Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-02-04

REv. CHARLES y. STURGEON pEAp.
ABSOLUTELY PURE

REV. CHARLES H. sPURGEoN DEAD.
Ono OF the Most Remarkable Divines
Ever Known.
LONDON, Feb. 2.-Rev. Charles II,
Spurgeon died at Mentone at HOS Sum
day night. Mr.. Spurgeoh's end was
painless. He remained unconscious to
the last. His wife, DR., Fitzhenry and
Miss Thorne were present when he died.
Mentone is famous watering place
IN the south of France, on the Mediter-
ranean. Mr.. Spurgeon had gone there
in search of health. -.
Biographical.
Charles Haddon Spurgeon was born in
the village of Ketredon,. in Essex, En-
gland, on June 10, 1884 Though only fif
ty-seven years old, he lived with all his
might on the lines he chose. He began
preaching when he was sixteen years old.
He had, therefore, been at 1t forty-one
years, and although he was still young
man when he was taken with his last ill
ness, he was an old preacher, and his
breakdown and his dying at ffty-seven is
not a thing for surprise. He had over
worked himself, and he had overdone the
tasks which he felt he was called on to do.
This man, who was one of the pulpit
lions of London, the great size of whose
church and the great number of whose
audiences made him known everywhere,
was also master of two or three gifts by
which he was able to put forth such long
and strong labor for the souls of men and
women in the world He had Puritan
ancestry His father was preacher. His
fathers father was q preacher. His
mother was a praying woman, and she
came from preaching stock. AS far
back as the time of Charles and Charles
ii the Spurgeons were hunted, beaten
and jailed because they would worship
God In simple and direct way and would
believe that the Bible alone was their
guide
This man, however, was not merely a
talker, thinker, a prose poet and mas
ter of pathos, humor and wit He was q
doer, also. His congregation was drilled
for work. There were no drones in that
hive. Two great things of theirs and his
will survive him and them, and will be
the best memorial of both on the earth.
One is an orphanage, wherein over $50
helpless ones find home, school, trades or
other callings, and are made able to get
on in the world and to help others to get
on in it. The other thing is what is COM
monty called Spurgeon's colleges, where
people who are religious and earnest, and
who can not afford the time or money for
regular courses, are specially taught. 4
Besides his sermons, Spurgeon wrote
books and kept going monthly. One of
the books was called Treasury of
David, o treaties onthe Psalms, a massive
work of six large quarto volumes, great
storehouse of learning, thought and feel
ing. The monthly was called ''The Sword
and Trowel," and was as straightforward
as its name. Other books of his, "John
Ploughman's Talk, !" Morning by Morn
ing, Evening by Evening" 'HThe Saint
and the Saviour" ''Types and Emblems,"
| Lectures to My Students" and many
others spread this mans mind and heart,
| all over the world.
A great thinker, q great worker, he was
always simply and wholly orthodox. He
never used his gifts for vanity or money.
| He never did anything untruthful or cum
ming. He never had doubts after he
dropped them once and forever, and he
never thought that there was anything in
him to be proud of or puffed up by. H..
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