The Diary of a Godly Housewife (Pt. 22. Spurgeon’s Sermon “Supposing Him to be the Gardener”)
Dec. 31st (1882) “The last night of the year. Oh! What a happy one it has been to me! Marked by the Lord’s goodness in so many particulars. The Tabernacle services very much enjoyed. And my fondly loving husband so unvarying in thoughtfulness appears the greatest blessing I could possess. A few Sunday mornings we stayed from Chapel, but the last 3 we have again been. Francis Tucker on the 1st of these was a great treat. Last Sunday the Pastor (C. H. Spurgeon. ed.) in great pain (Christmas Sunday) preached twice. This morning his Father was present and must have been much pleased at the scene before him. Sermon one of the most striking. Short portion of Scripture read referring to vineyards – text “Supposing him to be the gardener”. We were charmed, who could help but be. Miss M. Brown came to tea, Tom would not have gone to the orphanage except that he had provided her company for me in afternoon.
Originally from N. Ireland, Aaron pastored in Canada for ten years, and served as a missionary in Jamaica and more recently in Kenya. He continues his work in East Africa as the director of The Krapf Project, editing and preparing resources for rural pastors. He edits The Pastor's Study, a quarterly magazine published in Nairobi.
Aaron is the pastor of Dunamanagh Baptist Church in Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland. He is married to Grace and they have five children, James, Bethan, William, Emily and Thomas. In this blog, Aaron writes devotional, pastoral, and theological articles, as well as Church history. His latest book is a missionary biography on Dr Ludwig Krapf, the first Protestant missionary to East Africa.
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