Spurgeon on Smoking

1895

Most of the stories about the late Mr. Spurgeon have been told, but here is one which appears in Mr. Adderly's magazine Goodwill which may be new to many:

Many years ago I met the late Mr. Spurgeon, who was a great smoker, at the supper table of a friend. Over our pipes he said: 'Once a pious lady took me to task about my smoking and said, "Do you read anything in the Bible about smoking?" "No," I answered, "but we do read of the people passing through the valley of Baca" (Psalms lxxxiv, 6, Bible Version).' "