The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-08
THE FUTURE OF NEWMAN.
Grave Fears That He Intends Designing q
Monument for Grant.

Springfield Republican.
There is one thing which We fear may not re-
ceive sufficient consideration in the midst of the
many interests centering in the obseQuies of
General Grant. and that is the disposition to be
made of Rev. J. 2. Newman. For Newman is
of a tender and attaching nature and when his
tendrlls are torn rudely off from support it
will be necessary TO provide him another. For
some time he has adorned, oh so tastefully! the
sketches of the illustrated papers and the long
letters Of special Correspondents, The public
eye has been unable to contemplate the pathetic
figure Of the dying soldier for any length of time
without catching glimpse of the
parson on the piazza or IN the pines.
The public, listening painfully for the
faint utterances Of the great man, or reading
those amira5le little notes, sometimes playful
for his friends sake often serious and noble for
his countrys sake-has been sure to hear and
read beside them the pious platltudes OF New
man. The public has understood, IN feeble and
general way that DR.. Newman had Grants spirit
ual interests in charge and could be trusted TO
pray for him in case he should forget 1t, and to
use his profession acquaintance with celestial
procedure in his behalf. DIR. Newmans prayers
have even been telegraphed to us when they
were unusually effective He believes Grant was
a good man, essentially Christian, although his
views were not perhaps quite defined All this
- lave had from DR.. Newman; yet how shall
we sc.ount for t..ee satisfaction with which we
learned th6t he was eating his breakfast when
the last moment cames
And now is there an way of getting quite rid
Of this too frequent person He has no doubt
some oak in view that he my chng to and
obscure as much as possible But bls lmme-
date plan seems TO be to design the monnMAnt
over General Grants grave. lie would have
'some sort of temple Guilt where all manner Of
Grant relics could be gathered. aid where people
from far and near could spend quiet hour or
two, and amid so many visible alds OF the
imagination form some sort OF estimate of the
man whom the mute souvenirs might common
CRATE; estimate which should help them to
better deeds and thus make his immortality
mot alone of the other world This sentence
by one Of the most faithful and l0ngest winded
reporters of Mt. McGregor, is undoubtedly pure
Newmanism, and will win the applause of all
who have so long suffered from it's author. 1t
a great ways out the farther the better.
Grant needs such aids to imagination, or the
country and the world would find it difficult to
remember him, and his immortality would be
reduced to a mere ordinary article, such any
good man might have. 1t is true that the Grant
relics have been made the property of the Nation.
and are now in Washington but photographs of
them might be hung around the proposed
temple, and if the mute souvenirs" should not
as custodian and cicerone, and then there would
be. preaching. In fact he would probably be
willing, for a consideration, to deliver occasional
set sermons in the temple. The distinguished
committee now forming TO provide monument
will be glad to learn that DR.. Newman will
probably address himself to the fulfilment of his
idea" 1t will greatly simplify their labors.
Still, if Mr.. Stanford should urge prior claim,
they would no doubt, though reluctantly try to
spare him to California And there will mingle
sigh OF relief with our compassion for the Pa
ciic slope.