Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-01
After Seven Months Illness the Great
Preacher Passed Away.

After Seven Months Illness the Great
Preacher Passed Away.
Mr.. Spurgeon died shortly after II O'Clock
last night at Mentone. France. Mr.. Spirgcon's
end was painless. lie remained unconscious to
the last. His wife. DIR. Fitz Henry and Miss
Thorne were present when he died His body
will be taken 10 England for burial
Mr.. Spureeon took little milk during SAT-
urday night, but early Sunday morning il was
evident that there YVES no hope. Once OF twice
he just recognized his wife. After 10 am. he
took no food and gradually sank. His frien is
had been confident that he would recover, be-
cause his last attack was milder than the pre-
vious one, but the govt reached his head and
congestion Of the kidneys returned. Between
his attacks Of suffering Saturday he
able to speak and expressed himself as anxious
to send a message 60 his congregation. He
thought constantly Of his wife.
At all the services held yesterday in the
Metropolitan Tabernacle in London. Of which
Mr.. Spurgeon was pastor, the auditorium was
packed. Rev. Mr.. Pierson and others offered
earnest prayers at these services and read to
the congregation telegraphic bulletins from
Mentone.
The London morning papers contained long
memoirs and obituary articles on Mr.. Spur
geon. The Chronicle appeared with a mourn
ing border. II compared the dead pastor to
Martin Luther. The Telegraph characterized
him as "a great, fearless and faithful minister"
1t added: ALBEIT Of homey genius and elo-
quence, all agree that he leaves q void that Will
be filled with difficulty"
STURGEON AND HIS WORK.
Rev. Charles Hidden spurgeon was born on
June -, 1884, in Kelvedon, Essex He 70
ceived an ordinary education under strong re-
hgious influence, and became very early in
life an usher in a school at Nottingham. IN
which humble capacity he developed astonish-
ing powers Of public speaking and was espe-
cially effective in religious exhortation- His
relatives, who were independents, offered TO
have him trained for the ministry, but he de-
elined because he held pedobaptist views.
Later he relinquished these and joined the
church formerly presided over by Robert Han
at Cambridge. He became q village preacher ut
Tevershsm and soon after became pastor Of .
Baptist chapel at Wsterbeach. At this period
only seventeen years old, he delivered series Of
discourses which. attracted immense crowds
and spread his fame through England sndeven
America as "tbe boy preacher.
Having boon offered the chapel In New Park
street, Southwark, he preached for the fret
time in London in 1858, with such success that
the edifce had to be enlarged 20 accommodate
the RAPIDLY growing congregation. AT Exeter
tions, hundreds were turned away every Sun
day being unable % get within the doors The
enlarged chapel in New PARK street proved in
sufficient and the Surrey Music Hall was hired
20 accommodate the overflow.
Finally the Metropolitan Tabernacle IVES
built, which holds four d We thousand people,
and there the famous preacher has remained 70
tins day. Since 1858 his sermons have been
published weekly and sold throughout the Prot
eetant world in increasing numbers-
In 1887 Mr.. spurgeon severed his connection
with the Baptist Union because d. tolerated
heretical views ON the subject Of he'll. 1his
gave rise 70 q long controversy. In 1855 was
ceiebrased the delivery VI his two thousand.h
..<xllx. "A. o.
Association, the book fund and the supple
meutary pastors aid fund were all founded By
Mr.. Spurgeon in support Of his work ct he
Tabernacle
In his illnsss, which began seven months ego
and paseed through many yicissitudes he had
woeld-vids sympathy, aud his devoted coners-
cation were uns,rine In their pssisssss y ths
LUu fug hi recovery.