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CIRCULAR LETTER TO THE WELSH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHES OF THE UNITED STATES AUGUST, 1917. The undersigned were appointed by the Eastern Association of Welsh Congregationalists to prepare a Welsh-English Congregational Hymnal (Emynydd Cynulleidfaol Cymreig Seisnig), a Hymnal to meet the needs of the Congregational Churches in our district in their transitory state from Welsh to English, and the need of other Churches in their bilingual condition. The action of the Gymanfa is its sessions at Tabernacle, Scranton in September, 1916, was endorsed by the Quarterly Meeting held at Wilkes-Barre, June 9, 1917, and the original Committee was urged to go on with the project. They called representatives of the Churches to meet at Pittston to discuss the question and to receive suggestions, and in this meeting a number of able men were asked to co-operate with them, and we hereby acknowledge our gratitude to Mr. Oliver Rhydderch of Edwardsville and Mr. Gomer Rees of Plymouth for their work and labor of love. This work is the result of our conferences and deliberations. We have endeavored to avoid surplus matter in its preparation. We sought a Hymnal not to adorn our pews, but to serve our Congregations in their devotion and worship,