Great preachers like Spurgeon speak to the universal humanity. They touch on chords familiar to everyone. They hold up no vague, beautiful ideal, but the truth that all can recognize. GREAT CHANGES HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN THE SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS LIFE OF ENGLAND SINCE SPURGEON’S DEATH. Spurgeon was influenced in his artistic speech by the Authorized Version of the English Bible and the authors Shakespeare and John Bunyan. His sermons were rich in classical quotations and allusions. He did not use Latin