New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-10

DIR. HOWARD CROSBY, OF THE FOOhIh
AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

ercrward IL It's now church IN hi'-0" -, r.,;,o
now occupied by the Bank for savings n...;,'i.,,,,
Mason was tbe ncxt Psztor, end ME" 80 -, ,,t
ort,renty wears lie sicceeded "H III "'o' "a
-, n,storate in 1852, the society er''"
-, ,,,;cd the pr,ssent church at four'h ave az"
-, rc,odst In 1sc3 pr. Crosby was GAieu !"
H. vacant pulpit, and is therefore '"-"a! on" w
o,d,st ministers IN the city IN term oi so'N''' -
oesc,l relations with his church having eN'''"o"
,,co,,y y,,rs The church is huiit oi uf'"' '''""
.5,cne The outlines and features are III 'he "r'S"
..a..,,i Gothic Ii occupies the northwest corner
e,;, ~, the avenue and is AaIked on the north sde
IL. sup8agsc,ooi ami lecture rooms thus imp"ri-
D.. an uncfacefI breadth TO the facade which Is
-, .~,se,el by the low square towers rising with
,;,c rc,urtor-t on either SIDE the m.un entrance
~ i.tt,iar coupared with aer CONSTRUCTION,
,rs.crcl, ,lain Decoration has been uSeu WIN
o. = -, ,,J sith little traces of Churchly asthetl-
y There is net a symbol on emOeIlis hnohl oeirnE
n distinctly religious slS2uc'nlcc "ny 49, 49, d ,bc
~ Cor he fo,t M the foot e The platform ana we
L. MI % ON the pulpit desk the legitimate use o. e
Iuiidug might possibly remain matter "i coico,'.t
Roomy galleries Mi three sides one OF WINCH ~ ave
enirance serves choir and organ gam" hrc IN iran
M fluctuations or allarcments q The MiS liV ;;
the senses and kinde the m'g'nauon1, H., ,,dimenta
led i AN unprcontious qnariette Is t;n ioin in the
IL lis sjmnIiry and The large congregation JUN :" '
main psaimOdy with cOnsldeIaoe 10 wa
11,II or TnE soLENNITf Oh MS "i''
A., C,,s,y i an old-tiine parson--not Itera'S e
Yasauersding il canohic'iS' a. s,,;ritnaI kino-
.,it hearing high commission III me TlI'lla .; ~
,nethiuu like q haiO 81 khlSh' '"'
fcit ifpot seen round about hm IR - ). - go
~ avte of a treat solcnnity yelling IRON Withih, :"
thai when he stands up 10 speak we ,h,h "g ~ it
orator or poiemc. scholar OF sre5'A tyt'' l';
s,I, az he man OF God. come on his Master n9sl-
,,ess The voice is deep, with a vihehS, t'on! ~ e.
which seizes and holds the ear nc w ;s Tho res,ir
,nolliAnous ORDERLY deliberate rhythm As 'he f
80, md heart heat were sound and uch WIN ne;
Iis elerution is uncOuscouSly compete anu ,iet ;5
With lifelong refinement aud the uninlSlhAAOe ~,
,cuce of a delicate various culture. lou say, Wv ~
of coance the man Of affairs, the mn o. st"ll -
thought but above ALL the man Oh MAJ, s., -
and whole heartedIresS He handles me p"'' my ~
Cl,,;stop sc,,olar comes finger such o'ok-"in
familiar caressing reverence. IL Is rare te'. ~
hear him read a chapter, from the BOOK OF InS e
~ %hs an.stcs-to catch his clearly cut, brief sen
cntious comment, flashing hight ana in,eiEe i;Ja
the way along; now s9dach uiSc'o iiD ,ra,,sl.teJ
1gord now a touch Of archeOogic or antiquarian VIE
dom which helps you 10 wgnetle; hEah S Gt l.
pregnant alusion or liiuNIation iiV nhlersbin ,r
classics as only comes of consmnha'e ;P, %
I'm the Old Testament. an uneoVeiilS anu .Puc', =:
picaon of Hebrew roots metaphors 'hi ~ n. -
ierlacinc threads Of signifance nlti me "lu ~
,,,, throa,oh the mould and dead LEAKAGE OF hcer''
Greek aud Latin into the vernacuiar'-crisp' H07H
fragrant .,.,. .o,,,,,;n, sirpl;city. as If half
deprccating any flavor Of pedantry, or hers eruu.
Ii Is not strange that Bible readers III aihos c' ~
new find The chapter and hang on every word 10,
such words are rs il were, raised from me Ce'u au
ouckened more into life itIrg,e 1eeiig mr.
and there rro,s ont The Doctor reads the Declicgue'
and the ehnr at the close chant simple hyre bel0o
Then one Of the Psalms Is read resp0hSNeiy 1ut.no
reqd il
commonly called the Apostles TO be found IN The
Westminster CateehisIn.
PREACHER THOUEOCGULY IN EARNEST.
The sermon is simple in construction tran parent
and unmistakab,e in purpose. eXceedhgH lHrl'V, %
nu with a close urgent logic impatient oi resistance
or tIifng and indifference to acadeihc el,-di'' "
rhetorical eraces. such sermons aie ~. p1 .;'I %
xitb am eve so effectiveness. Ii IS qteSuohHD'e
whether ia print. they would Distinguish The "nuldi
among his brilliant contemporaries. lh1re Is no
clsnor of n mastery philosophy, no speculative w
5isv-no side shows of picturesque richly elaborated
flights OF OraOry eloquenee never trace ,h hea
tenalisn and, clearly, the preacher is obnHieus 10
,veen here and other technical memoranda III getting
. mn his manuscript IL is written cXieinpofe Ill me
sILirit of immediate necessity crisis. 80 the
preacher dashr the corners, reduces M leoi'
almost 10 buntneSs-but he l. never rude, never GeS
beyond range of a certain brawny, Doro grandeur or
dignity of expression He as penetrated Nllh inc
traditions OF his church, Is resOlutey ana Stou cor
seryave in his theology but 1t = hard to eaten an'
identify his theology from the realistic concrete dI
pitatug body OF is discourse rot nc Pioer''S en-
after the order Of sylithesis-buiS up moe'i cul
bodies all the whle-has, 10 short niue l's'e ~ 'H'
for analySi and the dclrcailig lFOccsrts oi
Ibere i nothing speculative ideal or merely pino-
eohical Ia his conception Of life ana its ael, OF lo
and gain lie has pet formulas. no prescriptions ol
ipfshle theories among HI curatiNeS mere r. H".iI
tino inexorable almost hOler2nt IN his dealing win
Gins and sinners. lie puts 40 lam III r1s'-"llcr c.
ncdicuts. j. stern. uDcOE. PROMISING puc.~ '""I''
Sho,ns and hypOcri.ie, IL The Church ~ Wen - on 90
Il man who paltcrs with hs conscience VA zoe St'
seuse ,,rei find this particular church NChable h'
81 oaee But il is healthy. winuoWng, WviSolatlhP
ils-t that fall from his lips and honest "rii-orHef'o
brave living should come OF IT, Approach nun ~
closely as You find opportunity ia church or el.e"heIT
81 ,ou viii c1pcri. nee 10 Notifying disi,iaSl"hH II
j. always ,he same and personality, without u1ch
disguise or any such thmS'
HIS wkRrAbE OUTSIDE THE Pulpit
THERE'S one characteristics Of ce',nand'ng n@)ortno'
Il; ofteuplire rho puitraiturc Of Dr. tro~by Il - ms
In preaching. his sermon Is only hA- uohc' v h'r'
other p,eu fold up then manuscripts as an artisan nan
rn his tools Or. Crosby moves directly on charging
he pext line Of rifle pits or breast works Of the eery
For I3r Crosbv's Lord Is Literally Man OF " ar ~
he burns under the righteous Indignation ~ SoI'iet
shin and he carries sword WIN u Keen e"S' an
cs like Joshua OF Old. or the CoNcnantcr S or I'M
Eoundhcads against " the man OF sin wherever Ii
o,,cr. him, Word. are the threshold 0i his Living
,,,. for he craullos face To face with evil doer
and evil livers and compliments hi preaching Win hl
vaorous persistent conflict with soclai rEiS ana fl7
And ,ls desperate spirit If conquest gives INITIAL We
lie and penctrative force 10 hiS savings. 30 Il
ol aco;,.t the world the flesh and the devil Is il
nr Crosy's conception 70 hght maniati{ a"9m'
In 4, ,cTson And no man has fought with finer
frmcr enthusiasm. With a dozen such p1S'ors,-an'
What city yet held dozen snch at 0hCe i-cEei
New ork might experience moral a''9 Scy'"' p"iu,
zion aud recfil cation yet undfedned 0i BY the bold
ei he oreapized the Society for the Prevention
Of Crime for The trial and punishment Ji ricii ,Tih
in str,nr drink for the suppression Of hcenileus The
aires and vile concert saloons Ic.hmE VII" d" 'HA'i
- and d,bsuchary for The vIEdication aud mora
,.,,,fr-ennnt N municipal legislation. ard for ia
1nritcati,n. of the criminal courts. There has been
costly uurelcuting struggle ever since. and notWlh
taS;,c ,lc cnuHivancc of officials in high wei
as Law places Yinlti;uaes ~ shameful resorts have beer
desfro,cd. laSciyious fNtitit"ns a"d saloons shh
mn and for nine days the dram shops and d1rkin'
saloons OF the city were absolutely inpenei 1ihe enc
moi a glass Of spirits was had save at 'h' bars %
Icense1 hotels To De sisre tlo dcsdicct wa hrokei
NV an unscr-il,a1us Excise Commission which licenses
;r twin ling thousand If " hotel, from sixteen fee
~ tl,rec on the sdcv ak NJ the fauntius gin pal
ace. bat nevertheless the sceioty has succeeded il
lclns up al eaet the front deer Of every dram -ho
g. he eli, Oh Sundays closing them cdeciually "a
the existing statutes permit.
mis- is The sequel Of pr. Croshv's ser1no'iEhg
s,1cirs Of praciical application and lastly" M
81, down ia any mammal of hom:lccs. Strange cor
- have been held IN liz parlor, her" hc ha- face
si,rks Of hclsh rabic ID the bcdl,o and s0H'
80 nn.r ard women. No man in the ely Is bette
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