The New York herald., 1873-11-30
sCOTIA'S SAINT.
st. Andrew and His votarics I'm the Land
o. Cakes-Ceiebration in His Honor

st. Andrew and His votarics I'm the Lnnd
o. Cakes-Ceiebration in His Honor
Here.
II is known, from the repeated assurances OF her
natives, that the saint Of "Ireland's green isle"
''was a gentleman and came OF decent people,"
lt dare not be- implied that st. Andrew was less
refined IN instinct or came Of a poorer stock than
81. Patrick. From comparison OF their work how
ever, the logical certainty may be deduced, either
that st. Andrew was the more energetic, or that
SC. Patrick had as hard task In Ireland as his
''sainted brother in the faith" had In the many
countries where he labored. is q sorry task to
elevate saint at the expense Of the other, and
so let 1t be assumed that the Ceits were stead
fast to their paganism IN the time OF the snakes as
they have ever been to other things at modern
periods. Thus our saints are both saved, though
Ireland is sacrificed to the necessity. II any
earnest Christian irishman Is displeased at the
remedy that has been adopted for the exigcnoy OF
the writer, why be may even scandaze st. Pat
rick. Ireiand's pagan sons or her Christian saint,
1t Is immaterial which, so as St Andrew is saved
from evil remark This is the saints anniversary,
and he must be glorlfed. The Scot over his hag-
gis, the Muscovite over his caviare, and men OF
many other nations over their peculiar feasis
st. Andrew sighted to-day. He is almost
universally claimed as patron and his constltu-
courted. His relics have been scattered in the
enthusiastic contention Tor them. Except that Of
the godly man's right arm, the place OF deposit OF
none OF St Andrews remains Is known. A pious
monk, named Regulus or Rule according to trad-
ton, brought that precious relic to Scotland and
placed 1t IN church which he built where the cath
edral now Is in the city OF ST Andrews. Tradition
has tn placed Scotland under the special protec
tion OF st. Andrew and made his arm her shield
Having given the traditions about that saint II Is
proper to tell what Is certain about him. He was
the brother OF SIMON Peter, and pursued with him
the calling OF fisherman on the Lake OF Genesa-
reth When John the Baptist began TO preach
penance in the desert Andrew went to hear him.
He dnaly became disciple OF st. John and went
with him on his J0urneylngs. On The day when ~.
John, seeing Jesus pass cried out to his disciples,
"Behold tue Lamb OF Cod" Andrew and another
OF the group followed him. Jesus soon spoke TO
them. ana Immediately Andrew learned tnat ne
was the Messiah, and accepted his invitation 70
go with HIM on his mission or mercy and salvation.
hence Andrew rs styled the Protoclat, or FIRST
called. Andrew soon brought Simon, his brother,
TO Jesus, who admitted him as disciple and
were not Immediately called TO constant attend.
ance upon their Master, but lOr some time alter
the lakes and OF fishers III the turDd waters OF sin
for the souls Of men. But when they were bidden
to It they lett their nets and followed their teacher
to His death on the cross. st. Andrews name is
not noted in the scriptures alter the Ascension,
yet he Is believed to have disseminated the Chris
tan doctrine In Aslatlc and European Scythia,
Thrace, Macedonia. Epirus Achaia- 1t was at
Patra, III Achaia that ne Is recorded to have
found tnat glorious reward on earth OF martyr
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OF love and clemency The manner Of his martyr
dom OF the most painful character, yet when
he saw that t was cross upon which he was to
be put 10 death sparks OF eloquent speech came
rom his mouth in apostrophe to it:-"Hail,
precious cross, that hast been consecrated by the
boly OF my Lord and adorned with His limbs as
win rich jewels, come to thee exuting and glad;
receive me with JOY INTO thy armslr Thus did he
welcome death and give thanks that IL was to De
ike Christ's, upon the cross. But he was
not nailed upon the dread instrument.
only tied with thongs, and lett to perish
oil the tortures OF hunger and thirst. The SAINTS
body was honorably inferred by q lady named
Maximilia. In the fourth century 1t was removed
20 Byzantium, or Constantinope, ana placed in the
Church OF the Apostles. From here the disposition
ol the remains cannot be told with the assurance
OF truth, co1ded have the hallowed endeavors OF
the saints admirers made the matter.
The only public commem0ratop OF st. Andrews
Day Will De the 1l7th festival or tho St. Andrews
Society tomorrow evening.