SPURGEON, C. H. (CHARLES HADDON), 1834-1892.
Collection, 1889-1890.

MANUSCRIPT NUMBER 179

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CITATION:  C.H. Spurgeon Collection, MSS 179, Archives and Manuscripts Dept., Pitts Theology Library, Emory University. 

Charles Haddon Spurgeon, born in 1834, was a Baptist minister in Great Britain.  He was famous for his preaching skills and, from the time he was a young man, attracted thousands of people to hear his sermons.  A prolific author, Spurgeon's published sermons were very popular.  He held strict Calvinistic views and, therefore, alienated himself from some Baptist ministers.  Despite his controversial views, he remained a popular speaker.  Spurgeon died in 1892 after suffering from gout.

This collection consists of two letters from Spurgeon to a Reverend W.H.I. Page.  In the letters, dated 18 September 1889 and 3 March 1890 Spurgeon discusses his ideas for a book on the history of religion and the Reformation in Great Britain.  He also writes of his declining health, Page's health, and the Book of Proverbs.