sentences:  He remained minister of the Independent chapel at Porthmadog until his death, aged 60.Emrys edited the periodical "Y Dysgedydd" from 1853 to 1873, and narrowly missed winning the bardic chair at the Aberffraw Eisteddfod of 1849, with his "Awdl ar y greadigaeth".He is not regarded as an outstanding poet, many of whose sermons were published.