement, we hope, is only temporary. THE DIOCESAN SUNDAY SCHOOL SYLLABUS. Now that the Welsh and English Sunday Schools have adopted the Diocesan Syllabus, we hope to present a large number of candidates at the next examination which will be held in June, 1903. There are several valuable prizes offered in connection with the paper examination, which are well worthy of attention. This year only one candidate, John Williams, 26, Fair View road, presented himself for the written examination. We, however, hope that many more will present themselves for the written examination next year, and that the candidates will succeed in securing some of the prizes for St. Mary's. We should like to see all the Sunday Schools throughout the diocese adopting the Syllabus, which provides definite work for the scholars. We have not a high opinion of the hair¬ splitting over points of doctrine and other abstruse subjects which is going on in some of our Welsh Sunday Schools. It would be much more profitable both for scholars and teachers to confine them¬ selves strictly to the Diocesan Syllabus, and prepare themselves for the annual examination.