Saint George, reject his saintship, or throw discredit 

 upon his noble deeds as a Christian martyr.'^ 



Such then was the Saint whose memory English- 

 men delight to honor. In all parts of the world 

 where the English tongue is spoken Saint George's 

 fame extends. Here a church, there a charity, dedi- 

 cated to the good Saint, attest the popular apprecia- 

 tion of his worth. And what more fitting title then 

 for a society associated together for the purpose of 

 relieving the wants and distresses of Englishmen 

 who may be found stranded in the great City of 

 New York than that of the Saint George's Society. 

 Could the good old Saint awaken from his slumbers 

 of sixteen centuries and see for himself the readi- 

 ness with which the means necessary to the carrying 

 on of the Society's beneficent work have been, and 

 are being supplied, the self-denial and philanthropic 

 zeal exhibited by its members in attending to the 

 duties incidental to the fair, and equitable distribu- 

 tion of its funds, he would certainly rejoice in the 

 assumption of his name for the furtherance of such 

 an object. And on the twenty-third day of April, 

 the anniversary of his martyrdom, as each year rolls 

 arotind, his face would surely beam with pleasure 

 ineffable as he witnessed his merry sons regaling 

 themselves in the good old Anglo-Saxon style, 

 keeping his memory green and his good deeds in 

 glad remembrance. 



* Vide The Historic of that most famous Saint and Soldier, Saint George 

 of Cappadocia, by Peter Heylyn. 



