The Preaching Tours and Missionary Labours of George Müller (of Bristol)Müller, Susannah Grace Sanger
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The Preaching Tours and Missionary Labours of George Müller (of Bristol)
Müller, Susannah Grace Sanger
Müller, George, 1805-1898
In the afternoon at 5 o'clock, we left by rail for Cleveland, Ohio, 353
miles from Chicago; travelled along the shores of Lake Michigan--a
great inland sea, 500 miles in length, and from 90 to 100 miles in
breadth; and on June 14th, at 7 a.m., arrived at Cleveland, where Mr.
Müller preached six times at the great Tabernacle to immense
congregations, occasionally numbering about 3,000. His last address, on
June 17th, was upon the Second Coming of the Lord, when he spoke with
great help and power. At Cleveland we remained a short time only; for
having (when at San Francisco) received an earnest invitation to return
to Washington, on account of the blessing which accompanied his ministry
during our first visit; on June 18th, at 5 p.m. we left, and after a
journey of 524 miles, arrived at Washington the next morning at 9
o'clock. Here Mr. Müller held seven meetings, including services at
Lincoln Hall, the Calvary Baptist, Wesley, Fourth Presbyterian, and
Lutheran Memorial Churches; and, on Sunday evening, (June 23rd,) at the
Metropolitan Church, he preached a farewell sermon from 2nd Tim. iv. 7,
8.
On June 24th we rose at half past 3, left Washington by an early train,
and reached Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, at 11 a.m., where we visited the
field upon which, on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd of July, 1863, the great
battle was fought between the Union forces of the Americans under
General Meade, and the Confederate army under General Lee, when the
latter was defeated with a loss of many thousands of men. "In the
National, or Soldiers' Cemetery on the hill, there is a monument 60
feet high, around which are ranged, in semi-circular slopes, the graves
of many who fell during the war. The divisions between the States are
marked by alleys and pathways radiating from the monument to the outer
circle, the rows of graves being divided by continuous granite blocks, a
few inches high, upon which are the name and regiment of each soldier,
as far as could be ascertained. Originally about 32,000 corpses were
interred in this Cemetery, but eventually the Southern States removed
the bodies of their own soldiers and deposited them elsewhere." To look
upon this burial ground, literally _sown_ with the corpses of the slain,
was an affecting sight; but Jesus is coming and the resurrection, when
"_all_ that are in the graves shall hear his voice, and shall come
forth; they that have done good unto the resurrection of life, and they
that have done evil unto the resurrection of damnation." This Cemetery
is kept in beautiful order by the Government.
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