Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1892-02-04
HIS GREAT WORK ENDED.
Death Of Rev. Charles H. Sturgeon, the
Famous London Divine-His Remarka-
bic Career.


Death of Rev. Charles H. Sturgeon, the
Famous London Divine-Hts Remarka-
BILE Career.
D!ENToNE, Feb. Rev. Charles Had
don Spurgeon died at 1920 Sunday
night His end was painless and he
remained in the unconscious condition
to which he had dropped to the last.
His wife, DR.. Fitzhenry and Mrs.
Thorne were present when he died.
Mr. Spurgeon passed very restless
night and his condition Sunday morn
ing gave cause for serious anxiety,
though he was able to take small
quantity of milk as nourishment
AS the day passed on his con-
dition became critical. At 5
o'clock p. IN. he was unconscious
and at 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 affection
bravely.
Charles Haddon Spurgeon was born at KEEL
VeQOQ, ESSEX, JUNE leS6f, was educated AT
Colchester, Maidstone and elsewhere, and be-
came usher in a school at Newmarket. Having
adopted Baptist views, he joined the congre-
cation which presided over by Robert Hall
at Cambridge, and it was here, while still a
school-teacher, that he preached his first
sermon, which was listened to with remarkable
interest by his auditors who were assembled in
a tiny chapel. His services were eagerly sought
after this and he became widely known as the
''boy preacher When only II Mr.. Spurgeon
accepted the pastOrate Of Baptist church at
Waterbeach, 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 rapldity that
it became expedient to engage the Surrey
music hall, and Mr.. Spurgeon's followers de-
termined to build a suitable editice for their
services. Two years later in 1851 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,
evangelists, or in some department of the
Lords work. the Metropolitan Tabernacle Col
porterage association. which has about seventy
OF 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. A Book Fund.- car
ried ON in Mr.. Surgeons house
rI Tod NV, hi hoc ir,
ten years supplied INDECENT ministers of vari-
Gus denominations free of cost with over
$4,000 volumes. Mr.. Sturgeon also carried
on u society for evangelists at home and an
other mission work in North Africa. His
church has about thirty mission halls and
schools affiliated with it. In 1870 Mr.. Spur
geon received a ''silver wedding testimonial'' of
over $50, 600. and in 1884. on attaining his 5oth
year, another sum of $4,000 was presented to
him. Mr.. Spuryeon kept little Of what was SO
generously given him; every cent he could
spare went for charity.
In 1887 Mr.. Spurgeon gave notice of his with
drawal from the Baptist union of Great Britain
and Ireland by publication in his journal, the
Sword and Trowel, for November, and in a let
%. AS a reason for taking this step he af-
firmed that the union was tolerating
errors. and permitting downward tendency
Of ministers in point OF doctrine in that some
persons were allowed to remain in it who
make light OF the atonement, deny the per-
sonality of the Holy Ghost, call the sali of
IMAM fable, speak slightngly of justification
of faith refuse credence to the dogma of the
plcnary inspiration of the Holy Scriptures, and
hold that there is another probation after
death with possibilities of IL future retribution
OF the lost. While efforts to induce him to re-
consider his decision were without avail, he de-
clared that he remained much a Baptist as
A.
by his relations with the union, voluntary, un-
official body.
Even those who could not agree with the let
ter OF his preaching were warmed by the spirit
OF it to declare him great and good man. Few
preachers have had equal personal or pulpit
popularity, while the readers of his sermons
live as well on this side of the water as in
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