Show THE LOYAL LP LE I 1 GION rally many members meet heipt at st raul paul REAR ADMIRL ADMIRAL ALMY ex president harrison hamson could not be present dr driggs battle ury iry special to ST PAUL PATO i mma minn juno 7 the hotels hotel are filled with prominent military men who are here to attend the seventh quadrennial congress and second general reunion of the Mili military tiry order of the loyal legion of the united states of this order rear admiral coln balay rear bear admiral john jay almy to is corn com mander in chief of the order of the th loyal legion of the united states which is boling bol ing its seventh quaE i ial congress at st paul he is 79 years of age his HIB name has been en cn the naval lis and recited Ted over oter 64 yea years he entered thera the ser rice as nud i when 15 years of age and has cruised the wide world over daring the civil war ho he commanded the NR gunboat connetti cut cat and distinguished himself by run nine down and capturing four notorious noto riona blockade runners and destroying four others is senior vice commander and acting commander in chi abie since the death of ex president hayes haves and nelson cole 0 of f st louis is ia junior julior vice tice commander the visitors are being met by the re caption and invitation commit feea of the minnesota sit at the head ot which is gen wesley Al 31 erritt arritt commanding the military department nf the northwest it had been expected that ex president harrison Harri aon would be in attendance but advices advises have been is ia from him to the effect that h found it impossible to visit st paul at this time the opening meeting of the congress takes place at tha tan opera house housa this evening gen gan Merrit twill ill Pre preside precide aide the address of welcome will be delivered by arch bishop ireland and col cole cola will re ra brief addresses will follow from gen lew wallace chief engineer melville the artic explorer gone miles greag and swain and several leveral oth other 9 r members of tho legio leeida n br fink butle cry NEW your toss june jane 7 the world ray bays 0 this morning the first accepted expression prea of briggs briges since bince he was wai suspended for heresy by the general assembly of the church isa is a letter which will be ba published in tomorrows tomor rowa evangelist in this letter dr briggs brigga sayono says one should teel obliged to retire from the presbyterian pre ab eteri an church on account of the decision of the last assembly he says say in part t the minority of I 1 I 1 the church has ga vioa violated ted the constitution everild overridden den the safeguards of the presbyterian law and precedents the majority should ray rally and use every lawful method to undo the damage done to the lair fair fame of presbyterianism |