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M^'VMI^v I^WlWiP* l^l^^'^pPW pWrt^P* I . .. ;'.J. •Oa ..*^^i ..I'lW^i - -.i^t n M«ll)ANf A , 1 .IXtlHl. <>TT««» I .( 1 , <•■ < 'I'll > ! 1 ' , -i I, •. 1 .1 .' ' . I i I II 1 I .■ M 'I . I' I / 1., ' ' -. ^ "t>ntbcv Scot? ot ©ttaNx^a. _ > f ^^ )t5=^ iH^etch ©f th€ First IHlolf Caotury OF . St. AiNiDiR iOCIETY, AW» Scotchmen and St. Andrew's Day. Most of the countries of Europe have their patron saints, who were sup- posed in some way to have a fraternal interest in their welfare, and to whom on certain days special honour ami respect was paid. Scotland, as is well known, has for its patron, St, Andrew, whr)se anniversary occurs on the 3oih of November — the day on which he suffered martyrdom on the cross. The question is some- times asked, how was it thai he was selected by the Scots as their honoured patron ? In answering this, it may not be out of place and of some interest, to give some details in regard to his life and labours, so that we may better under- stand how this was brought abuut. Unfortunately there is not much said about him in the New 'Festament, but tradition has largely supplemented that scanty record. Probably a considerable portion of what has been handed down to us must be taken with a considerable degree of caution. We know that he was a native of Bethsaida of Galilee, that his father was Jonas and his brother Peter. When we first meet with him, he was a disciple of John the Baptist, but subse- quently, as recorded by St. John, (chapter i), he became a follower of Christ. No sooner was he s.uis(ied that Jesus was the promised Messiah than he sought out his brother, and telling him of the great discovery he had made, he brought him to Jesus. As a mark of honour and distinction, we are told that the fathers of the early Church always spoke of him as the Protoklefos, i\\tx h, " the first called," to be an apostle. We are further told that he spent the greater part of his useful life in .Asia .Minor, travelling through Capadocia, Galatia, Bythinia and other parts, preaching and instructing the people wherever he went. Among other places visited by him was Trajjezus on the Euxine oi Klack Sea. From there he went to Nicea where he remained and laboured for two years. Again he was founJ at Sinope where he is said to have met his brother. There were many lows in this citv at this timt' and tiiey opjiosed him in every possible way. They attempted to ixirn down the linuse in which he was iixinj;, and lieatini.; him with clubs and otherwise maltreating him, they cast hnn out of the city, lie was next found at l!y/.anlium (now (Constantinople) where he founded a church and ordained Stachys over it, as its first minister. .After this, crossing to Europe, he travelled through Thrace, .Macedonia, I'hessaiy, (Ireece and I'-pirus, labouring faithfully and /ealoiisly wherever he went. At length, after thus spending n>any years, he came to I'atrae, a city of Aihaia, in Greece, where, we are informed, he gave his iast and sealing testimony and laid down his life, bein^ condemned l)y Aegeas, the Roman pro-consul, to be crucified. We are further told that Maximilla a lady of that city, had his body taken down from the cross, embalmed it, ami gave it a decent burial. Vhs remains were afterwards removed by Con- stantine the (ireat to Constantinople, .\.I) , ,557, and deposited in a church he had erected in honour of the apostles. When Constantinople was taken by the Franks, his body it is stated was carried by Cardinal Peter of Capua to Italy, AD. 1210, and placed in the (.athedral of .\malfi, in theCiuif of Soranto, where they still remain. Prior, however, to the removal of his body by the Emperor Constaii:ine, we are told that St. Regulus, a Greek Monk, living at Patrae, about the year 307, had a vision, and was told to goto the tomb of St. Andrew and con- vey certain specified relics of the saint to a country in the far west. Setting out, with several companions, he sailed through the Mediterranean Sea, coasting along Spain and France^ and reaching the North Sea, he was overtaken by a great storm, and his vessel being driven to the east coast of Scotland was wrecked on the rocks, where St. .Andrews now stands. St Regulus and his companions es- caped to land with the precious relics, and there a church was built in which these were deposited. Hungus, King of the Picts, or according to other author- ities, Achaius, King of the Scots, having invaded the territories of Athelstane, King of Northumbria, in the ijlh century, was returning home when he was over- taken and attacked by Athelstane, near Hadington. In this emergency he sought the protection of St. Andrew, promising if helped out of the impend- ing danger, he would bestow on the saint the tenth part of his domin- ions. As was naturally to be expected, under the circumstances, St. An- drew sent assistance. Athelstane and most of his followers were slain, and Hungus, on returning to St. Andrews, carried out his vow, and hence, from this time, St. Andrew became the patron saint of Scotland. Whatever truth there may be in the account here given of the life and labours of St Andrew, there can be no doubt but that, at a very early period, the Scots adopted him as their patron saint, and whenever you find a Scotsman — and where will you not ? — when the 30th of November comes round, he recalls with pardonable pride the romantic and glorious memories of the past which are so well fitted to inspire sentiments of love and affection for the glens and the heathery hills of the dear old land- We are sometimes told th?t sentiment in .A many They n with IS IHXl h and jpc, he louring 3! many ormed, lemned .Id that balmed by Con- urch he I by the o Italy, 0, where Bmperor le, about and con- tting out, ing along f a great scked on inions es- in which er author- thelstane, was over- ;rgency he J impend- lis domin- s, St. An- slain, and ;, from this this advanced age is dying out. I do not believe that this is the case. Senti- ment still to a large extent rules the world, and long may it continue to do so. To quote from a recent speech of Mr. Chamberlain ?t the Colonial Conference : " I believe,'' he says, " in sentiment as the greatest of all the forces in the general government of the world." We sometimes hear the manifestation of a patriotic feeling ridiculed and decried, as an evidence of a narrow and selfish spirit, and unwoj-thy of an enlightened mind. 'I'here is no doubt a spurious kind of patrio- tism frequently exhibited, which has been well characterized as 'the last refuge of a scoundrel," but where the heart is right, and the eye is single, there we have the true spring of genuine patriotism which, forgetting self, is prepared at all hazards to maintain and defend the rights of his country. It has been well .md that " patriotism and liberty are twin brothers, and wherever the heart of a country has beaten time to the pulses of the one, it has always, in the end, claimed and vindicated its kinship with the other. The very name and reality of freedom are associated in history with those nations which have been intense- ly patriotic." The Scottish nation has always been noted for its love of iibertv, both civil and religious. In fact-, it may with truth be said that this is, perhaps, the most distinguishing feature in the national character. From the time when the Roman legions were stopped in their conquering career by the hardy and gallant Sons of the North, down through the long centuries, amid hardships and privations manifold, they have always displayed the same sturdy independence. What have been called " I'he Wars of Scottish Independence " are full of thrill- ing incidents of " flood and field," whose recital is calculated to fill every gener- ous and unprejudiced mind with sympathy for the sufferings endured in the cause ol freedom, and with admiration for the brave stand made by our Scottish forefathers in defence of what they considered as their rights. The names of Wallace Wight and Bruce, of liannockburn, will ever find a warm response in the breast of every Scotchman for the lasting benefits they bestowed U[)on their country. Of the former, one has .said: "The story of his (Wallace's) romantic and wonderful history has become identified with the rorks and mountains of his native Scotland. It lias been handef' down from father to son for centuries amid the glens and lonely solitudes of the same ; so that the name of Wallace has become a household word which nothing is ever likely to displace, and bids lair to be as immortal as those rugged and immutable beauties of nature that remain to mark out the (eats of his glorious career. le life and ■ period, the :sman — and I recalls with hich are so :ns and the lentiment in " In many a castle, town aiiij plain, Mountain and forest .itill loniain Fontlly clurisht'd spols, which claiiii Tiie proud distinction of his n.iinL'." * Of the latter, Burns, when writing to the Earl <,A Buchan, recalling the achieveme ts of Bruce says, " independent of his enthusiasm as a Scotchman he * Striiy Leiivea wlUi Hm Life of Sir William Wallace, by Rev. Clias. Ooriloii (JIa.ss, M. A,, p ;i:W. ( I had rarely met with anything in history which interested his feenngs equal with the story ol Bannockburn ; on the one hand, a cruel usurper leading on the finest army of Europe to extinguish the last spark of freedom among a greatly daring and greatly injured people ; on the other hand, the desperate relics of a galhnt nation devoting themselves to rescue their bleeding country or die with her." * Coming down to more recent times, we find the same love of liberty and the same detestation of tyranny manifested when the interests of religion were at stake, and when the Scottish Church was assailed and its adherents were subjected to the n.ost barbarous cruellies by Lauderdale, f!laverhouse, Dalzell and others. Dean Stanley could not withhold his admiration for the great and lasting benefits our covenanting forefathers rendered to the world ; and we find the same sentiments expressed by the historian Hallam and other writers who have referred to this period of Scottish history, as affording a noble example of devvjtion to the cause of truth, and— what was scarcely less important — the defence and vindicaiiun of the rights of conscience. Dr. Johnson once said that a Scotchman thought more of his country than the truth, but this is a base calumny and unwurth) of the great lexicographer, whose prejudice against Scotland it is hard to account for, unless it was merely to an- noy liis friend Boswell to whom he was constantly saying rude things. The doctor, however, occasionally met his match, gjttii/g a " Roland fir his Oliver." It is said that on his return to London from his Scottish tour, a Scotch lady in- vited him to dinner, and one of the dishes it apjiears wis a hotch-potch. Asking the doctoi if it was good, he replied, in his usual surly manner, " iMadam, it is good for hogs." "Then, |)ray sir," said the lady, "let me help you to a little moie." Another equally unfounded charge is made by Buckle against Scotland, when he says that, next to Spain, it is the most priest- ridden country of Europe. To this. Dr. Guthiie wittily replied, "if this were so, then the clergy required to be good riders to keep their seats." The church of that time has been characterized as illiberal and overbearing, by others, as well as by Buckle. It i^ well, however, to hear both sides of a case, and to this charge Fioude justly replies : "Suppose the Kirk had been the broad, liberal phi'-jsophical thing which some people think it ought to have been, how would it have fared in that crusade ? It is hard to lc)seones life for a "perhaps,"and philosophical belief at bottom means a "perhaps"' and nothing more. For more than half of the seventeenth century the battle had to be fought out in Scotland, which in reality was the battle between liberty and despotism, and where, except in an intense burning conviction that they were maintaining God's cause against the devil, could the poor Scottish people have found strength for the unequal struggle that was forced upon them." Well then may we ask ; Written Jnnuary 12tli, 1794, cjuoted in '• The Scot In British North America," Viil 1, p. Oti. ft'watAAk jqual with ing on ihe . a grea.ly relics of a )r die with liberty and ligion were :rents were ise, Dalzell e great and ind we find writers who example of lortant — the nry than the pher, whose erely to an- hings. The his Oliver." )tch lady in- jtch. Asking Madam, it is help you to ; by Buckle most priest- replied, "if 3 keep their illiberal and 2ver, to hear ' Suppose the people think It is hard to ns u "perhaps'- tury the battle etween liberty tion that they cottish people 1 them." VVell 1, 1'. t)«. " Can Scotland's son, who unconlrcUed may clinil) the heathery steep, Gaze scornfully where giuuds ihc Cairn her martyrs lilood-bought sleep And say, " A frantic one lies here,'' and wi'.h a pitying smile, Descant on mad enthusiasts, — the ignorant the vile ? Kiithusiasls I by the Ireeimn's stejj that treads on Scottish stranil, JHy the pure faith that sanctities the altars of the land, By hymns of praise, at morn and eve, unawed by fear or shame, Poured from our peaceful hainlet homes, still honored be the name. If, on the plains where Wallace fought, the patriots' Ix-soms swell, And 'he bold Switzers drop a tear upon the grave of Tell, Shall Scotland, with irreverent eye, behold the wild Howcrs wave Above the mound once stained with blood— her covenant hero's grave?"' There is no grander spectacle in all history than the heroic struggles of the Scottish people in defence of the truth. For it they sacrificed everything, even life itself rather than bring discredit upon the cause they held sacred. These early struggle^ contributed in no small degree to develop and strengthen those sturdy public virtues which are associated with Scotland all the world over. Scotchmen, wherever their lot in life is cast, in every quarter of the globe, generally manage to get on, and to :nake their presence felt in the communities in which they In \ One scarcely knows how with sufficient modesty to take the many flattering things said about our countrymen in this connection, as for example, quoting the words of James Russell Lowell, the eminent American au'hor, who says, " it is remarkable how the Scotch everywhere come to the front," and further, that "it is singular how the Scotch race has impressed itself upon the memory and imagination of mankind." The success they achieve in every walk of life results more from a quiet, steady, pushing perseverance, making the most of favouring circumstances, than from any ostentatious display of superiority over their neighbours, and yet, we have been told by candid friends that, whenever a Scotchman attains a position of eminence everybody hears about it. This, however, be it said, even if it were true, is by no means a characteristic of which Scotchnu n have a monopoly. It is occasionally found among other nationalities. When the late Archbishop I'ate was made Primate of England, a curious ancient prophecy was brought to the notice of the public in connection with this fact. It was found that in an epilogue delivered at the (Uobe Theatre, in I-ondon, t6oi, by Richard Hurbage, the following lines occur : " A Scot our King i' the limping .-itate That day must need a crutch ; What next? in time a Scot will prate A.s Primate of our Church ; 1 When such shall be, why then you'll see. That day it will be found The Saxon down through London town Shall burrow underground." And yet, strange and improbable as it must have seemed at the time when this was written, such has actually t?ken place and the prophecy has strictly been tulfilled. James of 3cot'-nd was King of England, a Scotrhmun, Archbishop Tate, was Primate of England, and people are now travelling a'oouc London under ground. If history is to he trusted, various ex|)edients have at times been had re- course to in order to restrain aspiring Scotchmen and prevent tht m from gaining positions claimed as belonging of right to others. We have been told that when the Bank of England was started, one of its regulations, whether svritten or other- wise I cannot say, was that no Scotchman should be employed in any capacity, even as a. dooikeeiier, for it was feared that, if he oncc got a foothold, the time woian s). that Ihc chair wasr.biy filled by James Mcintosh, Ks(|., with 8 Dr. Christie as vice chairman, and " the evening passed on golden wings, helped on by the cheerful glass, the joke and the song, till the wee short hour ayont the twa).'' It may be of some interest to mention the toasts given on that occasion. They were : I. " The day we ceKbrate Tnd a'wha honour if." 2. "'I"he Queen— may her rtign be long, prosperous and happy." .}. 'The Governor General."' 4. "Sir Geori'e Arthur." 5. "The Army and Xavy — the bulwarks and defenders of our country." 6. " The l.and o' Cokes and the Land we live in." 7. " Our Country men throughout the world in celebrating this day." 8. "The Kirk." 9, "The pride of Scotia — her honesi men and bonnie lassies." 10, " Success to the FJritish arms iti China." 1 1. "May rare and trouble never fash, but mirth and joy be wi' us a'."' It is not stated who responded to these toast?, nor who sang the songs, but doubtless, with the help of the aforesaid "cheerful glass," full justice was done to both. The next notice of the celebration of St. Andrew's liay that I found was in the issue of the same paper, December 8, 1842. It is there stated that a few of Scotia's so.is mei. at Cameron's Inn, New Edinburgh, to celebrate the occasion, and that a number of loyal national toasts were given during the evening inter- spersed with Scottish songs. They were : I. "The Queen." 2. " I'rince Albert." Song, " My Name is Donald Mc- Donald " 3. "The Land o' Cakes." Song, " 'I'he kail brose o' Auid Scot- land." 4. "The lads wi' the Kilts." Song, " Ui) and war them a" Willie." 5. "The lassies that tri|) the heather." Song, "O'er the moor aniang the heather." 6. " Scotchmen wherever dispersed throughout the globe." Song, " Sair, sair was my heart. ' 7. " Tho Parochial Schools of Scotland." Song, " For a' that and a' that," >S. "Thi Laird of New Edinljurgh." Song, "The Miller o' Drone." Unfortunately there are no names given to tell us who were present, or who, by speech and song, contributed to the evening's entertainment. In the issue of the (/azi/fi, l)c(enit)er 14, i.S)^, there is only a very short and meagre notice of the dinner which took jilacc at Daley's British American Hotel, on the anniversarv of St. .Andrew's D.iy. Wv. are told that "the enter- tainment was of the most s|iii n lul description," and it is particularly mentioned that the toast "Sir (Jharies .Mciralf '' was re<:eiveaniment of oUce of St. itilatcd, and J file, which 45, the very m ort^aniz^d body. I am disposed, however, after careful investigation, to place its formation, if not in 1843, at the latest in .!846, for the following reasons : Mr. H. V. Noel of the Quebec Bank, who was one of the original members of the St. George's Society, says his impression and belief is that the St. Andrew's Society was started before the St. George's, and this took place April 15, 1846. .'\gain, when Sir John Young was apponted Governor-General of Canada, the national societies of Ottawa de- rided to present addresses co him, and, at a meeting of representatives of the different societies to arrange details as to the order of procedure in presenting the addresses, as representuig the St. .Andrew's Society, I claimed precedence on be- half ol our Society, on the ground that it was the oldest. The St. George's Society claimed precedence because the GovernorCeneral represented the Queen, the St. Patrick's Society because Sir John was a fellow countryman, and the St. Jean Bap- tiste, not to be outdone, held that " it should lead oft", as it had the largest number of members." The meeting and the circumstances connected with it were so amusing that they left a vivid impression on my mind at the time, and I have never forgotten the .scene. My third reason for concluding that St. Andrew's Society was organized prior to 1847, may be stated in a few words. From a file of the Fjcket, one of the early Bytown newspapers, in the Library of Parliament, beginning with March 6th, 1847, curiously enough there is a notice of the organization of St. Patrick's .Society, with Nicholas Sparks as President, and .\lex. Workman as Sec retary, and in a subseijuent issue, April 24, it is stated that St.George's Day was ob- served on the 2,^rcl, that the procession composed of the St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick's Sc.:ieties left the British Hotel about 3 o'clock and proceeded to the English Chun h in Upper I'own, and that a sermon was preached by the Rev. S. S. Strong. After the service the [)rocession reformed, and the President, Mr. S. Thomas, gave three cheers for each of the sister societies. It is obvious, therefore, that the St. Andrew's Society was in existence prior to April 24, 1847, and, if Mr. Noel is rot sMstaken in thinking that it preceded St. George's So- ciety, then there is a probability that it was st.irted some time in 1845.* The Packet, under date of November 13, 1847, contains a notice that there will be a meeting of the St Andrew's Society to make preparations for the anniversary, and it goes on to say, " But a few years a^o there was not a national society in Bytown. We have now four, and although there may be in Canada some ob- jections to national distinctions, yet in Bytown, so far, the establishment of na- tional societies has had a good effect. .\ fellow-feeling has been raised, emula- tion in deeds of chai.'v practiced, and unrestrained sociability encouraged." As an evidence of the kina v iVIlow-feclingprf .ailing at this time in the community, • since the al)Ove was wrilicn Mr. McLt-od Stcwnri has iHscovercd an olJ copy of ihe By- town Gaztlle of d.ile June iS, 1846, in which then; is an account of a uiectinj; of the Scotch- men of Byiiiwn held on May il..- 20th in (he liriiish Hoiel, prcsidci'i ovor liy SherifT .Simon Frnser, Rolicrl Harvey, jr., aciiiii; as SfcriMaty, when it w.is decided lo form a Si. Andrew'* Society. Several rcsoluiinns having tliis ohjeii in view were passed, and it was agreed lo meet igain on July 1st, for ihe purpo, eof eleriing tiHiccrs, etc. It appears, ilicrefore, that St.George's Society was orgnnired shorily liefore lliai of St, Andrews, Mr. Noel an• the frayed Simon (blank It was de otel. In the made in the I at 1 1 o'clock, sermon would i the hope is ties. We are j'clock at Mc- ; is an adver- ■, jr., Hytown, t at the meet- at the British f officers and ing gentlemen lliam Stewart, Peter Robert- , Messrs. Wm. names illegible ded upon did ok place in th' "he notice goes edings but de- sted. We sin- iscd on eciuil- t an honour to ue issue of the cation is from I know is warm ucslion, but as (K'nl a place ' ; Death oi Si. Anijri:\v. — During the last few days rumors have been very prevalent that St. Andrew was in a galloping consumption, and unless his friends did something to rally him. in all probability he would not sec the ist of De- cember. Accordingly a few cronies met at Mcvrthur's Hotel, where the Saint was lying, to consult about what was to be done. Alex. McBound, Esq., said he believed it was the opinion of those present that the Saint ought to be stuffed with whiskey and haggis : and, as they were a benevolent Society, that they should stuff themselves with the same nutcrial, by pro.xy, for the benefit of their poorer countrymen. One Sandy McFree, who happened to " drop in,' said that the haggis was a very good thing, but proposed that, instead of the word whiskey charity be substituted, and that the poor people should eat the haggis them- selves. The amendment not meeting with the approval of the company, Mr, McFree got a good deal of abuse from one of the council, and in the hurry scurry St. Andrew expired. .\Ir. McKree is (piile taken up to day whistlmg, " I gaid a waefu gate yestreen." Signed. Allister McAllister, Bytown, ist Dec, 1S48. There is no notice of a meeting of the St. Andrew's Society as usual in 1849, except that, in the December ist issue, there is a brief notice that a St. Andrew's ball was held last night in Bedard's Hotel. " We have only room to say that the assemblage was large and that the beauty and fashion of Bytown were well rep- resented, which is one of the most important circumstances Cv,nnected with the ball. Excellent music made the welkin ring all the night long, and the merry notes of the bagpipe fell agreeably on many an ear. A capital supper was served up with much good taste ; a noble haggis graced the head of Bedard's well-stored table. The lover of the dance kejU it uj) till an early hour in the morning.' As will have been seen, for some reason or other, a .spirit of discord had un- fortunately arisen in the Society, probably owing to the way in which the anni- versary was celebrated, and in consequence of this, the meetings weie discontinued for a number of years, and the Society was thus virtually broken up for the time being. In 1859, however, when Barn's centenary was being held, a fresh impulse of patriotic feeling was aroused, and at the close of the dinner held to celebrate the occasion in the old liritish Hotel, then kept by Donald .McArthur, in what is now the Cieological Survey building, the Society was reorganized with Sherifl" Fraser as its President. In the Ottawa Union there is an extended notice of this anniversary of St. Andrew's Society. We are told that ii was cele- brated with more than usual enthusiasm this year, doubtless owini^ to the exer- tions of the resiisi itated .Society. The members nu-t at 10 o'clock at the British Hotel and marched to St. Andrew's Chuich, headed by three Highland |)ipers in uniform, the Union Jack being carried in front. 'I'he sermon was preached by the Rev. Mr. Spence, from the text Deut. 15th chap, verse 11. ''For the poor shall never cease out of the land," etc. In the evening the members and their friends enjoyed " a feast of reason and llovv o( soul " at iMcArlhur's, the 12 banner of St. Andrew's Society, surmounted by St. Andrew'n cross, being hung behind the chairman. In the absence of the chairman, Sheriff Fraser, who was unwell, R. Lees, Vice-President, took the chair, Dr. Grant and James Fraser act- ing as croupiers. The Rev. Messrs. Spence and Dawson occupied seats on both sides of the chairman. On the removal of the cloth, the chairman gave the first toast, "I'he Queen, the first Lady of Europe," the response, " God Save the Queen." The chairman next gave " The Day we celebrate, and all who honour it." Dr. Grant responded, stating that the feeling of patriotism was a general one. The Irishman loves above all his own Green Isle, the Englishman the glories of Merrie England, the Frenchman revels in dreams of la belle France, while the Scotchman reveres the hills and dales of .Auld Scotia. Mr. Peacock sang " Scot- land's Unconquered." The chairman then gave " Prince Albert and the Royal Family," after which Mr. Isaac sang " My ain ingleside." The next toast was " The Governor General," responded to by Major Douglas. Mr. Peacock sang "The Red, White and Blue." "The Army and Navy'' was followed by Major Douglas, who sang '* The tbunting flag of Liberty," Major Donaldson responded to this toast. The chairman next gave " The 1-and o' Cakes," which was re sponded to by Rev. Father Dawson in most appropriate and eloquent terms. Mr. John Lyon sang " Scotland yet." The next toast was " The Ladies," to which Mr. Jas. Eraser responded. Song by Mr. Isaac, " The Land of the west." " The Press," was proi)osed by the chairman and responded to by Messrs. Robt. Bell and H. J. I'riel; the latter, referring to the last occasion when a meeting was held in this |)lace on the Centenary of Burns, said that it was noteworthy the preference that Scotchmen gave to intellectual superiority, as evidenced by plac- ing men in humble life such as Burns, Hogg, Tanncliill, etc., on the highest pedestal of fame. The chairman in proposing the toast, " Our Guests," said that Scotchmen were not exclusive in their friendships. Men of other nationalities were their guests and they were proud to have them present. Song by the com pany, " For they are jolly good fellows," Mr. Friel responded. Dr. Grant gave " Our President." Song by iMr. Kenly, " The courage of the Blue." Mr. John McKay of Rideau Hall gave "The Cha'rman, ' and Mr. Lees responded in suitable terms. It is further stated that a number of those present were in Highland costume, among whom was "our friend" .Mr. Robertson, of Th( Banner. The following year, i860, St. Andrew's Day was celebrated as usual by the members who attended Divine service, conducted by the chaplain, the Rev. Alex. Spence, in St. Andrew's Church, and in the evening, instead of the custom- ary dinner, the members with their families and others ^njoyed a soiree which was held in the old Temjierance Hall, Elgin street. Judging by the newspaper re port, the preparations were on a somewhat extensive scale. We are told that, behind the platform there were hung the banner of the Society, the Union Jack and the Red Cross banner, and in addition, pictures of the Queen, the Prince of Wales, Col. By, Sir Isaac Newton, Geo.Stephenson, Jacques Cartier and Benjamin Franklin. The pipers, .Messrs. Robertson, of The Banner, and Donald '.? being hung ser, who was es Fraser act- seats on both 5ave the first iod Save the who honour L general one. he glories of ce, while the sang " Scot- nd the Royal ■xt toast was Peacock sang ved by Major on responded which was re iquent terms. he Ladies," to 1 of the west." Messrs. Robt. 1 meeting was oteworthy the ;nced by plac- )ii the highest :sts," said that r nationalities g by the com , Dr. Grant ; Blue." Mr. responded in resent were in tson, of Tht usual by the lain, the Rev. 3f the custom- ree which was newsp;iper re are told thai, le Union Jack the Prince ot and Benjamin and Donald McKeracher, in Highland dress, entertained the audience with several Scottish airs during the evening. The President of the Society, Mr. Robt. Lees, occupied the chair. Songs wi?re sung by Messrs. Lyon, Peacock, Somerville and young Master Macaulay. .Addresses were also delivered by the chairman, Rev. Father Dawson, Rev. H. J. Borthwick, M.A., Dr. J. A. (irant, C. R. Cunningham and the Rev Thomas Wardrope. In i860, the Prince of Wales in the course of his Canadian tour visited Ottawa; and, as had been arranged, laid the corner stone of the New Parliament Buildings, and the St. Andrew's Society along with the other National Societies united with the City Council in givin-r him a right royal reception. I have thought it desirable to refer at some length to these early meetings of the Society, as the means of consulting old newspaper files are not always availa- ble, and it is only right to give due credit to those who first formed the Society, as well as to those who reorganized it in 1859. Of the former, there are only five who survive, viz.: Messrs. Andrew Drummond, Ceo. K. Blyth, S. C. Kerr, [ohn Fotheringham and Andrew Cuddie. Of the latter, out of 6y names on the roll, not more than a dozen are now living. It is only necessary to state that since 1.S59 the Society has steadily in- creased in numbers, and has, year by year, been a source of great helpfulness to many in indigent circumstances. Its chief mission has been to dispense charity, and to furnish medical relief to our fellow countrymen and their descendants, who from sickness or other causes are in distress. The motto of the Society is " Relieve the distressed," and thi.s has always i)een kept prominently in view. It would be impossible within a leasonable space, nor is it necessary, to mention in detail the many various w.iys in which this has been done, such as defraying funeral expenses, priivitling fuel and other necessaries for the [)oor, paying for patients in the hospital, contributing to the support of " The Orphan's Home," "The Old Men's Home " and other public institutions, assisting impecunious persons out of work lo remove to other town=, and in a number of cases afford- ing substantial aid to individuals to return to Scotland, among whom were two widow.s, Mrs. Wyse and Mrs. Roberts, with her young family. It is pleasing to find that when special occasions arose, the benefactions of the Society have not been confined to those living in the city. I came across an instance of this in the annual report of the Montreal St. Andrew's Society for 1S71, where a contri- bution from our Society is gratefully acknowledged. Again, m 1887, when the St. Andrew's Society of Toronto, decided to present a testimonial to the poet, Alex. McLachlan, $25 was transmitted f)y our Society for the testimonial fund; and not to multiply examples, when it was p.oposed to erect a monument to Wallace on .Vbbey Craig, near .Stirling, at a meeting held Nov. 4, 1869, it was decided to assist in the patriotic movement, ami a sum of over ^8 was sent to the Provost C)\ that city on behalf of the \Vallace monument fund. In 1871, when on a visit to that neighborhood, I climbed to the top of that monument, 220 feet in height, trom which I had an extensive view over the battlefield ot Bannockburn. -aa. 3. ! i'\A , ' 1 It. It is scenes like this lliat liave stirred the imagination and inspired poets, whose grand outbursts of national songs have rung down the centuries and been the beacon lights of freedom and liberty in all lands. " I stand upon llio hatUo mound, where once slooil Wallace Wight, Around my feet, yet unilecayed, are traces of tlie tight ; And I fuel my spirit bounding, as struggling to be free, While I gaze upon the spot where swnrds wore drawn for liberty. Look ! N'onder moved the patriots, a firm, undaunted liand ; And who is he, the high niienM chief, who wields the mighty Ijrand ? Not Alexander, when upon his helmet glory sate, Burn'd with more ardour, nor had countenance more elate. Ages have jiassed, yet unimpaired his glory is the same, Heroes have risen, yet none have dinim'd the brightness of thai name, Which wrought salvation for our land, and is even now a breath To light his freeborn countrymen to victory or death. O ! bkieeyed goddess, Lii)erty ! tell me'where is thy seat ? For I would travel round the world to kiss thy hallowed feet ; Lov'st thou to hold thy court amidst earth's bright and beauteous things, In far off isles of summer seas where syren pleasure sings ? Nay, but in every patriot breast, in every Scottish heart, ,A burning spirit of majesty and love an Lord I.isgar, enclosing a che(|ue for ,$50 for' the charitable funds of the Society, and on motion the corresponding secretary was instructed to convey to His Excellency the cordial thanks of the Society for his generous donation. In 1868, a gold medal was offered for the best poem " On the Anniversary of St. Andrew." The prize was awarded to Mr. Robert McLean Calder, of Chatham, Ontario, and in the following year a similar gold medal was awarded to Mr. George Murray, H.A., of Montreal, for his poem on "The Thistle, the National Emblem of Scotland." In 187 1, Mr. Calder was again successful in carrying off a gold meda! offered for the best poem on " The Marriage of the Marquis of Lome and Her Royal Highness, the Princess Louise. ' In this connection, it may be stated that, at a meeting of the Society held on the i ith of November, it was decided to give a ball on a grand scale in honour of His Lxcellency, the Marquis of Lome and his royal consort, after their arrival in Ottawa. A large and influential committee, with a number of subcommittees were ap])ointed to carry out the necessary ar- rangements. The reception committee was as follows : Mr. McLeod Stewart President, ex otilicio. Sir John A. .Vlacdonald, Sir Alex Campbell, Hon. [ames McDonald, Messrs. 'I'homas Reynolds, l^r. (Jrant, .Sandford Fleming, Allan (iilmour, John Thorburn, Judge Ross, Wm. Smith, Robt. Cassel.s jr., and Col. 'Phomns Ross. The Vice Regal party arrived at 9 o'clock and were received by the committee. The ball took plate on Dec. ist in the large skalmg rink, and proved a gn.it success, the leading c itizens and others from a distance bemg present to honour the occasion. The building was gaily decorated with flags, and the large assemblage entered enthusiauicaily mto the spirit of the festivities. In rH68, the Society, having in view the better attainment of the object for i6 !•;■! !iif I' !■ liJ' -' '.% 1 1:'': 1 1 1- I li - M which it was organized, was incorporated by the Ontario Government. The in corporators were : James Alexander (irant, Andrew Mann, James I'enniiigton Macpherson, Edward McGillivray, James Fraser, Robert I.ees, John Palmers- ton Robertson, Rev. Daniel ai. (iordon, I^onald McGillivray, James W. Rus sell, William .McKarlane, 'I'homas Isaac, James Dalgleish, James Peacock, (icorge I). Sadler, Ebenezer Ridd McGillivray, George Kennedy, George M. Rose. Henry Inglis, John 'Ihorburn, William Sutherland, John MacMillaii, Kstju res. After the .\ct of Incorporation w.is passed, at a meeting of the Society held Pel). II, 1869, it was moved by Mr. Ed. McGillivray, seconded by Mr, A\e\. Hegg, and carried, " That the thanks of this Society arc due, and are hereby tend- ered to R. W. Scott, Esf]., M.P.P., for his exertions in the interests of the So- ciety, in uassmg through the Legislature of Ontario an \cA for its incorporation, free of all mcidental cxjjenses." In 1871, a Presidential badge was procured for the Society at a cost of $30, and at the same time it was decided to obtain a new banner. The price of this was $300. .At a meeting held Oct. 4, 1881, Mr. C. E. .\nderson, jr., presented the .Society with a picture of the Queen, which still holds the i)lace of honour in the Society's hall. .'\ hearty vote of thanks was tendered to Mr. .\nderson for his handsome gift. The (]uestion as to the proper method of electing honorary members havmg been disf-.issed at various times, at a meeting of the Society on Nov, 2, 1893, it was moved by Dr. John Thorburn, seconded by Mr. Wm. Grant, and carried, " that hereafter propositions for honorary member^ be first carefully considered by the managing committee before being submitted for ballot at a quarterly meeting." M an early period in its history, a movement was m^de by the Society to provide a St. Andrew's hall for its use, and for this purpose a site was secured on the west side of Sussex street, nearly opposite the R. C. Cathedral, but, in course of time, it was considered unsuitable for such a building, so it was sold. Subsequently, when the Baptist Church on (^ueen street was for sale, steps were taken to ascertain the terms on which it could be had. , The matter was referred to a sub committee for consideration, but, probably, owing to the price asked for it, the purchase was not consummated. The Society, however, I understand, has not relimjuished the hope of yet being able to attain this desirable object of possessing a hall when the necessary funds are forthcoming. I'he following, having rendered valuable services at various times, have been elected honorary members by the Society : His Grace, the Duke of Sutherland, in 1874, who presented a solid silver cup for competition at the annual games in 1875; *^*^^' ''• ^^' l''i'"ries, Rev. Eneas McD. Dawson, LL.D., iay. Here niony a son o' Sri>tia'> hills, Korgettin'a' his s^efs an' ills. This (lay will .linil) the glens an' ilells, Far, far away, l'"or 'lis a liiiK- ilk liosnn thrills — St. Andrew's I)ay. Nor (lae we meet alane tae think ()" happy times, or toasis lae ilriiik ; A'ye whammirn at poortith's brink. Will tin I ns aye I'lepared tae honor wi' the chink, St. Andrew's Day. We meet tae talk o' wiiat's been dune, The puir frae pinchin' want tae win ; Tae keep the wnlf be't debt or dun Frae's door away. Till frae his heart he'll bless oor ain St. Andrew's Day. We meet tae wipe the widow's tear, Wha mourns o'er husband's eari/ bier. Her heart tae iichten — .^he maun share Oor charity, Till blessing wi' a tearless prayer — St. Andrew's I)a\ . Or she oppressed wi' poverty, Wha langs ance mair her frien's tae .see, Make glad when we can set her free. Her sea-boinid way, Tae thank, at Iiame, across the sen, St. .'Vndrew's Day, 20 Or ihey wlia'vc- suffered pooriitli's ills, Aniang their native heather hills, An' come amang us— sturdy chiels- lae work iheir way, Will ne'er forget, when forliine smiles, St. Andrew's Day There's nr)' a day in a' the yeor We greet wi' sic a hearty cheer— For Scotia's, sons, fra far an' near, Their hearts oliey, Tae haud oor patron saint, aye dear- Si. Andrew's Day. Fiaeeastlao wes', hailh sc^itli an'noilh. In ilka corner o' the earth, Will Scotchmen Rip, wi' joyous ndrih, Their feelinfjs play Tae ci'klirale our palrnii's liirlh — St. Andrew's Day. All' in oor ain dominion \:\\u\, V\.\ forest wild tao sea-gin strand, Scotchmen are joimd .. niijjlit) hand — Respect tae pay, Whni " chill Noveitilicr " lirini;s 'ac hand St. Andrew's Day. Oor wives an dochters tae, maun |;reel This hallow'd dny wi' honors meet ; An' hairiiit ". lac maun tiac their treat. An jjrannies Rray 'I'ell hoo ihcy kept laiin syp"— the ^tfa' St. Aiulrew's 1 i.iy. Sap lei lis h ipe llial mony a year, We laiij; may meet ilk ither here, (K:r jokes tae crack, oor iiuestions spier, .\n' lilyihe an* Ray, Tne welcome, aye. with hearty cheer, St. Ar.dr'.-w's D.iy. An" ill this land, for ye.irs tae come. While liiirnies rin, an' focjsis liloom — When hearts arc sad, or pooches tooiu. Let nae nne say — We lail'd t,ie clear frae fjrief an' (jloom. St. Andrew's Day. KoHKRr McLran Caluer. F 2T M THE THISTLE. A LrcKNDA kV BALLAD. [nKHirAiKI. in THK Si. ANmuw's >.n,||.|V ni. Otiawa.J Mollo : " .\W,' mi t.iin;,':;:" 'Twas nii,lniKlU ! Darkiitss, like iht- f;lo,„n „f smu. f,„uMoal |,.,1L Hung ..Vr ihe lalllcmenis c.: Shines-a fortress, ^ir,>„R ai.,1 i:ill. " The T.oon .in.l sinrs were veil. ,1 ,n clou.ls, an,) fr..,„ ihe castle's height N.. gleam of torch or taper pieiced the sh,i.lnws of the night ; Only the rippling ,,f ;hc Dec I.Lnt faintly with the so'ui,! Of weary sentry feel that paeeo their sl,)u, imvarying soimi.I. Tile Earl was sleeping liUe a .JiiM ihai h,,ili no eaiise for fear : The warder luininieil a careless sonj', hi^ l,.,iely watch to cheer ; Knight, squire and p.agc, on msh-slrewn floors, were sl, etched iii s.a.nd While spears and lalchions. - And none of all those vassals hold, who calmly dreaming lay, Dreamed that a foe was lurking near, impatient lor the fri) . lUi' in that hour— when Nature's self serenely seemed lo sleep In the dim valiey of the Dee, a l.ow-shot from the keep, A ghos'-like nmllitude .leliled. in ;.ilence, from the wo.id Th;.t, with ils stately pines, concealed the fort for many a rood. The l.anner of that spectral host is soiled with nnird'rous stains They are ihe " Tigers of the Sea," the cruel-hearted Danes. Far o'er the billows they have swept to Caledonia's strand - They carve the record of their deeds with hatlleaxe and brand - Tt.eir march each day is tracked with llame. their path witli carnage sin lor pity is an .nngel-guesi their hearts have never iaiown ; And now the caitills steal by night, lo storm the Fori of Slaines- 'I'hey reck not of the tiery blood that le.ips in Scottish veins \ Onwar.l Ihey creep with noiseless tread— their Ireach'rous feet are baie, Ltst the harsh clang of iron heels their slumbering prey shouhl sea,.- ; " Von moat,'' Ihey vow, " shall soon be cross'd, y„n rampart, soon b.' s, Ar.vl ail who hiingcr for the spoil, with spoil shall be regaled. I'ross on— press on— and high in air the Raven Slaiidard wave ; Those drowsy .Scots this niglii sliall ,//,/ their sleep- within the grave ! " Silent as shadows, on they gliili — the gloomy fosst is nigh " (ilory to Odin, ' iciory's lor<| ! its shelving depths are dry ; Speed, warriors, siiei-d " but hark 1 a shritk nl agoni/ing pain liursts from n hiins might, from some volcano's side- So rushed that gallant band ,if Scots-llie gariison of Slaines-- Upon the " Tigers of the Sea "-the carnagc-lovuig Danes. The lurid glare of torches served lo lignt them to tlieir foes- - They hewed those felons, hip and thigh, witii stern, re'entless blows- Clavmove. and batlle-ax.^ and spear, were stcepcl in slaugnter's hno.l. aidle every thistle in the moat was splashe.l with crimson blood : And, when the light of morning broke, the legions of the Danes I/iy slin and stark, in ghastly lieaps, around the Foit of Slaines ! Ni'ie hundred years have been engulfed within the grave of liute. Since those grim Vikings of the North by .lealh atoned their ciiuu-. In memory of that awful night, the thwlle's harever since, in battle's storm, on land or on the sea, liith Scotland's hoitor tarnished been— tlod gran! it ne'er may be ! G. MUKRAV, li.A., Montreal. THE ROYAL MARRIAGE. Koi;i'Ui Ml 1,1' AN CAtntu. (Iluilhethc/l.) While fi'ver'd nations cease theii burning strife, An.l waiwoin veterans seek their ht .MU vows an empty, worthless .Ii,am , Wi ..::i be true to Ihce, Lung as thou kcep'st thy wife'y honor brig!, I, And hid I St thy lord's heart as thy love's true tight. And W(. Ihiiiigh parted from our falheiiami, The land thy mother lii\es with many t.c, With willing hraii- and iMlluig ham''*, will 1 111 I To giiaril thy happy home. Our Country's stainless memories we priite, W herever «f iii.u ii.am ; And dciirrr foi all time, because o| ihec. Will be to Us that land acro.vs the sea. Wliuii tlic Society was orgnnizod rlio following were aiuoiig H'.o llrst uieinbers : Robert Harvey. Jr.. Eihvartl .Mallock, Simon Fraser, William Stowart, Hon. Tlionias McKay, ')r. ( liristie, .lames Mclntosli. Daniel McLaughlin, Janie.s Fraser, Jame.s I'oacock, William Sullierland, Kdwanl M(;(Jillivrrty, (ieo. U. BIyth, John Leslie, Robert Lees. Andrew Dnimniond, 8. C. Kerr, James Robertson, Johh Foth- eringliam, Robert Kenley. Donald Mo.Artlmr, I'eter Robertson, J. L. Campbell, Wil- liam Morris. Andrew Cuddle. .Ale.x. (ira\ . Jolin Porter, Ale.v. .Mcintosh, Alex. Cui- der, Jas. Robertson, .Me',. Scott, Francis Thompson. Donald (rrant. The list ot iiu'iiihers wlm fori 'i the Society when it was reorgan- ized ill l>>r)!) was as lollows: (ieo. Iv'. Mlyth, .lobn h. Hcr\Nick, Ivhvard Hrown, ('. R. Cunningham, D. Canipltcll, r. Camplicll. .Vtnlrew (Jiiddir. Arcliiliald Donglius, Robert Daviflson. Konalil Dow. John Donaldson, Simon Fraser, James F-aser, I'eter Fraser. John I'ol her inghani, James A , (irant. John Gibson, .John (>emmiil, jr., James Donald Grant, Wm. Ilamiiloii, Tliomiis Isaai'. .Fames (J. ,lolins(on, (ieo. Jainieson. Robt. .Famieson. Kobl. Kenley. 1'. Kemp, Ale.v, Ki'ddie. .lolii Kerr. Robt. Lee.-i, Robinson Lyon, John Leslie, .lolm McKinnoii. John .Mallorl,. Kenneth Mcintosh, William M(!Farlane, I'.ilward Mallock, Walter I'. McMillan. Rev. .Kiieas .Mel). DaA'son. Thomas Mc- Monald, Jr., Ale.x, ?.Iclntosb. Wolit. Melkle. Daniel .McLachlin, .Andrew Mann, (ieo. Mortimer, Wm. Main, John S. Nicholson, .las Peacock, Wm. R. Peacock, James Peacock, jr.. Peter Ilender^on.M.D.. Duncan UDbert^on.Iohn Robertson. John Roberts, ,las. Koliertson, IJoilerick Ross, ,lohn b'owalt, Don:il I Robertson. Alex. Scott, (Jeo. S. Sutherlanil, K.'\ , .\ie\. Spence, .las. Starke. ,\rchibald Stevenson. John Hnpi- hart. .lames Wilson, .lohn Wilson. I\. Wadilell, Andrew Wilson. Andrew Wilson, jr., .\edrew Watterson. OFP' OF THE ;t Andrew's Society ©f Ottowo (FORMEKLV BVTOVVN. ) Nov 1^! Im ""^ '" "" ''"''''''"" '"' ""-^"-i^ty commence with 1846-7 ITeaidenl. VVillia.n Stcnvarf, : Fir.t Vice-Prenident, Simon FraHer ; (l.aplain. (Other officero not known). Rev. John Robb ; Secretary, Hobert Uurvcy, 18,; -8. I^remrtent, Robert Harvey, Jr.: Chaplain. Rev. ,lohn Rohb ; Secretary Peter Robertson. (Other officerw not known). nary, leter 1848 ■ 9. President. Hon. Thoman McKay ; First Vice-President, VViUiam Stewart • fwi S T"" r\ '''"^ ""'■'■ ''"'"'•'"•" ^ ''"""^""^' came diHorganimI, ahhot.Kh a number ot mem- bers 8i^m to have met every vear on St. .Vndrew'H Day and . .l.l.rated the o.-.-asion with eitiier a duuier or a bal.. iRS9 60. President, Simon F^aser . First Vice-PreHidonl, Robert Leen • S<.,„„d Vice PreHident, Dr. J. A.(»ran(,,'haplain. Rev. ..\ lex. Hpen.e ; StH;:etarv. .las. Frasen .AHsistant Secretary. D.mald (',nnpl...|l : Physinan. I »r. A. Ib'mierHon: Treasurer t: K. CunniHKlmm ; ManaKinj? I'oin.nitiee, ,lohn McKinnon, .las. Peacock, .laa. Wilwrn R. K.-nley, R. Ulyth, Thos. Isaac, Alex. .Mcintosh. Diin.-an R..bertson, J (f Johns ton. 26 -• i86o-6i. T'n'si(l>.nt. RcImm-I Ta-cs : rhiii>l!iiii. Krv. Ak'x. Spcnoe : Swretivry, James I'lastr. (Ollur iilliccrs nul Iciiuwn. ) i86i - 2. I'l-csiilciii, lir. .J. A. (iruiil; First Vic., rrt'sident. ('. R. ('iiuiiinghain ; Second Vio'-l'ivsicl.Mt. Duncan Sinclair; Chaplain. Rev. Alex Spence ; Physician, Dr. Hen- ,l..rs..n;T.c:i>nicr. .las. Fiascr: SciTetary, (i. McE.lwards: Assistant Secretary, .1. ,1. (icmmill ; MaiuiKiiiK Committee, J Stark, Donald Campbell, Wm. McKarlane, !•: Kspliii, r.tci' Kraser, Donald Dow, Kenneth Mcintosh, Andrew Wilsonand Wm. I'l'acock. 1862 - 3. President, Dr. .1. A. ( irant : Chaplain. Uev. Alex. Spence : Secretary, D. H. Ha'viI. (Other olliccrs not known.) 1863-4. Prcsidciil. Dr. , las. .\. (Irant; First Vice-President, Thomas Isaac; Second Vice-President, las. Peacock, sr.; ( haplain, Rev. Alex. Spence : Physician. Dr. Mc- (iiliivray : 'rrciisnrer, .las. Fraser , Secretary. Andrew Christie; Assistant Secretary, Cieo. P. Itlyth : Managing Committee, FIeKertteher and D. UoImmIswu; Amlitors, Wm. McAgy and .lnhn (Roberts, i867 8 I'reaideiit, Jas. Fraser; First Vic President, R. Lees : Setonil A'ice President. K. K. McGillivray : (Jhaiilain, Rev. D. ii. (Jordan. H.l). ; Pliysiiian, Dr. McDonnell ; Treasurer. Andrew Mann : Recording Secretary. .1. P. Hoberlson : Assi.stant Secre- tary, A. C. Wilson , Managing ("ouimittee, G. D. Sadler, J. W. Rnssdl. ,Tas. Dalf,'- leish, Jas. Peacock, IF. Inglis.Wm. Mcl<'arlan^, Tiios. Isaac. VVni. Sutherland and J. S. Nicholson ; Auditors, ,' .1. dremmill. .John Wilson and .lolni Peacock. 1868-9. President. James Fraser ; Kirst Vioe-Prj.sident, Jolin Tiiorliurn, M. A. ; Second Vice-President. Andrew C. Wilson ; Chaplain, Rev. D. M. Uordon, HA).: Physicians. Dr.s. (Jrantand McDougall ; Ireasurer, Andrew Mann ; Recording Secretary. J. P. Rolierl son ; Corresponding Secretary, E. K. McCrillivray ; Solicitor, R lert I-ees ; Managing l^oniniittee, Ed. McUillivray, Jas. VV, Russell, Wni. .McFarlane. Jas. Pea- cock, Jas. Dalglcish, Wm. Sutherland, Henry Inglis, Jas. .M. 'L'aylor. Ale.x. Hegg. 1869 70. I'resident. John Thorburn,M..\.; First Vice-President, J.M.Taylor; Second Vice- I'resident. John MacMillan; Chaplain. Rev.D.M. Gordon. H.D.; Physicians. Drs. Grant and Mc(iillivray : Treasurer, Andrew Mann ; Recording .Secretary, lirailisli PillingH; (Corresponding Secretary, W.R. Hillings; Managing Couunittee, Ivl. McGillivray, J. W. lluBsell, J.P. Robertson, G.D. Sadler. Hy. Tnglis.Wni.Sutherlaiul, James Peacock, .Jas, Dalgleish and W. M. Somerville ; Auditors. A. Wilson, ,1. I'eacock and A. II. Taylor, 1870- 1 President, Ed. McGillivray : First Vice-President, J. P. McPhcrson ; Second Vice-President. Jas. W. Russell ; Chaplain. Rev. D. M. Gordon, P. I).; Physician*. iJrs, (Jrant and .Mctiillivray ; Treasurer, Andrew Mann : Recording Secretary, J. ". Robertson; ('orresponding Secretary, W. R. Hillings; Solicitor, (ieorge Keinudy, M. A.: Managing Conunittee, Jas. M. Taylor, Hy. Inglis, .1. D. Sadler, Jas. Peacock, Wm. Sutherland, Oe:). I{. l?l>t!i, Tims. Isnac. A. H. Taylor and Capt. F..rsythe; .\uditors, Jas. Fraser. A. II. Taylor and Thos. Isaac; Pipers, D. McKeracher and Diuicaii Rol)»'rtson, 1871 2. President, Kd. .McUillivray : Kirst X'ice-Presiilent, Jas, W. K'usscll . Second Vice-President. J. P, Robertson ; Chaplain, Rev, D. M. (i'lrdon, H. D.; Physicians, Drs. Henderson and (irant ; Treasurer, Andrew Minn ; Recording Sccrctiuy, .1. P, Robertson ; Corresponding Secretary, Alex. II. Taylor; Solicitor, (ico. Kennc.ly,M. A.; Managing CoiuniitttH', John Peacock, Hy. Inglis, Wm. Somerville, .las. M. Taylor. (i«'o. M. Holbrook, Hugh Stalker, ('apt. D. Mowatl. G. D. Sadltr and Geo. stockaml ; Auditors, A. H. Taylor, .lohn Pwi.ock and Alex. HcgK ; Pipers, D. McKeracher and Duncan Rohertsoii. 1872-3. President. Dr. .I.A. Grant, M.P.,K.R.C.S. First Vice-President, . I P. KoI.erlson. Seccmd Nice IVesident, Dr. .\ Henderson. Chaplain, Rev. D.M. Gordon. H. D. Physicittus Drs. D, McUillivray and P. A, McUougall. Treasurer, .Vndn w Mann, I t f 28 Recording Secretary. Jas. Adams. Corresponding Secretary, Wu). John.ston. So- licitor, JicLeod Stewart. ManaKJiig Committee, John Peacock, J. M. Taylor, Hugh Stalker, ' W. Russell, ('apt. 1). Mowatt, \V. :M. Somerville, A. H. Taylor, John Smith anrding Secretary, Jas. Adams. Corres])on(ling Secietary, Wm. Johnston. Solicitor. Kobt. Cassels, jr. Managing Committee. (Jeo. Stockand. John Peacock, Jo,hn Smith.Thos. Robin. Jas. Harris. W. M. Somerville, P. A. Taylor, J. M. Taylor and D. C. Robert- son. Auditors, (names not gi\en.) '874 ■ 5- President, Dr. .f. A. Grant. First Vice-President, J. P. Robert'ion. Second Vice-President, R. Ca.ssels, Jr. Chaplain, Rev. D. M. Gordon. B.D Physicians, Drs. Mctiillivray and Henderson. Treasurer, A. Mann. Recording Secretary, Dun- can C. Robertson. Corresponding Secretary Wm. Johnscon. Solicitor, F. H. Chrysler. Managing Committee, J. Peacock. A. H. Taylor, J. \V. Russell, J.Smith. Geo. Stockand. H. Stalker. H. Inglis, (i. McFarla-ie and J. H. Gibson. Auditors, Alex. Taylorand Crawford Ross. 187s 6. President. Dr. J. A, (irant. First Vice-Prebid.'iil, ,1. P. Robertson. Second Vice-President. J. M. Taylor. Chaplain, Rev. D. M. Gordon. R.D. Physicians, Drs. Mallock and McDougall. Treasurer. .1. Mann. Recording Secretary, D. C. Robert- son. Corresponding Secretary, G. S. ^lacfarlane. Solicitor. F. H. Chrysler. Manag- ing Committee, J. Smith, (jleo. Stockand, H. Inglis, A H. Taylor, R. Cassels, Jr., Jas. Harris, A. Taylor, Jas. Mather, J. W. Russell. Auditors, Messrs. Dalgleish and Morrison . 1876 7. President, Col. Allan Gilmoiir. First Vice-President, Lieut. Col. John McFher.son. .Seccmd Vice-President. J. M.Taylor, ('hafilain, Rev. D.M.Gordon, H.U. l'hJsician^, Drs. K. C. Mallock and J. Carmichael. Treasurer, J^. Mann. Recording Secretary. .J. P. Robertson. C(>rres|)on(ling Secretary, O. S. Macfarlane. Solicitor, McLeod Stewart. .Managing Committee. A. II. Taylor, Jfdn Smith, tieo. Stockand. Hy. Inglis. Jas. Young. Jas. Harris, VVni. Kerr, Geo. Df.lgleisli and Duncan C. Robertson. Auditors. Alex. H. Taylor and Robt. McNeil. Piper, Duncan Robertson. 1877-8. President. McLeod Stewari. M.A. First Vice-President, .Jas. M. Taylor. Second Vice-President, A. F Mclntyre. Chaplain, Rev. D. M. (iordim, B. D. Tieasurer, A.Mann. Phycicians, Dr" K. C. Mallock and J. Ciirmichael. Recording Secretary. G. .S. Macfarlane. ( 'orresponding .Secretary. .1. P. Rulintson. Solicitor. F. H. C'hrys- ler. Managing ( 'omuiittei', .\. 11. Taylor, J. Smith, Geo. .Stockand. Lt.-Col. J. Mc- Pherson, Jas. Harris, H. Inglis, J. W. McRae, Wm. Kerr and J. W. Uusseil. Audi- tors, R. VVhyte. Hugh Allan and D. ("hisholm. Piper, Duncan Robertson. Mar- nhall, J. B. Mackenzie. ' — ^^V^ ' 30 1878 - 9. Prosideiit, MrLcod Slcwaii, M.A. First Vice-Picsi.lciit, J. ( J. l.iMtcli. Second Vice-President, A. F. Altliityie. (Jhapliiin, Rev. I). M. (iordon, B. D. riiyHJciaiis, Drs. Carniichael and 51(dOoiij;all. Treasurer, A. .Mann. Ifeeording Sec'-etary, O. S, Macfarlane. (Corresponding Secretary. J. P. Koherlson. Solicitor, VV. D. Hogg. Managing Committee, John Smitii, (leo. Stoekand, Hy. fnglis. W. Kerr. A. H. Taylor, Jas. Marris, J. W. Russell, Geo. Dalgleisli and Wm.Sonierville. Audi- tors, D. C'hishohn. Robt. White and Hugh Allan. 1879-80. President, IMcLeod Stewart, M, A. First Vice-President, A. H. Taylor. Second Vice-President, C. E. Anderson. Physicians, Drs. McDougall and Carmichael. (Chaplain, Rev. D. M. Gordon, B. D. Treasurer. A. Mann. liecording Secretary. (}. S. Macfarlane. Corresponding Secretary, D. C. Robertson. Solicitor, .J. A. Gem- inill. Managing Committee, Geo. Stoekand, Jas. Harris, John Smith, Hy. Inglis, William Kerr. Jas. W. Russell, Geo. Dalgleisli, Robt. Sinclair, John Thorburn. Au- ditors, D. Chisholm, R. I'otheringham and F. Roger. Piper, Duncan Robertson. 1880 - 1. President, Sanford Heming, C.M.G. First Vice-President. A. H. Taylor. Second Vice-President, C. E. Anderson. Chaplain. Rev. F. W. Parries. Physicians, Drs. McDougall and Mallock. Treasurer, A. ^lann. Recording Secretary. J. B. Halkett. Corresponding Secretary, D. C. Robertson. Solicitor, \V. I). Hogg. Managing Committee, Mes.^rs. H. Inglis, G'j. Stoekand, J. Smith, Geo. Dalgleisli, Jas. Harris. 1). Bell, H. Stalker, G. S. Macfarlane. Wm. Kerr. Auditors. W. S. Pettigrew and P. McGregor. * ' V 1881-2. President, McLeod Scewart.M.A. Virst Vice President, A. H. Taylor. Second Vice-President, C. E. Anderson. Chajilain, Rev. F. W. Parries. Physician.'', Drs. McDougall and Grant. Treasurer, A. Mann. Recording Secretary, C. E. Anih'rson, jr. Corresponding Secretary, J. R. Halkett. Solicitor, W. IJ. Hogg. Managing Committee, J. Smith. G. S. Macfarlane, (r. Stoekand. W. Kerr, Hy. Inglis, Geo. Dalgleish, 1). Bell. D. McLeod and D. C. Robertson, .\iiditors. .1. D.dgleish and F. Rogers. Piper. Duncan Robertson. 1882 - 3. President, A. H. Taylor. First Vice President, A. F. Mclytyre. Secoml Vice- President, C. K. Anderson, t-'haplain, Rev. F. VV. Parries. Physicians, Drs. Giant and McDougall. Treasurer, .\. Mann. Recording Secretary. G. S. M-.icfarlune. t;orresponding Secretary, J. B. Halkett. Solicitor, W. D. Hogg. Maimgiiig t;an. Managing Coniniittee, A. U. Taylor, John Sutherland, John Ferguson, Geo. Stockand, Harry Allan, ;*kLpod .Stewart, MA.. J. B. Spence, Wm. (irant. Dr. Goo. Hutchison. Au- ditors, Alex. Spittalund H. 11. Mil-ean. Piper. Thomas Richardson. 1897 8. I'irst Vice-President, ,1. W. Russell. Second Chaplain, Rev. D. Ramsay. Phyrtcians, Drs. Wni. (tray. Recording Secretary, H.H. Rowatt. Corresponding Secretary. John McLachlan. Solicitor, John C. Grant. Managing (.'oinmittee. A. II. Taj lor, (ieo. Stockand, D. L. McLean, Wm. Grant, J. B. Spence, John Ferguson, Harry Allan, J. C. Glashan, Dr. Geo. Hutchison. Auditors, Aiex. Spittal and W. F. Boardinan. Pi))er, Thomas Richardson. Tilt; following clergymen have 011 various occasions supplied the place of the Society's Chaplains : Rev. H. J. Boithwick.M.A., 1865 ; Rev. Jas. Elliott, mw ; Rev. Dr. Wm. Moore, 1867: Rev. A. A. Cameron, 1878; Rev. A. P. McDiarmid, 1887; Rev. W. T. Herridge, H D. 188!) ; Rev. W. T. Herridge, B.D., 1892. President. W. D. Hogg, (^X' Vice-President. John SutherhuK Baptie and McDougall. Treasurer, 33 ARREINDIX. ADDRESS PRESENTED BY Tlge Sl (^odrew's S©cfet> To Sir John Young. To His Excellency, the Right Hon. Sir John Young, Baronet, Knight, Com- mander of the Bath, Knight of the Grand Cross of the Order 'of St Michael and St. George. Governor-General of Canada, etc., etc.: May it please Your Excellency :— ■ We, the officers and the members of St. Andrew's Society of Ottawa approach Your Excellency to offer you a cordial welcome on your arrival at the Capital of the Dominion. We feel special pride and pleasure in doing so, knowing that your illustrious ancestors hailed from Scotland, where .hree hundred years ago they held places of high trust and responsibility' Your own public career for the last quarter of a century has been duly appreciated by a grateful country, as evidenced by the' many important offices of trust which Your Excellency has filled under the British Crown during that time. We think it most fortunate that, at this most critical period of our new Dominion, Her Majesty, the Queen, has been pleased to apppoint a states- man, able and experienced as Your Excellency, to the high and responsible position of Governor General of this, one of the most exteu'Jve and flourishing Colonies of the British Empire. We beg to assure Vour Excellency of our un- alterable attachment and devoted loyalty to the person and throne of our beloved Sovereign ; and we trust that the relations now existing between us and the Mother Country may be perpetuatea. We further beg Your p:xcel!ency to con- vey to Lady Young the expression of our best wishes, and we hope that, under Divine Providence, Her Ladyship and t'our F,ordship may long be spared to enjoy every blesssing. (Signed), JAMES ERASER, President. Ottawa, 1868. J. P. ROBERTSON, Secretary. S 'A J ■ 34- Reply. To the President, Officers and xMembers of St. Andrew's Society, etc., etc.: Mr. President and Genti.kmen,— I am iiuicli gratified by the cordiality t in aid in promoting the best interests of Canada, and I look forward to its great luiure with hope and confidence. 1 thank you heartily (or your kind cxjjressions towards my wife, to whose constant care, I am, under God's blessmg, much indebted for my restoratio'i to health. (Signed;. JOHN A. MACDONALD To Lord Dufferin. To His Excellency, the Ri^hl Honourable Fredtiii k Temple Hamilton Hlaclc- wood, Karl of Duffeiin, etc., etc. The humble address of the St. Andrew's Society of the City of Ottawa, Metrop- olis of the Dominion of Canada : May it please Your Excellency : — We, the c icers and members of the St. And.ew's Society of Ottawa, beg most respectfully to tender lo N Our Ivxcellency our congratulations and most cordial welcome upon your arrival to assume the responsibility of the represen- tative of Her Majesly in ruling one of the largest and most nourishing colonies of the British Empire, We assure Vour Excellency as the representative of our Most Illustrious Sovereign, that we, as Scotchmen from Her Majesty's ancient kingdom of Scotland, and descendants of Scotchmen, entertain the greniest afifection for and loyally towards the throne and person of our beloved ( )ueen ; and trust that the relations now existing between us may be of long duration, and that nothing may ever arise that will be the means of alienating us from the British Crown. Il must be a source of satisfactio.i to the people of this Colony that Her Majesty has selected as ner representative one so conversant with the political economy of the iMupire, and occupying so distinguished a |)osition in the sphere of literature. We hope that your stay in the Metropolis of this vast Dominion may prove one of unalloyed happiness and pleasure, and that when you have left our shores — wUch we hope may be many years hence —you may have a favourable and lasting impression of our institutions and our people. We further beg V^our Excellen.cy to convey to l,.ui) DuOcrin the expression of our best wishes, and trust that, under the guidance of L)ivine Providence, you may be spared to enjoy health and happiness, while discharging ihose onerous and responsible duties devolving upon you, by virtue of youi oftice in this Dominion. Ottawa, 187 a. (Signed), E. Mi(.llMVRAV. President. n. CLYDK ROBERTSON, Secretary. Note — I have failed to find the reply. 38 Tc the Marquis of Lome. To Hij Excellency the moht noble the Marquis of l.oine, K.(;., (i.CNJ.C, Ciovernor Ceneral of the Dominion (jf Canada : May it please your Excellency :- - We, the office bearers and members of St. Andrew's Society of Ottawa, and of the Caledonia Club of Ottawa, respectfully offer a most cordial welcome to Vour Excellency and to Her Royal Highness the Princess Louise, Marchioness of Lome. In common with our folloiv citizens throughout the Dominion, we regard the appointment of Vour l^xccllency as a signal proof of Her Most (iracious Majesty's favor towards this portion of the iMnpire, and we gratefully recognize in the presence of a Royal daughter of l^ngland a pledge of Her Majesty's confidence in the loyalty of the jjcople of Canada. As members of societies composed of Scotchmen and descendants of Scotchmen, we recall with deep gratitude the eminent service rendered by Vour Excellency's ..ncestors in the cause of civil and religious liberty, and we have special pleasure, therefore, in receiving as our viceroy a representative of the distinguished and historic house of Argyll. We pray that the richest blessings of (lod may rest ujwn your illustrious consort, and that \'our Excellency's administation may largely prom^^te the best interests of our commonwealth. McLROn STEWART, Prfudoit, ('.. S. M( FAR LANE, Seo\ tary. OirwvA, 187S. Reply. (Jrnti.kmkn,— I beg to thank you for your loyal address. It is very gratifying to me to receive at the hands of the St. Andrew's Society and of the Caledonia Club of Ottawa, so cordial a welcome to the place where I may now consider my home for several years. I'hough that home is separated from the land of our birth by the broad exuanse of the .Atlantic, the kindly greetings of the Scotch community proves to me that the clanship of Scotchmen is as close, hearty and strong in Canada as it ever was in the country of our ancestors, and cunse(|uently the reception of your address to day enables me to look forward with additional pleasure to my residence ai the Capital of this Dominion. 1 would in conclusion return to you our sincere thanks for those kind and complimentary ren>arks which are personal to the Princess and myse'f, and I further wish to express the desire which I entertain to aid you in your efforts to assist your fellow countrymen. (Signed) LORNE. 39 To the Marquis o' I.ansdowne. To the Most Honourable Henry Charles Keith Petty F''itzmaurice, Marqi'-s of I-ansdowne, F.arlof \Vycoinbe, Viscount Calnaud Calnstone, Lord Wycombe, Earl of Keriy and Earl of iShelbourne, Viscount Clanmaurice and Fitzmau- rice, Baron of Kerry Lixnan and Dunkeron, (iuvcrnor (leneral of Canada, and Vice Admiral of the samt, etc., etc.: May it jjlease Your Excellency : — The St. Andrew's Society of the City of Ottawa, desires to greet Your Ex- cellency on your arrival in the Capital of the Dominion as the representative of Her Majesty, the Queen, and on their behalf, as wel! as on behalf of their fellow-countrymen of Scottish birth and descent, they desire to convey to Your Excellency and l.ady Lansdowne a most hearty welcome. \'our Excellency will find in this great ISritish ICmpire of America nearly five millions of brave and sturdy people who are striving to perpetuate under more modern and froshei conditions of society, those principles which have made the name of Britain synononious with human freedom. Your Excellency will also fmd that the in- stitutions of which you are the symbol and representative, flourish in flanada a singularly hajipy union of democracy unstained by abuse. The vast territory over which Your Excellency has been called to preside is second to none other in extent and fertility. Its people arc very content and prosperous ; its commerce is large and constantly growing ; its marine ranks with those of the great and independent powers ; its educational institutions are of the highest character, and it therefore may not be without some pride to your- self that you have been called to your distinguished position under such a hap[)y condition of Canadian affairs. That Your Excellency's and Lady Lansdowne's residence m (,'anada may Se a happy one, to which, in the future you may look back with feelmj^s of pleasure and satisfaction, is the sincere wish of \'our Excellency's most obedient servants, (Signed) A. II. I'.WLOK. I'resident. A. H. MilN I \ Ri;, isi Vice 1 'res. C. E. ANDI'iR.SON, ^nd Nice-l'res. J. H. IIAl.KEir, Cur. Secy. A. MAN.N. Treasurer. W. F. H().\R|)M.\N. Rec. Secy. Otiawa, 1883. Reply. (itturi.K.MKN, -I return you my sincere thanks for your lluiii-lu m cominit here to congratulate me op my .h rc-^sion to utticc, and for the wch onic which, as (ili/iP.s 1)1 ()lt.iwa. you have sn kiiidly given ut. Sir, 1 am o( course aware that these manifcslatioiis of loyalty are addressed to me as a representative of 40 that illustrious Sovereign to whom her subjects in every quarter of the globe look up to with feelings, not only of respect to the ruler of a mighty Empire, but of the deepest personal devotion. I consider, however, that Lady Lans- downe and I are not wrong in interpreting your presenc. as a proof that it is your desire that we, who have left home and friends to live among you, shall be made aware of your good-will towards us. If we are right, we shall the more appreciate your kindness, because at the present moment it would seem to us perfectly natural that the people of Canada, and particularly of this city, should be thinking rather of the loss they have sustained by the retirement of my predecessor — whom during his five years' term of otitice you had learned to esteem so highly — than of any expectations, however indulgent, that they may have formed of myself I have read with the greatest of pleasure that passage in your address in which you describe in language which I do not believe is loo highly colored, the mstitutions under which the Dominion has prospered, the resources of the Canadian soil, the contentment anu prosperity of its people, and the excellence of its educational institutions. If I feel a pride in representing Her Majesty m so remarkable a portion of her dominion, you may also feel a pride in being members of a community so flourishing at the present moment and so full of promise for the future. This is not the first congratu- latory address I have had the honor of receiving tVom societies having, like yourselves, a distinctive national character, and I have ui)on each occasion thought it my duty to explain clearly the light in which I regarded their action in coming here, and in which I wish my own action in receiving them to be regarded. tl 1 The primary object of your Association is, unless I entirely misapprehend it. to assist and to unite persons who have come to Canada from that part of the United Kingdom with which you are es|)ecially connected. Xow, sir, it seems to me that this is a perfectly reasonable arrangement, and that nothing can be more natural than that the Scotchmen coming into the Dominion should look to their own brother Scots tor friendly countenance and aid. These friendships are, in my eyes respectable -I would almost say sacred. Nor can I bring myself to believe that tliey involve amongst those who are animated by them anything like selfishness or isi)lation, or that because you cling to memories springing from the land of your origin, because you demand the claims of those who believe it more model than yours, you are less likely to make good citizens here, or to lake less pride in the gree'irigs of the land of your adoption. Holding these views, gentlemen, I gladly welcome your presence at Cov- crnment House ind cordially thank you for this address, which will be an agreeai)le record of vour visit, (Signed) LANSDUWNK 4« At a meeting of the Society, held April ist, 1884, on motion of Mr. F. M. McDougall, seconded by Mr. G. S. Macfarlane, it was decided that the condol- ence and sympathy of the Society be tendered to Her Most Gracious ^[ajesty the Queen on the death of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, and that the President be instructed to forward the same. Co"v o^ Le^*-^r Received From the Earl of Derby. Downing Street, i6th May, 1884. My Lord, — I have received and laid before the ()ueen your dispatch. No, 78, of the 23rd ult., enclosing an adiress of sympathy to Her Majesty on the occasion of the death of His Royal Hig.aiess the Duke of Albany, from the St. Andrew's Society of Ottawa. I am commanded by the Queen to request that you will inform the St. Andrew's Society that Her Majesty has received the address of sympathy very gratefully, I have the honor, etc., etc., (Signed) DERBY. Governor General, The Most Honourable The Maiquis of Lansdowne, G.M.C. When the Rt. Hon. Lord Stanley arrived in Ottawa in 1888, it does not appear that addresses were presented to him by any of the national societies, but only by the City Council. To the Earl of Aberdeen. To the Right Honourable John Campbell Hamilton Gordon, Earl of Aberdeen, Governor-General of (""nada : May it please Your Excellency ; We, the otificers and members of the St. Andrew's Society of Ottawa, gladly avail ourselves of this, our earliest opportunity of tendering to Your Excellency our sincere congratulations on your apjiointment to the honourable position to which our beloved Queen has called you as Governor-(}eneral of this wide Dominion, and our cordial welcome to this important Imperial Administration. In the selection by Her Majesty of Your Excellency as her representative, we, in common with all our fellow-citizens, recognize with pride and gratitude that she has again given us assurance of the high estimation in which she holds II r 42 this portion of her great Empire ; and as Scotchmen, to wiiom the land .,.' out nativity and all that puts honour on her sons are ever dear, we are especially gratified by your appointment. We remember with pride the important and honourable positions your noble ancestors, through many generations, have occupied in the councils of the naiion, the brilliant services they have rendered in the field, the laurels they have won in the realms of literature and science, and the be- nevolence and philanthropy wl.ich always ruled their intercourse with their fellow-men. " No blot is on their record found, " No treason soils their fame, " Nor can disaster ever dim "The lustre of their nan)e." As sons of St. And'-ew we greet Your Excellency, the worthy scion of illustrious sires, as one in whom the graces and virtues of your noble ancestry are conspicuously embodied, the inheritor of 'a name which ne'er has been dishonored '' ; and we are assured by your eminent aoiuties, your moral worth, your past connection with our country and your efforts to promote its moral and material advancement, that your administration as Governor-General will add to the honours of our native land, and minister to the prosperity of this fair Dominion, and shed fresh lustre on your already illustrious name. We beg respectfully to present Your Excellency our cordial welcome to Lady Aberdeen, whose name is already known and loved throughout our land for " her works' sake," and our earnest wishes that the period of your administration may be one of increasing happiness and prosperity to Your Excellency and pI the. members of your illustrious household, as well as to all under your authority. May the motto which has so long distinguished your noble house, and has found such manifest realization in its history, still continue to rule your destiny " Fortuna sequatur." (Signed), GEO. HUTCHISON, President. WM. GRANT, Secretary, His Excellency in reply said : Mr. Tresident and Gentlemen : Most heartily do I recognize and appreciate the loyalty and cordiality of this address which you have [)resented to me as the representative of Her Majesty the Queen in this Dominion. Such a greeting, such a welcome, is assuredly one to be valued and highly esteemed, especially when coming from a Society .so representative, and so much entitled to respect, as that of which you are the delegates and sjjokesmen. I need scarcely say that as a Scotchman, I prize the assurances of kindliness 43 and goodwill which you, as fellow-Scotchmen, have indicated towards myself personally and towards the Countess of Aberdeen. In particular, I appreciate the reference which you make to my ancestors, whose name I have the honor to bear. You doubtless have in view especially the public work of my grandfather, who for many years was one of the trusted advisers of Her Majesty the Queen. His name is usually associated with the anxious and stormy period which preceded the Crimean war, which he had so earnestly striven to avert, even after the war-fever had taken possession of the majority of the British public. But here in British North America, it may not be without interest to recall the fact that Lord Aberdeen was for a time Secretary of State for the Colonies ; and again, when he was Foreign Minister, he had some important matters to deal with in which Canada was concerned, including the delicate question of the settlement of the frontier-linec between Canada and the United States. Owing to preceding circumstances, there can be no doubt that the atmosphere in the countries respectively concerned had become highly combustible ; but, as you are aware, a pacific arrangement was arrived at. The biographer of Lord Aberdeen states that m the opinion of the English Envoy at Washington and the United States Minister in London, and also of other prominent persons acquainted with the state of matters, the acquiescence of the United States in the proposed arrange- ment was not a little due to the estimation in which the British Foreign Minister was held by the American authorities, esi)ecially in view of what might have been the attitude of his successor when he left the Foreign Office. I recognize and thank you, gentlemen, for the suggestion as to the stimulus and incentive which an example of distinguished ancestry ought to convey. Before concluding, allow me to express my good wishes for the success of your Society. I am aware that there is sometimes an apprehension expressed lest the maintenance and cultivation of what may be called the spirit of nationality on the part of the various elements in our community as exemplified in such societies as your own, or the St. George's, or the St. Patrick's, or the St. David's, and so forth, may be unfavourable to that harmonious fusion which we all wisn to to see in this country. I confess that I do not share those apprehensions. Of course it should be thoroughly understood that when we celebrate and record our attachment to the land of our birth, it is only as a matter of pride and inspir- ation, which will make us all the better Canadians. In short, if asked where we ought to draw the line in this matter of the perpetuation and recognition of national spirit, I would suggest that the line should be drawn, in the first place, short of anything that would imply any possible disparagement of other nationalities ; and secondly, short of anything that would hinder or hamper the promotion and advance of that combination and co-operation to which 1 have already referred, in the i>aramount work of the development of the prosperity of the Dominion. As to the disparagement of other nationalities, I hope no one will suspect Scotc'.imen of failing in respect and appreciation for their Eng'ish neighbours in the Old Country, and their Englis'.i fellow-subjects here. In fact, the Scotch may claim to have shown in the past a special appreciation of England. 44 ,-'::.::,/■■.,.. Did not Dr. Johnson say that the finest view in Scotland was the road to London ? And no doubt many Scotchmen have travelled by that road, with, let us hope, some modest advantage to themselves, and not to the detriment of those among whom they have come to sojourn ; and so, too, with reference to the other nationalities concerned. At any rate, we Scotchmen desire to testify our recog- nition and appreciation regarding all who are doing their part to develop the prosperity of the country ; and I trust that in the future as in the past, Scotchmen will pot be wanting in their endeavors to make Canada what she is worthy of bemg and what she is more and more becoming— a great beneficient influence in the world. I think, therefore, when rightly regarded, this maintenance of the national si)irilr may be lookei upon not only without alarm, but as something which is favourable to energetic co-operation in the common work to which I have referred, so that all may be worthy of the traditions which in each case they desire to cherish, and of which they have reason to be proud. I again thank you for your address, and in particular I desire, on Lady Aberdeen's behalf, to acknowledge your most kindly and cordial allusions to herself, and I trust that we may be able so to perform our part here as in some measure to fulfil the expectations which you have been good enough to express regarding us. ABERDEEN. I I 1 I i I I vJ ' . I I I. ■;■■■'■ I.-',,' '.■.,■- ;i:v . I ' , •■:.',.'■' -.,' . 1 1. if ■| , .".■ t- 1', • ''. ' .;' '<, ■;• I.-. !■ .. I I" ' I I .1' ' '. :i : '