A unique insight into the history of the Metropolitan Tabernacle – its establishment in times of persecution, the lives of its earliest pastors and a snapshot of the immense activity that supported the renowned preaching ministry of Charles Haddon Spurgeon. Told with Spurgeon’s characteristic humour and peppered with pointed anecdotes, this work should be read by all Christians. It is sure to inspire renewed commitment and service, such as was once the standard in the churches of previous generations.