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Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Aug. 2013 · The Floating Press

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British pastor and theologian Charles Haddon Spurgeon was one of the most influential religious leaders of his time, and his work continues to inspire millions of Christians today. This collection brings together a series of the most popular and moving homilies that Spurgeon presented at the famed Metropolitan Tabernacle in London.

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Charles Haddon Spurgeon was born in Kelvedon, Essex, England on June 19, 1834. His father and his grandfather were both pastors and at the age of twenty, he became the pastor of the New Park Street Church in London. The congregation quickly grew out of the building and moved to Exeter Hall. In 1861, the congregation moved to the newly constructed Metropolitan Tabernacle. During his lifetime, he published over thirty-five hundred sermons that filled 63 volumes. His series stands as the largest set of books by a single author in the history of Christianity. He also wrote Ploughman's Talk and The Treasury of David. During his last years, he suffered severe physical pain from a gout attack. He was growing increasing ill and died on January 31, 1892.