The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-08
FUNERAL WILL Be HELD
At BELMONT ABBEY
Body OF Rev. Edward Meyer to BE
Taken to- North Caro-
lima Tonight.
REQUIEM MASS THIS MORNING
Had Been Pastor mt st. Mary's Ger
man Catholic Church for Thirteen
Years.

Tho body Of Rev. Edward Meyer. o.
:. Is. pastor of st. Mary's Catholic
church. will DO placed on board Il
southern hallway train mt 1880 o'clock
tonight and carried to Belmont Abbey.
~ ca where tho funeral will take place
tomorrow afternoon. Until IT will be
removed tonight to be placed on tho
train. the body will lie In state in ST.
nlary's Church. where Father Meyer was
pastor for thirteen years.
requiem high mass will be celebrat cd
ut the church at 1890 o'clock this
morning. The officers of the mass VIII
be Rev. T.. julius, O. s. r., of ST. 10
scph's institute. Bristol cclebrant; Rev
+. james, O. 5. T., deacon, and Rev J..
Dominic. o. s. b., subdeacon The two
iast-nnmcd were for Il number of wears
past the assistants Of Father Meyer.
Kew i. Charles. o. S. H.. for Il number
OF years assistant ut st. Mary's but
now rector of the Benedictine College.
VIII bc master OF ceremonies
very Rev. james Il. OFarrcll rector
or the Sacred Heart Cathedral, and
Vicar-General of the Diocese of Rich
mond will deliver tho funeral Grafton.
The honorary palibcarors will consist
OF tho trustees of ST. Mary's Church.
Herman Evers, Joseph Mittcndorf, Fritz
Sittcrding. j. w. Blilcy. Frank Over
man and Joseph IIcppcrt.
The active pallbearcrs will be Ed.
Stumpf. Julius ~. Grasbcrger, John H..
'liiey. John Amrhein. John S. Herbert,
John NJ. IIulcher, George 4. Bochlinr.
and Frank a. Gcrring
WAS BORN AT ST. MARY,S
IN PENNSYLVANIA
rather Meyer was born at st. Mary's.
Elk County, Pa, on October Il. 1867
His parents belonged to the first set
tiers I'm that locality. Elk County was
colonizcd chiefly by German Catholic
hn 1u
for the beautiful city which bears the
name of st. Mary's. lie received his
classical education in st. Vincent Col
lcge. Pa. where he graduated in the
year 1888. Being at that time greatly
troubled with catarrh, the physicians
suggested mildcr climate in case he
wished to pursue higher ecclesiastical
studies. Under these circumstances no
came to Belmont Abbey, y. c., early in
the fail OF the same year and there en-
tered the novitiatc of tho Rcncdictinc
order. mnde his first vows In 1889 and
three years later. on December 81. 1892.
was ordained priest by bishop IIaid In
the old Abbey Church. as the now
cathedral was not yet completed
During the years OF his studies
Father Edward. as he was best known
was beloved by his ow-students,
and I'm hia character manifested great
organizing powers \ few years ar
pastor Of the new Abbey Church, which
by his zeal and energy, aided by his
numerous friends. he greatly enhanced
The beautiful stations OF the cross
statues In the chopcls--arc monuments
TO his name. lie held the pastorate
for about three years. when he was
transferred as rector to St Paul's
Church, in Nowbcrn, y. G. Through
the long sickness OF his predecessor
me parish had been partly neglected.
Father Edward remodclcd the church
beautiicd tho interior and built the
commodious ana handsome pastoral
residence.
Had VERY SUCCESSFUL
MINISTRY IN COUNTRY
When this was completed and the
young priest was about ready to en-
joy the fruits Of his labor. he was
again transferred to now station
though one OF the oldest missions In
this Statc-St. Marks In Newton
Grove Being isolated then and very
distant from the railroad, IT was prob
ably less desirable place than the
parish In the city by the Ncusc. Here
again Father Edward at once began
to work. He purchased additional
land. erected what then was called the
finest pastoral residence in tho State,
united the people, scattered over the
entire Sampson County, and laid tho
foundation for the present most four-
ishing congregation. lie remained In
Newton Grove one year and six
months, when he was called as assls-
tant to the Bcnedictinc Parish st
Mary'S. IN Richmond. In 1903. after
the untimcly death of Rev William
Mayer. the prior and rector, the fol-
lowing spring. he was appointed to
the responsible position he held to the
end of his life
Every child Of st. Mary's knows
what good Father Edward accomplish
cd here. The present St Mary's
church WAS rcmodclcd ut Il cost of
more than $4,000. The parish house
was greatly improved and the GENE
tcIy received extensive Alteration.
BENEDICTINE COLLEGE
Is his MONUMENT
The greatest monument TO Father
Edwards zeal. no ."Ncr, Is the pres
cnt imposing str'I's:Ye known as the
Bencdictinc Collcgo in the West Emf
From the very beginning of his paste
rate he favored AN institution for
higher education of the young boys AS
Belmont Abbey had completed and
opened II military college In Savnn-
nah. his only desire was to duplicate
that institution ON larger scale Mt
richmond. He saw il rise and watch