The morning times., 1896-06-22
ST. PATRICK MAS / SCOT
Rev Dr.. McKim Ascrib.s the Irish
Saint to the Highlands.
Instructive sermon on the works Of
st. AIban, ST. Columbia and the
Patron Of Erin.

st. Patrick was Scotchman, according
to the historical research OF the Rev.
Randolph MeKim, rector OF the Church
of the Epiphany, who preached there
last night a very Instructive sermon ON the
lives and services OF st. Alban, st. Coiun,ba
and st. Patrick. DR.. McKim, on the other
hand. ascribed the birthplace OF st.
Columbia the Sc0tch saint, to Ireland, 30
that the exchange was at least fair.
Thesernion was based on the wordsufthe
inspired writer referring to the xlints
who had done good works TO- God and His
caurcl. So little was accurately known
OF any of the three subjects OF his address
that, said DIR. AcKim, tile picture was like
one from which the colors had faded.
There was enough information, however,
On which TO present the subject with
degree OF interest.
st. Alban was of the middle of the third
century and was born probably in what
is now Hertfordshire. England. He WIS a
solder and was converted TO Christianity
by ADtfppus O monk, of Wales. He suf-
fered martyrdom during the persecution
uf the Christians by Dtocletian, and was
therefore the proto-maTtyr Of the English
Church.
Tbe information Us to St. Patrick, Dr.
NcKim said, was largely legendary, bat the
most reliable accounts give his birthplace at
DurnbartoB, In Scotland, near the wall OF
Seyerus about the year 1876 or the Christian
era His name was Patric1us- He was
sold by the Picts into slavery and carried
into Ireland, whittier he returned In after
years with the mission of preaching tie
Gospel to the Irish.
Dr. McKim held that the consecration
of ST. Patrick as bishop vas DOT by
authority OF the ChuTca at Rome, there
being q confusion Of his name Patrfeius,
which was very common, with that OF sesIse
other Patricius who was missionary from
Rome. Our estimate OF the character
and services of SC. Patrick Is to be mad
rather from his authentic writings, fhe
Epistles," and his Confessions" than
from the Icgcnds-
He died, according to some, in 469, an
to others in 493. Dr. McKim said that
there was 10 trace in these winnings OF
st. Patricx's knowledge OF several tenets
which are now held by the Church OF Roine-
His supreme authority was the Scriptures
There was, concluded the speaker. no
warrant for tine statement that st. Patrick
was commissioned to go to Ireland by
Pope Ceiestine.
st. Columbia, the dove, was born in A.
ID. sci. lii Ireland. In BOO he LETT Ireland
and established himself on the Ishnd OF
Iona, where he founded the great Bonas-
terry In which the faftn was keeps pure when
DARKNESS was over most or the world.
luded to them as cenIers in which learning
had fIourished, and especially at lena,
where il was In hig1 repute down 70 the
eighth century.
Here were buried sixty kings, and here
was the famous stone OF destiny on which
the English kings were crowned In Iona
respect was paid to secular as well as
reng Gus education, the rules of order be-
irg prayer. work and reading He noted,
however, the curious fact that, although
it was an Episcopal order, the abbot ap-
parentiy ranked the bishops.
DR.. MeKim claimed the christianizatiaa
Of six OF the divisions Of the Saxon Hepe-
archy fer st. COLUMBIA. the seventh having
been converted by Roman missionaries.
The closing part Of the address was de-
voted to the struggle which lat.eriy arose
ameng the churches OF st. Columbia and af
st. Patrick and the Church Ct Rome. to
which the two former. the British Church.
eventually yielded submissiCn- The Brit
ish Church. he argued, was ruled by the
authority OF the Scriptures. its theology
being Chris. before. Christ behind, Christ
above. Christ below, Christ at home, Christ
n broad.