SPURGEON’S EGGS
Charles Spurgeon and his wife would sell, but refused to give away the eggs their chickens laid. Even close relatives were told, “You may have them if you pay for them.” As a result, some people labeled the Spurgeons greedy and grasping. They accepted the criticism without defending themselves and only after Mrs. Spurgeon died was the full story revealed: All the profits from the sale of the eggs went to support two elderly widows. Because the Spurgeons were unwilling to let their left hand know what the right was doing, Matthew 6:3, they endured the attacks in silence.
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