New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-18

went into the drygoods Kept by II. G. Greeley
The old building is sim standing on the street be
low. Mr.. Greeley now has large brick store on
brother that time.
teacher SO he went 10 the Roy. VI. G. Stebbins's
mansion school Lancaster He walked back ana
FIRST teaching while he was attending tina, school.
II In fact academy. where the minister
he went to Amherst College and graduated with
The class Of M our y9unger 6roeeT H thc
and is organist in Brother Charles's church IN
New-York
HIS WIFE THEN \ PUPIL
After graduating. Charles taught the Amherst
a pupil there. He then went as instructor to the
Willston Seminary in Easthampion lie soon
married and went TO Germany, where he studied
theology for two years.
ION his return to enter the ministry he was be,
friended by President Seelye. OF Amherst. who had
always liked him. Through Dr. Seeye's influence
a call obtained from Lenox. At the same
Il critical time. He accepted the Lenox offer. He
was there but five years. In ms andicnce were
him and In this way he got the call from the Madi-
son Square Presbyterian Church of New-fork ten
THE townspeope here have taken very kindly
interest in him ever since he went there. Ihey
first When they knew it they became in sym
pathy win h ney never ,b m& nes any nSc from
New-YOrk. But they take deep interest IN MS
COURSE, concluded his brother. ,...o,,. s,,,,,,or
visitor TO Clinton. but has come less in late years.
The people turn OUT in no extraordinary mum
bers. He draws better in any other town. IT II
townspeoplc like him and value him for his worth
in their quiet. undemonstrative way
preaching to them in lofty style in his early years
in the ministry. The first time no one could under
stand him. The long polysyllables flowed from ms
lips in most marvellous manner technical thco-
logical phrases scientific terms and Latin quota
tions. he talked right over thelr hedns ann ,ile
congregation were COMPOUNDED in their ignorance
When Charles got home his mother tod him she
was ashamed Of HIM. and never wanted INN to
preach in that way again ,.
But the habit had been long and strongly
cultivated in the schooroom AND In the theoioglcai
school. and he repeated the offence thouSn II, "a
Parkhurst was going 20 preach they Woui' ~ ,b,
carry their dictionaries 70 church instead o., ,neir
youth who tells this story does ii with kindly reser
walton. IN . . tt ,.oc,h,-
larry not to show off. He only wanted TO prac'lSe
upon us. 1t was commonly believed that ne KEPT
10 ana use cpecial occasion. But III ihtc
years he has dropped al that and taiks ron me
The drygoods merchant whom the young fark-
hurst worked for is stiil in the business naVs
a third cousin OF Horace Greeley. This genial gen.
tleman of sixty-four smiled when an inquiry ABOUT
Dr parkhurst addressed to him: . 49,,
'I,e has had a wonderful career, ne sald' anu
:, has been pluck that has carried him through.
lie was more Of a'boy in the store than regular
clio rk when he iirst came to me at the age OF lpu
ieen or fifteen. didn't pay much attention to MN
AT nrst for always had boy or two 10 90
brands and small sales. ,,
"Char;ie ParlShurst likablc young feilow;;
IIo reIished lively conversation and Jokes, ana
eeened 10 enjoy witty sarcasm particularly wen.
~. was a persistent fellow with strong purpose
IA viii | always had confidence In him But ne
US only = fair salesman. never thought ne want
ed m learn the business and grow up in IT, saw
~ rad ambitions in other directions. or course ne
h1idn't get much pay. Just what any young lelow
ernt yho went into "A stores a week -and IL was
Eng hours But | think he studied at home IN the
80 evenings a week that we closed early. inHt ~
a good while ago. a good while ago ,,
,she old merchant who had been standing besiue
q cnunier now leaned against pile OF goods, took
~ rbbcr -encirced eyeglasses of the bridge OF hs
80 and pressed them TO his lips as ne Iooked
,,,ocantlv al the ceiling, and repeated; ,,.
a GOOD while ago. some time In the nities-DeIoIe
IN, var Let me see: can find out Just when 1t
tne 10 an Old day book in the cupboard. ana on M
VAL With the alacrity of a young man ne re
oar Win A small board-covered account DOCK;
tu n,h brittle yellow leather back. one "a nan
VIZ, ,,rted from its hinge, and the pages that the
quiz, pnt fumbed cracked. yellow with age ana
the r p that is of Parkhursts own entries
ne date of October Ia, 1853 thought u was
uhou that time. You can read the entry oe''e'
than l. ,,,,nc, hut boyish handwriting ITO
II wa Eaton ~ yds. Deaine. $@. with the
e.ures In the debit cou n nLor hook q. "a refullv
"s I've merchant folded the proheh "oon "' @''
as an Old Bible watched his course with. special
,e ne he said. because ne was clerk OF "''ns