Show DEATH OF CHARLES H SPURGEON THE dispatches bring the WWII intelli tj gence that charles H spurgeon the world famed english preacher died J last night at mentone a town in northern italy the event was waa not unlooked eJ for as the notable man be had 1 been iu for the alie greater part 0 of s a year abear A great many people in abit 14 heard him preach ad ju in consequence take a Irs personal onal interest in his bie fate charles haddon spurgeon was born aa t Kl evedon essex june 19 1834 was educated duca ted at colchester and became wilier her in a school at newmarket new market some of his relatives who were inde pen dents proposed that he should enter otie one of their colleges and undergo a training for the ministry but as he hold held anabaptist views he joined the gongre congregation gation which had been presided over by the late robert hall at cambridge prom from this period he be became a village preacher and tract distributor at bam a village near cam brige under the designation of the boy preacher w delivered his first sermon and shortly afterwards accepted an invitation to become pastor at 10 a small baptist chapel at Water waterbeach beach the led lad of seventeen became a well known character the barn at water beach was filled with auditors while crowds contented them helves with listening to the sound of his voice from the outside invitations to preach were sent him tom from the surrounding places his fame leached beached london and he was offered the chapel in now new park street in in which dr rippon at iri one time preached mr spurgeon made his first appearance before a london congregation in 1853 with so much success that ere two years had elapsed it was waa considered necessary to enlarge the building pending which alteration he officiated for four months at t exeter hall that edifice was crowded eded and hundreds were turned way ay from the doors the enlargement of the chapel in park street however proved insufficient and his bis frers multiplied with such rapidity iba it became expedient to engage the irey music hall A lamentable accident dent having occurred within its amb in october 1866 1856 his bis followers erected bated for him a large new chapel j called the Gf tabernacle Is in caa a butts which was publicly opened th ID 1861 spurgeon spurgeons Spur geons tabernacle was always crowded not only because of the great preachers popularity among the people of london but visitors from abroad as a rules rule did not think they had embraced all the leading features of the gigantic city if they failed to hear him deliver one of his attractive and in dr octive sermons although mr Spur spurgeons geons lectures and sermons read well the force of his depended to a large degree apon n his bis personal presence and oral UV utterance Arance his figure was large and partly and his head unusually nit DAs twive sive ad covered vered b by a full arnost bushy b hirsute growth the forehead io run outward from the eyebrows toward its upper part his mouth was always partly open showing the two upper front teeth and his expression was habitually pleasant especially when engaged lit in conversation or while preaching the whole countenance would then be illuminated by a smile which came from the condition of the heart and brain his voice was superb in quality clear resonant and magnetic and he had the rare oratorical faculty of commanding the attention sympathy and even the emotions of his audience hence at one moment while his auditors intently listened to him the tears would involuntary leap into their eyes and the next they found it difficult to restrain themselves yes from breaking out into open laughter mr spurgeon had during his bis life many callers who took an interest in his bis spiritual welfare and he would relate the particulars of the most important of these interviews to his students aud and friends in conversation on one occasion he told how he had bad been waited upon by two Mor mormon mons elders who were kindly received by him he made this agreement with them that they should explain the principles of their religion to him and ana he should follow and give an explanation of his views as to how salvation could be obtained this was agreed to and carried carrid out after which the elders took their leave he related an interview between himself and a methodist elder the latter insisted on the dogma of perfection attainable in this life mr spurgeon objected and expressed himself in aoh such a way as to arouse the anger of his 1 I visitor when this point was reached the eminent baptist told said laughingly now you see I 1 was right where is your perfection when you cannot control your temper temp erP the reverend gentleman received an offer from a lecture bureau in this country to come to the states 86 ates and deliver a course of lectures for which he be was to receive ton ten thousand dollars the next time he met his students he be laid the matter before them and asked what they thought of it you ayou must refuse Y was the unanimous response so bo I 1 thoughts thought too and have already done so BO s A few years ago he be received from a university in this country a diploma signifying that he had been as an honor made a D D he returned the document with thanks accompanied with this statement 91 1 I think I 1 can got get along without lm it charles 11 spurgeon eon was a remark H exhibited throughout his life a high sense of morality this trait being exhibited not only in his hia teachings but in hia i whole public and private life he helped to make the world better by his presence in it and those who love justice and virtue feel as if they had bad lost a friend by his departure |