Autobiography of Charles HSpurgeon compiled from his diary, letters and records by his wife and his private secretary . view alone that I have laboured earnestly to bethe means of building a large place of worship, because I feel that, although the bulk of my congrega-tion in New Park Street Chapel consists of poor people, yet there are many in the humbler ranks ofsociety who can by no possibility enter the doors, because we cannot find room for the multitudes thatdesire to come. You ask me, perhaps, why I do not preach in the street. I reply, I would do so, and am con-stantly doing so in ever
Autobiography of Charles HSpurgeon compiled from his diary, letters and records by his wife and his private secretary . view alone that I have laboured earnestly to bethe means of building a large place of worship, because I feel that, although the bulk of my congrega-tion in New Park Street Chapel consists of poor people, yet there are many in the humbler ranks ofsociety who can by no possibility enter the doors, because we cannot find room for the multitudes thatdesire to come. You ask me, perhaps, why I do not preach in the street. I reply, I would do so, and am con-stantly doing so in every place except London ; but here I cannot do it, since the enormous crowdsthat would probably assemble would be likely to cause a breach of the peace. I trembled when I sawtwelve thousand persons on the last occasion when I preached in the open air ; therefore I havethought it best, for the present at least, to desist, until haply there shall be fewer to follow me.—C. H. S., in sermon prearhed at the Muiic Hall, Royal Surrey Gardens, January 25, \&-,i,from the text, Thepoor have the gospel preached to N |une, 1856, the Building Committee for the proposed newTabernacle was appointed. Their first meeting was held onJune 16, and they were able so far to put their recommendationsinto practical form that it was possible to hold-the first publicmeeting in aid of the project in New Park Street Chapel, onMonday evening, September 29. In view of the ultimate expen-diture of over ^31,000, it is interesting to read the official account of that earlygathering, and the estimate then formed as to the probable financial responsibilitythe church and congregation thought of incurring :— Resolutions were unanimouslypassed (i) that a Tabernacle, holding 5,000 sittings, should be erected, and (2) thatsubscription lists should be opened. Upwards of ^3,000 was promised, and theCommittee are very sanguine in their expectation that the sum of ^12,000 (theamount required) will be speedily fo
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