Spurgeon
On June 19th, 1834 Charles Haddon Spurgeon was born. He was born in Kelvedon, Essex. His father was twenty-four years old. He was a clerk in a coal yard and also a minister. His name was John Spurgeon. His mother was nineteen when he was born and her name was Eliza Jarvis. She gave birth to nineteen children but only eight survived, two boys and six girls. Due to what was probably bad housing Charles was sent to live with his grandparents, Reverend and Mrs. Spurgeon and his aunt Ann. He was only a baby at the time. His grandfather most likely had an influence on his path in life. He ministered for years and Charles would go each Sunday to listen to him preach the Gospel. In 1841 Charles went back home to live with his parents. On Sunday evenings instead of going to service his mother would sit the children around the table and each one would take turns reading from the Bible. After each passage their mother would explain what it meant. Afterwards they would all pray together. This was then followed by her reading them to sleep from either Alarm to the Unconverted or Call to the Unconverted. In the Summer of 1844 Charles was deeply changed. Reverend Richard Knill came for a three day visit. He was very fond of Charles and prophe
as he woke up early for prayer. He set out for a Colchester church his mother had recommended but the weather compelled him to turn down a side street. It was here that he came upon the Primitive Methodist Church in Artillery Street. It was definitely a choice God had made. There were very few people who had made it in due to the storm, even the appointed minister had been snowed in. In his place was a little man who had no education. He could barely read the Bible but one phrase marked the turning point of Charles’ life. He said "Look unto Me, and ye be saved, all the ends of the earth." (Isaiah 45:22). Charles saw the way to salvation. Later on he discussed with his mother and father his desire to be baptized. He felt that once one accepted Jesus Christ that they should be baptized. He found Reverend W.W. Cantlow of Isleham and was baptized on his mother’s birthday on May 3rd, 1850. In August 1859, the foundation stone of the great Metropolitan Tabernacle was laid. But Charles used the Surrey Music Hall for three years to conduct his services. Charles had a love for children and he wanted to do all he could to help them. He lead a service in which they prayed to find a way to build an orphanage. Not long after Charles received a letter from a Mrs. Hillyard who donate a large sum of money to go directly to the building. It was named th
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