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Issue 29 : Charles Spurgeon: England's “Prince of Preachers”

Originally published in 1991

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Table of Contents

Charles H. Spurgeon: Did You Know?

A collection of true and unusual facts about Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Eric W. Hayden
From the Editor: Sleepy Preaching

Marshall Shelley
The Life & Times of Charles H. Spurgeon

He was the quintessential Victorian Englishman, yet his masterful preaching astonished his era—and lives long beyond it.

Patricia Stallings Kruppa
Spurgeon's Conversion

The story he told over 280 times in his sermons

Mary Ann Jeffreys
Sayings of Spurgeon

A sampling of his wisdom and wit

Mary Ann Jeffreys
The Secrets of Spurgeon's Preaching

Why would thousands come to hear him speak?

Lewis A. Drummond
Compel Them to Come In

An earnest evangelistic appeal from the Prince of Preachers

Charles Haddon Spurgeon
The Anguish and Agonies of Charles Spurgeon

Debilitating gout, poisonous slander, recurring depression—Spurgeon suffered them all. What happened to his faith as a result?

Darrel W. Amundsen
Charles H. Spurgeon: Christian History Timeline
What Did Spurgeon Believe?

He insisted on thinking through his theology for himself—and often found himself out of step with his age.

Mark Hopkins
The Down-Grade Controversy

What caused Spurgeon to start the most bitter fight of his life?

Mark Hopkins
Charles Spurgeon and the Case for Child Care

Spurgeon’s vision for needs-based care still persists today.

Editorial
Charles H. Spurgeon: A Gallery of Famous Friends

Eric W. Hayden, formerly minister at the Metropolitan Tabernacle, is the author of numerous books on Spurgeon, including Searchlight on Spurgeon (Pilgrim, 1973).

Eric W. Hayden
The Political Force

Spurgeon often got in the middle of hot national issues.

David W. Bebbington
Spurgeon's College

His innovative school for training pastors continues nearly 150 years later.

Michael Kenneth Nicholls
Charles H. Spurgeon: Recommended Resources

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