Crosby, Howard

S.T.D. (Harvard, 1859), LL.D. (Columbia College, 1872), Presbyterian b. in New-York City, Peb. 27, 1826; graduated at the University of the City of New York, 1844 became profe or of Greek in this institution, 1851; went in the same capacity to Rutgers College, New Brunswick, N.J., 1859. He was president of the Young Men's Christian A ociation of the city, 1852-55; licensed by North Berks hire A ociation, Ma . (Congregational), 1859 received as licentiate by Cla is of New Brunswick (Reformed Dutch), Oct. 16, 1860; dismi ed to presbytery of New Brunswick, and by it ordained, April 16, 1861; was pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of New Brunswick, in connection with his profe orship, 1861-63; since 1863 pastor of the Fourth-avenue Presbyterian Chmxh, New-York City. He was chancellor of the New-York University, 1870-81; member of the American Bible Revision Committee, 1870- 81; moderator of the General A embly at Baltimore, Md., 1873; since 1877 he has been president of the Society for the Prevention of Crime, and takes an active part in temperance and other moral reforms in New-York City. Besides occasional pamphlets, articles, etc., he has written Lands of the Moslem (travels), New York, 1851 CEdipus 1'yrannus, 1852; New-Testament Scholia, 1863; Social Hints for Young Christians, 1866; Bible Manual, 1870; Jesus, his Life and Work, 1871; Healthy Christian, 1872; Thoughts on the Decalogue, Philadelphia, 1873; Expository Notes on the Book of Joshua, New York, 1875; Nehemiah (in American Lange series), 1877; The Christian Preacher (Yale Lectures), 1880; True Humanity of Christ, 18S0; Commentary on the New Testament, 1885.