Show dr howard crosby daj dead your march 29 20 Dr how ard crosby roe y died at this evening eveni nit ilia end was peaceful laceful As the bells belle were for vesper service for easier day be he asked by a sign for paper and wrote a few lines to bia his loved ones once to bis his abs absent entson eon and I 1 daughter in krypa and three members ot of his tits family at home the first words of 0 this tills hla his last writing were s 1 I know I 1 have to go howard crosby was born in kew new york city february 27 1826 lie I 1 I 1 0 i I 1 I 1 W fi I 1 w waa a s 0 of f a R revolutionary ev ol 01 u t conary family his g grandfather r i n d fat he r E ebeneezer b e n aezer crosby being surgeon general of the washington guards ilia ills father was william crosby tho the philanthropist he graduated at the university of new N york in 1803 he took the of the fourth avenue presbyterian church with which he was associated at the time of hla his death dr crosby was chosen moderator 0 of f the general assembly of the presbyterian by terian terlan church in 1873 sul in 1877 he ile was a delegate to the fi first rat presbyterian by terian general council at edinburg in 1877 he took a leading part in la ea es tab lishing the society jor lot the prevention of vice As an in author be he has written of scho scholarly larl Y books on biblical subjects dr Cros bya bys interest in publio affairs was shown by the active part he be took in be the interest of the Peo peoples plea municipal league movement |