Cylchgronau Cymru

ties of such bodies as the Student Christian Movement, Urdd y Deyrnas, and the Welsh School of Social Service. IT IS a matter of rejoicing to us all that the Rev Gwilym Davies, who has done such magnificent work in con- nection with the League of Nations Union, and the Welsh School: of Social Service, is once more restored to health, and back inour midst. Men like him, fired with enthusiasm, and devoted to great causes, are too few to be easily spared. The sincere good wishes of all true Welshmen go out to him. 1"> HE League of Nations Union is busy in our midst. In our last issue we published an article by Major Whel- don explaining and illustrating some of its educational activities. We have be- fore us as we write several leaflets issued by the same enterprising body, containing very valuable hints to teachers as to the framing of lessons on the League and its work. We most strongly recommend all teachers to apply to the Welsh National Council at Cardiff for copies of them. They have been translated into French and Italian. IT IS matter of rejoicing that abridge- ments of the original C.O.P.E.C. Reports have now been issued at the much reduced price of sixpence each. C.O.P.E.C. may have its weak side, like every other great movement in the history of the world; but unless we are much mis- taken the future of Christianity in our land depends upon its success. Undoubtedly it is the most important religious movement since the Methodist Revival. A GAIN WE should like to remind our readers of the arrangements which have been made for this year's School of Social Service. Public meetings will be held at Llan- drindod on the 16th, 17th and 18th of August; while a Retreat will be held at Caerleon from August 31st to September 5th, at which the whole position of the School will be fully discussed. The Com- mittee have rightly decided that concen- trated and continuous discussion carried on by a few persons in real earnest will be of value to the School, the tendency of public meetings being to afford passing enjoy- ment, but to lead to nothing. The few public meetings that are to be held will serve to keep the crowds, who have been used to look at the School more or less at a distance, in touch with its message and its work. We hope in a future issue to give some account of the Caerleon meetings. HE annual meetings of the Celtic Congress, to which allusion was made by us in our July number, proved highly successful. So long as Pan-Celticism confines itself to questions of culture, it can do nothing but good. Excursions into the domain of politics, however, (except, of course, purely as a matter of historical study) might easily be fraught with mischievous consequences. Destiny has thrown in our lot with the English speaking peoples, with whom we are so closely associated in the partnership of empire. It is a connection of which we have every reason to be proud and glad. To break it would be an act of egregious folly. What we should work for is a place for Wales among the self-governing units of the great British Commonwealth of Nations. EISTEDDFOD MESSAGE FROM The Right Hon. D. LLOYD GEORGE, M.P., O.M. I would like to send a word of greeting and good wishes to the "Welsh Outlook" for their Eisteddfod number. In the Eisteddfod Wales possesses an institution that stimulates and sustains its artistic and intellectual life. In bringing before the Welsh people the highest standards of music and literature and art, and in en- couraging them to aspire and remain true to the best traditions of our country, the Eisteddfod renders incalculable service to the Welsh nation.