Show I A GRAND OLD MAN IIIhop 1 seems i lIu or ll > li n5 Proinl ntnl > Inure ut ltllicilllii IVcsldeot McKinley on his llrsl Sunday Sun-day In Washington attended illvlno service aimh hit mother ut the Motro polltan Mcthodltt Episcopal church They occupied the pretldentlal pow so called In remembrance ot General Irani who was accustomedto attend church hero during the two terms of lilt administration as chief executive Illthop Newman of Omaha Neb who wag lencrnl drums pastor preached the sermon on tho occasion of 1reil dent UcKlnleya Initial visit The yOn Table Ur Johri 1hlllp Newman la I a prominent figure In the history ot the McthodUt church In America Ills Drat appointment aa pastor of the Metropolitan church In Washington U I C wU In 1809 and he remained there nine yean during which time he served three months as chaplain ul the United States senate In 1173 1ret dent Grant commlwiloned him lo make a tour of the world aa Inspector of consulate and to compile special commercial report The literary fruit ot this voyage was another of Dr fl i BI8IIOP NEWMAN Newmans books Babylon and Nineveh Nine-veh Dr Newman was tranaferre to New York In 1177 and subsequently subsequent-ly to pastorates In tbe south and west For some years be reelded In Haiti more engaged In literary and church historical work His consecration as blahop occurred In 1888 |