Today in History - June 19, 1834 - C. H. Spurgeon is Born

   Today in History, in the year 1834, a well known Baptist minister was born. He is the hero of many Christians today. His name was Charles Haddon Spurgeon, and he was born in Kelvedon, United Kingdom, in the county of Essex.
   Although he had no formal training, he began his preaching career at age 15. His excellent preaching began to draw crowds of people to listen, and he ended up pastoring at the 5,000 seat Metropolitan Tabernacle.
   Spurgeon also wrote articles, as well as preached sermons. He started an orphanage and oversaw evangelistic enterprises. He also served as president of the Pastor's College which he founded in 1857.
  Married to Susannah Thompson, they had twin boys in 1857.
   On June 7, 1891, C. H. Spurgeon preached his last message. He died seven months later, in France, and is buried in Norwood Cemetery.
  One last note: In doing a quick research on Spurgeon, I found that he was the one who invented the 'Wordless Book' which is a book that has a color on each page which represents the Gospel message.
Gold - Stands for the streets of gold in heaven. God wants us in heaven with Him when we die, but something is in the way.
Black - Stands for sin. Sin is the bad things we do that God will punish us for. Sin keeps us out of heaven and separated from God.
Red - Stands for the blood of Jesus Christ, God's Son, who died a horrible death by being nailed to a Cross, in order to take the punishment for our sins.
White - Stands for a heart that has been cleansed from sin by the blood of Christ.
Green - Stands for growing things. God wants us to be spiritually healthy and growing in Him, after we come to know Him, by repenting of sin and putting our trust in Him.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wordless_Book
http://www.victorianweb.org/religion/sermons/chsbio.html

Spurgeon preaching at the Surrey Music Hall
circa 1858