THE CITY'S DISEASE AND REMEDY. A SERMON. Preached in the Fourth Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York, on Thanksgiving Day, November 29, 1883, by Howard Crosby, Pastor
by Crosby, Howard
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New York: Anson D. F. Randolph & Company, [1883].. [1883].. Very good. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed gray wrappers. The wraps are lightly bumped & soiled with their edges darkend & with a few light stains to the front wrap. The spine is chipped & the wraps are partially detached. 13 pages. The contents are very good. <p>First edition.<p>Howard Crosby [1826- 1891] was an American preacher and teacher, great-grandson of Judge Joseph Crosby of Massachusetts and of General William Floyd of New York, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Crosby was professor of Greek at New York University in 1851 and in 1859 was appointed professor of Greek at Rutgers College. Two years later he was ordained pastor of the first Presbyterian Church. From 1863 until his death he was pastor of Fourth Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York City. Crosby took a prominent part in politics. He was a founder and the first president of the New York Society for the Prevention of Crime, and pleaded for better management of Indian affairs. In this sermon, he preaches against crime in New York City and the corruption of judges and city officials. He urges the citizens to support the Society for the Prevention of Crime.
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- THE CITY'S DISEASE AND REMEDY. A SERMON. Preached in the Fourth Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York, on Thanksgiving Day, November 29, 1883, by Howard Crosby, Pastor
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- Crosby, Howard
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- New York: Anson D. F. Randolph & Company, [1883].
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- [1883].
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- NEW YORK STATE; NEW YORK CITY; HOWARD CROSBY; SERMON; THE CITY'S DISEASE AND REMEDY; LAW; CORRUPTION; NEW YORK SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRIME; FOURTH AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH; PASTOR; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION
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