Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-02-06
HIS GREAT WORK ENDED.

Death OF Rev. Charles II. spurgeon, the
Famous London Divine-Bis Remarlrn-
BILE Career. An.
MENToNE, Feb. Rev. Charles Had
don Spurgeon died ut 11:2o Sunday
night. His end was painless and he
remained in the unconscious condition
to which he had dropped to the last.
His wife, DIR. Fitzhenry and Mrs
Thorne were present when he died. S9
Mr.. Spurgeon passed a very restless
night and his condition Sunday morn
ing gave cause for serious anxiety,
though he was able to take a small
quantity of milk as nourishment
AS the day passed on his con-
dition became critical. At 8
o'clock p. IN. he was unconscious
and at 6 o'clock he was still in the same
condition and weaker. He did not rec
ognize his wife and refused to take
food which had to be administered by
force. Mr.. Surgeons body will be
taken to England for burial Mrs.
Spurgeon is bearing her afiliction
bravely.
Charles Haddon Spurgeon was born at Kel-
Weldon, Essex, June 49, 1884, was educated ut
Colchester, Maidstone and elsewhere, and be-
came usher in school at Newmarket. Having
adopted Baptist views, he joined the congre-
CATION which was presided over by Robert Hall
ut Cambridge, and 1t was here, while still q
school-teacher, that he preached his first
sermon. which was listened to with remarkable
interest by his auditors who were assembled in
tiny chapel His services were eagerly sought
after this and he became widely known as tho
"boy preacher" When only IL Mr.. Spurgeon
accepted the pastorate OF o Baptist church at
Wnterbeach, whence he removed to the New
Park street chapel, Southwark, London.
Mr.. Spurgeon first preached before London
congregation in 1853 with SO much success that
before two years had elapsed it became neces-
sary to enlarge the building, pending which al
teration he ofciated for four months at Exeter
hall. The enlargement of the chapel in Park
street, however, proved insufficient, and hear
erS multiplied with such rapdity that
1t became expedient to engage the Surrey
music hall, and Mr.. Spurgeon's followers de-
termined to build suitable edifce for their
services. Two years later in 1861 the Metropoli.
tan tabernacle was opened and there Mr.. Spur
geon has since preached every Sunday TO con-
gregations averaging 5000 people.
Among other institutions connected with Mr.
| Spurgeon's church and established by him are
| the Stockwell orphanage, founded In 1867, and
accommodating about 400 children year; the
| Pastors college, founded in 1856, which has
educated over 800 men, of whom most are
| actively engaged as pastors, missionaries
evangclists, or in some department of the
Lords work; the Metropolitan Tabernacle Col
| porterage association, which has about seventy
| or eighty agents in different parts of the coun
try, who, in addition to other services, sell pure
| literature in the course of the year to the
amount of $4,000 Book Fund.-" car
| ried on in Mr. Spurgeon's house
and superntended by him, has il
ten years supplied INDECENT ministers of vari
| Gus denominations free of cost with ovel
J 1900 volumes. Mr.. Spurgeon also carried
| on a society for evangelists at home and an
| other mission work In North Africa. Hi.
| church has about thirty mission halls ant
schools affiliated with it. In 1870 Mr.. Spur
geon received "silver wedding testimonial o
| over $4,000, and in 1884, on attaining his 50tf
| year, another sum of $4,000 was presented Il
him. Mr.. Spurgeon kept little Of what was 81
generously given him: every cent he coul'
| spare went for charity.
In 1887 Mr.. Spurgeon gave notice of his with
drawal from the Baptist union Of Great Britain
ahd ireland by publication in his journal tn
Sword and Trowel, for November, ana in q lie,
ter to the secretary of the body, dated Octobe
2s. AS reason for taking this step he al
frmed that the union toleratin
errors and permitting downward tendency
of ministers in point of doctrine, in that som
persons were allowed to remain In it VIII
make light of the atonement, deny the pei
sonality of the Holy Ghost, call the fall c
man faole speak Slgntlngly OF luStlncauo
OF faith, refuse credence to the dogma of tn
plenary inspiration of the Holy Scriptures, an
hold that there is another probation afte
death, with possibilities OF future retributio
of the lost. While efforts to induce him to r,
consider his decision were without avail he d,
clared that he remained as much Baptist II
ever, his denominationalism not being affecte
by his relations with the union, q voluntary, VI
official body.
Even those who could not agree with the lie
ter of his preaching were warmed by the spir
OF II to declare him great and good man. Fe
preachers have had equal personal or pulp
popularity, while the readers of his sermon
live as well this side of the water as
| England