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
On Sunday morning, Dec. 22nd, Mr. Müller gave an address at a meeting
for the breaking of bread, held in the upper schoolroom, in Calle
Fernandina; and in the evening preached in German at a Chapel belonging
to Mr. A. Luis Empaytaz, who translated for him. On the evening of the
23rd, he preached at the English Episcopal Church, but the congregation
was very small; for in the whole of Barcelona there were not more than
about 120 English persons altogether. On the afternoon of the 24th he
attended a meeting for prayer and exhortation at the house of the
Wesleyan minister, and gave an address again to Christian Workers;
preached in the evening at the Fernandina schoolroom, and, on the
morning of Christmas Day, held a meeting at the Chapel belonging to Mr.
Empaytaz, where he preached in German, without translation. On the
afternoon of that day, at a tea-meeting at the San Gabriel schoolroom,
Gracia, he gave an address; and afterwards a letter in Spanish, from
many of the pupils then present (who formerly attended the schools of
the Scriptural Knowledge Institution), was read, thanking him for his
visit to Barcelona, and expressing their grateful acknowledgments for
the education they had received. Some of these young men were studying
at the University of Barcelona, and others were engaged elsewhere in
various useful occupations. A translation of this letter into German
was then handed in, and soon after 7 the meeting was brought to a
close.
On Dec. 28th we rose at 5, and at half past 6 were accompanied to the
station by several Christian friends, who kindly came to take leave of
us before our departure for Saragossa. At 7 o'clock we left Barcelona,
and travelled with two Spaniards, to each of whom we gave a Spanish
Gospel and some tracts, which were thankfully accepted, and read with
great attention. At 2 o'clock the passengers alighted to dine, at
Lerida; but we walked up and down the platform and gave away some
tracts, when in a moment a crowd of third-class passengers surrounded
us, who all pressed forward, eagerly desiring to obtain tracts or
gospels for themselves. The few we had were distributed immediately; but
so anxious were the applicants to obtain one _each_, that they followed
us to the railway carriage and lingered about the door. In a few minutes
other tracts were found and handed out, but, fearing to attract
attention and that our actions might be watched by Romish priests, we
held up our empty hands to show that we had nothing more to give. The
poor people were loth, however, to depart, and waited until the last
moment, thrusting their hands in at the window, with the hope of
receiving either a gospel or a tract. At half past 2 we left Lerida, and
after a journey of 228 miles, at a quarter to 9 p.m., reached Saragossa,
where, at the Fonda de las Cuatro Nationes, we found suitable
accommodation. The following morning (Sunday, Nov. 29th) a meeting was
held at Mr. Gulick's Church, when Mr. Müller preached, with translation
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