Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-17
SUNDAY IN CAMP.
Mass Celebrated on the Shores Of White
Bear by Rev. Father McGolrick-An Elo-
qusnt Sermon by Bishop Ireland-The
End of the Military Encampment.

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quent Sermon by Bishop Ireland-The
End of the Military Encampment.
By the time the many thousand readers of
the GLOBE a:e perusing its columns over their
coffee this morning, Camp Hubbard will exist
only II name. The canvas city will have dis
appeared, and where during the past week was
heard the sound of martial music and the
tread CT armed men, will be found peaceful
buolic scere The tents may be folded, how
ver,and all traces of animate life be removed,
yet the memories which cluster around this
now historic spot, will last during the life OF
hundreds and thousands of those who spent
SO brief period there. To nearly all of the
men OF the Minnesota state national guards,
this eucampment has been new experience.
They have had their first experience in life
on the tented field, and have had their first
lesson in camp life. That this experience has
been useful and beneficial alike to the men
and the state, no one who has visited the en-.
campment will deny. Called from their avo-
cation in the civil walks of life the members
of the different companies, almost entirely at
their own expense. have given vol
to the labor and privations necessary to per-
feet themselves in the art of becoming citizen
soldiers. Many well meaning but thought
less persons, have looked upon this encamp-
ment as an idle pageantry intended for parade
and show. Such, however, has not been the
case. The occasion has been school of in
struction, and to the credit of both officers
and men the GLOBE desires to state that the
opportunity has been well improved. All
alike have been zaAons in the discharge of
every duty imposed upon them, and their
strict compliance with military rules, and
their general proficiency in everything per-
tanning to the manual OF arms, has called forth
words of commentator from men whose
names are a part of the nations
history, and whose gallant deeds have placed
our country in the fore front for military
prowess But above and beyond all this the
GLOBE is proud of her citizen soldiery for
their manly bearing in all that goes to make
up gentleman. A week ago to-day the differ
ent companies of the two battalions pitched
their tents and began their camp life. They
were taken from almost every avocatlon in life,
and to many it would seem as if the strict dis
cipline of Il military camp would become irk-
some and distasteful. The GLOBE representa-
tive has been present every day and most of
the evenings during the encampment, and can
truthfully say that during the entire time rot
vulgar or ribald word was heard, and not a
drunken man was seen on the grounds. Each
| and every one performed his duty as soldier
and deported himself as gentleman. Mime
sofa has reason to be proud of her militia.
Yesterday was the last day in camp and It
was fitting and proper that the encampment
should close with religious exercises. A
a. N. an inspection of the camp was made by
Capt. Ed s. Bear, of company D, First battalion,
assistant inspector general, and his report will
| be found highly complimentary. The hour
| fixed for the religious exercises was 1880 S.
M, and shortly after that hour the Et.
Rev. Bishop ireland, chaplain, arrived
on the grounds and was met by squad from
the Emmett Light artillery and was conducted
to the general headquarters, where he was re-
ceived by Governor Hubbard and mem bers Oi
been made for holding the service. One Of the
| headquarter tents had been fitted up with ar
| imprOvised altar in the arrangement of which
| great taste had been displayed, and when the
| canvas was drawn aside from the front OF the
| tent, the beautiful spectacle took the large au
dience by surprised. portion of the space
| in front of the tent was carpeted, and chair
and camp stools were provided for the governor
and his family who were present and mos
| of the officers in camp. Just before the sery
ices commenced the Great Union band tool
station near the tent, and almost Immediately
after them came the Allen Guards, Company D
under command of Capt. Bean. This was TIT
only company that attended in body, al
though nearly all the members OF the Emme
Light artillery and other companies in camp
were present. The vocal exercises were con
Quoted by members of the Leiderkranz society
under the leadership of Prof. Kerker. TIL
scene presented was one not soon to be for
gotten. The beautifully -arranged altar in the
tent, the bright uniform of the officers al,
men, mingled with many richly-dressed ladies
in the open air upon broa'
prairie, with the line of white tents in front
and dark fringe of woods on three sides
made up picture seldom seen.
The exercises were opened with singing b.
the choir, and then followed the prayers 0
the church by the bishop, after which b
stepped in front of the tent and addressed tn
large audience in voice that could be dis
tinctly heard by all:
Your Excellency, My Brethren-The citizen
soldiers of Minnesota, assembled IN camp q
the bidding of their commander-in-chief,f orI
a scene that has not failed to awaken in tn
minds of their fellow-citizens deep and abid
ing interest. Not a few, perhaps, take
superficial view of the matter; the strains G
| martial music, the bright costume and an
bilious demeanor of the aspiring warriors, tn
fascinating precision of army motion, compt
their attention. To the more thoughtft
among us profound and far reaching signit
canoe underlies the scene. The militar
camp puts before us in positive actualit
sacred principles which enter closely into th
construction Of true manhood, and which al
the pillars upholding civilized society. tn
camp becomes valued school for the ind
vidual and for the nation.
Here honor and duty reign supreme. Ordt
is at all points visible. Every man knows b
place, and keeps it. Authority in its sever
grades is respected; men are proud to ODE.
Rebellion and insubordination are wore
9 unknown. Self-denial is ipculcated ar
practiced IN submission, to law ar
IT. order. The weakening of the sense
: duty, and disposition to absolute self-asse
ton are noticeable among the moral diseas
OF the age; the army is one of the few stron.
. holds remaining to us which do not perm
9 their encroachments, and the importance
II army discipline for our young men can scare
: ly on this ground be overestlmated.
Again, the army is the home and the schot
of patriotism. Love of country, warm al
disinterested, is the soul OF civil society. Wit
out it no nation lives and prospers. Whe
= will you learn patriotism more thorough
than in the military camp, over which foa
:, the standard of the nation, for whose hon,
Il and glory it is your duty as soldiers to dig
e We love and value that which we purchase
Is high price. Hence the warm love of Am:
W lea which thrills the hearts Of those wi
twenty years ago exposed their lives {
southern battle fields. You who are prepa
le ing to walk in their footsteps, if need there
It are learning daily to be as patriotic as they
= But in speaking to you this blessed Sund
IS morning, as one of Christ's ministers of tho
K sacred principles of which tine army
e q school, have in view a yet higher and \
K bier aim than to extol the National Guard
r. Minnesota much as the guard NAV deSer