Thomas Spurgeon ( September 20 , 1856 -- October , 1917 ) was a British Reformed Baptist preacher . He was the pastor of the Metropolitan Tabernacle . Thomas Spurgeon ( 20 September 1856 -- 17 October 1917 ) was a British Reformed Baptist preacher of the Metropolitan Tabernacle , one of two non-identical twin sons of the famous Charles Haddon Spurgeon ( 1834-1892 ) .