The Life of Trust: Being a Narrative of the Lord's Dealings With George MüllerMüller, George
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The Life of Trust: Being a Narrative of the Lord's Dealings With George Müller
Müller, George
Orphanages -- Great Britain; Prayer
I add an extract from a second letter, written by the same Christian
brother, because it shows still further how very merciful the Lord was
to us at that time, in protecting us.
Mr. ---- is still alive, and has been removed by his friends
into Yorkshire. It appears, insanity is in his family, his
father being at this time in an asylum. It is evident that he
had the pistols in his pockets, but of this no one knew until
after the occurrence took place. I do not know what time of
night you went to bed, but I judge it was about ten. If so, it
was at ten o'clock Mr. ---- came down from his bedroom, after
having been there six hours. It was a mercy you did not meet
him, as it is plain that he had loaded pistols on his person.
Dec. 31, 1847. There have been received into fellowship, during this
year, 39; and altogether, since Mr. Craik and I began laboring in
Bristol, 1,157, besides the 68 whom we found in fellowship. During this
year the Lord has been pleased to give me L412, 18s. 81/2d. To this is
again to be added the free education of my dear daughter, at a boarding
school, worth to us at least fifty pounds.
In April, 1848, I was enabled, by the help of the Lord, to complete all
the arrangements for the publication of the Narrative of the Lord's
dealings with me, in the French language; and about September of the
same year the book appeared, under the following title: "Expose de
quelques-unes des dispensations de Dieu envers Georges Mueller. Paris,
librairie Protestante, Rue Tronchet, 2."
CHAPTER XIX.
CONTINUED MERCIES.
1848-1850.
HUMBLE BEGINNINGS--DEVISING LIBERAL THINGS--THE ORPHANS PROVIDED
FOR--A MEMORABLE DAY--MONEY "AT INTEREST"--MEANS FROM AN
UNEXPECTED SOURCE--THE PROGRESS OF THE NEW ORPHAN HOUSE--MEANS
PROVIDED FOR ITS COMPLETION--INEXPRESSIBLE DELIGHT IN
GOD--REVIEW OF THE TWO YEARS PAST.
On the 26th of May, 1848, I had on hand for the Bible, tract,
missionary, and school funds of the Scriptural Knowledge Institution,
five pounds nineteen shillings sevenpence one farthing; a sum so small,
that, without the help of God, I could not have gone on even for a few
days; for during this period our average expenditure for one single day,
merely for this part of the work, was as much as the whole balance left
in hand. Now see how God carried me through, in meeting the expenditure
of the thousands of pounds which were laid out for these objects,
irrespective of the orphan work, from May 26, 1848, to May 26, 1850.
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