Charles Hadden Spurgeon, Westwood, Beulah Hill, Upper Norwood, to unnamed correspondent, 17 March 1887.

Westwood

Beulah Hill

Upper Norwood

Mar. 17. 1887.

Dear Sirs,    

         Mr Wicks has sent me on your generous offer to give a clock to the new School-chapel in Thornton Heath. I am specially obliged to you as I am making a strong effort to give ground & building to the neighbourhood witht a penny of debt upon it. The people themselves are poor, & cannot help me to any extent worth mentioning. Mr Wicks has made bold to do what I shd not have ventured upon, but I am very grateful to you.

         The place will not be ready till May, & I will write you. I wd not have you spend much money on it, for it is a small building though handsome. It will be damp at first, & I wd have you keep back the clock, only it wd be pleasant to have it up at the opening, & then to thank you for it.

                     Yours very truly

C.    H. Spurgeon

Address: none

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