The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-15
A LIFE or FAITH.
George Muller, Who Had Cared for
and Educated 10000 Orphans.
Boston Transcript.

Boston Transcript.
A London dispatch announces the death
of George Muller, the philanthropist. George
Muller, the founder of the Orphanage at
Bristol, was according to his own Mar
rative' of the Lords Dealings" with him.
self, born at Kroppenstaedt. near Halber-
stadt, Prussia, Sept. q, 1905. In 1916, his
parents removed to Heimersleben, where
his father was appointed collector in the
excise. Between the ages of ten and eleven
he was sent to Halberstadt, to the Cathe-
dral Classical school, there to be prepared
for the university, his fathers desire being
that he should become a clergyman. He
became q member of the University of
Halle, with honorable testimonials, and
thus obtained permission to preach in the
ing in August 1926, and lived for two
months in free lodgings provided for poor
In June. 1928, the London Society for Pro-
noting Christianity among the Jews i'm
vited him to London on six months pro-
baton; but the Prussian law required from
him three years military service. He failed
to obtain exemption; but an illness came
on and left him in a condition unfit for
military service; and in March. 1929, he
reached London.
He studied Hebrew and Chaldee; but he
fell i'll again. and by medical advice went
to Teignmouth, where he formed the ac-
quaintance Of his beloved brother, friend
and fellow-laborer, Henry Craik." He
could not conform to the disciplinary con-
ditions of the Jews Society and he ceased
to be one Of its missionary students in
January. 1880. Ultimately he consented to
at Ebenezer Chapel; he also labored in
Bristol.
In 1880 he married Mary Groves, and the
same year gave up pew rents and threw
himself on voluntary gifts. for which a box
was set up in the chapel. In December,
1885, after a visit to the continent. and af-
ter much consideration he printed a pro-
posal for the establishment of an orphan
house for destitute children bereaved of
both parents. By May 1887, there were
sixty-four children in two houses; and at
the end of that year Mr. Muller wrote and
published the first part Of his Narrative"
He continued It in 1S41, 1874 and 1856. At
the end of 1888 there were eighty-six or
phans in three houses. AT the end of 1856
the orphans numbered 297; and Mr. Muller
sonally applied to for anything by me, the
sum of ES4,44l IS 34d has been given to
me for the orphans, as the result of prayer
Expansion, the addition of house to house.
increase in the number of orphans, have
in 1875. two thousand children were LODGED
fed and educated, without shilling of en-
cowment without a committee, without
organization, by funds drawn from all parts
of the world. Besides all this, through the
agency of the institution named, Mr.. Muller
supported numerous foreign and home mis-
sionaries and schools and provided for the
circulation of vast numbers of the scrip
lures and religious tracts.
Between October, 1880, and May, 1874 he
had received in all over $3,000, 000 by which
nearly forty thousand children had been
taught in schools in Great Britain SPAIN
Italy, India and British Guiana; $4,000 BIZ
bles had been distributed, $4,000 600 tracts
circulated, 100 missionaries supported year
by year. and 4.40S orphans brought up. The
orphans after being educated are put out to
service or apprenticed to trades. The five
orphan houses, erected al a cost of Sc, 900 600
now vested in board of trustees, but have
no endowments. as their founder believed
that funds would be provided as required.
He was also pastor of a church, built up by
his own labors. Over a quarter of CEN
fury ago he published a book. which was
reprinted in this country. entitled, we be-
1ieve. "A Life of Trust" in which he gave
a detailed story of his work, almost mar
vellous in its results.