The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-06
BISHOP NEWMAN DEAD.
Became Conscious Just Before the
End and Recognizes His Wife.


Became Conscious Just Before the
End and Recognizes His Wife.
SARATOGA, July 5.-Bishop John p.
Newman. of = the Methodist Episcopal
church, of San Francisco, died ar 9.20
o'clock this afternoon. Bishop Newman
had been In failing health for a year past.
but it was only a week ago that his con-
dition really alarmed his friends. Since
July 3 he has been sinking rapfdlv and
this morning his physicians said probably
he would not survive the day. The i'm
mediate cause Of the death of Bishop
Newman was pneumonia and nayeIitts
At o'clock this afternoon his pulse was
hardly perceptible. The physicians in at
tendance recognized that the end was
near, and relatives and immediate friends
were summoned to the bedside. The
bishop became conscious shortly before
his death, and recognized his wife. Mrs
Z. >. Grant, Mrs f. d. Grant and others
arrived at the scene moment or 50 later
Mrs. Newman is almost crushed nv her
bereavement. Inasmuch as she is In COM
paratively feeble health, it is feared that
she will not long survive her husband
Telegrams and cablegrams are being re-
ceived from all quarters tonight express
Ing sympathy. dispatch from Bishop
randolph Foster, at Roxbury Mass, an
nounces that he will reach Saratoga TO-
morrow morning and complete arrange
ments for the funeral. 1t will take place
at the First Methodist Episcopal church
this city, Saturday afternoon Resides
immediate members of the family. Mrs IT
s. Grant. Mrs F. d. Grant and other
ladies' are in constant attendance at the
bishops cottage, and will remain there
until the funeral, on Saturday or prob
ably later
The funeral of Bishop Newman will he
held at the First Methodist -Episconal
church on Saturday afternoon, july 8. at
o'clock The funeral address will prob.
ably be delivered by Bishop Foster. who
was an Intimate friend of Bishop New.
man. The remains win be taken to
Mechanicsville for burial Further ar.
rangements for the obsequies win he
announced tomorrow.
Bishop Newman was well known in the
Twin Cities and to the clergy of the
Methodist church of the state In 1898
he attended the Waseca assembly and
gave several lectures which were of very
unusual interest. He was present at the
meeting OF bishops held in Minneapolis in
1884 and spent several days there, dur
ing which time he delivered several SER
mons both in the city churches and be-
fore the bishops. His oratoricaI powers
were unusual and his addresses were
ringing and spirited, resembling in many
of their forceful characteristics the
speeches Of Calhoun, Webster and other
orators of the older type
The bishops interest in the work of
the church throughout the West and
North was always strong, and during
his residence in Omaha, after being
created a bishop, until the last session
of the general meeting of the church, he
gave great attention to the needs of the
denomination throughout the West. Aft
er the. last general meeting of the
church he removed to San Francisco.
Though his visits to Minnesota were few
in number, his. attention to the work
of the church here was keen and many
of the clergymen of the two cities have
still inspiring letters written by him.
Among the clergy of the Methodist
church Bishop Newman was universally
considered one of the, foremost men of
the denomination, His acquaintance with
the doctrines and teachings of the church
was broad, comprehensive and pro-
found, and while his writings upon doc
trinal subjects were few, he was con-
sidered an excellent teacher of the faith
His contributions to literature were
many, and during his early and continu-
ing to the time of his death he wrote
much for the magazines and published
not few books, for the most part Of
travel and of general literary interest.
of the past lew year LIS hotith hoS
been poor and he has devoted less at
tention than formerly to his denomina-
tional work, Bishop Joyce taking the
larger sharer of the burden from his
shoulders. He was a man of imposing
appearance and is remembered In the
cities as one of the kindliest of men. His
devotion to the work of the church
and the spread of the faith was earnest
and in his death the clergy Of the Metho-
dist church find cause for sincere re-
gret.