Baptist HistoryLesson 16

Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Spurgeon is Dead

1 February, 1892

The Prince of Preachers

10 February: 50 to 60,000 pass by coffin

Five funeral services: 10AM ‘For Members of the Church’3PM ‘For Ministers & Students’7PM ‘For Christian Workers’10PM ‘For the General Public’

E’er since by faith I saw the stream Thy flowing wounds supply,Redeeming love has been my theme, And shall be till I die

b. June 19, 1834

Parents: John & Eliza

Grandparents: James & Sarah

“Look unto me and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth” Is. 45:22

January 6, 1850

Cottage at TevershamI Peter 2:7 “Unto you therefore which believe, he is precious”

He sat on one side of the table-pew, and I on the other side. I shall never forgetit. He looked so white, and I thought to myself he'll never be able to preach—what a boy he is! I despised his youth, you know, and thought all this while thecongregation was singing. Then, when the hymn was over, he jumped up andbegan to read and expound the chapter about the Scribes and Pharisees andlawyers; and as he went on about their garments, their phylacteries, and longprayers, I knew that he could preach. All along I was fully persuaded in my ownmind that he would not remain long at Waterbeach. I could see that he wassomething very great, and was evidently intended for a larger sphere.

Age 17 became pastor of small Baptist church at Waterbeach

October 1853 Baptist Union Sunday School meeting

December 18, 1853 New Park Street Chapel

January 1854 becomes Pastor

•Reprinted 1689 2nd London Confession

I have thought it right to reprint in a cheap form this excellent list of doctrines, whichwere subscribed to by Baptist ministers in 1689. We need a banner because of the truth;it may be that this small volume will aid the cause of the glorious gospel by testifying toits leading doctrines.

April 1854 Susannah Thompson

Pastor’s College

Mr. George Rogers

Twin sons: Thomas and Charles, Jr.

Royal Surrey Gardens Music Hall

Exeter Hall

23,654 heard him without microphone!

Building Project 1857-1861

Metropolitan tabernacle

3600 permanent seats1000 ‘temporary’ seatsStanding room: 1000+

Other Ministries

Almshouse

Stockwell Orphanage

Pastor’s College

Progressive design and ideas

“Silver Wedding House”“The College House”“The Sunday School House”

“the God who answereth by Orphanages LET HIM BE GOD!”

Spurgeon the author

1854 Penny Pulpit

1855 1st edition sermons

Joseph Passmore (deacon) printer & partner in Passmore & Allibaster

1865: 25,000 weekly subscriptions!

1865: monthly magazine The Sword & Trowel

‘A record of Combat with Sin and Labor for the Lord”

The Saint and His Saviour All of Grace

Spurgeon the Soul Winner

“I will do better; I will stay in London and try to save 50 souls!”

14,000 + members of Metropolitan Tabernacle

The winds of hell have blownThe world its hate hath shown,Yet it is not o’erthrown.Hallelujah for the Cross!It shall never suffer loss!The Lord of hosts is with us,the God of Jacob is our refuge!