Charles Spurgeon

Spurgeon Heir of the Puritans is the biography of Charles Haddon Spurgeon, one of the greatest and most popular preaches who ever lived. Spurgeon was born on June 19, 1834, in Kelvedon, Essex, to John and Eliza Spurgeon. At the age of 18 months, for reasons unknown, Charles was sent to live with his grandparents who had strong influences on his life.

Even though his grandfather and father were both pastors, it wasn’t until Spurgeon was nearly 16 that he gave his life to Christ. On a Sunday morning, January 6, 1850, Spurgeon started to church looking for answers to the many question he had on salvation. Because of a terrible storm he could not attend the church he had planned on. He ended up at a Primitive Methodist church where God used a simple preacher to explain that all he had to do was look to Christ and trust His work on the cross.

Spurgeon’s one desire was for God to use him to preach the gospel as his father and grandfather did. At the age of 16 Spurgeon preached his first sermon and at the age of 17 became the pastor of a small village chur

The life of Charles Spurgeon was not just one of great successes. He had numerous physical problems with gout and other illnesses. He encountered times of discouragement and disappointment, but he always remained faithful to the call he had on his life. At the age of fifty-seven, Spurgeon went to be with the Lord whom he loved and served so faithfully.

Spurgeon was a great preacher, but he was also a compassionate man. He saw the many young men growing up around him with a strong desire to preach. He knew the lack of education hindered them and felt he must do all he could to provide a way for them to become equipped for the service of the Lord. In 1856 Charles Spurgeon established Spurgeon’s Pastor’s College where over 900 young men were trained for the ministry. There the students were taught the importance of being faithful to the scripture.

I highly recommend this excellent book. In reading this book you can see that he left behind a legacy that continues on today. He was dedicated to the truth and spent his life spreading Christ to all he came in contact with.

Shortly after he came to the New Park Street Chapel, Charl

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