Brotherhood of St. Andrew Brotherhood of St. Andrew The Brotherhood of St. Andrew is an international lay Christian religious organization with historical roots in the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. The objectives of the organization focus on prayer, Bible study and service to the community with an emphasis on evangelism through fraternal outreach and "the spread of Christ's Kingdom among men." The Brotherhood was first organised on St. Andrew's Day, 30 November 1883, as a prayer and Bible study group at St. James Church in Chicago. Initially led by James Lawrence Houghteling, a Yale graduate, local YMCA President, and son of
TrSS St Andrew (1908) "Fishguard", to free up her name for a replacement TSS "St Andrew", and was scrapped in 1933. TrSS St Andrew (1908) TrSS "St Andrew" was a passenger vessel built for the Great Western Railway in 1908. TrSS "St Andrew" was built by John Brown to augment the three new ships of 1906, the TrSS "St David", TrSS "St George" and the TrSS "St Patrick" acquired for the Fishguard to Rosslare service. In 1910 she was in a heavy sea on a voyage between Fishguard and Douglas, and a member of crew, Thomas O’Neill of Waterford was thrown overboard and drowned.