1888 C. H. SPURGEON. Spurgeon Becomes Non-Denominational! Downgrade Controversy. Unpublished ALS. George Whitefield

1888 C. H. SPURGEON. Spurgeon Becomes Non-Denominational! Downgrade Controversy. Unpublished ALS. George WhitefieldThis is a very historically important letter from C. H. Spurgeon, written just previous to the final Conference of Baptists where Spurgeon and others would attempt and fail to bridge the gaps between conservative and liberal Baptists . . . after which Spurgeon would officially submit his letter of withdrawal from the Baptist Union over the Downgrade Controversy. Spurgeon here is transparently weary and already internally making his move toward

when Wesley and the Methodists when very active]

Forest Hills

The handling is consistent across the panels

and Most Necessary to be Understood

Scarlett had been an atheist / deist who wrestled with God over human suffering

Accompanied by his close friend from his undergraduate days

in Savage's Court in Cornhill

it was the model of Spurgeon's later years at the Metropolitan Tabernacle

& spiritual good of a solitary Missionary of Christ

With a Brief Narrative of his Life and Death: Also the Manner of God's Dealings with Him before and after his Conversion: Drawn Up by His Own Hand

and Wm McDowell are all present

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