The New York herald., 1872-11-30
SCOTLAND'S SAINT.


The Festival OF st. Andrew-Reunfon OF
Scots Throughout the World.
st. Andrews Day recurs once more and the
hearty men OF the heath and highland welcome 1t.
Tonight, wherever a number Of Scotia's sons may
be, they will joyfully assemble to enlven their
memory Of "auld Albin;' and II there
be solitary Scot unable to gather with
his fellow countrymen it may easily be i'm
agined that he Will not allow the lapse
OF the night without having inspired himself with
a deep potatlon Of the charley BREW" first eonse-
Grated with heartfelt invocation of st. Andrew.
For Scotchman to fail to honor st. Andrew and
admire genial "Bobbie Burns" would be q crime;
and to express that failure on such night as this
would be to court the unpleasant bestOwal Of the
collar OF "thistle and rue" which is
the ad0rnment OF loyal "Knight Of st.
Andrew" But every Scot sacrifices the
shrewdness and caution which are customarily
associated with his character, and gives his un.
questioning belief to the legendary assurance that
st. Andrew is his own and his country's patron.
He the idea that his traditions are
unstable of foundation. The glamour Of patriotism
would perform upon them an operation for
ophthalinia. The legend upon which the Scots
base their claims to St. Andrew for their patron is
however, apoeticai tag to the authentic account or
the disciple, and might easily be credited even by
repute throughout the world rlat relics OF him
in such q case, many were procured by searchers
So now there are SO many traditionary records Of
Of the North Brtons to have had Il in les entirety
brought to their country is disputed by many bl-
ographers Of sanctined persons. However 1t is
nsnssf Hsmsa s'e'9S Rule ana Gss monk
dra in the city Of ST. Andrews From tn this fact
may have come the enduring idea that the arm OF
the Saint was the shield OF the PEOPLE by whom it
special protector or patron OF Scotia followed
naturally naturally: Thu Thus having S given, the tradi.
some recital Of the lie OF this holy usher
brother Of Simon Peter, and with him pursued the
When st. John the Baptist began to preach pen
ance In the desert Andrew. went 10 hear him.
with him on his journeyings. ON the day when st.
"Behold the Lamb Of Cos" Andrew and another
them, and Immediately Andrew learned that He
was the Messiah, and accepted His invitation to go
Hence Andrew is styled the Protoclet, or first
called. Andrew soon brought Simon, his brother,
to who ADMITTED az r h ma as disciple and gave
Immediately called to constant attendance
upon their Master, but for some time alternated
lakes and OF fishers in the turbid waters OF sin for
the souls OF men. But when they were hidden to
on the s Ssms
not noted in the Scriptures after the Ascension,
yet he Is believed to have disseminated the
Christian doctrines in Asiatlc and European
Scythia, TnrAce, Macedonia. Epirus and Ac-
hale. II was at Patyae in Achaie that he
is recorded to have found that glorious reward on
earth OF martyrdom for his brave endeavors to
spread the creed Of love and clemency. The man.
ner Of his martyrdom was OF the most painful char.
acter. Yet when he saw that IL was cross upon
which he was to be put to death sparks
OF eloquent speech came from his mouth
In an apostrophe to it:-"Hail, precious cross
that hast been consecrated by the body Of my
Lord and adorned with His limbs as with rich
jewels. leone 70 thee exulring and glad; receive
me with Joy into thy arms" Thus did he welcome
death and give thanks that II was to 6e ltke
Christ's, upon the cross But he was not nailed TO
the dread instrument only tied with thongs and |
left to perish OF the tortures Of hunger and thirst
The saints body was honorably inferred by lady |
named Maximila. In the fourth century It was re.
moved to ByZantium, or Constantinople, ana
placed In the Church OF the Apostles. From here
the disposition OF the remains cannot be told with
the assurance Of truth, so clcuded have the hal
lowed endeayors Of the saints admirers made the
matter.
CITY, as far as known, will be by the st. Andrews
society," which will have Its ll6th festival this
evening ut Delmonic0's.