2026 Day 58

2026 Dedh Etek ha Dogens

De Gwener, seythves warn ügens mis Whevrel

Friday, 27th February 

Progother a bris o Billy Bray. Nag o ev pronter clehys a'n Eglos Pow an Sowson. Tho ev esel Cristòdnyon a'n Beybel. Termyn ev a veu maw, derevys emann veu va gans y sira wydn,  Methodist. Bes termyn ev a veu den yonk ev a wrüg eva re ha codha en myschew, gen ombla. Ev a veu genys en seytek cans pajar ügens ha peswardhek en teylû balweyth. Den bal, ev o den a'n bobel. Ev a cessyas heb eva hag ombla ha treylya Cristyon a'n Beybel en etek cans trei warn ügens. Y brogathow en chapel o pigüs. Leun a nerth o y ordenals meurgerys, gen cana, donsya ha garma. Ev a wrüg derevel y japelyow y honan ha gweres dhe düs amendya aga bownans.  Ev a verwas en etek cans eth ha trei ügens, hag encledhys ew ev reb eglos Baldhu. Seyth bledhen woja hedna tho y vedh overdevys ha heb bos merkys. Den a'n pluw, henwys Nathaniel Davey, a dhallathas galow dhe rei dhodho men co vas.

Billy Bray was a famous preacher. He was not an ordained Anglican priest. He was a member of the Bible Christians. When he was a boy, he was raised by his grandfather, a Methodist. But when he was a young man he had drunk too much and got into trouble, by fighting. He was born in 1794 in a mining family. A miner, he was a man of the people. He stopped drinking and fighting and became a Bible Christian in 1823. His preaching in chapel was exciting. His popular services were full of energy, with singing, dancing and shouting. He built his own chapels and helped people to improve their life. He died in 1868 and was buried by Baldhu church. Seven years after that his grave was overgrown and unmarked. A local man called Nathaniel Davey started an appeal to give him a suitable memorial.