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Charles Spurgeon | |
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 Portrait of Spurgeon by Alexander Melville (1885) | |
| Born | Charles Haddon Spurgeon 19 June 1834 Kelvedon, England |
| Died | 31 January 1892 (aged 57) Menton, France |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Pastor, author |
| Spouse | Susannah Thompson |
| Children | Charles and Thomas Spurgeon (twins) (1856) |
| Parent(s) | John and Eliza Spurgeon |
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Charles Haddon Spurgeon (19th June 1834[1] – 31st January 1892) was an English Particular Baptist preacher. Spurgeon remains highly influential among Christians of various denominations, to some of whom he is known as the "Prince of Preachers." He was a strong figure in the Reformed Baptist tradition, defending the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith, and opposing the liberal and pragmatic theological tendencies in the Church of his day.
Spurgeon was pastor of the congregation of the New Park Street Chapel (later the Metropolitan Tabernacle) in London for 38 years.[2] He was part of several controversies with the Baptist Union of Great Britain and later he left the denomination over doctrinal convictions.[3]
While at the Metropolitan Tabernacle, he built an Almshouse and the Stockwell Orphanage. He encouraged his congregation to engage actively with the poor of Victorian London. He also founded Spurgeon's College, which was named after him posthumously.
Spurgeon authored sermons, an autobiography, commentaries, books on prayer, devotionals, magazines, poetry, and hymns.[4][5] Many sermons were transcribed as he spoke and were translated into many languages during his lifetime. He is said to have produced powerful sermons of penetrating thought and precise exposition. His oratory skills are said to have held his listeners spellbound in the Metropolitan Tabernacle, and many Christians hold his writings in exceptionally high regard among devotional literature.[6]
- ^ William Young Fullerton, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, A Biography, Chapter 1.
- ^ "History of the Tabernacle". Metropolitan Tabernacle. Archived from the original on 24 January 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
- ^ Farley, William P (January 2007). "Charles Haddon Spurgeon: The Greatest Victorian Preacher". Enrichment Journal. AG. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
- ^ Spurgeon, Charles Haddon (1982), "Immanuel", in Houghton, Elsie (ed.), Christian Hymn-writers, Bridgend, Wales: Evangelical Press of Wales, ISBN 0-900898-66-6
- ^ The Baptist Hymn Book, London: Psalms and Hymn Trust, 1982
- ^ Dallimore, Arnold (1985), Spurgeon: A New Biography, pp. 178–79