Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892) was England's best-known preacher for most of the second half of the nineteenth century. In 1854, just four years after his conversion, Spurgeon, then only 20, became pastor of London's famed New Park Street Church (formerly pastored by the famous Baptist theologian, John Gill). The congregation quickly outgrew their building, moved to Exeter Hall, then to Surrey Music Hall. In these venues, Spurgeon frequently preached to audiences numbering more than 10,000—all in the days before electronic amplification. In 1861, the congregation moved permanently to the newly constructed Metropolitan Tabernacle.
I love reading his sermons. So much packed into each one. How amazing it must have been to be in his congregation and sit under his preaching every week.
No study of Surgeon's sermons are fruitless. Bring a notepad to record the salient points amidst the verbose language characteristic of the age, and you will be well rewarded.