blhowes
Puritan Board Professor
I'm reading through the Spring 2004 issue of the Free Grace Broadcaster on Justification and the first section was by Charles Spurgeon. At the end of each section is a little paragraph about the person. I thought it was amazing what they wrote about him.
[b:a43a5e910e]Charles H. Spurgeon[/b:a43a5e910e] (1834-1892): Influential Baptist minister in England. the collected sermons of Spurgeon during his ministry fill 63 volumes. The sermons' 20-25 million words are equivalent to the 27 volumes of the ninth edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica. The series stands as the largest set of books by a single author in the history of Christianity. Born at Kelvedon, Essex.
That is mind boggling! He lived only 58 years, was saved when he was 15, and started preaching when we was 16. That means his ministry lasted maybe about 43 years.
In addition, in his lifetime, Spurgeon established an orphanage that grew to house 500 children, published a magazine (The Sword and Trowel), and founded the Pastors' College that trained nearly 900 men for the Christian ministry. And, to top it off, he still had time to relax and enjoy a good cigar on occasion.
How did he possibly find the time to write all this material, let alone find the time to study the scriptures to understand the material so well? He didn't personally write down all his sermons, did he? Did he have a team of secretaries that followed him around or something?
Psa 90:12 So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
[b:a43a5e910e]Charles H. Spurgeon[/b:a43a5e910e] (1834-1892): Influential Baptist minister in England. the collected sermons of Spurgeon during his ministry fill 63 volumes. The sermons' 20-25 million words are equivalent to the 27 volumes of the ninth edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica. The series stands as the largest set of books by a single author in the history of Christianity. Born at Kelvedon, Essex.
That is mind boggling! He lived only 58 years, was saved when he was 15, and started preaching when we was 16. That means his ministry lasted maybe about 43 years.
In addition, in his lifetime, Spurgeon established an orphanage that grew to house 500 children, published a magazine (The Sword and Trowel), and founded the Pastors' College that trained nearly 900 men for the Christian ministry. And, to top it off, he still had time to relax and enjoy a good cigar on occasion.
How did he possibly find the time to write all this material, let alone find the time to study the scriptures to understand the material so well? He didn't personally write down all his sermons, did he? Did he have a team of secretaries that followed him around or something?
Psa 90:12 So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.