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 April 9th, we went to Naples, where, the following morning, at the
Chiese Metodista, Mr. Müller addressed about 100 Christian Workers,
including pastors, evangelists, colporteurs, Sunday School teachers,
leaders of Mothers' Meetings, etc.; and in the evening (by particular
request) he held a service in the Bethel Mission ship, for the English
seamen of Naples, amongst whom were a few sailors from Bristol, who had
expressed a desire that he should address them. On the following evening
he preached at the Presbyterian Church, in English, to a large
congregation; and, during our stay at Naples, held a number of other
meetings, including services at the Chiese Evangelica, the Italian Free
Church, the Waldensian Church--where he preached in French, with Italian
translation--the Chiese Cristiana Apostolica, the Wesleyan Methodist
Chapel, the Methodist Episcopal Church, and the German Church. He
addressed a large class of young ladies also at a school, both in
English and in German.
During our stay at Naples, we visited the ruins of Pompeii, 14 miles
distant, "a city which was partially overthrown by an earthquake, on
Feb. 5th, A.D. 63, and destroyed by an eruption of Vesuvius, Aug. 24th,
A.D. 79. Pompeii was overwhelmed by showers of pumice stones and ashes,
no current of lava having ever reached it; but through the excavations
that have been made, a large portion of the city has been disinterred.
Many of the houses still standing, were probably built before, or
during, our Saviour's life on earth." We saw the ruins of Herculaneum
also, a city destroyed by the eruption of Vesuvius in A.D. 79, when it
was destroyed by torrents of volcanic mud.
The Solfatara, a semi-extinct volcano near Naples, is a remarkable
locality; and the spot where the Apostle Paul, after touching at
Rhegium, first landed in Italy, was particularly pointed out. We
likewise saw the road along which he travelled on his way to Rome, of
which the ancient pavement, composed of massive blocks of lava, in some
places is still perfect.
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