The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-16

MUSE ldSt nlSnC AS PRESIDENT Walker
remarked in his address yesterday.
their paths were strewn with roses and
their appreciation was attested in
warm words Of praise and thanks.
Late arrivals and the storm of the
morning had something to do with the
delay in getting down to business of
the convention yesterday, but there
were probably 200 physicians present
when the first paper on the programme
was read.
DIR. c. A. Wheaton, chairman of the
local committee, called the convention
to order shortly before 10 O'Clock, with
the brief announcement that Arch
bishop Ireland would open the pro-
ceedings with prayer. The distin-
guished prelate stepped to the center
OF the room and bowed his head, while
the assemblage arose and listened to
the following appeal for divine guild
ance:
. God! infinite and all-good, all-pewerfuI
and merciful, behold us here as servants and
petitioners before Thy throne We acknowl-
edge that Thou art the creator of all things
visible and invisible The heavens declare
Thy glory and the works of Thy wisdom and
to Thy power. Throughout all its laws it
manifests Thy wisdom and Thy goodness
We adore Thee. We acknowledge that we
are Thy servants-Thy creation. We petition
1or favor: Send forth Thy spirit to enlighten
our minds and to strengthen our usefulness
In my service We accept and recognize and
study the law of Thine own power in the
body of man, the masterpiece of material
creation. In seeking out these laws we seek
out Thy laws, the laws which Thou hast
imposed upon Thy work. We recognize that
the observance of Thy laws leads to health
and blessing in this world as In the world to
hot fha
anee OF thy law in the physical order leads
to preservation of that order and we recoe-
nize, too. that Thy moral law. the law which
thou hast established for the health of spirit
ual man. leads to his health. o Cod we
adore; we thank Thee. Bless us here Send
forth Thy light upon our deliberations
Gov. Clough was then introduced.
He frankly confessed that he was not
an orator, and that he had ALWAYS
been more or less timid in the presence
of physician. But of his hearty well
come to the state his hearers might
be assured Mayor Doran was a trifIe
more eloquent than the state executive
and not so embarrassed, evidently, for
he made clever talk that pleased
the physicians nightly He referred
to the city's reputation as a host, won
by the magnificent record of the re-
cent encampment, and said that upon
that occasion St. Paul had welcomed
IL,
and now fastened to welcome the men
who preserved the bodies Of the ma
tons defenders.
DR. A. ]. Stone spoke for the profess
sion in st. Paul in extending well
come to the visitors. He said it was
not possible for any physician here to
write a set speech of welcome, for all
that was necessary was to get a die
tionary and secure words enough to
express it. He paid a glowing com
pliment to the state of the profession
In st. Paul, the absence Of jealousy,
disagreement, ill-will and bad fellow
ship.
1--WE owe much of our delight in an
tfcipating your visit here to the ladies,
and we want you all to place your
wives, mothers and daughters in the
hands of ours at the Kittson residence,
so that aside from the scientific 1abors
of the occasion there will be social
pleasures for the ladies and gentlemen
from abroad"
He referred to their obligation to the
Northern Pacific railway for granting
them such excellent rates to the Vel
lowstone Park, and dwelt at some
length on the advantages of Minnesota
as a health resort. He referred to it as
a Mecca for consumptives, many of
whom come here when they are in the
last stages of the disease, when medi-
cine or nothing else can aid them, die
here, and are included In ST. PauHs
mortality. He asked the physicians to
Investigate all these things and see for
themselves that Minnesota, IN the alb
sence of mineral and hot springs, Of
fers health to every one. He conclud-
ed with a most cordial welcome to ali
and the hope that "the canker of anx-
iety will not destroy your pleasure-the
fear that if you stay a little too long
your patients will get we'll"
President H. O.. Walker, of Detroit,
Mich, made brief address, formally
that the convention was In
order He thanked the association for
the honor conferred in electing him
to the office. The pathway thus far
has been strewn with roses" said he,
land I hope 1t will continue so to the
end In casting about for subject up
on which to base an annual address, 7
found it difficult to secure one of which
the medical journals had not been full
Therefore I would be only threshing
over old straw by attempting anything
of the kind so I have written some per-
sona1 experiences in operations which
I hope will prove Of interest to the as
ISOLATION"
He read a lengthy and very able de-
scription of several operations for
stone in and injury to the kidney,
which proved of intense interest to the
assembled physicians
Before adjournment DIR. Wheaton an
nounced that the visiting bodies Will
be received at the Kittson house every
day. Today the ladies will congregate
there at $50 for a drive, beginning at
10. In the evening all will attend the
performance of the Grau Opera COM
pany at the Metropolitan Opera house