The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-09
gY FRANCES MARSHALL.

Inc nrst name AnuTSW can uodsb
among its noteworthy bearers three
kings, two presidents. one Of the Twelve
apostles, four great Italian artists and
q big group of reformers, writers, IN
ventors, generals and rcvolutionlsts. to
say nothing of the world s steel KING.
Yet there has never been famous WON
an bearer of the name, and the country
in which the name is most popular
Switzerland. where Andys, Dandics and
Andrews abound-has not even a temi'
nine form of the name France has An
drce, and Italy Amdreana, but although
these names are not unusual IN tnelr
respective BONES they have never been
raised TO fame.
Perhaps the meaning Of the name has
something to do with this lack of feml-
nine bearers, for it comes from the
Greek word meaning man.
1t was the Apostle Andrew, fisher"
man of Galilee, who first made the name
popular There were traditions that by
order Of the Roman governor lie was
bound to an Y shaped cross and thus
crucfied. In the fourth century some
of his supposed relics were carried TO
Scotland, and Andrew was made patron
saint of Scotland, his cross became the
national emblem and his name became
q favoritc.
Besides the apostle saint who worked
SO vaiantly TO establish his religion,
there were other famous churchmen OF
the name One of them was Andrew or
Crete who was born at Damascus about
the year ESQ He was made archbishop
OF Crete. and was noted as writer oil
religious poetry He was interested III
church music too, and is called the IN
ventor of the musical canon Another
early churchman of the name was An
drew of Wyntoun. the fourteenth cen
tury Scotch chronicler who was canon
regular of the priory OF st. Andrew s
and prior of st, Scrf S,
In the sixteenth century there lived
three other famous Andrews of the
church-Andrew Perne, Andrew Avel-
limo and Andrew Melville.
Andrew Pcrpe, born in 1919 was dean
of Ely ard vice chancellor of Cam.
bridge. He was chiefly noted for his
desire to suit his religious convictions
TO those of his sovereign; and as he
lived in the reign of the Protestant
King Edward VI, the Catholic Queen
Mary Tudor and the Protestant Queen
Elizabeth. the poor dean of Ely led
a somewhat changeable life. He was
called cold Andrew Turncoat, and
"Old Father Palinode;' and coat
that had been turned was generally
said to have been ''perned y But for
all his tickleness he was man Of hne
character, it is said, and did real serv
ice to his country
st. Andrew Avellino was born in
Sicily in 1921, and was a lawyer by
profession. One day, while pleading the
cause Of friend he let lie escape
him in the course of an argument. The
lie troubled Andrew, and a few days
later. when be read in the Book of
Wisdom the verses which say that "t the
mouth that belieth, killeth the soul, he
decided to abandon not only his profes-
sion, but the world. He became monk.
and spent his life in reforming the
monastic system and making converts.
Andrew Melville. a Scottish reformer
and scholar, was born in 1874 He was
an active leader in the reformation and
worked hard in the formation of ihe
Presbyterian church in Scotland. He
was repeatedly imprisoned during the
course Of his struggles against the in
reference Of the king in matters of
religion, and in 1907 was imprisoned in
the Tower of London because he ridi-
culed a service in the Chapel ROYAL at
Windsor. He was released and until bis
death four years later taught theology
at Sedan.
Among rulers of the name. Andrew
has had representatives only in Hun
gary and the United States The first
of them, Andrew l.. became king in
the year 1046. Although he was n
cousin of ST. Stephen, the apostle of
Christianity in Hungary, Andrew op,
posed its spread. He fought, too
against the Germans, and against his
exiled brother Bella. and was finally de.
feated by his own countrymen, who
had allied themselves with his Polisl
enemies,
Andrew IL asceuded the throne in
1905, after a civil war with his nephew
1t is said that he deserves specia
place because of his ineffciency. He
was always under the influence of his
wife, Gertrude, and of the powerful no
bility and clergy of the land. In the
year 1922 he granted the famous Gold
en- Bull of Hungary. which confirmed
the titles and rights Of the bishops anc
mobiles who had made his reign unset
tied. and which they proudly referred
to as the foundation Of their constitu
tion.
Andrew III, grandson of Andrew
IL, was born in Venice while his faith
er was in exile, and came TO the throne