. Autobiography of Charles H. Spurgeon compiled from his diary, letters and records by his wife and his private secretary. to his wife on thetwenty-fifth anniversary of their marriage, the house built with it was called Silver-wedding House ; the next one, given by Mr. James Harvey, was named TheMerchants House ; the third, presented by Mr W. Higgs and his workmen, wasentitled The Workmens House ; then camj Unity House, the gift of Father C. II. S1UR( ikons AUT(J|:I0(;RAII1V. /3 Olncy and his sons, ill mcmoi-)- ol Mrs. Lniiy (Jlnc)-; The rcslimonial Houses,erected with funds contriijuted by th
. Autobiography of Charles H. Spurgeon compiled from his diary, letters and records by his wife and his private secretary. to his wife on thetwenty-fifth anniversary of their marriage, the house built with it was called Silver-wedding House ; the next one, given by Mr. James Harvey, was named TheMerchants House ; the third, presented by Mr W. Higgs and his workmen, wasentitled The Workmens House ; then camj Unity House, the gift of Father C. II. S1UR( ikons AUT(J|:I0(;RAII1V. /3 Olncy and his sons, ill mcmoi-)- ol Mrs. Lniiy (Jlnc)-; The rcslimonial Houses,erected with funds contriijuted by the liaptist churches of the United Kini^doni as aproof of the high esteem in which they held the President, •The- Sunday-schoolHouse, given by the Tabernacle Sunday-school; and The Cfjllege House, atoken of love from brethren educated in the Pastors College. The head-mastershouse, dining-hall, play-hall, and inlirmarw completed the boys side of the Institu-tion ; and, at a later period, a corresponding portion was erected for girls, of whichan account may more properly appear in the concluding \-oknne of this THE boys HOU^ STOCKWELL ORPHANAGE. Very early in the history of the Institution, Mr. Spurgeon announced themethod he intended to adopt in raising the necessary funds. Preaching in theTabernacle, in 1867, on Believing to See, he said :- I hope the day mav sooncome when the noble example which has been set by our esteemed brother, , of Bristol, will be more constandy followed in all the Lords work ; for, restassured that, if we will but believe to see, we shall see great things. I cannot forbearmendoning to you, to-night, what God has enabled us to see of late as a met together, one Monday night, as you will remember, for prayer concerning theOrphanage ; and it was not a little remarkable that, on the Saturday of that week,the Lord should have moved some friend, who knew nothing of our prayers, to givefive hundred pounds to that object. It asto
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