The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-03
THE MEMORY OF ST. ANDREW"
Rev. w. r. McCOrkIe's Response TO
the Time-HOnOred Toast.

the Time-HOnOred Toast.
In accordance with a imehonored
custom. the first toast at St Andrews
Societys dinners is always THE
Pious and Immortal Memory of St.
Andrew" In responding to President
McAlpins graceful introduction, Rev.
William P. McCorkle said: "The value
of inspiring national ideals is inestim-
able st. Andrew. as the patron saint
of the Scottish nation could not fail
to become their ideal. Several features
of his character commend him to the
Christian world. and especially to de-
vout Scotchmen. His was ready falth.
He was one of the two disciples OF
John. who attached themselves to the
ministry of Jesus, as soon as they
heard the memorable introduction, Be
hold the Lamb of God 1t was gen
erous: He first findeth his own broth
er Simon. and saith unto him, we
have found the Messiah.
1T was practicable He was canny
and on a certain occasion when need
was canny, and on certain occasion
when need was pressing, had noted the
scant provision pile, and, pointing out
the lad with the five barley loaves and
the two small fishes, said: What are
these among so many? and it was a
genuine Scotch question. 1t was he
roic. After an arduous ministry he
died a martyrs death, and the cross
on which he died is itself an evangel,
being the initial of the Greek word
Christos.~
"St. Andrews memory, therefore, is
an inspiration to readiness of faith;
to practical, thrifty, industrious liv-
ing which recognizes the connection
between provender and some other
things besides prayer; and to unself-
ishness in service, even unto death.
Scotland has borne noble testimony
to the Christian faith. alike in the ut
~terances of her master minds, and in
the character of her sons and daugh-
ters. Her divines have caught the man
tie of the great reformer who prayed.
Lord give me Scotland or | die Her
men of science have been men like
Hugh Miller and the Duke of Argyle;
her philosophers have been men ike
Sir William Hamilton; her medical
men like Sir James Simpson and Will
liam MacLure.
Her novelists from Scott to Barrie
and Stevenson, have sought to teach
the nobility of character, and l have
not vet found an impure novel written
by Scotchman. Her historians, one
only excepted, have written history
as students of divine providence, teach
ing with Carlyle that God rules in the
affairs of men. And even in the songs
of Burns, in large measure, Scotch
poetry abounds in the finest fidelity to
Christian ideals"
Concluding the speaker said: I'm
fine. gentlemen. save when seduced by
the one enemy that he loves-old John
Barleycorn-thatd DEVILS imp who mur-
dered the only great poet that ever
had the folly and the hardihood to
eulogize him-the watchword of the
Scotchman has been Duty. He did not
like his English neighbor, carry the
sentiment Dieu ct mon Droit emblaZ-
oned on his coat of arms, but in his
heart, and on his escutcheon. he en-
blazoned the cross of st. Andrew, to
show him how crowns were to be
won
Al the conclusion of Rev. DR.. Nc
Corkles speech, Mr.. George w. Beckett
sang THE King" Both the song and
DR.. McCorkle's response to the toast
were received with applause and
chers. The song was to have been
sung by Mr.. r. X. Demmond. but he
being unavoidably absent Mr. Beckett
consented to take his place