The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-10-04
CHAPLAIN JOSEPH L. HUNTER.


nothing of his own services, but 9TH
ers have told of his bravery, his self
sacrificing labors in locking after the
spiritual welfare of the regiment, and
his constant and jealous attention to
the sick. the wounded and the dying
patriots who followed their country's
flag and fought gallautly for it in the
far off Orient.
But this Fighting Parson,' as he is
Familiarity known among ;he boys of
the regiment, pays a spield.d tribute
to the manly character, the uaainch-
ing courage and the other soldierly
qualities of Lieutenant Colonel James
E. Barnett. who succeeded the lament
ed Colonel Alexander Hawkins, In
command of the regiment.
A TYPICAL AMER'C'N SOLDIER
.,r"'- - v-.,o 1--,~... '-''' o-~-,' Col
onel Barnett best" said Chaplain Hun
ter. IN INA I IA lliere 'i'nEN n ''' niS
commanding officer. at the Hotel Wal
ton. respect him most and arc filed
with admiration of his noble qualities
He Is a typical American soldier. He
Is a credit 10 his state and to his coun-
try. Ue fully deSe~ye' the r. - and
the r'audits that have been 'e'towed
upon him. He is refined n1ncaed
and ever courteous re1tlem"N He be-
ing a son Of a clergyman, I naturally
take p deep interest in hi7 welfare.
I have closa'v studied him and watch
ed his r'o-n'nrme1t Of chHvacter. He
alwav- oXhihited rar~n"kahle GOODNESS
and rc'' control whil1 the rcTir1ent
was Under fire, WIS rever e~"'ted nor
rash end in everv We conducted him
self 10 earn tie resrnCf ald confidence
of tho men of Tho "0~'~-Nnd IIp Is
strict dlscir'inor'fn i is poss Bile that
at ti-1cs or r. tfc r~c- I'D not thor
currlv realize the imrortarce Of rigid
adherence to the reT''i"n~' N"ts of the
regiIl?tiona md tta -r~''''Hr ont of
official o~To~s with ~ rC7ir'iHnce
with instrrotions ! 81 convinced,
however. i'~t there II 1rt nan in
The re~'-7e~, who docs ut trday ap-
preciaio ;he fact that II w2a due to
this - or.-'iNed purpose to maintain
The s.a~dard Of efficiency cf the COM
mand II which the lite Colonel Ha%-
kips trnk s1ch pride. that the Tenth
Pennsylvania ranked with the crack
u
of which VIC are I'll nUi'e proud.
Barnett has great executive ability.
He is a r1rs'er Of detail. most desir
able Qualitv in man tn whom the care
of a regiment is committed, under con-
ditions that frequently confronted us
in the Philippines.
AS COMMANDER OF CAVITE.
while Colonel Hawkins was down
with what proved to be a fatal illness,
Lieutenant Colonel Barnett was in
command OF all the troops in The dis
trict of Cavite, and he filed this i'm
portant post with courage and discre-
tion.
HE displayed a tender side Of his
nature in his soiicitous concern for
the sick and wounded. He saw that
none of our boys who were in the gen.
eral hospital, away from the immedi-
at care of the regiments officers, lack
ed anything that could be secured to
comfort and cheer them in their dis
tress. Delicacies were obtained and
sent to these men. When too busy to
go himself to the hospital he always
commanded me to remember him to
these unfortunates and to report at
once as to their condition. AS the re-
suit of Lieutenant Colonel Barnett's
interest friends at hons raised large
hospital fund, and from this we were
able to purchase many things that gave
health and strength to hundreds OF our
men when sick None Of our men
when i'll ever wanted for anything we
could procure.
while we were at La LONE church,
during the insurgent campaign, Lieu
tenant Colonel Barnett and | drove to
Manila on business trip. After an
hours visit to the hospital | returned
to the meeting place to find that he had
suddenly started to the front. He had
heard that the insurgents were making
an attack, and he wanted to be there
to meet them. Before the battle OF
Guiginto Lieutenant Colonel Barnett
was in conference with Brigade Com
msnder General Hale. Meanwhile our