 Charles
Spurgeon was a British Particular Baptist preacher who remains highly
influential among Christians of different denominations, among whom he
is still known as the "Prince of Preachers." By the time of his death in
1892, he had preached almost thirty-six hundred sermons and published
forty-nine volumes of commentaries, sayings, anecdotes, illustrations,
and devotions. His sermons have been translated into many languages.
Spurgeon was the pastor of the congregation of the New Park Street
Chapel (later the Metropolitan Tabernacle) in London for 38 years. He
was part of several controversies with the Baptist Union of Great
Britain, and later had to leave that denomination. In 1857, he started a
charity organization called Spurgeon's which now works globally. He also
founded Spurgeon's College, which was named after him after his death.Spurgeon was a prolific author of many types of works including sermons, an autobiography, a commentary, books on prayer, a devotional, a magazine, and more. Many sermons were transcribed as he spoke and were translated into many languages during his lifetime. Arguably, no other author, Christian or otherwise, has more material in print than C.H. Spurgeon. <information and photo from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Spurgeon>
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