31. 

The deacons up to 1922 have been David Clay-

ton, Thomas Roberts, Thomas Morgan, John E. Davies

(Crydd), Owen M. Jones (McStephen), William J. Jones

(y Gof), Joel Morgan, John Pritchard, Thomas J. Dav-

ies, Llewelyn Williams, Daniel J. Davies and

Henry C. Jones (y Gof). 

AGAINST THE TIDE
Psalm 1: 1-2
Sermon by Rev. D. Kendrick Roberts, D.D.
Eau Claire, Wis.

This is a very pleasant occasion on which we 

are met today, -- the commemoration of the establish-

ment of this community. It was 100 years ago these

days that those early pioneers arrived here. They

came by wagons from Waukesha (Prairieville). They had 

landed in Racine, which was a lake port of much prom-

inence in those days. Originally they had come from

Wales. They were hardy, courageous, God-fearing

folks. They spoke the Welsh language almost exclus-

sively. As a boy it was the first and only language

I could speak. At six years of age I did know one 

word of English; so Welshy was the community that

the children played speaking only the Welsh.