Vintage Gospel Advocate: A Call for Spurgeon to Preach Only the Truth

[353 words] Editor’s Note: Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) was a famous denominational preacher. Spurgeon collected a great following during his day, and his influence is still felt among the denominations today. The following comments regarding Spurgeon’s work and influence are from James A. Butler, a member of the Lord’s church, and were printed in the Gospel Advocate in 1860. I wish that one Trans-Atlantic orator would present the Law of Remission as found in the New Testament, to his people for three consecutive Lord’s days; and this would test the fact to whether those boasted-of multitudes assemble to hear Spurgeon or the Apostles—to hear Spurgeon’s anecdotes, or the gospel of the crucified One. Will he tell the convicted “slave-dealer” to “arise and be baptized and wash away thy sins?” Will he tell the priest-ridden, and kingly cursed thousands who crowd around him, when goaded in their hearts, “Repent and be immersed,…