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.
When God’s power doth restrain himself, then it is power indeed, the power to curb power, the power that binds omnipotence is omnipotence surpassed.
Galatians 3:10 - A Call To the Unconverted - Vol 4 - Pg 223
“Ah, but,” saith another, “I declare, sir, that while I have broken that law, without a doubt, I have been no worse than my fellow-creatures.” And a sorry argument is that, for what availeth it thee? To be damned in a crowd is no more comfortable than to be damned alone.