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OFFICERS OF ST. MARY'S CHURCH FOR 1905-6. CLERGY. Vicar 1 REV. T. EDWIN JONES, M.A., 8, Brynteg Terrace. WARDENS AND OFFICERS. ENGLISH. Vicar's Warden—Mi. J. Pritchard, Bodhyfryd. Sidesman—Mr. F. R. Barber, 3, Garth Road People's Warden—Mr. J. C. Goodwin, 6, Drum St. Sidesman—Mr. Bretherton, 37, Upper Garth Road Sidesmen—Mr. Robert Parry, Orme Road Mr. J. H. Evans, Lloyds Bank Mr. Thomas Davies, 2, Fair View Road Mr. Vail, 2, Lower Street, Caellepa WELSH. Vicar's Warden—Mr. Thomas Jones, Ty'nrodyn. Sidesman—Mr. W. R. Griffith, 49, Carnarvon Roaa. People's Warden—Mr. O. J. Owen, 18, Edmund Street. Sidesman—Mr. O. T. Roberts, Victoria House. Sidesmen—Mr. Richard Thomas, 54.; Strand Street. Mr. R. Hugh Roberts, 21, Orme Road. Mr. William Owen, 18, Edmund Street. Mr. Hugh Davies, 45, Fountain Street. Delegates to Diocesan Conference—Mr. O. E. Thomas, Mr. jonn Pritchard, Bodhyfryd, & Mr. T. Jones, Ty'nrodyn Auditors— Mr. F. Southwell, Port Penrhyn ; Mr. O. E. Thomas, High Street Vicars' Wardens for Civil Parish—Mr. Robt. J. Humphreys; Mr. R. Hugh Roberts, 21, Orme Road. Caretaker and Sexton—Mr. G. Carter, 55, Dean Street. Organist and Choirmaster—-Mr. W. Bennett Jones, Holyhead Road. Deputy Organist—Mr. R. Ivor Thomas, j6, Orme Road. Hon. Secretary of Church Council—Mr. W. Owen, 18, Edmund Street OFFERTORIES AND COLLECTIONS AT ST. MARY'S DURING JUNE 1905. EN( rLISH. £ s. June 4th, 11-30 a.m. ... 1 2 >> 6-30 p.m. ......0 5 10 June nth,. 11-30 a.m. 1 6 >> 6-30 p.m. ... 0 6 io/2 June 18th, 11-30 a.m. ... 1 16 >> 6.30 p.m. ... 0 10 1% June 25th, 11-30 a.m. ... 1 0 >) 6-30 p.m. ......0 5 *y* Total (English) £6 14 AlA WELSH June 4th, 10 a.m. 6 p.m. June nth, 10 a.m. 6 p.m. June 18th, 10 a.m. 6 p.m. June 25th, 10 a.m. 6 p.m. £ s. d. IO oV2 Total (Welsh) £$ 9 Al/z BAPTISMS. June 18th—Mary, daughter of Laura Roberts, 54, Ambrose, Street Bangor. ,, 24th—Edward Caryl Vernon, son of Edward Vernon and Violet Arnold, Bryn Seiriol, Garth, Bangor. MARRIAGE. June 13th—John Rowlands, 17, Mount Street, to Maggie Roberts, 1 Drum Street. THE REVIVAL. I am sure that the following paragraph dealing with the revival which appeared in the daily papers some little time ago cannot fail to interest the readers of the Magazine. The Bishop of Carlisle is one of the ablest men on the bench of bishops, and whatever he says is always to the point. His remarks on the revival are as concise as they are practical. He points out in a singularly striking way the perils of all such religious revivals. " That cheap and easy religion," he says, "a religion of emotion, a religion of crocodile tears, that religion which would sing loud hymns and do nothing, was not religion." The truth of this scathing criticism is too obvious for anyone to deny. Religion does not consist in shedding tears and singing hymns, but in the development of character, in living pure, truthful and honest lives. True religion is also fruitful in good works and self-sacrifice as the Bishop very properly points out. " That religion which could sing loud hymns and do nothing was not religion. Is it not a fact that there is too much of the " do nothing " about the religion of the present day ? What a multitude of " do-nothingers " there is in every church and chapel! The choir stands-