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 8th we left Brantford for Toronto, where, in the afternoon at
Shaftesbury Hall, he addressed 400 Sunday School teachers, and held a
meeting in the evening for 200 young men belonging to the Young Men's
Christian Association. He preached also on the morning of Sunday, the
9th, at Sherbourne Street Methodist Church, addressed a Bible class at
Shaftesbury Hall in the afternoon, and preached for an hour in the
evening at Knox Presbyterian Church, to about 1,500 persons. On Oct.
10th he gave two addresses (in the afternoon and evening) at Shaftesbury
Hall, and one address every afternoon in the week besides; preached on
the morning of Sunday, the 16th, at the Central Presbyterian Church, and
on that evening and the next, addressed large audiences at the great
Metropolitan Church, which holds 3,000. On the former of these occasions
the building was crowded to overflowing.
On Nov. 19th we rose at 5, and at 7.12 set off on a journey of 333
miles, by "through express" for Montreal (a city which contains a
population numbering upwards of 100,000 Papists, and only about 50,000
Protestants), where we arrived at 9 o'clock that night. There Mr. Müller
preached every evening in the week, and twice on Sunday until our
departure. His ministry (we heard) was highly valued in that city, and
many spoke of blessing received by means of it.
On Nov. 29th at 4 o'clock, we left for Ottawa, the capital of the
Dominion of Canada, 117 miles from Montreal, where we arrived at half
past 9, and on the following day (Sunday) my husband preached morning
and evening at the Tabernacle to large congregations. During our short
stay at Ottawa, the cold was intense, and there were heavy falls of
snow, but we took a drive to the Chaudière Falls, and saw the residence
of the Marquis of Lorne, Governor-General of Canada. From Barrack Hill,
which rises almost perpendicularly to an elevation of 350 feet, the
prospect was extensive, and the beauty of the scenery in the
neighbourhood of Ottawa is said to be unrivalled. In the neighbourhood
of the Falls the frost work was remarkable, and the icicles (several
feet in length) formed quite a picture.
On Tuesday, Dec. 3rd, we left Ottawa for Brockville, Ontario, and on the
5th proceeded to Kingston, at each of which places Mr. Müller held
meetings. At Kingston, on Saturday morning, Dec. 6th, he addressed the
students of Queen's College, and in the evening preached at the
Methodist Episcopal Church. On the morning of Sunday, the 7th, he held
a meeting at the First Congregational Church, and in the evening
addressed an overflowing audience at a mass meeting in the City Hall,
where hundreds were unable to obtain admission.
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