The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-06
BISHOP JOHN p. NEWMAN DEAD.
He Occupied Pulpits in This City and Was
Grants Pastor When He Was President.

He Occupied Pulpits in This City and Was
Grants Pastor When He Was President.
SARATOGA. July 5.-Bshop John p. Newman
died at his Circular street cottage in Saratoga
this afternoon. The Bishop was Frustrated
four weeks ago by creeping paralysis. an afflic-
ton which developed about two years ago
For a week the venerable prelate had been
dying. Since Sunday when pneumonia be-
came complicated with the paralysis. the family
and physicians had been awaiting the end.
Just before he breathed his last the Bishop,
who had been In semi-conscious condition
for forty-eight hours. opened his eyes and
gave n parting recognition to his wife. few
minutes later Mrs L. S. Grant and Mrs. Fred
Grant arrived az the cottage. Bishop Randolph
s. Foster Of Roxbury. Mass. an intimate friend
OF the dead Bishop. has been telegraphed for
to take charge Of the funeral. which will prob
ably be held in tho First NJ. +. Church of Sara
tOga.
The RI Rev John p. Newman was born in
this city IS years ago. He was educated
in the Methodist Seminary at Cazenovia
and after his graduation be received n charge
in central New York. He was good deal Of an
orator, md In 1886 he came to New York city
and was pastor of the Bedford Church. Here
he became quit" famous. Later he was pastor
OF the old Fourth Street Church. lie gave up
his pastorata in 1860 and visited Palestine. On
his return TO America in 1864 he established
the southeastern Christian AdrOCdte in New
Orleans He continued as editor Of that jour
nal some years. and in the meantime he
founded the New Orleans University. the Or
phans' Home and University at Bayou Tcsche.
and three annual conferences in Louisiana
Mississippi and Texas. In 1889 he was trans
ferred to the Baltimore Conference and then be-
came pastor OF the Metropolitan Church inWash-
ington He remained there three years, Gen;
Grant was member OF the church and he and
the pastor became firm friends. At Gen.
Grants request he was made the Chaplain of
dist Conference, in accordance with the rule
permitting pastor to remain only a certain
a Win IT,
Grant sent him on q tour Of the world as In
spector Of United States Consulatcs." On this
here he wrote The Thrones OF, Babylon and
Nincveh." He was sent back to the Metropol-
iiuentiaI members Of the congregation, and
served apotheE three years as pastor. Then he
the Central NJ F. Chnrch He had received the he
degree Of D. i. from the, University OF, Roches-
ter. y. and that of IL. ID. from the Otter
Of IN iEsa se Dr. Newman assumed supernumor-
f Tc pa Of the MadSn Taa
to NO hn He ressd b TO C Tsi
was called Fast TO attend Gen. Grant. then in
his last illness. He was with Gen, Grant AT
Mount McGregor. lie preached the funeral
procession he marched from end TO end OF the
line with barred head. He returned TO the
and again became its pastor. In 1888 he was
elected a Bishop Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church A fight was made against him because
Of his CongrcGationalism but it was not sue
ccsSful.
Bishop Newman retained all his vigor OF
| speech up to a year or so ago In 1905 he
preached n sensational sermon against popu-
! lism and Organism ut Asbury Park. and In n