Cylchgronau Cymru

flriopstli Deanerp magazine. Vol. II. (New Series). OCTOBER, 1906. No. 166. LLANIDLOES. (We can only most briefly refer to the leading incidents of the month that is past owing to the pressure of copy from other parishes.) It is our saddest duty to record the tragic death, on Sept. 29th, of the Yen. Archdeacon Williams, who was from 1878 to 1885 Vicar of this Parish. Nowhere, we may safely say, not even in Llanystumdwy itself, was the news received with so terrible a shock of sorrow and surprise ; nowhere had he done such strenuous work, and nowhere was he more deeply respected. A fuller appreciation of his Vicariate here must be deferred till next month. The Harvest Festival Services on Sept. 18 and 19 were exceptionally good—sermons, congregations, singing, and decorations. Mr. Smith, of Llanbrynmair, gave great satisfac¬ tion at the Welsh service, and no less at the morning service in English, while the eloqu¬ ence of the Vicar of Brecon was thoroughly appreciated. Miss Lena Davies played admirably throughout the day, and the anthems, "Thou visitest the earth" (Green) and " I will sing " (Sullivan) were beautifully sung, Mr. R. M. Davies and Mr. T. Phillips doing full justice to the solos. The decora¬ tors were as follows :—East end, Miss Kerr and Miss Walters (Penrallt) ; Altar Rails, Miss C. Kerr; Choir Stalls, etc., Mrs. Jno. Davies ; Pulpit. Miss Webb ; Lectern, Miss Davies (Llwyn); South windows, Misses Jones, The Close; North windows, Mrs. H. Roberts, Miss Phillips, and Miss A. Davies; Font, Mrs. Vaughan Owen and Miss Gwen Kerr. A list of the offerings will be given next month. The wedding of Mr. George Herbert Bull and Miss Ida De Moor Webb, which took place on September 11th, was pronounced to he an unusually pretty one, and the service, which was a fully choral one, went without a hitch. The latter part was taken by Mr. Redfern, Vicar of Holy Trinity, Oswestry, who gave an admirable address to the congre¬ gation and the young couple, on whom we trust every blessing may rest. LLANGURIG. The Sunday School treat, given annually by Mrs. Lloyd-Verney, took place a*t Cloch- faen the last day of August, and though the fine weather kept a good number of the adult members busy at the corn, 39 scholars sat down to a table laden with all manner of good things. Prizes were awarded for Sun¬ day School attendance and work ; while each member was the recipient of a gift. The sports and games arranged by Mr. and Mrs. Fanshawe were a source of much enjoy¬ ment. The meeting held in aid of the Waifs and Strays Society, being one of a series organized in the Deanery by the energetic secretary, Mrs. Fanshawe, secured a full house. Both the slides and the address of Rev. Phillip Rees were greatly appreciated, and resulted in a collection of £2 5s. 8^d. towards the work of the Society in North Wales. The Harvest Festival fell this year on Wednesday, September 19th, and all the services were well attended. Flowers and fruit were received from Mrs. Lloyd-Verney, Mrs. Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. Chandler, and Miss Griffith, Tanllwyn, with which the Church was decorated by Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. Hughes, Tanllwyn, and Miss Evans, Maes- curig. The offertories, amounting to J£4 4s. 5d., were given to the Spciety for Promoting Christian Knowledge. The preacher for the occasion was the Rev. John Lloyd, Rector of Dolgelly.