The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-23
Both Services Will Take Place at
the Old Cathedral ON Wal
nut Street.
BISHOP GLENN0N OFFICIATING.
Mass for MonsignOr Muehlsiepen to
Take Place To- Morrow, and for
the Pontiff Probably on
Next Wednesday.

| Bishop Glennon and the Catholic rectors
of the city. at meeting in kenrick Sem
| mary yesterday afternoon, arranged for
| pontifcal solemn high masses of requiem
Tor Pope Leo XIII and for Mgr Henry
Muehlsiepen. the late Vicar General of the
! archdiocese of St Louis.
Both services will take place at the Old
| Cathedral on Walnut. between Second and
Third streets.
The mass for Mgr. MuehIsepen will take
place tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. the
ministers present beginning the recitation
Of the office for the dead a half hour earlier.
1t Is the intention to have the memorial
service for the Pope the same day the
Roman obsequies take place. 1t is believed
that these services will be conducted next
Wednesday. and unless the official an
nouncement is to the contrary. that will be
the date OF the local service. The time will
be 10 O'Clock in the morning.
Bishop GlennOn will be the celebrant at
the mass for the Pope. He will also preach
the sermon. and persons who have heard
him speak believe that his effort will COM
pare favorably with any OF the numerous
ones that will be made in this country on
the same day.
Some of the most prominent priests Of
the city will assist Bishop Glennon. All Of
the persons taking part in the mass will be
clothed in black vestments. and it will be
most solemn occasion.
The music Will be IN charge of the Rev
erend Father E. Lemkes of Manchester, and
the Reverend Father James ]. McCabe will
play the organ.
The assistant priest OF the mass will be
the Reverend Father Nugent, C. NJ, of
riCI- ba nil ba to
Reverend Father Banks Rogers. S. j., Of St
Louis University.
The other officers will be: Subdeacon. the
Reverend Father Joseph Schaefers Of ST.
Nichals Church; master of ceremonies. the
Reverend Father John Stevens of S.
Peter and PauIs Church: acolytes. the
Reverend Father Godfrey of st. Lawrence
O'Toole's Church, and the Reverend Father
Lloyd OF st. Leos Church. thurifer; the
Reverend Father John Wehner of St Fran
els de Sales's Church, and miterbearer. the
Reverend Father T. P. Crane of st. Mary's
and ST. Josephs Church.
Before the beginning of the mass the
priests will recite the Office for the dead.
On the same day as the service at the old
Cathedral. in all of the Catholic churches
of the city, requiem masses. either high or
low. will be said. These services will be ar
ranged so as to allow the pastor of the
church to be present at the old Cathedral
mass.
All churches and Catholic institutions will
be draped in black, this sign Of mourning
to be kept in place for thirty days.
MASS FOR VICAR GENERAL.
The mass for Mgr. Muehlsiepen tomorrow
morning will be Of the same character.
;sbo 1-{lI ba tba %ha
assistant priest, the Reverend Father Chds.
Ziegler of ST. Malachy's Church; the Dea-
con, the Reverend Father F'ranciscus Collier
of IS. Peter and Pauls Church. and the
Subdeacon. the Reverend Father Henry
Sxhrage of ST Agatha's Church. The
other officers Of the mass will be the same
as those of the mass for the Pope.
The sermon will be preached by the Rev
erend Father Charles Ziegler of ct. AIala-
chy's Church.
At $50 o'clock this morning requiem
high mass will be sung over the Vicar
Generals body in the chapel OF the Ursu-
line Convent. The body will be removed
from the convent at $50 o'clock this even
ing and will arrive at the Old Cathedral a
half hour later.
1t will be escorted by the Reverend Ed
ward Fenlon. the Reverend F. Caller. the
Reverend Edward ]. Shea. the Reverend
Charles Ziegler, the Reverend Henry |
Joegering, the Reverend P. W. Talon. the
Reverend Joseph Skaters. the Reverend
James ]. OBrien. the Reverend Charles |
Schromm. the Reverend Charles A Bleha, |
the Reverend Timothy Dempsey and the |
Reverend F. Cooke.
The rectors of all Catholic churches Of |
the city have been requested to have at |
least two and not more than four laymen |
of their parish call this afternoon at the |
office OF Henry ]. Spaunhorst. No. 10 South |
Broadway. At the meeting which will take |
place there arrangements will be made to |
guard the Old Cathedral from sunset to-
night until after the poutihcal solemn high |
mass OF requiem.
After the mass the body will be taken to |
Arcadia, Mo-, where it will be buried in the |
grounds of Arcadia College. which Mgr. |
assisted in organizing A
special car will be provided for the clergy,
who will return to the city in time to per-
form their regular Sunday duties.