| Show I TUKV K4KU8K LObTAMi 1C I While Belfast has been having her riots No th ales has had hers though not so much perhaps hay be < > said about it The Belfast riots Kf caused b the bitterness existing between Catholics Cath-olics and Orang men the riots In North Wales are caused by the people relusing to pay their tithes to support a churc of England ministers It is estimated that ninetenths of the people in North Wales are nonconformist that is they refuse to conform to the doctrine and liturgy of the Church of England je one thousand Church of England minis tees receive their livings there and hae been supported by the tithes of the people of that section though they list no faith in the religion the minivei taught Tho Welshmen howe erlmv evidently become tired of this eortTb thing and object to tithepaying any longer A few days ago a Rev Evan Evans refused to drop his salary 25 per cent and in consequence of this action the farmers refused to pay any of their usual tithes and told the clergyman to get his salary the best way be could The minister put his case into the hands of three bailiffs who undertook to collect the tithes for the salary but the farmers collected and drove the bailiffs off compelling the minister to leave with them The next move on the part of the preacher was to put the matter into the hands 01 an auctioneer who was ordered to aispose of such property belonging to the respective res-pective farmers as should be necessar to pay each mans tithes but by this time the farmers were joined by han dreds of colliers from the neighboring mines and the auctioneer was knocked down and taKen away There the matter rests at present But we thin the days of compulsory tithepaying especially to support an institution in which the people have no faith ue numbered inNorth Wales and indeed should be everywhere I I |
