“Virtue in Victorian Preachers

The Secret to Growth: Spurgeon’s Use of the Cardinal Virtues

Cardinal Virtues

Introduction to Spurgeon’s Wisdom Charles Haddon Spurgeon, known as the ‘Prince of Preachers’, was a Victorian, Calvinistic Baptist minister whose impact on preaching and Christian thought is profound. Born on June 19, 1834, in Kelvedon, Essex, Spurgeon preached to over a million people and personally baptized 15,000 believers. His sermons, translated into nearly forty languages,