A sermon delivered by C.H. Spurgeon, Sunday 8th September 1878. This sermon is very important, as it deals with the age-old question of why it is that a God of love allows suffering.  It was preached just five days after the ‘Princess Alice’ a paddle steamer, was accidently broken in half and sunk by colliding with another vessel.  Over 600 people drowned, including five members of the Metropolitan Tabernacle.  Spurgeon grasps the nettle with a sympathetic, but firm hand; reminding his hearers that God is omnipresent and omnipotent.  The Lord allows, since the Fall, for apparent tragedies to happen; even involving the death of His people.  This sermon gives a clear view into the thinking of Spurgeon concerning this subject which is both practical, and helpful, for the people of London in their shock and grief.