The St. Louis Republic., 1903-07-22
THE RIGHT REVEREND HENRY MUEFI1S1EPEN.
Of


The Right Reverend Henry Muehlsiepen.
Vicar General of the Catholic Archdiocese
Of ST. Louis, died at 6:1O o'clock last even
ing at the Ursuline Convent, No. 2l22 South
Twelfth street, after lying in a comatose
state for over twenty-four hours.
His last lucid interval was on Monday,
and then he merely answered yes" or
no to questions that were asked him.
The end came sooner than those who
have been attending the distinguished priest
expected. Yesterday morning, Doctor F. ].
Lutz, who has been the physician Of the
late Vicar General for years. was at his
bedside. and. after examining the patient,
said that he might live two days longer.
About noon. however. those who were
watching by the bedside of the unconscious
priest noticed that the coma, in which
he had been lying for a week, was deep
ening. At o'clock he sank into the SUM-
ber of death. and an hour later dissolution
came.
The Very Reverend ]. ]. Glennon, coad-
jutor Archbishop of the diocese. entered the
chamber of the dying priest at p. n. and
remained an hour. Before leaving he gaze
the Vicar General his blessing.
At the bedside at the hour of death were
the Reverend Francis Schneider. who was
an old schoolmate of Mgr. Muehlsiepen: the
Reverend Francis Cooke. chaplain and pri-
vate secretary to the Vicar General: the
Reverend Father Cantwell. Redemption
ist father of Denver. who Is in st. Louis
to conduct retreat for the Ursullne Sis
tiers. and Brother Lucas of the Alexian
Order. who nursed the Vicar Geaeral
through his illness.
The priests administered the last absolu-
tions to Mgr. Muehlsiepen when death drew
near Mother Superior seraphine and other
Ursuline sisters were also present at the
hour of DEATH
Mgr Muehlsiepen received holy viaticum
and the sacrament of extreme JUNCTION last
Saturday afternoon from his chaplain. E1-
treme JUNCTION had been administered fire.
quently during his Illness
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS
The arrangements for the funeral will
not be completed until this afternoon. when
| the rectors of the Catholic parishes of st.
| Louis will meet in Kenrick Seminary. So
| far as known. however. the funeral will
| take place Friday morning.
This morning the body will be placed on
a catafalque in the private chapel of the
| Irrsuline Convent. and at $50 requiem
| high mass will be celebrated In the pres
| ence of the Ursuline sisters. Tomorrow
| morning at requiem high mass will be
sung in the chapel, and again at $50 Fri
| da- morning
| The body will be removed to the old
| Cathedral on Walnut street between Sec
| ond and Third streets. tomorrow after
noon and there it will lie in state until the
pontifical funeral takes place. Throughout
|! Thursday night a vigil will be kept in the
| old Cathedral by members of the clergy
and laity.
The clergy of the archdiocese will as
| semble in the Cathedral Friday morning at
$50. and at 10 the pontifcal requiem mass
will be celebrated by Bishop Glennon The
| priest who will preach the funeral ser
| mon and the priests who will assist in the
celebrate of the mass will be selected by
| the rectors at their meeting this afternoon.
Immediately after the funeral the body
| will be taken to Arcadia. Mo-, on the St.
Louis. Iron Mountain and Southern. spe-
cial car will be provided for the clergy.
| Saturday morning the body will be laid to
! rest in the cemetery Of Arcadia College,
which was founded by the late Vicar Gencr-
| al and the Right Reverend John ]. Hem
| messy, Bishop of Wichita.
The name of Henry Muehlsiepcn is insep-
arably connected with the history of Cath
|
| To him the Ursuline Sisters owe much OF
their strength in this section, and to him
| the Church owes some of its strongest edu-
cational institutions in the West.
Mgr. Muehlsiepen was born in Mintard.
in the Province of Rhine. Germany. Sep
| tember 4. 1894. He first studied at the Coll
| lege of Essen and in 1856 decided to come
| to St. Louis with several other theological
students, who had been invited here by the
| Right Reverend Joseph Melcher then Vicar
| General Of the st. Louis archdiocese.
| Upon reaching st. Louis Henry Muehlsie-
pen. then a student for the priesthood. en-
tered the diocesan seminary at Carondelet
In 1857 he was ordained priest by Arch
bishop Peter R. Rsnrick and appointed to
the chaplaincy of st Mary's Church.
HARD WORKER FOR CHURCH.
When Vicar Genera. Melcher was conse-
Grated Bishop of Greer Bay. Wis. in 1868.
the Reverend Henry Muehlsiepen was ad-
vanced to the pastorate of ST. Mary's
Church. At the same time he was made