MR SPURGEON AND THE BUTCHERS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 34, 8 February 1878, Page 4

MR SPURGEON AND THE BUTCHERS.

About five thousand butchers and their female relatives were present at an entertainment given to them by the Butcher's Trade Committee on Tuesday evening in the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington, London, The Rev. J. A. Spurgeon presided, and delivered the opening address, in the course of which he said — When he was a very young man of sixteen he was a minister of a chapel. Rather young to begin, yet he had a fine large house full of between five hundred and six hundred, besides those who used to be outside the doors and windows. His salary was .£45 a year, not "all found/ but you found yourself, (Laughter.) He had to fitid himself a good suit of black, go about like a gentleman with nothing in his pocket (laughter)— yet he never wanted, for he was God's servant. The other day he was down in that village where he preached, and was told that the biggest " screw" who ever lived had recently died. This man came down from upstairs to die, in order that no one could earn sixpence by removing him. He directed he should be buried in his own garden to save expense, and was never known to give anything away in his life. He (Mr Spurgeon) interrupted his informant, and told him that this man on one occasion had given him money. He wanted a new hat to look decent in on Sundays. (Laughter.) In the country if one did not wear a respectable hat his reputation was at stake ; but he never wore a tall hat now, for his reputation was established— (laughter)— and be could wear any hat he liked. Well, upon this occasion he wanted to buy a respectable hat, and where the money was to come from he did not know. One day this " screw" of a man squeezed into his hand three half-crowns, and accordingly that hat was bought. On the folloAving Sunday this monster of covetousness said to him, "lam afraid of being covetous, but the Lord told me to give you half-a-sovereign, and I stopped half-a-crown. I cannot sleep at night without you have it" (Laughter) He (Mr Spurgeon) took the half-crown to ease the man's conscience, and God, who knew that he wanted the hat, made that old gciiilemiu "fork out" that ten shillings. (Laughter.) In conclusion, Mr Spurgeon urged his hearers to prepare for the world to come, where, it is presumed, hats will not be required.

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