Talk:St Beuno's Church, Trefdraeth

Welsh language controversy
The same material, more-or-less identically worded, can now be found not only in this article but also at John Egerton, Cribinau and a new article about the man at the centre of the controversy, Thomas Bowles. It strikes me as overkill to have so much of the information here, including details of the speeches made and the so I propose trimming along these lines (with references at the end of the paragraph, not after every sentence):


 * In 1766 John Egerton, Bishop of Bangor, appointed an elderly English priest, Dr Thomas Bowles, to St Beuno's and St Cwyfan's, Llangwyfan. Between them the parishes had about five hundred parishioners, of whom all but five spoke only Welsh, whereas Bowles spoke only English. The churchwardens of Trefdraeth petitioned against his appointment and in 1773, the Court of Arches ruled that his inability to minister in Welsh contravened the Articles of Religion, the Act for the Translation of the Scriptures 1563, and the Act of Uniformity 1662. However, Bowles was allowed to remain in post. He died a few months later and was replaced in both parishes by Richard Griffith, a priest who spoke Welsh.

Thoughts? BencherliteTalk 15:04, 18 June 2013 (UTC)