London; they established churches and Sunday schools. By 1865 Spurgeon had begun publication of The Sword and Trowel, a monthly magazine that contained both original material and news of his ministry. A prolific writer, Spurgeon authored some 135 books, was editor of twenty-eight others and produced a number of pamphlets and albums. In all, he produced over 200 titles. In 1875 Spurgeon’s wife established a fund with the royalties in order to provide Christian books for needy pastors. Spurgeon had