Dr. Howard Crosby Dead

New York, Maich 31.- The Eev. Dr. Howafd Orosby died at 5:30 yesterday at lus residencie. His end was peaceful. He asked by sign for paper and wrote a few lines to his loved ones, to the absent son and dausrliter in Egypt and the three members of lus farnily at home. The first. words of this, his last writing were, "I know I have to go." Dr. Howard Crosby was born in New York in 1826, being the second son of AVilliam Bedlow Crosby, a well-known New York philanthropist. At the age of 14 he entered the University of the City of New York, graduating in 1844. In 1851 he was piofessor of Greek in that college imd in 1359 at Kilteers. Two years iater he became a Presbyterian minister. ]n 18B3 he was apjiointed to the pastorate of the Fourth Avenue Presby terian churcfi in thin city, an office vvhich he has held ever since. Immediately after liis appointment he began the crnsade against vice anti interuperance which made hitn famous. He hiid nol at lirsl raueh ssuccess in inducitijr eitlier the clerary or the lait}1 to join in :iis crnsade, but in 1877 he orgaDized the Society for the Prevention of Crime. lts object was to put down illicit drink tratfic, to supiress concert saloons, low theaters and to purify criminal courts. He was continually in collision with excise commissioners and pol ce captains. His attack on Police Captain Williams in 1887 was one of the most important of these encounters. Dr. Crogby was decidedly a moderate man. He declared that total abstinence was not cal led for bv the gospel and he did not urge it in practico. A few years ago he had a serious disagreement with a number of Presbyterian minister! on account of his expressed opinión that the law should give worUinsrmen a chance to bny beer Sundays. He was also moderate asa theologian, and at the Hartford congress of churches said heaim';d at bringing together the different Christian sects.