The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-12-10

ROUNDED BY MANY 3RELATES
AND HUNDREDS OF PRIESTS
BISHOP BUSCH SINGS PoNTlFl-
CAL MASS AND DELIVERS
TOUCHING EULoGY.
Beneath large, dropping willow
planted by the good Abbot of st.
Johns years ago, Father Abbot En-
gel, president of st. Johns universe
ty, Collegeville, Mimi, the father of
his large community of st. Johns
Abbey, and everybody's friend, was
laid to rest in the abbey cemetery
at 12:40 P. M. Thursday, December l.
When the mortal remains Of the great
and good prelate reached it's last rest
ing place, the huge funeral cortege
was still passing the institution over
which he had presided for twenty
seven years. Thousands of friends
from every part of Minnesota, and
distinuished prelates and clergymen
from all parts of the United States,
assembled to offer the last homage
to the humble abbot monk. whose un-
sullied life had shaped the careers
and influenced the characters of so
many leaders of men in the north
west. Other hundreds who were un-
able to attend wired their condolences
to the bereaved community.
PreIates at Obsequies.
On Monday evening, the community
of ST. Johns Abbey, with lighted ta-
pers in their hands, received the body
of their dead leader at the doors of
the beautiful abbey church, and es-
corted it to place of honor in the
sanctuary TO the sad chant of the Mis-
erere. Here the deceased prelate lay
in state until the morning of Thurs
day. On Thursday morning, the pro
cession of religious, priests and prel-
'ates formed in the abbey cloister and
slowly advanced to the abbey church
where every available foot was crowd
ed with the friends of the deceased
Abbot AS many more were unable
to enter, but patiently waited outside
throughout the impressive pontifical
ceremonies which began at 10 o'clock.
Every priest of the st. Cloud diocese
who could possibly attend, was pres
ent. Among the other distinguished
visitors present in the sanctuary were
Most Reverend Austin Bowling, D. D.,
Archbishop of st. Paul; Right Rev.
James Trobec, D. D., titular Bishop
of Lycopolis; Right Rev. Patrick Heff
ron, D. D., '79, Bishop of Winona;
Right Rev. Timothy Corbett, D. D.,
Bishop of Crookston; Right Rev. Vim
cent Wehrle, d. D., Bishop of Bis
marck; Right Rev. John T. McNich-
olas, o. p, D. D., Bishop of Duluth;
Right Rev. Michael OFT, o. S. B., Phi.
D., Abbot Ordinary of the diocese of
st. Peter, Canada Right Rev. Arch
Abbot Aurelius Stehle, o. S. B., of ST.
Vincent's >Arch-Abbey, Beatty, Penn;
Right Rev. Bernard Menges, o. S. B.,
Abbot of st. Bernard's Abbey, Gull
man, Ala; Right Rev. Vincent Huber,
o. S. B., Abbot of st. Bede's Abbey,
Peru, ILL.,; Right Rev. Oswald Baran,
o. S. B., Abbot of st. Martins Abbey,
Lacey, Wash; Right Rev. Valentine,
o. S. B., Abbot of St. Procopius Alb
bey, Lisle, ILL.,; Right Rev. G. THE
baut, Chancellor of the diocese
of ST. Cloud; Right Rev. Augustine
Plachta, Of Royalton; Very Rev.
Humphrey Moynihan, D. D., Rector
of ST. Paul Seminary; Very Rev.
Thomas College, st. Paul; Very Rev
w. Van Dinter, o. S. c., of Blue
Grass; Very Rev. Paul Witzelsberger
o. S. B., representing Conception Alb
bey, Conception, Mo-; Very Rev
Adalbert Kraft, o. S. B., Prior, rep
resenting st. Mary's Abbey, Richard
ton, N. Dak.; Rev. Gerard Heinz, o
S. B., representing St. Benedicts Alb
bey, Atchison, Kan.
Surrounded by these dignitaries
and distinguished visitors, Right Rev
Bishop Busch, D. d., of the diocese o
ST. Cloud, a close friend of Abbo
Peter, sang the Pontifical Requiem
The Mass was preceded by the sol
emn chant of the Office of the Deat
by all the clergymen present. 1t il
estimated that there were over twt
hundred regular and secular priest
present.
PontIflcal MASS.
At the Pontifical Mass of Requiem
Bishop Busch was assisted by Righ
Rev. c.. Thiebaut, assisting priest
Father Othmar, o. S.. B., and Rev
]. Gaughan, '79, of Minneapolis
as deacons of honor: Very Rev. Je
seph Wurm, of the diocese of Crooks
ton, deacon of the Mass; Rev. Dl
Philip Kiley of the diocese of Duluth
as subdeacon of the Mass; Revel
ends Lambert and Basil, 0. S. B., mas
ters of ceremonies; Father Angel!
mitre bearer; Father Reinhart, bool
bearer: Father Christopher. candl
bearer; assistants to the prelates
Very Rev. Alphonse, o. S. B., Reve
ends James, Kilian, Severin, Dania
Gilbert, Rembert, Wendelin, Hid
brand, Virgil, Ignatius, Method,
S.B.
After the Mass, Bishop Busch, col
scious of the solemnity of the nj
ment, preached short sermon thu
spoke his own feeling of affiction an
went to the hearts of bis hearer
He said, in part:
Bishop Busch's Sermon.
I'm the death of Abbot Peter Enge
the Order of st. Benedict loses an
lustrio,,s son the Abbey of ST Joh