The Dickinson press., 1896-07-25


The Twenty-ninth day of April is no.
table day in the history of the May Memoir
ial Church in Syracuse, us it is the ami
Samuel X. Calthrop. ID. d.. the eminent
divine who so long has ministercd to them
spiritually as pastor of the Church.
DIR. Calthrop was born in England and
received his preparatory scholastic training
Mt st. Paml's School, London. Entering
Trinity College, Cambridge. lr soo:i bpr;,m.
a bright figure in that brilliant coterc Of
in the traditions of Macaulay and hisasSo"i-
ates ut the university. In the middle Of the
century he visited Syracuse and received
his first impressions Of the young city that
nearya score of years later he was to cl,0,se
as his home and in which his abors have
bepn so long and effective. The mastery
pulpit addresses Of DR.. Caltl,rop have hal
research. His people have been instructed
by him, not only in things spiritual, hut in
the elements of the brn,'lest calture, in lit.
crature, in art and in science. His young
men have been taught a muscular system Of
morality. In these and in many other ways
has he endearcd himself to his congregation.
which is one Of the most highly cultured
and wealthy in the city.
DR.. Calthrop has Il striking personality.
To the eye he is Il most picturesque figure.
His head and face, framed in luxuriant mas
scS Of silky, snow white hair and heard are
of the type of Bryant and Longftllow. Al
though, over seventy years old, his rather
spare figure is firm and erect, and every
movement is active and graceful. His whole
life long he has been an ardent atlmirtr and
promoter Of athletic sports and even at his
advanced age, plays tennis with all the vigor
and skill of Il young man. To Syraclisans,
perhaps, this remarkably versatile man is
most widely known, apart from his profess
sion, as Il scientist.
On a bright April morning a reporter fol-
lowed the winding driveway that curving
around the hill leads to calthrop Lodyr, an
old-fashioncd, rcd brick mansion, surrounded
by u grove Of oaks and chcstnuts. Wearing
II black skull cap and Il black co;rt of semi
clerical cut, the master Of Cathrop Lodge
: graci0usly received the reporter who called
TO inquire about his health, for, though
manfMlly rcprcssing all possible evidences
of his suffering, Dr. Calthrop for many
ntfliction, until by fortunate chance he was
led to take the remedy which hts cticctually
cured him..
During more than half of his pastoratc in
Syracuse, DR.. CathrOp has been troubled
with rheumatism, and at intervals he suffered
excruciating agony from it. At times tile
pain was SO great as to prevent him from
walking. Many remedies were tried with
out success, and he and his friends had given
mp hope of permanent cure or of more
than temporary relief when he took the
preparation that drovct the disease completely
from his system.
In Il letter written to the editor of The
Ereuimg Ntrs Of Syracuse, last year, Dr.
Calthrop told of his atfliction and its cure.
This is DIR. Culthrops letter:
To the Editor Of Tie Lrening Nemx--
T)a0r Sir. Mare fhnr tl,irf v.fivo van PC n,,o T
wrenchcl my left knee. throwing it almost
from its socket. Great swelling followed,
and the synovial juice kept leaking from the
joint.
This made me lame for years, and from
time to time the weak knee would give out