Funeral of the Rev C. H. Spurgeon.
A tremendous procession followed the Rev C. H. Spurgeon's remains to the grave on the 11th. There were over a hundred carriages containing mourners, and shops along the route were closed, and many draped with black. The bells were muffled, Dr Pierson, who delivered the funeral address, described Mr Spurgeon as the 'greatest divine England had seen for a hundred years. The Bishop of Rochester pronounced the benediction. Many cheques for charitable purposes were sent in lieu of wreaths. The Rev T. Munro Gibson, D.D , Moderator of the English Presbyterian Synod, the Rev E. Herbert Evans, D.D., Chairman ot the Congregational Union of England, and the Rev Dr Thomas 13. Stephenson,* President of the Wesleyan Methodist Conference, took part in the services in memory of the late *tev C. H. | fcjpurgeon.
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Manawatu Herald, 16 February 1892, Page 2
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138Funeral of the Rev C. H. Spurgeon. Manawatu Herald, 16 February 1892, Page 2
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