Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-02-16
WHOLE NO. 1858.
DIR. NEwMAN,s CHURCH.
Some Errors Corrected by Senator swan
ford in an Interview.

San Francisco Post, February lith.l
well. YES, there is something IN H.
said Senator Stanford TO Post reporter, last
evening, in response to question respect
ing Mrs. Stanford'S desire TO build e church
for DR.. Newman. " But, you know, con-
tinued the Senator, with an amused smile,
"things are often dreadtullv exaggerated
SO far nothing has been done nor has any
intention to do anything been expressed.
Nor does anyone know that DR.. Newman
would remain in California if church was
offered him SO vou see the foundation
upon which the
sUPERsTRCcrURE OF CONJECTURE
Has BEEN based is not very stable The fact
is, Mrs. Stanford is very anxious to have
DR.. Newman remain here, and the question
was mooted among some of our friends
Gould DIR. Newman be induced to remain II
q church was offered him?' and that Is ~
far rs the matter has gone. When Dr.
Newman resigned his late charge (and
may state that ms resignation was sent m
long before the fact was made public his
health was very bad That was the reason
he gave up the charge. II is true thatsome
of the Trustees opposed him in certain
matters, but the congregation were with
him. But, rs | said before his health was
very bad, and he had TO give uP. urged
him to come TO California, and let me say
here that Mrs. Stanford and myself had
known him Tor some time, and il is not
true, as stated, that my wife first became
acquainted with him at some Seance.
AT MY SUGGESTION
He consented to Try the California climate
! and being herew! hen my dead son was buried
! requested him to preach the funeral
sermon. That Was an incident of his visit
here, and not the reason for his coming. |
/ -aE- III
but desire to correct a griey0uS error in
regard to Or. Newman that has been freely
circulated. He never received auythine, for
preaching that sermon. He was never
promised anything, nor does lie expect a
single penny. How contrary statements OF
! an enormous fee came to be circulated I
cannot imagine.
30 NOT KNOW WHO Is RESPONSIBLE
! For them That matters not. repeat, they
are entirely erroneous and have not the
| slightest foundation in fact. Whether or
| not Dr.. Newman will remain here do not
know. His health is better, ana he likes
the climate. Ii Mrs Stanford and her
| friends Should succeed in inducing him to
stay here, and should build a chutch for
him, | should certainly approve"
! How about the statement that DR.. New
mans teachings would uphold the mod
ern doctrine Of Spiritualism ~ asked the
| reporter
Senator Stanford laughed checrily. and
| he replied;
sPIRTrUALIsTIc MANIFESTATIONS.
AS for Dr. Newman, he can speak sor
! himself, but am quite sure he viii never
preach arG doctrine for which he cannot
| find Justification between the two covers of
the orthodox Bible. l. myself, and Mrs
Stanford. too, took some slight interest in
! spiritualistie manifestations when iii New
York We went to see Slade in public
once out of curiosity, and his manifesto
tons We're very pulling Then he came
| to our house once, and showed some things
!, for one, could not explain. Ills fee was
very reasonable, and it was very interest
ing | could not understand some of the
things ne did. nor could find any one who,
could explain them
SENATOR srANFoEp's HENirH,
On this subject Senator Stanford spoke in
Il manner that, more ,han his language
conveyed the idea that he simply investi-
| gated some phase OF SpiIitualism. rs any
ordinary man does, out Of curiosity and
while he was puzzled at some OF the mani
festations, was only interested in the mat
| ter TO that extent
! In reply to a question about his proposed
| industrial college senator Stanford said
that he was afraid the needed legislation
would net be passed before he left for the
| East and that therefore he was not ready
| 10 discuss his plans. His health was spleu-
did his spirits fairly good, and he worked
! very hard six days in the week. He looked
| forward to his career in the Senate with
much trepidation. The people had rcposed
deep trust in him. and his would he no
| easy task to come up 10 the expectations
which had Dcen Expressed of what lie would
| acrOm mDliSl fnr tnC boupfit Of this Slata and