The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-01
Mr., GELS
LECTURE
Evangelist Gives
a Character
Sketch.
A PLEA FOR
UNSELFISHNESS
interested Audience Listens to
Interested Audience Listen. to
Sermon On Life of Geo.
A. Muller.

William Edgar Giel preached at Central
Union Church last night on "The Funer-
al of George A. Muller, the Orphan Phil
anthropist''
The sermon was in the nature of life
sketch of the great German philanthro-
pist and Mar. Giel drew morals from the
incidents he related touching upon the
beautiful character of the famous friend
Of the fatherless and motherless.
Mr.. Giel told of his journey To Eng
land, whittier he had gone to meet Mr..
Muller, and how. upon arriving at Bris-
pist had passed away a few hours be-
fore, in calm and peaceful death at the
Orphans Home, which he had founded
for the shelter of 12,0oo orphans.
Mr.. Giel, by special permission, was
admitted to the funeral services held by
the orphans, and knelt with the 1900 in
the great auditorium of BetheSua chapel,
while the casket containing all that was
mortal of George A. Muller reposed upon
the altar and the 1900 orphans wept in
vices by Mr.. Giel was very impressive
and his portrayal OF the character of the
great man whose nature was of the firm
ness of steel and the tenderness of a
woman, was a strong appeal to his con-
gregation to seek to be more unselfsh
and gentle.
In speaking Of the early life Of Mr..
Muller, Mr.. Giel related the story Of his
conversion, which took place at a prayer
service which followed a social gather
ing at the home of friend to whose
home Mr.. Muller had gone in order to
get into society"
Mr.. Giel said that he wished it might
be that all whist and euchre parties
would be followed by a prayer service,
and he hoped the day would come when
no social function would be held that
prayer could not be offered as a part of
the program.
Mr.. Giel said that much of his great
faith in the power of prayer came from
his knowledge of the life of Mr.. Muller;
in one instance a business man of Bris-
tol, while going to mis- office, felt within
HIM a prompting to give George A. Null
Ter e3; he shook off the impression and
proceeded on his way, but twice the feel
ing returned and the business man turn
ed ABOUT ana went 10 the OTpnanS' Home,
when he stood before the great philan-
thropist he said, II don't know why, but
three times something within me has
said Give George A. Muller 93, and
here it is" To his surprise. Mr.. Muller
burst into tears, Il knew my prayers
would be answered" said he, "the or
phans have not had any breakfast, and
you bring them the means" whereupon
he summoned boy and sent him out for
oatmeal
On the occasion of Mr.. 4Iuller's funer-
al while the rain poured in torrents out
side, the minister within prayed that the
Lord would send sunshine SO that the
little orphan girls might follow the cas-
when he heard this prayer, thought it
great mistake, inasmuch as, If the rain
did not cease, the faith of each one of
these orphans in the power of prayer,
would be shaken; but within seven min
utes after the prayer the sunshine burst
through lae clouds and the falling OF
the rain ceased, nor did the storm be-
gin again until the interment was over.
when the rain and wind resumed with
their former fury.
In closing, MIR. Giel beSought his au-
dience to remember the words which the
great philanthropist had spoken in an
swer to request for the key to his
greatness These words were, Il know
Cod
An. enthusiastic after-meeting was held
and the congregation was dismissed with
benediction by Rev. w. M Kincaid.