Autobiography of Charles H. Spurgeon compiled from his diary, letters and records by his wife and his private secretary (1899) (14592952257)

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Title: Autobiography of Charles H. Spurgeon compiled from his diary, letters and records by his wife and his private secretary
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: Spurgeon, C. H. (Charles Haddon)
Subjects: Spurgeon, Susannah, d. 1903 Harrald, Joseph
Publisher: Passmore and Alabaster
Contributing Library: William Carey University Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation



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mbers of the congregation, and personalfriends. From that hour, the crowd increased so rapidly, that the thoroughfarewas blocked up by vehicles and pedestrians, and a body of the M division ofpolice had to be sent for to prevent accidents. When the chapel doors wereopened, there was a terrific rush, and in less than half-an-hour the doors wereclosed upon many of the eager visitors, who, like the earlier and more fortunatecomers, were favoured with tickets of admission. The bride was Miss SusannahThompson, only daughter of Mr. Thompson, of Falcon Square, London ; and theceremony was performed by the Rev. Dr. Alexander Fletcher, of Finsbury Chapel.At the close of the ceremony, the congratulations of the congregation weretendered to the newly-married pair with heartiest goodwill. Mr. Spurgeons own inscription in our famih Bible, recording the marriage,and addino- a loving comment eleven years afterwards, is reproduced in JacsliiiUeon the following page. 32 C. H. SPURGEON S AUTOBIOGRAPHY.
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CHAPTER XXXVII (Brx\^ Criticisms aub Slaubtrs. In these days, there is a growing hatred of the pulpit. The pulpit has maintained its ground fullmany a year, but partially by its becoming inefficient, it is losing its high position. Through a timidabuse of it, instead of a strong stiff use of the pulpit, the world has come to despise it; and now mostcertainly we are not a priest-ridden people one-half so much as we are a press-ridden people. By thepress we are ridden mdeed. Mercuries, Despatches, Journals, Gazettes, and Magazines are now the judges ofpulpit eloquence and style. They thrust themselves into the censors seat, and censure those whoseoffice it should rather be to censure them. For my own part, I cheerfully accord to all men the liberty ofabusmg me; but I must protest against the conduct of at least one Editor, who has misquoted in orderto pervert my meaning, and who has done even more than that; he has manufactured a quotationfrom his own head, which never did occur in my w