New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-30

unsparngly censur0d hy extreme temperance advVa's
WHY do not reply 70 my critics y he .aid one ds-
oif i did could do little else. 1t would amuse yon
to of the articles written about me- sl "'e
of the letters sent to me- Not long ago receives
paper tom the Vest with marked article. statlIs
that / never preached sermon Wien was n.t
drank glass of brandy before sont 10 the pulpit
on sunday Ny temperance views are these Gov!
hold that unfermcncd wine never eXstcG, cAccpt
As an exceptional matter, both IN fact ana IN ane
that is. hold that Tie name !; com Gonr h,i
sort Of ungstc courtesy 10 grape Juice before it BE-
cane wine and further hold that to keep JUICE nee
from fcrmenng Is very difficult nE ,ntnec le
world over and in every age has been a al III GseIp
ing liquor II taken in excess Jesus ana ,i' ~ lad
heen expedent not TO use It, they would not have used
It. Hence notion Of cXpelency VIII h hS Gr aM Of
sniritous Guors as always Injurious, ana hen,e 80 %
ali wines mixed with brandy etc. a ,n6 "a nrea eli
treating action Of excess hoia UNA. " coptrarT
total abstinence in order TO prevent ehTcsh 90
to Chrsts example Who wien Ioai rfohbited mar
rIage-began His career by making wine at u "eo,S
hold that total abstinence as rG OF nc from the
on January TO- 1881, Dr. Crosby delivered , h S,
dress in fremont Temple IL the t .Gs Tcmneranc5
Lecture Course. on "a Calm View OF the tiI
Question he said smons other H1t 1ns carry the
into Africa have no foSs st the Mt total i abS,i
nenrc system is false in its philosophy. contrary 10
revealed religion and harmful 20 ,Ic NJ sveem rho
tnis country also fna rye , p and general dc
mo,allz alton religious conlnunteS re-, and SOC
act with an even c n We t take Sdy founded RICH;
reason. 1t is this headlong movement Wh ,.,,N Ti
tTorv cr,es The Koran the sword anu y -
tnnS r., on and ecripnrc in rs blind rsl-ii Is
this and not private total abstinence "SA''''
lnvCigh."
Closing ALL TIE SALOONS IN THE CITY
The society for the Prevention OF CRIME was o'r",'
igod in the spring of 1877, and Dr. CROSBY was It's
,esidept from the first In December OF tiat year
an effort was made to- close tie unlicensed rum
and over 200 arrests were maze III one "'H
in sneakjpc of this crusade, Dr.. Crosby Sslo for
,no day there wasn't rum-hoe open III New oIn; ;
Irhn.., historic fart that many persons 40 o.
know That shows mat tdn PC love S to repeat these
Is ho bas tlo honor OF stopping the WhOe pro
,cedincs lie made charges aedlS.. t"s ~ Nos
commissioners and in twenty -io'r nouns wv '"'''
"e nr Crnsby was somewhat above the ave'age .a;ur
"a nce e;oG,ont and distinguished in bearing ana ms
~ orI Vairhcd feaii,iys beancd with gcl.ay ana
srntatiug intelligence. lie was " d'he'. hola, -,
possessed of m ran nsh c sG 10 sophomore Who's
nrsf n,atiJn he was c!itcslHg. 9" ne Wa l'H M
four years yea o sha al inc mot be old for went years vet
Whom Sneaking he had a keen. pcnc Eithcr W
o me e' i,,ercSnc prcaChcr solemn. instructive I'M
nressive whom, having once heard one ue>f'u 'T T
aprsn' The Hstcrer at once strdch Win .o i.N
e5iiy,e want Of display both in matter ana naaer.
Any ar, of the rheorCian that makes ule p;n"nV'
ic"nsc;ons he carefully avoided lie lnt
~ d r. w. evident 10 his audience rat hi Constant
and controlling aim was 10 Dr,'g H!cl ~ ", ami lie
a her mn in The saving knowledge of t!' nun, l'
une d W, w o"mnns and The word, moved in me!ihup'S;
rear ' dcir rate riytnm n, if the respiration ana
a bcat were 50 md and rich with he ne liuen
hea',1I , Nj ~ n CEi,tisn comes 10 handle such
Iook-wlth q familiar, cae%sihS HNe.en''t ,trn his
rare treat to hear nm t W%' e,mmnnt flashing light
and Intelligence all The way along nov q uc IN
unerrr Of hidden beauty wealth @"i meaning ~ a
uoaIiy Translated word. and again acch pr5-h",,
aln.i0n or Illustration from the Creek Cia>>''N' -
Although not graduate OF theOioHo2i sc,I hdri,
Dr Troshy wa, an. earnest Frcsbyieran. hul uouSn'
les of denominatonal feeling than Of laern rcb In
nf he
the Pre,bytery synod and General As>eios d ~
sound judgment, courteous name c "u r"nnd g.
none IN Nav. 1873. he the Moderator OF thc
General Assembly at baltimore and preside over u" Inv
- with dignity efficiency and acccptanlchc>>' ~
I"U ns ZIG he va, sen - tn first meeting "f the
General Pro,Iryt aran Council. in EdnonrSh 70 rep
rem 1i., inD Ministry. When the General Assembly
met in Philadelphia in 1898. Dr. CrosoN WA nl. ="
Tho sneakers at the Centennial services. ana ITa9
timely paner on "Prcsby 'riansm and iil3cl >i.o,
ship" in which he dealt InAng nioMr aSn,mT' ,h
General Assembly met in his church. and ne took an
active part in all the proceedings 81 that Is.. 80
member Of the drs'DS,et rhn Rcvi.on Of the
confession Of Faith. lie favored chang,s III IN, h
chapter that relates II the DEGREES OF t,od ha .ne
Presbytcrv him to the Assembly for The 'hiro 'e
In many years.
A CITIZEN WHO NEVER SOLD HIS BRThkioh Ut.
A short time before Dr. Crosby was ordained ne was
nro,o>ed n, a candidate for Congress, but he rfn'e'
10 LEI his name lie used President Lincoln IN lo"l
declined On June l., 1850. at Garfield ara Arihur
,atincation meeting ir Coopc" institute, he said; II
i said ly some that the Republican pIry was "iganl'1
in order 10 put down slavery ana now that a"NciS
IS dead there is nothing for it TO do we &" NOT Dc
ueye I'm that. We believe that the Ecpubll'an party
had deeper meaning; believe that II wa. 'or'hc"
io supppt the Union, and That business II VIII dI"iN
| have ON hand" In defending Governor cornell l"p
ycars later he wrote: Il am an American GiM.h
and a native OF NcwNOTk. never ~olu my nrh,itl,''
When great moral crises a'~c VIII not hc~ll"tt ~
! speak as loudly | can for the truth. Ni'h heiGG
local or personal pOlic~ have nothing 10 co. 'ou
these las. words for the sake Of those who supp 80
| cIergymcn either women or children. Mn% VIZ He
Peoples Municipal League was ioHnded ~ 49, TX.
Crosby was appointed 10 prepare the afflcN' 10 nc
citizens of New-Yorl lie took an active pat III ,he
campaign but carefully rc.Eilncd rom oIlEI nS ~
s,ua, into the pulpit. On Thanksgiving days hc dr-
cussed municipal aad National affair III 10 uncertain
| Dr. Crosby was prc-emincntly practical man. IN
dealing with men he tried TO meet them on common
ic Prcshvtnrr In $50 he said: We must not forget
that we are talking 70 Pie,bytcrianN on the ,GJct
nor TO Christians even. but to great mu!utud' "f
citizens % whom the Christian element Is small par
We must appeal to voters in COMMON sense nn'nncr:
We must be rational and wise ard US common sen,e
when we appeal TO The pablo, AID not act ~ the Jews
WHO refused TO tight on the sabbath and allowed them
selves TO be cut down because their chc"'c' 100"
Dr. cresbys published Soof: az. a. the follow
nus, dS5T. Notes on the New LTcstament7 q $3.50.
social Ip,s for Yonng cTstia nra N w"I i %n
rated by the Four EvanGelstS' Qs10 lleIlthy Chris
| tiansn C1s72J: Thoughts the DccaioGuc' uo7D.
| "Thc Christian Preacher" the Yale lectures for
1879 so True Humanity OF Christ nSsi). "A Com
mcntary on the New Testament tlss5) "Glll' Views
Of the Jewish Church" Nosel The Sev"n Churches Of
Asia. or Worldlness in the Church 0se0l Book OF
! Nehemiah" and Notes joshua Dr. Crosby was
a prominent member Of the New Testament Company
0f Inc Bible Revision Committee. In ls1I. with Pro
fcssor Drislcr OF Columbia College he called meet
ing winch sixteen ella Steal scholars att nd ID and
formed the Greek club. Meetings held every FIJI
! day night. and among tie author. read have been
| IIcsicd Pndar tcschyll,, SCphcclcS. ArStOpLancS,
TerodOtus TEucvdidcs. ThcOcrtus, AntphOn Ly ,is-,
| IsacuS Andocldcs. Acschincs, Demo Themes, P&tO.
| Aristotle and Euripdcs.
4 REREDOS PRESENTED TO A BOSTON fHfRcH.
Boston. March 20 (Special.-MrS. John j.. Gardner
OF Boston, has recently given the Episcopal Church
of the Advent beautiful rereos, which fills the space