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GEORGE MUELLER OF BRISTOL
AND HIS WITNESS TO A PRAYER-HEARING GOD
1899

The originally "authorized memoir".

BY
ARTHUR T. PIERSON

This book is in the public domain.
OCR (Optical Character Recognition) and reformatting by Katie Stewart

WStS Note: All italics in this volume are by Dr. Pierson, himself.
We have chosen to spell Mr. Mueller's name without the umlaut.




Table of Contents
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Introduction by Mr. James Wright

A Prefatory Word

Chapter I. From His Birth To His New Birth

Chapter II. The New Birth And The New Life

Chapter III. Making Ready The Chosen Vessel

Chapter IV. New Steps And Stages Of Preparation

Chapter V. The Pulpit And The Pastorate

Chapter VI. "The Narrative Of The Lord's Dealings"

Chapter VII. Led Of God Into A New Sphere

Chapter VIII. A Tree Of God's Own Planting

Chapter IX. The Growth Of God's Own Plant

Chapter X. The Word Of God And Prayer

Chapter XI. Trials Of Faith And Helpers To Faith

Chapter XII. New Lessons In God's School Of Prayer

Chapter XIII. Following The Pillar Of Cloud And Fire

Chapter XIV. God's Building: The New Orphan Houses

Chapter XV. The Manifold Grace Of God

Chapter XVI. The Shadow Of A Great Sorrow

Chapter XVII. The Period Of World-Wide Witness

Chapter XVIII. Faith And Patience In Serving

Chapter XIX. At Evening-Time-- Light

Chapter XX The Summary Of The Life-Work

Chapter XXI. The Church Life And Growth

Chapter XXII. A Glance At The Gifts And The Givers

Chapter XXIII. God's Witness To The Work

Chapter XXIV. Last Looks, Backward And Forward


Appendix.

A. Scripture Texts That Moulded George Mueller

B. Apprehension Of Truth

C. Separation From The London Society, Etc. (this page)

D. The Scriptural Knowledge Institution For Home And Abroad

E. Reasons Which Led Mr. Mueller To Establish An Orphan House

F. Arguments In Prayer For The Orphan Work

G. The Purchase Of A Site, Etc.

H. God's Faithfulness In Providing

[WStS: I. or J. none listed]

K. Further Recollections Of Mr. Mueller

L. Soul Nourishment First

M. Church Conduct

N. The Wise Sayings Of George Mueller
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APPENDIX

C. Separation From The London Society, Etc.

IT became a point of solemn consideration with me, whether I could remain connected with the Society in the usual way. My chief objections were these:

• 1. If I were sent out by the Society, it was more than probable, yea almost needful, if I were to leave England, that I should labour on the Continent, as I was unfit to be sent to eastern countries on account of my health, which would probably have suffered, both on account of the climate, and of my having to learn other languages.

Now, if I did go to the Continent, it was evident that without ordination I could not have any extensive field of usefulness, as unordained ministers are generally prevented from labouring freely there; but I could not conscientiously submit to being ordained by unconverted men, professing to have power to set me apart for the ministry, or to communicate something to me for this work which they do not possess themselves. Besides this, I had other objections to being connected with any state church or national religious establishment, which arose from the increased light which I had obtained through the reception of this truth, that the word of God is our only standard, and the Holy Spirit our only teacher. For as I now began to compare what I knew of the establishment in England and those on the Continent with this only true standard, the word of God, I found that all establishments, even because they are establishments, i.e., the world and the church mixed up together, not only contain in them the principles which necessarily must lead to departure from the word of God; but also, as long as they remain establishments, entirely preclude the acting throughout according to the Holy Scriptures.-- Then again, if I were to stay in England, the Society would not allow me to preach in any place indiscriminately, where the Lord might open a door for me; and to the ordination of English bishops I had still greater objections than to the ordination of a Prussian Consistory.

• 2. I further had a conscientious objection against being led and directed by men in my missionary labours. As a servant of Christ, it appeared to me I ought to be guided by the Spirit, and not by men, as to time and place; and this I would say, with all deference to others, who may be much more taught and much more spiritually minded than myself. A servant of Christ has but one Master.
  
  
• 3. I had love for the Jews, and I had been enabled to give proofs of it; yet I could not conscientiously say, as the committee would expect from me, that I would spend the greater part of my time only among them. For the scriptural plan seemed to me that, in coming to a place, I should seek out the Jews, and commence my labour particularly among them; but that, if they rejected the gospel, I should go to the nominal Christians.-- The more I weighed these points, the more it appeared to me that I should be acting hypocritically, were I to suffer them to remain in my mind, without making them known to the committee.

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