Life and labors of Charles HSpurgeon: the faithful preacher, the devoted pastor, the noble philanthropist, the beloved college president, and the voluminous writer, author, etc., etc. . in that locality, and wasmuch beloved by the people. His preaching was plain, earnest,and pointed, and he manifested an affectionate solicitude for allunder his pastoral care, especially the young people. There aremany large places of worship in the locality, and preachers ofdistinction are numerous in that populous suburb; but even thereMr. Spurgeon gathered a large and important congregation twiceon the Sabba
Life and labors of Charles HSpurgeon: the faithful preacher, the devoted pastor, the noble philanthropist, the beloved college president, and the voluminous writer, author, etc., etc. . in that locality, and wasmuch beloved by the people. His preaching was plain, earnest,and pointed, and he manifested an affectionate solicitude for allunder his pastoral care, especially the young people. There aremany large places of worship in the locality, and preachers ofdistinction are numerous in that populous suburb; but even thereMr. Spurgeon gathered a large and important congregation twiceon the Sabbath, to whom his preaching was both acceptable andbeneficial. The various branches of church work were carried onwith energy and fidelity; and those which required female agencywere fostered and watched over with affectionate solicitude byMrs. Spurgeon, whose motherly affection secured for her a wel-come in the families of the church. Mrs. John Spurgeon was the youngest sister of Charles ParkerJervis, Esq., of Colchester, in which town her husband carried onbusiness for many years. Wherever she has resided she has beenknown and esteemed for her sincere piety, her great usefulness. ANCESTRY, PARENTAGE, BIRTH. 2/ and humility. She is low in stature, and in this respect her sonCharles takes after her, but not in features, in which particular theother son, James Archer Spurgeon, assimilates more to his to a stranger visiting Mr. John Spurgeons congregation, itwould not be difficult to distinguish the pastors wife. She has akind word and a smile for all who come in contact with her, but isperhaps the least assuming lady in the whole assembly of prayerful solicitude with which she trained her childrenhas been rewarded by each one of them making a public profes-sion of their faith in Christ. Two of her sons occupy foremostplaces in the metropolis as preachers of the gospel; and one ofher daughters, the wife of a minister, not only assists her husbandin the
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