▁was ▁an ▁able ▁singer ▁and ▁took ▁to ▁studying , ▁and ▁later ▁teaching , ▁music . ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 7 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁pre cent or ▁of ▁the ▁Cal vin istic ▁Method ist ▁chap el ▁in ▁Pont mor lais . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁pione er ▁of ▁music ▁in ▁ ▁con greg ational ▁churches ▁in ▁the ▁Mer th yr ▁area ▁and ▁his ▁innov ative ▁ideas ▁saw ▁women ▁being ▁used ▁to ▁sing ▁tre ble ▁parts . ▁This ▁prov oked ▁much ▁opposition , ▁and ▁he ▁res igned ▁his ▁post . ▁However , ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 4 ▁he ▁was ▁persu aded ▁to ▁res ume ▁his ▁position ▁and , ▁except ▁for ▁a ▁period ▁in ▁London ▁( from ▁ 1 8 4 2 ▁to ▁ 1 8 4 8 ), ▁he ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁post ▁until ▁ret irement . ▁ ▁His ▁compos itions ▁include ▁ 2 4 ▁h ymn - t unes , ▁including ▁" B rem hill ", ▁which ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁Can i ad au ▁Se ion ▁( R . ▁M ills , ▁ 1 8 4 0 ), ▁and ▁others ▁included ▁in T ely n ▁Se ion ▁( R os ser ▁Be yn on ) ▁and ▁H ale li w ia ▁( Gr iff ith ▁Har ries ). ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁C ef n - co ed - y - c ym mer . ▁▁ ▁His ▁son ▁William ▁was ▁a ▁noted ▁sculpt or , ▁who ▁used ▁the ▁pseud onym ▁" M yn