Feb. 11th, 1852. At Sportsman,[1] Messrs. Wm. Owen, and Robert Jones, Madoc, here for the night. Authorized them to propose me for the school.
Feb. 16th. Letter from Robert Jones, stating my unanimous appointment by the committee to the Portmadoc School. Chairman, D. Williams, Esq., Broneryri, who with S. Holland, Esq., also in my favour, are the trustees of the school.
Feb. 25th. At Broneryri with the Committee; agreed to accept the school. £80 guaranteed, with an understanding that I should attend the Borough Road School for one month previously.
March 1st and 2nd. (Bangor) with Mr. Phillips, on his advise gave up.
March 9th.
Poor Robert Jones here all the way from Portmadoc respecting my demur.
March 10th. Letters forwarded to D. Williams and Robert Jones, Esqrs., to entreat their consent to withdraw my Portmadoc engagement.
This renders my prospect very dark still, as I apprehend their angry disgust at this course, and further fear their displeasure.
May my good God who knows my heart and motives, touch their minds with sympathy and kind disposition to judge me favourably.
March 15th. Received a release from my Portmadoc engagement, couched in a very kind and courteous letter from David Williams, Esq., Broneryri.
March 22nd. Opened school (at Clynnog) on a new plan. 1852. General survey.
Engaged to accept the Portmadoc schoolmastership, and to go to London to qualify; was remonstrated with by the Clynnog people; opposition to my leaving; went to Bangor to consult Mr. Phillips, and advised to remain at Clynnog; got my Portmadoc engagement rescinded. £30 salary granted me by the Arvon Presbytery for five years.
Anfonodd Emrys hefyd lythyr o wahoddiad taer, ar iddo "fwrw ei goelbren ym mysg y Madogion.[2] Nid oes raid i'r dyfyniadau uchod wrth nôd nac esboniad. Gwyddom ni heddyw, mai mwy fu ennill Cymru na cholled Porthmadog trwy i'r cytundeb uchod gael ei dynnu'n ol. Gwelir mai dyma'r pryd y cysylltwyd Ysgol Clynog â Methodistiaeth. Y "plan newydd" ydoedd agor ysgol i ddarparu myfyrwyr ar gyfer y weinidogaeth. Y gwr a benodwyd i'r swydd ym
