Cylchgronau Cymru

Brw^stli S>eaner£ /Hbaga3ine. No. 5. Vol. i. MAY, 1893. Peice One Penny. LLANIDLOES. HOLY WEEK AND EASTER. We cannot say that Holy Week was kept as it ought to be, though in some respects there was evidence of progress since last year. The daily ser¬ vices were very poorly attended, and twice there were Bone of the laity present at Matins. The Three Hours' Service, however, was again well attended, many re¬ naming throughout, and many more coming in for 8°me of the addresses which were gi/en by the Vicar. -L>ut where were the men ? The rendering of the " Crucifixion " in the even- lng was excellent, and there certainly ought to have Deen a better congregation. The music is sincerely devotional, and such a service is better than many sermons. Yet the church was not half full, and where Were the church people ? There were many Non¬ conformists, whom, we are always glad to see, but there was only a small minority of our own people whom surely we expect to see. To put it on the lowest ground it is very disheartening to the choir, who do their work heartily, ungrudgingly and well, aild deserve all the support and encouragement we can give them. Easter Day was a lovely day, and the services went Dr%htly and were well attended. The Commun- l°ants numbered 149, being an advance of 35 on last year. This, of course, may be largely accounted for by the weather, but there was one point which was Very satisfactory—the increased proportion of men. Last year the women outnumbered the men by nearly *hree to one, this year there were 52 men out of 149. ^nis is not yet what it should be, but it is better than lt Was. On .Low Sunday 14 more communicated. Eluding to these figures that evening the Vicar said Qese brought the total of Easter communicants to 163, and urged greater regularity of attendance. Where We*e they all the rest of the year ? Let them make UP their minds to come regularly weekly, monthly, quarterly or once a fortnight, as deemed best for each, an<i all come at least on the great feasts of Easter, Christmas, and Whitsunday. The church was, as usual, beautifully decorated. One great improvement was the replacement of the shabby old dossal cloth by a handsome new one presented by Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Kinsey. We cannot feel too grateful for this gift, which has removed an eyesore and is all the more appreciated by the Vicar and Wardens as it was quite spontaneous and unsolicited. Another gift of the same character is the Hymn Notice Board giyen by Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Marshall, on their return from their wedding trip, which we omitted to mention in oui review of 1892. The Bishop has appointed Tuesday, May 9th, at 3 p.m. for the Confirmation Service. The day and hour are not the most convenient, but we 'hope there will be a good attendance. The same day the Bishop will take the chair at a meeting to be held in the National School in support of the Society for the pro¬ pagation of the Oospel in foreign parts, when the Rev. T. Lloyd Williams, Secretary for Wales, will attend and give an address. The meeting will com¬ mence at 8 p m. The signatures to the petition against the Suspen¬ sory Bill numbered over 450. Many Nonconformists signed, and many more we know would have done so had they been asked, The Vicar hopes that all who observed the Easter Feast will also communicate on Whitsunday, May 21st and that many more will be present who for some reason or another were prevented from coming on Easter Day. To give everyone an opportunity of coming, the Holy Communion will be celebrated at 8, 9, 10, and after mid-day service. The celebration at 10 is in Welsh. On Trinity Sunday, May 28th, there will be an English celebration at 10 o'clock. HYMNS FOR MAY ' Matins. 5thSun.aft.Easter 143 307 558 Ascension 202 — — Sun. aft. Ascension 35 165 150 WhitsunDay 157 316 324 Trinity Sunday 163 281 156 Anthem :■—" In humble faith and holy love." Dr. Garrett. Evensong. 302 180 247 — 147 301 300 149 304 153 210 154 — 160 161