Show r. r The T he Friend fiend F of the People I ITo To receive attention every question must bear the name and address of the person sending it it This does not necessarily necessarily necessarily mean that the name will be published when the question is answered only the initials will be used if the questioner so I desires No attention will be paid to queries to which the name and address of the sender are not appended J Friend rien of Tho People Kindly give o tho origin ot of tho quotation quota quota- H tOn tion n. n Look on St. St Christopher then gothy gothy go thy way way Who ho was St. St Christopher r W. W E. E ANSWER Tho ANSWER Tho name Christopher IsIom is Greek Christo Christ rom the tho ancient carries carnes and one who bears or Saint Int Christopher was WM a Christian martyr who must have lived in th the time timo of or Christ's Christs infancy According t to legend he ho made a vow OW to servo serve only tho mightiest est so BO he entered tho service of or orthe the emperor When he saw sa tho cm- cm himself for fear of or the cross ClOSS devil he be entered tho service of ot the devil levU as one than the emperor and when he discovered that tho tim devil the ho left lert his was as afraid of ot cross service for that of ot Christ Chrit His employment employment em em- wa was carrying caming pilgrims across a J. J certain stream and arid one day it be became be became came cam his duty dul to carry a small chill child across According to legend the child chUd proved so 50 much heavier than any miny n grown person ho had over ever carried that ho lie was almost overcome o and aDel expressed cd astonishment Then according to the legend the child chUd said ai Marvel not for thou hast borne the world and Its Us sins Bins According to th legend le nd the tho child was as Jesus anti and from Crom that ho who had borno borne him across the stream was I I called Christo Christ bearer anglicised Christopher Shortly afterward after after- ward ho died and later was made mado a saint a G Ho Is the patron saint of or mariners ma ma- liners nn and operates co with St. St Niche Nicho Nicholas las Jas in keeping them from torn harm and bringing Ing them happiness An old rhyminG list of ot the tho saints says St st st. Gregory looks to little boys bo to teach them a n. n b o 0 o. o And makes them for to love e their hooks books an and scholars good 1000 to be St. St Nicholas keeps tho the mariners from I d dangers n s i-s an and disease fIO en en ore are with boisterous waves and In dreadful seas BOOS i Great Christopher that painted l is with bod body big an and tall Doth even tHe same flame who doth preserve and keep his servants all From fearful tearful terrors of ot the tha night and makes ml them thorn well to rest iest By Bi whom thc they also all their lives with divers Joys are blest From this Ibis it appears that St St. Christopher Christopher Christopher Chris Chris- has a distinct place in ocy ogy o but we wo have not been able to lo locate locate lo- lo I cate CAto the quotation Look on St. St Christopher Christopher Chris Chris- then go co o th way ay |