New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-20

THE REV. DIR. PARKHURST
in general with all Ministers his large parish work.
with frequent outside calls, prevented him from deVoI
ing that time to the subject which, is needed by those
who can say Il know. for have seem Alter DIT
Crosby's death DIR. Parkhurst urged TO succeed
him AS president Of the society. which was popularity
known as Crosby Society" by those against whom Its
operations were directed Dr. Parkhurst reluctant
TO accept this great burden bat having put his hand
to the plough. he does not propose TO turn back.
1t took some time to get acquainted with the work
which the society had to do, but the new president
soon learned that its efforts thwarted by the
very men who elected 10 carry out the principles
for which his society stands and that those hired by
the taxpayers 10 execute the laws were either law
breakers themselves defenders Of those guilty of
crime Then he turned his attention from the petty
lawbreaker TO those who stood behind him, and his
sermon on municipal corruption last month has seldom
been exceeded for fearlessnessOfcals high in power
were not spared, names were called and the men
whom he deemed guilty he scored with all his power OF
invectve The result was amusiag-to those not hit
but the District Attorney secured "whtowashing'
presentment from the February Grand Jury and 1t
seemed to some that DR.. Parkhurst had failed in his
effort 10 arouse public indignation to sufficient degree
to any change.
Those who felt this way did not know their man.
Day and night, week day and sunday by detectives
and personally, he gathering ammunition for an
experiences in whiskey shops after hours. in one OF
which he was recognized and introduced by name TO
the barEeeper in dives underground, in policy SHOPS
gambling hells, dsorderly houses, one not thousand
feet from his pulpit would make interesting read
ing. The congregation last Sunday got results mol
experiences-the present Grand jury mot the one OF
presentment notorety) may have had more OF the
details Those who have been with him since last
Sunday as he has gone TO the police courts TO the
Excise Commission aud TO the Grand jury room vi
crrands following up his description OF the awbreakng
which he witnessed, have been struck with the great
change which has come over the representatives. OF
the municipal administration. and the end Is not yet
Dr. Parkhurst and those who are associated with him
IN endeavorlng TO better the city feel that the steps
already taken will be of little avail unless they are
effectively followed up.
Dr. Parkhurst was born OF Puritan stock, or as he
prefers to put 1t, Of good Christian lahAee
parentage' at Framingbam Mass, on Apnl
H. 1s42. His early education WAS ganed III
the public school at Clinton Mass and did not diner
from that which other boys received at the same place.
nor did he give any evidence Of special quaiues OF
mind or taste for professional life, except talent lor
music. While his parents had In nina the posSlOihV
Of his pursuing collegiate studies they put IN pTacce
the principle that every boy ought 10 know something
about everyday secular matters. and for that purpose
he entered drygoods store at the age OF sixteen
Here he remained for two years, but the mercantile
life becoming distastciu TO him. he began 10 prepare
for college while at the store. Deciding 10 prepare 1or
college, he began the study Of classics at Lancaster
Academy three miles from home, walking 10 and from
the academy every day, and acquiring that ondnees
for ramping which has become slci feature
of his pastoral lie that he spends his summers In
Switzerland largely.
After two years preparation at Lancaster he entered
Amherst College in 1862, where he became great
favorite with President Scelye. He eXcelled pr'n-
cipally In ella and philosophy, and was graduated
h1 4bn 81 pn 1f
Amherst High school. and while teaching there he
became acquainted with Mrs. Parkhurst, then Miss
Bodman, the daughter of Northampton bank preSi-
dent. For two years Professor ParkhurSt taught
Greek in the WisOn seminary, at East Hampton re-
signing in 1872, when he went to Europe TO study
German philosophy and theology. and to gain beside
whatever advantages might come from residence
among the seats of the old German universities After
lectures at the universities at Halle ana
Leipsic, he returned TO Massachusetts,, where ne
spent the Of 1874 in the study OF sansct'
be published early In 1874 u work entitled. "Ihe
Latin Verb Illustrated By the Sanscrlt" since that
time he has published three volumes of sermons with
these titles THE Blind Mans Greed and ct~r Ser
mons The Pattern in the Mount and Three Gates
on a Side He has also number OF monographs
"The swiss Guide and Church Unity" being those
best known perhaps In the spring OF 1874 the Con
grcgational Church in Lenox. Mass. called Dr. PARK
hurst 10 its pastorae and le ordained there that
than rs teacher and the resignation Of Or. W. J.
Tucker rs pastor Of tue Madison square Church lie
was called to his present charge, and Installed on
March O. 1850 Amherst gave him the degree OF
ID. d. the same year.
docs your zeal for city mission work lessen your
interest or that OF YOUR people foreign Missions"
DR. Parkhur,t was asked recently.
Ry no nIeansn he replied. ." our contribution fT
foreign missions the sunday that the evidence WAC
bcinC collected against the DQuJr dealers was $4,000.
Home and foreign missions Lelp each other. our
,I,a formerly
mission, about S2,lOO annually, and SPENDS aDout
80 600 more In the Madison square Church House,
4 rescue mission in Tbirdave. There we nave
kindergarten. a Kitchen garden. two boys clubs' u
helping hand, and cofce-hou>s."
"Wht do you consider the great need Of the pulpit
to-dayl' ,. . -. -,
@The pulpit should make the people at large feel
that il has a sympathy win current ne
How do you prepare sermon ,,,
d" have always several topics In mlhd OvcF "hlch
brood for the first DAY or two 81 the Week. but srIec
one as early as possible and rGminate over that ut
perhaps Thursday. doing some final work on The
Do Won always have an Outlinel7
"lm afraid that some OF my sermons which nave
been most effective have been written entirely con
trnry 10 all The rules that Dr. Hastings wOnid gave
down without any sketch or points. ard be51n TO
write feeling that there Is germ power IN tho idea
that ought 10 be- the law Of itb Own Development
Dr. Parkhurst always writes his morning Sarmon
reading II word for word and scarcely raising bis eyes
from the manuscript. but no one thinks OF The paper
on TIE DESK be listens 10 the sho:i. crisp. epls!uH
matte sentences. every one bristllng win uDlEht
After he had been in his present pulpit short time
estimate OF his sermon and its delivery given
The sermon is a serious thoroughgoing work. Plainly
y v eharSNA With the weeks thought and lae II 10