The St. Joseph Herald from St. Joseph, Missouri • 4

ST. JOSEPH DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1S92. 4 AMONG THE MISSOURIANS. hKV DAY IN THK YEAR. with Kansas politics knows, was a three cornered contest, two pu iicaus and one Democrat represenuug tho three corners.

The Republican politicians of tho district had grown tired of John A. Anderson, partly on account of his demngogueism at home and his congressional career, and a plan was arranged early in tho spring to defeat him by bringing out a local candidate every portion of the land, and especially in political circles. The second tetch of Mr. Hill is avowedly by a- political opionent, whose name is withheld. Whoever ho is.

the author writes with a Junius-liko vigor, and with an anmzinply intimate knowledge of New York polit ics and of Governor Hill's personal and political career. The editor of the Rerictr vievs intimates that while tho very in order to compete for tho loans being made. Rates in London are 253 per cent and and the same in New York, while in Chicago per cent is an exceptional rate, o'ao the general and 4.. the low. The restoration of confidence seems to be completed, and investment and speculative operations promise to be very heavy.

The clearings of the country for last week were eration, 833,000 cash and a life insurance policy for 60,000. Ex-Governor McClurg, once chief magistrate of Missouri, is now the hard-working and methodical regist of the United States 'land office at Springfield. The boyhood of Judge Baldwin Harl of Marshall county, who has passed his 101st birthday, was spent in and around Mount Vernon, and as a boy of 8 years he witnessed the death of Washington. eacn one ot tl iO IPIl COllll: Il plan was so well arranged thaf oi-eloseu, the article has been pro-son was defeated and Judge Wilson of a gentleman as completely Hall and Robert Robert- been pastors, Mr. Spurgeon soon found a sphere of ork in connection ith Lay Preachers Association." He became a welcome visitor at the thirteen village stations supplied by this body, and in 1352 ho was invite 1'by the little church at Watt rbeach to assume the pastoral charge.

His family and friends wished him to enter a he-logical seminary and took steps to introduce him to Dr. Argus, the distinguished president of Regent's park college. Through a misunderstanding the proposed meeting did not take place, and hecontinued at Waterbeach. His ministry there was so eminently successful that in the autumn of 1353 the deacons in the ancient church in South wark, London, the church of Benjamin Keach, Dr. Gill and Dr.

Rip-pon were led to invite him to supply the pulpit. For some time the congregation there had been dwindling away, and at his first service there were only 200 attendants in a building capable of holding 1,200. The result of the first service was to greatly increase the evening attendance and an invitation to him to come again as soon as possible. After three more Sundays he was asked to supply for six months with a view to a permanent settlement as pastor. He agreed to go for hree months.

Before three months had passed away the small minority who had opposed the motion to call him to the pastorate were absorbed into the majority and on April 28, 1851 ho accepted their cordial and unanimous call. Mr. Spurgeon's metropolitan ministry was a grand success from the start. All London was soon talking The Extra Session of the Legislature Congressional and Judicial Districts. Political Pointers Obituary Notes Personal and Miscellaneous Items of Interest.

The legislature in extra session, will redistrict the state into judicial circuits and fix the salary of the judges. There-are in the state thirty judicial circuits, not too many for the busi ness required of them, but it is not properly distributed, and the compensation of the judges in some of the districts is entirely inadequate. With the exception of the St. Louis circuit, with five judges at a salary of Kansas City circuit with four judges at a salary of $3,000, St. Joseph circuit with two judges at a salary of 63,000, Hannibal circuit with oue judge at 62,500, Louisiana circuit with one judge at 62,500, aad the Boone county circuit with one judge at 82,500, the other circuits have one judge each at 62,000 The state pays $2,000 to each judge.

The xtra salary paid in St. Louis and other circuits is paid by the city or counties. Some of the circuits require no change of territory. Jasper county is asking that it be made a circuit. Independence and tho county of Jackson, outside of Kansas City, asks to be separated from Kansas City and made into a circuit.

Greene county is also desirous to be a circuit. In tho circuits with only one judge all aro elected this year. In Kansas City two aro elected. Buchanan county one, ond St. Louis one this year.

There are four courts of common pleas in the state. They are likely to be abolished. I'olitical Pointers. Judge W. A.

Wood of Caldwell county says that the Gibson sentiment in his section is growing vigorously and the race for governor is narrowing to Gibson and Stone. Judge Robert W. Fyan will not be a candidate for ro-election. He is the only congressman in this stato not personally interested in the redisricting of the state congressionally. The Pierce City Democrat intimates that Lawrence county Democrats will lave hot tears to shed if in the re-dis tricting they become separated from Jreeno, Taney, Stone and Christian counties.

Judge John G. Wear, judge of the twenty-third judicial circuit, has concluded not to ask for a re-election to his present position, but will be a candidate for judge of the supreme court. He and Judge Sherwood are near rela tives. The Lancaster Republican suggests Ex-congressman John B. Hale for one of the delegates a tlarge to the Ilepub- ican National convention.

Mr. Hale has already declined to be considered in the race for the Republican nomination for governor. Mr. Edwin Silver, of Cole county, will bo a candidate for attorney-gen eral. Mr.

Silver was Governor I lardin's secretary, assistant attorney-general under Attorney-General Mclntvre. prosecuting attorney of Cole county for two terms and a member of the legislature in 1889-90. He is well known over the state. In the reassembling of the legisla ture all tho officers, clerks and employes of the last session will expect to be retained. Many will likely be disappointed owing to the depleted condi tion of the state treasury; for the first time since 1870 the expenses of the legislature will necessarily have to be very much curtailed.

In the redisricting of the state into congressional districts, should the Democratic managere conclude to give the republicans one of the districts the southwest will object to locating it there as was done in 1882. Should they succeed the Republican district will necessarily come from the east part of the state and from the counties of St. Louis, St. Charles, Crawford, Franklin, Warren, Montgomery, Gasconade and Osage. Southeast Missouri lays claim to two districts and will insist on hav ing them.

They will be strongly dem ocratic. Obituary Notes. The widow of Oliver Cowdery, who was one of the founders of the original Mormon church, died recently at Southwest City. J. H.

Miller, who died at Ritchie, Newton county, a few days ago, came to Springfield on the 4th day of March, 1830, and was at his death the oldest living settler in that city. Jack Paler, the first white man to establish a store at Old Franklin, Howard county, died Thursday, aged 91 years. Franklin, according to the best authority, is the oldest town in the state. R. W.

Patton dlad" at his home, three miles north of Richmond, on Saturday, January 24, of la grippe, in his G7th year. The deceased was born in East Tennessee on the 3d day of May, 1825, and moved with his parents to Ray county in 1830, remaining a resident of the county until the time of his death. During the late" war he was a soldier under the late General Sterling Price, Iersol Mention. Sasse is the name of a young Bruns wick lawyer. A preacher in Audrain bears the somewhat inappropriate name of Devilbiss.

The Rev, W. O. Buck of Aurora, chaplin of the Uniform rank, Knights of Pythias, is six feet, nine inches high. The oldest convert ever known in Missouri, was James Dooley of Miller county, who. joined the Baptist church when he was 96 years of age.

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TKT.KlU,ONK "1'51 UK IIS: Office No. City auditorial Ilooms No. f.9 The Dutch are said to have a regular code of rules for drinking. The best rule would be not to drink at all that is, anything stronger than water. Ax army of locusts is invading Chili, this being the harvest season in that country.

The Chilians might have preferred an army of American soldiers. Win le carping critics and pestilent politicians are assailing President Harrison lie is getting praise from all other Kources. The New York timi says: ''Clothed in calm, grave language, and breathing the spirit of dignified and responsible patriotism, the message carries to congress and to the country all that is necessary for a full understanding of tho position which this government occupies, and of the atti tude which Chili holds toward this government, as the result of a series of events which have brought tho two na tions to the very verge of war." The supremo court of the United States has decided that "(lovernor Boyd of Nebraska, is a citizen of the United States, and therefore eligible to the uilicor of governor, to which ho was elected by a plurality vote. The court holds that there is such a thing as collect ivo naturalization: that tho enabling act of Nebraska constituted a naturalization of all inhabitants of Nebraska at the time of its admission, except sifah as desired to retain their foreign rights, and that Boyd's exercise of various offices showed his intention to become a citizen. Governor Boyd was elected chief executive of Nebraska in November, 1SW, on tho Democratic ticket, defeating Richards, a Republican, and the Farmers' Alliance candidate.

Thayer refused to give up his seat and contested the election on the grounds that Boyd was not a citizen of the United States, having never fully complied with the law in regard to his naturalization papers. The case was taken befare the Nebraska supreme court, and in the absence of one of the members of that body the other two gave a decision in favor of Thayer. An appeal was at once taken by Boyd to the United States supreme court with the result that Thayer is unseated. Boyd has been kept out of the office about fourteen months. The Keening Xcics has commenced its work of creating dissensions in the Republican ranks.

It will not succeed to any great extent. The Republicans of this city will not have any division in their ranks, no matter who instigates it. Its long article about the organization of the Blaine club is pure stuff, evolved out of the imagination of its reporter. The assertion that the organization of this club was effected at tho instance of Mr. Bittinger and Capt.

Ernst, is pure nonsense. Neither of the gentlemen named knew of the organization until over 300 members had been enrolled. Neither of them sought election as delegates to Sedalia from that club. In short the entire article in the Xcics is made up of lies from beginning to end. The IIeeai.d iu in fayor of the organ ization of as many Republican clubs as possible.

We cannot have too many of them, and if they all work unselfishly for Republican success, there can be no antagonism. If the Xe ica desires to beaRepubli can journal, we shall welcome it to the ranks and be glad to receive its co operation and aid. If it has come in to create dissension and misrepresent Republicans who are not candidates for office, but only desire the privilege of working for Republican success, then the party will be better off if it remains on the fence. THK SlNESS SITUATION. The financial centers are all troublec with a surplus of funds, and, as a re suit, money is easy abroad and at home.

The continued increasing de posits and a slow reduction in loan lines by the payment of indebtedness I Lave induced bankers to cut rates to a I iuthrshin of the article is not to bo -V-m cVillL! nnwol.1v lit llln.tr.i named. tions 1 numerous cartoons IKIIUL .1. ft 4. I add two much to tho interest of the sketches. DYSPEPTICS Will never any other niclicino afti-r p-iin si M.j-.K's i- I I -H) it trial.

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I'sf it and pan if satisfied. Aw. VON MOHL 1) iurmn tcHia, liarlaeatl. Okie. Sale Electric I'iiitur I1U LUX EPPS'S COCOA Washington was nominated.

The friends of Anderson rebolte I it Viiai they termed an outrageous scheme of the politicians, and their champion was put in tho field as an independent Republican. The Democrats nominated Judge Joseph G. Lowe of Washington and tho campaign began in earnest. The fight was the most bitter between the rival Republican candidates and the Anders; forces pressed the battle under the "People's" banner, and one day when WilsoTi was feeling more chaffed than usual in referring to the people, or farmers, as Anderson called his followers, said: "What do thev know." Raising his voice to the highest possible pitch, and throwing into it all his force, continued, "These fellows don't know enough to pound sand in a rat hole." This declaration killed Wilson. The Anderson people called themselves "sand pounders" after that and a paper by the same name was started in A bileue.

When the votes were counted Wilson was the third man in the race." "Bather a peculiar state of affairs exists in our end of the earth." said a Second warder yesterday. "You see the east end of the ward has had tho alderman nearly all tho time of late years, and both members of the council from, from the first, are now residents of that part of the ward. Both parties in the west end of the ward aro now determined that the east end must let go. If the plan proposed goes through Colonel Jim Hall's goose is cooked, so far as the Democratic nomination is concerned, and the Republicans will make an effort to induce Wilfred McDonald to make the race for them." IN THE LITERARY WORLD. AXew Hook that Will Have a I-arsre Num- ler of Headers February Magazines.

THK HISTORY OF DAVID GIHEYK. By Mrs. Humphrey Ward. New York: Mao-Millan St Co. For sale at the stores.

A new book from the gifted pen of Mrs. Humphrey Ward has just been issued uy iac.iiiian Lo. ot York. It is a compact volume of over 400 pages, less didactic than "Robert Elsmere" but certainly surpassing it in interest and" in literary merit. "The History of David Grieve" gives frequent evidence of Mrs.

Ward's enthusiasm for the elevation of humanity. Her delineation of the development of David neve's character is unsur passed for insight and delicacy of handling by anything in her earlier book. The repression of his childhood on the Derbyshire farm, his ambitious struggle for a footing among Manchester tradesmen, and the sudden expansion of his emotional and artistic nature during his visit to Paris are told with a wonderful power of fascination. Mrs. Ward's people are exceedingly human and compel a sympathy almost painful at times.

Although David is, of course, the central figure through out there is interest and to spare for the secondary characters, of whom the best drawn are the women, wayward Louie his sister; Elise, tho artistic and French, and Dora Lomax, High Church and devote. The February Engineering Magazine begins with Dr. Chauncey M. Depew's address at the dedication of the Drexel Institute, Philadelphia, showing the immense importance to the world's progress of the manual-training school. "The Gold Fields of South Africa" are discussed by Gustave Halle in a liber-allv illustrated paper.

"The Decline in Railroad Building" is treated by Thos. D. Greene, and "American Mining in 1691" by Alliert Williams, jr. Lieut CoL W. R.

King of the United States Engineer school, under the heading. "Government Engineering replies to tho criticism published last month by George Y. Wisuer on the nublic works service. "Gravity Sys terns of Water Supply" are described in an illustrated paper by George Rafter: llylan.l rurK oners some "SiKTcrestions Toward Human s-" "on 1 with plans and Oberlin Smith asks. "Who is an Engineer, with a view to arriving at the proper use of this term.

All the editorial departments, devoted to mechanics, agriculture, civil engineering, mining, are kept up to the usual standard as reviews of tho world's industrial progress. Published from the World building, New York. The Revietr of Reviews has begun to impress many if not all of its readers with the idea that it has an unerring instinct in divining the man of tho month. This month it finds that David B. Hill is more conspicuous than any other man before the American public, and it proceeds to tell tho country at large more about Mr.

Hill than has ever been told before. Tho two character sketches of Mr. Hill in the February number of the Jierieic were evidently written at the latest possible moment, and they bring Mr. Hill quite up to date. The author of the first sketch is Prof.

Charles A. Collin, of the law department of Cornell University. Mr. Collin is well known as one of the ablest and most promising young lawyers in tho state of New York, and his intimate associa- tion with Governor Hill, as Ids private legal adviser, is no secret, here can be no doubt whatever, thercf ore, hat Mr. Collin's portrayal of the character and career of Mr.

Hill represents precisely what Mr. Hill himself, and his wisest and most intimate friends, would choose to have said in his behalf. Mr. Hill is today" the foremost candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination. The country at large knows little about him.

Mr. Collin's sketch will therefore be read with curious and eager interest in Hume Telephone: We saw a picture of eight young men of one family re- cent ly that represented a remarkable group from the fact that not one out of the eight either uses tobacco or intoxicants in any form, shape or manner. They are the sons of Mrs. N. J.

Thompson of this place and of whom she may well be proud. The oldest is 38 years of age and the youugest 13. Samuel Dooley was born in Miller county, on February 1, 1872, anil is, therefore, not quite 20 years old. He is six feet and three-quarters of an inch in height, weighs 271 pounds p.nd wears a No. 10 shoe; his hand measures thirteen inches around his knuckles when shut up; his chest measures forty-eight inches and his waist forty eight inches around; arm seventeen inches and thigh twenty-six inches.

He has lifted 075 pounds on scales. He handles a post hammer weighing 200 pound with one hand. Miscellaneous Items. Rocheport has a Bapt ist church, but no membership. The wolves seem to be too many for the sheep in Macon county.

A big rabbit Hunt near Perry resulted in the destruction of 800 of the long ears. Probate Judge Gray of Nevada, says hi has issued more letters of administration since the middle of December than in any two years before that time. Carthage J'ess; Seventy-five thousand dollars for one mine, the lot only 200 feet square," shows that Carthago is getting well to the front in this won derful industrr: Representative A. B. Medley of Au drain county, says so far as he has in- piired he finds the sentiment in the county against an appropriation to the State University.

Judge Virgil D. Porter, ex-judge of probate of Clinton county, has ro-moved with his family to Pineville, McDonald county, for a change of climate and to benefit his health. Mexico Intelligencer: Marcus D. L. Simpson, an officer in the United States army, and wife, transferred last week to Jerome B.

Simpson 3,270 acres in Lafayette county and nearly as much land in Johnson county, the considera- ion being $12.,000. The Farmers' and Laborers' union of Monroe county adopted a resolution in opposition to rebuilding the State University at Columbia and requesting the State Board of Equalization to assess all capital tho same. The union of Audrain county adopted a like resolution. The county court of Clinton county having disregarded the constitutional provision fixing the levy for county purposes at 40 cents when the assessment reaches 60,000,000. in lieu of 50 cents, were mandamused and required by Judge Sandusky to place the levy at 40 cents.

THE TOWN GOSSII'EE. "The St. Joseph Board of Public Schools is the most unwieldly body of which I have any knowledge" said one of its members yesterday, "and in my opinion should be reduced to six members. Tho Kansas City school ooard has that number and has more busi ness to handle than the St. Joseph board, yet 1 never heard any complaint against it.

There is no good reason why there should be two members from every ward. No part of the city can be neglected even if the board consists of but three members, for the board should know nothing, and care less, of ward boundaries. As the matter now stands we get together and make an attempt at oratory, every one of us, and waste a lot of time unneces sarily. A smaller body will do as much work and do it better." T. W.

Evans, cashier of the Mer chant's bank, was in General Willich's brigade during the rebellion, and his passing up street yesteraay morning on his way to church suggested to the mind of an old soldier with whom I was talking the the wonderful discipline Wlllich kept up. He said: "At any time Willich could summon to his headquarters, either in the field or in camp, any regiment of his brigade; any company of any regiment; any brigade, regiment or company officer down to the orderly sergeant. How he secured this dicipline so quickly no one ever knew, but he did it, and, which is more, he kept it up all the time he was in command, and it was the talk of the army. No other brigade was ever under such a complete discipline." "The farmers of Kansas may not have obeyed the "Hold Your Wheat" circular, issued some time ago," said Loren Boyle, the well known traveling man, yesterday, "but they are, for some reason, holding it. Not a farmer, in that portion of the state where I have been recently, i3 selling anything that he can hold, and I heard of many men who are borrowing money in preference to selling grain.

The effect has been to make business rather quiet, and the merchants in the many small towns are not doing a rushing business. The fact that the farmers have something to hold, and which they can sell when they think the proper time bomes, is assuring, however, and means that business throughout the state will not be real poor during 1892." A formerly-of -Kansas man is responsible for the following reminiscences: "In 188G the Fifth Kansas congress-, sional fight, as every one acquainted thk i A Farmers' institute will be held in St. Joseph on the IGth and 17th of the present month, under the auspices of the State Board of Agriculture. The meetings will be held at the court house. Intelligent men in every department of agriculture and horticulture should be present.

The usefulness of these institutes in disseminating information of vital im portance and real practical value among farmers is not lully appreciated. At the meetings all subjects connected with the production and saving of all manner of crops, and the care, handling and marketing of stock are discussed and results gained from experience are given that cannot fail benefit the farmer and stock grower. The kind and the proper variety of crops adapted to the soil; the most profitable kind of stock to raise; what and how to feed; how to prevent disease among animals, and every other subject of interest to the farmer is discussed, and fully explained. There is another question that finds place in the discussions before these farmers' institutes, and that is the subject of road improvement. Nothing is of so much importance to the farmer.

More good would result to agriculturists from the building of a solid, durable system of roads than could be ex pected from the increase or reduction of tariff, limited or free coinage of silver, or by the success or failure of any other issue now being agitated. The outgrowth of this discussion should be to stir up tho people of this section on this subject. The increase of the comfort, pleasure and profit of rural life depend upon it. Too much cannot be said or done to this end. We should like not only farmers, but prominent business men of the city to attend tho coming farmers' institute.

There is profit in them for the whole people. THE IlKATH OF SI'IKGEOV. The noted English divine, Charles II. Spurgeon, is dead. He was one of the most remarkable men of his time, and it will bo difficult to fill his place in the religious world.

He was a minis ter of the strongest personality and most determined purpose. By single handed efforts he gathered around him in London an immense following, and his tabernacle was always crowded to its utmost capacity. He had the bold ness of Martin Luther, with a great deal of polish that the German re former had not. Few Americans ever visited London without going to hear Spurgeon. His fame attracted all English speaking people, and when in London they took the first opportunity to see and hear him.

The Rev. Charles Haddon Spurgeon was born at Kelvedon, county Essex, England, June 19, 1S34. At an early age he was removed to his grand father's house at Stambourne, in the same county, and remained there sev eral years. His grandfather, who was the pastor of the Independent church of that place and a man of considerable note for his long continued and useful labors, was soon impressed with the child's thankfulness and keen moral perceptions. Most of the pious people who were acquainted with the family, seemed to- have anticipated a remarkable career for him, and the well known Rev.

Richard Knill, when visiting at Stambourne in 1841, was so struck with the boy's ability and char acter that he declared to the assembled family his "solemn presentment that this child will preach the gospel to thousands, and God will bless him to save many souls." Having received a liberal education at a private academy at Colchester the youth engaged himself in his fifteenth year as assistant in a school at Newmarket, conducted by a member of the Baptist denomination. This engagement led to his 'first associating him self with Baptists, his family and friends being all Independents. At this time, however, he had not found peace in Christ, although deeply con vinced of sin. About the close of the year 1850 his distress of soul was greatly increased and he attended religious services in various places, seeKing salvation win vain, until on December 15 he happened to go into a primitive Methodist church in Col chester and heard a sermon on the text, "Look unto me and be ye saved." From that hour he rejoiced in salvation. He now felt it his duty to make a profession of his faith in Christ, and to unite himself with the Baptists.

Although this step was not altogether pleasing to his father and grandfather, Pedobaptist ministers, they at length yielded to his wishes and he was bap tized May 3, 1S5L A year afterwards he removed to Cambridge, still con tinuing to teach as an usher or assist ant master. Having joined the old Baptist church in St. Andrews street, of which Robert of tho youthful Whitfield who had been discovered in a Cambridgeshire village. From London his fame spread through out the land. Within a year the church edifice had to be enlarged.

During the alterations Exeter hall was hired, and overflowing congregations in that spacious and central place attracted toward the preacher the attention and criticism of the press. His "Exeter hall sermons" were published and had an extensive sale. Invitations to preach flowed in upon him from all quarters, to which he readily responded. In 185(5, the enlarged chapel having proved utterly inadequate to accommodate the crowds who flocked to hear the wonderful man, he began to preach in the Music hall of the Surrey gardens, an immense building, which, although capable of seating 7,000, was always densely crowded. Here notable persons of all sorts were frequently seen curiously studying this pulpit phenomenon.

But, of course, the Music hall could not be the home of a church, and in August, 1859, the foundation stone of the Metropolitan tabernacle was laid. The structure was completed in March, 1861, and at the concluon of a series of opening services tire entire cost, 6150,000, had been contributed. Subsequent improvements enlarged the accommodations, and there are now seats for 5,500 persons and standing room for 1,000 more. When the church took posses sion of the tabernacle there were 1,178 members on the roll. There are now upward of 5,500.

Mr. Spurgeon's frequent attacks of illness and the great increase of the membership led the church in 18G8 to appoint his brother, Rev. James Archer Spurgeon, as co-pastor, which he has since continued to be. Besides his pulpit labors Mr. Spur geon's pen was always busy.

His contributions to the press and to theo logical literature rank him with the most eminent masters of style and are scarcely less effective than was his preaching. He was also among the most active leaders in philanthropic work and princely in his works. An orphanage for boys was begun in 18G7, and one for girls in 1880, at Stoc kwell, London. In these buildings 500 or GOO fatherless children are received, be tween the ages of 6 and 10 years, and remaining until they are 14. The most needy applicants are generally preferred by the trustees, without re gard to sectarian distinctions.

Mr. Spurgeon's remarkable faculty of ad ministration made the Stockwell or phanage famous among works of be nevolence. Early in his ministry Mr. Spurgeon began at his own charge the enterprise which has developed into the pastor's college, from which institution some hundreds of students have gone forth as preachers and missionaries. In 18G5 he started a monthly magazine, the Sword and Trowel, proposing to make it the- osterparent of the col lege and orphanage.

The project proved in every way successful. A colportage association and Mr. Spur geon's book fund to provide free gifts of books for poor pastors are valuable adjuncts to the colossal work of which the tabernacle is the center. Mr. Spurgeon's sermons have been trans lated into several languages, and their entire circulation is probably unparalleled.

Mr. Spurgeon had two sons, twins. Both are preachers, and one is pastor of a Baptist church at Green wich, near London. Among his writings are "The Saint and Saviour," "John Ploughman's Talks," "The Treasury of David," "Tho Metropoli tan Tabernacle," "Trumpet Calls in Christian Energy," "Farm Sermons," "The Present Truth" and "Speeches a Home and Abroad.".