SPURGEON’S FUNERAL
AN IMPRESSIVE SERVICE. [Special to Press Association.] LONDON, Feb. 11. The Eev J. Monro Gibson, D.D., Moderator of the English Presbyterian Synod, the Rev E. Herbert Evans, D.D., Chairman of the Congregational Union of England, and the Eev Dr Thomas B. Stephenson, President of the Wesleyan Methodist Conference, took part in the services in memory of the late Rev C. H. Spurgeon. [Received Feb. 12, at 7.50 p.m/] A tremendous procession followed Spurgeon’s remains to the grave today. There were over a hundred carriages containing mourners. The shops along the mute were closed, and many were draped with black. The bells were muffled. The Bishop of Rochester pronounced the benediction. The funeral service was of the most impressive character. Many cheques for charitable purposes were sent in lieu of wreaths. Dr Pierson, who delivered the funeral address, described Spurgeon as the greatest divine England had seen for a hundred years.
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Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXVII, Issue 9648, 13 February 1892, Page 5
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152SPURGEON’S FUNERAL Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXVII, Issue 9648, 13 February 1892, Page 5
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