and the work of the Conductor will be rendered very easy, which is not the case in the large tent in Wales. There will be no need of an assistant conductor at the other end, for this Hall has no ends, it is like a ring. Six or seven thousand may sit here and dream of Wales and heaven, as the song, pure and sweet, will rise to the God of music. Come young, come old; come timid, bold; come gay and sad; come good and bad; come one, come all, to this grand Hall, and have a joy forever, the first days of September. There, the Welsh world will be seen, represented by the sons and daughters of Gomer from near and from far, and "Hen wlad fy Nhadau," will be sung in a manner that cannot be equaled anywhere in Wales, our old home. In the Fair he sees many things that will carry his mind back to his native land.

Wales is a land of transformation. There was a time when it sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, but to day it is the land of song, of prayer and of preacher. In its groves no idolatrous worship is held; and within its limits no barbarous customs exist. Its mountainous tops are bathed in the true light, and its vales are lit up with the excellent glory. The "White City on the Lake" is a grand transformation. A few months ago it was a filthy swamp, where bullfrogs held open air concerts, and free at that; now it is the ground made musical by Thomas' Orchestra, Apollo Club, led by Prof. Tourlius, German, Austrian, Cincinnati, and Sousa and Iowa bands; but wait until the Eisteddfod for the best music.

It is also the city of arts, fine and otherwise. The buildings themselves form a series of miracles. That such a swampy place should be changed into a fairy city in such a short time cannot but thrill the heart of a Welsh

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In going through the various buildings he sees exhibits that manifest the riches of a country's soil and a man's brain. The lands that yield gold, silver, tin, coal, oil, &c., would be barren indeed without the minds of the inhabitants. The earth's riches have been sent here from afar, away beyond the seas, and the inventive genius of man in all parts of the world is made manifest here. The Welshman who is somewhat of a tramp, or I ought to have said traveler, finds that he visits various parts of the universe without paying much for steamer or train. We go from America to England, and from England to France and Germany and Holland in a few minutes. It takes only an afternoon to go from Switzerland to South Africa, and from Vienna to Cairo. When in midway plaisance, we mix up with the Barbarians and Scythians, Jews and Greeks. To this place, Bethlehem, Pa., has sent the largest wheel that has ever been made.

There is nothing that pleases the Welshman more than to see some things that really have come from Wales. Mr. Owen Williams will show him slates from Glanyravon, and declares that we have no business to have leaky roofs, and Mr. Griffiths says Amen to all this. In a corner of the woman's building are several things from Wales, such as wool, yarn, cloth, flannel, &c. In this cor, ner there is an interesting person, who hails from Langeler. In costume, tongue and heart, she is a Welsh woman, and her name is Miss Adams. In her quaint dress, she is wonderfully attractive, and all day long many eyes are fastened upon her. Not only has she brought the dear old language in her tongue, but she has brought in her heart that pure and undefiled religion which makes Wales pre-eminent among the countries of the globe. She was a member of the church into.

whose fellowship Rev. J. Gomer Lewis was received many years ago, and she hails with delight the coming of the said popular preacher to Hebron, Chicago, the second Sunday in July.

We hope that the first week in September will make every Welshman, present and absent, proud of his name. We have a reputation as lovers of song and poetry that we dare not be careless of. If needs be, let the Welsh sacrifice in order to be present. We hope that no petty jealousy among the choirs will be the means of keep ing any away. We trust that no foolhardy whim in connection with the leaders will kindle any strange fire. Welshmen, rise above these painfully small things. They are black spots on our fair history. They are bitter berbs on our feasts. "Gymro, cofia actio 'r dyn."

LITERARY NOTES.

66 SONGS FOR THE HOUR." This is a neat and handsome volume, containing a choice selection of poems composed by Mr. D. M. Jones, Wilkes Barre, Pa. Mr. Jones is well known in the Wyoming Valley of Pennsylvania as a poet of real merit and excellence, and his productions are worthy of being perused by a far wider circle of readers. Many of the poems reflect not only a high artistic finish as regards elegance of diction and chaste imagery, but also true insight and poetic inspiration. Such are the poems on "Gwilym Gwent," "The Celtic Alliance," "One of Longfellow's Letters," "Fair Wyoming," "Our Golden Fairs," "The Vision of Columbus," and several others. The volume is neatly printed on good paper and handsomely bound, by J. B. Lippincott Co.. Philadolphia. We would heartily commend the book to the favorable consideration of our Welsh-American friends in general.

GALLERY OF WELSH POETS, (Oriel y Beirdd.)

Mr. D. R. Lewis, (Ffrwydwyllt), Pittsburgh, Pa., and other friends, have issued a "Gallery of Welsh Poets" containing the portraits of 129 living men and women, known as poets in Wales and America. The likenesses are excellent and include some well known bards and others not so prominent. About 60 are residents of the United States, the balance being residents of Wales. The portraits are engraved on a large sheet of paper adapted for framing. We commend it to our readers as an excellent souvenir of Welsh poets of the pres ent day.

THE RED BOOK OF STATE OF NEW YORK.

Our thanks are due to Hon. Hugh Hughes, Turin, N. Y., Member of Assembly for Lewis county, N. Y., for a copy of the Red Book, which is an illustrated Legislative Manual of the State of New York, containing the portraits and biographies of the Governors and Members of the Legisla ture, also election and population statistics and information concerning various other matters.

Mr. Hughes, Republican Member of Assembly for Lewis county, N. Y., was born near Bala, Meirionethshire, Wales, in 1845, but came to this country with his parents in 1851. He was educated in the common schools, became a farmer and subsequently a contractor and builder. In 1864, at the age of 18, he enlisted in Company K, Fifth New York Heavy Artillery, and served until the close of the war. For two years previous to his first election to the Assembly he was Supervisor from the town of Turin, and he has also held minor town offices. A brave soldier, a legislator of experience, a citizen long identified with business welfare of the county, and a man popular with all. He is married,

THE Times understands that Mr. Lewis Morris will, by desire, write an ode on the approaching Royal marriage.

MR. ELLIS EVANS read an interesting paper at the last meeting of the Swansea Cymmrodorion Society on "The Fusion of the Welsh and English," in which he tried to show that spoken Welsh had gradually become honeycombed with English.

MR. R. MORRIS LEWIS has just prepared a translation into the colloquial Welsh of midCarmarthenshire, of Wil Carleton's beautiful and touching two part ballad "Betsy and I are Out." Following in this pathway, which he began by translating Tennyson's "Northern Farmer," Mr. Lewis, who is a Cymrphile of the purest water, hopes to familiarise his unilingual compatriots with the more striking pieces of contemporary English verse.

THE ROV. John Williams, B. A., of Dolgelly, a brother of Mr. R. Williams, F. R. H. S., of Newtown, will edit the new Calvinistic Methodist periodical, "The Monthly Treasury."

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THE late T. Eynon Davies, in the course of a lecture at Llanrwst on "John Jones 93 reting that they had no Shakespeare, claimed ferred to the Welsh poets, and while admitthat "Twm o'r Nant" was a near approach to him; if not a Milton, " Hiraethog" in his "Emanuel" came near to "Paradise Lost"; and though they had no Robert Burns, John Ceiriog Hughes may be considered a rival. THE first edition (ten thousand copies) of Dr. Heber Evans's pamphlet on John Penry" has been exhausted.

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THE Rev. Griffith Ellis, M. A., Bootle, has been selected as the "Davies" lecturer by the Calvinistic Methodists, under the endowment just created through the liberality of Mr. Thomas Davies, who has set apart £2,000 for the purpose.

NOTES FROM WALES.

THE Rev. Robert Henry Roberts, B. A., & graduate of London University. and an ExPresident of the Baptist Union, has been selected to succeed Dr. Angus in the principalship of the Regent's Park Baptist College.

THE Carnarvon Board of Guardians have resolved that the proceedings of the Board shall be conducted ia Welsh, that no vote be taken on any resolution or communication until it is translated into Welsh, and that a copy of this rule be hung up in the Board Room so that the attention of any offender may be instantly drawn to it."

THE Rev. W. Hopkyn Rees, the eminent Chinese missionary, has beea invited by the Welsh Churches of America to undertake a preaching tour amongst them during the present summer.

A STRIKE has occurred at the Llechwedd Quarry, Blaenau Festinicg, at which about 500 men are usually employed all the year round. A workman named Griffith Jones had been requested by the manager to do more than Jones considered to be his ordinary share of work, and Jones having refused to do this, was dismissed. On the occurrence becoming known to his fellow-workmen they at once struck work and left the quarry in a body.

THE total number of Church of England benefices in England and Wales is 14,018, the net value of these being as follows Under £100, 1,370 ; ubder £200, 4,173; under £300 4,386; under £400, 2.204: £500. 901; £600, 440; under £700, 246; above £700, 289.

IT is notified in the London Gazette that a petition praying for a giant of a charter of incorporation constituting a University for Wales has been presented to Her Majesty and referred to a Committee of the Lords of the

Council. and all petitions for or against the grant must be sent in to the Privy Council Office on or before the 3rd of July.

THE Rev. David Roberts, D. D., of Wrexham, has been elected Chairman of the North Wales English Congregational Union, in succession to Mr. C. R. Jones of Llanfyllin.

THE REV. T. C. Edwards, D. D.. writing fram Rome, evpresses a hope that he will be able to resume his duties as Principal of Bala Theological College at the commencement of the September session.

THE report of the jubilee collection of the Welsh Calvinistic Methodists, just issued, shows that £37,331 19s. 5d., is the total amount collected.

PROFESSOR Michael D. Jones, Bala, who has been seriously ill for some months, is reported to be progressing favourably.

An official announcement is made that the marriage of the Duke of York and Princess May will take place on July 6, at the Chapel Royal, St. James's.

THE death is announced of the Rev. R. Roberts, of Madagascar. In 1890 he left Wales to commence missionary work in that island, at the termination of a successful career at the Independont and University Colleges, Bangor.

THE Rev. Richard Parry, known in bardic circles as "Gwalchmai" in February entered the 90th year of his age. He is the oldest Congregational minister in the Principality, and was ordained to the ministry in 1832 at Bryngwran, Anglesey.

BAPTIST.-The last annual meetings of Pontypool College, prior to its removal to Cardiff, took place lately. and are described by the South Wales Daily News as the most successful on record. At the opening service, Mr. Alfred Thomas, M. P., who presided, referred to the removal of the college to Cardiff and said he felt very much as if he were assisting at an eviction scene. Still, he thought he was doing the right thing, and no more honored visitors would come toCardiff than those who had taken an active interest in the old Pontypool College. Upward of four hundred students have been trained at the College. The institution was first established at Abergavenny in the year 1807. It was removed to Pontypool in 1836, and now, after fifty-seven pears of efficient service in that town, is about to make its headquarters in Cardiff. Nearly a million pounds has been collected by the churches of the denomination and other friends towards the support of the college since its foundation.

-The report of the Calvinistic Methodist Missionary Society, just issue), shows that

the past year has been one of general progress in their Mission at Khassia, Jaintia, and Sylhet, India. There are on the Hills" 250 preaching stations, an increase of twenty-two during the year. The number of communicants is 2,264, an increase of 105; candidates for membership 2,069, an increase of 180; children in the Church, 3,066, an increase of 206; the total number of adherents 7 419: 491 more than the previous year. The num ber of Sunday scholars is 8,466, an increase of 496. During the year 236 adults and 355 children were baptised. The total income for the year amounted to 9,308 rupees, or £930 16s. Three native pastors were ordained to the ministry during the year, and thirtyfour Evangelists were received members of the Presbytery. During the year a complete edition of the Bible was published for the first time in the language of Khassia, and arrangements are being made to publish a book containing about 150 hymns, translated from the Welsh by the missionaries labouring on "the Hills," for the use of the congregations.

PERSONAL AND MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.

In our obituary notice of the death of the late Mr. Roberts, Madryn, East Steuben, N. Y., in our last number, we omitted to mention the name of one other sister who survives and deeply mourns the loss of her brother, namely, Mrs. Maritta Roberts, of Remsen village.

A LARGE and successful Eisteddfod was held June 3d at Middle Granville, N. Y., under the auspices of the Lodge of True Ivorites. Hon. H. M. Edwards, Scranton, acted as conductor and adjudicator of the compositions. Prof. J. Powell Jones, Painsville, Ohio, was musical adjudicator. Rev. T. D. Evans and William Nathaniel, Esq., presided over the sessions. Miss Lizzie Perry James. the well known singer, was also present and sang several pieces in excellent style. Among the successful competitors were Rev. E. Walter Jones, Farnamsville, John T. Williams, Hydeville, Wm. M. Thomas, Middle Granville, John W. Jones, Poultney, R. W. Roberts, R. O. Roberts, David O. Morris (Dewi Glan Dulas), and several others.

MR. T. M. WILLIAMS, Superintendent of Mines at Lykens and Williamstown, Pa., was honored June 5th with valuable presents on the occasion of his 58th birthday, as tokens of the esteem in which he is held by the employes and others in the community.

A LARGE number of ministers from Wales are visiting this country this summer. Among them are the following Calvinistic Methodists: Revs. John Williams, Bangor, David

Roberts, Testiniog, E. Lloyd, Tremadoc, and John Roberts, Chester. Baptists: Revs. J. Gomer Lewis, Swansea, J. H. Hughes, Bootle, Liverpool. Congregationalists: Revs. R. Williams, Hwfa Mon, Henry Rees, BrynGwran, Anglesea; J. Rowlands, Talsarn, Carnarvonshire. These will be followed, doubtless, by many others in course of the summer. With the ungodly drift of the Fair Commissioners at Chicago on the Sabbath question, the Briggs heresies, and the free trade and free silver heresies of the Democratic party, we need an additional supply of moral and religious force.

ON resigning his charge of the Welsh Presbyterian church at Emporia, Kansas, after 23 years of faithful service as its pastor and minister, Rev. John Jones and Mrs. Jones were honored by the church and congregation with a special meeting on the occasion in which Mr. and Mrs. Jones were presented with a well-lined purse as a token of the high esteem and affection in which they are held by the people of his charge and the community in general. Mr. Jones is a native of Beddgelert, N. W., and came to America in 1869, settling in Emporia, where he has since labored successfully. L. W, Lewis, Esq., was chairman of the meeting. Addresses were given by Revs. H. J. Whitby, Henry Rees, Mr. Wm. L. Roberts, John Williams, D. Carno Jon-s, R. D. Thomas, T. H. Lewis, the Chairman, and several others.

ON June 13th a large and enthusiastic meeting was held by the C. M. Church at Plymouth, Pa., to welcome Rev. and Mrs. RE. Williams among them to take charge of the church. Every success.

THE WORLD'S FAIR EISTEDDFOD.

We understand that quite a number of compositions have been received for competition at the World's Fair Eisteddfod at Chicago, and the committee have assurances that several choirs will compete for the principal prizes All arrangements necessary are being rapidly perfected to make the Eisteddfod the most attractive and successful ever held in America. The Eisteddfold will be held the first week in September, when it is expected the Welsh people in general will arrange to visit the World's Fair.

AN installation meeting was held by the Welsh church at Philadelphia June 4th, on the occasion of Rev. John Evans, late of Cattaraugus county, N. Y., taking charge of the church. Revs. W. E. Jones, Richard T. Jones and Mr Evans preached to large audiences. On Thursaday night following, a reception meeting was held, presided over by William Lloyd, Esq, Kensington. Mr. Evans received a cordial reception by the church

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and congregation and was presented with a copy of Matthew Henry's Commentary by John O. Hughes, Esq. We wish him every success in his important field of labor.

MR. JOHN B. WILLIAMS, druggist, Utica, N. Y., manufacturer of the celebrated "Kiddey Cure," which is advertised in the CAMBRIAN, has lately been enjoying a visit from his brother, Mr. Hugh Williams, Ty Croes, Anglesea, N W., who is a gentleman highly respected in Wales. Mr. Williams also visited his brother, Mr. T. B. Williams, Utica, and another brother, Mr. O. B. Williams, who occupies a responsible position in New York City.

MR. HERBERT Y. REES of the Wilkes Barre Record, paid a visit to Wales in the early part of summer and enjoyed himself immensely among old scenes at Merthyr, Cardiff and many other places. He met many of the prominent men in social and political circles in Wales, and among them Mr. Abraham, M. P., (Mabon), who is on his way to the Grand Eisteddefod at Chicago in September, and will visit Mr. Rees and other friends at Wilkes Barre.

THE Christian Endeavor Society of the C. M. Church at Oak Hill, Ohio, have established a library in connection with the church. As yet they have only a few books but they have the nucleus for a good library, and it is to be hoped that it will grow rapidly and become a great instrument for good. Rev. J. Mostyn Jones and his assistants deserve great praise for this new movement.

THE ladies of the Welsh Presbyterian church, of Fair Haven, had a very successful strawberry festival June 17th. The receipts were $157, which were devoted to repairing and furnishing the church.

REV GRIFFITH GRIFFITHS, Holland Patent, N. Y., is located now near Cambria, Wis., as pastor of the churches of Salem and Jerusalem. Many friends in the east regret his departure but wish him and his family every success and prosperity in his new field of labor.

YOUNG People's Christian Endeavor Societies have lately been organized in the Baptist and C. M. churches of Remsen, also at the C. M. churches of Enlli, Nant, (Steuben) and Penygraig, and one at Bethel Congregational church in East Steuben. They are well attended and doing much good in each locality. A union service of all the societies was held lately at the C. M. (Stone) church, when excellent addresses on Christian life and work were delivered by Rev. I. N. Terry of the Westminster church, Utica, and Mr. W. Charles, to a large congregation. The singing was excellent, and it is hoped