The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-01-27
DEATH OF REV. DIR. M'GIYNN.
The WeII-Known Catholic Priest
Dies Respected by People of
All Denominations.

| NcWDuTRHi ~ - JuHs o'-iNNNs ~
Edward McClynn. rector of ST. Mary
church, died at the rectory at 5:2'
o'clock yesterday afternoon, after al
illness of several weeks. OF heart fail
ure, superinduccd by Bright's disease
A minor surgical operation was per
formed on DR.. McGlynn, Saturday
night, but this did not affect the pa
tient or contribute materially TO his
death.
During the night DR.. McGlynn had
several sinking spells, and the ply
sicinns were called early 10 his bed
side. where they remained until he
died.
Apparent the End Was Near.
At noon il was apparent that the end
was near, and DR.. McGlynn received
holy communion from the assistant
rector OF st. Mary's, who, later, admin
istered extreme JUNCTION. After high
mass in the morning DR.. McGlynn was
anointed.
"Jc6uB, nave mercy ON Me-"
All efforts towtrd prolonging life
were made by the physicians, but at
four o'clock the priest lapsed into I'M
consciousness, his last audible prayer
being Jesus, have mercy on me-"
He passed away without recovering
consciousness.
For two days DR.. McGlynn had
been troubled with hiccoughs, but was
able 10 take liquid nourishment to the
last. DR.. McGlynn was aware that
death was near, receiving the word
TRANQUILITY.
Relatives and Friends Summoned.
Yesterday morning kilograms were
sent TO DR.. McGlynn's nephews and
nieces in Brooklyn and several Catholic
rlergyllen, his warm friends, were no.
titled. \ dispatch was sent to Arch
bishop Coriigan, and his secretary tel
egraphcd, His Grace will arrive in
Newburgh at $40"
Archbishop Corrigan had already
made arrangements to visit DR.. Nc
Glypn, and would have come on to-day.
The relatives missed train, and did
not arrive until DR.. McGlynn had be-
come unconscious. Efforts were made
To locate Frank McGlynn, the actor,
son of DR.. McGlynn's brother, who
lives in California.
Cheerful to the Last.
The chaerfulness that characterized
DR.. McGlynn was exhibited to the last.
Even when the physicians were using
salt water to keep him alive few
hours longer, DR.. McGlynn evipced
much interest, and finally remarked:
"Well. the ways of physicians are Won
derful."
ROnored by All Denominations.
The citizens of Newburgh were pre-
pairing testimonial for DR.. McGlynn,
who celebrated his first mass in st. |
Mary's church On New Years day, 1898, |
and who had been in the ministry for |
40 Years. People Of all denominations |
were to have united in honoring the |
priest, and purse was to have been |
presented to him. News of DIR. Nc
Glynn's death caused profound sorrow.
Prayers had been offered in both Pro
testant and Catholic churches for his
recovery.
DIR. McGIynn's Illness.
DIR. McGlynn was first stricken with
Illness on November 16, at the rectory.
He was seized with severe cold and
was compelled to seek his he'd. Though
he was obliged to break engagements
to lecture. no alarm was felt by his
friends until the following Monday,
when he suffered severe chill. The
irst serious attack occurred November
rs, and day or two later there was a
CT physicians. 1t was an
bounced that DR.. McGlynn was suffer,
ng from chronic kidney disease.
Deceptive symptoms.
Fairly in December DR.. McGlynn suf-
cred two attacks of heart failure, and
lis relatives were hurriedly summoned
lie rallied, however. and until Satur-
lay night he appeared TO be holding
lis own, and gradually rcgained
trength. He was able to sit by his
'edside for a few minutes each day.
mt was never able to leave his room.
DIR. McGlynn was SO years old las;
september. When he WIS stricken he
'as robust and of fine physique, but
e became greatly emaciated by his
lng illness.