It began publication in 1873. It contained mainly anti-nonconformist religious articles, and a small number of other articles of general subject matter. The Reverend David Walter Thomas (Gwallter Geraint o Geredigion) (1829โ1905), the Dean of Bangor, Henry Edwards (1837โ1884), and Canon Daniel Evans (1832โ1888) were the magazine's editors.[1][2]