Charles Spurgeon, Clapham, to unnamed correspondent, 14 January [1871].

Clapham

Jan 14

Dear Friend,

         I deeply sympathize with you I all yr losses. The death of Mr Kirk is a general loss.

         Mr Johnson’s poetry what shall I do with it? I don’t like to criticize it, but how can I speak favourably? These are the things wh bother an editor. Will it be safest to forget the book?

         Your magazine gets better & better. I owe life to you. Grace & peace be multiplied.

                                 Yours ever heartily

C.    H. Spurgeon

Address: none

Note on back page has date as 14 January 1871.

Charles Spurgeon Letters, RG no. 1132, American Baptist Historical Society Archives, Atlanta.