British Quarterly Review, American Edition, Vol. LIII: January and April, 1871Various
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British Quarterly Review, American Edition, Vol. LIII: January and April, 1871
Various
English periodicals
'No. 2. Hasguard.--School held in the church, where the
master and four little children were ensconced in the
chancel, amidst lumber, round a three-legged grate full of
burning sticks, without funnel or chimney for the smoke to
escape; how they bore it I cannot tell. There had been no
churchwarden in the parish for the last ten years, nor, it
is believed, for a much longer period.
'No. 3. Llanafan Fechan.--Mr. Rees, farmer, who lives close
to the church, informed me that divine service was very
seldom performed here, unless there are banns to publish, a
wedding, or a funeral.
'No. 4. Llandulais.--This church is a barn-like building
with large holes in the roof, evincing every symptom of
neglect and discomfort.
'No. 5. Llanfihangel Abergwessin.--No service performed in
this church five out of six Sundays for want of a
congregation.
'No. 6. Llanfihangel Bryn Pabuan.--Divine service not often
performed here, except a wedding or funeral takes place.
The vicar rides by on a Sunday afternoon, but seldom has
occasion to alight and do duty, from the want of a
congregation.
'No. 7. Llanfair tref Helygon,--The parish church was in
ruins many years ago; the oldest inhabitant does not
remember it standing.
'No. 8. Llandegley.--The clergyman is forbidden to have his
horses in the churchyard, but he puts in two calves. The
school is held in the church, into which the belfry opens,
which is open to the churchyard. Calves are still turned
into the churchyard, and, I was told, still sleep in the
belfry.
'No. 9. Llangybi, four miles from Llanbedr College, has
neither doors nor windows. The sacrament has not been
administered for _ten_ years. Service seldom performed at
all. Cows and horses walk into the church and out at
pleasure.
'No. 10. Llanfihangel Ar Arth, also near Llanbedr.--Here
there was once a chapel of ease; the stones of its ruins
have now disappeared, though a yew-tree marks the spot; and
the baptismal font was lately seen used as a pig-trough.
Yet the dissenters have five chapels, and congregations
amounting to 1,200.
'No. 11. Llandeilo Abercywyn.--The incumbent is
occasionally obliged to ring the church bell himself; but
sometimes the congregation amounts to two or three persons.
'No. 12.--In another parish the vicar has been in the
Insolvent Court; and was also suspended for three years for
immorality, but allowed to return. He has only a
congregation of about fifty, whilst the dissenters have
four chapels, with congregations of about 1,300.
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