History of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Omaha and suburbs . success of gifted and devoted men and partakesof the good cheer of capable pastors, but canhardly tolerate thriftless and sluggish preacherswho fail of bringing about results commensuratewith their opportunities. The Bishops personal appearance and dignifiedbearing impress friends, observers and strangersthat there belongs to him the qualities worthy ofthe ofhce he ably fills. His well-knit, stout frameas he stands erect in the pulpit, or his supplemovements in making calls on foot, augurs yearsof steady, unflagging usefulness to
History of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Omaha and suburbs . success of gifted and devoted men and partakesof the good cheer of capable pastors, but canhardly tolerate thriftless and sluggish preacherswho fail of bringing about results commensuratewith their opportunities. The Bishops personal appearance and dignifiedbearing impress friends, observers and strangersthat there belongs to him the qualities worthy ofthe ofhce he ably fills. His well-knit, stout frameas he stands erect in the pulpit, or his supplemovements in making calls on foot, augurs yearsof steady, unflagging usefulness to the Church andthe world. The following biographical sketch is chieflyobtained from other sources: John P. Newman, D, D., LL. D., was born inthe city of New York, September ist, 1826, and atthe age of sixteen was converted and united with ? 226 • BISHOP JOHN P. NEWMAN. the Methodist Episcopal Church. He acquired anacademic education at Cazenovia Seminary in hisnative State. At twenty-two he entered the trav-eling connection in the Oneida Conference. Seven. BISHOP JOHN p. NEWMAN, D. D. years later he was transferred to the Troy Confer-ence and appointed successively to Amsterdam,Albany, and Bedford street, New York City. Going abroad in 1859 he traveled through 227 METHODISM IN OMAHA. Europe, spending a winter in Rome, as student,and thence making a tour of Egypt and Palestine,writing letters to The Methodist which received thehighest commendation. On his return HarperBrothers published his work From Dan to Beer-sheba, which is regarded as an authority by bib-lical students. In 1862-3 he was pastor of theWashington Square Church, New York city. Atthe instance of Bishop Ames he was then sent inwar times to reorganize the old Church in Louis-iana, Mississippi and Texas. He founded aUniversity and established the South WesternChristian Advocate at New Orleans. His servicesin this field were of great benefit to the Churchand National government. General Sheridanhaving command of t
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