The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-02-23
George Muller in New York.

he heV. OeOTSe muller, OI DrlSCOl,
England, the man of faith and prayer,
the founder Of the Scriptural knowledge
Institution for Home and Abroad and
the Orphan Asylums at Bristol, Eng
land, will preach in Romeyn chapel, 400
East 18th street, on Sunday evening,
January 30th, at 7:30 o'clock, subject,
"The Power of Prayer and Faith in
God" You are most earnestly invited
to attend. With George Van Deurs'
kind regards.
In response to this invitation, we Wis
tied Romeyn chapel on Sunday evening.
Before the hour of service it was com
pletely filled. Mr.. and Mrs. Muller sat
behind the reading desk during the open
ing services by the pastor, Rev. George
Van Deurs.
Mr.. Muller's personal appearance is
pleasing but not striking. He is plain,
modest, serious man, with no air of either
worldliness or sanctity. No painter would
choose him as model for great pro-
phet, patriarch, or saint. His manner
of speech is like his appearance-plain
strong, without ornament or pretension
But no one could listen to his address on
Sunday evening without feeling that this.
man had sounded some of the depths of
the wisdom and love of God. His expo
sition of the nature and characteristics
of prayer was thoroughly Scriptural.
Though he made no allusion to the
Shorter Catechism, his analysis was iden-
teal with the successive phrases of the
answer to the query in that matchless
formula, What is Prayer?' AS an en-
couragement to others, he then gave a
sketch of what he had been able to &C
complish solely by the fundamentally of
faith and prayer.
For ffty-fve years and three months
he and his had received all that was
needful in the way of temporal provision
for their necessities and comfort-food,
clothing, travelling expenses, and every
thing.
More than one hundred schools had
been established in many different parts
OF the world, which were now sustained
at an expense of $4,000 a year. In
these schools thousands had been con-
verted to Christ.
He had circulated 100000 copies of
the Scriptures in different languages, es-
pecially of Spain and Italy, and Is, OO0,-
600 of religious books and tracts
He had assisted large numbers of mis-
sionaries in foreign lands. All this was
IN addition to his Orphanage work at
Bristol, by which he is chiefly known,
and which now includes five immense
buildings, accommodating two thousand
orphans and their instructors.
Two hundred and twenty thousand
dollars is required every year merely to
sustain these various works without en-
largement, and since their beginning he
has expended $4,46O,OOO.
Mr.. Muller emphasizes the fact that
all this vast sum of money was but a
small part of what had been accomplished
in answer to prayer and faith. This in
cluded conversions by tens of thousands.
In every large city of this country where
he preached, he met with persons who
were converted while scholars in these
schools. All the hundreds of helpers
and assistants in these various establish
ments were obtained through prayer.
All their difficulties with epidemics and
other endorsements were solved by
prayer and faith. Perhaps the most
striking and profitable point in. all this
presentation was Mr. Muller's statement
In regard to the necessity OF perseverance
and importantly. He said it was great
mistake to suppose that Gods promise
to answer prayer was limited by time
and circumstances. While he was sure
that he had received at least 10000 d.
rect answers to prayer, he gave numer-
our instances where he had waited for
long periods Of years to receive the an
swer to a prayer which he had offered
daily or several times day. For few
years past he has been travelling most of
every year. and preaching in eleven diff
ferent countries. AS he does his work
by prayer, he says that he can attend to
his business in Rome or in New York,
Just as well as in Bristol. Again and
again, he spoke of his faith in special
cases being SO strong that he could thank
God for having heard him, before he
received the answer. Mr.. Muller is pas
tor of a church of LOO members, and
has nine assistants to attend to his cor
respondence, which includes 10000 let
ters yearly.
All these facts have been published in
books, tracts, addresses, newspaper para
graphs, and circulated in many different
Languages in all parts Of the world. But
to hear them in part of his own life his
tory, from man who speaks of himself
as a "poor sinful worm" and of the
Sayiour's merits as the only possible