The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-03
WHO MET I'm CONFERENCE
YESTERDAY.
THEY ELECT NEW OFFICERS.
REV. 8 G. ILIFF. OF UTAH, rs
CHOSEN AS THE PRESI-
DENT.
TO THE COMRADES.
The Apostles of Peace Send Word
of Good Cheer to Men of
War.

A body Of men who, during the war,
rendered service entailing much hard
ship and suffering, and who never COM
planned, never shirked, was the Ma
tional Association of Army chaplains
The association is now in the city. and
although not conspicuous is the re-
clpient of no little attention.
Ihere are a very few surviving army
chaplains in the country, fewer prob
ably than in any branch of the war
service. The reason for this was that
when the chaplians went into the
service, they were men of middle age
even, while the men to whom they
gave their attention were young men.
Most of the regular soldiers of the
army were very young men. The
chaplains who do service are all very
elderly, although many Of them are
very hearty.
The association held its annual meet
ing at the House of Hope church yes
terday afternoon after the close of the
great procession There were present
among others, President Rev. T. H
Haggerty, Of st. Louis; Rev. George K
Hoover, of Chicago, national secretary
OF the association; s. c. Tiff, of Salt
Lake, chaplain-in-chief of the Grand
Army; Rev. H. H. Hart Of ST. Paul
the Rt. Rev. Bishop Samuel Fallows,
OF Chicago; Rev. J. F. Mcintyre of
Spencer, s. D.; Rev. E. M Cravarth, of
Nashville, and others.
One of the terms Of the bylaws Of
n~d0 &c, %I04
in-chief Of the G. A. r. becomes presi-
dent OF the national association of
chapla1ns upon stepping down out of
the FORMER office. In this line of sue
cession, Rev. s. C. Tiff, whose term of
office as chaplain-in-chief of the G. A.
X. ceases with this week, became pres
1dent OF the association at the meeting
yesterday, and was formally installed
He succeeds Rev. T. H Haggerty
whose term of president expired yes
terday. The new president is one Of
the most noted chaplains in the coun-
try, although during the war he was
not an ordained minister Of the gospel
he enlisted In an Ohio regiment as a
private and served during the rebel
non, acting as chaplain at different
times. AT the close of the year he
studied theology, and for many years
was superintendent of the Methodist
mission at Salt Lake City.
Rev. George K. Hoover was contin-
ued as the official secretary Of the
ORDER The meeting passed a set of
resolutions addressed to the G. A. r.
and the same will be formally present.
ed at the opening Of the encampment
at the auditorium this morning. The
resolutions are as follows:
To the Thirtieth. National Encamnment of
The u. A. R.-The National Chaplains' Asso-
c1atlon come TO you in this your thirtieth an
nual gathering with words Of cheer and good
IelioWship to you in your effort In binding
together in closer bonds of union the old de-
tenders of the republic. We are with Won in
all your laudable endeavors to bring INFO r.,
closer bonds these brave defenders of the land
Of our fathers.
we, as an association, have striven during
the year to do what we could to aid Won in
all the grand work of your various organlza-
tlons. We wish to assure you that we are
Vlvloly conscious that time is doing what
le2den hail and glittering steel failed to do in
TIE war, mastering men out Soon all will
De gone, out as time passes We are DESTROYS
OF aiding you all we can, to cheer I'D these
men, Keep them in the line of all high and
useIui Ivlng guarding them from that which
hurts body or soul and soils the bright record
of the memorable past
comrades, please count on US all for the
services we are able to render to YOU in car
ing for those heroic men,
Please give us your confidence in the future
as IN the past and may our days be many and
fuil OF all that is ennobling to us as yeter-
ans and as citizens of happy and prosperous
country.
/. H. Hagerty, President
Geo. X. Hoover Secretary
Inc session then adjourned until next year.