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WONDERS OF GRACE: Original Testimonies of Converts During Spurgeon's Early Years
Compiled by Hannah Wyncoll
Drawn from the early years of Charles H. Spurgeon's remarkable London ministry, these 138 testimonies of conversion form part of an archive of some 15,000 such accounts at the Metropolitan Tabernacle. Here is a powerful reaffirmation of the transforming power of the Gospel in individual lives.
Here also is a fascinating glimpse into life in Victorian London, with accounts of servants, crossing sweepers, hatters and factory workers, artisans and middle class converts, brimming with social interest.
Each testimony was carefully recorded by one or more of the elders of the Tabernacle all through the 38 years of Spurgeon's ministry. We recently discovered one of these elders was THOMAS MOOR the author of our recent title "COUNSELS & THOUGHTS of the Spiritual Life of Believers." More than 20 of the testimonies recorded in this marvelous book were written by Moor, and in a fashion similar to the words of his powerful book. These two books together will combine to magnify the Amazing Grace of our Glorious God.
TABLE OF CONTEXT
*Themes in This Collection
Explanation of the Testimonies Recorded
The Signs the Elders Looked for in Prospective Members
(1) Tenderness of Conscience
(2) Attachment to the Means of Grace
(3) Desire to Come Out of the World
(4) Deep Interest in the Unconverted
Some of the Specific Themes That Shine Through in the Testimonies Recorded
(1) Preaching-the specific sermons used to awaken, convict and convert
(2) Sunday Schools - Many Inquirers were Encouraged to Attend Sunday Schools for Further Insruction
(3) Outreach and Personal Witness - Numerous testimonies mention the instrumentality of neighbors & friends
(4) Gradual Conversions - the majority of Conversions were not instant but gradual over time
(5) Forsaking Worldliness and Keeping the Sabbath Day - Both are consistent marks of the new converts
(6) Prayer Meetings and Simple Gospel Preaching - Both had a Profound Effect upon the Lost
*THE TESTIMONIES
(1) The New Park Street Years (1857-61)
A Selection of 40 from 1,200 recorded testimonies recorded by the Elders
(2) The Tabernacle Early Years (1861-64)
A Selection of 98 from 1,700 recorded testimonies from the first four years of moving into the Tabernacle
THOMAS MOOR, author of "Counsels & Thoughts for the Spiritual Life of Believers", wrote about 22 of the 138 testimonies recorded in this wonderful book. The spirit of the man who wrote that powerful book shines through the testimonies he recorded in this book. In fact, it is quite evident that the many years of laboring in this capacity prepared Moor for the writing of his book so many years later. You can see this clearly in the following words from his Preface: "Those who have been privileged to have much intercourse with believers in relation to their spiritual experience in all its varied stages, and in relation to the many mistakes and heart troubles they fall into, are well aware that spiritual truths which the believer had often thought about, without any apparent spiritual benefit, have, when presented to the mind in a different form, or in a different relationship, or at a different time, often been made instrumental of much blessing through the gracious influence of the Holy Spirit."
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