Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-02-05
STURGEON DEAD.
THE EMMETT IIVINE PAS >ES
AWAY Al MENToNE.
The End Came Quietly and Not Tn
cNpeCtcdly.

The famous preacher, Charles Hadlon
Sturgeon, died ri Mentoue, Eng and Sttur-
day night. in the presence Of Mrs. Sturgeon,
his private secretary and two or three
friends lie was unconscious when death
occurred, and did not speak for some
hours.
The end wa. peaceful Mr. Sturgeon has
been aliug for more than a year from
stomach trouble. and in the early part Of
lat July his death was hourly expected.
His wonderful vitality was a mystery 10 the
doctors, while his faithful congregation
ascribcd Il To the efficacy Of prayer. He
suffered fortnight of untold agony. parnN-
i>ms Of pain aud fits OF delirium follow Ing
each other at frequent intervals.
Char.es lladdon Sturgeon was born 1t
kelvcdon, in Es,eV. Eng, June ~. 1871. lie
was first sent to school at Colchester, ana
aftcrward became an usher IN school at
Newmarket. His family and friends were
Congrtga tionalists, but Young NpurEcon
united with the BaptistS. and, before he was
Il wears OF age, began 20 preach At = Village
called TaVcrsham. near Cambridge, under
the designation OF the boy Preacher
When just past l. he hrcamc pN>tor of n
small Baptist chapel At WcStbcach. Here he
at once became celebrated character ana
crowds OF country people ilorkcd into town
| To listen to the dis curses AMI religious VS.
| dom of this prcrociou~ apostle. soon his
! flme reached London and his ministerial
| fayors were Cuurtcd nv metropolitan
churches. Mr.. Sturgeon at l. WAS sensa-
| tion.
! He made his first appearance before n
| London congregation ut New Park street.
| Southwark. in lNj3, having been invited To
! sette as pastor OF that chapel, which hal
already been made somewhat famous
through the eloquent ministry Of DR..
| Rippon. Edificc after Cdilicc became too
/ small for the congregations that thrunged To
/ Mr.. Surgeons ministry. His own chapel
was greatly enlarged. and was soon out
or wn. Then the congregation went 10
| Exeter Hall, the famous headquarters. on
! the Strand, Of all Loudou evangelical ortnni-
| cations and inspirations. In turn the vast
! auditorium of this famous In was. Sunday
after SUNDAY, taxed beyond it, seating
capacity. and Ng1in the congregation moved
| to Surrey Music Hall.
| The Metropolitan tabernacle, better
known a. "Spurgeou's chapel was COM
pletcd in 1861. and then tn" famous preacher
began ministry which has never been
matched in the history of the Christian
| church or the worlds religion for the vast
number OF ils alherents. itS unbrokcn pros
j pcritv. its cumulative interest and its world
I wide influence.
In connection with the wide AMI u>rfu
charities and GOOD works OF the Metropolis
tan Tabernacle were som" aImshouStH an,
dav schools close hy the Elephant n Cn>ih
K. II station; college for trimming young
men for the ron-cumfnrmISt ministry; an,
an orphanagc ut ,Stockwell For these in
stitutOus and various othIr ph,arthrupcs
/ Mr. Sturgeon personally and pCrs'stcUtl'
made Appeals for funds tn carry on ihc
ever increasing operations, and I'll 'ccCdcl II
raising reslly enormous sums Of money.
An ruin,u nj American PREACHER thus de