The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-29
SOME VIEW ROOHS.
Tho AsiatIc Travels of the Rev. John T. New
man. u. ~. Of Washington.

! In the following very complimentary words
" lie is man who h given mo more ideas thar
| any other man ever has, Tho Rev. John +
Newman, u. d. Ia the uastor Of the Mctrop Vii.
tan Methodist Episcopal Church at Washington.
| Whenever the President .ces NJ to occupy his
| pow In that house of worship he adds to his
debt " gratitude to the Rev. John p. Newman,
ID. ID. 50 far az the spiritual Interests 81 the
White House have an unicill guardian. tina.
guardian Is the Rev. John r. Newman, ID. ID.
There Is reason to suppose that the Des M)ines
| speech and the polltico-rcgous passages " tho
| message are among the inspirations which the
| President has derived from this prodlgal source
| Of ide ~ the Rev John =. Newman, ID. -. In
| view Of the delicate relations which he sustains
To the policy Of the Administration the thoughts
| and uttorances OF the Rev. John =. Newman. D..
| ~, become matters Of concern o. the country at
| large; and tn fact that he h IS written book
Is more interesting and more Important than 1t
| would otherwise be.
One II the most striking ideas which Newman
! ever communicated t. Gel. Giant Wa contained
In the sug1es ION that tho pI.lit welfare de
mnndcl an inspection Of American C0nsuls ia
| different quarters ~ The el)ue. Th3 lot w,s a
revelation to the President. L. pencd Ms cyes
t. the depioraply uninspectcl condition of our
reprc-enthlvcs abroad. The man whI h Il con-
/
NeTmon, y. d., was forthwith .pp linted In
spcctor OF Consulnes, with a liberal sailry.
Mrs. Newman was HDpo nted Secretary t. tins
| Inspector NJ Clnsulntrs. with an rquilly liD'rd
salary. The fJuniun Of frequent idels. as
patriotic in action a. he IL sa sdci Ius In council
hcsita'ed not a moment in the obvious path Of
| duty, but 81 ,ttcl 1t once On a tour around the
world. he has fcly return u after in ,ny peril
Gus adventures ia the service of his country,
and o. isp.Olishei a volume Of 40 pasei, enti-
ilod me Thrones Ini ptd'es Of BtINDl dId
Nticr,b; from Sec To ST.; { Tho nnl Jf.i 0p
H0r.fldth.
This book g., va pro tumc IN certain sense.
tie on ial report OF Or. N9wman's mission IL
concerns that portion II hi4ron which led MIN
from BOMBAY through the Persian Gulfand along
the valley VI tho ugris to Nineyeh, and thence
across tho Mrsopotiml de4ert to syria and
the Nediscrr moan. Although in the 5000 miles
OF iourneYing herein reported only ono Ameri-
can Consul WIS met WITH, and ultnnugh H. does
not appe that Newman Inspected him, the
volume Is monument Il as a record Of cpur ge
and patri lti-m under the most 81 ,cour,ging cir
cuaist mes. 10 IA worth a. t. - $3.50 to the
taNn.vers 81 the United Statca g. know that It
our Government hal been property represented
40 tutr4chee, at the origind ani ny gen Iins
6 .rlen ~ T. zen. at tie r1ver of lt,el, Of kIs-
ei-iurduryeci md az other % ,ort mt diplO-
m .lc centres, the severed c)nsils would navo
boon inspected with 80 tll,y, ami pcrn pa eu-
lilAtrned and rem -tncnel by some OF the vllu-
able Ideas which ,rs said u emlnne from DR..
Newman A. all times and Ia all pltces. THIS
faithful public servant covered his ground "a
cons, ieniiously as il there had been Consul 20
Inspect On top Of every mountain IN B'l1ochis-
tar, at every bend oftne r.sri- ami ind r every
mound in the ncishOorhood Of Nmevch. ihat
| the COnsuls were not there to be inspected Is 10
fault Of the Inspector.
In Il deartn OF Consus DIR. Newman turns his
Official attention TO Assyrian bulls anI other
historic remains. lie starts out from BOMBAY
with proper apureciitinn Of the importance Of
| his mission aud the value Of the services lie Is
about TO render his country:
The rcans % other years were soon to be realz :,
sG 'SN,''', d. loy e '' IN yg'1' NJ
@. " lio . ifhl over m9n sea- &c n ai'r the spicy
g. VA cai, gat ig ifls ron Tie sAorcs Of BArca.
o, Eden, st'AIoa i1c roderoi pib +. .roii ~ isi
one Nights 80, der tnrou1h tie pl4ceol ennaf D.
Were JS rhycd dc Ee g6n od Nf nom
1uh w9oD his boa iiul itlcncl-rlss over me battl
H.. ,s,i.a m, VISION ,,t Il ,4t d hti fe ouf it H..
alton ''.4 aDusel As W lie eair-"c!us Ao9es.
How cheerfally he spelks OF hi. arduols task!
| Even Jou. lraiin, ami SeunacAriil have o., te,-
ro.s for the Inspector, win his Iucom Irl.ui ini
ndel and stern sense " duty Ills devotion
I'm liy nscs To -uUiiuity:
"a a.3 .ur -t e,s srll. i'srea'rari . o,
we're 90 Doe crar I'd t,ere a're oil tnr.c .te. on
courage "a .-.s'r. per c.d4saaea IA "a .sa her an
a.. VA. ss.t salAn We ~ g q ~ bosa " ,i4y
sunin'i "h1 Was quiet, Intelligent, al 4 brave
The little band sailed forth from Bombay on