Charles Simeon of Cambridge

Charles Simeon of Cambridge by Hugh Evan Hopkins. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780802834980.

Charles Simeon, who ministered for over fifty years in one parish at the heart of Cambridge during the bleak period of English national life between the French Wars and the passing of the Reform Bill, was considered by Lord Macaulay to have had greater influence on the life of the church than any Primate. As a Christian of independent mind and strong convictions, he found his spiritual strength in a life-time of deep devotion and strict personal discipline; as a Biblical preacher he was the first for many generations to see the possibility and importance of teaching men how to expound the Scriptures; as a pastor and evangelist his work with both town and gown was marked by a rare faithfulness and zeal. "A brilliant biography. I can only think in superlatives.... This book will be the definitive biography in any conceivable future." -- Dr. Max Warren