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 Sept. 26th we returned to New York, and proceeded thence, viâ
Po'keepsy and Albany, to Troy, 157 miles distant, where, at the
"Climbers' Rest," (a house standing on a steep hill in a beautiful
situation, the residence of a gentleman who had kindly invited us to be
his guests) we remained during our stay. At Troy Mr. Müller preached
several times to crowded congregations, and on the 29th attended a
meeting of about 80 pastors from the city and neighbourhood, whom he
addressed for an hour and a quarter. He visited Troy Orphan Asylum also,
spoke to the children, and held one meeting at Lansingburg. On Oct. 4th
we went to Albany, and proceeded afterwards to Saratoga Springs (a
beautiful and salubrious spot, much frequented by the Americans) at both
of which places my husband preached repeatedly, and gave addresses at
pastors' meetings likewise. His last service at Saratoga Springs was
held at the First Baptist Church, on the evening of Oct. 14th, when he
preached from 1st Thess. v. 16, to a large congregation. The meeting was
a very precious one.
On the 15th we left Saratoga Springs, early in the morning, and
travelling viâ Schenectady, Utica, Rome, and Syracuse, arrived at Dr.
Foster's Sanatorium, Clifton Springs, 175 miles distant, in the evening.
As this establishment is a Christian centre, much resorted to by the
Lord's people from various parts of the United States, we remained there
until the 23rd; and, during our stay, Mr. Müller conducted family
worship every morning in the Chapel belonging to the Institution. He
preached in the evening also, to congregations consisting of invalids,
visitors, and persons from the neighbourhood. On Sunday evening, Oct.
19th, his subject was the second Advent, on which he spoke for an hour
and a quarter with great liberty, earnestness, and joy, breaking out
during his discourse into fervent prayer that "Christ would graciously
revive the Church, and arouse His slumbering Bride, to look, and watch,
and wait for her absent Lord's return." The solemnity with which he
spoke was particularly noticed, and the subject was one in which many
took a lively interest.
From Clifton Springs we went on to Rochester, where he preached at St.
Peter's, the Plymouth, the First Presbyterian, and the Baptist Churches;
and on Sunday evening, Oct. 26th, at the large Brick Church, addressed
an overflowing audience, when more than 1,000 people were unable to
obtain admittance.
On Oct. 28th we went, viâ Niagara Falls, to Hamilton, Canada, on the
shores of Lake Ontario, and afterwards to Brantford, at each of which
places Mr. Müller held several meetings. At Hamilton also, at the Music
Hall, he addressed the inmates of a Blind Asylum (71 in number), and at
Brantford, besides visiting an Institute for the children of North
American Indians, to whom he spoke, called upon the widows at a Widows'
Home, and addressed them likewise.
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