Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892), as many, will know, but perhaps not all, was a prominent Baptist preacher during the Victorian era. Many thousands used to attend his meetings at the Metropolitan Tabernacle, in London. The influence of his ministry is still with us today through hundreds of his sermons which were transcribed and published. As …
In one of the sermons by C H Spurgeon he gives proof to the fact that he visited Derbyshire on at least one occasion. Whether he came more often I am unaware. This fascinating information is confirmed in one of his sermons, which he preached in South Wales, in 1861. At the time Spurgeon would …
J. C. Ryle – Christian Preacher and Author With Derbyshire Connections One of my favourite Christian writers from former days is J. C. Ryle. Whether it is his sermons, books, tracts or short articles, he always seems to be so topical and up-to-date with his thoughts and observations. So-much-so that what came from his informative …
I guess that many of us have our favourite hymns. One of mine is a wonderful hymn, setting forth Christ as our only hope, written in its original Bengali by Krishna Pal (1764-1822). He is commonly acknowledged to be the first convert to Christianity during William Carey’s time in India. It was later translated into …