C. H. Spurgeon's Autobiography Volume 4 (Paperback)

C. H. Spurgeon's Autobiography Volume 4 Book Description

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 Excerpt: ...Reed presided. In reply to Mr. Spurgeon's letter inviting him to occupy that position, he wrote: --" I am very full of work; but, in common with all London, I feel so grateful for your personal piety, and your personal efforts, that I cannot say 'Nay.' How honoured I feel to be stitched up in a brown cover with such a 'man of mark' as C. H. S. " The allusion was to the current issue of Men of Mark, in which Mr. Spurgeon and Sir Charles were included. Later in the year, when the Pastor was ill at Mentone, he received this sorrowful letter from his friend: --"Hotel Fleuri, "Cannes, "Dec. 18, 1879. "Dear Mr. Spurgeon, "I have been trying to make my way over to see you; but my doctor has laid such restrictions upon me, that my only available time (10 to 4) does not permit of so great a journey. I want, however, to have an assurance that you are better; for, in a French paper, I saw a poor account of your health. "A winter away from home is a new experience to me, and an idle winter is by no means easy to endure. However, I am trying to obey the voice which says, 'Be still;' and if the Lord wills, I hope for another decade of work in the field in which He has permitted me, thus far, to labour. "I suppose you do not preach at all at Mentone; that is, from the pulpit. You do, I know, by your pen; and if, at this Christmas time, you feel prompted to comfort a stricken heart, let me be the object of your philanthropy. On the 1gih of June, I was with )ou; on the 8th of July, we lost our dear son, and we have never yet recovered his body. This stroke broke down our health, and drove us from home. "Yours truly, "Charles Reed." Sir Charles Reed's hope that he might be spared to labour for another ten years was no...

About the Author :

Charles Haddon Spurgeon has contributed to C. H. Spurgeon's Autobiography Volume 4 as an author. Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892) became the pastor of London's famed New Park Street Church at the age of twenty. He wrote numerous books, including The Treasury of David.

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