Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-11-30
ST. ANDREWS DAY.
Ihe national Scottish AOliday-ifs
origin and fne Celebration Te-
MORROW Might.

To-day Is the anniversary Of ST. Andrew,
"the patron saint OF scotland which is nj
ways celebrated throughout the habitaeie
/ globe wherever true Scotchmen are 70 be
found IL is to the .iSons OF auld Scotia" their
/ great national holiday, their grand red-letter
daN Of the entire year. -. Andrew IS held in
Z OF the mountain and fODd," even among the
stricteSi OF the Preshyterians and his virtues
and good works, with his Immortal motto,
Relieve the distressed are handt d down 10
their sons ana grandsOns a. well worthy OF
tue highest emulation. The grand Old
and was born al Bethsaida. He was
the son OF Jonas, ana the brother
OF Pefer and as he was disciple OF John the
Baptist, and the first called OF the disciples OF
our Savior, ne was frequently named the
Rock before the Rock" He preached IN Scy
thia, Achaia, SOgdiana, Colchis, Argos, and
Eplrus, and, Ike his master. went about con-
tfnually doing good. 1t is reported that
while engaged in his miustrations he
was crucifed on cross in the form Of an y,
which, down till the present day, is known a
-t Andr-w's cross. over fifteen centuries
ago when the venerable monk and good
Bishop Rule deposited The remains OF
the saint on tue scottish soil, he
never dreamed. for a single moment, that
many years after grand cathedral and mon
astery would be erected as a monument TO
-,(-i- az sc where lav the homes Of MIN who
was IN future ages 70 be the tutelar saint O,
bonnie ~cotland, or that in later times great
university would be established on the bleak
shores OF Fifeshire, at which that bold, Un-
bending man Of God, John Knox, the great
Scottish reformer, would receive his instruc-
lion for the ministry. The university OF It.
Andrew j. one Of the principal seats OF learn
ing 10 scotland, and many Of the great
est and grandest dlyines OF the scot
tish Presbyterian church can claim IL as their
alma MtrteT. II was at this ancient college
that the great Chalmers studied for the
church, aud receiving his license to preach
the gospel in a short period, becarnC one OF
the most eloquent OF preachers. He was the
son Of poor parents, and 10 IS related that
each week he sent a letter to his mother,
4FFaHae
shrewd remark that she would preserve them
well, TO be read by Tam himself when he
cam hame al vacation time. Residing the
grabbed handwriting OF the Iu-
ture great preacher was not one
OF the good lady's accomplishments.
Many Young SCOtchmen, who have had the
ambition, as the Scotch quantity put il, to
"wag their pOws in pu pit, have had reason
10 bless the day when the venerable father Of
theiCatholic church deposited the sacred re-
mains Of "HOlie Sanct Andrew in the kin
dred Soil of Scotland. At the ancient univer-
sity the bursarles and endOWmentS are on so
liberal a scale that the poor students, unable
to pay The heavy fees Of the Edin burgh and
Glasgow colleges, receive at st. Andrews an
education thar fits them for any OF the learned
professions at a comparatively moderate rate
seotcbmen on returning, after years Of alb
sence, 10 their native land, never fail to make
a pilgrimage TO the sacred spot, ano carry OF
some relic Ofthe 'auld quiet town ana its
famous university, TO their far of adopted
homes, perchance IL the sunny south, on
the rolling prairies OF this country, the wild,
OF India, or the backwOOds OF Canada
It is IN these distant regions, or
on our own continent, that the anniversary
is observed by the Scotch with much
greater ecIat than even in 'Auld Scotia" itself,
q on such an occasion their minds revert
Jack TO the hills, the dales and gowau-clad
vallieS OF the romantic land where first they
saw the Light OF day ScOtchmen are justly
proud Of their native land, and also OF the
warriors, the poets and the statesmen to
which their country has given birth. Burns,
BY his patriotic address Of Bruce on the Held
of B3nnOckburn:
'sScots wha hae wi Wallace bled,
scotS wham Bruce hath often led,
Welcome TO yOar CORY ped
Or 10 victory
has made hero Of many a Scot, and caused
MIN 70 perform deeds Of valor on many
hard fought field, snd add to the glory OF his
country. These are the things that appeal to
the hearts OF the scotch on the last day OF
November and cause them al their anniyer-
sary festivals 10 pour forth the most patrto ic
OF sentiments as they sing with voice and glee
the songs OF Burns, Iannahill, Ferguson and
other favOrite b8rds, and "quaf a cup
TO scotland yet WI a the hOnors
three" Even with all their great devotion
however to their native soil and "clanish-
ness, ScOtchmen ever prove good citizens in
any country which they may select as the
land OF their adoption, and they may there
fore be allowed TO be a little eXuberant on the
recurrence Of the anniversary OF their pa
tTon saint. As il however falls on sunday
this year, all the festivals throughout the
continent win be held tomorrow
Of Memphis holds a conspicuous
position among the kindred associations
of the country, the occasion will be celebrated
lovers Of Scottish songs, Scottish poetry and
real old Isl y at the Peabody Hotel tO-mor-
row evening. The mos extensive arrange
ments have been made Tor gloriOuSre-uuiOn,
10 which all good citizens are co daily in
yited to meet their Scottish fellow citizens on
the night Of their grand national anniversary.