. Spurgeon. Episodes and anecdotes of his busy life . led from all personal boast-ing. My friend gave his ^50 and no more, and Ifelt deeply thankful to him for the help which hewould have rendered had it been required. At last, amid boundless rejoicing, the great Taber-nacle, capable of holding from 6,000 to 7,000 peo-ple, was opened on the twenty-fifth of March, cost $137,, and every cent was paid beforethe first hallelujah was sung. For thirty years preached in that Tabernacle twice a Sab-bath; a record almost unequaled in the history ofthe modern ministry, if any e
. Spurgeon. Episodes and anecdotes of his busy life . led from all personal boast-ing. My friend gave his ^50 and no more, and Ifelt deeply thankful to him for the help which hewould have rendered had it been required. At last, amid boundless rejoicing, the great Taber-nacle, capable of holding from 6,000 to 7,000 peo-ple, was opened on the twenty-fifth of March, cost $137,, and every cent was paid beforethe first hallelujah was sung. For thirty years preached in that Tabernacle twice a Sab-bath; a record almost unequaled in the history ofthe modern ministry, if any estimate is taken of thehundreds of thousands of men and women to whomhe must have preached. And yet the people nevertired of the old, old story; nor did the preachergrow weary of the telling. At the opening of the Tabernacle Mr. Spurgeonsfather made the following remarks: I always thought my son did wrong in comingto London; now you see that I was wrong. Ialways thought he was wrong in not going to col-lege. I tried three or four times with him, one. TO THE TABERNACLE 4I night with a dear friend that loved him, but it wasno use; he said, No, I will never go to college,only in strict obedience to you as a father. ThereI left the matter; and I see that God has beenwith him, though I thought it was a wrong step inhim to go to London. And I thought it was awrong step for me to come here to-night; but per-haps I may be mistaken again. I can tell you itis one of the happiest days of my life. I feelbeyond myself when I think of the kindness whichhas been shown to him when bat a youth. I ascribeit all to Gods goodness and the earnest prayers ofhis people. He has been exposed to temptationfrom every source, and even now, my friends, heis not free from it. You have prayed for him, andGod has sustained him. Oh! let me entreat youto continue your prayers. Everyone here to-night,go home and pray for your pastor. A meeting likfcthis is enough to carry a man beyond himself andfill his heart w
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