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
After leaving Montreux, we visited Bex, Aigle, and Yverdun, at each of
which places Mr. Müller held meetings; and, on Nov. 9th, went on to
Geneva, where a series of services had been arranged for him by the
Evangelical Alliance. There he preached at the Salle de la Réformation,
the Casino, the Eglise Rive Droite, the Eglise Lutherienne, the German
Swiss Church, the Lutheran Church, the English-American Church, and the
Oratoire de l'Eglise Libre, to very large congregations. On the 18th, at
the Salle de la Réformation, a meeting was held expressly for pastors,
theological professors of the University, and theological students, whom
he addressed for an hour, and afterwards replied to questions that were
asked. Whilst at Geneva, we visited the Protestant Cathedral Church of
St. Peter, built in 1024, where Calvin used to preach; and saw the
house in which he resided, and another in the Rue des Chanoines, where
he died. The Bibliothèque Publique, founded by Bonivard in 1551,
contains 70,000 volumes, Calvin's manuscripts, and some autographs and
portraits of celebrated persons. There also, fastened to a high stand,
was "La Bible Vulgate" of the 10th century, a ponderous volume,
_written_ by the monks throughout with pen and ink. During our walks at
Geneva, the Mont Blanc range, in French Savoy, about 45 miles distant,
formed a conspicuous and beautiful object in the landscape, the highest
point of which is 15,780 feet above the level of the sea. On Nov. 20th,
at the Oratoire de l'Eglise Libre, Mr. Müller held his last meeting at
Geneva, and spoke in English upon that occasion, with translation into
French, by Professor de la Harpe.
On the morning of the 21st, at half past 10, we left by rail for Lyons,
France; and, after a journey of 130 miles, reached our destination in
the afternoon at half past 4. Exactly opposite the windows of the hotel
to which we went, on a very high hill, called La Fourvière, the other
side of the river, stood the Church of Notre Dame, with a gilded statue
of the Virgin, 20 feet high, standing on its cupola, with arms
outstretched; for Lyons is considered by the Papists to be under the
protection of Mary, and as especially--"Consacrée à la sainte vierge."
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