The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-03

having stopped over for two days to visit
Mrs. Gilbert in Faribault. That day he
was taken with a severe chill and was
forced to go to bed.
Monday evening the people of Christ
church parish had planned a reception
for him and for Rev. C. D. Andrews, rec
tor of Christ church, and as the bishop
was absent is was announced that he had
been detained at home by a severe cold.
Although the gravety of his affliction was
not stated, even If 1t was realized DR..
Hutchinson feared for the result from
the beginning, he entertained some hopes
until Wednesday night, when he found
signs of threatened collapse. A cylinder
of oxygen was then brought into use with
favorable results, and oxygen was admin
lstered all day yesterday, and the condi-
tions seemed favorable until toward even
Ing, when there was increased nervous
ness and restlessness. When DR.. Hutch
inson left the bishops bedside at midnight
of Thursday he informed the o b that
the bishop was very sick man, although
he had left him sleeping peacefully, and
apparently not In immediate danger But
at o'clock there was a change for the
worse, the physician was hastily summon
ed again, and when he reached the house
found the bishop very weak
The bishop was conscious and answer
ed DR.. Hutchinson's questions, but said
nothing more than that. The watchers
worked over him with powerful heart
tonics, but to no avail, and at 3:45 o'clock
Bishop Gilbert breathcd his last.
Seven years ago Dr. Hutchinson carried
n
monia of the right lung In a second at
tack two years ago, while the bishop was
on his way to Europe with DR.. Andrews,
the same iung as. again involved. Thus.
With the right lung permanently crippled.
and this attack involving the left. the
breathing capacity was made very small.
md the disease assumed a more than or
sinarily serious character from its begin
ming.
The bishop had, too, been subject to
hemorrhage, and many years ago had
shown consumptive tendencies.
Bishop Mahlon Norris Gilbert was born
in Laurens, Otsego county, N. Y, March
20, 1S48. He prepared for college at Fair
field seminary In Herkimer county, and
in July, 1866, entered the freshman class
at Hobart college at Geneva. Before he
had finished his college course; indeed,
at the beginning of his senior year, he
suffered & hemorrhage of the lungs Co
Ing south, he became tutor in a private
family in Madison county, Florida, for
two years.
AS boy at Morris, N. Y, Mahlon Gil
bert had as his ideal Rev Daniel Tuttle,
now bishop of Missouri, and the then
rector was as interested In young Gilbert.
In 1867, Rector Tuttle was consecrated
missionary bishop of Montana, Idaho and
Utah. Mahlon Gilbert had finished his
schooling at Fairfield academy and was
entered a freshman at Hobart college
when his rector received this call. "You
will come out and work with ME some
day." said Bishop Tuttle. But the only
answer he received in reply was, Write
me when you reach the West"
But, coming North again, feeling
stronger, but not in perfect health, the
bishops protege went into the Western
field, under his old friend, became prin-
cipal of the School of the Good Shep-
herd at Ogden, Utah. In the fall of 1872
still in search of a congenial climate. he
came to Minnesota and entered Seabury
divinity school, at Faribault, to complete
his education, graduating in 1876. June
20 of that year he was ordained by
Bishop Whipple in the cathedral at Far
ibault He had calls to established
churches of influence almost Immediately,
but soon after he went West and took
charge of mission at Deer Lodge Mont
From Deer Lodge he went to Helena,
then growing fast, in spite of marked
disadvantages of accessibility From