Belief in Miracles..... 345 253, 283, 375 . 29, 60, 93, 124 156, 185, 220, 254, 282, 317, 347, 376 The Story of the Clay Tablets... 345 Notes from Wales, 61, 94, 125, 155, 376 Sing the Happy Land Song. 346 Why not an Infidel.. Human Evolution... The Innumerable Stars. The Plain of O-No.. Heredity in Grace.. .... 346 372 Miscellaneous Notes... .93, 126, 284 221 ...20, 63, 94, 159, 189 223, 255, 318, 350 .31, 63, 95, 159, 190 286, 318, 350 TERMS OF THE CAMBRIAN. The CAMBRIAN is published monthly at the following rates: Single subscription for one year,. To Ministers,. PREMIUMS. $1.25 1.00 As special inducements to subscribe for THE CAMBRIAN, we offer for the month of January, 1889, the following valuable Premium : 1. To New Subscribers paying $1.25 in advance for 1889; 2. To old subscribers sending by mail $1.25 in advance for 1889; 3. To old subscribers sending by mail the amount of arrears due up to the end of 1888, and continuing their subscription for 1889, WE WILL SEND BY MAIL, FREE OF COST, THE Popular Picture, "Christ Before Pilate,'' It is 18 by 22 inches in size, mounted on 22 by 28 inch sheet. THE CAMBRIAN FOR 1889. We shall be greatly obliged to our subscribers for their continued favors to THE CAMBRIAN, and for their aid in extending its circulation for 1889. And except in cases where it is ordered to be discontinued, THE CAMBRIAN for 1889 forwarded to ali subscribers of the past year, and their names entered on the list for 1889. DISCONTINUANCES.-When you wish THE CAMBRIAN stopped, notify us by postal card. Be sure and do this and thus save yourselves and us annoyance. Of course you will also be sure to pay all arrearages at the same time. The Courts have decided that all subscribers to newspapers are held responsible until all arrearages are paid and their papers are ordered to be discontinued. All correspondence, orders and remittances for THE CAMBRIAN seould be sent to REV. E. C. EVANS, REMSEN, ONEIDA Co., N. Y. No. 257 WEST FEDERAL STREET, YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO. To our Friends and the Public in General: We wish to call your attention to the fact that for the coming holiday trade we have a large and varied assortment of Diamonds, Watches, and Fine Jewelry, Clocks and Silverware, and is considered such by all who have visited our store. Have been in the business for over 34 years. We will guarantee our goods to be just as represented, and will sell them according to our expenses. Yr ydym wedi bod yn gwerthu nwyddau i'r Cymry er's 34 mlynedd, a phob amser yn eu boddloni. Nid ydym byth yn camddarlunio pethau. Gelwch gyda ni cyn prynu mewn JOS. WINEBURGH & SON, lleoedd eraill. 32 Genesee Street, UTICA, N. Y. THE CAMBRIAN. Now, go write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever. The subject of our sketch was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in the house where he still resides, on Jan. 12th, 1859. He is of Welsh parentage, his father and mother (John P. and Martha Davies) being two of the oldest settlers in that locality. His progress in school was very rapid, and when about fourteen years old, being considerably advanced and of unusual judgment, his parents allowed him to accept a position as office boy with the Singer Manufacturing Company. Here he was so rapidly advanced, that in four years (being then 18 years of age) he was given the position of general book-keeper, having received continuous promotions over men of mature years and long experience. On July 4th, 1877, while making a visit with a party of friends to the tomb of ex-President Harrison, near North Bend, Ohio, he, with a few gentlemen of the party, walked forward at one of the stations to the locomotive, and also took a view of the postal car. One of the gentlemen calling particular attention to the postal service, he being somewhat acquainted with it, young Davis then |