Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-10-17

Sunday morning. He has never missed 3
week, except during extreme illness.
These sermons, bound together, compose o
library OF fifty volumes. He has pub
lished many talks to young men and all
his lectures have been in pamphlet form
There is hardly q subject of interest to the
human race that this great man has not
touched upon and said something that
has added to its interest and influence
His writings would make a complete
library. He is one Of the great men Of the
world.
The graduates of his preachers college
are doing yeOman service IN many LANDS
He takes these young mel almost into his
family, treats them like sons, instructs
them, Lectures 20 them and fits them for
the ministry. There is not subieo. from
| theology 20 the culture of the voice thsi
he has not lectured to them upon. For all
this there Id no charge, The college is
supported by voluntary contributions
Nearly a thousand graduates have passed
through the institution since il wss or
ganized. OF the Orphsnsge IL is sufficient
10 say thst it has saved many children
from early graves and is very bright spot
Ia veTy dreary city.
Mr. Sturgeon has been heard all over
England Ireland and Scotland, and often
breaches TO congregation of from fifteen to
twenty Thousand people. He il very fond
Of outdoor preaching, and is the only man
VINO was ever invited to deliver a religious
discourse 81 the Crystal Palace. He fire.
quently exchanges pulpits, and often asks
nus congregation, including the pewholders,
to stay at home for Sabbath aud permit
visitors and strangers and Others who can
not afford to buy pews to take their places
for day in his church.
That he ID busy man you may we'll
guess, when tell You that he employs five
stanographers and keeps them all going.
| With the exception of Mr.. Gladstone, he
receives the largest mail of any man ia the
three Kingdoms. A great many of his let
ters from sailors, from soldiers, from poor
/ fellows, whom lie has mansged to help out
Of the gutter, are simply addressed, Spur
gson, England. To these he replies cheer
fully, and ID always ready to give advice
Nor Is this all. He gives freely of his
money. In fact be is poor man. Ii it
were not for the kindness of his con-
gregAtion, he would be penniless. A
/ few years ago they purchased house
for him, the house that he now occu-
/ pies at Westwood, the southern ridge
Of the wooded heights of Sydenbam. Upon
/ the occasion OF the twenty-fifth anniver-
ssry of his plstorate OF the church, his con-
gregatiOn presented him with large sum
Of money "a a token of its esteem It was
intended that he should pay off mort
gage on his house and take the remainder
Tor q holiday. He did nothing of the kind !;
he divided the large sum equally between
the PASTORS college and the orphansge. If
il were not for the prudence OF some of his
friends who insisted that it was his duty
10 keep his house free, he would to-day be
living in hired apartments. may add,
however, that his charity is not indiscrm-
mate. His money is only given to those
who deserve it.
He has declined as many as score Of
invitations to lecture throughout Europe or
America a fabulous prices. because, as he
explained, he IS nos a lecturer and be
DIDN'T want the mOney and he preferred to
work in his own vas among his own peO-
Ole In London When an American Lee
ture Ageocy offered him recently 81. 600,
/ for every lecture, and TO pay all the tx
/ penses OF himself aud hi7 wife aud secre-
/ tary. from London TO America on a great
/ lecture tour and held cut the tempting
oyer that he could make $50, 900, MF.
Spurgeon eclined it. He said he could do
better He would stay il London and try
10 ave fl ~ souls.
o. his personal habits it may inter est
you TO know that his sermons are pre-
pared after six o'clock on Saturday even
ny. He does not memories them. He
simply selects his text, makes few notes,
/ takes an hour in HE study thinking over
NJ subject and goes into the pulpit the
next day prepared 10 deliver q sermon
that will stand for all time rs "a model Of
simplicity, clearneSs and elcqoeDce. 40
old and favored shorthand reporter take
/ his sermons verbatim and on Monday the
/ great preacher Ievises them. Monday is =
day of rest and Of seeing visitors, or
rather, personal friends. On Tues
dsy and Wednesday he is general
" sway somewhere preaching. He
devOtes some portion Of esch
day to literary work, editing hi-
magazines or preparing hia lectures for his
college students. Thursday morning. ne
deyo;es 10 the orPhsnsRe, aud Thursday is
what ID known SIS "servcs night" gem
orally preceded by an inquiry meeting,
when he talks with those about 10 JOIN tbs
church Friday morning IS entirely de-
voted 20 The preachers college and Friday
afternoon to visiting the sick and needy OF
his parish whom he wishes TO see him
self. Saturday morning he attends TO
correspondence and the afternoon is de-
voted TO Il reception for visitors. OF course
one dsy is different from another. There
eie calls upon the sick and dying, There
are great public meetings to be attended.
There are special lectures to be prepared
and a vast amount of other work.
His home in Westwood is a delightful
SPOT. All is so peaceful and still thst The
house and the grounds might be htty
miles from town instead of being but
,hree-quarters Of an hours drive from the
Tabernacle. Il is plain, old fashioned
house, with plenty of room, tssttiully lad
out grounds, well-kept lawns and shrub
berries il good order. There are oasy
chairs under the trees and q splendid ten
mis- court not far away. There are any
number of bee hives, for Mr.. Spurgeon Is
a great apiarian. The grounds are sglow
with pinks and other homely English flow
s-s. The stables and out-houses are big
sod roomy. The stable is protected By
a. enormous horse shoe, weighing 2Ou
pounds, the gift of a friend who
deemed it an invaluable specific against
evil spirits. In another part of the garden
, is q fountain filled with gold fish. Within
the house is bright and airy. The en-
trance hsll is small. The diniug-room
opens to the right and Mr. SpuIgeon''
study to the left. In this study M Spur
geon kesps three private secretaries con-
sts.tly busy. Big shelves loaded with
books on all sorts of subjects and the front
room is strewn with pspels, magazines ano
othsr evidences of literary worker. MI
Soureeaa works, or rather did the day
| was with him, in q light alpaca
garden coat and were on his bead
/ white felt wide-awake hat. He
chatted pleasantly about nen and
things ard drew my attention pariicu
larly 70 a wide collection Of csricstures
which he has preserved through his cereeI
as a London preacher. For, be it known
that mis- sailing has lot always been
smcoth and that he has often found him
sell on the side of question that brougnl
dispute aud heated argument. As III
to 20, Mrs Spurgeon appears. She Is
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