River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-02-04
HIS GREAT WORK ENDED.
Death of Rev. Charles n. Sturgeon. the
Famous London Divine-His Remarka-
BILE Career.

Death OF Rev. Charles II. Spurgeon, the
Famous London Divine-His Remarka-
BILE Career.
MENToNE, Feb. Rev Charles Had
don Sturgeon died at 11:20 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.
Mr. Sturgeon passed 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
o'clock p. an. he was unconscious
and at 6 o'clock he was still in the same
condition and weaker. lie 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 Sturgeon born at Kel
Weldon, Essex, june 10, 1884, was educated al
Colchester, Maidstone and elsewhere, and be
came usher in a school at Newmarket Having
adopted Baptist views. he joined the eongre
cation which was presided over by Robert Hal
at Cambridge, and il 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 the
hoy preacher When only IL Mr.. Spurgeor
accepted the pastorate OF Baptist church al
Waterbeach, whence he removed TO the New
Park street chapel Southwark, London
Mr.. Spurgeon first preached before a London
congregation in 1853 with SO much success that
before TWO years had elapsed IL became neces
sary to enlarge the building, pending which al
iteration he ofiieiated for four months at Exeter
hall. The enlargement of the chapel in Park
street, however, proved insufficient, and hear
ers multiplied with such rapidity that
il became expedient TO engage the Surrey
music hall, and Mr. Surgeons followers de
termined TO build suitable editice for theiI
services. Two years later in 1861 the Metropolis
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.
Spurgeons 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 900 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
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 A Book Fund.- car
ried on in Mr.. Surgeons house
and superintended by him, has in
ten years supplied INDECENT ministers OF vari-
Gus denominations free OF cost with over
1900 volumes Mr.. Spurgeon also carried
on society for evangelists at home and an
other mission work in North Africa. His
church has about thirty mission halls and
schools afflliated with il. In 1870 Mr. Spur
geon received silver wedding testimonial" OF
over $4,000, and in 1884, on attaining his 50th
year, another sum OF $4,000 was presented 70
him. Mr.. Spurgeon 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 let
ter to the secretary OF the body, dated October
2S. AS a reason for taking this step he az
hrmed that the union was tolerating
errors, and permitting downward tendency
OF ministers In point OF doctrine, in that some
persons were allowed 10 remain in IL who
make light Of the atonement. deny the per
sonality OF the Holy Ghost, call the fall OF
man fable, speak slightingly OF justification
OF faith, refuse credence TO the dogma Of the
plonary inspiration OF the Holy Scriptures, and
hold that there is another probation after
death, with possibilities of future retribution
OF the lost. While efforts 10 induce him TO re
consider his decision were without avail he de
clared that he remained much Baptist as
ever, his denominationalism not being affected
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 il 70 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
ENGLAND