EVANS
,
JOHN HUGH
(
Cynfaen
;
1833
-
1886
),
Wesleyan Minister
;
b.
12 July 1833
at
Ysgeifiog, Flints.
, son of
John
Evans
(
Ioan Tachwedd
, q.v.)
. He was educated at the local National school and later (because of a disagreement about learning the catechism) at the
British school
,
Lixwm
. He became the
schoolmaster
at
Ruthin workhouse
in
1853
and was admitted to the ministry in
1860
. He was appointed to the
Bangor circuit
in order to assist
Samuel
Davies
(
1818
-
1891
) (q.v.)
in the bookroom. Thereafter he worked in
Birkenhead
(
Liverpool circuit
) (
1863
),
London
(
1866
),
Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant
(
1869
),
Rhyl
(
1872
),
Liverpool
(
1875
),
Caernarvon
(
1878
),
Dolgelley
(
1881
),
Manchester
(
1882
), and
Llanrwst
(
1885
). He m.
Maria
, daughter of
Issachar
Roberts
of
Liverpool
, formerly of
Mold
(
1864
). He published essays in
Y Geninen
on taste and criticism,
1883
; the democracy of the eisteddfod,
1884
;
Eben Fardd as a descriptive poet
,
1885-6
. He had two essays in
Y Drysorfa
,
1878-82
, while his articles in
Yr Eurgrawn
would fill a substantial volume. He published a volume of sermons by
Samuel
Davies
I
(
1788
-
1854
) (q.v.)
,
1864
;
Pryddest Goffa i Thomas Aubrey
,
1869
; and a volume of works by
Rowland
Hughes
(
1811
-
1861
) (q.v.)
with a biographical lecture. His
Cofiant
includes twenty-one sermons preached by him as well as his lecture on
Job
. He originated the idea of his denomination's ‘
Provincial Lecture
.’ His own lecture in that series was entitled ‘
Cristionogaeth a Deddf Derbyniad Crefydd
.’ He
delivered a great many lectures
on other subjects. He was
one of the chief promoters of the temperance movement and the school boards
. He d.
24 June 1886
. His brother (and
biographer
),
William Hugh
Evans
, is separately noticed.
Bibliography:
-
W. H. Evans
,
Cyfrol Goffadwriaethol Cynfaen. Darlith ar
Job, a dwy ar hugain o bregethau … dan olygiad ei frawd, W.
H. Evans. Gyda braslun o fywyd yr awdwr. Ynghydag
atddodiad: Pryddest goffadwriaethol gan Cadvan (J. Cadvan
Davies)
, Holywell, 1888
,
1888
;
-
H. Ll. Williams
,
Safon Beirniadu Barddoniaeth yng Nghymru yn
y Bedwaredd Ganrif ar Bymtheg
, 1941
,
1941
, 136-46;
-
Bathafarn cylchgrawn hanes yr Eglwys
Fethodistaidd yng Nghymru
, i, iii.
Author:
Rev. Edward Tegla Davies, D.Litt., (1880-1967), Bangor
