The Autobiography of Charles H. Spurgeon
Volume IV · 1878–1892
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The Autobiography of Charles H. Spurgeon — compiled from his diary, letters, and records by his wife and his private secretary.
Volume IV (1878–1892) of The Autobiography of Charles H. Spurgeon, compiled from his diary, letters, and records by his wife and his private secretary. The 1900 Curts & Jennings edition covers the later Metropolitan Tabernacle years, Westwood, the Down-grade controversy, winters at Mentone, and Spurgeon’s last illness.
Author: Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834–1892)
Compiled by Susannah Spurgeon and J. W. Harrald
This volume: IV. 1878–1892 · Curts & Jennings, Cincinnati / Chicago / St. Louis, 1900
- 28 sections
- 24 chapters (LXXXIII–CVI)
- 156,718 words
- ≈ 1206 min read
- English
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Table of Contents
pp. 6–6 · ≈1 minContents of Volume IV
pp. 15–15 · ≈1 minList of Illustrations
pp. 185–322 · ≈4 minChapter LXXXIII. Father's Furlough, and how I Shared it
pp. 1–14 · ≈35 minChapter LXXXIV. A Double Silver Wedding
pp. 15–26 · ≈42 minChapter LXXXV. Enquirers and Converts
pp. 27–36 · ≈46 minChapter LXXXVI. Enquirers and Converts (Continued)
pp. 37–48 · ≈53 minChapter LXXXVII. Westwood
pp. 49–62 · ≈37 minChapter LXXXVIII. A Typical Week's Work
pp. 63–76 · ≈45 minChapter LXXXIX. A Typical Week's Work (Continued)
pp. 77–92 · ≈49 minChapter XC. Letters on Private and Public Affairs, 1856–1890
pp. 93–106 · ≈42 minChapter XCI. Letters on Private and Public Affairs (Continued)
pp. 107–120 · ≈39 minChapter XCII. Mr. Spurgeon's Opinions on Subjects of General Interest
pp. 121–138 · ≈57 minChapter XCIII. Appreciative Correspondents, 1855–1890
pp. 139–168 · ≈95 minChapter XCIV. Appreciative Correspondents (Continued)
pp. 169–188 · ≈79 minChapter XCV. In the Sunny South
pp. 189–213 · ≈43 minChapter XCVI. In the Sunny South (Continued)
pp. 214–226 · ≈26 minChapter XCVII. Unabated Affection between Pastor and People
pp. 227–252 · ≈42 minChapter XCVIII. Jubilee Joys
pp. 253–264 · ≈57 minChapter XCIX. The “Down-grade” Controversy, from Mr. Spurgeon's Standpoint
pp. 265–286 · ≈49 minChapter C. Mr. Spurgeon as a Literary Man
pp. 287–304 · ≈84 minChapter CI. Mr. Spurgeon as a Literary Man (Continued)
pp. 305–319 · ≈44 minChapter CII. Mr. Spurgeon as a Literary Man (Concluded)
pp. 320–352 · ≈50 minChapter CIII. The Growth of the Institutions, 1878–1892
pp. 353–364 · ≈48 minChapter CIV. My Last Letters from Mentone
pp. 365–378 · ≈49 minChapter CV. The Long Illness
pp. 379–384 · ≈33 minChapter CVI. The Last Three Months at Mentone; and Afterwards
pp. 4–376 · ≈30 minGeneral Index to Volumes I–IV
pp. 385–388 · ≈29 min
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About the author
Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834–1892) was pastor of the Metropolitan Tabernacle in London. This autobiography was compiled after his death from his diary, letters, and records by his wife, Susannah, and his private secretary, J. W. Harrald. Volume IV, the volume presented here, covers 1878 to 1892.
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