{{bioInfobox person |name=Charles H. Spurgeon |image=Spurgeon close.jpg |image-width=140px |yobbirth_date=1834 |dobbirth_place=Kelvedon, Essex, [[England]] |yoddeath_date=1892 |dod= |birthplace= |birthplace-raw=Kelvedon, Essex
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'''Charles Haddon Spurgeon''' (1834-1892) is considered to be one of the greatest preachers of all time. He was a pastor at the Metropolitan Tabernacle in [[London]] and gained fame for his direct and powerful preaching style. His church grew to more than 6,000 members and by 1861 he was being called the "Prince of Preachers".
On January 8, 1856, he married Susannah Thompson.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=u2I6TWXFEmQC&pg=PA835 Spurgeon: Prince of Preachers]</ref> They had twin boys, Thomas and Charles, on September 20, 1856.
[[File:Spurgeon Painting.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Painting by Alexander Melville]]
==Newington Causeway==
In 1861, a new church was built for Spurgeon that would hold 6000 people. This was a great blessing to an independent pastor who was not in any denominational organization. He preached there, at the Metropolitan Tabernacle until his death in 1892. Spurgeon affected his area like no one else could. His church was a hub of ministries: a pastor's college was founded(known today as ''Spurgeon's College''), an orphanage founded, and also a [[colportage]] association for the propagation of uplifting literature. Ultimately, Charles Spurgeon accomplished the goal of the pastor: to affect the local community in a tangible and positive way, to see souls saved and people following the footsteps of [[Jesus]].
==Convictions==
===Calvinism===
Spurgeon was a staunch [[Calvinist]], and an outspoken opponent of [[Catholicism]]. <ref>[https://historicist.info/articles/spurgeonquotes.htm Charles Spurgeon QUOTES on ROMAN CATHOLICISM]</ref> A far cry from the ecumenicals of today, he would not back down from his beliefs even at the expense of losing friends. "Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three." ([[Luke]]12:52-53)
He keenly resented what he called the 'down grade' developments of modern biblical criticism, and the conviction grew on him that faith was decaying in all Christian churches. Consequently, on 26 Oct. 1887 he announced his withdrawal from the Baptist Union, the central association of Baptist ministers, which declined to adopt the serious view that he took of the situation.<ref name=biography />
==Quotes==
''See Also:'' [[Spurgeon's dictum]]<br>
* "If Christ be anything, He must be everything"<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Z4dll_NtaRgC&pg=RA5-PA28 Devotional Classics of C. H. Spurgeon]</ref>
* "Of two evils, choose neither."
* "When asked what he thought should be done when [[lay people]] fell asleep in church, he replied, "Someone should wake up the preacher."
* [https://librivox.org/author/1490 Works by Charles H. Spurgeon - text and free audio] - [[LibriVox]]
* [http://www.romans45.org/spurgeon/misc/c&c.htm Commenting and Commentaries], The Spurgeon Archive
* [https://www.spurgeon.org/ The Spurgeon Library], maintained by Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, one of six seminaries operated by the [[Southern Baptist Convention]]
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