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A Pilgrims Coffer: In 1857, Charles and Susannah left New Kent Road and moved down to 99 Nightingale Lane, in the Clapham area, West of Brixton. The house they moved into afforded for much more room than they previously had in Newington, while also offering the rural feel and slower pace they desired. Autobiography Image Credit: vtOqTcjoJj. “AUTOBIOGRAPHY, DIARY, LETTERS, Read more...
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A Sunday School is still operated by Metropolitan Tabernacle in the neighborhood. Wikipedia: The famous Baptist preacher Charles Spurgeon held religious services at the Music Hall in weekends because the New Park Street Chapel could not contain his audiences. The first service was held on the evening of Sunday 19 October 1856, with an audience of 10,000 inside and as many outside unable to enter. Read more...
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A Pilgrim’s Coffer: Joseph Passmore was the grandson of Mary Rippon, sister of Rev. John Rippon—who opened and presided over the congregation at New Park Street Chapel several decades before C.H. Spurgeon arrived. Shortly after Spurgeon’s arrival, he and Passmore struck up a friendship and, in January of 1855, Passmore & Alabaster began printing every original sermon and direct work Read more...
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The Daily Telegraph Tue, Jul 03, 1855 ·Page 1 Image Credit: Jul 02, 1855, Page 1 – the Daily Telegraph at Newspapers.com. www.newspapers.com/image/823895455. A Pilgrim’s Coffer: The New Park Street Chapel only had room for about 1,200 people, and by 1855—only a year into his pastorate—Spurgeon began hold services at Exeter Hall, on the North side of The Strand, near Read more...
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A Pilgrim’s Coffer At the age of 20, Charles Spurgeon came to New Park Street Chapel from his first pastorate at a small Baptist church in Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire. This congregation had continuously met since 1650, beginning in the Tower Bridge area and continuing in the proximity until they built the church at New Park Street in 1833—at the rear of Read more...
