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 the afternoon of Monday, Jan. 13th, at a quarter before 5, we left
Madrid for Bayonne, and at 7 reached the Escurial--both palace and
monastery in one; which, on account of the lateness of the hour, could
be seen very indistinctly. We passed Avila also, a town enclosed by
ancient granite walls 800 years old, which has 86 towers and gates, and
is considered the finest specimen of a walled town in Europe. Valladolid
was reached at midnight; and soon after 6, on the 14th, as the day began
to dawn, we arrived at Vitoria, where the mountainous, picturesque
character of the country formed an entire contrast to the plain on which
Madrid is situated. For many miles we travelled through the Passes at
the western extremity of the Pyrenees, and went through tunnel after
tunnel, until, at 10.15, the train drew up at San Sebastian, a town on
the Bay of Biscay, besieged by the British army under Wellington in
1813; where numbers of English soldiers, who fell during the war on the
Peninsula, lie interred. The last stations in Spain were Irun and
Hendaya; and, after travelling close to the Bay of Biscay, where great
rolling waves were dashing in upon the shore, at half past 1 p.m. we
reached Bayonne.
On the afternoon of Jan. 15th, at a little meeting held at the house of
Monsieur Nogaret, pastor of the Reformed Church, Mr. Müller spoke in
French for three quarters of an hour; and afterwards we walked to the
fortifications, from which the district between Bayonne and the frontier
could be seen--a locality memorable as the scene of the struggle between
Wellington and Soult in the year 1813. On the 17th we went to Biarritz,
a beautiful watering place on the Bay of Biscay, six miles from Bayonne,
where the rocky coast lies open to the full sweep of rollers from the
Bay. There, at 2 o'clock, in a large salon of the Hôtel de France, Mr.
Müller held a meeting for the English, of whom he addressed a
considerable number, for an hour. At half past 3 we returned to Bayonne,
and at 5.20 left by rail for Pau in the Pyrenees. There, on the
following Sunday (Jan. 19th), my husband preached morning and afternoon
in English at the Presbyterian Church, to large congregations, with much
help from the Lord. On the evening of the 20th, he conducted a French
service at Le Temple, and preached the following morning in German at
the Presbyterian Church. He held English meetings also at this Church
every morning (except Saturday) throughout the week.
Pau is famous for its mild, genial climate, its beautiful scenery, and
for being much resorted to by visitors--especially the English--of whom,
during our stay, there were about 2,000 in the place. The Chateau of
Henry 4th is joined by three bridges to the town. On the morning of
Sunday, Jan. 26th, Mr. Müller preached a farewell sermon at the
Presbyterian Church and held a French meeting in the evening for the
working classes, at a large Hall.
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