| James and Mary Ford, eds. Every Day in the Year. 1902. | | | | January 31 | | Charles H. Spurgeon | | London Punch |
| | | | A well-known Baptist minister, who preached for many years in London. He died Jan. 31, 1892. |
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STURDY saint militant, stout genial soul, | |
| Through good and ill report you’ve reached the goal | |
| Of all brave effort, and attained that light | |
| Which makes our clearest noontide seem as night. | |
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| Puritan, yet of no ascetic strain | 5 |
| Or arid straightness, freshening as the rain | |
| And healthy as the clod, a native force | |
| Incult yet quickening, cleaving its straight course | |
| Unchecked, unchastened, conquering to the end, | |
| Crudeness may chill and confidence offend, | 10 |
| But manhood, mother-wit and selfless zeal, | |
| Speech clear as light and courage true as steel | |
| Must win the many. Honest soul and brave | |
| The greatest drop their garlands on your grave. | | | |
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