JONES
,
ROBERT
(
1806
-
1896
),
Baptist minister and author
;
b. at
Dolwenith
,
Llanllyfni, Caerns.
,
14 Nov. 1806
, eldest son of
John
Evans
,
quarryman
, and
Mary
his wife. In
1810
the family moved to
Cae'r-waun
in the same district. He learned to read in the
Calvinistic Methodist Sunday school
and, when he was 12 years of age, went for a year to the
National School
. Some time about
1831
he was converted to the principle of adult baptism by
Alsi
Hughes
of
Taleithin Isaf
and joined the
Baptists
. Shortly
afterwards he began to
preach
and, in
1836
, was ordained
minister
of
Llanllyfni
. He m.,
23 Feb. 1838
,
Margaret
Hughes
of
Ochr-y-foel
,
Mynydd Llanllyfni
, at whose home he lived for the rest of his life. He was
minister
of
Llanllyfni
,
Pontlyfni
, and
Llanaelhaearn
(
1836-43
);
Llanllyfni
,
Y Garn
, and
Capel y Beirdd
(
1843-55
);
Llanllyfni
and
Tal-y-sarn
(
1855-70
);
Llanllyfni
1870-85
); and
Llanllyfni
and
Peny-groes
(
1885-8
). In
1880
he was
chairman
of the
Union of Welsh Baptists
. He published twelve books:
Holwyddoreg yr Ymneilltuwyr Protestanaidd
,
1832
, a translation of an
English
catechism by
S.
Palmer
;
Golygiad Byr or Fedydd Cristnogol
,
1839
, a translation of an
English
book by
John
Craps
;
Cofiant Evan Evans, gweinidog y Bedyddwyr yn y Garn
,
1842
;
Bedydd y Testament Newyddyn yn cael ei Amddiffyn
,
1846
, an answer to
William
Roberts
of
Clynnog
's book on infant baptism;
Casgliad o Hymnau ar Destynau Efengylaidd
,
1851
, containing 918 hymns, many of them by
Robert
Jones
himself;
Ystyriaethau ar Fedydd
,
1853
;
Traethawd ar Babyddiaeth
,
1855
— this was the book to which he devoted most time;
Gemau Duwinyddol
,
1865
, a collection of notes from the works of the
Puritan
divines, but including many of his own;
Llais y Durtur
,
1876
, 200 hymns for the
Sunday school
;
Cydymaith Dyddanus
,
1878
, containing 597 short stories of deliverances and of persecutions;
Gemau Duwinyddol
, 2nd ed. with additional matter,
1882
; and
Pregethau Robert Jones
,
1883
. He was remarkable in his appearance, his way of thinking, and his method of expressing himself. He was an ardent
Liberal
(see
Y Faner
,
2 Dec. 1868
), and was constantly
lecturing on political, religious, and social subjects
. He d.
3 March 1896
.
Bibliography:
-
Cofiant a Llythyrau y parch Robert Jones
Llanllyfni
, Llangollen, 1903
,
1903
;
-
W. R. Ambrose
,
Hynafiaethau, cofiannau, a hanes presennol
Nant Nantlle y traethawd buddugol yn Eisteddfod Gadeiriol
Pen-y-groes, Llun y Pasg, 1871
, 1872
,
1872
,
80-1
;
-
Y Geninen
,
1895
(104),
1897
(37).
Author:
Griffith Thomas Roberts, M.A., Llanrug
