The San Francisco call., 1899-07-06
BISHOP NEWMAN
CALLED To REST
Noted Divine Claimed
by Death.
HIS WIDOW MAY FOLLOW
soRRoWING WOMAN CRUSHED
BY BEREAVEMENT.
As a Minister in the Methodist
As a Minister in the Methodist
Episcopal Church and Author,
DR.. Newman Leaves an
Undying Record.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SARATOGA. \. Y, July 5.-BishOp John
p. Newman Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church Of San Francisco died at Z:3O
o'clock this afternoon. Bishop Newman
had been in failing health for a year past
bur it was only a week ago that his con-
ditiou really alarmed his friends. since
July l he had been sinking rapidly, ana
this morning his physicians announced
that in all probability he would not sur
Vive the day.
The immediate cause Of death OF
Bishop Newman was pneumonia ana
myelitis At o'clock this afternoon ms
pulse was hardly percepuble. The physi-
clans in attendance recognized thal the
end was near, and relatives and immedI-
ate friends were summoned TO the bed
side The bishop became consciou5
shortly before his death ana IecosLIHT,4
his wife Mrs. [. s. Grant, Mrs. L. D.
Grant and others arrived on the scene a
moment or so later Mrs. Newman IS
almost crushed at her bereavement: IN,
asmuch as she is in comparatively Feeble
health il IS feared that she Will not long
survive her husband.
kilograms and cablegrams are being
received from all quarters tonight eN-
pressing sympathy. a dlspatCh from
Bishop Randolph Foster, at RoXbEry,
Mass, announces that he will reach Sara
tOga tomorrow morning and complete ar
TangementS for the funeral. 1t will take
place at the First Methodist Episcopal
Church. this city, Saturday afternoon.
Besides immediate relatives OF the lam
lily. Mrs. L. s. Grant, Mrs. f. D. Grant
and other ladies are in constant attend
ance at the bishops cottage, and will re-
main there until the funeral on Saturday
or probably later.
John Philip Newman was born in New
York city September /. 1926. He was edu-
Gated at CaZenOvia Seminary. New York,
studied theology and became a minister
of the Methodist Episcopal Church in
1913 He spent the years lS60-61 travelling
In Europe, Palestine and Egypt and in
university study abroad. After preaching
York city he was sent in 1864 to New Or
leans to labor in behalf Of the Methodist
Episcopal church in the South. He re-
manned there five years and established
three annual conferences, two colleges
and church paper. He was called In
1869 10 Washington D. c., where he organ
lied and became the pastor Of the Metro
pOlitan Memorial Methodist Church.
From 1853 till 1874 he was chaplain OF the
United States Senate In the latter wear
he was appointed inspector Of United
States ConsUlS in Asia, and during his alb
sence from this country he again visited
Palestine.
on his return he was the. second time
appointed TO the Metropolitan church.
Washington, served three years and was
then transferred to the Central church
years In the winter of 1882 he accepted
a unanimous invitation to become pastor
New York city. where he served two
years when he resigned. He then visited
California and, after miniStering to Cen
eral Grant in his last illness, was a third
time appointed to the Metropolitan
church. Washington, where he served two
years
DR.. Newman was three times elected to
the general conference Of his denomina-
ton. served as commissioner in 1876 to
adjust the relations Of the Methodist
church, North and South and in 1881 went
to England as a delegate to the Metho-
dist ECumenical Council.
In 1885 he delivered a discourse at the
funeral of General Grant and in 1887 one
at. that Of General John A. Logan.
DR.. Newman while in California on the
occasion of the funeral of the son of the
late ex-senator Stanford deliver the
celebrated funeral Grafton which will al
ways be considered a notable effort
DR.. Newman was one of the most elo-
quent pulpit orators Of his church and a
popular lecturer. He received the degree
Of ID. from the University of Rochester.
n. Y, in 1863, and that of LID. from the
Grant Memorial University and Otter
bein University in 1881. In 1888 be was
elected bishop. He was the author of
From Dan to Beersheba' New York.
1861 Babylon and Nineveh" d875l,
christianity Triumphant" QSS4, Even
ings With the Prophets on the Lost EN-
pires'' and america for Americans
CWashimgton, 1850 and The Supremacy
of I,aw'' (lSgn.