domain material from the ,google ,print project47 ,illustration ,,preaching ,,tours ,,and ,missionary ,labours ,,of ,,george ,m,ue,l,l,e,r 7,,of ,,bristol47 ,,by ,,mrs4 ,m,ue,l,l,e,r4 #ahhc4 ,,london3 ,j4 ,,nisbet ,,co41 ,,berners ,,street4 ,,to ,,be ,,had ,,also ,,in ,,bristol1 ,,at ,,the ,,bible ,,and ,,tract ,,warehouse ,,of ,,the ,,scriptural ,,knowledge ,,institution ,,for ,,home ,,and ,,abroad1 ,,no4 #cd1 ,,park ,,street2 ,,and ,,through ,,all ,,booksellers4 ,,dryden ,,press3 ,j4 ,,davy ,,and ,,sons1 #acg1 ,,long ,,acre1 ,,london4 ,all ,rights ,reserved4 ,,entered ,,at ,,stationers' ,,hall4 ,,introduction4 ,before the perusal of this book is entered upon1 it seems desirable that ,i should myself state to the reader1 what led me to undertake these missionary tours4 ,it may be well to refer also to the objects ,i had particularly in view in connection with them2 to mention how far the desired result has been attained2 and to notice a few other points relating to these journeys4 ,during many years the thought occurred to me again and again1 that it might be the will of ,god ,i should seek to benefit ,his children and the unconverted1 not through my publications only1 but by ministering personally amongst them in other places besides ,bristol2 but my position as pastor of a large church1 and as ,director of a great ,institution1 which seemed to require my constant presence1 for a long time put aside the thought4 ,at last1 however1 when staying in the ,isle of ,wight in the autumn of #ahgd1 finding that my preaching at ,ventnor and ,ryde had been unusually blessed and valued1 ,i judged1 that1 having very efficient fellow labourers in the ,church at ,bristol1 ,i could be spared1 and that my absence would not be particularly felt4 ,with reference to the work on ,ashley ,down1 too1 as ,mr4 ,wright had for many years been an able helper in connection with it2 as he had by that time been appointed ,co-,director of the ,institution2 and as ,i had laboured in word and doctrine in ,bristol 7almost exclusively7 for forty-three years2 it was laid upon my heart to go from city to city1 and from country to country1 in order to benefit 7if possible7 both the ,church of ,christ and the world at large1 by my ministry and experience4 ,accordingly1 after much prayer and waiting upon ,god1 ,i decided upon devoting a very considerable portion of my time habitually to this service1 as long as health and strength should be continued to me4 ,the objects ,i have in view in undertaking these tours are the following3-- #a4 ,to preach the ,gospel in the simplest way possible1 that persons may understand how the blessing1 which sinners receive through faith in ,christ1 is to be obtained4 ,many who are really in earnest about their salvation1 are nevertheless without peace1 because they rest upon their feelings4 ,they do not see that every one1 who is convinced that he is a lost sinner by nature1 and confesses this before ,god1 passes sentence upon himself 7so to speak71 that1 if he depends solely on the perfect obedience of the ,lord ,jesus unto death1 even the death on the cross and upon ,his substitutional sacrifice1 he receives the forgiveness of all his sins1 is justified the moment he believes in ,jesus and shall not perish1 but have everlasting life4 ,rom4 v4 #a2 ,acts x4 #dc2 ,john iii4 #af4 #b4 ,during my pastoral labours for many years ,i found1 that numbers of true children of ,god are without the knowledge of their standing in ,christ4 ,they do not enter into the fact1 that they have passed from death unto life1 that they are regenerated1 pardoned1 justified1 accepted in the ,beloved1 and are no longer under condemnation4 ,now1 having entered into all this experimentally for more than half a century myself1 ,i desire 7with the help of ,god7 to bring others also to an apprehension of these blessings2 and how greatly this service is needed1 is obvious from the fact1 that there are great numbers of preachers of the ,gospel and pastors1 who1 being without the knowledge of their own personal salvation1 are1 in consequence1 entirely destitute of any real peace and joy in the ,lord4 #c4 ,another object ,i aim at is1 to bring ,christians back to the ,holy ,scriptures2 to urge them to try everything by the word of ,god1 and to value that only1 which will stand this test4 ,i endeavour therefore1 to lead believers to become lovers of the ,bible1 by exhorting them to a daily1 systematic1 consecutive reading and study of it2 for ,i know from an experience of more than half a century the blessedness of doing this myself1 and also1 what loss ,i experienced during the first three years after my conversion1 from not attending to it4 #d4 ,further1 ,i aim at a removal of sectarianism1 at promoting brotherly love amongst true ,christians2 and with this object in view go amongst all real believers1 by whatever name they are called1 provided they are sound in the foundation truths of our holy faith4 ,though not agreeing at all1 with some of their opinions and practices1 ,i nevertheless preach amongst all1 having seen for many years how greatly the heart of the ,lord ,jesus must be grieved by the disunion that exists among ,his own true disciples4 ,on this account1 therefore1 ,i have sought 7in my feeble measure7 to unite all real believers2 but1 as this cannot be done1 by standing aloof from our brethren in ,christ1 until they see eye to eye with us1 in every point1 ,i have gone amongst them1 and have united with them1 in so far as nothing has been required of me which ,i could not do with a good conscience4 #e4 ,as for more than half a century ,i have seen how very little real trust in the ,living ,god there is 7generally speaking71 even amongst true ,christians1 ,i have sought also in these my missionary tours1 particularly1 to strengthen their faith2 because1 in the course of my pastoral labours1 the blessed results of real confidence in ,god on the one hand have come to my knowledge1 and the misery of distrusting ,him also on the other4 #f4 ,both in my public ministry of the ,word1 and private intercourse with ,christians1 ,i seek to lead my fellow disciples to more real separation from the world and deadness to it1 and to promote heavenly mindedness in them1 according to the ,scriptures4 ,at the same time1 however1 ,i warn them against extravagances 7such as sinless perfection in the flesh71 which are not to be found in the ,word of ,god4 #g4 ,as the ,lord enables me1 ,i give instruction also about the true character of the present dispensation and the end thereof1 and strive to lead the ,church of ,christ to look for ,his second coming as her great hope4 ,in these nine long missionary tours1 ,i have gladly embraced every opportunity also of having meetings with ministers and pastors of ,churches1 both for the sake of encouraging them in their service1 and that ,i might benefit them through my own experience of fifty-seven years in the ministry of the ,word4 ,i have availed myself too of every opportunity of addressing students in ,universities1 ,theological ,seminaries1 and ,colleges1 and have had opportunities likewise of addressing #a1jjj or #a1ejj ,christian workers at a time1 and of seeking to benefit them by my experience4 ,this kind of work ,i have now been able to do in twenty-two different countries2 for after having spent a considerable time in such labour in ,england1 ,scotland1 and ,ireland1 ,i was led in the providence of ,god to ,switzerland1 ,germany1 ,holland1 ,france1 ,spain1 ,italy1 ,canada1 the ,united ,states1 ,egypt1 ,palestine1 ,syria1 ,asia ,minor1 ,turkey1 ,greece1 ,austria1 ,hungary1 ,bohemia1 ,russia1 and ,russian ,poland4 ,the reader may now be desirous of asking--,and what has been the result of all this service8 ,my reply is--,the day of the ,lord alone will reveal it4 ,here on earth but little can be known1 comparatively1 of the fruit of our labours2 yet1 as far as ,i have been permitted to see1 even here1 there is good reason to believe1 that ,i have not been directed to one single place1 regarding which there was not manifest proof1 that the ,lord sent me there1 on account of the visible blessing which rested on my labours4 ,it may be desirable also to state1 why an account of these missionary tours has been published in this form1 as several of these journeys have already been referred to in the ,reports of the ,scriptural ,knowledge ,institution4 ,the reason is1 that1 in the ,reports a very brief account only of them has been given1 and that always in detached portions4 ,now1 as my dear wife has invariably accompanied me in my travels1 during the past eight years1 and has kept a journal regularly of my labours for the ,lord1 we judged that a connected and much fuller account of them might be given in a book1 than could be published in any other manner4 ,through a perusal of this ,narrative it is hoped also that ,christians may be led to give themselves to prayer for blessing on this my past service1 and that ,god may help me in any future labours1 to which1 in ,his providence1 ,i may yet be called4 ,we considered likewise1 that1 in this way1 ,christians may be led to give themselves to prayer for the countries1 in which ,i have been labouring2 and1 lastly1 that1 with ,god's blessing1 other aged and experienced brethren and pastors may be led to devote the evening of their life to similar service4 ,god has been pleased within the last thirty-five years to raise up thousands for evangelistic work2 but1 it is well known1 that there are comparatively very few who labour amongst the churches1 and can bring the experience of a long life in the service of the ,lord to bear upon the assemblies of ,christians whom they visit4 ,if1 through the reading of this book1 ,god should be pleased to incline the hearts of aged1 experienced1 and very godly servants of ,christ1 to devote their declining years to the visiting of ,churches1 both my dear wife and myself shall consider ourselves abundantly recompensed for our attempt to serve ,him by publishing this ,narrative4 ,hundreds of times1 both separately and unitedly1 we have besought our ,heavenly ,father to bless this labour for ,him1 and we are sure that ,he will graciously answer our request4 ,it now remains only1 that ,i say a few words regarding the photograph1 which is given in this book4 ,during the last thirty years ,i have been asked many hundreds of times1 both verbally and in writing1 for my likeness2 but my reply has invariably been3 ,as ,i do not wish to direct attention to myself1 but to my ,lord and ,master1 ,i must decline to comply with your request4 ,notwithstanding this1 however1 applications for my portrait have been continued1 and are still made more than ever4 ,twenty years ago ,i was offered ,l#ejj1 if ,i would allow it to be published2 but the offer was declined for the reasons already given4 ,since we have been travelling about1 in almost every town or city1 where ,i have laboured 7with very rare exception7 this request has been renewed2 and very often has been made by many residing in the same place4 ,again and again photographers 7brethren in ,christ7 have called and begged me to let them take my likeness1 because so many friends desired to possess it4 ,whilst at ,st4 ,petersburg1 a ,christian gentleman came to see me 7who1 together with his wife1 after a state of long spiritual deadness1 had been revived in soul through my ministry71 and on taking leave of me1 with the probability that we should never meet again on earth1 begged earnestly for my photograph2 but ,i gave the answer1 which has always been given under such circumstances4 ,as recently as during my last stay in ,london1 ,i received a letter from a photographer1 stating that a servant of ,christ1 who was going to publish the photographs of certain well known pastors and teachers1 desired particularly to include mine amongst the rest2 but his application succeeded no better than others of the same kind have done4 ,this very day on which ,i am now writing1 another request for my photograph has been made to me by letter1 and many hundreds of times have ,i thus been entreated for my likeness1 but in vain4 ,and what has been the result of all this8 ,in consequence of my steadfast refusal to be photographed1 several representations of me 7for likenesses they cannot be called1 as ,i never sat for one of them7 have been published1 without my knowledge and against my will4 ,a religious periodical1 extensively circulated in ,america1 containing one of these portraits1 has gone all through the ,united ,states4 ,an enterprising photographer tried once to secure my likeness too1 by an instantaneous process1 as ,i was driving in an open carriage up a hill1 but was foiled in the attempt4 ,a portrait of ,george ,mueller also1 with a most doleful expression of countenance 7conveying not the slightest idea of the happy man he really is71 has been going the round1 and occasionally has come before me1 even in the houses of my best friends4 ,in the fear of ,god1 therefore1 ,i have come to this conclusion3 ,since the public insist upon having a portrait of me 7whether ,i like to give it or whether ,i do not71 let my beloved ,christian friends at least have a photograph that is a real and not a false representation of their unworthy brother in ,christ2 and especially1 let it be one with a pleasant1 cheerful expression of countenance1 that will glorify and not dishonour the ,lord ,i love2 for our very faces even should show forth ,his praise4 ,and now in conclusion1 ,i have one earnest request to make1 which is this3 that 7after yielding to the desire for my likeness so very long expressed1 and having had it published7 my friends will have the great kindness to refrain from applying either to me or to any of my helpers at the ,orphan ,houses for it1 under the supposition that the photograph can be obtained in the form of a carte-de-visite4 ,as it has not been published separately from this book1 it cannot possibly be had in any other form than is given here4 ,one especial reason ,i had for inserting it in the book1 and for not allowing it to be published separately1 was1 that as the amount of work we have at the ,orphan ,houses is already very great1 ,i earnestly desire that it may not be increased by our having to respond to continual applications by letter for my photograph1 which in all probability would be made1 if the likeness could be obtained separately4 ,i am sure1 however1 that nothing further need be said on the subject1 as all my dear ,christian friends1 who really love and esteem me1 will at once see how reasonable and important my request is4 ,,george ,m,ue,l,l,e,r4 ,,new ,,orphan ,,houses1 ,ashley ,down1 ,bristol4 ,july1 #ahhc4 ,,contents4 ,,first ,,tour4--,england4 ,from ,march #bfth to ,july #fth1 #ahge #a ,,second ,,tour4--,england1 ,scotland1 and ,ireland4 ,from ,august #adth1 #ahge1 to ,july #eth1 #ahgf #c ,,third ,,tour4--,continent of ,europe4 ,from ,august #afth1 #ahgf1 to ,june #beth1 #ahgg #aa ,,fourth ,,tour4--,canada and the ,united ,states4 ,from ,august #ahth1 #ahgg1 to ,july #hth1 #ahgh #bf ,,fifth ,,tour4--,continent of ,europe4 ,from ,sept4 #eth1 #ahgh1 to ,june #ahth1 #ahgi #hg ,,sixth ,,tour4--,united ,states and ,canada4 ,from ,august #bgth1 #ahgi1 to ,june #agth1 #ahhj #aci ,,seventh ,,tour4--,canada and the ,united ,states4 ,from ,sept4 #aeth1 #ahhj1 to ,may #cast1 #ahha #aga ,,eighth ,,tour4--,egypt1 ,palestine1 ,syria1 ,asia ,minor1 ,turkey1 and ,greece4 ,from ,august #bcrd1 #ahha1 to ,may #cjth1 #ahhb #agi ,,ninth ,,tour4--,european3 ,including ,germany1 ,austria1 ,hungary1 ,bohemia1 ,russia1 and ,russian ,poland4 ,from ,august #hth1 #ahhb1 to ,june #ast1 #ahhc #bji ,,first ,,missionary ,,tour4 ,,england4 ,from ,march #bfth to ,july #fth1 #ahge4 ,as the origin of these ,missionary ,tours has been fully explained in the ,introduction to this book1 it will be unnecessary to advert to the circumstances which led to them any further4 ,it may therefore now be stated1 that on ,march #bfth1 #ahge1 ,mr4 ,mueller and myself set off upon our first missionary journey to a few places in ,england1 and began by visiting ,brighton1 where he preached several times4 ,he held one meeting also at ,lewes2 and after he had preached repeatedly again at the ,presbyterian ,church1 the ,pavilion ,dome1 etc41 at ,brighton1 we went to ,london1 where1 on the evening of ,may #fth1 he addressed a very large congregation at ,mr4 ,spurgeon's ,tabernacle4 ,on ,may #hth1 we went to ,sunderland1 where he preached six times1 and on the #beth proceeded to ,newcastle1 at which town he held a meeting at one of the ,wesleyan ,chapels1 and gave a long address to ,christian workers at a ,union ,prayer-,meeting the next day4 ,he preached at ,newcastle also on ,may #bfth1 and on the #bgth we returned to ,sunderland4 ,there he preached on the morning and evening of ,may #cjth1 attended a ,union ,prayer-,meeting the following day1 at which he spoke for three quarters of an hour1 and gave a farewell address on ,june #bnd4 ,on the #crd we went again to ,newcastle1 at which town he held eighteen meetings--making a total of sixty-two since we left home on ,march #bfth--and thence returned to ,london1 where1 on ,june #bdth and #beth1 he spoke at the ,conference ,hall1 ,mildmay ,park1 and was one of the speakers who addressed about #c1jjj persons on the evening of the #bgth4 ,on ,july #ast we went to ,notting ,hill4 ,there my husband preached at the ,talbot ,street ,tabernacle four times1 and on the evening of ,june #eth addressed #a1ejj ,christian ,workers for nearly an hour and a half at the ,edinburgh ,castle1 ,london--a service which brought his first preaching tour to a close4 ,on ,july #fth we returned to ,bristol1 where1 besides working daily at the ,orphan ,houses1 and transacting much business connected with the other branches of the ,scriptural ,knowledge ,institution1 ,mr4 ,mueller preached1 as usual1 several times2 and after remaining at home for five weeks and four days1 we set off again upon our missionary travels4 ,,second ,,tour4 ,,england1 ,,scotland ,,and ,,ireland4 ,from ,august #adth1 #ahge1 to ,july #eth1 #ahgf4 ,on ,august #adth1 #ahge1 we went to ,london on our second tour1 of which1 for the sake of brevity1 it may be desirable to give a very short sketch only4 ,on the #aeth my husband preached in the afternoon and evening at the ,mildmay ,conference ,hall1 when on the latter occasion he addressed about #c1jjj persons from #ast ,peter i4 #h2 and during the #ae days we were in ,london he preached #ad times altogether4 ,whilst there1 he held several meetings also at the ,mildmay ,conference ,hall for the benefit of young converts4 ,messrs4 ,moody and ,sankey1 after their long service in ,england1 ,scotland1 and ,ireland1 had by that time returned to the ,united ,states2 and as these devoted servants of ,christ1 whose labours were so abundantly blessed in the conversion of sinners1 were unable to remain long in the places they visited1 ,mr4 ,mueller had it especially laid upon his heart to preach in the large cities where they laboured1 in order that1 through his long experience in the ministry of the ,word1 he might help young converts1 and instruct them more than 7from want of time7 these brethren had been able to do4 ,on ,august #cjth we went to ,stafford1 on our way to ,windermere and the ,lake ,district in the north of ,england1 where a few days were spent2 and on ,sept4 #aath reached ,kilmarnock1 ,scotland1 at which town ,mr4 ,mueller preached morning and evening on the #abth4 ,at ,saltcoats he spoke on the #afth for an hour and a quarter at a ,conference1 and preached altogether seven times at ,kilmarnock in the ,churches of that town4 ,on ,sept4 #bjth we went to ,dundee1 where on the #bast he spoke at the ,conference ,hall in the morning to about #a1bjj people1 and in the evening addressed #b1jjj in the same place4 ,on the #bcrd he gave an address at a public breakfast1 spoke at the ,conference ,hall again in the afternoon1 and held a third meeting in the evening4 ,on ,sept4 #bith1 at ,st4 ,peter's1 where ,mc,cheyne laboured1 he preached from ,psalm ciii4 #c-e2 held a meeting on the #cjth at the ,free ,memorial ,church1 preached on the evening of ,oct4 #crd at ,kinnaird ,hall to about #c1jjj hearers1 and during the #ae days we were at ,dundee1 spoke #ag times in public altogether4 ,after leaving ,dundee and visiting ,dalkeith1 on ,oct4 #ith we went to ,perth1 where ,mr4 ,mueller preached five times1 and on the #acth proceeded to ,glasgow1 in which city1 at the ,convention1 he gave two addresses1 on the #adth1 on the power of the ,spirit1 speaking on the first occasion to about #e1jjj people1 and afterwards 7by request7 on the same subject to an overflow meeting of #a1bjj4 ,on the evening of the #agth1 at the ,prince of ,wales ,theatre1 ,glasgow1 he addressed an assembly of #c1jjj from #ast ,cor4 xv4 #a-b1 when1 at the inquirers' meeting which followed this service1 it was found that #bj persons were impressed1 and that one individual had found peace in ,christ4 ,upon four subsequent occasions he preached at the same ,theatre2 and on the evening of ,nov4 #crd addressed a congregation of #a1jjj at ,kirkentilloch1 including eight or ten ministers who were present4 ,on the #ith he spoke to #a1fjj ,sunday ,school and other ,christian teachers at ,glasgow for an hour and a quarter1 preached at ,queen's ,park ,free ,church on the #ajth1 and on the #adth spoke at the ,marble ,hall from ,ex4 xii4 #a-ab4 ,on ,nov4 #agth he held a meeting for young men at ,queen's ,park ,free ,church1 and on the #ahth1 at the noon prayer meeting1 spoke for the last time at ,glasgow4 ,during our visit of #cf days1 ,mr4 ,mueller spoke #ch times in public altogether1 with much help from the ,lord1 and there is reason to believe that great blessing resulted from his ministry4 ,our tour through ,scotland would have been continued at that time1 but having received an earnest invitation to attend a ,convention at ,dublin1 fixed for the end of ,november1 on the afternoon of the #aith we left ,glasgow for ,greenock1 and went by steamer to ,dublin1 where1 after a favourable night passage1 we arrived on the #bjth4 ,on the #bast my husband spoke in the morning at ,merrion ,hall1 and preached in the evening at the same place to a congregation of about #b1jjj4 ,on the #bcrd he spoke 7by request7 at the ,christian ,convention to an assembly of #djj1 consisting of ministers only1 on ,what is holiness1 and how is it attained8 and in the afternoon addressed #b1jjj persons at the same place on ,faith which worketh by love4 ,on ,nov4 #beth he spoke again at the ,convention1 gave an address at the noon prayer meeting also on the #bfth1 and immediately after closing it1 gave it over again 7by particular request7 to an overflow meeting assembled at the ,united ,presbyterian ,church close by4 ,on ,dec4 #crd he preached at the ,metropolitan ,hall2 and at the ,exhibition ,palace1 on the afternoon of ,sunday1 the #eth1 addressed the largest congregation he had in ,dublin--#b1ejj persons1 at least1 being present4 ,during the #bj days we were there1 he spoke in public #ba times altogether4 ,not being able conveniently to remain longer in ,ireland1 in consequence of having accepted invitations for other places1 on ,dec4 #ajth we left ,dublin1 and went1 via ,kingstown and ,holyhead1 to ,leamington1 ,warwickshire1 where ,mr4 ,mueller preached many times to crowds of hearers at the ,public ,hall1 the ,wesleyan ,church1 the ,albert ,hall1 the ,congregational ,church1 and at other places4 ,he preached once at ,warwick also1 once at ,kenilworth1 twice at ,coventry1 once at ,rugby1 on ,jan4 #dth1 #ahgf1 and gave a farewell address at the ,public ,hall ,leamington1 from ,ephes4 vi4 #aj-ah1 the next evening4 ,during our stay at ,leamington of #bg days1 including the services just mentioned1 and expositions of the ,scriptures to visitors at the ,arboretum1 a large ,hydropathic ,establishment in the town1 he held #df meetings altogether4 ,on ,jan4 #gth we went to ,liverpool1 as he had been requested to preach for a time at the great ,victoria ,hall there1 erected for ,messrs4 ,moody and ,sankey4 ,on the #hth he gave an address at the opening of a small ,institution1 spoke at the ,albion ,hall on ,sunday1 the #ith1 and on the evening of that day preached from ,psalm xxiii41 at the great ,victoria ,hall1 to between #f1jjj and #g1jjj hearers4 ,during our stay at ,liverpool he spoke many times at the ,victoria ,hall1 on ,sundays1 at the daily noon prayer meetings1 and at #g o'clock every evening to very large audiences1 until ,jan4 #ahth1 when we went to the ,conference at ,york1 where he gave addresses upon different subjects at three meetings1 each of which lasted about three-quarters of an hour4 ,on ,jan4 #bbnd we returned to ,liverpool1 where he continued to hold services at the ,albion and ,victoria ,halls2 on ,feb4 #fth he preached at ,toxteth ,tabernacle1 and continued to speak in public until the #adth4 ,during the #ce days we were at ,liverpool1 and the #c in ,york1 he spoke at #dh meetings altogether4 ,whilst engaged in these services he was greatly helped by the ,lord1 and believers and young converts thanked him repeatedly for the blessing his ministry had been to them4 ,at the ,victoria ,hall one of the orphans1 formerly under his care--the commander of a merchant vessel--was converted the very first evening through his preaching4 ,on ,feb4 #aeth we went to ,kendal1 where1 on the #afth1 he addressed about #hjj people at the ,friends' ,meeting ,house1 and held three other meetings in the town1 including two at the ,sand ,area ,chapel4 ,on ,feb4 #bast we left for ,carlisle1 and here1 on the evening of the #bbnd1 ,mr4 ,mueller addressed #djj men and women1 the work people of ,messrs4 ,cann4 ,the next day we started for ,annan1 ,scotland1 a little town of #c1jjj inhabitants1 at which place1 on the #bcrd1 he preached at the ,united ,presbyterian ,church to about #fjj hearers4 ,on ,feb4 #bdth we went on to ,edinburgh1 where the ,general ,assembly ,hall of the ,free ,church was at once kindly placed at his disposal1 that he might hold as many meetings in it as he pleased4 ,in this beautiful ,hall every ,sunday evening1 and at the ,noon meetings1 he addressed very large congregations during the six weeks that we remained in ,edinburgh4 ,besides these services1 he preached at ,st4 ,george's ,free ,church1 at ,north ,leith ,free ,church three times1 at ,dr4 ,chalmers's ,memorial ,church1 at ,bristol ,street ,baptist ,church1 ,barclay ,free ,church1 etc41 and held #ec meetings altogether4 ,on ,april #fth we went to ,arbroath1 at which place1 and at ,montrose1 he preached eight times2 and at ,aberdeen1 where we arrived on ,april #afth1 in #ba days he preached #ca times4 ,in ,edinburgh and at ,aberdeen he had also two meetings1 at which he addressed a number of ministers for upwards of an hour2 and at the ,free ,church ,college1 ,edinburgh1 spoke to the ,theological ,students for about the same time4 ,on ,may #ajth he held a meeting at the ,free ,church1 ,ballater2 on the #abth preached at ,crathie ,free ,church1 near ,balmoral ,castle2 and after he had held three other services at ,crathie1 we went by stage coach to ,braemar1 where he preached once at the ,national1 and once at the ,free ,church4 ,on our return to ,crathie1 two more meetings were also held there4 ,whilst at this village1 we became acquainted with a ,christian housekeeper living at ,balmoral ,castle1 who kindly conducted us one afternoon through the ,queen's residence in ,scotland2 and1 a short time before we left ,crathie1 ,her ,majesty arrived at the ,castle1 whom we saw driving out occasionally1 accompanied by the ,princess ,beatrice4 ,after our departure from ,crathie we went to ,inverness1 where ,mr4 ,mueller preached many times1 and remained there until ,may #cast1 when we set off for ,wick1 about #ae miles from ,john ,o',groat's ,house1 in the extreme ,north of ,scotland4 ,during our short stay at ,wick1 on the morning of ,june #ast we took a drive to ,canisbury1 the parish in which ,john ,o',groat's ,house is situated1 and walked upon the sea-shore1 from which the ,orkney ,islands can be seen4 ,at #b in the afternoon ,mr4 ,mueller preached at ,canisbury ,free ,church1 where the country people flocked in great numbers from their little farms and cottages1 three1 four1 and five miles off to hear him2 and after the service1 at #d o'clock we returned to ,wick1 where he held a meeting in the evening4 ,on ,june #crd we went back to ,inverness1 and here he resumed his labours until the #hth1 when1 in consequence of the death of an aged lady residing at ,reading1 ,berkshire1 who had made him her executor1 we were obliged rather suddenly to leave2 but during our two visits to this town1 including the services at ,wick and ,canisbury1 he preached #bd times altogether4 ,from ,inverness we went--via ,edinburgh and ,london1 to ,reading1 where he preached #ac times1 and thence proceeded to ,london4 ,there1 during the #aj days we remained1 he spoke ten times in public4 ,these services brought his second preaching tour to a close1 and1 on ,july #eth1 we returned to ,bristol4 ,,third ,,tour4 ,,continent ,,of ,,europe4,a ,from ,august #afth1 #ahgf1 to ,june #beth1 #ahgg4 ,a ,in the following ,narrative1 passages which describe cities and places in ,europe and ,america 7marked as being quotations by inverted commas7 have been taken either from ,appleton's ,handbook of ,american ,travel1 from ,bradshaw's ,continental ,guide1 or from one of ,murray's ,european ,handbooks4 ,after being occupied daily for a few weeks at the ,orphan ,houses on ,ashley ,down1 and attending to business connected with the other branches of the ,scriptural ,knowledge ,institution1 besides ministering regularly at the three chapels in ,bristol with which he is connected1 as ,mr4 ,mueller had it particularly laid upon his heart to visit ,switzerland and ,germany1 that he might labour in the gospel in those countries1 on ,aug4 #afth1 #ahgf1 we went to ,dover1 crossed over to ,calais the next morning1 and proceeding to ,boulogne1 where we stayed one night1 continued our journey afterwards to ,paris1 where we arrived on the #ahth4 ,during our stay in ,paris he preached five times at the ,congregational ,chapel1 ,rue ,royale1 in ,english4 ,before our departure we visited ,versailles and ,charenton-le-,pont1 and availed ourselves of every suitable opportunity upon these occasions of giving away little gospel books in ,french to the numerous ,roman ,catholics we met with4 ,on the #bhth we started for ,dijon1 remained there one night1 and went on to ,neuchatel1 ,switzerland1 on the #bith4 ,there1 during our short visit of one day1 we took a drive to ,chaumont1 on the ,jura1 #chde feet above the level of the sea1 whence a magnificent general view of the ,alps can be obtained1 and reached ,berne on the #cast4 ,on ,sept4 #ast ,mr4 ,mueller preached in ,german--for the first time after #ca years--at the ,free ,church1 where1 because the crowd was so great1 notice was given that the next service would be held at the ,french ,church1 a much larger building1 in which accordingly a service was conducted on the #bnd4 ,on ,sunday afternoon1 ,sept4 #crd1 he addressed a mixed assembly of about #a1hjj1 consisting of pastors1 young men1 ,sunday ,school teachers1 country women in their ,swiss costumes1 children1 etc41 at a large ,hall called the ,festhuette2 and in the evening preached for the third time at the ,french ,church1 with very great help and power4 ,on the afternoon of the #dth we went to ,die ,enge1 a ,hall on the side of a steep hill at ,berne1 where #aej brethren and sisters in the ,lord had been invited by ,col4 von ,bueren to meet us4 ,after walking about for a short time outside the building to gaze at the beauty of the distant ,alps1 lighted up by the glory of the setting sun1 whose departing rays shed a lovely rose-coloured hue over their snowy summits1 and hearing this remark3 ,le bon ,dieu l'a fait expres pour vous donner plaisir1 we partook of coffee with our friends in the ,hall1 who heartily welcomed us to ,switzerland4 ,mr4 ,mueller then gave a short address1 and afterwards allowed the meeting to take a conversational turn1 when he answered a number of important questions that were put to him4 ,whilst at ,berne he addressed the girls and teachers one afternoon at ,dr4 ,bloesch's ,orphan ,institution1 preached every evening until ,sunday1 the #ajth--when he spoke at the ,festhuette1 at #c p4m41 to about #a1ijj persons--and preached a farewell sermon at the ,french ,church to nearly #b1jjj in the evening4 ,the ,lord helped him wonderfully1 many persons appeared to be greatly impressed1 and it was a glorious meeting4 ,having before him an immense amount of work1 with the prospect of preaching evening after evening for several months to large audiences in the close1 heated atmosphere of ,churches1 ,halls1 etc42 and desiring a few days of entire rest and relaxation before the short days and cold weather of winter should set in2 we decided at this time upon a little excursion amongst the mountains1 and accordingly on ,sept4 #aath started for ,lucerne4 ,at that town1 which is in full view of ,mont ,pilatus1 we passed one night1 and the next morning went by steamer across the lake to ,vitznau1 at the foot of the ,rigi4 ,thence we ascended the mountain--which is #e1ije feet above the level of the sea--by cog-wheel railway1 and beheld from its summit a view unrivalled for extent and grandeur4 ,the panorama of lake and mountain scenery was magnificent1 the horizon presenting a circumference of #cjj miles1 and including in the prospect #ac lakes1 the snowy masses of the ,bernese ,oberland1 the grand range of the ,jura from ,geneva to ,basle1 and the mountains of the ,black ,forest in ,germany4 ,a considerable quantity of snow lay upon the ground in the immediate neighbourhood of the ,rigi ,kulm1 the cold was severe1 and1 as snow began to fall1 we were glad to find shelter1 near the top of the mountain1 at an hotel4 ,at half past #d the next morning we rose and ascended the ,rigi ,kulm1 whence splendid ranges of innumerable snowy mountain peaks and distant glaciers could be seen extending far and wide1 to which1 illuminated as they were by the bright beams of the rising sun1 a gorgeous prismatic colouring was imparted2 and there we stood for a considerable time1 gazing round upon that grand1 wild1 solitary1 silent region with an interest that could scarcely be exceeded4 ,god of stillness and of motion1 ,of the desert and the ocean1 ,of the mountain1 rock1 and river1 ,blessed be ,,thy name for ever6 ,at #aj o'clock we descended the mountain1 embarked in a lake steamer at ,vitznau for ,fluellen and ,altdorf1 and remained at the latter place until ,sept4 #aeth4 ,on the morning of that day we started by diligence for ,mont ,st4 ,gothard1 slowly ascended a mountain ,pass by an ,alpine road that winds between stupendous precipices of enormous height1 dark1 frowning1 and perpendicular2 and after crossing the ,pont du ,diable1 and changing carriages at ,andermatt1 drove on to the foot of the ,st4 ,gothard4 ,from that point a gradual ascent of the mountain 7by carriage7 was commenced2 the grand scenery and bold outline of the rocks becoming1 as we advanced1 more and more striking and conspicuous2 but all was soon obscured by clouds and mists1 and we alighted at the ,hospice 7situated at the top of the ,st4 ,gothard ,pass1 about #i1jjj feet above the level of the sea7 encompassed by a dense fog4 ,in these regions above the clouds the cold was so intense1 that we were thankful to accept the very poor accommodation afforded at the ,hospice 7a little inn intended principally for the reception of travellers on their way to and from ,italy71 and1 in spite of the smoke from the cigars of some ,italians that filled the only room with a fire in it which the house contained1 were glad to be allowed to share it with them1 and with any other travellers who happened to come in4 ,at #aj we retired to our room1 which was a very small one without a stove or fireplace1 where the cold during the night was severe4 ,the next morning 7the #afth7 we rose early1 and1 finding that clouds and fog still hung over the whole mountain region1 concealing entirely the beauty of the grand scenery around1 we got into the first diligence that stopped at the ,hospice1 and went down the mountain at a rapid pace to ,andermatt4 ,from there we returned to ,altdorf1 took the steamer to ,lucerne1 and went on by rail to ,zuerich1 where we arrived in time for my husband to fulfil the engagements he had made in that town for the #agth4 ,on the following afternoon 7,sunday7 he preached at the ,anna ,capelle to a large congregation1 the ,church being crowded to the utmost1 and the staircases and doorways filled2 and in the evening held a second meeting at the same place1 which was also very numerously attended4 ,at ,zuerich he continued to conduct services every afternoon or evening until the #bdth1 when he addressed a large audience at the ,methodist ,episcopal ,chapel in the morning1 and preached in the afternoon at the ,frau ,muenster--an immense ,church--to about #a1ijj persons4 ,on ,sept4 #beth we went by lake steamer to ,maennedorf1 and there were cordially welcomed by ,mr4 ,zeller1 successor to ,dorothea ,trudel1 who conducted us to lodgings at a pretty cottage1 with vines trained up against the walls1 in which she used to live4 ,after ,mr4 ,mueller had preached twice at ,maennedorf1 and held two meetings at ,waedenschwyl1 a small town on the opposite side of the lake1 we returned to ,zuerich2 and on the evening of ,sept4 #bith he preached at ,wytikon1 a village four miles distant1 where special arrangements for lighting the ,church with lamps were necessary1 because evening services were never held4 ,during our two visits to ,zuerich he preached in that town and in the neighbourhood #ah times altogether4 ,on ,oct4 #ast we went to ,st4 ,gallen1 and afterwards visited ,hauptweil1 ,heinrichsbad 7a small ,sanatorium71 ,herisau1 ,heiden1 ,niederuzwyl1 ,mollis1 ,glarus1 and ,trogen1 and on ,oct4 #bcrd returned to ,heiden4 ,at all of these places he held meetings with great encouragement and success1 except at ,glarus1 where the population is partly of an infidel character4 ,here some young men entered the ,hall1 evidently intending to disturb the meeting2 but the service1 nevertheless1 was of a most solemn character4 ,on the following evening the number of hearers at the same ,hall was considerably larger1 and the preacher was listened to with great attention4 ,from the grandeur and sublimity of their mountain scenery1 ,mollis1 ,glarus1 and the whole neighbourhood for miles around1 are wonderful localities4 ,these are no places1 one would think1 for infidels2 for here1 if anywhere1 the most careless even must be constrained to acknowledge that the strength of the hills is ,his also4 ,on ,oct4 #bjth we went to ,ragatz 7situated in a picturesque spot on the ,splugen ,road1 in the ,valley of the ,rhine71 and on the following morning took a drive to ,pfaeffers-,bad1 three miles distant1 in the narrow deep gorge of the ,tamina1 between perpendicular cliffs of an amazing height1 where1 even during the summer months1 the sun shines only from #aj o'clock till #d4 ,the hot sulphur springs 7temperature #id deg47 are reached by a road of planks at the bottom of the gorge1 which has high precipices on each side of it1 only wide enough apart for the ,bath ,house to stand on the level ground between them4 ,this ,pfaeffers-,bad is considered one of the most curious and remarkable spots throughout the whole of ,switzerland4 ,on ,oct4 #bdth we left ,heiden and went to ,constance1 where1 on the evening of that day1 ,mr4 ,mueller held a meeting at a large ,hall of the ,insel ,hotel1 which is situated on an island in the ,boden ,see1 or ,lake of ,constance4 ,this hotel used formerly to be a ,dominican ,monastery1 and the ,hall1 just referred to1 was the ,church originally belonging to the building4 ,an old tower1 connected with the ,monastery1 in which ,john ,huss was imprisoned1 is still standing close to the hotel4 ,during our short stay at ,constance1 three other meetings were held 7two of them in the town71 and before our departure we visited the ,council ,chamber at the ,merchants' ,hall1 in which the ,council sat by whom ,huss was tried and sentenced to be burned at the stake4 ,the spot--now marked by a monument near the ,bruehl outside1 where1 in the year #adaf1 he and ,jerome1 of ,prague1 suffered martyrdom1 is also one of the interesting places in this neighbourhood4 ,on ,oct4 #bhth we went to ,schaffhausen1 visited the beautiful ,falls of the ,rhine1 and on the #bith1 at the ,johannes ,kirche 7an immense building71 ,mr4 ,mueller addressed a congregation of about #c1jjj4 ,upon four other occasions also he preached at the same ,church1 with great help from the ,lord4 ,from ,schaffhausen1 on ,nov4 #crd1 we proceeded to ,winterthur1 and after he had held two meetings there1 left for ,basle on the #dth4 ,here1 during the fortnight we remained1 he addressed very large congregations every evening1 either at the great ,hall of the ,vereins ,haus1 at a ,hall belonging to the ,moravians1 or at one of the ,churches4 ,he addressed the ,theological ,students of the ,university also1 and spoke for an hour and a quarter to #he ,missionary ,students and their ,teachers4 ,on the #aeth1 at ,beugen1 he held a meeting at an ,institution for young men who were being trained for teachers2 on the #afth addressed #fe ,missionary ,students at ,creschona1 and on the #agth preached at ,lehrach4 ,on ,nov4 #ahth we went to ,muelhausen1 and afterwards visited ,strasburg1 ,stuttgart1 ,kornthal1 ,ludwigsburg1 ,reutlingen1 ,ober-,urbach1 ,heilbronn1 ,carlsruhe1 ,gernsbach 7in the neighbourhood of the ,black ,forest71 ,heidelberg1 ,mannheim1 ,frankfort on the ,maine1 ,darmstadt1 ,bonn1 ,cologne1 ,duesseldorf1 ,muelheim1 ,gladbach1 ,reydt1 ,viersen1 ,crefeld1 ,duisburg1 ,essen1 ,elberfeld1 and ,barmen1 at all of which places important1 happy meetings--generally crowded to the very utmost--were held1 both at ,halls and in the ,churches4 ,at ,bonn ,mr4 ,mueller addressed the ,theological ,students of the ,university2 and at ,barmen1 spoke to the ,missionary ,students at the ,mission ,house4 ,muelheim an der ,ruhr1 ,barmen1 and ,elberfeld were found by us the green spots 7spiritually7 of ,germany1 where it was refreshing to be--on account of the great measure of spiritual life that existed there4 ,the details1 however1 of all these services are not given1 because it is undesirable to make this narrative too long2 but it may be interesting to mention that at ,stuttgart he was honoured by an interview with the ,queen of ,wurtemberg1 who sent for him to the palace and asked a number of questions about the ,orphan ,work in ,bristol2 and on ,jan4 #acth1 #ahgg1 at ,darmstadt1 he held a drawing-room meeting at the house of the ,court preacher1 ,mr4 ,bender1 giving 7by particular request7 a short account of his life and labours to a large company of gentlemen and ladies assembled there4 ,upon this occasion four drawing-rooms were thrown open1 and ,princess ,karl1 7mother of ,prince ,louis of ,hesse1 husband of the late ,princess ,alice of ,england7 ,princess von ,battenburg1 and several gentlemen and ladies connected with the ,court were present4 ,the two ,princesses shook hands with us very kindly afterwards1 and expressed much interest in the account which had been given4 ,on ,march #bdth we left ,barmen for ,cassel1 where1 on ,sunday morning1 the #beth1 at half past #i1 ,mr4 ,mueller preached at the ,brueder ,kirche to about #ejj people1 and in the afternoon1 at ,st4 ,martin's ,kirche--the largest ,church in the city--to only between #fjj and #gjj1 a circumstance which showed how low the state of spiritual life was at ,cassel compared with that of ,barmen1 ,elberfeld1 and ,muelheim1 where the ,churches were so thronged1 that1 even when the rain fell in torrents1 they were not large enough to contain the people who crowded to the meetings1 though many had to walk to them six1 eight1 or ten miles4 ,the congregations1 however1 increased in size continually4 ,whilst at ,cassel we took a drive to the ,palace of ,wilhelmshoehe1 four miles distant1 situated in a beautiful park1 surrounded by extensive grounds where1 in #ahgj1 after his ignominious defeat at ,sedan1 ,napoleon ,,iii41 the late ,emperor of the ,french1 was sent as a ,state prisoner by the present ,emperor of ,germany4 ,on ,march #bhth we left ,cassel and went to ,halle1 via ,eisenach1 to visit the ,wartburg 7an old ,castle standing on a steep hill1 #a1cee feet in height1 where ,luther was concealed in #aeba7 and explored the interior of the building4 ,the sitting-room1 occupied by the great ,reformer1 when he translated the ,scriptures into ,german1 is shown to visitors4 ,his chair also1 and an old bedstead upon which he slept1 are preserved as objects of interest4 ,the ,wartburg contains a small chapel likewise1 and numerous valuable relics4 ,at #i in the evening we reached ,halle4 ,the next afternoon ,mr4 ,mueller spoke at the great ,hall of ,francke's ,orphan ,institution from ,heb4 xi4 #d1 and on ,march #cjth gave an address on prayer at the same ,hall1 upon which occasion he made particular reference to the life and labours of ,francke1 because the example set by that devoted servant of ,christ of founding an ,orphan ,institution1 in dependence upon ,god alone for help1 was a great encouragement to him when he began his ,orphan ,work in ,bristol4 ,whilst at ,halle we went through the ,orphan ,asylum1 founded by ,francke in #afih1 and visited the different departments of the ,institution4 ,my husband called also upon his old friend ,dr4 ,tholuck1 ,counsellor of the ,upper ,consistorium of ,prussia1 and ,professor of ,theology at the ,university of ,halle1 who was then living4 ,on ,march #cast we left ,halle for ,berlin1 and on the way there went to ,wittenberg1 a fortified town on the ,elbe1 to visit the ,schlosskirche1 which contains the tombs of ,luther and ,melancthon4 ,here1 too1 we saw the ,church doors upon which1 on ,oct4 #cast1 #aeag1 ,luther's #ie ,theses against the doctrine of ,indulgencies were posted up1 introducing the ,reformation2 and at an old ,monastery were conducted to the room where he lived as an ,augustine ,monk1 and shown the cup out of which he used to drink4 ,in the market place is a great bronze statue of the ,reformer1 and another of ,melancthon near it4 ,we visited an ,oak also1 which marks the spot where1 on ,dec4 #ajth1 #aebj1 ,luther burned the ,pope's bulls2 saw the exterior of ,melancthon's house2 and afterwards1 continuing our journey by rail1 arrived at ,berlin late the same evening4 ,there1 as long as we remained1 ,mr4 ,mueller preached nearly every evening at one of the various places of worship in the city1 and held meetings at ,st4 ,johannes ,kirche1 ,old ,moabit1 the ,erste ,vereins ,haus1 the ,christus ,kirche1 the ,moravian ,brethren's ,hall1 etc4 ,on ,sundays he preached regularly twice4 ,the audiences generally were very large4 ,on ,april #gth1 ,count ,bismarck1 7a cousin of ,prince ,bismarck71 came a distance of #abe miles on purpose to see and hear him1 because my husband's ,narrative had been made a great blessing to his soul4 ,on the #bast we visited ,potsdam1 on the morning of the #bcrd left ,berlin1 and in the afternoon arrived at ,stettin1 ,pomerania1 near the ,baltic4 ,here ,mr4 ,mueller preached several times1 and afterwards we visited ,luebeck 7one of the three great ,hanse towns1 about #bjj miles from ,stettin71 ,hanover1 ,bielefeld 7in ,westphalia71 ,soest 7a very remarkable old ,hanseatic town71 and ,ruhrort1 at each of which places he preached also repeatedly4 ,on ,may #afth we arrived at ,nimeguen1 ,holland1 where he held a meeting the same evening at the ,dutch ,reformed ,church1 and on the #agth visited an ,orphan ,institution for #dej children1 seven miles from ,nimeguen1 established in consequence of the blessing which has rested upon the ,ashley ,down ,orphan ,houses1 and carried on in the same spirit in which our own ,institution is conducted4 ,there he addressed the children with translation into ,dutch1 and we afterwards went through the various ,departments of the ,asylum4 ,at ,nimeguen1 ,mr4 ,mueller continued to preach until ,may #bast1 when we went by steamer to ,arnheim 7a beautiful town in ,guelderland1 on the banks of the ,rhine71 and afterwards visited ,utrecht1 at each of which places he held meetings repeatedly4 ,on ,may #bfth we reached ,amsterdam1 where he preached several times1 either in ,german1 or in ,german with translation into ,dutch2 and whilst there a letter arrived from the ,united ,states1 signed by the ,rev4 ,e4 ,p4 ,thwing1 and four other pastors1 earnestly inviting him to labour in ,america4 ,amsterdam is built upon piles driven through #ej or #fj feet of peat and sand1 and is protected by dykes4 ,its numerous canals and #ie islands are spanned by #cjj bridges4 ,the diamond cutting industry of ,amsterdam is the most celebrated in the world1 and supports #aj1jjj workmen1 #i1jjj of whom are ,jews4 ,at ,koster's the ,kohinoor and other diamonds were cut4 ,on ,june #crd we went to ,zeist1 an interesting ,moravian settlement1 where my husband preached three times1 and afterwards visited ,haarlem1 ,leyden1 and the ,hague 7the residence of the ,court and ,government71 at each of which places he held several meetings4 ,those at the ,hague were attended by many both of the upper and the lower classes1 but by none belonging to the middle ranks of life4 ,before our departure from the ,hague we spent a few hours at ,scheveling1 a small sea-port on the ,dutch coast2 and on ,june #acth left for ,rotterdam1 where ,mr4 ,mueller spoke the same evening at a ,conference4 ,the following evening he gave another address at the ,conference ,hall1 and on ,june #aeth preached at one of the ,reformed ,churches1 to a large ,congregation4 ,this was his last service on the ,continent4 ,during this long tour1 there is the fullest reason to believe1 that ,god greatly blessed his labours at all the places that we visited4 ,on ,june #afth we left ,rotterdam for ,england1 via ,brussels1 ,calais1 and ,dover1 and arrived in ,london on the #ahth4 ,on the #bast he spoke at one of the ,mildmay ,conference meetings2 on the #bcrd gave an address at the noon prayer meeting1 and on ,sunday 7#bdth7 preached in the afternoon and evening at the ,conference ,hall to very large congregations4 ,these services brought the labours of his third missionary tour to a close1 and on ,june #beth we left ,london and returned to ,bristol4 ,,fourth ,,tour4 ,,canada ,,and ,,the ,,united ,,states4 ,from ,august #ahth1 #ahgg1 to ,july #hth1 #ahgh4 ,after returning from the ,continent1 a few weeks were spent at the ,orphan ,houses on ,ashley ,down1 where everything was found to be going on well2 but1 after much prayer1 considering it to be the will of ,god we should respond to the letter of invitation received at ,amsterdam1 and visit the ,united ,states1 on ,august #ahth1 #ahgg1 we went to ,liverpool1 in order to embark for ,canada1 having been strongly advised to take the shorter sea voyage to ,quebec instead of going to ,new ,york4 ,on the morning of ,sunday1 the #aith1 ,mr4 ,mueller1 spoke at the ,albion ,hall1 in the evening he preached at ,toxteth ,tabernacle2 and whilst we remained at ,liverpool held three other meetings4 ,on ,thursday afternoon1 ,august #bcrd1 we went on board the steamship ,sardinian 7,allan ,line7 and sailed at #g in the evening4 ,the following morning we touched at ,moville1 on the ,north coast of ,ireland2 and1 after waiting there a few hours1 to take in the mails1 steamed out into the ,atlantic4 ,our cabin1 the chief officer's deck room1 was tolerably comfortable1 and the voyage1 though rough1 was a favourable one upon the whole4 ,off the ,island of ,newfoundland1 the weather became cold1 and the progress of the vessel was retarded considerably by fogs2 but on ,august #cjth1 the welcome cry of land6 from the steerage passengers was heard1 and when the fog lifted1 ,belle ,island on our right was in full view1 at a short distance only from the ship4 ,on the evening of that day ,mr4 ,mueller held a meeting in the forecastle for the sailors and steerage passengers1 and spoke afterwards in the ,chart ,room to as many of the cabin passengers as were able to attend4 ,on the #cast we entered the ,gulf of ,st4 ,lawrence--#dfj miles in length--where a heavy sea was running1 and soon came in sight of the island of ,anticosti1 inhabited only 7it is said7 by bears and wolves4 ,on the evening of that day1 ,mr4 ,mueller gave an address at a meeting in the saloon1 and early on the morning of ,saturday1 ,sept4 #ast1 the mail bags were landed at ,rimouski1 where a few passengers went on shore4 ,the remainder of the day was occupied in going up the ,river ,st4 ,lawrence4 ,on its northern bank1 a long range of mountain district extends for many miles2 and on its southern side close to the river's brink1 numbers of white houses--the homes of ,french-,canadian settlers--are dotted along the shore for a great distance4 ,in the evening1 as we drew near ,quebec1 the ,sardinian fired guns as a signal of her approach2 and at half-past eight we reached ,point ,louis1 ,south ,quebec1 after a voyage of nine days1 six hours and a half1 and anchored alongside the wharf4 ,from the landing-place a carriage conveyed us up a steep hill to the ,hotel ,st4 ,louis1 where a number of letters awaited our arrival1 containing a warm welcome to ,america1 and numerous invitations for my husband to preach in the ,united ,states4 ,on ,sunday evening1 ,sept4 #bnd1 at the ,baptist ,church1 he preached for the first time in ,canada1 and the following day at a ,hall in the city held two other services4 ,we had happy interviews also with several ,christian friends4 ,an abundance of work would have been ready for him at once at various places in ,canada2 but as the letter of invitation1 received at ,amsterdam came from pastors in the ,united ,states1 it seemed right to go there first1 and particularly to ,brooklyn1 where ,mr4 ,thwing resided4 ,on the morning of ,sept4 #dth1 some friends took us in a carriage to see the beautiful ,falls of ,montmorenci1 nine miles distant1 where the river of that name1 after leaping for miles over a rocky bed1 rushes with great velocity to the edge of the high rocks over which it falls1 and pours its snowy cataract #bej feet into the valley below4 ,quebec is beautifully situated1 and is a place of great historic interest4 ,near the town are the ,plains of ,abraham1 and the spot where ,general ,wolfe fell4 ,a monument erected to his memory and to that of ,montcalm1 stands upon it4 ,the ,citadel1 sometimes called the ,gibraltar of ,america1 is a fortress upon the summit of a very high rock1 from which there is a magnificent view of the ,st4 ,lawrence1 and of the surrounding neighbourhood4 ,at #f o'clock on the evening of the #dth1 we went on board a river steamer1 and1 after a favourable night passage1 at #g the next morning1 arrived at ,montreal1 where some brethren waiting on the landing-stage asked us to remain2 we did not1 however1 accept their kind invitation1 and at #i o'clock started for ,toronto1 where1 after a long railway journey of #ccc miles1 we arrived at half-past #aa the same night4 ,on the #fth we went on1 via ,hamilton1 to ,niagara1 and--having decided to remain there till the next day--spent the afternoon in surveying the wonders of the celebrated ,falls1 situated on the ,river ,niagara1 a strait connecting the floods of ,lake ,erie and ,ontario4 ,the first distant view of them was rather disappointing2 but a closer inspection revealed their magnitude and grandeur to the full4 ,the waters for which the ,niagara 7a name signifying ,thunder of ,waters7 forms an outlet cover an area of #aej1jjj square miles1 floods so grand and inexhaustible as to be totally unaffected by the loss of the hundreds of millions of tons which they pour every hour through succeeding centuries over rugged1 perpendicular cliffs into the depths beneath4 ,after driving to a bridge just above the ,american ,falls1 we made a partial circuit of ,goat ,island on foot1 halting at all the chief points of interest4 ,a staircase on the right led first to ,luna ,island1 where1 standing by a railing close to the edge of the precipice1 we beheld the vast1 swift1 overwhelming waters of the ,american ,falls1 #afi feet high1 immediately beside us1 rushing in a tremendous torrent right over the brink1 down into the fearful gulf below4 ,this1 we thought1 surpasses everything2 surely this must be the grandest ,cataract in the world4 ,but it was not2 for a few more steps brought us full upon the great ,horse ,shoe ,fall1 on the ,canadian side of the river1 a mighty ,cataract #aej feet high1 and #a1ijj feet in breadth1 where with overwhelming velocity and force1 #a1ejj millions of cubic feet of water 7according to ,professor ,lyell7 rush every hour over the ledge of rocks1 forming a huge1 boiling cauldron at the bottom of the cliffs4 ,and then the ,rapids6 those wondrous ,rapids--which some think equal to the great ,cataracts themselves--especially attracted our attention4 ,just above the ,falls1 the bed of the ,niagara descends about #ea feet in three-quarters of a mile1 and there1 over rough ridges of rock1 great masses of stone and large boulders1 its waters surge and foam1 in ten thousand fantastic shapes1 and in the wildest turmoil1 as though frantically eager to rush over the precipices into the abyss below4 ,after seeing the ,rapids we crossed the river by the new ,suspension ,bridge1 and returned to the ,clifton ,hotel4 ,the next afternoon1 at half-past #b1 we left for ,new ,york1 travelled in a ,pullman's sleeping-car all night1 and at #g on the morning of ,sept4 #hth reached our destination1 after a journey of #ddf miles4 ,from the terminus a carriage conveyed us to ,brooklyn1 the ,city of ,churches1 about seven miles distant1 where--at the ,pierpoint ,house--we remained for six weeks4 ,on ,sunday morning1 ,sept4 #ith1 at ,dr4 ,talmage's ,tabernacle 7said to be the largest church in the ,united ,states71 in the absence of ,dr4 ,talmage1 ,mr4 ,mueller was most affectionately introduced to the audience by ,professor ,thwing1 who in the course of a short speech from the platform1 paused for a few moments1 and shaking hands with him before the assembled multitude welcomed him to the ,united ,states4 ,mr4 ,mueller then addressed the congregation1 and preached for three-quarters of an hour with much help from the ,lord4 ,in the evening he spoke again at the ,tabernacle1 and after the meeting1 amongst the numbers who pressed forward to greet us was a sister in ,christ1 one of the former ,orphans from ,ashley ,down1 who has been married for many years4 ,during our visit to ,brooklyn1 ,mr4 ,mueller held a great number of meetings4 ,on ,sept4 #abth he spoke at the ,fulton ,street prayer meeting1 ,new ,york1 and besides his regular preaching1 visited ,orphan and other ,institutions1 ministered amongst the ,germans 7of whom there are about ten millions throughout the ,united ,states71 and continued actively engaged in the ,lord's service until ,sept4 #bjth1 when we went by river steamer up the ,hudson1 to the city of ,hudson1 and attended a ,convention1 where be gave three addresses4 ,on the #bbnd we returned to ,brooklyn1 and on the following morning and evening he preached at ,plymouth ,church4 ,on the #bdth he spoke again at the ,fulton ,street prayer meeting1 preached in ,german at ,newark on the #beth1 addressed the ,german students of the ,theological ,seminary at ,bloomfield on the #bfth1 attended meetings for pastors1 whom he addressed1 visited a ,homoeopathic ,institution1 preached at ,williamsburg1 ,east ,brooklyn1 on ,oct4 #gth1 and continued day after day to labour uninterruptedly1 until ,oct4 #bjth1 when we went to ,boston1 after he had spoken in public at ,brooklyn and the other places above mentioned #ej times4 ,at ,boston ,mr4 ,mueller began his work by speaking on ,sunday morning1 ,oct4 #bast1 at ,mr4 ,moody's ,tabernacle--a large building which holds #g1jjj1 but where on this occasion1 as rain fell heavily1 the congregation was comparatively small--and in the evening he preached at ,park ,street ,church4 ,on ,oct4 #bbnd he held a meeting at ,berkeley ,street ,church1 and the next morning was called upon by an inquirer1 a young man under deep conviction of sin1 who1 having experienced an overwhelming consciousness of his lost condition by nature1 during the sermon of the previous evening1 was so affected that he could scarcely speak for weeping4 ,during our stay at ,boston my husband held meetings also at ,dr4 ,cullis's ,chapel2 addressed the #cej young ladies at ,wellesley ,college1 #ae miles from ,boston2 preached at the ,clarendon ,street ,baptist ,church1 at ,warren ,avenue ,baptist ,church1 at ,charlestown2 spoke at ,dr4 ,cullis's ,faith ,college2 addressed #ejj school teachers at ,cambridge2 preached at ,dudley ,baptist ,church1 at ,boston ,highlands1 at ,clarendon ,street ,church2 visited ,dr4 ,cullis's ,institution for ,consumptive patients1 whom he addressed1 when ,dr4 ,c4 remarked1 ,but for your example1 all this would never have been in existence--and continued his labours until ,nov4 #crd1 on which day we went to ,newburyport4 ,there1 on the morning of the #dth1 at the ,old ,presbyterian ,church--founded by ,george ,whitefield1 and where he ministered--,mr4 ,mueller spoke from ,isaiah liii4 #e1 #f1 and read out of the ,bible which belonged to that eminent servant of ,christ1 a circumstance noted with interest by the hearers1 as this ,bible is not generally used4 ,he occupied a pulpit also which stands just above the spot where the remains of ,whitefield lie interred4 ,in one corner of the ,church a handsome monument has been erected to his memory1 and the vault is shown in which his coffin rests2 but when the lid was removed1 the skull and a few bones only could be seen of the celebrated man1 whose voice once reached the ears of tens of thousands1 and whose eloquent appeals1 in years gone by1 made careless1 unconverted sinners tremble4 ,the following inscription is upon the monument3--,this ,cenotaph is erected with affectionate veneration to the memory of the ,rev4 ,george ,whitefield1 born at ,gloucester1 ,england1 ,dec4 #afth1 #agad1 educated at ,oxford ,university1 ordained #agcf4 ,in a ministry of #cd years1 he crossed the ,atlantic #ac times1 and preached more than #ah1jjj sermons4 ,as a soldier of the cross1 humble1 devout1 ardent1 he put on the whole armour of ,god1 preferring the honour of ,christ to his own interest1 repose1 reputation1 or life4 ,as a ,christian orator1 his deep piety1 disinterested zeal1 and vivid imagination1 gave unexampled energy to his look1 action1 and utterance4 ,bold1 fervent1 pungent1 and popular in his eloquence1 no other uninspired man ever preached to so large assemblies1 or enforced the simple truths of the gospel by motives so persuasive and awful1 and with an influence so powerful on the hearts of his hearers4 ,he died of asthma ,sept4 #cjth1 #aggj2 solemnly exchanging a life of unparalleled labours for his eternal rest4 ,in a ,memoir of his ,life and ,labours1 published in the ,united ,states1 his biographer remarks that--,his out-of-door audiences consisted of twenty1 thirty1 and forty thousand at a time1 whose singing could be heard two miles off1 and ,whitefield's own voice also could be heard at a distance of a mile from where he stood4 ,when exhorting ,howell ,harris about his people in a letter1 ,whitefield wrote--,show them in the map of the ,word1 the kingdoms of the upper world1 and the transcendent glories of them2 and assure them that all shall be theirs1 if they believe on ,jesus ,christ with their whole hearts4 ,press them to believe on ,him immediately4 ,intersperse prayers with your exhortations1 and thereby call down fire from heaven1 even the fire of the ,holy ,ghost4 ,speak every time1 my dear brother1 as though it were your last2 weep out1 if possible1 every argument2 and1 as it were1 compel them to cry1--,behold how ,he loveth us6 ,the author of this ,memoir further says--,present duty was the only thing that ever pressed hard upon him2 past bitternesses he quickly forgot2 future troubles he left with ,god4 ,he lived one day at a time and lived it thoroughly2 exhorting every one around1 to follow his ,lord and ,master4 ,on the afternoon of ,nov4 #dth1 ,mr4 ,mueller preached again at ,whitefield's ,church4 ,during our stay at ,newburyport1 he held three other meetings1 and on the evening of the #gth at the ,baptist ,church he gave a farewell address4 ,on the #hth we went to ,amherst1 where there is a ,college containing #cej students1 to whom and to other hearers from the town1 my husband spoke for an hour on the evening of that day4 ,during our stay1 at the house of ,president ,seelye1 ,principal of the ,institution1 the following interesting account of a former ,college student 7a ,japanese7 was related to us4 ,whilst in his native country1 many years ago1 this young man1 becoming dissatisfied with his gods of wood and stone1 happened one day to meet with a ,primer for children1 written by a missionary in the ,japanese tongue1 when his eyes lighted upon these words3--,in the beginning ,god created the heaven and the earth4 ,genesis i1 #a4 ,the thought1 that there was a ,being who had created the material universe around1 the beautiful earth with all its wonders1 and the starry host in the spacious firmament above1 struck him forcibly4 ,that ,god 7thought he7 is the ,being ,i will worship2 and for some time he ignorantly1 but sincerely1 worshipped the ,god of ,genesis i4 ,at length1 ardently desiring to learn something more about the true ,god1 he determined to leave the country secretly1 and to go to ,china1 with the hope of obtaining further light4 ,at ,shanghai a ,new ,testament in the ,japanese language was given him1 when1 on opening the book1 he immediately caught sight of this verse3--,god so loved the world that ,he gave ,his only begotten ,son1 that whosoever believeth on ,him should not perish but have everlasting life4 ,john iii4 #af4 ,whosoever8 7he thought to himself7 that must mean anybody1 and as ,i am somebody1 that must mean me4 ,he studied his ,new ,testament with the deepest interest2 believed what he read1 and1 through the teaching of the ,holy ,spirit1 became a decided ,christian4 ,desiring to be more fully instructed in the truth1 he determined to go to the ,united ,states1 and sailed for ,boston in a ship belonging to a ,christian merchant of that city1 who1 on his arrival1 became so much interested in the young convert1 that he sent him to school at ,andover1 where he remained three years4 ,after that1 he studied for three years at ,amherst ,college1 and then returned to ,andover1 where1 at a ,theological ,seminary--as he intended to become a minister of the gospel--his education was further carried on4 ,finally he returned to ,japan as a missionary1 and was the means of bringing his parents and brothers to a saving knowledge of the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 ,a photograph of this young man was shown to us by ,president ,seelye4 ,on ,nov4 #ith we took a drive to ,mount ,holyoke ,seminary1 ,south ,hadley1 founded by ,mary ,lyon2 a most interesting and important ,institution1 where1 in a large ,hall1 ,mr4 ,mueller addressed the #bbe lady students and their #be teachers4 ,we afterwards walked through the beautiful and extensive grounds connected with the ,seminary1 were conducted through its various ,departments1 and visited ,miss ,lyon's grave4 ,from ,amherst1 on ,nov4 #ajth1 we went to ,providence1 ,rhode ,island1 where my husband preached four times to large1 attentive audiences1 and--at the request of the ,president--addressed the ,students of the ,university4 ,after leaving ,providence we proceeded to ,new ,york4 ,there he spoke for an hour at the ,bible ,union meeting1 preached at the ,baptist ,central ,church1 and at the ,hall of the ,young ,men's ,christian ,association addressed a very large ,german congregation1 including about #cj ,german ministers4 ,on the #aeth1 at the ,presbyterian ,church1 ,orange1 ,new ,jersey1 he addressed the teachers of #bb different ,sunday ,schools with reference to their service1 when the building was crowded with an immense congregation2 and on the #afth1 preached at a ,baptist ,church1 ,new ,york4 ,on ,nov4 #agth1 we left for ,jersey ,city--at which place1 as well as at ,elizabeth and ,morristown1 several important meetings were held--and on the #bdth1 went on to ,philadelphia4 ,there my husband began work the next day1 and1 during our stay1 preached many times to crowded congregations4 ,on the evening of ,nov4 #bfth1 a meeting for ,christian workers was held at ,chambers' ,presbyterian ,church1 when he addressed about #a1djj brethren and sisters in ,christ for an hour and a half1 with great help from the ,lord1 and on the morning of ,dec4 #crd 7by invitation7 attended a meeting of pastors at one of the ,methodist ,episcopal ,churches1 where1 at their request1 he addressed about #ejj ministers of various denominations1 who had assembled to hear him4 ,upon this occasion he spoke to them for an hour and #bj minutes on #ae different points connected with their service for the ,lord1 and considered this meeting one of the most precious opportunities of witnessing for ,christ ever afforded to him in his whole life4 ,numbers of these brethren pressed round him afterwards1 expressed their thanks1 and cordially invited him to preach in their churches4 ,in a very short time also1 he received an invitation to address the ,episcopal ministers on the following ,monday morning4 ,on the #dth ,dec4 he preached at the ,scott ,methodist ,episcopal ,church from #ast ,tim4 i4 #ae1 #af1 with great power1 when the people appeared to be deeply impressed2 and on the afternoon of ,sunday1 ,dec4 #ith1 spoke at the ,hall of a ,sunday ,school1 built by a ,christian gentleman at a cost of #aej1jjj dollars4 ,this school 7probably the largest in the world7 is generally attended by #b1bjj children2 but1 on this occasion1 the younger ones having been dismissed1 #a1ejj only were present4 ,as about #a1ejj other hearers1 however1 were there1 he had altogether a congregation of #c1jjj4 ,the arrangements connected with this ,sunday ,school were the most perfect we have ever seen1 and the ,hall1 where the school is held1 is a very large beautiful building4 ,before our departure from ,philadelphia1 ,mr4 ,mueller preached at ,haddonfield1 ,new ,jersey1 on ,dec4 #fth and at ,german ,town1 on the #gth1 to a very large audience1 at the great ,hall of the ,young ,men's ,christian ,association4 ,on ,monday1 ,dec4 #ajth1 he attended the united meeting of ,episcopal ministers already referred to1 when he addressed them for an hour1 on ten weighty points connected with their service2 #dh were present4 ,at ,all ,saints ,episcopal ,church1 on the evening of ,dec4 #adth1 he preached from the #ajcrd ,psalm1 when the church was filled with hearers4 ,no clerical gown was put on1 and a few collects only were read by the minister at the commencement of the service4 ,on ,dec4 #aeth1 we left ,philadelphia for ,baltimore1 where1 the next morning 7,sunday1 #afth71 he preached at the largest ,methodist ,episcopal ,church1 which was crowded1 the aisles1 etc41 being thronged2 and in the evening held a meeting at the ,first ,presbyterian ,church1 when this building also was filled--many had to stand1 and others to go away for want of room4 ,during the whole of our stay at ,baltimore1 my husband continued to labour uninterruptedly1 preaching night after night to immense audiences2 but as a minute account of his work in the various cities we visited1 throughout our long tour1 would take up too much space1 a few particulars only of his ministry at the most important places can be given4 ,on ,dec4 #bast1 he spoke at a ,state ,convention1 in the presence of about #aej gentlemen connected with jails1 reformatories1 etc41 who had assembled to consider this subject--,is religious instruction an agent necessary for the reformation of prisoners8--a question which was answered by him most decidedly in the affirmative4 ,on ,dec4 #bbnd we went by rail to ,annapolis1 #ba miles from ,baltimore1 and by steamer afterwards down the ,severn out into the ,bay of ,chesapeake1 which is the largest ,bay in the ,united ,states4 ,on our return to ,baltimore by water1 we got into important conversation with some ,german infidels1 and were glad to have opportunities of giving little books and tracts to them as well as to other passengers on board the steamer4 ,on ,dec4 #beth1 ,mr4 ,mueller preached at the ,independent ,methodist ,church1 and continued to labour at ,baltimore until the #bith1 when we went to ,washington4 ,there1 on the morning of ,sunday1 the #cjth1 he preached at the ,congregational ,church--the largest in the city--and in the afternoon at #c o'clock at ,lincoln ,hall4 ,on the evening of ,dec4 #cast1 at ,dr4 ,sunderland's ,church1 he spoke from ,psalm ciii4 #c-e1 with particular reference to the close of the year1 when he addressed his hearers with great solemnity1 earnestness1 and power4 ,on ,jan4 #ast1 #ahgh1 the firing of canons early in the morning ushered in the new year1 which is a time of much excitement and gaiety in ,washington1 when the ,president holds a reception1 and there is a great deal of visiting from house to house4 ,on the evening of that day my husband preached at the ,foundry ,church1 from ,exodus xvii4 #a-g1 when1 although it was a time of so much pleasure and amusement1 between #gjj and #hjj people were present4 ,on ,jan4 #crd we visited ,wayland ,seminary1 a few miles from ,washington1 where he addressed #ig male and female coloured students1 who were being trained for missionary work3 a deeply important service4 ,as they possessed great taste for music1 and considerable vocal talent1 it was quite a treat to hear them sing2 for music--in the ,lord's service--being carefully studied at this ,seminary1 the sacred pieces which they sang were exquisitely given4 ,in the evening ,mr4 ,mueller preached at ,dr4 ,mitchell's ,church1 from ,romans xii4 #b1 where1 after the service1 one of the pastors came up to him and said3 ,god sent you to ,america1 dear ,brother4 ,that's just the kind of teaching that we want2 something that will rouse and wake up ,christians as well as the unconverted4 ,god sent you to ,america1 ,sir2 of that ,i am certain4 ,on ,jan4 #dth he preached at the ,calvary ,baptist ,church1 and on the #eth we went to the ,virginia ,episcopal ,theological ,seminary1 near ,alexandria1 about #aa miles from ,washington1 and were driven three miles from the railway station to the ,institution in an open carriage in bitterly cold weather1 the thermometer being six degrees below zero1 that is1 it registered #ch degrees of frost4 ,there1 in the presence of their professors--#d in number--and the ,president1 my husband addressed #da young men1 students1 who were preparing for the ministry and for missionary service2 and about #dj young students from the ,high ,school besides1 who1 with their tutors1 had been invited to attend the meeting4 ,on ,sunday1 the #fth1 he preached three times3 in the morning at the ,metropolitan ,church1 a very large one1 which was crowded2 in the afternoon at ,lincoln ,hall to about #a1ejj persons2 and in the evening at the ,foundry ,church4 ,on the morning of ,jan4 #ajth1 at half past #i1 we accompanied ,mr4 ,shipley1 of ,cincinnati 7by appointment71 to the ,white ,house1 to be introduced by him to the ,president and to ,mrs4 ,hayes4 ,they received us with much courtesy1 and1 after making some inquiries about our work in ,england1 the former entered for half an hour into conversation with ,mr4 ,mueller4 ,mrs4 ,hayes afterwards conducted us through the ,white ,house1 a large old mansion1 and showed us the ,state apartments1 with the various objects of interest which this residence contains4 ,on ,jan4 #aath ,mr4 ,mueller addressed about #a1jjj ,christian ,workers1 at the ,lutheran ,memorial ,church1 for an hour and #bj minutes2 and on the #aeth spoke to the coloured students at ,howard ,university for an hour1 where the work carried on is of a most important character4 ,during the whole of our stay at ,washington1 his time was fully occupied1 and he preached every evening1 and sometimes twice a day1 as long as we remained4 ,on the #aith we visited the ,capitol1 which has a dome nearly #djj feet in height2 from the top of which the river ,potomac1 ,mount ,vernon1 ,alexandria1 ,washington1 and the whole neighbourhood could be seen1 and afterwards walked through the ,government ,buildings1 public offices1 etc4 ,on the morning of ,sunday1 ,jan4 #bjth1 ,mr4 ,mueller preached at the ,first ,baptist ,church1 and in the afternoon at #d o'clock gave a farewell address at the ,lutheran ,memorial ,church to a very crowded audience4 ,on ,jan4 #bast we left for ,salem1 in ,virginia1 #bci miles from ,washington1 and on our way passed many of the places which were the scenes of deadly conflict between the ,federals and ,confederates during the civil war that raged in the ,united ,states many years ago4 ,near the line of railway ,cemeteries were to be seen1 filled with long rows of graves placed close together1 and marked by white stones1 where the corpses of those who were slain in battle lie interred4 ,alas6 what an awful1 melancholy war was that6 ,after travelling for twelve hours1 at #h p4m4 we arrived at ,salem1 a small secluded town1 #a1dej feet above the level of the sea1 situated in a beautiful valley amongst the ,alleghany ,mountains4 ,on the following evening my husband preached at the ,lutheran ,church to a most crowded congregation1 consisting of pastors1 theological students1 ladies1 country people1 negroes1 children1 the visitors from the ,duval ,hotel--where we were staying--its three proprietors1 the servants 7one woman only being left at home72 and an elderly ,welch minister from ,merthyr ,tydvil1 for #cj years a resident in the ,united ,states1 walked seven miles from the country to be present at the meeting4 ,all who could possibly attend turned out to hear ,george ,mueller1 of ,bristol1 ,england1 who preached for upwards of an hour1 and was listened to with the liveliest interest and attention4 ,on the evening of the #bcrd he held a second meeting at the ,lutheran ,church1 and addressed a densely crowded congregation1 when the appearance of the building plainly showed that it is not necessary to go to large cities in order to have vast audiences4 ,hundreds of young men were present1 most of them students from ,roanoke ,college and the ,theological ,seminary1 many of whom were standing at the entrance closely packed together2 whilst others sat upon the pulpit platform side by side4 ,the gallery was thronged4 ,at the back of it several young men were standing upon forms1 with their heads near the ceiling1 and upon the edge of the front seats in the gallery a few boys were perched1 with their legs hanging over the pews1 in a somewhat dangerous position4 ,mr4 ,mueller spoke for an hour and #ce minutes1 giving 7by particular request7 some account of his life and labours1 and the meeting1 which lasted two hours1 was a very blessed one4 ,the next morning he spoke at the ,theological ,seminary to the students1 and in the evening preached for the third time at the ,lutheran ,church1 his particular object being to address the young men from ,roanoke ,college and the students of the ,theological ,seminary4 ,the portion of ,scripture from which he spoke was ,eccles4 xi4 #i1 #aj1 and chapter xii4 #a4 ,on ,jan4 #beth we rose at #d1 left the railway station--at some distance from our hotel--at a quarter past six1 and travelled1 via ,lynchburg1 ,dundee1 ,salisbury1 and ,charlotte1 to ,columbia1 in ,south ,carolina1 where1 after a long1 fatiguing journey of #cgh miles1 which it took #ba hours to accomplish1 we arrived at half past #c1 early on the morning of the #bfth1 and 7by special invitation7 went to the house of ,chief ,justice ,willard4 ,the next day1 7,sunday17 ,mr4 ,mueller preached in the morning at the ,presbyterian1 and in the evening at the ,methodist ,episcopal ,church1 where1 though the congregations were small compared with those in the ,north1 they were large for the ,southern ,states4 ,on the morning of the #bhth we went through the ,state ,house1 the ,capitol of ,columbia1 and were introduced by ,judge ,willard to the ,governor1 the ,secretary of ,state for ,south ,carolina1 the ,comptroller-,general1 and other government officers4 ,we visited the ,senate ,chamber also while the senators were sitting1 and the ,house of ,representatives1 where1 on the following morning 7by particular request71 ,mr4 ,mueller opened the deliberations of the day1 according to custom1 with prayer4 ,at #a o'clock he addressed the young men and lads at the ,reformatory ,prison1 and1 before our departure from ,columbia1 preached four times at the different churches1 giving an address besides to #da students1 with their ,president and professors1 at the ,theological ,seminary on ,feb4 #bast4 ,columbia was a fine city once2 but two-thirds of it were destroyed by fire during the civil war1 and the place1 though now re-built1 has never thoroughly recovered its former beauty4 ,it is situated on the ,bluffs of the ,congaree1 and used to be celebrated for its delightfully shaded streets1 its lovely flower-gardens1 and the model plantations in its vicinity4 ,on the afternoon of the #ast we left ,columbia for ,charleston1 the metropolis of ,south ,carolina1 seven miles from the ocean2 and after a journey of #ace miles1 arrived there on the #bnd1 at half-past #ab in the middle of the night4 ,there1 on the morning of ,sunday the #crd1 ,mr4 ,mueller preached at the ,citadel ,baptist ,church1 and in the evening at ,trinity ,church2 but in consequence of the rain1 which fell heavily all day1 the congregations were only small4 ,on the two following evenings he held meetings at the ,second ,presbyterian ,church1 addressed the orphans of the ,charleston ,orphan ,asylum on the #fth1 in the presence of their teachers and a number of gentlemen and ladies connected with the ,institution1 and on the evening of that day preached at the ,first ,baptist ,church4 ,on the following evening he held a meeting for ,christian ,workers1 and on the #hth preached at ,morris ,street ,coloured ,baptist ,church1 with great help from the ,lord1 to #a1jjj negroes and coloured people1 and about #fj whites4 ,on the morning of ,sunday1 the #ajth1 he preached at the ,bethel ,methodist ,church1 and in the evening at the ,citadel ,baptist ,church1 a very large building1 where a union service or mass-meeting was held1 which was crowded to overflowing1 most of the churches in the town having been closed1 that their congregations and ministers might be present4 ,on the following morning he addressed a meeting of pastors for an hour and #aj minutes1 preached in the evening at the ,old ,bethel ,church for coloured people1 and on the #abth held a meeting at the ,centenary ,church1 where an immense congregation of negroes and coloured persons assembled1 many of whom stood in the aisles and outside the doors1 whilst numbers were unable to get in4 ,on ,feb4 #acth we left ,charleston for ,savannah1 the chief city of ,georgia1 and travelled all day slowly by accommodation train through one of the great ,american swamps1 a morass with stagnant water and luxuriant vegetation on each side of the railway4 ,this route lies within a few miles of the coast1 and passes through many of the seaside and lowland towns and villages of the ,state1 situated in the midst of the wildest1 richest scenery4 ,for miles the rails are laid on piles passing through marsh and morass1 and crossing swift rushing streams2 but it is in regions of this nature that the grandest and most tropical vegetation is to be found4 ,in this country of miasmas1 fever1 and excessive heat1 where1 in the summer months1 few but the negro can exist1 the most profuse and abundant vegetation thrives luxuriantly4 ,extensive pine forests1 lofty cypresses wreathed with garlands of grey moss1 the bay and the laurel covered with the vines of the wild grape or ivy1 and immense live oaks1 line the road on each side4 ,wild flowers grow in profusion during the spring and summer1 and the canebrake rises to a height of ten1 twelve1 or fifteen feet4 ,in these regions alligators abound1 which delight in the muddy1 stagnant waters1 and find in them a river home4 ,we passed many negro log-cabins1 built where the ground was tolerably firm2 but they were wretched-looking habitations1 damp and miserable1 many of them being mere hovels of a most unhealthy character4 ,though the rice fields1 cotton1 sugar1 and tobacco plantations may be benefited by a constant supply of moisture1 the damp heat produced by the sun's scorching rays in summer1 as they fall upon this marshy ground1 is exceedingly unhealthy1 and produces yellow fever1 which is often most fatal in the ,southern ,states4 ,upon our arrival at ,savannah--a beautiful city with plantations of orange and lemon trees growing in winter in the open air1 and adorned with geraniums1 creeping plants and various choice flowers--we accepted an invitation to the house of ,mr4 ,charles ,green1 a ,christian merchant2 and during our short stay were entertained at his mansion most hospitably4 ,whilst there1 ,mr4 ,mueller preached at the ,baptist1 ,independent1 ,presbyterian1 and ,methodist ,episcopal ,churches1 gave addresses to the girls of the ,episcopal ,orphan ,asylum1 of ,whitefield's ,orphanage in ,georgia1 and spoke to the children of the ,preventive ,home4 ,before our departure from ,savannah1 we took drives to ,buonaventura ,cemetery1 to ,plantation1 and to ,thunderbolt1 and particularly noticed the luxuriant1 but peculiar-looking1 ,spanish moss which attaches itself to the trunks and branches of the trees1 and grows in great profusion all through the ,southern ,states4 ,being of a grey colour1 it is unlike ,european moss1 and forms a long1 deep fringe1 a kind of sweeping1 mournful drapery1 which1 as it is waved about by the wind1 has so melancholy an appearance that it seems appropriate for cemeteries1 where it is found in great abundance4 ,on ,feb4 #beth1 ,mr4 ,mueller gave a farewell address at the ,presbyterian ,church1 and on the #bfth we went on board the ,city of ,bridgetown1 an inland route river steamer1 in which1 with #acf other passengers1 we sailed 7via ,brunswick and ,fernandina7 for ,jacksonville1 in ,florida4 ,by the term inland route1 is meant a voyage down the river ,savannah1 across lakes1 estuaries1 and along wide streams1 but inside the land which forms a boundary to the ,atlantic ,ocean4 ,our voyage proved1 however1 most tedious and intricate2 for several times the vessel grounded1 and as it was necessary to wait for the tide to rise and set her afloat again1 great delay and inconvenience were occasioned2 but on the afternoon of the #bhth1 after steaming through a most tortuous water-course1 a perfect labyrinth of winding streams1 we got safely into the ,st4 ,john's river1 and in the evening reached ,jacksonville1 after a voyage of #cej miles1 which it took #eb hours and a half to accomplish4 ,we arrived too late1 however1 for ,mr4 ,mueller to preach that evening1 though the service had been advertised4 ,he held meetings therefore in this city five times only1 all of which were numerously attended2 and at ,polk's ,hall1 on ,sunday evening1 ,march #crd1 there was a union or mass meeting1 where a vast audience assembled1 which was said to be the largest congregation ever known in ,jacksonville4 ,here1 and in ,florida generally1 vegetation was most luxuriant2 for1 as some parts of the coast are only #acj miles from the ,west ,indies1 the climate of this ,state is tropical2 and flowers1 fruit1 and vegetables were in season1 that in most other countries can be obtained only in the summer4 ,on ,march #dth1 at #c4de p4m41 we left ,jacksonville1 and travelled all night in a train where the sleeping arrangements were more comfortable than usual4 ,the following day we crossed the ,chattahoochee ,river1 and in the course of our journey became interested in a gentleman1 very ill in consumption1 whose severe cough had reached us often in the night4 ,he had been staying in ,florida for the benefit of his health2 but1 as he said1 ,i can't talk1 we ventured to hand him a couple of tracts2 ,eternity1 and ,how is it with you8 which there is reason to believe he read4 ,the train stopped at ,dawson1 ,eufala1 and many other places2 and at #i o'clock on the evening of the #eth1 we arrived at ,montgomery1 in ,alabama1 after a tedious journey of #dhc miles4 ,here1 desiring to get on quickly to ,mobile 7in ,alabama7 ,mr4 ,mueller preached a few times only2 and1 on the morning of the #ith1 we rose at half-past #e1 in order to continue our journey further ,south4 ,in the course of it we passed several large cotton plantations1 where cotton of the previous year still remained upon the plants2 peach trees in full blossom were growing wild in great abundance1 fir and pine trees by the million lined each side of the railway1 and occasionally turpentine orchards containing the fir trees from which turpentine is made1 were close at hand4 ,at a distance of about #bj miles from ,mobile1 we crossed the rivers ,alabama and ,tombigby--fine broad streams1 filled with water to the brim--a few creeks1 and a great quantity of marshy ground2 and afterwards entered one of the great swamps1 with which the ,southern ,states abound4 ,at length1 after #aa hours' slow travelling by accommodation train1 at #g p4m4 we reached ,mobile1 #ahj miles from ,montgomery1 and were most kindly received there by ,judge ,horton and his family1 to whose house we went4 ,in this city1 ,mr4 ,mueller held a number of meetings1 which 7for the ,southern ,states7 were numerously attended1 and had daily happy intercourse with ,christian friends4 ,our stay1 however1 was but short1 for on the morning of ,march #aeth we bade them all adieu1 and set off for ,new ,orleans1 ,louisiana1 #ada miles distant1 where1 after stopping at #be stations1 travelling through inlets of the ,mississippi ,sound1 much swamp and water1 and crossing the ,bay of ,st4 ,louis 7a portion of the ,gulf of ,mexico7 by a railway bridge two miles in length1 we arrived at a quarter before nine1 on the evening of the same day4 ,at ,new ,orleans my husband held many meetings1 including services at the ,canal ,street ,presbyterian1 ,carondelet ,street1 and ,methodist ,churches2 he preached also in ,german1 at three different places of worship1 and gave two addresses1 one to the #bej coloured students of ,leeland ,college1 and the other to the coloured students of ,straight ,university1 #bae in number4 ,new ,orleans1 which is the chief cotton mart of the world1 contains a large ,roman ,catholic1 ,french1 and ,spanish population1 and is said to be the most wicked city in the ,united ,states4 ,during our visit1 ,popish processions frequently passed along the streets1 and little or no regard was shown for the ,lord's ,day1 when business was carried on as usual4 ,before our departure we visited the ,orange ,groves and ,lake ,pontchartrain2 but with this exception1 saw very little of the neighbourhood4 ,on the afternoon of ,march #bith we went on board the ,john ,scudder1 a large river steamer1 and at #f p4m4 left ,new ,orleans1 and started on a voyage up the ,mississippi1 for ,memphis1 ,tennessee4 ,the room we occupied was rather large1 and was one of a great number of cabins ranged along the sides of a very long saloon1 used as a general sitting and dining-room by the passengers4 ,it had two berths1 six little windows--or ventilators--close to the ceiling1 and two doors1 one of which opened into the saloon4 ,the food provided for the passengers was excellent1 but no drinking water was to be had on board1 except the unfiltered water of the ,mississippi2 and this was so full of impurities1 and muddy sediment1 which formed a thick deposit on the bottom of any vessel where it was allowed to stand1 that we could neither make up our minds to drink it cold1 nor in the form of tea or coffee1 particularly as it was said to have an injurious effect upon the health4 ,we therefore obtained a jug filled with ice1 allowed the ice to melt1 and after mixing a little wine with the water1 to take off the coldness of it1 procured a wholesome palatable draught4 ,on the evening of ,march #cast1 ,mr4 ,mueller 7by permission7 held a meeting in the saloon1 when he addressed the passengers1 coloured servants1 and as many of the ship's company as were able to attend2 but though there were a few ,christians on board who appreciated the service1 the passengers were chiefly worldly people1 who amused themselves every evening in the saloon with music1 singing1 dancing1 and card-playing1 from which there was no escape1 as in our cabin1 we could distinctly hear1 even if we did not see1 all that was going on4 ,the voyage1 however1 though slow1 was a pleasant one upon the whole4 ,the ,mississippi1 or ,father of ,waters1 from its source in ,minnesota1 to its mouth in the ,gulf of ,mexico1 is #cafj miles in length2 but the ,upper ,mississippi is considered much more beautiful than the lower portion of the river4 ,whilst on board1 ,mr4 ,mueller was occupied a few hours every day in writing the new ,report1 and on ,april #crd1 at #f p4m41 we landed at ,memphis--situated on one of the ,chickasaw ,bluffs of the ,mississippi--after a voyage of about #hjj miles4 ,there we passed the night at an hotel in very uncomfortable quarters1 and1 at #aa4ae on the morning of the next day1 left by rail for ,st4 ,louis1 ,missouri1 a city of more than half a million of inhabitants1 where1 after a journey of #cbg miles1 we arrived at #g4ae a4m4 on ,april #eth1 and went immediately to the ,planters' ,house4 ,on ,sunday1 ,april #gth1 ,mr4 ,mueller began his work by preaching in the morning at the ,second ,presbyterian ,church1 and in the evening at the ,pilgrim ,congregational1 when1 upon each occasion1 the audience was immense4 ,on the #hth1 he gave an address on prayer at the ,methodist ,episcopal ,church1 to crowds of hearers1 and preached at ,pine ,street ,presbyterian ,church on the evening of the #ith4 ,on the #ajth and #aath1 he held meetings at the ,second ,baptist and at ,lafayette ,park ,presbyterian ,churches1 and on the #abth addressed an assembly of at least #b1ejj at the ,centenary ,methodist ,episcopal ,church1 the largest in the city4 ,on the #acth1 at the ,german ,protestant ,orphan ,home1 nine miles from our hotel1 he spoke to #afa orphans in ,german1 in the presence of their teachers and other persons2 on ,sunday morning the #adth preached at ,dr4 ,brookes's ,church1 ,walnut ,street1 on the second coming of ,christ1 and on the evening of that day1 at the ,mercantile ,library ,hall1 addressed a mass meeting of ,germans1 about #b1jjj in number4 ,on the morning of the #aeth1 he attended a meeting for pastors--when he spoke to #aej for an hour and #bj minutes--and in the evening preached at a ,german ,church1 at the corner of ,autumn and ,tenth ,streets4 ,on the #afth1 a meeting for ,christian ,workers was held at the ,first ,presbyterian ,church1 when he addressed a congregation of #a1bjj1 and on ,wednesday evening1 ,april #agth1 preached a farewell sermon at ,dr4 ,brookes's ,church1 from the ,epistle of ,jude1 verses #bj-ba1 with great power and solemnity4 ,throughout the whole of our stay at ,st4 ,louis the meetings were exceedingly large1 on week evenings as well as on ,sundays2 and the interest and attention manifested throughout the whole series of services were most encouraging4 ,on ,april #ahth we rose at half past #e1 and commended ourselves to the ,lord in prayer for the long journey to ,san ,francisco--undertaken after much waiting upon ,god--before us2 and at half past #h left ,st4 ,louis in a ,pullman's car4 ,in the course of the morning we crossed the ,missouri1 and1 the weather being lovely1 with vegetation in perfection1 the journey was delightful4 ,in the evening we alighted at the supper station to partake of some refreshment1 and at #i o'clock retired to rest4 ,the little room we occupied was comfortable1 and the sleeping arrangements were excellent4 ,our windows remained shut1 but as the six ventilators above them were left open1 there was thorough ventilation2 and1 after passing a good night1 at #i o'clock the next morning we reached ,council ,bluffs4 ,there1 after breakfast1 at half past #i1 we got into the same train2 but1 having to take seats in one of the other carriages until the ,pullman cars were unlocked1 a multitude of emigrants--who were pouring into ,california at the rate of #a1jjj per day--soon surrounded us1 amongst whom we distributed some tracts4 ,at ,omaha1 ,nebraska 7#dgf miles from ,st4 ,louis1 where the ,union ,pacific ,railway begins71 we arrived in half an hour2 and1 after waiting three hours at the station1 got into another train1 without emigrants1 and there engaged a second little private room4 ,at #a o'clock our journey was resumed1 and soon after leaving ,omaha we entered upon the prairies1 which consist of millions of acres of wild1 barren1 uncultivated land1 stretching away for hundreds of miles in all directions1 with scarcely a bush1 tree1 or plant of any size upon them1 and covered only with dry1 short1 stunted grass4 ,throughout this district 7appropriately called the ,american ,desert7 the cold must often be intense1 for there is no shelter for many miles1 and nothing to break the force and severity of winter gales4 ,during this portion of our journey the train advanced only at the rate of #ae miles an hour2 for1 though travelling apparently over immense level plains1 we were gradually ascending some thousands of feet above the level of the sea4 ,on ,april #bjth1 at noon1 the engine got out of order1 and as we and all the other passengers alighted from the train1 there was further opportunity of distributing tracts and of surveying the immense plains around4 ,some idea could be formed also of the wilderness through which the ,children of ,israel passed1 on their way to ,canaan1 the promised land4 ,soon after continuing our journey1 the elevation became greater1 and quantities of snow in large patches were seen lying on the ground4 ,just before reaching ,archer1 distant ranges of the ,rocky ,mountains became visible1 having peaks covered with perpetual snow2 but1 in consequence of defective power in our locomotive1 ,cheyenne1 the dinner station 7a town #e1ica feet above the level of the sea1 consisting chiefly of detached wooden houses17 was not reached until #d p4m41 when the train drew up at a short distance from the ,inter-,ocean ,hotel4 ,after leaving ,cheyenne1 numerous snow sheds were passed1 erected at intervals to protect the railway from great snow drifts in heavy winter storms2 and during the night we ascended to ,sherman1 7#h1bce feet above the level of the sea1 a point more elevated than the summit of the ,rigi1 and the highest railway station in the world7 where the cold became severe1 and the snow in places was several feet deep4 ,on ,april #bast all through the day we continued to travel in the midst of a wild1 barren1 desolate region1 with long ranges of lofty1 snow-capped mountains in the distance1 and snow in great abundance everywhere4 ,there was neither foliage nor vegetation1 and though the railway carriages were warmed1 the cold outside was piercing4 ,for several hours we passed repeatedly under snow sheds1 of which there were considerable numbers2 and1 in consequence of our detention on the previous day1 arrived at the breakfast station very late4 ,in the afternoon1 at #c o'clock1 ,evanstone1 #f1hgj feet above the level of the sea1 was reached1 and towards the evening we descended gradually towards the valleys1 where the wild and desolate character of the scenery gave way to grandeur and magnificence4 ,at ,ogden 7#ce miles only from ,salt ,lake ,city1 where the ,union ,pacific ,railway terminates and the ,central ,pacific begins7 we arrived at #g o'clock1 and after waiting there an hour and a quarter1 changed trains2 but were obliged to be satisfied then merely with a section1 as the only little private room in the next train had been engaged4 ,on ,april #bbnd we rose at half past #e1 at #i a4m4 reached ,elko1 ,nevada1 #e1fej feet above the level of the sea1 and afterwards travelled across the ,american alkali desert1 consisting of vast plains covered with sage brush1 bounded by long1 snowy mountain ranges4 ,at ,wells1 an elevation of only #e1jcj feet above the level of the sea1 where the train stopped for half an hour1 we observed groups of ,indians1 wrapped either in scarlet blankets or in striped woollen mantles dyed with brilliant colours4 ,they wore curious looking hats1 trimmed with feathers and wide ribbons1 and had their faces painted with patches of vermilion4 ,at some of the stations a few ,chinese also were standing about1 with their hair plaited in long tails1 reaching nearly to the heels4 ,at ,bewawe and ,battle ,mountain there were more ,indians1 and towards evening we reached ,winnemucca1 where several copper-coloured men and women gathered round the train4 ,on the morning of ,april #bcrd1 at a very early hour1 we entered ,california1 and then the ascent of the ,sierra ,nevada ,mountains became so steep that two locomotives were employed to draw the train up hill4 ,at short intervals strong wooden snow sheds1 like tunnels1 had been erected1 as a protection to the railway against injury from heavy snow drifts2 but they could be regarded only as necessary evils1 on account of the interruption they occasioned to the possibility of seeing everything around4 ,at #f o'clock we reached ,summit ,station1 #g1jdb feet above the level of the sea1 an elevation to which the train had been gradually mounting in the night1 and here a magnificent prospect of indescribable grandeur suddenly burst upon our view4 ,far above the station innumerable mountain peaks were towering towards the sky2 the sun1 which shone brilliantly1 lighted up the snow to a whiteness that was dazzling2 deep abysses1 chasms1 and ravines surrounded us2 millions of pine and fir-trees were growing up the mountains' sides2 and thousands of feet far down below1 valleys clothed with the richest verdure1 added beauty to the scene4 ,during the construction of this wonderful mountain railway1 it is said that the sum spent upon blasting-powder alone amounted to a million dollars4 ,at #h o'clock1 the door of our compartment was thrown open1 and the conductor called out1 ,cape ,horn6 when all the passengers jumped up immediately and looked intently out of window1 for the train was travelling slowly along the very edge of a precipice1 #b1dej feet in height2 a point from which an extensive landscape of great beauty could be seen extending far and wide4 ,after leaving ,cape ,horn1 we crossed a timber bridge1 erected over a portion of the valley1 proceeded to ,emigrant's ,gap1 thence to ,colfax1 and afterwards descended the mountain with a rush1 further on into ,california1 where the weather was warm1 and the country looked most beautiful1 the trees being covered with foliage1 and the ground highly cultivated everywhere4 ,for many miles we passed rich meadow land1 and numbers of large trees2 the fields were covered with grass1 intermingled with brilliant masses of wild flowers2 lupines1 eschcoltzias1 wild roses1 geraniums1 etc41 were flourishing in many places1 and millions of ,californian poppies of an intense yellow1 deepening into orange colour1 outshone all the rest4 ,an ,american gentleman once said3 ,i never saw flowers till ,i saw them in ,california4 ,at half past #aj we arrived at ,sacramento1 and1 after remaining there an hour1 travelled all day through a beautiful part of the country1 favoured with fine summer weather4 ,in the course of the afternoon ,livermore and ,niles were reached1 the train stopped a few minutes at ,san ,jose1 and finally we arrived at ,oakland1 a suburb of ,san ,francisco1 where two gentlemen entered the carriage who welcomed us cordially1 and earnestly invited my husband to preach there4 ,at #e4ce we alighted at the station1 where two brethren were kindly waiting to receive us1 with whom we went on board the ,el ,capitan1 a large ferry steamer2 and1 after crossing the ,bay1 landed at ,san ,francisco1 where our friends conducted us to the rooms they had engaged at the ,palace ,hotel4 ,thus ended our journey of #b1cij miles 7from ,st4 ,louis71 accomplished in six days and five nights1 the longest railway journey we had ever taken at one time2 and truly thankful to the ,lord were we for ,his protecting care during our travels1 and for the comforts of the resting place now provided for us4 ,on the evening of ,friday1 ,april #bfth1 at the lecture room of the ,calvary ,presbyterian ,church1 ,mr4 ,mueller gave his first address at ,san ,francisco2 and1 after the meeting was over1 ,james ,wilkinson1 an orphan formerly on ,ashley ,down1 came up to speak to him4 ,he had been living in the ,united ,states for fifteen years1 and was not only converted himself1 but had been used by the ,lord as an instrument of great blessing to the souls of others4 ,on ,sunday morning1 ,april #bhth1 ,mr4 ,mueller preached at the ,tabernacle ,presbyterian ,church1 ,tyler ,street1 to about #a1hjj people2 in the evening he addressed nearly #b1jjj at the same church2 and on the #bith preached at the ,metropolitan ,temple to a congregation of #hjj4 ,on the #cjth1 a gentleman called in his carriage and took us for a drive to ,cliff ,house1 seven miles distant1 near the ,golden ,gate1 a strait two miles wide1 which leads from the ,bay into the ,pacific ,ocean4 ,many years ago the spot on which ,san ,francisco now stands was covered with hills formed of sand1 blown there in immense quantities from the shores of the ,pacific by the strong winds which constantly prevail2 but now a magnificent city 7as some call it7 has been erected upon the site that formerly was nothing but a barren waste4 ,upon arriving at the coast of the ,pacific1 we took a walk upon the beach1 a vast region composed entirely of sand1 which1 as no rain falls in ,california from the middle of ,april until ,october1 becomes extremely troublesome1 because it is blown inland in prodigious quantities for miles by the trade winds1 for which that locality is noted4 ,during the winter rain falls every day2 but frost1 except in the mountains and northern portions of the ,state 7generally speaking71 is unknown4 ,during our walk the tide was nearly high2 but when low1 beautiful shells in great variety are found upon these shores4 ,after walking some time upon the sands1 our friend conducted us to ,cliff ,house1 an hotel built upon a high rock overlooking the ocean1 where1 from a balcony1 we had an opportunity of observing the sea-lions1 by which the rocks that stand out in the sea are frequented4 ,hundreds of these curious1 amphibious creatures were there1 with their pointed heads1 and bodies shining with salt water4 ,some were basking in the sunshine on dry portions of the cliffs1 others were plunging into the sea1 several were climbing up sloping places on the rocks1 and others were barking discordantly4 ,soon after our arrival at ,cliff ,house1 a young waiter introduced himself as the brother of ,emma ,evans1 one of the orphans formerly on ,ashley ,down4 ,he knew we were in the ,united ,states1 and having often heard ,mr4 ,mueller preach in ,bristol years ago1 recognized him with great delight1 and before our departure presented us with a beautiful bouquet of flowers1 as a little token of his gratitude4 ,after our return to ,san ,francisco1 on the evening of that day1 my husband preached at the ,first ,congregational ,church1 to a large assembly1 with great help and earnestness4 ,amongst the congregation were some ,chinese1 who occupied front seats near the pulpit4 ,on the afternoon of ,may #ast we visited ,china ,town1 situated in a part of ,san ,francisco called ,sacramento1 which is thickly peopled with ,chinese1 where thousands of them live4 ,the ground floors of many of their houses contain shops filled with curious and costly articles1 manufactured by the natives of ,china and ,japan2 but most of the ,chinese live down in places like cellars underneath their shops1 where they dwell crowded together1 smoking and eating quantities of opium4 ,on the evening of that day1 ,mr4 ,mueller preached at ,broadway ,german ,methodist ,episcopal ,church1 when he addressed a large number of ,germans in their own language2 and the following evening held a meeting at a church in ,howard ,street4 ,on ,may #crd1 we walked to the top of a hill not far distant1 and from it looked down upon the ,bay1 and upon ,san ,francisco4 ,the first house ever built there was in the year #ahce1 which was the commencement of a village1 afterwards called ',yerba ,buena1' or good herb1 from a medicinal plant growing in great abundance in the vicinity4 ,at the present time1 great numbers of eucalyptus trees flourish in the neighbourhood2 which1 from their sanitary properties1 are considered a great blessing to the people4 ,in #ahdg the name of the city was changed to ,san ,francisco2 in #ahdh 7the year that gold was first discovered in ,california71 the population had grown to #a1jjj2 and from this small beginning it steadily increased1 until in #ahgj it reached #adi1dhb4 ,now1 the city contains about #bef1jjj inhabitants1 including #ej1jjj ,chinese1 and many thousands of negroes4 ,on the evening of that day1 ,mr4 ,mueller preached at the ,calvary ,presbyterian ,church1 to about #a1bjj people1 when he spoke for nearly an hour and a half1 with great power and earnestness4 ,on ,sunday1 ,may #eth1 he preached in the morning at the ,first ,baptist ,church1 and in the evening at the ,calvary ,presbyterian1 from ,romans viii4 #bh-cj1 when the ,church 7a very large one7 was crowded to the utmost1 the body of the building and the galleries being so thronged1 that numbers who could not gain admittance went away4 ,his appeal to believers1 and words of warning to the unconverted1 were of a weighty1 solemn character4 ,several gentlemen and ladies occupied seats upon the platform1 and the steps leading up to it were filled with hearers4 ,on the #fth1 at #b in the afternoon1 he attended a meeting of pastors belonging to the city and the ,state 7some of whom came a distance of #bj1 #cj1 and #ej miles in order to be present at the meeting71 when he addressed about #aej of his brethren in the ministry for an hour and #bj minutes4 ,in the evening at the ,tabernacle1 ,tyler ,street1 he preached a farewell sermon4 ,the congregation was large2 numbers took leave of us as they left the building1 and a beautiful bouquet of choice flowers was handed in as a parting gift by a gentleman who once lived in ,england4 ,on ,may #hth we left ,san ,francisco and went to ,oakland1 where ,mr4 ,mueller preached in the evening at the ,first ,baptist ,church4 ,on the #ith he addressed #a1jjj people at the ,first ,congregational ,church1 and on the #ajth preached to about the same number at the ,first ,methodist ,church4 ,on the #aath a gentleman took us in his carriage to visit the ,university of ,california1 six miles distant1 which stands upon high ground1 commanding a distant view of the ,bay1 ,government ,island1 ,goat ,island1 etc42 but we could see only the exterior of the buildings1 as they were closed to visitors on ,saturdays4 ,on our return we drove through ,oakland1 a name derived from the fine groves of live oaks1 in the midst of which the town was originally built4 ,these trees are not ornamental only1 but they serve to screen the place from the fierce gales that blow through the ,golden ,gap in summer1 to the force of which ,oakland is particularly exposed2 for the climate of ,san ,francisco and the neighbourhood has this peculiarity1 that in summer the strongest and most trying winds prevail1 though1 at all times of the year1 trade winds from the ,pacific set in every morning at #aa o'clock1 and last for about five hours4 ,during our drive1 the only discomfort was the dust1 which1 from the lack of rain in this country1 soon becomes extremely troublesome2 and the scorching heat of the sun would have been overpowering1 if it had not been tempered by breezes from the ,bay4 ,on ,sunday morning1 ,may #abth1 ,mr4 ,mueller preached at the ,first ,methodist ,episcopal ,church1 from #ast ,chron4 #d-aj1 to a large1 attentive audience1 and1 when the service was over1 ,sheang ,chack1 a ,chinese convert1 who labours amongst his own countrymen1 came to shake hands with us4 ,in the evening my husband preached at the ,first ,presbyterian ,church1 a large building in the shape of an amphitheatre1 where there was a ,union ,service1 all the principal churches having been closed1 that their congregations might attend this meeting4 ,he spoke for an hour from ,lamentations iii4 #bb-bf2 but the crowd was so great that hundreds were unable to obtain admittance4 ,after the service1 a pastor said--,we have had a glorious meeting4 ,on the afternoon of the #acth1 ,mr4 ,mueller addressed the young ladies at ,mills' ,seminary1 six miles from ,oakland2 in the evening he preached in ,german at the ,methodist ,episcopal ,church2 and on the following day attended a ,sunday ,school ,state ,convention at ,san ,francisco1 where he addressed many hundreds of ,christian ,workers for an hour and a quarter4 ,early on the morning of ,may #aeth we left by rail for ,santa ,cruz1 in ,south ,california1 on the ,pacific coast1 #abj miles from ,san ,francisco2 and after a tedious journey reached our destination at #d o'clock4 ,rooms had been engaged for us at ,pope's ,cottage1 a boarding-house in a lovely situation on a hill1 about a mile from the sea shore2 and in the evening at #h1 ,mr4 ,mueller preached at the ,methodist ,episcopal ,church1 where we were heartily welcomed both by the pastor and the congregation4 ,on the following evening1 he held another meeting1 also at the same church4 ,on the #agth we went by rail to ,felton1 seven miles from ,santa ,cruz1 to see some of the ,big ,trees1 for which ,california is celebrated2 and after crossing a rustic bridge and passing through a shady glen1 reached a secluded spot1 where the large trees became more immense than usual4 ,some of them are of gigantic growth1 and shoot up their tall1 straight trunks1 like towering masts into the sky4 ,the largest of these trees is #fb feet in circumference2 its height was originally #cga feet1 but the upper portion of the trunk having been blown off1 its present height is only #bif feet4 ,it is a kind of cedar1 called the red wood1 belonging to the ,sequoia ,gigantea species2 but in other parts of ,california1 there are ,big ,trees considerably larger than the ones we saw4 ,at ,mariposa1 for instance1 the ,grizzly ,giant is #ajg feet in circumference1 #cd in diameter1 and #djj high2 and the first branch 7nearly #bjj feet from the ground7 is #h feet in diameter4 ,in the evening1 after our return1 ,mr4 ,mueller preached at the ,methodist ,episcopal ,church1 for the third and last time at ,santa ,cruz1 as1 in consequence of other engagements1 we were unable to prolong our stay4 ,on ,may #cjth1 at #i4cj a4m41 we set off1 via ,pajaro1 for ,san ,jose 7pronounced ,yozee72 and1 after a journey by rail of #gj miles1 arrived there in the afternoon at half-past #b4 ,at the ,auzierais ,hotel1 the following letter from a pastor at ,oakland1 was awaiting our arrival3-- ,oakland1 ,may #aeth1 #ahgh4 ,,dear ,,brother1--,i have just returned from our prayer meeting1 and it may be a source of gratitude and encouragement to you to know1 that very many testimonies were given to the great benefit received from your ministrations here4 ,in fact there is evidence on every hand1 that the seed you have sown1 has taken root in many hearts4 ,the faith of ,god's children has been greatly strengthened1 and principles of divine truth and ,christian life have been received through your teaching1 which will be of great good for many many years to come4 ,i rejoice with hundreds of others here1 that ,god has led you to these shores1 to teach us the way of ,god more perfectly4 ,may the ,lord wonderfully sustain you and your good wife1 in your labours from place to place4 ,you will have the prayers of a host of brethren beloved1 who will henceforth have a great interest in you personally1 and a still deeper interest in the cause of our dear ,lord which you are labouring to promote4--,with much love and gratitude for your faithful services1 ,i am ,,your ,,brother ,,in ,,christ1 99 99 99 994 ,that night at #h o'clock1 ,mr4 ,mueller preached for the first time at ,san ,jose1 at the ,methodist ,episcopal ,church1 where1 though it was ,saturday evening1 there was a large congregation4 ,he preached also on the morning and evening of ,sunday the #aith1 to crowded audiences at the same ,church4 ,at the close of the latter meeting1 numbers of friends came forward to shake hands with us1 who1 in the warmest terms1 expressed delight at our visit to their city4 ,san ,jose is in the middle of the ,santa ,clara ,valley2 and1 in consequence of its healthful climate1 which is a medium between the cold winds of the coast1 and the hot valleys of the interior1 is much resorted to by invalids4 ,one street is occupied entirely by ,french inhabitants1 and another quarter only by ,chinese4 ,during our stay there1 on ,may #bjth1 we took a drive through ,alameda ,valley1 to ,santa ,clara1 a beautiful little town three miles distant1 which contains several ,churches1 ,schools1 and the ,pacific ,university4 ,here ,mr4 ,mueller preached twice2 and besides the inhabitants of ,santa ,clara1 several persons from ,san ,jose came over to attend the meetings2 but we remained one night only1 and late on the evening of the #bast returned to ,san ,jose4 ,the next morning a letter arrived from ,san ,francisco1 written by a lady1 who earnestly commended her only daughter to our prayers4 ,this young person was converted at the age of #ae1 but two years afterwards became a prey to the delusions of ,spiritualism1 to which she clung tenaciously for nine years4 ,at ,san ,francisco1 however1 she heard ,mr4 ,mueller preach several times1 and was so impressed by one sermon in particular1 that her poor mother fully hoped she would be restored to soundness in the faith4 ,she wrote--,you are the first person who has found the way to her heart for these nine years4 ,she crossed the ,bay last ,sunday morning to hear you1 and says she would not have lost that sermon for #ajj dollars4 ,oh6 how much ,i wish you could see her6 but1 as you cannot1 what ,i want is1 that you will make her case a special subject of prayer4 ,she is dearer to me than my own life1 and ,i would be willing to die a thousand deaths to save her4 ,oh6 help by your prayers4--,mrs4 ----4 ,early on the morning of ,may #bbnd1 we went by rail to ,stockton1 #gj miles from ,san ,jose1 where1 at #c in the afternoon1 ,mr4 ,mueller addressed #bb pastors1 and about #acj other ,christian workers for an hour and ten minutes1 and1 during our short stay1 held two other meetings4 ,at ,stockton the heat became oppressive1 and walking out of doors in the middle of the day was given up4 ,there1 too1 at night we had terrible conflict with the mosquitos2 but though we killed them by the score1 could do very little in the way of exterminating the foe1 so that our visit to ,stockton was marked by a regular mosquito war4 ,our rest at night was so disturbed1 that we were scarcely fit for travelling2 but1 having been repeatedly advised by several ,christian friends1 on no account to leave ,california without visiting the celebrated ,yosemite ,valley1 in that ,state2 and as my husband desired to have a little break for a few days1 after so much constant preaching2 on ,may #bdth1 at #h a4m4 we left by train for ,milton1 #cj miles from ,stockton4 ,there1 a large1 old-fashioned conveyance1 combining coach and omnibus together1 was waiting for the passengers1 into which we1 and several others stepped2 and--drawn by four horses--were driven off towards the ,sierra ,nevada mountains4 ,for some miles our road lay across an open plain1 without houses1 where the scanty vegetation was nearly burned up by the sun's scorching rays1 and what little wind there was resembled a sirocco2 but1 after a drive of fourteen miles1 we arrived at ,copperopolis--so called from the quantity of copper ore found there4 ,at one o'clock1 after changing horses1 we left ,copperopolis--reached ,chinese ,camp1 eighteen miles further1 at #d2 and1 after getting into a smaller conveyance1 at #f o'clock continued our journey1 with only one gentleman passenger besides ourselves4 ,though often told that travelling by ,californian stage-waggon would prove an adventure never to be forgotten1 scarcely were we prepared for the unpleasant jolting that now awaited us4 ,our coachman drove furiously4 ,rough and smooth1 hill and dale1 all were alike to him4 ,now we were driven over one great stone1 and then came into collision with another2 and as for a drag1 going down hill1 such a thing was never thought of4 ,the man was doubtless an experienced driver1 or at any rate he was a fearless one2 but1 being ourselves sober-minded persons1 unaccustomed to such go ahead proceedings1 we should have been thankful to take things more quietly2 and besides this1 desired greatly to reach our journey's end1 with no bruises and without broken bones4 ,through the ,lord's kindness1 however1 we reached ,priest's ,hotel 7on a high hill1 twelve miles from ,chinese ,camp7 in safety1 where we alighted for the night2 and1 after a journey of eleven hours and a half1 retired immediately to rest4 ,our room was small1 and reminded us of the little apartment we occupied at the ,hospice on ,mount ,st4 ,gothard1 ,switzerland1 but it was comfortable1 and not a single mosquito was there to disturb our night's repose4 ,the next morning we rose punctually at #d1 and at #e our journey in another stage waggon1 drawn by five horses1 was continued4 ,the early morning air was cool and pleasant1 and the sky unclouded2 but our new driver urged on the horses also to their utmost speed1 and1 after rattling up and down steep declivities1 and galloping along rugged roads1 we reached the end of a stage of about #ah miles1 and got into another waggon4 ,our next coachman1 happily1 was of a different mould1 for he conducted us slowly and carefully along4 ,at #ab we reached the dinner station1 and at #a set off again in another waggon1 with five fresh horses4 ,at #c o'clock we alighted at some ,big ,trees1 the largest of which was #ff feet in circumference1 and #dbj feet in height2 and1 through the trunk of a tree partially burned down1 a road was being made1 wide enough for two carriages side by side to be driven between the outside portions of the stump4 ,after leaving the ,big ,trees1 our journey was continued1 and1 having gradually all the morning been going up hill1 an elevation of about #h1jjj feet above the level of the sea was shortly reached1 where much snow lay upon the ground4 ,at about #d o'clock we began gradually to descend into the ,valley2 and1 as the waggon was slowly driven down hill1 the wonders of the great ,yosemite 7pronounced ,yozemitty7 at every turn broke in upon us4 ,stupendous perpendicular precipices1 as we advanced1 reared their gigantic summits1 like enormous walls into the sky2 the ,bridal ,veil ,waterfall1 with its rainbow hues1 looked beautiful2 whole ranges of rocky peaks and towering heights were seen2 and one ,cataract succeeded another1 until at last1 soon after #f o'clock1 we drove up to ,barnard's ,hotel1 exactly opposite the ,falls of the ,yosemite4 ,the next morning 7,sunday1 ,may #bfth7 ,mr4 ,mueller preached in the large dining-room of the hotel1 where he addressed the visitors of the house1 and of the two other hotels in the ,valley4 ,a gentleman from ,san ,francisco1 another from the ,eastern ,states1 a lawyer from ,washington1 two gentlemen from ,england1 some ladies1 and a number of other persons formed the congregation4 ,after the service we conversed with several1 and distributed little books and tracts amongst them1 which were gratefully accepted4 ,being without hymn books1 there was no singing2 and our only music was the thunder of the ,cataract close by4 ,the next morning we surveyed the ,falls of the ,yosemite1 three in one1 formed by a stream of water which takes a leap of #a1fjj feet from the top of the rock into a vast basin of rock1 where1 gathering strength1 it again leaps forth a distance of #dcd feet1 and1 falling between the ,north ,dome and the ,three ,brothers1 rebounds1 and takes its final plunge of #fjj feet into the ,valley4 ,twenty-four thousand gallons of water roll over the edge of the cliff every minute2 and probably no ,falls in the world can be compared with these in height4 ,during our brief sojourn in the ,yosemite1 we visited all its chief points of interest4 ,this ,valley is on the western slope of the ,sierra ,nevadas1 and is a narrow gorge about #aj miles long and half a mile in width1 enclosed within gigantic granite precipices like monstrous walls1 which rise1 almost unbroken and perpendicular1 to a height of from #d1jjj to #f1jjj feet above the green1 quiet vale beneath4 ,its most remarkable features are its perpendicular walls1 and their great height1 as compared with the narrow width of the ,valley4 ,in the spring and early summer it is one vast flower garden1 and plants1 shrubs1 and flowers1 of every hue1 cover the ground as with a carpet4 ,el ,capitan is the most prominent attraction it contains1 which1 though not as high as some of its giant neighbours1 is remarkable for its isolation1 height1 prodigious breadth1 bold shape1 and defiant attitude1 as it stands up like an enormous wall1 the ,great ,chief of the ,yosemite4 ,it is #c1cjj feet above the ,valley1--which is itself #d1jjj feet above the level of the sea--is solid1 massive1 seamless1 thousands of millions of tons in weight2 and its grey granite sides1 destitute of vegetation1 are perpendicular4,b ,the ,bridal ,veil ,waterfall leaps a distance of #idj feet into the ,valley1 and a beautiful rainbow was produced by the sun's rays as they fell upon it4 ,from ,artists' ,point and ,inspiration ,point1 a fine general view of the ,yosemite is obtained2 and three miles off is ,mirror ,lake1 at the foot of1 and between the ,north and ,south ,dome1 which reflects every rock1 ledge1 and mountain like a mirror4 ,the ,cathedral ,rocks1 the ,sentinel ,rock1 the ,three ,brothers1 etc41 also form a portion of the mountain scenery4 ,the ,vernal ,fall 7or ,cataract of ,diamonds7 and the ,nevada ,falls1 in wild1 romantic situations1 are also grand and beautiful2 but1 as the wonders of this neighbourhood1 if entered into fully1 would require a volume1 a minute description of them cannot be attempted4 ,b ,nordhoff's ,california4 ,on ,may #bith we rose at half past #d1 and at #f1 after taking outside seats1 started1 with ten other passengers1 in a stage waggon1 drawn by five horses1 on our return journey4 ,our drive up the mountains1 which was slow and gradual1 occupied several hours2 but in the afternoon we began to descend them on the other side1 when the road became wider and the route less solitary1 and at #d o'clock a cart approached1 in which a man and woman were seated4 ,they drew up on one side of the road to let us pass1 when1 just as our waggon reached the spot1 the woman stood up and eagerly called out1 ,is that ,george ,mueller8 ,it is1 was the reply4 ,then ,i must shake hands with you1 ,sir4 ,i have read your ',life of ,trust1' and it has been a great blessing to my soul4 ,with this the good woman leaned forward and stretched out her hand2 we shook hands also with her husband2 but who they were1 and whence they came1 we knew not1 nor was there any time to ask4 ,her last words were1 ,pray for me6 ,after changing horses twice1 towards evening we reached a district upon level ground1 which had been cut up into a vast number of furrows and channels for gold digging1 where hundreds of acres had been cleared completely of the precious metal4 ,at #f o'clock we reached ,priest's ,hotel1 and were afterwards driven at a rapid rate down the steep hill close to it4 ,a ferry boat then conveyed us across the ,tuama ,river whilst seated in the waggon2 the horses waded through ,wood's ,creek1 and at last we reached the ,garret ,house1 ,chinese ,camp1 where at half past #g we alighted for the night4 ,the next day we rose at half past #c1 and at a quarter before #e were again en route4 ,at the ,union ,hotel1 ,copperopolis1 we arrived in two hours and three-quarters1 and at half past #aj reached ,milton1 from which place we went on immediately by rail to ,stockton1 where our luggage 7which had been telegraphed for7 was sent to meet us at the station4 ,at a quarter past #ab on the same day 7,may #cjth7 we left for ,sacramento1 the capital of ,california1 #dh miles from ,stockton1 where ,mr4 ,mueller preached at one of the ,churches in the evening to about #a1jjj persons4 ,the next morning1 at #aj o'clock1 he held another meeting1 and in the evening preached1 for the third and last time1 at ,sacramento to a very large audience4 ,on ,june #ast1 at #b p4m41 we set off by the ,central ,pacific ,railway for ,salt ,lake ,city2 on the #bnd distributed little books and tracts amongst the passengers1 by whom the train was crowded2 and at #h a4m41 on ,june #crd1 reached ,ogden1 where1 branching off for ,salt ,lake ,city1 the capital of ,utah--#a1jfh miles ,west of ,omaha1 and #iaf ,east of ,san ,francisco--we arrived at #aa4dj the same morning4 ,it lies in a great valley1 extending close to the ,wahsatch ,mountains on the ,north1 with more than #ajj miles of plains stretching towards the ,south2 beyond which1 in the distance1 rise snow-covered mountains1 the highest of which is #aa1djj feet above the level of the sea4 ,the waters of the ,great ,salt ,lake are so salt1 that no living creature can exist in them4 ,the city covers an area of nine square miles1 its streets--or roads--are long and very wide2 and1 as each dwelling has a garden1 or orchard1 the whole place looks like one large plantation4 ,in the evening1 at the ,congregational ,church1 ,mr4 ,mueller preached the gospel in this city 7which is the great stronghold of ,mormonism71 in the plainest1 clearest1 most decided manner2 and on the following day had interviews with several ,christians4 ,before our departure we visited the great ,mormon ,tabernacle1 said to hold #ac1jjj people4 ,it is of wood1 and has #df pillars of red sandstone1 with an immense dome resting on them like a roof2 but it did not look large enough to contain more than from #i1jjj to #aj1jjj at the utmost4 ,lion ,house1 the former residence of ,brigham ,young1 was also pointed out4 ,his body lies buried in a miserable1 neglected piece of ground--a sort of back yard--and his grave is covered by a large1 flat stone1 bearing an inscription2 but what the epitaph upon it was1 we did not care to ascertain4 ,the residences of his #ah wives are also in the city4 ,from ,camp ,douglas1 a military station which stands upon an eminence outside the town1 ,salt ,lake ,city appears embowered in trees1 and little more than the roofs of the houses are visible4 ,in the evening ,mr4 ,mueller preached at the ,methodist ,church1 where he addressed a large congregation1 including several ,mormons2 and after the service conversed with many of the hearers4 ,having been told that his ministry was more needed at ,salt ,lake ,city1 than at almost any other place in the world1 he greatly regretted being unable to hold other meetings2 but as our time was limited1 and engagements had been made for other places1 we could not possibly remain4 ,the morning of ,june #eth1 therefore1 was fixed upon for our departure1 when we rose at a quarter before #e1 and at #g o'clock left by train for ,ogden1 #ce miles distant1 whence1 after engaging a section in a ,pullman's carriage1 we set off1 at #aj1 by the ,union ,pacific ,railway1 for ,omaha4 ,the train 7a very long one7 was full of passengers1 and1 when seated in the carriage1 we heard that a gentleman1 an invalid1 had died suddenly the night before1 whilst travelling on the ,central ,pacific ,railway4 ,after he had retired to his berth1 a violent fit of coughing came on1 which occasioned the rupture of a blood vessel1 and in three minutes he was dead4 ,he was not accompanied by any relative or friend4 ,some railway officials carried his body immediately into the smoking compartment2 but though the circumstance was concealed from the other passengers as much as possible1 the sad event soon became generally known4 ,on the #fth we breakfasted at ,rock ,creek2 reached ,summit ,house1 ,sherman1 #h1bce feet above the level of the sea1 at half-past one2 dined at ,cheyenne2 and1 after travelling for some hours1 reached the prairies on which there were a few wild antelopes and immense herds of cattle1 followed by men on horseback keeping them together4 ,at #b o'clock1 on ,june #gth1 we reached ,tremont1 and at #d4cj arrived at ,omaha1 a journey of #a1jcb miles from ,ogden4 ,at a quarter before #e our journey was continued1 when1 after crossing the ,missouri1 we went on to ,council ,bluffs1 and there got into a train with an hotel car attached to it1 containing a kitchen and a dining-room4 ,on ,june #hth we rose early1 breakfasted at #g in the dining-room1 reached ,davenport at #aa1 and1 after crossing the ,mississippi1 arrived at ,rock ,island1 the other side of the river4 ,later in the day we crossed the ,illinois1 and at #d in the afternoon arrived at ,chicago1 after a journey of #ejc miles from ,omaha4 ,on ,sunday morning 7the #ith7 ,mr4 ,mueller preached at the ,first ,congregational ,church1 to about #a1ejj people2 and in the evening held a meeting at ,mr4 ,moody's ,tabernacle1 which seats #c1jjj4 ,it contained an immense audience1 and numbers--including the choir--were on the platform ,hold the fort1 for ,i am coming1 was sung with great spirit at the opening of the service1 the vast audience joining heartily in the chorus2 and after prayer and the reading of the ,scriptures1 my husband spoke for an hour with much help and earnestness4 ,when the meeting was over1 ,william ,howell1 an orphan1 formerly on ,ashley ,down1 who left in #ahfj1 came up to shake hands with us4 ,he was delighted to meet his early friend and benefactor4 ,on the following afternoon1 ,mr4 ,mueller spoke at ,farwell ,hall for an hour and a quarter to an audience of about #b1ejj1 including many pastors2 after the meeting we shook hands with multitudes1 amongst whom were two more ,orphans1 formerly on ,ashley ,down1 and on the morning of the #aath1 we took a drive with some friends through ,chicago1 when the scene of the great conflagration of ,october1 #ahga1 was pointed out4 ,it had its origin in a small wooden barn or cow-shed1 in the ,western district of the city1 and1 the fire gradually increasing1 the flames1 fanned by a strong westerly wind1 at last raged like a furnace1 sweeping everything before them2 so that stone1 iron1 brick1 and other hard substances were burned up like chaff1 the intensity of the heat being indescribable4 ,from the very outset the fire had been completely beyond the control of any human agency1 and it was only after it had raged with the utmost fury for upwards of four and twenty hours1 that a great storm providentially drenched the city1 and stopped the progress of the flames4 ,the number of buildings destroyed was #ag1dej1 and #ih1ejj persons were rendered homeless2 but the hearts of millions were touched by the catastrophe1 and from all parts of the world contributions for the relief of the sufferers were sent in4 ,three millions and a half of dollars promptly came to hand1 and were the means 7under ,god7 of saving ,chicago from the horrors which usually follow such an awful calamity4 ,on the afternoon of that day1 ,mr4 ,mueller preached again at ,farwell ,hall2 and in the evening we attended a reception1 at a gentleman's house1 where about #ej ,christian friends had been invited to meet us4 ,on the morning of the #abth my husband addressed about #bjj pastors and ministers for an hour and a quarter2 and in a note from a hearer received afterwards the writer said1--,the meeting this morning was one of power4 ,i do not know of better days in the churches and in ,farwell ,hall than these4 ,the witness our ,lord has sent by ,mr4 ,mueller is one of our greatest blessings4 ,in the evening my husband preached at ,dr4 ,gibson's ,church from the ,epistle of ,jude1 verses #bj1 #ba1 and on the following morning spoke 7for the last time at ,chicago7 at ,farwell ,hall1 on the ,second ,coming of ,christ1 to nearly #b1jjj people1 a subject which led many to inquire about this truth1 who afterwards obtained light respecting it4 ,in the afternoon at #e o'clock1 we left by rail for ,cleveland1 ,ohio1 #cec miles from ,chicago2 travelled along the shores of ,lake ,michigan--a great inland sea1 #ejj miles in length1 and from #ij to #ajj miles in breadth2 and on ,june #adth1 at #g a4m41 arrived at ,cleveland1 where ,mr4 ,mueller preached six times at the great ,tabernacle to immense congregations1 occasionally numbering about #c1jjj4 ,his last address1 on ,june #agth1 was upon the ,second ,coming of the ,lord1 when he spoke with great help and power4 ,at ,cleveland we remained a short time only2 for having 7when at ,san ,francisco7 received an earnest invitation to return to ,washington1 on account of the blessing which accompanied his ministry during our first visit2 on ,june #ahth1 at #e p4m4 we left1 and after a journey of #ebd miles1 arrived at ,washington the next morning at #i o'clock4 ,here ,mr4 ,mueller held seven meetings1 including services at ,lincoln ,hall1 the ,calvary ,baptist1 ,wesley1 ,fourth ,presbyterian1 and ,lutheran ,memorial ,churches2 and1 on ,sunday evening1 7,june #bcrd17 at the ,metropolitan ,church1 he preached a farewell sermon from #bnd ,tim4 iv4 #g1 #h4 ,on ,june #bdth we rose at half past #c1 left ,washington by an early train1 and reached ,gettysburg1 ,pennsylvania1 at #aa a4m41 where we visited the field upon which1 on the #ast1 #bnd1 and #crd of ,july1 #ahfc1 the great battle was fought between the ,union forces of the ,americans under ,general ,meade1 and the ,confederate army under ,general ,lee1 when the latter was defeated with a loss of many thousands of men4 ,in the ,national1 or ,soldiers' ,cemetery on the hill1 there is a monument #fj feet high1 around which are ranged1 in semi-circular slopes1 the graves of many who fell during the war4 ,the divisions between the ,states are marked by alleys and pathways radiating from the monument to the outer circle1 the rows of graves being divided by continuous granite blocks1 a few inches high1 upon which are the name and regiment of each soldier1 as far as could be ascertained4 ,originally about #cb1jjj corpses were interred in this ,cemetery1 but eventually the ,southern ,states removed the bodies of their own soldiers and deposited them elsewhere4 ,to look upon this burial ground1 literally sown with the corpses of the slain1 was an affecting sight2 but ,jesus is coming and the resurrection1 when all that are in the graves shall hear his voice1 and shall come forth2 they that have done good unto the resurrection of life1 and they that have done evil unto the resurrection of damnation4 ,this ,cemetery is kept in beautiful order by the ,government4 ,after leaving it1 we returned to ,gettysburg1 and in the evening a meeting was held at the ,college ,church1 when ,mr4 ,mueller addressed the students at ,pennsylvania ,college1 the students of the ,theological ,seminary1 and a large number of other persons for an hour and #bj minutes4 ,on ,june #beth1 we rose at #e1 and leaving ,gettysburg by the #f4de train1 reached ,new ,york the same afternoon1 where we remained until ,thursday1 the #bgth1 and on the afternoon of that day1 at #b o'clock1 sailed in the ,adriatic1 7,white ,star ,line17 for ,liverpool4 ,on ,sunday morning1 ,june #cjth1 ,mr4 ,mueller gave an address from ,john xiv4 #b1 #c1 to the cabin passengers1 ship's officers1 and a few steerage passengers in the saloon1 and held a conversational meeting likewise in the afternoon4 ,on the following ,sunday morning1 ,july #gth1 he gave another address in the saloon1 a service which closed his labours for that tour4 ,in the course of it he spoke #cjh times in public1 and we travelled nineteen thousand and fifty miles by land and water altogether4 ,at #c p4m4 we landed at ,liverpool1 returned the following day to ,bristol1 and upon arriving in an open carriage at the top of ,ashley ,hill at half past #d1 found a little army of the ,orphan boys and girls1 with almost all our helpers at the ,orphan ,houses1 waiting to receive us4 ,there1 as we slowly drove along1 the boys cheered heartily1 and the girls waved their handkerchiefs1 determined 7as a by-stander remarked7 to give us a right royal welcome2 and at the entrance of ,new ,orphan ,house ,no4 #c1 a crowd of children closed around us1 with loving1 friendly greetings4 ,,fifth ,,tour4 ,,continent ,,of ,,europe4 ,from ,sept4 #eth1 #ahgh1 to ,june #ahth1 #ahgi4 ,after remaining at the ,orphan ,houses on ,ashley ,down for eight weeks and three days1 7a period which gave ,mr4 ,mueller time to attend to business connected with the ,scriptural ,knowledge ,institution1 and to resume his public ministry in ,bristol17 on ,sept4 #eth1 #ahgh1 we went to ,dover1 crossed over to ,calais the next morning1 and reached ,paris by rail at #f p4m4 ,on ,sunday1 the #hth--morning and evening--my husband preached in ,english at the ,chapelle ,evangelique1 ,rue ,royale1 and held another meeting there on the evening of the #ith4 ,on the following day we left ,paris for ,dijon1 and passed the night there2 rose at #d the next morning2 and1 after continuing our journey to ,neuchatel1 proceeded thence to ,berne1 where we arrived at #g o'clock4 ,on the evening of ,thursday1 ,sept4 #abth1 ,mr4 ,mueller preached in ,german at the ,salle ,evangelique1 which was crowded to overflowing1 the lower part of the building1 galleries1 and staircases being thronged4 ,on the #acth1 he held a meeting at the ,eglise ,francaise2 on the #adth addressed some poor people at a small ,institution at ,muri1 near ,berne2 on the #aeth1 #afth1 and #agth1 preached at the great ,eglise ,francaise to very large congregations2 gave an address on the morning of the #ahth1 at a ,seminary near the ,fest ,huette to #fe young men who were being trained for teachers2 and at #b p4m4 the same day we left by rail for ,thun1 #ah miles from ,berne4 ,from there we drove to ,gurzelen1 a village on the mountains1 three miles from ,thun1 in a lovely situation near the ,alps1 where1 for the benefit of the poor of that locality1 my husband held two meetings at a ,vereins ,haus1 which was crowded with people from the country4 ,on ,sept4 #aith we returned to ,berne1 and the following evening attended a social meeting of ,christians at ,die ,enge1 where he gave an address1 and afterwards answered some important questions that were put to him4 ,on the afternoon of ,sept4 #bast he spoke to between #fjj and #gjj ,christian workers--including #cjj teachers of different denominations--at the ,salle ,evangelique2 held a meeting on the afternoon of ,sunday1 the #bbnd1 at the ,fest ,huette1 and on the evening of that day preached a farewell sermon1 at the ,eglise ,francaise1 to an immense audience4 ,on this occasion his subject was the ,second ,coming of the ,lord1 on which he was enabled to speak with great power1 and much to the profit of his hearers1 as we heard afterwards4 ,at the close of this meeting1 before the benediction1 ,colonel von ,bueren rose1 and1 on behalf of the ,christians of ,berne1 thanked him publicly for his visit to the city2 and here1 before proceeding any further1 it seems desirable to make the following observations3-- ,some of the readers of this ,narrative may possibly feel inclined to say--,with so much travelling from place to place1 so many public meetings1 and such continual intercourse with strangers1 how does ,mr4 ,mueller find time to attend to his own spiritual welfare8 ,whence does he obtain refreshment for the inner man himself8 ,how do matters stand between his own soul and ,christ8--because persons who are continually engaged in ministering to others1 more than any class of individuals that can be mentioned1 require divine grace and wisdom for themselves4 ,the reply to such inquiries is this4 ,through the goodness of the ,lord1 he is a man given to the reading of the ,scriptures and to prayer4 ,whether travelling or at rest1 a day never passes1 without his devoting as much time as possible to the diligent1 prayerful study of the word of ,god4 ,he is a man of one book2 and that book is the ,bible4 ,besides reading the ,scriptures regularly together early in the morning2 in the course of the day1 whenever there is time1 my husband employs it in studying the ,bible1 in meditation1 and in prayer4 ,he waits habitually upon ,god1 and thus it is1 that day by day1 his spiritual strength and vigour are renewed4 ,this opportunity is taken1 however1 of commending him earnestly to the prayers of the ,lord's people2 whether he may be known or unknown to them personally4 ,on ,sept4 #bcrd1 at #i in the morning1 some sweet singing outside the door of our room announced the unexpected arrival of ,dr4 ,bloesch1 a party of ,orphan girls belonging to the ,institution he has founded1 and four teachers1 who all stood outside in the passage until the ,german hymn was finished2 when a large bouquet of flowers from the gardens of the children was handed in1 a wreath of ivy1 and an address in ,german1 beautifully written1 congratulating ,mr4 ,mueller upon the approach of his birthday 7on the #bgth7 and giving him ,isaiah liv4 #aj1 as a ,scripture portion4 ,these young girls brought a small contribution also from their own little pocket money1 for the ,orphans on ,ashley ,down4 ,their whole visit was of a most touching character4 ,after my husband had spoken to them for a few minutes1 they sang another hymn2 we then shook hands with them all1 and the whole party took leave of us4 ,on the #bdth1 we left ,berne for ,thun1 at #aj4dj a4m41 proceeded thence by steamer to the other end of the lake1 and afterwards went on by rail to ,interlaken1 where we arrived at #b o'clock4 ,there1 at half-past #c1 ,mr4 ,mueller preached at the ,english ,church in ,german2 but1 as the weather was unfavourable1 the congregation was very small4 ,on the evening of the following day1 however1 when he held another meeting at the same ,church1 the audience was about five times as large as it had been on the previous afternoon4 ,interlaken is in the vicinity of the glaciers of ,grindelwald1 the ,faulhorn1 and the ,wengern ,alp2 and is within a few miles of the waterfalls1 ,giessbach1 on ,lake ,brientz1 and ,staubbach in the ,valley of the ,lauterbrunnen4 ,the ,jungfrau also1 and other mountains1 can be seen from the town4 ,from ,interlaken1 on the #bfth1 we went to ,thun1 the chief town of the ,bernese ,oberland1 where1 on that evening and the next1 he addressed crowded congregations at the ,german ,methodist ,church4 ,on the #bhth1 by particular invitation1 we returned to ,gurzelen1 where1 on ,sunday morning 7#bith71 ,mr4 ,mueller preached at the village ,church to a congregation of country people1 some of whom had walked many miles to hear him4 ,this place of worship was a quaint1 old-fashioned building4 ,an hour-glass on a stand 7intended1 probably1 to remind the preacher of the flight of time1 and to admonish him not to be too long in delivering his discourse7 projected conspicuously from the pulpit4 ,in the evening1 my husband held a meeting at the ,vereins ,haus1 and there addressed a very crowded congregation4 ,on ,sept4 #cjth1 we went to ,neuchatel1 in ,french ,switzerland1 where1 on ,oct4 the #ast and #bnd1 he preached in ,german1 at ,le ,temple1 and held a ,german-,french meeting at the same place on the #crd2 that is1 he occupied the pulpit1 and spoke in ,german1 whilst a ,french pastor1 in the desk below1 translated his ,sermon into ,french4 ,the congregation was very large1 and ,monsieur ,nagel succeeded admirably with the translation4 ,on the #dth1 ,mr4 ,mueller held a second meeting of the same kind at ,le ,temple1 when he was listened to with the deepest interest and attention2 and the following morning a ,french brother called to congratulate him on the success of his ministry at ,neuchatel1 for--said he--,toute la population a ete saisie et emue4 ,on ,oct4 #fth my husband preached at the ,salle des ,conferences2 on the #gth he spoke in ,english at the ,oratoire1 and1 on our return in the evening1 the following letter from one of his ,french hearers arrived by post4 ,tres ,reverend ,monsieur le ,pasteur ,mueller de ,bristol1--,soyez beni pour le bien que vous m'avez fait6 ,depuis neuf ans1 sans relache1 les plus cruelles epreuves m'ont ete dispensees4 ,il a plu au ,seigneur1 apres des annees d'affreuses maladies1 de me retirer une mere adoree1 femme eminente1 puis1 un pere bien aime1 une soeur unique1 un neveu cheri comme un fils1 et d'autres afflictions1 et ensuite et en meme temps1 d'une maniere particulierement douleureuse1 les trois quarts de ma fortune4 ,il a plu au ,seigneur de m'envoyer coup sur coup1 tous les dechirements1 toutes les douleurs1 toutes les difficultes de la vie1 et de me laisser ainsi a l'entree de la veillesse1 dans le plus douleureux isolement4 ,ma foi1 jadis si ferme1 defaillait1 le decouragement m'ecrasait2 souvent je ne pouvais plus prier1 et j'arrivais a un etat de mort spirituelle4 ,soyez beni ,monsieur le ,pasteur6 ,il me fallait votre parole simple1 ferme1 concise1 energique1 convaincue1 ardente1 brulante de foi et d'amour1 pour me raviver un peu4 ,soyez beni1 cher et venere ,pasteur6 ,j'ai suivi1 quoique ,suisse ,francaise1 toutes vos conferences1 et s'il plait a ,dieu1 j'irai vous entendre encore demain1 au culte allemande1 lundi an soir1 a la ,chapelle ,anglaise1 et mardi1 au dernier sermon allemand4 ,adieu1 cher et venere ,pasteur2 que votre ,dieu tout puissant1 tout bon1 vous conserve pour sa gloire1 et pour le bien de tous les mal-heureux4 ,une soeur sous la croix4 ,on the evening of the #hth1 at ,le ,temple1 ,mr4 ,mueller gave a farewell address to the inhabitants of ,neuchatel1 and on the #aath we left for ,lausanne1 where1 on the #acth and #adth1 he preached at ,le ,temple ,allemand1 which was crowded in every part4 ,on the #aeth1 he held an ,english service at the ,chapelle ,ecossaise1 and on the #afth and #agth1 preached in ,german--with translation into ,french by ,monsieur ,duprat--at the ,chapelle des ,terreaux4 ,the next evening he held another ,english service at the ,chapelle ,ecossaise2 on the morning of ,sunday1 the #bjth1 attended a ,brethren's meeting for the breaking of bread1 where he gave an address1 and in the evening preached again at the ,temple ,allemand in ,german4 ,on ,oct4 #bast he preached in ,english at the ,chapelle du ,valentin1 and1 on the #bbnd1 in ,german at the ,chapelle de ,martheray2 upon both occasions with translation into ,french4 ,on the #bcrd we took a drive to the ,cimetiere de la ,sallaz1 and visited the tomb of ,manuel ,matomoros1 the well known ,spanish brother1 so long imprisoned in his native country for ,christ's sake1 who died at ,lausanne some time after his liberation 7aged #cb7 from the effects of ill-treatment received during his confinement4 ,the grave of the departed one--situated in a beautiful part of the ,cemetery--was surrounded by an iron railing1 and covered by a flat stone monument1 raised a little above the surface of the ground1 on which the following inscription in ,spanish could easily be read3-- ,,manuel ,,matamoros ,,de ,,malaga4 #h ,octobre1 #ahcd4 #ca ,julio1 #ahff4 ,porque yo me resuelvo en que lo que en este tiempo se padece no es de comparar con la gloria venidera que en nosotros ha de ser manifestada4--,rom4 viii4 #ah4 ,y nos gloriamos en la esperanza de la gloria de ,dios4--,rom4 v4 #b4 ,por la ovra de ,cristo ha llegado hasta la muerte4--,fili 7,phil47 ii4 #cj4 ,the tomb of this beloved brother was an interesting object1 and the ,cemetery1 in which it was1 looked beautiful2 for1 although the autumn was so far advanced1 roses1 and other flowers were in full bloom4 ,that evening ,mr4 ,mueller preached at the ,presbyterian ,church1 and on the #bdth1 at the ,temple ,allemand1 he gave a farewell address2 when1 at the close of the service1 ,pastor ,wagner--in the name of the ,evangelical ,alliance--thanked him1 in the presence of the whole congregation1 for his labours at ,lausanne4 ,before our departure we saw a lime-tree at ,prilly1 measuring #ad yards round the trunk1 which was said to be #a1jjj years old2 but1 though the branches were large1 and its circumference was great1 it looked small compared with the ,big ,trees of ,california4 ,on the afternoon of ,oct4 #beth1 we left ,lausanne and embarked in a steamer at ,ouchy 7a small port on the ,lake of ,geneva7 for ,vevey4 ,there ,mr4 ,mueller preached at the ,german ,church in the evening2 but1 in consequence of a heavy thunderstorm and the torrents of rain which fell1 the congregation was very small4 ,on the following ,sunday morning we attended a ,brethren's meeting for the breaking of bread1 where he spoke in ,english1 with translation into ,french2 in the evening he preached at the ,german ,church a second time1 and on the #bhth held his last meeting at ,vevey1 at the same church4 ,the next day we went on to ,montreux1 where he preached that evening1 and the next morning at the ,german ,church4 ,on the morning of ,oct4 #cast1 and ,nov4 #ast1 and the afternoon of ,sunday1 ,nov4 #crd1 at the ,eglise ,ecossaise1 he addressed large congregations of visitors staying at ,montreux1 ,bex1 ,aigle1 ,clarens1 ,vernex1 and ,vevey1 and1 on the evening of the #crd1 preached at the ,eglise ,libre in ,german1 for the last time at ,montreux4 ,this town--sometimes called the ,nice of ,switzerland--is generally considered the most beautiful on the ,lake of ,geneva2 and the ,dent du ,midi1 the lake scenery1 and the mountain ranges round it1 are very grand4 ,before our departure1 we went through the ,castle of ,chillon1 upon the margin of the lake1 which is built in the style of the middle ages1 and is now used as a prison for the whole ,canton de ,vaud4 ,its dungeons--hewn in the foundation rock1 and extending #ajj yards beneath the ,castle1 where1 in the #adth and #aeth centuries1 thousands of ,jews were decapitated1 and other cruelties committed--are shown to strangers4 ,after leaving ,montreux1 we visited ,bex1 ,aigle1 and ,yverdun1 at each of which places ,mr4 ,mueller held meetings2 and1 on ,nov4 #ith1 went on to ,geneva1 where a series of services had been arranged for him by the ,evangelical ,alliance4 ,there he preached at the ,salle de la ,reformation1 the ,casino1 the ,eglise ,rive ,droite1 the ,eglise ,lutherienne1 the ,german ,swiss ,church1 the ,lutheran ,church1 the ,english-,american ,church1 and the ,oratoire de l',eglise ,libre1 to very large congregations4 ,on the #ahth1 at the ,salle de la ,reformation1 a meeting was held expressly for pastors1 theological professors of the ,university1 and theological students1 whom he addressed for an hour1 and afterwards replied to questions that were asked4 ,whilst at ,geneva1 we visited the ,protestant ,cathedral ,church of ,st4 ,peter1 built in #ajbd1 where ,calvin used to preach2 and saw the house in which he resided1 and another in the ,rue des ,chanoines1 where he died4 ,the ,bibliotheque ,publique1 founded by ,bonivard in #aeea1 contains #gj1jjj volumes1 ,calvin's manuscripts1 and some autographs and portraits of celebrated persons4 ,there also1 fastened to a high stand1 was ,la ,bible ,vulgate of the #ajth century1 a ponderous volume1 written by the monks throughout with pen and ink4 ,during our walks at ,geneva1 the ,mont ,blanc range1 in ,french ,savoy1 about #de miles distant1 formed a conspicuous and beautiful object in the landscape1 the highest point of which is #ae1ghj feet above the level of the sea4 ,on ,nov4 #bjth1 at the ,oratoire de l',eglise ,libre1 ,mr4 ,mueller held his last meeting at ,geneva1 and spoke in ,english upon that occasion1 with translation into ,french1 by ,professor de la ,harpe4 ,on the morning of the #bast1 at half past #aj1 we left by rail for ,lyons1 ,france2 and1 after a journey of #acj miles1 reached our destination in the afternoon at half past #d4 ,exactly opposite the windows of the hotel to which we went1 on a very high hill1 called ,la ,fourviere1 the other side of the river1 stood the ,church of ,notre ,dame1 with a gilded statue of the ,virgin1 #bj feet high1 standing on its cupola1 with arms outstretched2 for ,lyons is considered by the ,papists to be under the protection of ,mary1 and as especially--,consacree a la sainte vierge4 ,soon after our arrival1 a ,german pastor called1 and gave us an interesting account of his labours at ,lyons during the preceding #bg years4 ,this large1 beautiful city1 the second in ,france1 is a stronghold of ,popery2 and1 when he first arrived1 no ,protestant services could be held there2 but after a terrible struggle to obtain some religious liberty1 through the influence of the ,british ambassador1 permission to hold ,protestant meetings was at last granted by the ,government1 provided the preaching should always be in ,german1 and never in ,french4 ,for the ,protestants to derive any benefit1 however1 from this permission1 was extremely difficult1 on account of the furious opposition of the ,romish priests1 who 7said he7 if they had been able to do so1 would gladly have burned me at the stake2 but now1 as their animosity is somewhat less fierce1 ,french and ,german ,protestant services are regularly held4 ,the population of ,lyons--about #cej1jjj--;is divided 7this pastor further stated7 into two classes1 one half of whom consists of bigoted ,papists1 and the other of ,infidels and ,rationalists4 ,there is1 however1 a very small ,protestant community in this city1 amongst whom a few real ,christians are to be found4 ,on ,nov4 #bbnd1 ,mr4 ,mueller preached at the ,chapelle ,evangelique1 ,rue de la ,lanterne1 in ,english1 with translation into ,french by ,monsieur ,monod4 ,many assembled to hear him2 the presence and power of the ,holy ,spirit were felt2 and it was a happy meeting4 ,on the morning of ,sunday 7the #bdth71 he preached at the ,german ,church--a small1 insignificant building in a neighbouring street2 and in the afternoon held another meeting at the ,chapelle ,evangelique1 where1 considering the character of the population1 the congregation was very large4 ,before our departure1 we went to the top of ,la ,fourviere to see the prospect from the summit1 which embraces the whole town and the surrounding neighbourhood for many miles4 ,lyons1 which is the chief manufacturing city of ,france1 is situated at the junction of the rivers ,saone and ,rhone1 the former of which is crossed by nine bridges1 the latter by eight4 ,it contains upwards of #aj1jjj establishments for the manufacture of silk1 which employ #abj1jjj looms1 support #adj1jjj persons1 and produce annually a supply of goods valued at nearly four hundred millions of francs4 ,on ,nov4 #beth1 at the ,chapelle ,evangelique1 my husband preached for the last time at ,lyons4 ,the next morning we rose at #e2 at a quarter before #g1 left for ,marseilles1 and1 after travelling for many miles through the ,valley of the ,rhone1 reached our destination at half past #c4 ,on the #bgth1 ,mr4 ,mueller preached at the ,temple ,evangelique1 an eglise nationale1 where the congregation was large1 and included several pastors and members of the ,consitory4 ,the service did not begin until half past #h4 ,on the following evening he preached again at the ,temple2 addressed the children of ,miss ,renger's school in ,french on the afternoon of the #cjth2 and1 on the evening of that day1 and the afternoon of ,dec4 #ast1 preached again in ,german at ,le ,temple4 ,on the evening of the #ast he gave a farewell address1 in ,english1 at the ,temple ,evangelique1 and on ,monday morning1 ,dec4 #bnd1 we left for ,nismes by express at #aj4de4 ,as this town is a ,protestant centre1 my husband preached that evening at the ,chapelle ,wesleyenne to a crowded audience2 and the following afternoon a ,christian gentleman conducted us through the town1 to point out the ,roman antiquities for which ,nismes is famous4 ,the principal building1 the ,amphitheatre--erected as long ago as from ,a4,d4 #ach to #afj--;is a very remarkable ruin4 ,it is in the form of a vast oval or elipse1 and contains tiers of stone seats one above the other1 rising around it to a considerable height4 ,in the central area1 conflicts between gladiators1 and combats between condemned criminals and wild beasts1 formerly took place2 and here many persecuted disciples of the ,lord ,jesus ,christ were torn in pieces by lions and other savage animals that were let loose upon them4 ,the caverns1 where prisoners were confined1 and some dens in which the wild beasts were shut up1 are still in existence4 ,this ,amphitheatre is #djj feet long1 #cjc wide1 and #fd high1 and was large enough to seat #be1jjj people4 ,when all its antecedents are remembered1 a fearful interest attaches to the place4 ,during our short stay at ,nismes1 ,mr4 ,mueller held other meetings1 which were conducted at the ,chapelle ,wesleyenne1 the ,eglise ,libre1 and at the house of a ,christian gentleman residing in the town4 ,before our departure1 we visited some rocks and stone quarries1 about two miles distant1 where1 during a persecution of the ,protestants in the reign of ,louis ,,xiv41 the little ,church of ,christ at ,nismes used to assemble for religious worship1 because its members were not permitted to hold meetings in the town4 ,on ,dec4 #gth we left ,nismes for ,montpellier1 where ,mr4 ,mueller preached three times at the ,eglise ,reformee ,independente1 attended a prayer meeting1 where he gave an address1 and held a conversational meeting at the house of a ,christian lady4 ,in this town1 just in front of our hotel1 was a piece of ground--now a large public garden--where1 about the year #agbj1 pastors were hung1 simply because they were ,protestants4 ,other servants of ,christ1 after their arms and legs had been broken with a bar of iron1 were left to suffer excruciating pain1 until a final blow on the chest--given as a coup de grace--terminated their agonies4 ,we have been more persecuted 7said a gentleman who related these particulars--a descendant of the ,huguenots7 than any other race of human beings under ,heaven4 ,how faint a conception have ,christians of the present day1 who live in the comfortable1 easy circumstances to which most of us are accustomed1 of the tribulation endured by disciples of the ,lord ,jesus1 in years long gone by1 and even as recently as the last century6 ,the ,christians of ,montpellier were able to relate numberless instances of the most infamous and wanton cruelty1 practised upon the ,huguenots1 before1 during1 and after the reign of ,louis ,,xiv4 ,on ,dec4 #abth1 we rose at #e1 left ,montpellier by rail at #g o'clock1 and went through ,cette to ,narbonne1 from which place--after changing trains--we proceeded on our journey2 and at #b o'clock reached ,perpignan1 the chief town of the ,pyrenees ,orientales1 at no great distance from the ,spanish frontier4 ,the climate of ,perpignan is generally mild1 and in summer is very hot2 but just then wintry winds were sweeping over the snow-covered heights of the ,pyrenees1 which made the atmosphere unusually cold4 ,this town is overlooked by a strong ,citadel1 and contains several houses built in the ,spanish style4 ,mont ,canigou1 #i1adj feet high1 is in the distance4 ,the next morning1 at #aj o'clock1 we left ,perpignan1 and our journey was continued4 ,for many miles long ranges of the ,pyrenees were on our right2 and on the left1 the deep blue waters of the ,mediterranean1 were occasionally so close1 that a stone might have been thrown into them from the railway carriage2 and after travelling through the mountains1 by means of numerous tunnels1 we--for the first time--found ourselves in ,spain4 ,at ,portbou1 on the frontier1 the usual ,custom ,house examination took place1 and afterwards1 as we advanced into the country1 the costumes of the people and the style of the buildings became more and more ,spanish in appearance4 ,here1 as in the ,south of ,france1 there were vines and olive trees innumerable1 and aloes1 either singly or in hedges1 were growing wild in the fields or by the roadside4 ,as the train stopped at nearly every station1 our progress was but slow2 but at half past #h we arrived at ,barcelona1 where two brethren were kindly waiting to receive1 and to conduct us to the ,fonda ,las ,cuatro ,nationes4 ,there we took possession of two small front rooms at the top of the house1 with a south aspect and stone floors4 ,the sitting-room contained an open fireplace1 in which we occasionally had small fires1 made of the dried roots of olive trees2 but the weather being generally mild and genial1 they were not often needed4 ,the street below our rooms--one of the leading thoroughfares of ,barcelona--was crowded day and night4 ,the following morning a party of ,english friends1 labouring in ,spain1 called and welcomed us to the country most affectionately4 ,on ,sunday morning1 ,dec4 #aeth1 we attended a meeting for the breaking of bread1 held at a schoolroom in ,calle ,san ,gabriel1 ,gracia1 where1 at the commencement of the service1 a poor blind brother prayed1 some portions of ,scripture were read by one of the brethren1 and afterwards ,mr4 ,mueller spoke for half an hour1 with translation into ,spanish by ,mr4 ,payne4 ,the breaking of bread followed1 a hymn was sung1 and the meeting was closed with prayer4 ,we then shook hands with our ,spanish brethren and sisters1 and1 amongst them1 with the blind man just referred to1 who1 pointing upwards with his finger1 said in ,spanish1 ,we shall all speak one language there4 ,whilst talking his face was lighted up with smiles1 and he made us understand that he rejoiced greatly at our visit4 ,he was very poorly clothed1 but a friend remarked1 ,he is rich in faith1 and has been a noble witness for ,christ by reading the ,scriptures aloud1 in raised type1 in the streets and public walks of ,barcelona4 ,on the evening of that day1 ,mr4 ,mueller preached1 with ,spanish interpretation1 at another large schoolroom in the city4 ,on the following ,tuesday afternoon1 at the house of a ,wesleyan minister1 he held a meeting for ,english ,christian ,workers in ,spain1 and addressed the party there assembled1 with reference to their labours1 for upwards of an hour4 ,conversation respecting the ,lord's work in that dark ,popish land1 was freely entered into afterwards1 and the meeting was of so profitable a character1 that1 though it had lasted two hours and a half1 no one was willing to leave1 until a promise had been given that another should be held the following afternoon4 ,the next day1 accordingly1 all met again at the same time and place1 and continued for two hours and a half together4 ,on ,thursday morning1 ,dec4 #aith1 we accompanied ,mr4 ,payne to visit four of the ,spanish ,day ,schools1 which are entirely supported by the funds of the ,scriptural ,knowledge ,institution4 ,they are in ,barcelonetta 7or little ,barcelona71 a poor part of the city1 where1 on the first floor of one of the houses1 we found two schools 7one of big1 and the other of little boys7 assembled4 ,one master1 a converted ,spaniard1 was present2 but the other1 in consequence of indisposition1 was unable to attend that day4 ,the boys were all quiet and orderly in their behaviour2 and1 after the younger ones from the other schoolroom had come in1 ,mr4 ,mueller--with the help of ,mr4 ,payne as a translator--began speaking to them as follows3--,my dear children1 ,i love you all very much1 and pray for you every day4 ,i long from my inmost soul to meet every one of you in ,heaven2 but1 in order that you may go to that happy place1 as poor1 lost1 guilty sinners1 you must put your trust in the blessed ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 who was punished in our room and stead2 for ,his blood alone can cleanse us from our sins4 ,after preaching the gospel further to them1 he related a few particulars about the ,orphan boys on ,ashley ,down1 and mentioned that some of them1 about the same age as those he was addressing1 were true disciples of the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 who1 at an early age1 had been led to trust in ,him wholly as their ,saviour4 ,it was most interesting to look upon these poor ,spanish children--gathered out from the mass of popery and infidelity around--and to know that they were brought habitually under ,christian influence and teaching4 ,there were about #aej of them1 and their parents were all either ,papists or ,infidels4 ,two schools for girls1 under the same roof1 downstairs1 were close at hand4 ,the room for the elder girls was large1 but it was below the level of the street1 and a short flight of five steps led down to it4 ,when the children were seated1 ,mr4 ,mueller spoke to them from a low platform2 afterwards they sang a hymn1 and then a pretty little girl1 about six years old1 with black hair and very bright dark eyes1 was mounted on a form1 when she repeated the #abhth ,psalm in ,spanish with great ease1 and apparently without missing a word4 ,another followed with the #bdth ,psalm1 and then an older girl1 of about #ac1 repeated a long ,spanish poem1 referring to the love of ,christ1 ,his death1 etc41 in a firm1 clear voice1 without the slightest hesitation or inaccuracy4 ,she could have gone on with a great deal more2 and the other children1 too1 were ready with portions of ,scripture and with hymns2 but our time did not allow us to hear any further recitation4 ,close to the large room was a smaller one1 devoted to a school for ,infant ,girls2 an interesting company of little children1 who understood the ,catalan dialect only4 ,mr4 ,payne's ,spanish had therefore to be translated into ,catalan by the governess1 a second interpretation1 and in this way they were told that the kind gentleman from ,england1 who was speaking1 loved them1 cared for them1 and was glad to see their bright1 merry1 little faces4 ,we gave them a text also1 ,the blood of ,jesus ,christ ,his ,son cleanseth us from all sin1 to carry home to their parents4 ,thus ended our visit to these schools1 a work so blessed and important1 that we hope1 by prayer1 long to hold up the hands of those who are engaged in it4 ,in the afternoon1 at the house of the ,wesleyan minister1 ,mr4 ,mueller held a third meeting for ,christian ,workers1 and on the evening of that day preached at the ,wesleyan ,church4 ,the next morning1 at #aj o'clock1 we visited two more of the schools1 supported by the funds of the ,scriptural ,knowledge ,institution1 and went first to the boys who were on the ground floor4 ,they first of all sang a hymn2 and1 after ,mr4 ,mueller had addressed them1 answered several questions asked by the master1 and repeated portions of ,scripture with great ease and readiness4 ,the girls' school upstairs was next visited1 where we inspected the children's writing1 and their needlework4 ,they excel in penmanship2 and articles of needlework1 beautifully made by them1 were on sale for their own benefit4 ,this room contained also a small but interesting school of ,infant ,girls4 ,in the evening my husband preached again at the ,wesleyan ,chapel1 and1 on ,dec4 #bast1 we inspected the ,san ,gabriel schools1 where two sheets of texts in ornamental writing1 beautifully executed1 one from the boys and the other from the girls1 were presented to us4 ,we visited a small school of ,infant ,girls also conducted at the same place4 ,this visit closed our inspection of the ten ,barcelona day-schools1 supported entirely by the funds of the ,scriptural ,knowledge ,institution1 which were all in a most satisfactory condition4 ,in the afternoon we walked up ,mont ,juich1 which overlooks the ,mediterranean and the whole of ,barcelona and the neighbourhood4 ,this city is situated in a beautiful and highly-cultivated country1 and is the capital of ,catalonia4 ,it is a place of great trade1 carrying on various manufactures1 and has some fine squares and promenades2 but the streets1 generally speaking1 are narrow1 with very high houses that exclude the air and sunshine4 ,on ,sunday morning1 ,dec4 #bbnd1 ,mr4 ,mueller gave an address at a meeting for the breaking of bread1 held in the upper schoolroom1 in ,calle ,fernandina2 and in the evening preached in ,german at a ,chapel belonging to ,mr4 ,a4 ,luis ,empaytaz1 who translated for him4 ,on the evening of the #bcrd1 he preached at the ,english ,episcopal ,church1 but the congregation was very small2 for in the whole of ,barcelona there were not more than about #abj ,english persons altogether4 ,on the afternoon of the #bdth he attended a meeting for prayer and exhortation at the house of the ,wesleyan minister1 and gave an address again to ,christian ,workers2 preached in the evening at the ,fernandina schoolroom1 and1 on the morning of ,christmas ,day1 held a meeting at the ,chapel belonging to ,mr4 ,empaytaz1 where he preached in ,german1 without translation4 ,on the afternoon of that day1 at a tea-meeting at the ,san ,gabriel schoolroom1 ,gracia1 he gave an address2 and afterwards a letter in ,spanish1 from many of the pupils then present 7who formerly attended the schools of the ,scriptural ,knowledge ,institution71 was read1 thanking him for his visit to ,barcelona1 and expressing their grateful acknowledgments for the education they had received4 ,some of these young men were studying at the ,university of ,barcelona1 and others were engaged elsewhere in various useful occupations4 ,a translation of this letter into ,german was then handed in1 and soon after #g the meeting was brought to a close4 ,on ,dec4 #bhth we rose at #e1 and at half past #f were accompanied to the station by several ,christian friends1 who kindly came to take leave of us before our departure for ,saragossa4 ,at #g o'clock we left ,barcelona1 and travelled with two ,spaniards1 to each of whom we gave a ,spanish ,gospel and some tracts1 which were thankfully accepted1 and read with great attention4 ,at #b o'clock the passengers alighted to dine1 at ,lerida2 but we walked up and down the platform and gave away some tracts1 when in a moment a crowd of third-class passengers surrounded us1 who all pressed forward1 eagerly desiring to obtain tracts or gospels for themselves4 ,the few we had were distributed immediately2 but so anxious were the applicants to obtain one each1 that they followed us to the railway carriage and lingered about the door4 ,in a few minutes other tracts were found and handed out1 but1 fearing to attract attention and that our actions might be watched by ,romish priests1 we held up our empty hands to show that we had nothing more to give4 ,the poor people were loth1 however1 to depart1 and waited until the last moment1 thrusting their hands in at the window1 with the hope of receiving either a gospel or a tract4 ,at half past #b we left ,lerida1 and after a journey of #bbh miles1 at a quarter to #i p4m41 reached ,saragossa1 where1 at the ,fonda de las ,cuatro ,nationes1 we found suitable accommodation4 ,the following morning 7,sunday1 ,nov4 #bith7 a meeting was held at ,mr4 ,gulick's ,church1 when ,mr4 ,mueller preached1 with translation by the pastor1 and in the afternoon addressed the ,sunday ,school children at the same place4 ,at the beginning of the service they chanted the #bcrd ,psalm1 and1 at the close1 sang a hymn1 of which the following words are a translation of the first verse3-- ,jesus ,christ came down1 ,from ,heaven to ,bethlehem2 ,there1 our ,peace was born1 ,our ,felicity1 ,light1 and ,good4 ,oh1 blessed be ,god6 ,thanks be unto ,thee1 ,lord1 ,for ,jesus the ,saviour4 ,this hymn was set to a lively tune1 and sung in marked1 quick time1 with great spirit and animation4 ,in the evening ,mr4 ,mueller preached again at the same ,church to a large1 attentive audience4 ,on ,dec4 #cjth we walked out with ,mr4 ,gulick1 who conducted us to one of the two ,cathedrals in ,saragossa--the only city in ,spain which has two ,cathedral ,churches4 ,the architecture is ,moorish1 and some sculpture on the walls represents the martyrdom of a few of the early ,christians1 and that of ,st4 ,lawrence in particular1 who1 in the #dth century1 was roasted to death on a gridiron over a slow fire1 by the command of one of the ,pagan ,roman emperors4 ,though considered a ,catholic by the ,papists1 it is said that he was a true disciple of ,christ4 ,some poor devotees were worshipping at the shrines1 to a few of whom we quietly gave ,spanish gospel tracts2 and a tract was handed also to a gowned individual1 a verger or sacristan1 with a wand of office1 as he slowly wandered up and down the aisles1 who looked at us gloomily1 but accepted it nevertheless4 ,our next visit was to the ,cathedral of ,nuestra ,senora del ,pilar1 which contains an image of the ,virgin and ,child on a jasper pedestal1 said to have come down direct from ,heaven in the #ast century1 and to have been brought by the ,apostle ,james to ,saragossa6 ,to this image the most extravagant miracles are attributed4 ,many persons were kissing the pillar and crossing themselves1 whilst others1 dispersed about the ,cathedral1 were kneeling on the stone pavement before various images of saints4 ,whole regiments of soldiers1 too1 come in to kneel1 bow1 cross themselves1 and perform their devotions before the different shrines4 ,oh6 how responsible are we1 who possess the pure gospel of the grace of ,god1 to make it known to poor idolators like these4 ,in order to form a correct idea of the degrading superstitions1 the debasing idolatry of ,popery1 there is nothing like witnessing these things in a country such as ,spain1 where the ,roman ,catholic religion appears to be of a grosser type than it is in ,protestant countries4 ,our last remaining tract was slipped into the hand of a worshipper1 kneeling upon a stone step before an altar4 ,besides these two ,cathedrals1 ,saragossa contains many curious old ,moorish houses and ancient monuments1 including the ,aljaferia1 now a fort1 but formerly a ,moorish palace4 ,as we walked through the streets1 almost every one turned round to have a good look at us as strangers2 and occasionally some children followed close behind1 desiring to have a thorough gaze at the walking curiosities from a foreign country4 ,in the evening1 ,mr4 ,mueller preached again at ,mr4 ,gulick's ,church1 and on the following morning 7,dec4 #cast7 we rose at half-past #d1 in order to start early for ,madrid4 ,the journey was extremely tedious1 and1 after stopping at every one of the #ce stations1 in the evening1 at #aj o'clock1 we reached our destination1 where ,mr4 ,fenn 7an ,english missionary7 was kindly waiting to receive and to conduct us to the ,fonda ,peninsular1 near the ,puerta del ,sol1 about two miles from the station4 ,the next morning 7,jan4 #ast1 #ahgi71 at #aj o'clock1 a procession passed along the street consisting of boys carrying lighted tapers2 soldiers1 priests1 and men bore a large figure of the ,virgin1 robed in crimson satin1 with a crown upon her head2 whilst a small image of the ,saviour was carried immediately behind it4 ,the men in this procession were bareheaded1 and all the passers-by took off their hats4 ,in the evening1 at a coffee meeting at ,chamberi1 ,mr4 ,mueller addressed a gathering of ,spanish ,christians1 with translation by ,mr4 ,fenn4 ,on the afternoon of ,jan4 #bnd1 we attended a meeting of ,christian ,workers1 to whom my husband gave a short address1 and in the evening he preached at ,chamberi4 ,at a gospel service held the following ,sunday morning at ,chamberi1 he preached again2 spoke in ,german in the afternoon at ,pastor ,fliedner's ,church1 and in the evening preached at ,chamberi a second time1 with translation into ,spanish4 ,the next day a meeting of school teachers was held at ,mr4 ,fenn's house1 where ,mr4 ,mueller gave them a short address1 and in the evening he attended the first of a series of prayer meetings at ,mr4 ,fliedner's ,church4 ,on ,jan4 #gth1 we inspected the five schools--three at ,chamberi1 and two in another part of ,madrid--which are supported by the funds of the ,scriptural ,knowledge ,institution1 and are under the care and superintendence of ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,fenn1 where it was gratifying to find the dear children 7contrary to custom1 as their ,christmas holidays were scarcely over7 assembled in considerable numbers to see the strangers from ,england1 whose presence seemed to afford them great delight4 ,after visiting the three ,chamberi schools1 which are admirably conducted1 all the children formed one assembly in the ,chapel1 where ,mr4 ,mueller addressed them for about twenty minutes1 with translation by ,mr4 ,fenn4 ,he spoke also to the children of the two other schools4 ,sheets of paper1 containing texts and short addresses1 beautifully written1 were presented to us by the pupils at ,chamberi4 ,on our way back to the hotel1 we passed an open piece of ground1 where1 several years ago1 large quantities of human bones were disinterred1 the remains of victims of the ,inquisition1 about #acj ,protestants having been burned alive there in former times1 as an auto da fe1 by their enemies1 the ,papists4 ,here the hand of a young girl was found1 with a large nail driven through it2 tresses of long hair were discovered1 and other revolting evidences were brought to light of the cruelties that had been perpetrated4 ,we visited the ,plaza ,mayor also1 a large ,square in ,old ,madrid1 where1 centuries ago1 ,jews1 ,protestants1 and criminals1 all dressed in hideous garments1 and high1 pointed caps1 were brought before their judges2 by whom1 after sentence of death had been pronounced1 they were sent to the spot above mentioned1 near ,chamberi1 and there burned alive4 ,on the evening of ,jan4 #ith1 at a united prayer meeting of the ,evangelical ,alliance1 ,mr4 ,mueller gave an address on prayer1 and spoke at ,chamberi also1 at a prayer meeting the next evening4 ,on the #aath1 we visited ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,fenn's interesting ,orphan ,institution2 on the morning of ,sunday1 the #abth1 my husband preached at ,chamberi1 and in the evening addressed a large ,english congregation at a ,hall connected with the residence of the ,presbyterian minister4 ,this ,hall1 and the premises connected with it1 at one time formed a portion of the ,spanish ,inquisition4 ,on the afternoon of ,monday1 ,jan4 #acth1 at a quarter before #e1 we left ,madrid for ,bayonne1 and at #g reached the ,escurial--both palace and monastery in one2 which1 on account of the lateness of the hour1 could be seen very indistinctly4 ,we passed ,avila also1 a town enclosed by ancient granite walls #hjj years old1 which has #hf towers and gates1 and is considered the finest specimen of a walled town in ,europe4 ,valladolid was reached at midnight2 and soon after #f1 on the #adth1 as the day began to dawn1 we arrived at ,vitoria1 where the mountainous1 picturesque character of the country formed an entire contrast to the plain on which ,madrid is situated4 ,for many miles we travelled through the ,passes at the western extremity of the ,pyrenees1 and went through tunnel after tunnel1 until1 at #aj4ae1 the train drew up at ,san ,sebastian1 a town on the ,bay of ,biscay1 besieged by the ,british army under ,wellington in #ahac2 where numbers of ,english soldiers1 who fell during the war on the ,peninsula1 lie interred4 ,the last stations in ,spain were ,irun and ,hendaya2 and1 after travelling close to the ,bay of ,biscay1 where great rolling waves were dashing in upon the shore1 at half past #a p4m4 we reached ,bayonne4 ,on the afternoon of ,jan4 #aeth1 at a little meeting held at the house of ,monsieur ,nogaret1 pastor of the ,reformed ,church1 ,mr4 ,mueller spoke in ,french for three quarters of an hour2 and afterwards we walked to the fortifications1 from which the district between ,bayonne and the frontier could be seen--a locality memorable as the scene of the struggle between ,wellington and ,soult in the year #ahac4 ,on the #agth we went to ,biarritz1 a beautiful watering place on the ,bay of ,biscay1 six miles from ,bayonne1 where the rocky coast lies open to the full sweep of rollers from the ,bay4 ,there1 at #b o'clock1 in a large salon of the ,hotel de ,france1 ,mr4 ,mueller held a meeting for the ,english1 of whom he addressed a considerable number1 for an hour4 ,at half past #c we returned to ,bayonne1 and at #e4bj left by rail for ,pau in the ,pyrenees4 ,there1 on the following ,sunday 7,jan4 #aith71 my husband preached morning and afternoon in ,english at the ,presbyterian ,church1 to large congregations1 with much help from the ,lord4 ,on the evening of the #bjth1 he conducted a ,french service at ,le ,temple1 and preached the following morning in ,german at the ,presbyterian ,church4 ,he held ,english meetings also at this ,church every morning 7except ,saturday7 throughout the week4 ,pau is famous for its mild1 genial climate1 its beautiful scenery1 and for being much resorted to by visitors--especially the ,english--of whom1 during our stay1 there were about #b1jjj in the place4 ,the ,chateau of ,henry #dth is joined by three bridges to the town4 ,on the morning of ,sunday1 ,jan4 #bfth1 ,mr4 ,mueller preached a farewell sermon at the ,presbyterian ,church and held a ,french meeting in the evening for the working classes1 at a large ,hall4 ,on the #bgth1 we left ,pau for ,bordeaux1 about #aej miles distant1 where1 at the ,chapelle ,evangelique1 he held two ,french meetings4 ,an address was also given by him at a ,hall belonging to the ,union ,chretienne de jeunes gens1 and on the #bith1 we went to the ,asylums of ,la ,force1 of which the late ,mr4 ,john ,bost was the ,founder and ,director4 ,after a journey of #gj miles we reached our destination1 and in the afternoon accompanied ,mr4 ,bost in a small omnibus belonging to the ,institution1 to visit his ,asylums1 which are situated at some little distance from each other4 ,they are eight in number4 ,la ,famille ,evangelique is for ,orphan girls of all ages4 ,bethesda is an asylum for girls infirm or incurable1 blind1 or threatened with blindness1 idiot1 imbecile1 or of feeble intellect4 ,ebenezer is an asylum for epileptic girls4 ,siloam is for boys infirm or incurable1 blind or threatened with blindness4 ,bethel is an asylum for epileptic boys4 ,le ,repos is for invalid governesses1 infirm school mistresses1 widows or spinsters who are ill or without resources4 ,la ,retraite is for servants1 widows or spinsters1 who are ill1 infirm1 or without means of support1 and afflicted with incurable diseases2 and ,la ,misericorde is for idiot girls who have lost all intelligence2 also for epileptics1 who are idiot and infirm4 ,after we had inspected these deeply interesting1 and most ,christ-like ,institutions1 a very large gathering of the inmates who were well enough to attend1 assembled at ,la ,famille1 where ,mr4 ,mueller addressed them for three quarters of an hour2 for though the community is so afflicted as a whole1 a meeting was hailed by them with delight1 many of the patients being intelligent1 and some of the epileptics even1 persons of sound mind1 when not suffering from their dreadful fits4 ,the next day1 at half past #b1 another service was held at ,le ,temple 7the ,church of the ,institution7 where upwards of #djj individuals assembled2 and as ,mr4 ,bost would not hear of a translation--because1 said he1 ,monsieur ,mueller1 est admirable--my husband addressed this large company for an hour and a quarter in ,french4 ,afterwards we drank tea at ,la ,famille1 and returned by railway in the evening to ,bordeaux4 ,since our visit to these ,asylums1 their beloved ,founder and ,director1 ,mr4 ,bost1 has departed to be with ,christ4 ,blessed are the dead which die in the ,lord2 they rest from their labours and their works do follow them4 ,on the afternoon of ,jan4 #cast1 at the ,chapelle ,evangelique1 ,mr4 ,mueller held his fourth and last meeting in the city1 and at #f4ej we left by the night express for ,cannes4 ,toulouse was reached in the middle of the night2 the next morning we stopped at ,marseilles1 and proceeded along the coast of the ,mediterranean1 until 7after a journey of #dhj miles7 at a quarter to #a p4m4 we arrived at ,cannes4 ,there1 on ,sunday1 ,feb4 #bnd1 ,mr4 ,mueller preached in the morning at the ,german1 and in the afternoon at the ,presbyterian1 ,church2 gave an address on the #dth1 at the ,eglise ,evangelique1 held another meeting at the ,german ,church the following afternoon1 and continued his labours every day until the #abth1 when he spoke in ,french at the ,eglise de la ,redemption1 in the evening4 ,on the #acth1 he preached at the ,presbyterian ,church1 and on the #adth gave a farewell address in ,english at the ,eglise de la ,redemption4 ,during our stay at ,cannes1 we visited ,les ,orangers--large plantations of orange and lemon trees1 laden with ripe fruit--and greatly enjoyed the climate of that delightful place4 ,on ,feb4 #aeth we left ,cannes1 and1 just before our departure1 received a little parcel1 containing an ivory paper-cutter1 with a slip of paper on which these words were written--,for dear ,mr4 ,mueller from one of his former ,orphans1 and wishing both ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,mueller1 ,god speed4 ,at half-past #b we arrived at ,nice1 where1 on the following afternoon 7,sunday7 my husband preached in ,english at the ,presbyterian ,church1 held a meeting in the evening at the ,vaudois ,church1 and continued to conduct services in ,english1 ,french1 or ,german during the remainder of our stay1 including a meeting at the ,presbyterian ,church on the #bfth1 when he preached in ,english1 to a large congregation on the second coming of ,christ4 ,whilst we were at ,nice1 the whole town was in a state of excitement from the ,carnival1 for which that place is noted4 ,during our walks1 to and from the meetings1 we met troops of individuals in masks1 dressed in extraordinary costumes1 who danced along the streets1 and made merry with anybody and everybody who happened to come across them2 but by promptly branching off into back streets1 we 7happily7 escaped their notice altogether4 ,the popular idea seems to be that1 just before the austerities of ,lent commence1 a season of extravagance1 folly1 and amusement is particularly appropriate4 ,that children and young people should be tempted to indulge in such diversions1 is not perhaps surprising2 but how persons of mature age can take delight in making such fools of themselves1 is really most astonishing4 ,we heard a ,christian gentleman from ,london lamenting greatly that the ,english too--,protestants--who might be expected to set a good example to their ,catholic neighbours1 were amongst the foremost in these amusements4 ,on ,feb4 #bast1 we visited ,monaco1 one of the most beautiful spots along the whole coast of the ,mediterranean4 ,it is notorious1 however1 for its gambling saloons1 which lead many who frequent them both to temporal and eternal ruin4 ,suicide was said to be a common thing also amongst the votaries of those gaming tables4 ,on ,march #ast we left for ,mentone1 #bd miles from ,nice1 where ,mr4 ,mueller preached at the ,hall of the ,free ,church of ,scotland1 at the ,eglise ,francaise1 and at the ,german ,church1 to large congregations2 and continued to hold meetings daily as long as we remained4 ,as on ,sunday mornings the little ,hall of the ,free ,church was crowded1 its doors and windows were left open2 several persons therefore sat outside in the balcony1 on chairs1 and amongst the number was ,mr4 ,spurgeon1 who attended three meetings4 ,whilst at ,mentone1 we had the pleasure of seeing and driving out with him occasionally4 ,one afternoon1 the ,turin road leading to ,castiglione1 was selected for our route1 where1 whilst slowly winding up hill in an open carriage1 surrounded by magnificent scenery1 ,mr4 ,spurgeon said3--,when in the midst of landscapes such as these1 from the crown of my head to the sole of my foot1 ,i feel as though ,i could burst out into one song of praise4 ,on the morning of ,march #aath1 at the ,free ,church ,hall1 my husband gave a farewell address4 ,at #c4ej that afternoon we left ,mentone for ,ventimiglia on the ,italian frontier1 and proceeded afterwards to ,bella ,vista1 ,bordighera1 the residence of ,mrs4 ,boyce1 two miles distant from the station4 ,in the evening ,mr4 ,mueller preached at a small church in ,bordighera 7built by ,mrs4 ,boyce7 with translation into ,italian by ,signor ,malan1 a young ,italian pastor4 ,the congregation consisted of the children belonging to ,mrs4 ,boyce's schools1 their teachers1 and some country people from the neighbourhood1 most of whom were ,roman ,catholics4 ,this little church at ,bordighera was then the only centre of real ,christian influence throughout a very extensive district1 as there were no other ,italian ,protestant services between ,bordighera and ,genoa4 ,on the following morning1 we visited ,mrs4 ,boyce's schools1 and at half past two1 ,mr4 ,mueller held a drawing-room meeting for ,english residents and visitors1 at ,viletta ,aurelia1 where1 for upwards of an hour he addressed a large company of gentlemen and ladies4 ,on ,march #acth we accompanied ,mrs4 ,boyce in a carriage to ,san ,remo1 on the coast of the ,mediterranean1 nine miles distant2 and there1 in the large drawing-rooms of ,villa ,theresa1 at #b o'clock2 he held a meeting for the ,english also1 which was crowded with gentlemen and ladies4 ,he spoke with great power2 the hearers were all attention1 and one lady said afterwards--,i was never so much interested in my whole life4 ,this meeting was an important one1 as many present were always under ritualistic teaching1 and never heard the pure gospel preached4 ,in the evening1 at half-past #f1 we left ,san ,remo by express--reached ,genoa at #aa1 and the next day at #a4aj p4m4 set off for ,pisa1 when our route through ,spezzia and near ,carrara extended along the coast of the ,mediterranean1 through scenery of the most beautiful description4 ,at #g o'clock we arrived at ,pisa1 and the next morning1 before our departure for ,florence1 saw the exterior of its celebrated leaning tower1 #ahj feet high1 and #ac feet out of the perpendicular1 built in the year #aagd1 by ,bonanno of ,pisa4 ,as our object was to reach ,florence1 we did not remain either at ,genoa or at ,pisa1 but simply passed through those cities on the way4 ,at noon1 therefore1 on ,march #aeth1 our journey was continued2 and at #c in the afternoon we arrived at ,florence1 where1 at the station1 we were received by some ,christian friends1 with--,a warm welcome in the ,master's name4 ,the next day 7,sunday7 we attended a meeting for the breaking of bread at a ,hall in ,via ,san ,spirito1 which1 with an ante-room adjoining it1 was crowded4 ,there1 ,mr4 ,mueller spoke for nearly an hour1 with ,italian translation by ,signor ,rossetti2 and in the evening1 preached at the ,vaudois ,church4 ,during our stay at ,florence he held a number of other meetings also1 including services at two ,italian ,churches--one in ,via ,palazuolo1 and the other in ,via dei ,benci--a meeting at the ,chapel of ,dr4 ,comandi's ,asilo in ,via ,aretina1 an ,english service at the ,presbyterian ,church1 a meeting at the ,french ,swiss ,church1 with ,italian translation1 a service at the ,methodist ,episcopal ,church in ,english with ,italian translation1 and a drawing-room meeting at ,dr4 ,young's1 where he addressed the students of the ,theological ,seminary1 their professors1 several pastors1 and a number of gentlemen and ladies4 ,he held a second drawing-room meeting also at ,dr4 ,young's1 and had a ,bible reading at the house of the ,presbyterian minister4 ,on most of these occasions1 there were large1 attentive audiences4 ,a few days after the service at the ,italian ,church in ,via dei ,benci1 a gentleman said--,god be praised for the glorious meeting you had4 ,i was there1 and enjoyed very much your powerful testimony4 ,during our stay at ,florence1 we looked with interest at the exterior of the prison where ,francesco and ,rosa ,madai were confined1 and had a good view of the city and neighbourhood from an elevated spot called the ,piazza ,michel ,angelo4 ,on the morning of ,wednesday1 the #fth of ,march1 we left ,florence for ,rome1 and arrived there in the afternoon at a quarter before #e4 ,the next morning at a prayer meeting in ,via ,san ,nicola da ,tolentino1 ,mr4 ,mueller gave his first address in ,rome4 ,on the #bhth1 he held a meeting for ,christian ,workers in ,via delle ,coppelle2 spoke at the ,brethren's ,hall at a meeting for the breaking of bread on ,sunday morning1 the #cjth1 and preached in the evening at ,mr4 ,wall's ,chapel4 ,on the #cast he conducted a service at the ,oratorio ,evangelico1 and subsequently preached at various places of worship including the ,tempio ,evangelico1 the ,presbyterian ,church1 the ,waldensian ,church1 the ,sala ,cristiana1 the ,american ,baptist ,chapel1 the ,italian ,free ,church1 a ,hall in ,via della ,scrofa connected with the ,tempio ,evangelico 7where a service for ,italian soldiers was held71 the ,italian ,free ,church1 and the ,wesleyan ,chapel4 ,during our stay in ,rome1 we visited the ,catacombs4 ,there are about #fj in all1 which extend in various directions1 outside the walls of the city4 ,they consist of subterranean excavations1 which served as places of refuge and worship to the earliest followers of the ,christian faith1 during the persecutions they had to suffer under the predecessors of ,constantine1 and where1 after death1 many thousands were interred1 from the earliest period of ,christianity to the sixth century of the present era4 ,we visited ,st4 ,peter's also1 the ,vatican1 drove along the ,via ,appia1 by which the ,apostle ,paul entered ,rome1 and saw the ,arch of ,titus4 ,the ,coliseum 7which originally accommodated #hg1jjj spectators7 is likewise a remarkable ruin4 ,the caverns in which the wild beasts were confined are still in existence1 and the gladiatorial spectacles1 of which for nearly #djj years it was the scene1 are matters of history4 ,in the reign of ,trajan1 ,ignatius was brought there from ,antioch1 on purpose to be torn in pieces by wild beasts2 and great numbers of martyrs perished on its arena4 ,the ,basilica of the ,lateran--which we visited also--was long regarded as the first of ,christian ,churches1 and styled by an inscription at the entrance1 ,the ,mother and ,head of all the ,churches in the world6 ,one of the sights of ,rome1 too1 is the ,scala ,santa1 where eleven penitents were ascending a long flight of #bh marble steps upon their knees4 ,this ,scala ,santa is the celebrated staircase up which ,luther1 before his conversion1 was once working his weary way1 when these words1 ,the just shall live by faith1 seemed to reach him like a voice from heaven4 ,before our departure from ,rome1 we visited the ,basilica of ,san ,paolo likewise1 a vast marble ,cathedral1 erected on the spot where--according to tradition--the ,apostles ,peter and ,paul embraced each other before they were led away to execution--the former to be crucified with his head downwards1 the latter to be beheaded4 ,the ,church and ,monastery of the three ,fountains1 the ,baths of ,caracalla1 the ,columbaria--remarkable ancient burying places for the remains of the dead1 after they had been burned to ashes--the ,pantheon1 the ,column of ,trajan1 the ,arch of ,septimus ,severus1 some curious old aqueducts1 the ruins of the palaces of the ,caesars1 and other famous antiquities1 we also saw2 but the sights of ,rome are so numerous and celebrated1 that no minute description of them can be attempted1 especially as our visits to those just mentioned were most brief and hasty1 compared with the time usually devoted to them by strangers4 ,the ruins of ,rome--once proudly called the ,eternal ,city--plainly show that the fashion of this world passeth away1 and the lust thereof4 ,he 7and he only7 who doeth the will of ,god1 abideth for ever4 ,what a blessed thing it is to have no abiding ,city here1 but to look for the ,city which hath foundations1 whose builder and maker is ,god4 ,on ,april #ith1 we went to ,naples1 where1 the following morning1 at the ,chiese ,metodista1 ,mr4 ,mueller addressed about #ajj ,christian ,workers1 including pastors1 evangelists1 colporteurs1 ,sunday ,school teachers1 leaders of ,mothers' ,meetings1 etc42 and in the evening 7by particular request7 he held a service in the ,bethel ,mission ship1 for the ,english seamen of ,naples1 amongst whom were a few sailors from ,bristol1 who had expressed a desire that he should address them4 ,on the following evening he preached at the ,presbyterian ,church1 in ,english1 to a large congregation2 and1 during our stay at ,naples1 held a number of other meetings1 including services at the ,chiese ,evangelica1 the ,italian ,free ,church1 the ,waldensian ,church--where he preached in ,french1 with ,italian translation--the ,chiese ,cristiana ,apostolica1 the ,wesleyan ,methodist ,chapel1 the ,methodist ,episcopal ,church1 and the ,german ,church4 ,he addressed a large class of young ladies also at a school1 both in ,english and in ,german4 ,during our stay at ,naples1 we visited the ruins of ,pompeii1 #ad miles distant1 a city which was partially overthrown by an earthquake1 on ,feb4 #eth1 ,a4,d4 #fc1 and destroyed by an eruption of ,vesuvius1 ,aug4 #bdth1 ,a4,d4 #gi4 ,pompeii was overwhelmed by showers of pumice stones and ashes1 no current of lava having ever reached it2 but through the excavations that have been made1 a large portion of the city has been disinterred4 ,many of the houses still standing1 were probably built before1 or during1 our ,saviour's life on earth4 ,we saw the ruins of ,herculaneum also1 a city destroyed by the eruption of ,vesuvius in ,a4,d4 #gi1 when it was destroyed by torrents of volcanic mud4 ,the ,solfatara1 a semi-extinct volcano near ,naples1 is a remarkable locality2 and the spot where the ,apostle ,paul1 after touching at ,rhegium1 first landed in ,italy1 was particularly pointed out4 ,we likewise saw the road along which he travelled on his way to ,rome1 of which the ancient pavement1 composed of massive blocks of lava1 in some places is still perfect4 ,on ,april #bast--accompanied by ,mr4 ,gray1 the pastor of the ,presbyterian ,church1 who kindly acted as our guide--after driving through ,naples1 ,portici1 and ,resina1 we slowly ascended the slopes of ,mount ,vesuvius1 which is about #cj miles in circumference at its base2 and1 whilst going up the steep incline1 marked a gradual decrease of vegetation1 until great lava fields1 consisting of immense black boulders1 and enormous quantities of lava1 cooled1 and hardened into the most fantastic shapes1 were reached4 ,at #b o'clock we alighted at the ,hermitage1 and afterwards walked towards the eruptive cone1 but made no attempt to reach its top4 ,the distant view1 however1 was very beautiful1 and the surroundings on every side were grand4 ,a ,museum at the ,observatory contains a valuable collection of minerals from ,vesuvius1 some volcanic bombs1 and a few curious scientific instruments1 amongst which is an eisograph for measuring the duration and violence of earthquakes1 so constructed that the precise time of their duration can be measured with the greatest accuracy4 ,before leaving the ,museum1 we heard that a gentleman1 whilst in the act of mounting the cone of ,vesuvius1 had just died suddenly of apoplexy1 brought on by over exertion during its ascent2 and a short time afterwards several men passed us carrying his corpse down the mountain in a chair4 ,he appeared to be about #de years of age1 and was sitting upright1 with his head hanging over the left shoulder4 ,his countenance was deadly pale1 and life was quite extinct4 ,the sight was both solemn and affecting4 ,on the evening of ,april #bdth1 my husband gave a farewell address in ,english at the ,presbyterian ,church1 when at the close of the service1 ,mr4 ,gray1 on his own behalf and that of the congregation1 publicly expressed his gratitude for ,mr4 ,mueller's valued ministry amongst them4 ,our visit to ,naples was a very happy one1 and the meetings were of a most important character4 ,the next morning we rose at #d1 to leave by an early train for ,rome1 but our stay there was a short one only4 ,that evening ,mr4 ,mueller preached at ,mr4 ,wall's ,chapel to a large congregation1 and the following evening held a meeting at the ,american ,episcopal ,church4 ,on ,sunday morning1 ,april #bgth1 he gave an address at the ,brethren's ,hall1 and preached at the ,sala ,cristiana in the evening from ,heb4 xi4 #bd1 #be1 #bf--;a solemn farewell sermon4 ,on the #bhth we went again to ,florence1 and when he had held six meetings in that city 7including a service at ,dr4 ,comandi's ,institution1 where1 on ,may #bnd1 he addressed the children of the various evangelical schools in ,florence71 on the morning of the #eth we left1 and1 after crossing the ,appenines1 reached ,bologna in the afternoon4 ,there he preached in ,french1 with ,italian translation1 that evening and the next1 at ,monsieur ,roland's ,church to crowded congregations4 ,on ,may #hth we went on to ,venice2 passed through ,ferrara1 ,padua1 and other places on the way2 and1 after travelling by rail through the watery district by which the city is surrounded1 reached our destination in the evening1 where1 instead of an omnibus1 a gondola was waiting for passengers1 in which we were rowed along several canals1 to the ,hotel ,danieli4 ,that evening1 at #h o'clock1 ,mr4 ,mueller preached at the ,vaudois ,church1 and at the ,methodist ,episcopal ,church the next evening4 ,he held two other meetings also1 whilst we remained at ,venice1 one of which was in ,english at the ,american ,consul's house2 but his labours in this city were shortened considerably1 in consequence of the inability of ,monsieur ,meille1 the ,italian pastor 7who was suffering seriously from a throat affection71 to translate4 ,venice1 from being full of canals and nearly surrounded by the sea1 is one of the most extraordinary cities in the world4 ,during our brief sojourn there1 two or three little voyages in gondolas enabled us to form some idea of the place4 ,this city is built upon piles1 on three large and #aad small islands1 formed by #aej narrow canals1 and crossed by #chj short bridges4 ,the islands and city upon them are in a shallow lagune of the ,adriatic4 ,palaces and houses1 once magnificent1 line the banks of the ,grand ,canal1 which is two miles and a half in length1 and the ,bridge of ,sighs connects the ,palace of the ,doges with the prisons that belong to it2 but the whole city bears marks of a grandeur that has passed away1 and its fame and glory are of a bygone character4 ,venice is divided into two unequal parts by the ,grand ,canal1 which is crossed near the middle of its course by the ,ponte di ,rialto1 a marble bridge of one single1 spacious arch4 ,the city contains upwards of #d1jjj gondolas4 ,from the top of the ,campanile 7a square tower #caf feet in height7 an extensive prospect is obtained1 embracing the ,alps1 the ,adriatic1 the ,istrian ,mountains1 and ,monti ,euganei1 near ,padua4 ,on ,may #aeth1 early in the morning1 we left for ,breschia1 and1 after passing through ,padua1 ,vicenza1 and ,verona1 reached ,peschiera1 close to ,lago ,garda1 one of the beautiful lakes in northern ,italy4 ,after our arrival at ,breschia1 ,mr4 ,mueller preached that evening at the ,vaudois ,church1 from ,john i4 #bi4 ,amongst his hearers were several ,roman ,catholics1 and some officers and soldiers belonging to a regiment in the city4 ,he held another meeting1 also1 the following evening at the same church1 and after the service we distributed little ,italian books amongst the people1 which were gratefully accepted4 ,on ,may #agth we left for ,milan1 and from there proceeded by an evening train to ,como1 where1 at the ,vaudois ,church1 he preached four times1 with translation into ,italian4 ,here the congregation consisted of poor country people2 and great was the interest with which they listened to a preacher1 who told them that he was a poor man himself4 ,everything he needs 7they were told7 is obtained by prayer and faith1 and his wants are made known to his ,heavenly ,father only4 ,on ,may #bjth we spent a few hours at ,bellagio1 #af miles distant1 one of the most beautiful places on the ,lake of ,como2 and the next day returned to ,milan1 where ,mr4 ,mueller preached at the ,wesleyan ,church1 with ,italian interpretation1 in the evening4 ,during our stay1 he held meetings also at the ,italian ,free ,church1 the ,brethren's ,room1 the ,vaudois ,church1 at an ,italian ,church in ,place ,charles ,beccaria1 and at a ,protestant ,church in ,rue ,agnello4 ,on the #bhth 7by invitation7 he held a drawing-room meeting at the ,british ,chaplain's house1 and the next evening preached in ,german at the ,vaudois ,church1 not being able to address the ,germans in their own place of worship1 because their pastor was a neologian4 ,on our way to and from the meetings1 we passed ,milan ,cathedral 7built of white marble from the ,simplon7 repeatedly4 ,next to ,st4 ,peter's at ,rome1 and ,seville ,cathedral1 it is the largest church in ,europe4 ,these splendid ,cathedrals1 however1 are all ,popish1 and the religious services carried on in them are full of the grossest idolatry and superstition4 ,on ,may #cast1 we left ,milan for ,turin2 and after ,mr4 ,mueller had conducted three services in that city1 on ,tuesday1 ,june #crd1 set off for an excursion through the ,waldensian ,valleys1 which contain a ,protestant population of about #bf1jjj1 whereas ,turin has only between #hjj and #ijj ,protestant inhabitants4 ,the journey from ,turin to ,pignerola was performed by rail2 but at the latter place we took an open carriage1 and drove to ,villa ,seche1 a village inhabited principally by ,protestants4 ,during the drive1 we passed several mountain torrents1 saw the distant ,alps1 and drove for miles close to the river ,chison1 which was rushing over its rocky bed with a loud noise1 down a steep incline into the ,valley4 ,the whole of this district is extremely interesting1 because for hundreds of years it has been inhabited by the ,waldenses1 who1 in the #afth and #agth centuries1 on account of their faithfulness to ,christ1 were cruelly persecuted by the ,papists2 and1 as their attachment to the reformed faith brought many sufferings upon them1 they were compelled to flee from their beloved homes to any hiding place that afforded them a refuge4 ,the two principal ,waldensian ,valleys are ,st4 ,martin and ,luzerne1 which contain #ae parishes2 but the houses in them are scattered1 and being at a great distance from each other1 the members of the little ,churches are obliged to walk many miles in order to attend the meetings4 ,these ,waldensian ,christians are generally very poor1 and many of them live in houses roofed with rough1 flat stones loosely put together1 instead of slates or tiles4 ,in the windows1 too1 of a few of their abodes1 paper occupied the place of glass4 ,at ,pomaret some of the people were standing at their doors to gaze at us1 because our visit was expected2 and as we drove along ,monsieur le pasteur ,georges ,mueller had many respectful bows and salutations4 ,at five o'clock we reached the house of the pastor at ,villa ,seche1 and in the evening accompanied him to his ,church1 a very ancient ,vaudois place of worship1 situated at a great height upon a mountain1 many hundreds of feet above his residence4 ,a steep1 rugged1 winding pathway1 covered in places with loose stones1 led up this mountain towards the ,church2 and as some rivulets streamed over the ascent1 it was difficult to avoid getting ankle-deep in water4 ,the silence and solitude of the whole region1 too1 were striking4 ,at length1 warm1 tired1 and almost breathless1 we reached the ,church1 a large1 old-fashioned building1 which was crowded with a rustic congregation1 who 7the meeting having been announced for #e o'clock1 though circumstances did not allow of our getting there till #g7 had been sitting there two hours1 patiently waiting our arrival4 ,the service1 which was in ,french1 was opened with singing and prayer1 after which ,mr4 ,mueller addressed the audience for an hour1 throwing himself heart and soul into their circumstances4 ,at the close of the meeting we distributed little ,french and ,italian books amongst the people2 shook hands with many of them2 and soon after #i reached the pastor's cottage down below1 a ,swiss chalet1 with a projecting roof1 and two wooden galleries outside4 ,in this mountain home the domestic arrangements were of the simplest1 most frugal character possible1 many of the comforts and conveniences of life 7often considered indispensable7 being wanting2 but we were most kindly entertained1 and greatly enjoyed our little visit4 ,the next morning we took a drive to ,perrier1 two miles further up the ,valley1 and called upon the village pastor4 ,underneath his house were two souterrains1 or caverns where1 in the last century1 some ,vaudois ,christians were imprisoned1 and left to starve1 by their bitter enemies the ,papists4 ,by the light of a candle we explored these subterranean cavities2 but as the ground was covered with water1 it was necessary to step carefully on blocks of wood4 ,some snow covered mountains were afterwards pointed out1 where1 during the last century1 #hj ,vaudois women with their infants were obliged to pass the night whilst escaping from their cruel foes2 but1 when morning came1 they were discovered in a semi-frozen state1 and most of them perished eventually through the severity of the cold4 ,in the afternoon we drove to ,la ,perouse1 where a night's lodging was proposed for us at the ,hospital2 we decided1 however1 upon going to the ,hotel ,national1 a little ,italian public-house1 but found the accommodation most uncomfortable1 and that no one understood a word of ,french4 ,at #d o'clock a meeting was held at the ,vaudois ,church1 ,pomaret1 when ,mr4 ,mueller preached in ,french to a large1 attentive audience4 ,on the morning of ,june #eth we visited ,st4 ,germain1 seven miles from ,la ,perouse1 at which place he addressed a large congregation of poor people in ,french at #aj o'clock for three quarters of an hour4 ,at one we set off again in the little open carriage2 and1 after a drive of eleven miles1 reached ,la ,tour1 the largest ,vaudois settlement1 and the principal ,protestant station in the ,valleys4 ,in the evening1 at ,st4 ,jean 7three miles from ,la ,tour71 ,mr4 ,mueller preached at a schoolroom1 belonging to the ,church1 in ,french1 where a large congregation1 including several gentlemen and ladies1 had assembled4 ,here1 at the close of the service1 the pastor prayed--,que le discours excellent de notre frere soit grave sur nos coeurs2 and another gentleman afterwards remarked--,monsieur ,mueller nous a dit precisement ce qu'il nous faut2 le sermon etait admirable4 ,on the afternoon of ,june #gth1 we visited the ,orphelinat des ,vallees ,vaudoises1 a small ,orphan ,establishment for #ej girls1 in a delightful situation1 just outside ,la ,tour4 ,the ,directrice conducted us through the various departments of the ,institution1 where cleanliness and order reigned supreme2 for all the back1 out-of-door premises1 yards1 courts1 etc41 were so beautifully neat and clean1 as well as the schoolrooms and the dormitories1 that we asked whether this was because visitors were expected4 ,the reply1 however1 was3 ,les departments sont tous les jours comme vous les voyez maintenant4 ,the garden too was admirably kept4 ,it contained an abundance of vegetables and fruit trees2 vines were gracefully trained against a wooden paling surrounding the enclosure1 and a few flowers were cultivated in beds4 ,after visiting the different departments of the institution1 the ,directrice conducted us to a schoolroom1 where all the girls were busily engaged with needlework4 ,they rose as we entered1 ,mr4 ,mueller spoke to them for a few minutes2 and1 when they had sung a hymn1 we took leave of the interesting party4 ,on the evening of that day my husband preached at the ,ecole de ,saint ,marguerite2 on ,sunday morning1 ,june #hth1 he held a ,french meeting at ,le ,temple1 and in the afternoon we went to an old ,church at ,chabas1 built by the ,vaudois ,christians1 after the persecutions1 from which they suffered so long1 had in a great measure terminated4 ,here1 the building was crowded to the utmost1 and ,mr4 ,mueller's address in ,french 7which occupied an hour7 was listened to by the audience with the greatest interest4 ,at the close of the service1 ,monsieur ,pons 7one of the pastors7 was deputed to express the best thanks of the ,christians of that locality to ,mr4 ,george ,mueller for his timely and most acceptable visit to the ,valleys1 and to express their gratitude to him and to ,mrs4 ,mueller for coming amongst them4 ,having finished our little tour of #abe miles in the ,waldensian ,valleys1 on ,june #ith we returned via ,pignerola to ,turin4 ,there1 on the evening of that day my husband held a meeting at the ,italian ,baptist ,church1 and on the following evening at half past #h preached a farewell sermon at the ,tempio ,valdese ,evangelico4 ,on ,thursday1 ,june #abth1 at #i a4m41 we left ,turin2 crossed the ,alps1 via the ,mont ,cenis ,tunnel1 and after a long1 tedious journey reached ,dijon at midnight4 ,the next day our journey was continued2 and at half past #d we arrived in ,paris4 ,there1 on ,sunday1 ,june #aeth1 ,mr4 ,mueller preached twice in ,french--at the ,chapelle ,malesherbe1 ,rue ,roquepine in the afternoon1 and at the ,eglise des ,billettes in the evening4 ,on the #agth we went on to ,calais and ,dover2 proceeded to ,london on the #ahth1 and in the evening at half past #f reached ,ashley ,down1 ,bristol1 where1 as usual1 a warm welcome from the ,orphans and numerous kind friends awaited us4 ,this long ,continental tour was abundantly marked by the goodness of the ,lord throughout the whole of its duration1 and is always remembered by us both with feelings of the deepest gratitude4 ,on ,june #bdth we went to ,london for the ,mildmay ,conference1 where ,mr4 ,mueller spoke on four different occasions4 ,at ,cheltenham 7where we stayed from ,june #cjth to ,july #bnd7 he preached twice1 and subsequently held two meetings at the ,guildhall1 ,bath4 ,he preached once also at ,clevedon4 ,,sixth ,,tour4 ,,united ,,states ,,and ,,canada ,from ,august #bgth1 #ahgi1 to ,june #agth1 #ahhj4 ,after remaining ten weeks in ,bristol1 where ,mr4 ,mueller attended daily to business connected with the ,orphan ,houses and the other branches of the ,scriptural ,knowledge ,institution1 and was occupied with his usual ministry of the ,word at the three ,chapels with which he is connected2 having seen it to be the ,lord's will that he should again visit the ,united ,states1 on ,wednesday1 ,august #bgth1 #ahgi1 we went to ,liverpool1 and1 on the following afternoon1 sailed in the ,germanic for ,new ,york4 ,during the first few days of our voyage1 we had very rough weather2 but1 when the wind abated1 the sea became calm1 and our passage was a favourable one upon the whole4 ,on ,friday evening1 ,sept4 #eth1 at the request of the passengers1 my husband gave an address in the saloon1 and on the #fth1 at #d4bj p4m41 we landed at ,new ,york4 ,there we stayed at the ,rossmore ,hotel until ,sept4 #bjth1 but ,mr4 ,mueller did not commence his work before the evening of ,sunday1 the #adth1 when he preached at the ,methodist ,episcopal ,church1 ,south ,second ,street1 ,brooklyn1 about six miles distant4 ,here1 the pastor of the ,church 7who longed so earnestly for the conversion of sinners1 that he described his desire for their salvation as a consuming fire within him7 introduced the preacher to his congregation by making the following original remarks3--,my dear ,friends1 ,i rejoice to tell you that we are about to hear the gospel from the heart and lips of our venerable friend1 who1 though now aged #gd1 has preached the gospel upwards of #a1djj times during the last four years1 in the various cities and countries he has visited4 ,hear this1 you young men1 and remember that he is no smoker1 nor lover of alcoholic drink2 but see how ,god can strengthen for ,his blessed service1 those who trust in ,him1 and seek to live to ,his honour and glory4 ,i have now great pleasure in introducing to you ,mr4 ,george ,mueller1 of ,bristol1 ,england4 ,after this opening speech1 all eyes 7as may be supposed7 were fixed upon the preacher1 who took ,isaiah iii4 #aj1 #aa1 for his text1 and was enabled to speak with great faithfulness and power4 ,the following evening we went to ,newark1 nine miles distant1 when he preached at one of the churches to a ,german congregation1 held a ,german meeting at ,new ,york on the #afth1 preached at ,newark in ,english the next evening1 and on the #ahth and #aith conducted services in ,german at ,new ,york4 ,on ,sept4 #bjth1 we left for ,morristown1 ,new ,jersey1 where he held several important meetings1 and at ,drew ,theological ,seminary addressed the students--#ia in number--for an hour and ten minutes4 ,about nine months afterwards1 one of the hearers 7a gentleman who has since become the pastor of a church7 told us1 the blessing he had received1 through this address1 was so great1 that he had experienced something like a second conversion by means of it4 ,he added1 that about one half of the other students also were similarly blessed upon the same occasion4 ,on ,sept4 #bfth we returned to ,new ,york1 and proceeded thence1 via ,po'keepsy and ,albany1 to ,troy1 #aeg miles distant1 where1 at the ,climbers' ,rest1 7a house standing on a steep hill in a beautiful situation1 the residence of a gentleman who had kindly invited us to be his guests7 we remained during our stay4 ,at ,troy ,mr4 ,mueller preached several times to crowded congregations1 and on the #bith attended a meeting of about #hj pastors from the city and neighbourhood1 whom he addressed for an hour and a quarter4 ,he visited ,troy ,orphan ,asylum also1 spoke to the children1 and held one meeting at ,lansingburg4 ,on ,oct4 #dth we went to ,albany1 and proceeded afterwards to ,saratoga ,springs 7a beautiful and salubrious spot1 much frequented by the ,americans7 at both of which places my husband preached repeatedly1 and gave addresses at pastors' meetings likewise4 ,his last service at ,saratoga ,springs was held at the ,first ,baptist ,church1 on the evening of ,oct4 #adth1 when he preached from #ast ,thess4 v4 #af1 to a large congregation4 ,the meeting was a very precious one4 ,on the #aeth we left ,saratoga ,springs1 early in the morning1 and travelling via ,schenectady1 ,utica1 ,rome1 and ,syracuse1 arrived at ,dr4 ,foster's ,sanatorium1 ,clifton ,springs1 #age miles distant1 in the evening4 ,as this establishment is a ,christian centre1 much resorted to by the ,lord's people from various parts of the ,united ,states1 we remained there until the #bcrd2 and1 during our stay1 ,mr4 ,mueller conducted family worship every morning in the ,chapel belonging to the ,institution4 ,he preached in the evening also1 to congregations consisting of invalids1 visitors1 and persons from the neighbourhood4 ,on ,sunday evening1 ,oct4 #aith1 his subject was the second ,advent1 on which he spoke for an hour and a quarter with great liberty1 earnestness1 and joy1 breaking out during his discourse into fervent prayer that ,christ would graciously revive the ,church1 and arouse ,his slumbering ,bride1 to look1 and watch1 and wait for her absent ,lord's return4 ,the solemnity with which he spoke was particularly noticed1 and the subject was one in which many took a lively interest4 ,from ,clifton ,springs we went on to ,rochester1 where he preached at ,st4 ,peter's1 the ,plymouth1 the ,first ,presbyterian1 and the ,baptist ,churches2 and on ,sunday evening1 ,oct4 #bfth1 at the large ,brick ,church1 addressed an overflowing audience1 when more than #a1jjj people were unable to obtain admittance4 ,on ,oct4 #bhth we went1 via ,niagara ,falls1 to ,hamilton1 ,canada1 on the shores of ,lake ,ontario1 and afterwards to ,brantford1 at each of which places ,mr4 ,mueller held several meetings4 ,at ,hamilton also1 at the ,music ,hall1 he addressed the inmates of a ,blind ,asylum 7#ga in number71 and at ,brantford1 besides visiting an ,institute for the children of ,north ,american ,indians1 to whom he spoke1 called upon the widows at a ,widows' ,home1 and addressed them likewise4 ,on the #hth we left ,brantford for ,toronto1 where1 in the afternoon at ,shaftesbury ,hall1 he addressed #djj ,sunday ,school teachers1 and held a meeting in the evening for #bjj young men belonging to the ,young ,men's ,christian ,association4 ,he preached also on the morning of ,sunday1 the #ith1 at ,sherbourne ,street ,methodist ,church1 addressed a ,bible class at ,shaftesbury ,hall in the afternoon1 and preached for an hour in the evening at ,knox ,presbyterian ,church1 to about #a1ejj persons4 ,on ,oct4 #ajth he gave two addresses 7in the afternoon and evening7 at ,shaftesbury ,hall1 and one address every afternoon in the week besides2 preached on the morning of ,sunday1 the #afth1 at the ,central ,presbyterian ,church1 and on that evening and the next1 addressed large audiences at the great ,metropolitan ,church1 which holds #c1jjj4 ,on the former of these occasions the building was crowded to overflowing4 ,on ,nov4 #aith we rose at #e1 and at #g4ab set off on a journey of #ccc miles1 by through express for ,montreal 7a city which contains a population numbering upwards of #ajj1jjj ,papists1 and only about #ej1jjj ,protestants71 where we arrived at #i o'clock that night4 ,there ,mr4 ,mueller preached every evening in the week1 and twice on ,sunday until our departure4 ,his ministry 7we heard7 was highly valued in that city1 and many spoke of blessing received by means of it4 ,on ,nov4 #bith at #d o'clock1 we left for ,ottawa1 the capital of the ,dominion of ,canada1 #aag miles from ,montreal1 where we arrived at half past #i1 and on the following day 7,sunday7 my husband preached morning and evening at the ,tabernacle to large congregations4 ,during our short stay at ,ottawa1 the cold was intense1 and there were heavy falls of snow1 but we took a drive to the ,chaudiere ,falls1 and saw the residence of the ,marquis of ,lorne1 ,governor-,general of ,canada4 ,from ,barrack ,hill1 which rises almost perpendicularly to an elevation of #cej feet1 the prospect was extensive1 and the beauty of the scenery in the neighbourhood of ,ottawa is said to be unrivalled4 ,in the neighbourhood of the ,falls the frost work was remarkable1 and the icicles 7several feet in length7 formed quite a picture4 ,on ,tuesday1 ,dec4 #crd1 we left ,ottawa for ,brockville1 ,ontario1 and on the #eth proceeded to ,kingston1 at each of which places ,mr4 ,mueller held meetings4 ,at ,kingston1 on ,saturday morning1 ,dec4 #fth1 he addressed the students of ,queen's ,college1 and in the evening preached at the ,methodist ,episcopal ,church4 ,on the morning of ,sunday1 the #gth1 he held a meeting at the ,first ,congregational ,church1 and in the evening addressed an overflowing audience at a mass meeting in the ,city ,hall1 where hundreds were unable to obtain admission4 ,on ,dec4 #hth he preached again at the ,city ,hall2 gave an address at a pastors' meeting on the morning of the #ith1 and in the afternoon returned to ,toronto1 #agj miles from ,kingston1 where we arrived at #aa4ae that night4 ,there1 having been particularly invited to attend the ,conference meetings at ,shaftesbury ,hall1 on the following morning 7,dec4 #ajth7 we were present at the opening prayer meeting1 when the ,hon4 ,vice-,chancellor ,blake was ,president4 ,from #aj to #aa ,mr4 ,mueller gave an address on ,the inspiration of the ,scriptures1 and was followed by the ,rev4 ,w4 ,j4 ,erdman of ,jamestown1 ,new ,york1 who spoke from #aa to #ab on the study of the ,bible2 a subject upon which he threw out several valuable hints4 ,he spoke1 for instance1 of the importance of reading the ,holy ,scriptures with a humble1 teachable1 receptive mind1 prepared to set aside notions1 thoughts1 and prejudices of our own2 to believe all that ,god reveals2 and to carry out the light received4 ,in the afternoon1 ,mr4 ,robert ,cameron of ,brantford spoke1 on the second ,advent1 dwelling upon the glory of that period1 when the kingdoms of this world shall become the kingdoms of our ,lord and of ,his ,christ2 and remarked that1 in apostolic times1 young converts1 at the very outset of their course1 were instructed in the precious truth of ,his personal return1 to which the ,scriptures so largely and so definitely point4 ,he reminded his hearers also of the instruction given by the ,apostle ,paul to the ,thessalonians1 namely3--,that the day of the ,lord shall not come1 except there come the apostasy first1 and the man of sin 7the personal ,antichrist7 be revealed1 the son of perdition1 whom the ,lord shall consume with the ,spirit of ,his mouth1 and shall destroy with the brightness of ,his coming4 ,mr4 ,cameron was followed by ,mr4 ,mueller1 who spoke from #d to #e upon ,christ in all the ,scriptures2 and in the evening there were addresses to ,christian ,workers from ,messrs4 ,erdman1 ,macleod1 ,parlans1 and others4 ,on the morning of the #aath1 the attendance at ,shaftesbury ,hall was large1 and ,vice-,chancellor ,blake again occupied the chair4 ,after half an hour had been spent in prayer1 the ,rev4 ,e4 ,harris1 of ,st4 ,thomas1 addressed the meeting2 the ,rev4 ,p4 ,macleod of ,stratford spoke afterwards1 and an address from ,mr4 ,erdman brought the morning service to a close4 ,in the afternoon ,mr4 ,mueller's subject was ,the ,second ,coming of ,christ1 when he gave an outline of the chief events that will precede and accompany that glorious event1 and dwelt upon many important truths connected with it4 ,he spoke for an hour and #bj minutes4 ,after ,mr4 ,erdman had followed with his subject1 ,no ,millennium until ,jesus comes 7for which here was very little time71 ,down life's dark vale we wander1 ,till ,jesus comes was sung with great animation1 and the meeting terminated4 ,in the evening1 from #h to #i1 ,mr4 ,mueller spoke again upon the second ,advent1 when he expounded ,daniel vii41 and in the course of his address made practical remarks connected with the subject1 which took up so much time1 that ,mr4 ,erdman 7as before7 was able to say a few words only1 on the topic allotted to him2 but1 as this dear brother in the ,lord1 possessed a gracious1 ,christ-like spirit1 he only said--,i rejoice that ,brother ,mueller should take the lead1 for ,i feel like ,timothy standing by the side of ,paul4 ,as ,mr4 ,erdman subsequently gave us a few interesting particulars about his own conversion and experience which are instructive1 for the benefit of others1 it may be desirable to record them here4 ,when quite a boy1 he was an ardent lover of his ,greek ,testament1 and used to read it habitually long before he really believed the truths which the precious book contained2 but1 through his constant study of it1 became at length a true disciple of the ,lord ,jesus4 ,some time after his conversion1 however1 when the pastor of a church1 he1 like many of his brethren in the ministry1 was so thoroughly opposed to the doctrine of ,christ's pre-millennial advent1 that he debated publicly against it4 ,still1 from his early youth he had always been a great lover of the simple word of ,god1 apart from human teaching1 and now in the course of his study of the ,greek ,testament1 was led to see his standing in ,christ more clearly than he did when first converted4 ,he found that1 by trusting in ,jesus1 he was pardoned and justified1 that he was ,accepted in the ,beloved2 and whilst rejoicing in a full assurance of his own personal salvation1 this thought began gradually to steal into his mind--,ought ,i not in the same way to take simply and literally 7whenever it is possible to do so7 all the statements both in the ,old and ,new ,testaments that point to the personal return of the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 and throw light upon that great event8 ,this single ray of light he diligently followed1 and his study of the prophetic word eventually led to his becoming as certain that the second coming of ,christ will be pre-millennial1 as he is of any other truth revealed in the ,holy ,scriptures4 ,on ,dec4 #abth1 the ,rev4 ,arthur ,burson presided at the ,conference1 when addresses were given by ,vice-,chancellor ,blake and other brethren4 ,the subject for the ,vice-,chancellor was--,watch2 the ,rev4 ,j4 ,salmon's1 ,man1 as seen in the ,old and ,new ,testaments2 ,mr4 ,erdman's1 ,eternal ,life2 and in the afternoon at ,shaftesbury ,hall1 ,mr4 ,mueller replied in public1 to nine written questions that had been handed in1 one of which was this--,are we to expect our ,lord's return at any moment1 or that certain events must be fulfilled before ,he comes again8 ,his answer was--,i know that on this subject there is great diversity of judgment1 and ,i do not wish to force on other persons the light ,i have myself4 ,the subject1 however1 is not new to me2 for having been a careful1 diligent student of the ,bible for nearly fifty years1 my mind has long been settled on this point1 and ,i have not the shadow of a doubt about it4 ,the ,scriptures declare plainly1 that the ,lord ,jesus will not come until the apostasy shall have taken place1 and the man of sin1 the son of perdition 7or personal ,antichrist7 shall have been revealed1 as seen in #bnd ,thess4 ii4 ,many other portions also of the ,word of ,god distinctly teach1 that certain events are to be fulfilled before the return of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 ,this does not1 however1 alter the fact1 that the coming of ,christ1 and not death1 is the great ,hope of the ,church1 and1 if in a right state of heart1 we 7as the ,thessalonian believers did7 shall 'serve the living and true ,god1 and--wait for ,his ,son from ,heaven4' ,in the evening ,mr4 ,mueller spoke for #dj minutes on ,walking with ,god1 some valedictory addresses from the ,vice-,chancellor and other brethren followed1 and after singing--,till ,he come1 oh let that word1 etc41 the ,president requested ,our dear brother1 ,mr4 ,mueller1 to give the benediction1 when the happy ,toronto ,conference terminated4 ,during his concluding remarks1 ,vice-,chancellor ,blake expressed his surprise that pastors and servants of ,christ1 who minister in word and doctrine1 take so little notice of the second ,advent1 as nearly one third of the ,bible1 either directly or indirectly1 points to it4 ,by most of them the subject is ignored2 but ,christ crucified1 ,christ risen1 and ,christ coming1 should be their theme4 ,one important feature in the ,toronto ,conference was--that instruction was given as to the character of the dispensation in which we live4 ,how important it is to understand that there will be no universal blessing now1 but that the very opposite of this is to be expected2 for iniquity will abound and increase1 in the professing ,church as well as in the world1 until at last the man of sin will be revealed the son of perdition1 whom the ,lord shall consume with the spirit of ,his mouth1 and shall destroy with the brightness of ,his coming4 ,how earnestly should we seek to walk and to act now1 as in the light of the great day of ,christ's appearing6 ,on ,sunday morning1 ,dec4 #adth1 ,mr4 ,mueller preached at ,elm ,street ,methodist ,church2 and at the great ,metropolitan ,church1 addressed an immense congregation in the evening1 from ,john xiv4 #af1 #ag4 ,his subject was the indwelling and power of the ,holy ,ghost1 and he concluded his sermon with a word of warning to believers not to grieve the ,spirit4 ,the unconverted were also solemnly reminded1 that--,if any man have not the ,spirit of ,christ1 he is none of ,his4 ,that evening we heard from ,mr4 ,clarkson 7pastor of the ,sherbourne ,street ,methodist ,church7 that on ,sunday morning1 ,nov4 #ith1 when my husband preached for him1 there were several conversions amongst his congregation4 ,referring also to himself1 he said--,your ministry1 under ,god1 has greatly quickened me4 ,on ,saturday morning1 ,dec4 #bjth1 we left ,toronto1 and went1 via ,hamilton and ,niagara ,falls1 to ,buffalo1 on the shores of ,lake ,erie1 in the ,united ,states1 #abj miles distant4 ,there1 on the following day 7,sunday71 ,mr4 ,mueller preached at the ,westminster ,presbyterian ,church in the morning1 and at the ,central ,presbyterian in the evening1 where there was a union service4 ,during our visit to ,buffalo1 he held meetings also at the ,hall of the ,young ,men's ,christian ,association1 at ,prospect ,avenue ,church1 the ,north ,presbyterian1 ,first ,baptist1 and ,lafayette ,street ,churches1 at ,st4 ,peter's 7a large ,german ,church which was crowded to the utmost with a mass meeting of ,germans1 #b1jjj being present7 at the new ,church of the ,evangelical ,association1 and at ,calvary ,presbyterian ,church4 ,on ,dec4 #cjth1 at a meeting for pastors1 he addressed about #ej for an hour and #aj minutes1 who received him most affectionately1 and on ,jan4 #dth1 #ahhj1 preached again at ,st4 ,peter's in ,german to a vast audience of #b1jjj4 ,in addition to his ,english services1 he held four large ,german meetings altogether4 ,on ,jan4 #eth we left ,buffalo1 and returning through ,niagara ,falls and ,hamilton1 went via ,paris1 to ,woodstock1 ,canada1 where1 during our short stay1 my husband preached at the ,baptist1 ,knox1 and ,methodist ,churches1 and gave an address at the ,baptist ,college to the students4 ,during our stay at ,woodstock1 a pastor from ,hamilton related to us the following interesting circumstance3-- ,several years ago ,john and ,thomas ,gain of ,hamilton 7two orphan lads7 were converted through going to a ,sunday ,school1 which they had been in the habit of attending1 and some time afterwards ,george ,mueller's ,life of ,trust was given to them4 ,in consequence of reading this book--having determined to begin business for themselves1 and to carry it on by prayer and faith1 according to the principles therein so strongly advocated1 they began to manufacture paper bags1 with addresses printed on them of the men of business by whom the bags were ordered4 ,desiring1 however1 to adhere closely to their principle of trust in ,god1 they were most careful to avoid undertaking orders that involved any departure from it1 and all kinds of business upon which they could not confidently ask ,his blessing4 ,this path of faith resulted in prosperity1 for the ,lord so blessed them1 that they became comparatively rich4 ,john ,gain1 who has since departed to be with ,christ1 died triumphantly2 but his brother ,thomas is still living1 and continues to carry on business at ,hamilton4 ,the gentleman who related these particulars1 knew them both well1 as they were formerly members of the church of which he was the pastor4 ,on ,jan4 #ajth1 we left ,woodstock1 and went to ,london1 ,ontario1 where1 the next morning 7,sunday71 ,mr4 ,mueller preached at ,queen's ,avenue ,methodist ,church1 and that evening and the next addressed large audiences at ,st4 ,andrew's4 ,after this last service we were introduced to several persons1 amongst whom was the ,rev4 ,josiah ,henson1 a venerable negro1 with a pleasant expression of countenance1 and white hair1 who shook hands with us most cordially4 ,this was ,uncle ,tom1 the hero of ,uncle ,tom's ,cabin1 a well-known character to many4 ,during the remainder of our short stay at ,london1 ,mr4 ,mueller held a few other meetings2 and on ,jan4 #agth we left ,canada for ,detroit1 ,michigan1 ,united ,states1 where1 on the afternoons of ,sunday1 the #ahth1 and ,monday1 the #aith1 he preached at ,fort ,street ,presbyterian ,church2 and on the evening of the latter day1 at ,st4 ,john's1 a ,german ,lutheran ,church1 which was crowded4 ,a number of ,german ministers too from the city and neighbourhood were present on this occasion4 ,whilst at ,detroit1 my husband preached likewise at the ,first ,baptist1 ,jefferson ,avenue1 ,central ,methodist ,episcopal1 ,simpson ,methodist ,episcopal1 and ,central ,presbyterian ,churches2 held three more meetings for the ,germans1 addressed a number of pastors at ,lafayette ,street ,church1 spoke at the ,central ,methodist ,episcopal ,church on ,feb4 #bnd1 to about #ejj ,christian ,workers1 and had five private interviews of two hours each with ,dr4 ,pierson 7pastor of ,fort ,street ,presbyterian ,church7 with reference to his labours in the ministry4 ,from ,detroit1 on ,feb4 #dth1 we went to ,ypsilanti 7at which place ,mr4 ,mueller preached three times1 and addressed about #bjj students of the ,normal ,school1 or ,state ,college who were being trained for teachers71 and from ,ypsilanti proceeded to ,ann ,arbor1 where1 on ,sunday morning1 ,feb4 #hth1 he addressed a union meeting of ,germans in their own language at a ,german ,church4 ,on that evening also1 at the great ,university ,hall 7the largest in the ,state of ,michigan7 he addressed a mass-meeting1 consisting of about #a1jjj students out of the #b1jjj who belong to the ,university1 and #a1hjj persons from churches which had been closed1 that their members might attend this service4 ,from the platform of the ,hall 7a large semi-circular building71 just before the sermon1 ,dr4 ,brown1 of the ,presbyterian ,church1 made a short opening speech1 and concluded his remarks by saying3--,we have for years1 ,mr4 ,mueller1 been acquainted with your life and labours2 we thank ,god for you2 your work has been an inspiration to us1 and we now most heartily welcome you to the ,university and to the ,churches of ,ann ,arbor4 ,my husband then addressed the vast audience for an hour1 and spoke particularly to the students who formed a large portion of the congregation4 ,the following brief account of this ,university may here be considered interesting3-- ,the ,university of ,michigan1 located in ,ann ,arbor1 is one of the noblest ,institutions in the land4 ,with fees little more than nominal1 and with a standard of scholarship as high as any ,college or ,university in the country1 it numbers amongst its students natives of every part of the globe4 ,the ,university buildings occupy a square of ground1 each front of which is nearly a quarter of a mile in length4 ,there are no dormitories1 all the space being devoted to purposes of instruction4 ,the library is large and constantly increasing2 the geological collection is one of the most perfect in the country2 there is a fine art gallery2 and the medical museum is complete4 ,before our departure1 ,mr4 ,mueller preached at the ,presbyterian ,church1 and held a second ,german service on ,feb4 #ajth4 ,on the #aath we left ,ann ,arbor for ,olivet1 but1 in consequence of a railway accident1 our journey was delayed2 and having to pass one night at ,jackson on the way1 and to drive through ,charlotte to another station1 we did not reach our destination until ,thursday afternoon the #abth4 ,at ,olivet1 a little village1 remarkable chiefly for its ,college1 my husband preached only twice2 and on the latter occasion addressed the ,college students 7of whom there were about #cjj7 at the ,church belonging to the ,institution4 ,on ,feb4 #adth1 we had a long drive to ,marshall1 #ab miles distant1 and then continued our journey by rail to ,kalamazoo1 #ce miles from ,marshall4 ,here ,mr4 ,mueller preached twice at the ,first ,presbyterian ,church1 and held two union meetings1 one at the ,wesleyan and the other at the ,baptist ,church4 ,on the afternoon of ,feb4 #hth1 he gave an address also at ,mount ,holyoke ,seminary for ,ladies1 which stands upon a hill in a beautiful situation1 at a little distance from the town4 ,on ,feb4 #aith1 he held a meeting for the #ace students of ,kalamazoo ,college1 and on the #bjth we left for ,chicago1 #adb miles from ,kalamazoo4 ,there my husband preached at the ,first ,congregational ,church on ,sunday morning1 the #bbnd2 addressed about #b1jjj ,germans at ,mr4 ,moody's ,tabernacle in the afternoon2 held ,german meetings at ,farwell ,hall1 on the evenings of the #bcrd1 #bdth1 and #beth2 and on the #bfth gave a farewell address to the ,germans of ,chicago at ,moody's ,tabernacle in the evening4 ,on ,feb4 #bgth1 at an evening meeting connected with the ,sunday ,school ,teachers' ,convention for ,cook's ,county1 held at ,farwell ,hall1 which was attended by delegates and superintendents from ,chicago and other places2 ,mr4 ,mueller addressed #a1jjj ,christian workers for about an hour1 and was followed by ,major ,whittle and ,mr4 ,jacobs1 who also gave addresses4 ,on ,sunday1 ,feb4 #bith1 my husband preached at the ,tabernacle in the morning1 from #bnd ,tim4 iv4 #g1 #h1 with great help and power1 and spoke in the afternoon on the ,second ,coming of ,christ1 from the parable of the ten virgins1 at the same place4 ,on the evenings of the #ast and #bnd of ,march1 he preached again at the ,tabernacle2 held a meeting at the ,second ,presbyterian ,church on the evening of the #crd1 gave an address at the lecture room of the ,first ,congregational ,church on the #dth1 and on the #eth held a farewell meeting at the lecture room of ,dr4 ,goodwin's ,church4 ,before our departure the ,german pastors stated that his ministry had been made a great blessing to their congregations4 ,on ,march #fth we left ,chicago for ,milwaukee1 the commercial capital of ,wisconsin1 #he miles distant1 which contains a population of #acj1jjj1 two thirds of whom are ,germans4 ,on the following day 7,sunday7 ,mr4 ,mueller preached both morning and evening at ,immanuel ,church1 held a meeting on the #hth at ,plymouth ,congregational ,church1 and on the evening of ,tuesday1 ,march #ith1 addressed a mass meeting of ,germans at the ,second ,congregational ,church4 ,during our stay at ,milwaukee1 he held three other ,german meetings1 and on the evening of the #aath preached at the ,methodist ,episcopal ,church1 which was his last service in that city4 ,on ,march #abth1 at midnight1 we left for ,st4 ,paul1 ,minnesota1 #cbd miles from ,milwaukee2 and1 after travelling for many miles along the banks of the ,upper ,mississippi through a beautiful district1 reached our destination on the #acth1 at #a4be p4m4 ,after our arrival the cold became so severe1 that the thermometer registered #aj degrees below zero1 that is1 #db degrees of frost4 ,the next morning 7,sunday1 #adth71 at ,immanuel ,church1 ,mr4 ,mueller held a meeting for the ,germans1 who form more than half the population of ,st4 ,paul2 and in the evening a mass meeting of ,germans assembled at the ,opera ,house1 where he addressed them in their own language for an hour4 ,on ,monday morning1 the #aeth1 he attended a meeting of pastors1 and on that evening and the next1 preached to large congregations of ,germans4 ,during the remainder of our stay at ,st4 ,paul1 he preached in ,english also at the ,congregational1 ,methodist ,episcopal1 and ,baptist ,churches1 and gave an address at a meeting of ladies one afternoon4 ,st4 ,paul1 the capital of ,minnesota1 is on the river ,mississippi1 #b1jhb miles from its mouth at ,new ,orleans1 and is the largest city in the ,state4 ,the ,mississippi rises in ,minnesota2 at its source it is #c1afj miles from its mouth1 and passes over more than #ah degrees of latitude4 ,during our visit to ,st4 ,paul the weather was intensely cold1 but the air was of the dryest1 purest1 most invigorating character1 and is considered particularly healthy even for invalids4 ,on ,march #bjth1 we went to ,minneapolis1 where1 on the morning of ,sunday1 the #bast1 ,mr4 ,mueller spoke at the ,hall of the ,young ,men's ,christian ,association1 and preached in the evening at the ,plymouth ,congregational ,church1 to about #a1hjj people4 ,on ,march #bbnd1 at a pastors' meeting1 he addressed #ej of his brethren in the ministry1 by whom he was most affectionately received2 preached on the #bdth at ,east ,minneapolis1 on the opposite bank of the ,mississippi2 held a meeting for the ,germans on the #beth2 answered written questions at the ,methodist ,episcopal ,centenary ,church the following evening1 which had been handed in2 and on the #bgth1 addressed the students of the ,college at ,minneapolis1 #bge in number4 ,the following note from a pastor at ,minneapolis was received after our departure3-- ,dear ,brother in ,christ1--,i cannot express to you the pleasure ,i have enjoyed in listening to your addresses in this city1 all of which1 in the ,english language1 ,i have heard4 ,my faith in ,god1 as the hearer and answerer of prayer1 has been greatly strengthened1 and ,i feel that1 through his abounding grace1 ,i have1 during the last week1 enjoyed especial nearness to ,him1 and have been better fitted for the ministry ,i love4 ,i shall ever be thankful for your visit to ,minneapolis1 and think of you and your work with affectionate interest4 ,for twelve years ,i have ministered to the church which ,i now serve1 and ,god has been pleased to give me some souls as seals of my ministry2 but ,i long to be more like my ,master1 and more successful in my work4 ,god bless you1 dear ,mr4 ,mueller1 and your beloved wife1 your ,orphanage in ,bristol2 and may ,he abundantly prosper all the labours of your hands4 ,if it shall never be my privilege to meet you again in this world1 ,i shall hope to be filled with your company in our ,father's house above4 ,yours1 until ,he come4 ,the ,state of ,minnesota1 in which ,st4 ,paul and ,minneapolis are situated1 is remarkable for the richness and fertility of its soil4 ,the land is divided into sections which contain many hundreds of acres each1 and the field operations carried on are conducted by hundreds of men1 who form a little army1 and work at the same time1 with military order and regularity4 ,the harvesting machines used are so constructed that the corn is reaped1 gathered into sheaves1 bound into bundles1 and thrown aside by one single machine2 and as there is no ploughing by hand--at the time of seed sowing furrows1 seven miles in length1 are made across the prairies by ploughing machines which turn up the soil1 deposit the grain in the earth1 and then cover it over4 ,on ,march #bgth we left by rail for ,northfield1 a village in ,minnesota1 #db miles from ,minneapolis1 where 7on our arrival at the ,archer ,house7 we found the wife of a ,baptist minister of ,faribault kindly waiting to receive us1 who1 when only #ab years of age1 was converted at ,bristol through my husband's ministry4 ,the next morning 7,easter ,sunday7 ,mr4 ,mueller preached at the ,methodist ,episcopal ,church to a crowded audience from #ast ,cor4 xv42 in the evening1 at the ,congregational ,church1 he addressed a union meeting of the various ,northfield congregations2 and before our departure held a meeting for the ,germans at a ,german ,church4 ,the morning of ,march #cast was ushered in by heavy thunder storms1 accompanied by high wind2 but the weather moderated in time for us to reach the station at half-past #h4 ,after passing through ,faribault1 we changed trains at ,austin1 travelled thence to ,plymouth ,junction1 on one of the great prairies1 and at half-past #h p4m4 reached ,cedar ,rapids1 on the ,red ,cedar river 7#bbb miles from ,northfield7 where we passed the night4 ,the next afternoon our journey was continued1 and at #e p4m4 we arrived at ,mount ,vernon1 ,iowa1 where a rough1 covered waggon conveyed us to the village inn4 ,there1 in the evening1 and twice on the following ,sunday 7,april #dth7 ,mr4 ,mueller preached at the ,methodist ,episcopal ,church1 to large attentive audiences2 but1 as engagements had been made for other places1 our visit to ,mount ,vernon was of brief duration only4 ,on ,april #eth1 accordingly1 we rose at half-past #d1 and at #f left for ,davenport1 ,iowa2 where 7after waiting at ,de ,witt for an hour and a half7 we arrived in the middle of the day4 ,that evening1 and on the #fth and #gth1 ,mr4 ,mueller preached at the ,german ,congregational ,church2 during the remainder of our stay at ,davenport he held meetings at the ,methodist ,episcopal1 ,congregational1 and ,baptist ,churches2 and addressed about #bjj students at the ,high ,school besides4 ,before our departure1 we visited ,rock ,island1 in the ,mississippi1 upon which a town of the same name stands2 and drove through ,moline1 celebrated for its large arsenal4 ,rock ,island is connected with ,davenport by a bridge4 ,on ,april #acth we set off for ,jacksonville1 ,illinois2 and in the course of our journey south1 found the weather become as hot as an ,english ,july4 ,at this town 7which is #he miles from ,davenport7 we arrived at #i4bj p4m42 and1 after alighting from the train1 were driven to the ,dunlap ,house1 about a mile distant from the station4 ,the next evening ,mr4 ,mueller preached at the ,methodist ,episcopal ,church1 to a large congregation1 where1 as the thermometer was at #hj1 its #ad windows and the front doors were left open1 that no inconvenience might be occasioned from the oppressiveness of the heat4 ,on ,april #aeth we visited the ,state ,asylum for the ,deaf and ,dumb1 a most interesting institution1 where the ,principal 7,dr4 ,gillett7 conducted us to a large hall1 in which the inmates of the ,establishment 7consisting of #dfj deaf and dumb pupils1 male and female1 and #ce teachers7 were at dinner4 ,all eyes being immediately directed towards us1 ,dr4 ,gillett explained at once by signs and finger language1 who the visitors were2 and announced that at half-past one1 ,mr4 ,george ,mueller1 of ,bristol1 ,england1 would address the whole assembly in the ,chapel2 upon which1 a young man 7one of the deaf mutes7 stood up1 and with his fingers said--,my ears itch to hear him4 ,our attention was then directed to 'the happy family' seated at two adjoining tables1 the members of which included a ,pole1 some ,jews1 a ,german1 a ,portuguese1 a ,frenchman1 a negro1 a ,swede1 an ,englishman1 an ,irishman1 a ,scotchman1 an ,american1 and an ,italian4 ,at the hour appointed1 we went into the ,chapel1 which adjoins the ,institution1 and there1 from a high platform 7with ,dr4 ,gillett standing close to him1 who1 with his fingers1 interpreted as rapidly as the words were uttered7 ,mr4 ,mueller preached the gospel to the large community of deaf and dumb1 and afterwards 7by particular request7 gave a very brief account of the ,orphan work on ,ashley ,down1 ,bristol1 and the other branches of the ,scriptural ,knowledge ,institution4 ,at the close of his address1 an attempt was made by the--hearers 7can they be called87 to express their satisfaction by applause2 but the desire was checked instantly by ,dr4 ,gillett4 ,we then distributed some gospel tracts amongst them1 and afterwards visited the educational and industrial departments of the ,institution1 including a room devoted to drawing1 painting1 and other artistic employments1 in which some of the deaf and dumb pupils excel4 ,all the furniture used in the ,establishment1 as well as the boots and shoes worn by its inmates1 are made on the premises4 ,this is the largest ,deaf and ,dumb ,institution in the world4 ,before our departure from ,jacksonville1 ,mr4 ,mueller preached twice at the ,presbyterian ,church2 but1 having made engagements for other places1 was unable to prolong his visit4 ,on ,april #agth1 therefore1 we rose at half past #d1 set off by an early train for ,bloomington1 ,illinois 7#ij miles from ,jacksonville71 and arrived there the same morning at half past #aj4 ,the next day 7,sunday1 the #ahth71 my husband preached morning and evening at the ,first ,presbyterian ,church1 when the congregations were larger than could have been expected1 considering the unfavourable weather1 which was oppressively hot1 with very high wind and rain that fell at intervals in torrents4 ,these storms gradually increased1 and on ,monday1 in the middle of the night1 we were roused by a cyclone1 which broke over the town4 ,the high wind then became a hurricane1 the sky was in a blaze with lightning for hours1 loud peals of thunder burst overhead1 and rain1 mixed with hail1 swept down upon the streets in a complete deluge4 ,every moment we expected our windows to be blown in1 and feared that a frightful crash in some part of the hotel would announce that great damage had been done2 but1 happily1 towards morning1 the wind gradually abated1 and at last 7through the ,lord's kindness7 the storm ceased4 ,for a few days the newspapers contained alarming accounts of this tornado1 and mentioned numerous places devastated by it1 amongst which was ,marshfield1 where the destruction was overwhelming4 ,this part of the country 7said the ,daily ,sentinel1 of ,indianapolis7 was visited last evening by one of the most terrific cyclones on record4 ,after passing through several miles of country1 it struck ,marshfield about half past #f p4m41 when1 an eye witness of the approaching storm1 described it as a frightful-looking black cloud1 lined with fleecy white4 ,it was funnel shaped1 and moved like a screw-propeller with wonderful velocity1 literally destroying and blowing away everything in its path1 which was about half a mile wide1 and carrying death and destruction with it4 ,seventy-eight people were killed instantly1 and eighty-five were wounded4 ,large trees were twisted off1 telegraph wires were snapped1 houses were blown from their foundations1 and what was a beautiful1 peaceful1 quiet town #bd hours ago1 is now a waste of desolation4 ,before our departure from ,bloomington1 ,mr4 ,mueller preached at each of the two ,presbyterian ,churches1 and held one ,german meeting4 ,on ,april #bast we went to ,indianapolis1 the capital of ,indiana 7#aff miles from ,bloomington7 a beautiful city on the western branch of the ,white ,river1 surrounded by an extensive plain4 ,there my husband preached at the ,second and ,third ,presbyterian1 the ,first ,baptist1 the ,meridian ,street ,methodist1 and the ,german ,methodist ,churches1 and attended a meeting of pastors on the #bfth1 when he addressed many of his brethren in the ministry for an hour4 ,from ,indianapolis1 on ,april #bhth we proceeded to ,cincinnati1 ,ohio1 where1 during our visit of #aj days1 he preached three times at the ,vine ,street ,congregational ,church1 and twice at the ,central ,presbyterian ,church2 gave an address at the ,friends' ,meeting ,house1 conducted three services in the city for the ,germans 7of whom there are many thousands in ,cincinnati71 addressed about #bjj ministers at a pastors' meeting1 and1 on the evening of ,may #eth1 preached in ,german at ,immanuel ,methodist ,church1 ,covington1 ,kentucky1 about five miles distant4 ,besides these services1 on ,may #ast we visited ,mr4 ,shipley's ,home for ,children1 when he gave a short address to the young people4 ,cincinnati is #hfa miles from ,new ,york4 ,it extends along the northern bank of the river ,ohio1 and has a population of between three and four hundred thousand4 ,from there1 on ,may #hth we went to ,dayton1 ,ohio1 #ef miles from ,cincinnati1 where ,mr4 ,mueller preached the same evening at a ,german ,church4 ,during our stay1 he held meetings also at the ,first ,presbyterian and ,first ,baptist ,churches1 and gave an address at the ,hall of the ,young ,men's ,christian ,association4 ,on ,may #aath we visited the ,central ,national ,soldiers' ,home1 three miles and a half from ,dayton1 which consists of a group of buildings more than #dj in number1 where 7up to that time7 #d1bde men had been received1 all of whom were soldiers disabled or invalided by wounds1 received during the late war4 ,the ,brick ,hall 7which seats #c1jjj7 is the largest dining hall in the ,united ,states4 ,as numbers of these soldiers were either walking or sitting about in the beautiful grounds belonging to the ,institution1 we were able to distribute tracts amongst them4 ,the average expenses of the ,home are #djj1jjj dollars 7or ,l#hj1jjj7 per annum4 ,from ,dayton1 on ,may #abth1 we went to ,cleveland1 ,ohio1 #aij miles distant1 where1 on that evening and the next1 my husband preached at the ,united ,german ,church4 ,on the #adth we left for ,buffalo1 and the following day continued our journey to ,dansville1 ,livingstone ,county1 ,new ,york 7#bhc miles from ,cleveland7 where1 at ,our ,home on the ,hill ,side 7a ,hygienic ,institution7 we spent eleven days1 having received an invitation from ,dr4 ,jackson1 the ,principal of the ,establishment1 to be his guests4 ,there1 on ,sunday morning 7the #afth7 ,mr4 ,mueller preached at ,liberty ,hall 7the ,chapel belonging to the ,institution7 to the patients1 and the other inmates of the ,home2 and in the evening addressed a large1 crowded audience1 at the ,methodist ,episcopal ,church1 ,dansville4 ,during the week1 he conducted morning family worship at ,our ,home1 gave one or two addresses at the prayer meetings2 and on the following ,sunday 7,may #bcrd7 preached at the ,english and ,german ,lutheran ,churches4 ,this ,hygienic ,institution consists of one large main building1 and a number of smaller detached residences1 which belong to it4 ,here1 all the natural agencies1 such as air1 water1 food1 sunlight1 electricity1 exercise1 rest1 and recreation are brought into use for the restoration of the sick1 and obedience to the laws of nature is enjoined1 as one of the first requisites for recovery4 ,on the morning of ,may #bgth1 ,mr4 ,mueller gave a farewell address to the inmates of ,our ,home2 at half past #c we left for ,rochester1 and in the evening went on to the ,sanatorium1 at ,clifton ,springs1 #ij miles from ,dansville4 ,there he preached at the ,chapel on the evening of the #bhth1 conducted family worship on the mornings of ,saturday the #bith1 and ,sunday the #cjth1 and preached on the evening of the #cjth at the ,chapel to a large congregation4 ,on ,monday evening 7,may #cast7 he preached again at the ,chapel of the ,sanatorium1 gave a farewell address at the same place the following morning2 and1 at a little prayer meeting in the evening1 we were both commended to the ,lord for our approaching voyage to ,england4 ,as the time for our departure from the ,united ,states had now arrived1 on ,wednesday1 ,june #bnd1 at #i4bb a4m41 we started 7via ,syracuse1 ,richland1 and ,watertown7 for ,cape ,vincent1 at the north-east extremity of ,lake ,ontario2 reached our destination at half past #f1 and1 embarking in the boat which was waiting1 after a pleasant little voyage of eleven miles across the lake1 landed at ,kingston at half past #h1 and went to the ,british ,american ,hotel4 ,on the following morning we rose at half past #c1 went on board the steamer ,spartan and started for ,montreal4 ,the vessel was crowded with passengers1 but1 the weather being fine1 the voyage was delightful4 ,after leaving ,lake ,ontario1 we passed through the ,lake of the ,thousand ,islands 7as the first #dj miles of the river ,st4 ,lawrence are called7 surrounded by the most beautiful scenery1 reached ,ogdensburg in a few hours1 and at #d o'clock went down the ,rapids1 a dangerous passage1 formerly considered impracticable1 but now1 by the help of ,indian pilots1 successfully accomplished4 ,in the evening1 at the close of a long day's voyage1 we arrived at ,montreal1 changed steamers there1 and after a favourable night passage1 on ,friday morning1 ,june #dth1 at half past #g1 landed at ,quebec4 ,on the evening of that day ,mr4 ,mueller preached at the ,hall of the ,young ,men's ,christian ,association1 but there was no time for him to hold further meetings before our departure for ,england4 ,the next morning1 ,saturday1 the #eth of ,june1 at #i o'clock1 we went on board the ,sardinian 7,allan ,line71 and soon after #aj began our voyage down the river4 ,in the evening1 at #g o'clock1 a meeting was held in the forecastle for the sailors1 to whom my husband spoke for #bj minutes1 and at #h o'clock he conducted a ,bible reading in the ,chart ,room4 ,on ,sunday morning1 ,june #fth1 he preached in the saloon1 and every day had a ,bible reading with the passengers4 ,after entering the ,gulf of ,st4 ,lawrence1 we passed through six hundred miles of fogs and icebergs1 which so greatly hindered the progress of the ship1 that the voyage occupied eleven days instead of only eight or nine4 ,on ,sunday morning1 ,june #acth1 ,mr4 ,mueller preached again in the saloon1 and spoke in the afternoon from ,job xvii4 #i1 at a little meeting in the ,chart ,room4 ,on ,wednesday1 the #afth1 at #c p4m41 we landed at ,liverpool1 proceeded the next day to ,bristol1 and arrived on ,ashley ,down at half past #d2 where the dear ,orphan boys and girls received and welcomed us with hearty cheers4 ,near the lodge a number of ,christian friends also had assembled to witness our arrival1 and1 at ,new ,orphan ,house ,no4 #c1 we had the pleasure of greeting and shaking hands with nearly all our numerous helpers4 ,thus ended our sixth missionary tour 7marked in every way by the loving kindness of the ,lord71 in the course of which my husband preached #bii times at #db different places4 ,,seventh ,,tour4 ,,canada ,,and ,,the ,,united ,,states4 ,from ,sept4 #aeth1 #ahhj1 to ,may #cast1 #ahha4 ,after ,mr4 ,mueller had laboured for ten months in word and doctrine during his first visit to ,america1 though he preached #cjh times1 he had to leave the country with #ajh written invitations which he was not then able to accept4 ,this led him to go to the ,united ,states a second time1 when he stayed nine months1 and spoke in public #bii times altogether2 but on leaving found1 that #aed written invitations remained unaccepted4 ,on this account therefore1 after staying in ,bristol from ,june #agth1 #ahhj1 to ,sept4 #aeth of the same year 7where he laboured continually at the ,orphan ,houses1 and in pastoral work belonging to the three chapels with which he is connected7--believing it to be the will of ,god that he should return to the ,united ,states1 on ,thursday1 ,sept4 #afth1 we embarked at ,liverpool for ,canada in the ,sardinian2 and1 after a favourable voyage1 on ,sept4 #bfth1 at #aa a4m41 landed at ,quebec4 ,during the passage1 he held eight meetings2 spoke at three ,bible readings1 and circulated about #bjj little books amongst the passengers and crew4 ,on the evening of the #bfth1 he preached at the ,baptist ,church1 ,quebec2 and during the seven days that we remained held eight other meetings in the city4 ,whilst at ,quebec1 a ,roman ,catholic gentleman of high position1 attended nearly all the services2 we conversed with him afterwards2 and he gladly accepted the three volumes of my husband's ,narrative4 ,on ,oct4 #dth1 at #h p4m41 we left ,quebec by rail1 arrived at ,boston1 in the ,united ,states1 at #aj minutes past #e on the following afternoon1 and remained there five weeks4 ,during that period1 ,mr4 ,mueller preached many times at the different places of worship1 and attended the ,market men's prayer meeting at noon1 where he habitually gave addresses4 ,this meeting was frequented chiefly by men of business1 who met every day for prayer and exhortation from #ab to #a o'clock4 ,my husband preached also at ,east ,cambridge1 ,chelsea1 ,newton1 and ,newtonville2 addressed the students of the ,theological ,seminary at ,newton ,central1 seven miles from ,boston1 and on ,oct4 #bgth held a meeting for the students of the ,theological ,seminary of the ,university of ,boston4 ,on ,oct4 #bith we went to ,wellesley ,college1 #af miles from ,boston1 where1 on that evening and the next morning1 he addressed the #cfj lady students who belong to it1 many of whom were ,christians4 ,neither in ,great ,britain nor on the ,continent of ,europe1 have we ever seen educational establishments for young ladies equal to the ,colleges which are to be found in the ,united ,states4 ,when visiting four of these ,institutions1 we heard that the pupils are not only instructed in the various branches of a first-class education1 but that the young ladies are carefully trained in a knowledge of housekeeping also1 and of the numerous domestic duties connected with home life4 ,by turns1 they each do the portion of the daily work of the establishment assigned to them1 both for the sake of learning how it should be done properly1 and also that physical exercise may be healthfully combined with the culture of the mind4 ,the religious training at these ,colleges too is excellent1 and the spiritual interests of the young ladies are carefully attended to4 ,before our departure from ,boston1 we visited ,plymouth1 ,new ,england1 #cg miles distant1 where ,mr4 ,mueller preached at the ,church of the ,pilgrims1 an interesting place of worship1 because it represents the ,church erected by the ,pilgrim ,fathers on their first arrival in the ,united ,states4 ,plymouth is noted as being the place where they landed on the #bbnd of ,dec41 #afbj1 and as containing the site of the first house ever built in ,new ,england4 ,at ,pilgrims' ,hall are many interesting relics that belonged to them1 brought over to ,america in the ,mayflower1 which conveyed the strangers across the ,atlantic to their new home4 ,at ,boston and in the neighbourhood my husband spoke #ch times in public altogether4 ,after leaving this city1 ,milford1 ,massachusetts1 was our next resting place1 where four meetings were held2 and on ,nov4 #acth we left for ,amherst4 ,here1 on the following afternoon1 at the ,college ,chapel1 ,mr4 ,mueller addressed #cci students2 in the evening1 at the ,congregational ,church1 he preached to a crowded congregation1 and the next morning attended a pastors' meeting1 when he addressed fifteen of his fellow labourers in the ministry1 whom he sought to encourage in their service for the ,lord4 ,from ,amherst we went to ,northampton1 where1 at ,smith's ,college1 he addressed #bfj of the lady students4 ,in this town4 ,president ,edwards resided for many years1 and the ,church1 at which he ministered1 was pointed out4 ,on ,nov4 #ahth we paid a second visit to ,mount ,holyoke ,female ,seminary1 ,south ,hadley1 founded in #ahcg by ,mary ,lyon1 where1 that evening and the next morning1 ,mr4 ,mueller addressed the #bej lady students who belong to it4 ,from this ,institution1 many godly young women have gone forth as missionaries2 and some ,christian school-teachers of note1 were trained and educated at ,mount ,holyoke4 ,on the evening of ,nov4 #aith1 my husband preached at ,south ,hadley ,church1 early on the morning of the #bjth1 he gave a third address to the young ladies at the ,seminary1 and on the forenoon of that day we left for ,hartford1 ,connecticut1 #eb miles from ,south ,hadley1 where he preached six times1 and addressed thirty of his brethren in ,christ at a pastors' meeting4 ,he held three meetings also in this city for the ,germans4 ,on ,nov4 #bgth we went to ,new ,haven1 ,connecticut 7the seat of ,yale ,college1 founded in the year #agjj72 and whilst there1 through the courtesy of the ,president and of the ,university chaplain1 ,mr4 ,mueller had opportunities of addressing a considerable number of the students1 for whom he held two meetings4 ,this was an important service1 which he gladly undertook1 having heard of great blessing resulting from his labours amongst the students of ,colleges1 ,theological ,seminaries1 and ,universities1 both in ,europe and ,america4 ,at ,new ,haven he preached twelve times1 and once at ,fair ,haven in the vicinity4 ,four of these meetings were in ,german2 at one he addressed a number of pastors1 and at another spoke to #adj children belonging to the ,orphan ,asylum4 ,on ,dec4 #hth we left ,new ,haven for ,new ,york1 and remained there fourteen weeks and three days2 because1 during our two former visits to ,america1 having been able to give but little time1 to this1 the largest city in the ,united ,states1 ,mr4 ,mueller considered it right to remain as long as possible1 that he might do what he could for the spiritual welfare of the people4 ,the population of ,new ,york is about one million four hundred thousand4 ,it contains upwards of three hundred thousand ,germans1 and as at ,brooklyn there are two hundred thousand more1 he had abundant opportunity of labouring amongst them4 ,the ,english-speaking population of this city1 ,brooklyn and the neighbourhood1 is about one million and a half4 ,we remained therefore at ,new ,york from ,dec4 #hth1 #ahhj1 to ,march #aith1 #ahha4 ,during the whole of this period1 my husband preached #fi times in the city1 #ae times at ,brooklyn1 once at ,harlem1 twice at ,hoboken1 ,new ,jersey1 twice at ,tremont1 once at ,washington ,heights1 and twice at ,union ,hill1 ,new ,jersey--#ib meetings altogether1 #ch of which were in ,german4 ,that winter was the coldest that had been known in ,new ,york for thirty years1 and the many long drives my beloved husband took at night to ,brooklyn and other places1 seven1 eight1 or nine miles from our hotel1 when the weather was most severe1 were very trying1 especially as it was necessary to cross a ferry1 where the ice was occasionally so thick1 that it was with difficulty a passage could be forced through it by the steamer4 ,constrained by the love of ,christ1 however1 he persevered in a service1 that would have been considered1 by most persons of his age1 an arduous undertaking2 but though he felt the cold1 was not allowed to suffer from it in the least4 ,on ,march #aith we went to ,newark1 ,new ,jersey1 a city of about #abj1jjj inhabitants1 amongst whom there are more than #cj1jjj ,germans4 ,before our arrival1 a series of services for them had been arranged1 so that for three weeks ,mr4 ,mueller preached exclusively amongst the ,germans1 and not until a later period1 at the large ,american churches of the city4 ,during our visit to ,newark1 he preached three times at ,elizabeth1 twice at ,orange1 twice at ,bloomfield1 gave long addresses at two meetings for pastors1 held three meetings for ,christian workers1 conducted one service for ,theological students1 and preached #bf times at ,newark4 ,on ,april #ahth we went to ,port ,chester1 where he preached four times2 on the afternoon of ,april #bbnd we left for ,pittsburg1 ,pennsylvania1 #dfd miles distant2 and on the morning of ,april #bcrd1 arrived at the ,monongahela ,hotel1 ,pittsburg1 after travelling all night4 ,there1 my husband held nine meetings in ,english1 and nine in ,german 7as ,pittsburg and ,alleghany1 an adjoining city1 contain about #fj1jjj ,germans7 and attended two meetings of ,german and ,american pastors whom he addressed4 ,pittsburg 7which is a very large manufacturing city7 was enveloped in one vast cloud of smoke1 and fine particles of dust1 so that1 although the weather was at times sultry and oppressive1 it was necessary always to keep the windows shut4 ,this city is at the head of the river ,ohio1 at the confluence of the ,alleghany and the ,monongahela1 and is situated in a district extremely rich in mineral wealth1 whilst its vicinity to inexhaustible coal and iron mines1 has raised it to great distinction as a manufacturing place4 ,the immense extent of its manufactures1 and of the coal and oil trade of the city can be realized1 from the fact1 that within the limits of what is known throughout the country as ,pittsburg1 there are #ce miles of manufactories of iron1 glass1 steel1 copper1 oil1 woods1 cotton1 and brass1 without including manufactories of various other materials4 ,on ,may #abth we left ,pittsburg1 and1 after passing one night at ,philadelphia1 returned to ,new ,york on the #acth1 where ,mr4 ,mueller fulfilled a few preaching engagements1 before our embarkation for ,england on the #bast4 ,during this our third tour in the ,united ,states1 he preached #bdd times altogether4 ,at eighteen of these meetings1 he addressed ,german or ,american pastors2 fifteen were held for the students of ,universities1 ,theological ,seminaries1 and ,colleges2 and seven for ,christian workers4 ,on ,saturday1 ,may #bast1 we embarked for ,england in the ,britannic1 and1 after a most favourable passage1 landed at ,liverpool on ,may #cjth4 ,the next day we returned to ,bristol2 and1 on reaching ,ashley ,down in the afternoon at half-past #d1 were cordially welcomed home by many hundreds of the ,orphan boys and girls1 who1 with several ,christian friends and a large staff of helpers at the ,orphan ,houses1 were waiting our arrival4 ,thus ended this seventh missionary tour1 a long journey by land and water1 which 7like our previous travels7 was marked from beginning to end by innumerable mercies4 ,,eighth ,,tour4 ,,egypt1 ,,palestine1 ,,asia ,,minor1 ,,turkey1 ,,and ,,greece4 ,from ,august #bcrd1 #ahha1 to ,may #cjth1 #ahhb4 ,after remaining in ,bristol for eleven weeks1 on ,august #bcrd1 #ahha1 we set off for ,dover on our eighth missionary tour2 crossed over to ,calais on the #bdth1 went on to ,paris1 and1 having started for ,switzerland on the #beth1 arrived at ,berne on the #bgth4 ,after ,mr4 ,mueller had preached many times there1 had held meetings at ,maennedorf1 ,waedenschwyl1 ,zuerich1 ,basel1 and ,stuttgart1 having been led through the advice of a brother in ,christ1 to decide on visiting the ,holy ,land1 on ,thursday1 ,oct4 #bjth1 at #b p4m41 we embarked at ,marseilles in the steamer ,said1 for ,alexandria4 ,my husband had had it particularly laid upon his heart to comfort and encourage the missionaries from ,great ,britain1 ,america1 ,germany1 ,switzerland1 and other countries1 who labour in the ,east1 because their trials and difficulties are great2 and he desired to visit some of the ,german colonies1 that he might preach amongst them1 and encourage the ,german pastors in their work4 ,after leaving ,marseilles1 for eighteen hours the weather was very rough1 but as the wind gradually abated1 the sea became calm2 we anchored in the ,bay of ,naples for a few hours1 and at half-past #b on the afternoon of ,oct4 #bfth1 landed at ,alexandria4 ,here the ,scotch minister1 the ,german pastor1 and the ,german deaconesses showed us much kindness2 and1 during the ten days that we remained1 ,mr4 ,mueller had a considerable amount of work4 ,he preached repeatedly in ,german at the ,prussian ,hospital1 held meetings in ,english at the ,scotch ,free ,church1 addressed the children of the ,scotch ,jewish ,mission ,schools1 and the children of the ,american ,united ,presbyterian ,mission ,schools1 and preached at the ,german ,church4 ,on the afternoon of ,nov4 #crd1 we went by rail to ,ramleh1 six miles distant1 which has a cooler climate than ,alexandria1 and contains a few handsome residences1 where some of the wealthy inhabitants of the city live4 ,on the way1 we passed four cemeteries1 one ,jewish1 another ,catholic1 a third ,greek1 and the fourth ,mahometan4 ,the tombs in the ,mahometan burying ground were of an ,oriental character1 and very unlike monuments erected over graves in ,european cemeteries4 ,we passed a palace belonging to the ,khedive or ,viceroy of ,egypt also4 ,a large grove of palm trees laden with dates had a most luxuriant appearance4 ,at ,ramleh1 at a small chapel1 ,mr4 ,mueller addressed a congregation of ,catholics1 ,jews1 and ,protestants who understood ,english2 and on the #dth1 at the ,scotch ,mission ,school1 conversed with several ,jewish girls1 by means of ,arabic translation4 ,in going to and from the meetings1 we noticed the great variety of costumes worn by persons who passed us in the streets4 ,loose1 white garments1 and red turbans with gold ornaments1 were worn by the ,turks2 most of the women were closely veiled1 so that their eyes only could be seen2 and a few had veils arranged in such a manner1 that one eye alone was visible4 ,brass ornaments too1 fixed between the eyes1 were generally worn by un-veiled women1 which disfigured their countenances much4 ,most of the poor walked about barefoot1 and some ,arabs1 in thin clothings1 slept soundly1 as they lay stretched at full length by the side of the pavement in the streets4 ,during our short stay at ,alexandria the heat was great2 as late in the year as the beginning of ,november1 the thermometer sometimes registered #ij degrees1 and the flies and mosquitos were most troublesome4 ,on ,nov4 #dth ,mr4 ,mueller preached a farewell sermon at the ,prussian ,hospital1 in ,german1 and on the #eth we went by rail to ,cairo1 where he preached for the ,german pastor1 and held meetings in connection with the ,american ,mission2 openings for service being numerous in this city as well as at ,alexandria4 ,on ,nov4 #ith1 we set off early in an open carriage1 with a dragoman as interpreter1 to see the ,pyramids1 ten miles from ,cairo1 which are reached by a good road under a shady avenue of trees2 and a little before noon alighted near the great ,pyramid of ,cheops1 #dfj feet high1 which was erected as a tomb1 about #cj centuries ago1 when its construction employed #ajj1jjj men for twenty years4 ,the exterior of this ,pyramid was once smooth1 but it is now rough and uneven1 presenting #bjf steps from one to four feet high1 by which an ascent to the summit is made4 ,from this point the view includes the ,nile1 the minarets of ,cairo1 the plain where the ,french defeated the ,mamelukes1 the site of ,memphis1 the great ,african ,desert1 a multitude of tombs1 and two other ,pyramids4 ,from ,gizeh to ,memphis on the west side of the ,nile1 about #gj ,pyramids can be counted1 all burial places of kings1 with tombs and chapels adjoining them4 ,a quarter of a mile from the nearest ,pyramid1 lies the ,sphinx1 a stone lion #ajb feet long1 now heavily buried in sand1 having a human face #ah feet in length2 but the head and part of the neck only are now visible4 ,our walk to the ,sphinx was oppressively warm1 for the sun shone with a brightness that was dazzling4 ,the heat and glare too from the sandy ground on which we trod1 made the atmosphere around like the hot air issuing from an oven4 ,troups of ,bedouin ,arabs congregate in the neighbourhood of the ,pyramids1 who flock around strangers and volunteer their services as guides4 ,besides visiting the ,pyramids1 before our departure from ,cairo1 we walked through the ,museum1 which contains a valuable collection of ,egyptian curiosities1 consisting of statues1 pottery1 manuscripts of the ,pharaohs1 and other relics1 some of which are supposed to be nearly #d1jjj years old2 but the most remarkable objects in the ,museum are the mummies4 ,these are embalmed bodies 7principally of ,egyptian ,kings71 recently discovered1 and amongst them 7it is said7 is the mummy of that great oppressor of the ,israelites1 the ,pharaoh1 during whose reign they had so much to suffer1 until delivered by ,jehovah through ,his servant ,moses4 ,on ,nov4 #aath1 we left ,cairo for ,ismailia1 and from there proceeded in a small mail steamer 7via the ,suez ,canal7 to ,port ,said1 where we arrived two hours after midnight4 ,at this town ,mr4 ,mueller preached twice in ,english1 and on ,sunday1 ,nov4 #acth1 at the former of these two services1 were fourteen ,english sailors who had recently been shipwrecked4 ,their lives therefore having been so mercifully preserved1 he took advantage of the circumstance to press upon them the acceptance of the gospel4 ,at ,port ,said he held only one ,german meeting1 upon which occasion1 fifteen young men and women from ,bohemia 7who gained a livelihood by exercising their talent for music7 were present1 all of whom were ,roman ,catholics4 ,to each a copy of the ,bible or ,new ,testament in ,german was given1 and the fourteen sailors were presented with ,bibles or ,testaments in ,english4 ,after this ,german service was over1 a meeting was held also for the breaking of bread1 where ,mr4 ,mueller gave an address in ,english4 ,on the following day1 at #b p4m4 we went on board a large ,russian mail steamer bound for ,jaffa1 and found that1 besides the saloon passengers1 there were about #ajj ,russian pilgrims in the steerage of the ship1 accompanied by their priests of the ,greek ,church1 who were all travelling on a pilgrimage to ,jerusalem4 ,these pilgrims performed their religious services on deck1 where they bowed1 crossed themselves repeatedly1 and turned their faces eastward towards the ,holy ,land4 ,they looked very poor1 and were dirty in their habits and appearance4 ,each individual belonging to this company was supplied with a copy of the ,holy ,scriptures in ,russ1 at a nominal price1 by a ,scotch ,evangelist1 and a colporteur1 who labour for the ,lord habitually at ,port ,said4 ,after a favourable passage1 on ,nov4 #aeth1 at #h a4m41 we arrived off ,jaffa1 on the coast of ,palestine and 7as there is no harbour to the town7 anchored about a mile distant from the shore2 but on account of cholera at ,mecca1 had to remain there for quarantine four and twenty hours4 ,on the #afth1 however1 at #h a4m41 the ,turkish doctors permitted us to land2 but the passage from the steamer to the shore1 in a boat rowed by eight ,arabs1 was exceedingly unpleasant1 the waves at ,jaffa being tremendous when the wind is high4 ,from the ship's deck1 the town had a striking and even beautiful appearance2 but1 on walking through the streets1 we found them only filthy lanes1 and were glad to take up our abode at the ,jerusalem ,hotel1 situated in a pleasant locality1 at some distance from the shore4 ,as there is a large ,german colony at ,jaffa1 and ,american and ,english missionaries reside in the town1 ,mr4 ,mueller was able to preach both to ,german and to ,english congregations1 and with ,arabic interpretation1 when neither of these languages was understood4 ,he preached also at ,sarona1 another ,german colony1 three miles distant1 and held meetings in ,german at the house of a ,russian ,baron residing at ,jaffa4 ,on ,nov4 #bast1 at the residence of the ,english clergyman1 he addressed about #fj persons at half-past #d2 and on the following day preached at a ,hall belonging to ,miss ,arnot 7a ,christian lady from ,scotland7 who has a large school for ,arabic children4 ,on the morning of the #bdth he spoke at the ,dispensary to a congregation consisting of ,mahometans1 ,jews1 and members of the ,greek ,church1 when the ,syrian doctor 7a ,christian7 translated for him into ,arabic2 and on the #beth addressed #ajj individuals1 including natives1 and ,english-speaking persons1 with ,arabic translation1 at the same place4 ,on the morning of ,sunday1 ,nov4 #bgth1 he gave an address at the ,baron's house in ,german1 and in the afternoon preached 7for the ,english clergyman17 on the second coming of ,christ4 ,during our walks at ,jaffa1 we greatly admired the plantations of orange and lemon trees which flourish there luxuriantly2 and the high1 thick hedges of prickly pears1 cactus1 etc41 which abound1 show that the warmth of the climate is semi-tropical2 but the town itself consists of poor bazaars1 dismal houses1 and dirty1 crooked lanes1 which repel visitors instead of inviting them to sojourn there4 ,after a sojourn of twelve days at ,jaffa1 at #g o'clock on the morning of ,nov4 #bhth1 we started for ,jerusalem in an open ,russian waggon1 drawn by three horses 7the only kind of conveyance to be obtained71 and noticed that between ,jaffa and ,ramleh--where we stopped for an hour--the land was tolerably well cultivated1 and looked fertile4 ,at half-past #ab1 as the horses required further rest1 we alighted at a little roadside inn1 and in two hours our journey was resumed4 ,now we travelled through a district called in ,scripture1 the ,mountains of ,judaea1 where the aspect of the country became wild and desolate4 ,palestine 7spoken of in the ,old ,testament as--,a land flowing with milk and honey1 and as--,the glory of all lands7 is now barren1 rocky1 and uncultivated2 and it is evident that the curse of ,god rests not only upon the ,jews1 but upon their country also1 which is now under ,turkish rule4 ,nevertheless1 the day is coming when ,jehovah will remember the land also2 for at the return of the ,lord ,jesus1 when ,israel as a nation will be converted and restored1 ,the desert shall rejoice1 and blossom as the rose4 ,at length1 after a trying journey of twelve hours1 over a rough1 rugged road1 nearly covered with large1 loose stones1 at a quarter-past #g1 we reached ,jerusalem and alighted outside the ,jaffa gate1 because carriages cannot enter the city1 as the streets are far too narrow and too badly paved1 for conveyances of any kind to be driven along them4 ,at the ,mediterranean ,hotel1 we engaged a pleasant corner room upon the first floor1 from which there was a fine view of the ,mount of ,olives2 and the terrace on its flat roof 7where we took our daily walks7 commanded an extensive prospect4 ,it included the ,mosque of ,omar on ,mount ,moriah1 where the ,temple formerly stood1 the ,church of the ,holy ,sepulchre1 the ,mosque on ,mount ,zion1 which contains the tomb of ,david1 the site formerly occupied by ,herod's ,palace1 the ,hospital of ,st4 ,john of ,jerusalem1 ,the ,citadel1 or ,tower of ,david1 most of the public buildings in the city1 and the ,mount of ,olives4 ,during our stay at ,jerusalem1 ,mr4 ,mueller held numerous meetings in ,english and in ,german1 and preached habitually in these two languages1 both with and without interpretation into ,arabic4 ,at a church where ,arab ,christians assemble for worship he preached with translation into that language2 at ,zion ,school 7founded by ,bishop ,gobat7 he addressed the teachers belonging to it2 spoke in ,english and in ,german at the ,jewish ,school of ,industry2 preached six times in part of a building called ,st4 ,john's ,palace1 now fitted up as a ,german chapel2 gave an address at the lecture room of the ,english ,church2 spoke to the children of a ,syrian ,orphanage outside the city1 two miles distant1 with ,arabic interpretation2 addressed #ajh ,arab girls in ,german twice at the ,talitha ,cumi boarding school2 spoke in ,english1 without translation1 to #ace boys and several gentlemen and ladies at ,bishop ,gobat's school2 attended a ,dorcas meeting two afternoons1 where he addressed a considerable number of ladies1 in ,german2 spoke a second time at the ,syrian ,orphanage with ,arabic interpretation1 and upon two different occasions addressed the patients at a small hospital for lepers outside the city4 ,he spoke twice also to the patients of another hospital4 ,jerusalem1 when compared with ,european cities1 is now only a small town 7round which the traveller may walk in less than #ej minutes7 containing a population of about #bh1jjj1 which includes the ,jews1 of whom there are #h1jjj4 ,these ,israelites are generally very poor1 and settle in ,jerusalem1 because money is frequently sent there from ,europe by wealthier ,jews for the relief of their poorer brethren in ,palestine2 but at the present time1 there is no indication whatever of any gathering of ,jews on an extensive scale from other countries to their own land4 ,the missionaries who labour amongst them1 meet with comparatively little encouragement in their work1 for the number of true converts from ,judaism to ,christianity is extremely small1 a fact mentioned1 not as a discouragement for service1 but to stir up ,christians to prayer4 ,since our return from ,palestine1 however1 these brethren have 7it appears7 been more successful in their labours1 and have had great cause for thankfulness4 ,on the afternoon of ,dec4 #crd1 we joined a party of ,english friends1 and rode on donkeys to ,bethany1 a mile and a half distant1 the ,english clergyman kindly acting as our guide4 ,on our way we crossed the ,brook ,kidron1 saw the ,garden of ,gethsemane1 now enclosed by a wall2 and visited the cave1 hewn out of a rock1 where it is supposed ,lazarus was buried4 ,an old ruined house1 said to have been the dwelling place of ,martha1 ,mary1 and ,lazarus1 was also pointed out4 ,from the summit of the ,mount of ,olives the view embraced a portion of the ,dead ,sea1 #be miles distant1 the plain of ,jordan1 the well-watered plain which ,lot chose for himself1 the ,mountains of ,moab in the distance1 the neighbourhood of the ,cave of ,adullam1 and a small part of the river ,jordan which flows into the ,dead ,sea4 ,the weather was magnificent2 after sunset the whole scene was lighted up by the full moon which shone brilliantly1 and coming down the ,mount of ,olives1 we had the finest view of ,jerusalem1 that is to be obtained from any point4 ,the ,garden of ,gethsemane1 containing eight very old olive trees 7considered by some1 from their ancient characteristics1 to be coeval with the period of our ,lord's history on earth7 we passed both on our way to and from the ,mount4 ,on the morning of ,dec4 #ith1 we rode on donkeys to ,bethlehem1 six miles from ,jerusalem2 and1 after lunching in a cloister of the ,latin ,convent1 visited a church erected on the spot1 where 7according to tradition7 the manger stood1 in which after ,his birth our ,lord was laid4 ,during our stay at ,jerusalem1 we had opportunities also of visiting the various places of interest for which the city is celebrated4 ,the ,via ,dolorosa1 the ,mosque of ,omar1 7built on the site formerly occupied by ,solomon's ,temple17 the ,church of the ,holy ,sepulchre 7erected1 according to tradition1 on the spot where our ,lord was crucified71 ,absalom's ,pillar1 the ,pool of ,bethesda1 the site of ,herod's palace1 the ruins of the ,castle to which ,paul was taken1 and the ,pool of ,siloam1 were all visited in turn4 ,one of the most memorable places in the city is--,the ,wailing ,place of the ,jews--where1 every ,friday afternoon1 shortly before sunset1 they assemble to bewail the calamities that have befallen their land and city4 ,on ,dec4 #bnd we saw about #bjj ,israelites gathered close to some immense old stones--the remains of the ,temple it is supposed--which 7after praying and bowing repeatedly7 with tears in their eyes1 they kissed4 ,about one third of the present small population of ,jerusalem 7#bh1jjj7 consists of ,mussulmans2 the rest are ,jews1 ,christians of the ,greek1 ,armenian1 and ,roman ,catholic ,churches1 and a very few ,protestants4 ,there are #be ,convents1 #aj ,monasteries1 and three large ,synagogues within its walls4 ,the ,jaffa ,gate1 situated near the ,citadel or ,tower of ,david1 is one of the principal entrances to the city1 and the southern portion of the town 7between the ancient ,temple and part of ,mount ,zion7 is the quarter occupied by the ,jews4 ,in the streets of ,jerusalem1 day after day1 we saw numbers of men1 women1 and children standing about half-naked1 or clothed in miserable rags2 and strangers cannot walk a short distance even1 without being besieged for alms by the beggars that abound1 not a few of whom are lepers4 ,they hold up their disfigured hands and arms1 and1 pointing to their dreadful sores1 follow visitors persistently1 entreating them1 in piteous1 lamentable tones of voice1 to have compassion on1 and help them4 ,whilst at ,jerusalem1 from the windows of our room1 we saw many funeral processions pass1 when the remains of the deceased were borne along1 either in open coffins1 or in coffins with glass covers to them2 and on ,dec4 #bcrd1 the funeral of a child1 belonging to the ,greek ,church1 took place outside the city walls1 whose body1 was lowered into the grave without a coffin4 ,as there are no carriage roads in ,palestine1 with the exception of the one from ,jaffa to ,jerusalem2 being unwilling to undertake long journeys of many miles on horseback1 in order to visit the numerous places of interest usually resorted to by strangers1 we did not travel any further into the interior of the country2 but1 after remaining at ,jerusalem for nine weeks and two days1 on ,feb4 #ast1 #ahhb1 returned to ,jaffa4 ,there1 heavy gales of wind1 and violent storms of rain1 which lasted several days1 detained us until ,feb4 #hth2 the weather became also unusually cold1 and as there were neither stoves nor fireplaces in the rooms of our hotel--because fires are seldom wanted in ,palestine1 we suffered greatly from the wintry climate4 ,during this our second visit to ,jaffa1 ,mr4 ,mueller again held meetings for the ,germans2 and on ,wednesday1 ,feb4 #hth1 the violence of the gales having to some extent abated1 we embarked for ,haipha 7or ,kaifa7 on the coast of ,palestine1 about #gj miles north of ,jaffa4 ,our passage1 however1 in a small boat1 to the ,austrian steamship ,flora 7lying at a considerable distance from the shore7 during weather still tempestuous1 was most trying and even dangerous2 for1 after riding over heavy breakers1 and getting clear of the rocks1 our boat was tossed about upon the waves for nearly half an hour2 and1 after at last we reached the ship1 a favourable opportunity of getting a footing on board 7to be seized just at the right moment as the boat was lifted upwards by the waves7 had to be closely watched for1 when one after the other1 at the risk of our lives1 we had to spring on to the steep ladder staircase1 that led up towards the deck4 ,at #b o'clock the vessel sailed1 and on the evening of that day1 at half-past #i1 we arrived off ,haipha1 where1 in consequence of the roughness of the sea1 and our distance from the shore1 it became a question whether we should disembark at all2 but after considering the matter1 and praying over it1 we resolved to brave the disagreeables and land4 ,some time elapsed before the boat1 which had been sent ashore with passengers1 returned2 but soon after midnight we stepped into it1 and1 with less discomfort than had been experienced at ,jaffa1 were rowed safely to the beach4 ,there1 some ,german brethren were waiting our arrival with an open waggon1 in which1 during torrents of rain1 we were conveyed to the ,hotel du ,mont ,carmel1 a mile and a half distant1 where we arrived soon after one o'clock4 ,the little town of ,haipha is beautifully situated1 on the sea shore1 close to the foot of ,mount ,carmel4 ,during the twelve days of our visit there1 ,mr4 ,mueller preached #ad times amongst the large colony of ,germans1 settled at this place1 and here the ,lord was pleased to grant a particular blessing upon his labours2 for his ministry was the means of bringing about a complete revival amongst the people1 who had previously been in a very dead state1 spiritually4 ,on ,feb4 #acth1 accompanied by some ,german brethren1 we rode on donkeys up ,mount ,carmel1 and when near its summit1 alighted at a ,monastery1 where the monks entertained us with cups of black coffee without milk1 and glasses of mulberry wine1 flavoured with lemon juice4 ,they afterwards showed us into a ,church containing 7according to tradition7 the cave in which ,elijah dwelt1 and finally led the way to a lighthouse standing on a rock1 that we might see1 from this elevated point1 the magnificent prospect which extended far and wide4 ,it embraced ,mount ,tabor in the extreme distance1 ,brook ,kishon1 the ,valley of the ,sea of ,tiberias1 the ,bay and town of ,haipha1 with the houses of the ,german colony1 the town of ,acre the other side of the ,bay1 the plain of ,esdraelon1 and the vast expanse of the ,mediterranean1 stretching away as far as the eye could reach1 which looked as unruffled as a sea of glass1 and offered a striking contrast to the troubled waves at ,jaffa4 ,being favoured with bright sunshine1 and a beautifully clear atmosphere1 the whole scene was viewed under particularly favourable circumstances4 ,the place where ,elijah slew the false prophets of ,baal1 and by prayer brought down fire from heaven to consume his sacrifice upon the altar1 is situated near ,haipha2 and after the drought of three years and six months1 during which there had been neither rain nor dew--it was upon ,mount ,carmel he prayed1 that ,jehovah would again send rain upon the earth4 ,before our departure from ,haipha1 we intended to visit ,nazareth2 but as there was no carriage road even tolerably good1 and as riding on horseback for nearly #dj miles would have been objectionable1 serious difficulties were in the way4 ,we desired to engage a ,russian waggon1 and did our utmost to obtain one1 but the ,brook ,kishon 7through which our route lay7 being swollen from the recent heavy rains1 and as the adjacent country was partially under water1 its owner refused to let us have it1 because the journey was impracticable4 ,though ,haipha possessed attractions of its own1 there were discomforts also connected with our visit2 for the hotel accommodation was inferior and uncomfortable4 ,our apartment for instance had a rough1 dusty1 uneven stone floor1 without any carpet2 and even in cold1 rainy weather1 as it possessed neither fireplace nor stove1 no fire could be had4 ,the room too1 from being scantily furnished1 was comfortless in appearance2 and though the sleeping accommodation was clean it was hard and uninviting4 ,the meals1 however1 were good1 and for wholesome1 nourishing food we felt most thankful2 but let no one visit small towns or villages in the ,holy ,land1 and expect to find that they contain ,european comforts4 ,the ,english clergyman at ,nazareth 7who had resided there for a considerable time7 informed us1 that throughout the winter he had one constant series of domestic miseries to contend with4 ,through the flat roof of his house1 the rain leaked in1 fuel was scarce and expensive1 provisions were dear and not easily obtained1 meat was tough and of inferior quality1 and often little besides goats' flesh could be procured4 ,he remarked also that visitors to the ,holy ,land1 who frequent the best hotels at ,jaffa and ,jerusalem1 and carry their comforts about with them1 can form no conception of the real poverty of the country1 and of the degraded condition of the native population1 as seen in the little towns and villages of the interior4 ,as far as the hotels at ,haipha1 however1 are concerned1 they must be superior to the inn accommodation in some parts of ,asia ,minor1 which1 according to the guide books1 is execrable4 ,on the afternoon of ,feb4 #bjth we left ,haipha1 in an open waggon2 and1 after alighting on the sea shore1 were carried on the shoulders of ,arabs across some shallow water to a boat1 which conveyed us to a large ,austrian steamer bound for ,beyrout1 ,syria4 ,at half-past #h p4m4 the vessel sailed2 at #g o'clock the next morning we reached our destination 7where a most unpleasant rough landing in a small boat awaited us71 and were afterwards conducted by a guide to the ,hotel de l',orient1 at a short distance only from the landing place4 ,there we remained twenty-one days1 and besides preaching many times at the ,anglo-,american ,mission ,church1 and at the ,church of the ,deaconesses' ,institution1 ,beyrout1 both in ,english and in ,german1 ,mr4 ,mueller addressed the students of the ,syrian ,college with ,arabic interpretation1 spoke to the ,theological students for an hour1 conducted a service for the ,moslem girls at ,miss ,taylor's school1 and held three meetings for ,christian workers1 in ,german4 ,at the residence of ,mr4 ,mott 7a mansion on the hill7 he held a large drawing-room meeting also1 which was attended by a number of the principal residents and visitors of ,beyrout1 including ,his ,excellency ,rustem ,pasha1 ,governor-,general of the ,lebanon1 ,pasha ,rickards1 ,mrs4 ,eldridge1 wife of the ,british ,consul-,general1 the ,english clergyman and his wife1 the ,presbyterian minister1 some visitors from the hotels1 and many other persons4 ,the climate of ,beyrout is delightful4 ,whilst there1 we walked through the beautiful gardens which belong to the ,pasha1 and took a long drive on the ,damascus road1 to the foot of the mountains of ,lebanon1 the tops of which were covered with snow4 ,a visit to ,damascus1 which we had in contemplation1 was abandoned1 because it would have been necessary to rise at #c o'clock1 in order to travel by an early diligence4 ,the journey of #gj miles too over a very rough road would have been very fatiguing2 and having before us the prospect of much more travelling both by land and water1 we decided upon giving up this excursion4 ,three days before we left ,beyrout an exceedingly heavy sea rolled in for many hours upon the shore1 making it impossible to undertake a passage from the land to a steamer in a small boat2 it seemed probable therefore that our departure might be delayed2 but as the wind gradually abated1 on ,march #adth1 we sailed for ,smyrna1 in ,asia ,minor1 by the ,austrian steamship ,jupiter4 ,on the following morning1 between #f and #g o'clock1 we anchored off ,cyprus1 in the ,levant1 which1 after ,sicily and ,sardinia1 is the largest and most important island in the ,mediterranean2 and from our cabin window had an excellent view of it4 ,larnaca1 its chief port1 is built on flat ground close to the sea2 but high mountains rise behind the town1 and a long range of hilly country extends for miles beyond it4 ,cyprus 7of which ,nicosia is the capital and seat of ,government7 is #abj miles in length and about #ej broad4 ,after remaining stationary for some hours1 in the afternoon our voyage was continued1 and on ,thursday1 ,march #afth1 we sailed between the islands of the ,archipelago1 where1 as the currents are swift and powerful1 the sea became extremely rough2 but towards evening the vessel got into smoother water1 and at #aj o'clock we arrived off ,rhodes1 an island visited by the ,apostle ,paul1 when returning from his third missionary journey4 ,at the expiration of a few hours1 our voyage was resumed1 and the next evening we touched at ,chios1 an island which in #ahha was fearfully devastated by earthquakes4 ,there we remained four hours1 and then went on to ,smyrna1 where on ,saturday1 ,march #ahth1 we arrived at #e a4m4 ,here ,mr4 ,mueller found work immediately1 and1 during our stay1 preached on the ,lord's days twice1 and every afternoon or evening in the week1 but generally with interpretation into ,armenian1 ,turkish1 or modern ,greek2 and once1 when addressing a congregation of ,spanish ,jews1 with translation into ,spanish4 ,on the morning of ,sunday1 ,april #bnd1 he preached to an ,armenian congregation with ,turkish interpretation1 and in the afternoon at the ,scotch ,church1 in ,english4 ,these services were held at different places1 including the ,hall of the ,smyrna ,sailors' ,rest1 the ,dutch ,chapel1 the ,deaconesses' ,institution1 the ,presbyterian ,church1 and the ,armenian ,school ,room4 ,on ,tuesday1 ,april #dth1 we rose early2 at #h o'clock started by rail for ,ayasaloup 7a little village #dh miles from ,smyrna1 close to the ruins of ,ephesus71 and on our arrival at half past #aj1 took a guide to the ,mosque and to the ,temple of ,diana1 which are the principal ruins in that particular locality4 ,the ,mosque bears traces of having been a large1 magnificent building1 and contains granite columns from the ,temple of ,diana4 ,it is now in a dilapidated state2 but the view from it 7which consists of extensive mountain ranges1 and a long1 wide1 vast plain1 extending far away for many miles1 until lost sight of1 in the distant sea7 is grand and striking4 ,at no great distance from the ,mosque1 in a very large hollow1 sinking a little below the general level of the ground1 are the ruins of the ,temple of ,diana2 but the devastation there is so complete1 that no trace whatever 7as to form or outline7 exists of the celebrated building which once occupied this site4 ,one stone can scarcely be found upon another1 and all that is left of this famous ,temple are quantities of stones1 either lying in heaps1 or scattered about in the greatest confusion1 and giving not the slightest idea of what the edifice must have been which stood there many centuries ago4 ,ephesus 7and the whole neighbourhood for miles around7 abounds with ruins of ,theatres1 ,temples1 ,aqueducts1 ,towers1 ,tombs1 ,mosques1 etc4 ,there is a building to be seen also1 called ,paul's prison1 now in a ruinous condition2 and a variety of ancient architectural curiosities1 of a remarkable character1 invite the inspection of travellers4 ,the solitude and silence of the entire locality1 however1 are mournful and depressing2 these numerous relics of departed magnificence1 all crumbling away to dust1 fill the mind with feelings of solemnity2 and the whole scene affords a striking illustration of the vain1 unsatisfying character of all that this poor world calls great and glorious4 ,happy are they1 and they only1 who1 through faith in ,christ1 have ,god ,himself for their present and eternal portion6 ,in the afternoon we returned to ,smyrna1 and on the following day1 at #c p4m41 ,mr4 ,mueller preached a farewell sermon at the ,hall of the ,sailors' ,rest1 where a large number of persons assembled to hear him4 ,the next day 7,thursday1 ,april #fth71 in the evening1 we left ,smyrna by steamer1 reached the entrance of the ,dardanelles the following afternoon1 crossed the ,sea of ,marmora during the night1 and at a quarter past #e a4m4 on ,saturday1 ,april #hth1 reached ,constantinople1 where1 at #f o'clock1 we disembarked1 and1 accompanied by a guide1 walked up a high1 steep hill1 to the ,hotel d',angleterre1 at ,pera4 ,on the morning of ,sunday1 ,april #ith1 ,mr4 ,mueller preached in ,german at the ,chapel of the ,scotch ,jewish ,mission1 and in the afternoon in ,english1 at the ,presbyterian ,church4 ,on the #aath he spoke in ,english at the ,bible ,house1 and the following evening preached again at the ,chapel of the ,scotch ,jewish ,mission4 ,on the #acth he addressed an ,armenian congregation1 at the ,bible ,house in ,english1 with ,turkish interpretation1 when about #dej persons were present4 ,the next day he spoke to the children of an ,orphan ,institution1 connected with the ,scotch ,mission1 and on the #aeth held a meeting for two hours at the ,deaconesses' ,german ,hospital1 intended especially for ,christian ,workers4 ,on ,sunday 7,april #afth7 we went to ,bebek 7a beautiful village on the ,bosphorus1 five miles distant7 where my husband preached morning and afternoon in ,english1 at the ,american ,presbyterian ,church2 and the following morning at ,haskiog1 near ,constantinople1 addressed the children belonging to the school of the ,london ,jewish ,missionary ,society1 the orphans of a small ,institution1 and the children of the ,presbyterian ,jewish ,missionary ,society4 ,the young people in these three schools 7about #gjj altogether7 were ,jews4 ,on ,april #ahth he spoke in ,french1 ,german1 and ,english1 to three different departments of ,jewish ,schools1 belonging to the ,scotch ,jewish ,mission2 and on the #aith preached in ,german at the ,chapel of this ,mission1 to an assembly consisting principally of ,jews1 from ,lamentations iii4 #bb-bf4 ,on the #bjth he had a congregation of #ejj ,armenians1 whom he addressed with ,turkish interpretation1 and this service was his last at ,constantinople4 ,during our stay of twelve days 7including a few meetings which have not been specified7 he spoke eighteen times altogether4 ,whilst at ,constantinople1 we saw the exterior of a few of the principal public buildings in the city1 and from the ,mosque of ,san ,sophia1 which stands upon high ground1 overlooking the ,bosphorus1 had a distant view of the ,barracks at ,scutari1 where ,florence ,nightingale and her helpers so nobly attended the sick1 wounded1 and dying soldiers1 who fought during the ,crimean war4 ,an ancient ,egyptian ,obelisk from ,cairo1 about #c1jjj years old1 covered with hieroglyphics1 was also pointed out4 ,the ,bazaars of ,constantinople1 consisting of lofty stone cloisters or arcades1 lighted from the top by domes1 are extensive1 numerous1 and very oriental in appearance4 ,each trade has its particular quarter1 and the various dealers have small shops with rooms behind them for their wares1 which are often of a costly and valuable description4 ,on the afternoon of ,april #adth1 a religious service of the dancing ,dervishes was held at one of their ,convents1 within a few minutes walk of our hotel4 ,there were #ah performers altogether1 who wore brown mantles1 and high1 round caps made of felt4 ,at a particular signal1 they all fell flat upon their faces2 but afterwards rose1 and walked a few times round the room1 with folded arms1 bowing and turning slowly many times4 ,their mantles were then suddenly cast off1 when they appeared in long1 full1 bell-shaped petticoats and jackets1 and1 after stretching out their arms to the utmost1 began gravely and deliberately to dance and revolve 7that is1 to spin round and round like a top7 for about fifteen or twenty minutes1 as rapidly as possible4 ,the sight was instructive1 inasmuch as it gave rise to a feeling of the deepest gratitude to ,god that the wild1 religious delusions of these poor ,dancing ,dervishes were not ours4 ,who maketh thee to differ from another1 and what hast thou that thou didst not receive1 should ever be the language of our hearts4 ,the howling ,dervishes we did not see1 but heard that they carry on their religious performances at ,scutari4 ,on ,april #ahth we took a drive to ,sweet ,waters2 on the #aith went by steamer up the ,bosphorus1 to the entrance of the ,black ,sea1 #bj miles from ,constantinople2 and on the #bjth visited the great ,turkish ,cemetery1 and the ,english ,military ,burying ,ground at ,scutari1 in ,asia ,minor4 ,the former is an enormous grave yard1 where many hundreds of thousands of corpses lie interred4 ,it contains numbers of cypress trees1 under which are the graves of the departed ,mussulmans1 marked by innumerable high1 narrow tombstones1 standing upright1 and huddled so closely and indiscriminately together1 that they formed a perfect labyrinth4 ,most of the graves had each two upright stones1 partially painted over with bright colours--blue1 green1 red1 or yellow1 and bore ,turkish epitaphs in characters of gold inscribed upon them4 ,on the top of many of these tombstones1 a carved ,turkish fez cap and tassel also stood out in bold relief4 ,the ,cemetery was not enclosed1 and the vast number of graves it contained1 presented such a wretched1 confused1 disorderly appearance1 that no ,christian passer-by would ever wish his last earthly resting-place to be in a ,mahometan ,cemetery1 amongst ,mussulmans6 ,after leaving this burial ground1 we passed the ,barracks 7used as an ,english ,hospital during the ,crimean war1 the scene of ,miss ,nightingale's memorable labours71 and then reached a spot from which there was a fine view of the ,sea of ,marmora1 ,prince's ,islands1 and ,stamboul 7as the ancient part of ,constantinople is called71 the ,golden ,horn1 the town of ,chalcedon1 etc4 ,a short drive further brought us to the ,british ,military ,cemetery--a beautiful enclosure1 planted with trees and shrubs--which was laid out with grass nicely mown1 and neat gravel walks4 ,a few flowers also were in bloom1 and the whole was kept in perfect order1 either by a gardener1 or the lodge-keeper at the entrance4 ,part of the ground sloped gradually towards the ,sea of ,marmora1 the sun shone brightly upon the ,cemetery1 and the whole enclosure looked so peaceful1 quiet1 and even hallowed1 compared with the ,turkish burial-ground we had just quitted1 that the superiority of ,christianity to ,mahometanism was vividly conspicuous4 ,this ,cemetery contains the graves of #h1jjj of the ,british officers1 soldiers1 and sailors1 who died of wounds received in the ,crimean war2 and the bodies of ,british residents in ,constantinople may likewise 7by permission7 be interred therein4 ,upon the first monument that attracted our attention was the following touching epitaph3--,in memory of ,julian ,henry ,layard1 ,lieut4 #cgth ,n4 ,hampshire ,regiment1 assistant military attache to the ,british ,embassy at ,constantinople1 who died of typhoid fever while on duty with the ,turkish forces under ,suleiman ,pasha in the ,shipka ,pass4 ,born #aeth ,may1 #ahej1 died ,sept4 #bdth1 #ahgg4 ,this monument has been erected by his parents ,col4 ,frederick and ,ida ,layard1 in testimony of their undying loss4 ,pitifully behold the sorrows of our hearts1 oh6 ,lord4 ,further on was a large1 handsome1 white marble monument1 a column between #bj and #cj feet high1 which had angels carved upon it1 with folded arms1 drooping wings1 and down-cast countenances2 and on one of its four sides was the following inscription3--,a la memoire des officiers1 des soldats1 et des marins de l'armee ,anglaise1 et de la flotte1 morts pour la patrie1 dans la guerre de la ,russie en #ahed1 #ahee1 et #ahef4 ,ce monument a ete eleve par la reine ,victoria et son peuple1 en #aheg4 ,after leaving the ,cemetery1 we took a drive through ,scutari before returning to the ,hotel d',angleterre4 ,constantinople1 including ,stamboul and the suburbs of ,galata1 ,pera1 ,tophana1 and ,scutari1 contains a population of upwards of a million4 ,on ,april #bast1 at #e p4m41 we left for ,athens in the ,minerva2 arrived at the ,piraeus1 ,greece1 at #f a4m4 on the #bcrd1 after a favourable voyage1 and proceeded immediately by rail to ,athens1 which is only seven miles distant4 ,there1 on the evening of that day1 ,mr4 ,mueller preached at the ,chapel of the ,american ,congregational ,mission1 in ,english1 from ,phil4 iv4 #f1 #g1 with translation into modern ,greek4 ,on the #bfth he spoke at the house of an ,american ,baptist minister1 with translation also into ,greek1 and on the following evening1 at #h o'clock1 preached at the ,american ,presbyterian ,mission ,chapel1 from ,romans viii4 #bh1 when ,dr4 ,kalopothakos translated for him4 ,on the #bhth he addressed #beg ,greek boys at ,the ,ragged ,school1 in the presence of their teachers and a number of gentlemen interested in the ,institution2 and1 after having spoken to the boys1 particularly impressed upon these gentlemen 7privately7 the importance of introducing religious instruction into the school4 ,on the morning of the #bith1 at one of the prisons in ,athens1 he addressed #bge male prisoners1 for half an hour1 who were all assembled in a yard1 and went afterwards to a second gaol1 where he preached the gospel to #aee other prisoners4 ,these men1 who were very quiet and attentive1 listened with much interest to the instruction given4 ,on ,sunday the #cjth ,mr4 ,mueller preached at the ,american ,presbyterian ,mission ,chapel in the morning2 and in the evening1 at the same place1 addressed the largest congregation that had ever assembled in the ,chapel during the ten years it had been open4 ,on ,may #ast he spoke there again1 and on the #bnd addressed the #gjj children belonging to ,mrs4 ,hill's ,school1 in ,german2 upon this occasion 7as at all other times7 with translation into ,greek4 ,whilst at ,athens we visited the ,areopagus1 or ,mars ,hill2--stood on the spot where ,paul preached1 explored the ,acropolis1 and saw the ruins of many idol temples1 celebrated ancient buildings1 etc41 some of which are said to be nearly #d1jjj years old4 ,we ascended ,mount ,lycabettus also1 and admired the beautiful view obtained from it of ,athens and the neighbourhood4 ,during the whole of our visit1 ,dr4 ,kalapothakos and ,mr4 ,sakkalarios 7two missionary brethren7 were most kind and attentive to us4 ,on ,wednesday1 ,may #crd1 we rose at #d1 went by rail to the ,piraeus1 and there embarked for ,kalamaki1 on the ,isthmus of ,corinth1 #dj miles distant4 ,at #aa o'clock we reached our destination1 crossed the ,isthmus in a carriage 7a drive of seven miles7 and at ,corinth1 the other side of it1 went on board a ,greek steamer1 bound for ,brindisi in the south of ,italy4 ,at half past #a we sailed from ,corinth1 and after touching at ,corfu on the evening of the #dth1 on ,may #eth1 at noon1 landed at ,brindisi4 ,from this town1 via ,foggia and ,caserta1 we went on direct to ,rome1 arrived in that city on the #hth of ,may1 and remained there until the #ahth4 ,during this our third visit to ,rome1 ,mr4 ,mueller held twelve meetings1 when he preached occasionally in ,english without translation1 but generally with interpretation into ,italian4 ,on ,may #abth we attended one of ,mrs4 ,wall's interesting meetings for ,italian beggars 7held once a week71 when ,mr4 ,mueller addressed them with translation by ,mr4 ,wall4 ,on ,may #ahth we visited ,tivoli1 #ah miles from ,rome1 and on the #aith went on to ,florence 7our third visit to that city71 where my dear husband had five precious1 happy meetings4 ,there1 it was our intention to have remained longer1 but finding it would be desirable that we should return to ,england a little earlier than usual1 on ,may #beth we left ,florence for ,turin1 arrived at ,paris on the #bgth1 continued our journey to ,dover on the #bith1 and arrived at ,bristol on the afternoon of ,tuesday1 ,may #cjth1 at half-past two4 ,,ninth ,,tour4 ,,european3 ,,including ,,visits ,,to ,,germany1 ,,austria1 ,,hungary1 ,,bohemia1 ,,russia1 ,,and ,,russian ,,poland4 ,from ,august #hth1 #ahhb1 to ,june #ast1 #ahhc4 ,before our departure from ,england to begin another ,continental tour2 on ,august #hth1 #ahhb1 we went to ,weymouth1 where ,mr4 ,mueller preached four times4 ,on the #adth we left for ,dover1 crossed over by steamer to ,calais the next morning1 and taking the train for ,brussels which was waiting1 reached that city in the afternoon at #e o'clock4 ,on the #agth we proceeded to ,duesseldorf1 where my husband held eight ,german meetings1 and on the #bfth left for ,neukirchen1 a village about two miles from ,moers4 ,there1 on ,sunday the #bgth1 he preached in the morning at the parish ,church1 and in the afternoon attended a meeting 7held at a large ,hall1 in connection with the dedication of the ,mission ,house71 at which he was the chief speaker4 ,his address occupied from #d till #e o'clock1 but the whole meeting1 which was crowded to overflowing1 lasted for four hours4 ,early the following morning he conducted family worship in the large dining-room of ,pastor ,doll's parsonage2 where1 besides its inmates1 a congregation from the village had assembled4 ,at #aj o'clock we left for ,homberg in a carriage1 crossed the ,rhine by ferry steamer1 and went on by rail to ,muelheim an der ,ruhr1 at which place1 on the evening of that day1 he addressed a large audience of #a1fjj persons at the ,vereins ,haus4 ,on ,august #bith1 a religious festival was held at this ,vereins ,haus1 when the building was crowded in every part of it2 and at half-past #b1 ,mr4 ,mueller addressed a multitude1 numbering from #a1fjj to #a1hjj4 ,in the evening at half past #h1 he spoke at the ,vereins ,haus for the third time1 and again addressed 7if possible7 a more crowded audience than had assembled there in the afternoon4 ,on ,august #cjth1 early in the morning1 we started for ,cologne2 proceeded thence by rail to ,bonn1 and embarking on board a steamer for ,coblentz1 went up the ,rhine4 ,after a pleasant voyage1 surrounded by beautiful scenery1 at half past #e we passed the ,fortress of ,ehrenbreitstein1 and in a few minutes reached our destination4 ,at ,coblentz we remained two nights2 on the morning of ,sept4 #ast continued our voyage up the ,rhine1 and soon after #e o'clock landed at ,biberich1 near ,mayence1 from which place an open carriage conveyed us to ,wiesbaden1 five miles distant4 ,there ,mr4 ,mueller held eight ,german meetings1 including six at the ,vereins ,haus1 an address at the ,paulinen ,institute of ,german ,deaconesses1 and a service on ,sunday morning1 ,sept4 #ajth1 at the principal ,german ,protestant ,church at ,wiesbaden1 a large building like a ,cathedral1 where he preached at half past nine4 ,wiesbaden is a beautiful spot1 abounding in parks1 avenues of trees1 fountains1 flower gardens1 etc41 and is much resorted to by visitors4 ,it contains #cj different kinds of hot mineral springs1 which supply #hej varieties of baths4 ,on ,sept4 #aath1 we left ,wiesbaden for ,mannheim1 where my husband preached four times2 and on the #afth started for ,heidelberg1 at which place1 on ,sunday1 ,sept4 #agth1 he preached at the ,evangelical ,capelle both morning and afternoon4 ,during our stay at ,heidelberg1 he held four other meetings at the same place of worship1 and on the #bbnd we went to ,munich1 in ,bavaria1 #baj miles from ,heidelberg1 a very popish place1 where1 though some openings for service presented themselves1 none were of a very extensive character4 ,on ,sunday1 the #bdth1 in a ,hall1 at #c p4m41 ,mr4 ,mueller addressed a company of about #bjj1 including children1 teachers1 and young persons1 and at #e4ae the same afternoon gave an address to a congregation of #bjj1 at the ,hall of ,the ,herberge zur ,heimath4 ,on the #bgth and #bhth he spoke again at this ,hall2 preached at the ,evangelische ,hauptkirche on the #bith1 and on ,sunday afternoon1 ,oct4 #ast1 held another meeting at the same church at #c o'clock4 ,at half past #e1 he preached at the ,deaconesses' ,institution also1 which was his last service at ,munich4 ,on ,oct4 #bnd we left for ,vienna 7#bgb miles from ,munich7 where he held a number of meetings and we remained #ah days4 ,he preached repeatedly at ,mr4 ,millard's ,hall1 at the ,german ,reformed ,church1 at the ,presbyterian ,church 7in ,english71 at the ,german ,methodist ,church1 and gave an address also to colporteurs and to other ,christian workers4 ,as ,vienna is full of popery1 service for the ,lord there is connected with many difficulties4 ,one regulation 7by order of the ,government7 is1 that three days' notice must be given to the police before extra religious meetings can be held2 but the work of ,god is carried on1 and prospers to some extent1 though1 on account of the little religious liberty that exists it is often greatly hindered4 ,several years ago1 the spread of the gospel in ,austria was resolutely opposed by the ,government2 for the agent of the ,british and ,foreign ,bible ,society1 after being turned out of ,vienna with all his ,bibles1 was conducted by a military escort to the frontier1 and told that he must leave the country4 ,though it is not as difficult to hold ,protestant services in ,austria now1 as was formerly the case1 scarcely any real religious liberty is to be found in that land4 ,the ,presbyterian minister at ,vienna said1 that1 during his comparatively short residence in this city1 he had been obliged to appear seven times before the magistrates1 to give an account of the services at his church1 and to answer questions put to him4 ,vienna is a large splendid city on the ,danube2 it contains upwards of one million one hundred thousand inhabitants1 and is considered one of the finest capitals of ,europe4 ,on ,oct4 #bjth1 we left and went to ,pesth 7called also ,buda-,pesth7 the capital of ,hungary1 #agb miles from ,vienna1 where1 on ,sunday the #bbnd1 ,mr4 ,mueller preached at the ,german ,reformed ,church in the morning1 and at the ,baptist ,chapel in the evening4 ,during our stay he held seven other meetings also1 including a service in ,english at the ,presbyterian ,church1 a meeting for ,christian workers at the ,school ,house of the ,jewish ,mission1 and an address to #ej patients at the ,hospital of the ,kaiserwerth ,deaconesses1 when from #cj to #dj gentlemen and ladies were likewise present4 ,at some of these services1 there were many ,catholics amongst the hearers4 ,on ,monday1 ,oct4 #cjth1 early in the morning1 we started for ,bruenn1 ,moravia1 #bbi miles from ,pesth 7on our way to ,prague71 but remained there two nights only1 and on the #cast1 walked up to the ,spielberg 7an ancient fortress at ,bruenn1 upwards of #ajjj years old1 situated on the top of a hill1 nearly #ijj feet high17 intending only to look at the view obtained from that elevation2 but having 7very courteously7 been invited by the ,commander of the garrison to enter the ,citadel1 we mounted the ramparts1 from which the prospect was extensive4 ,amongst other places1 ,austerlitz1 #ad miles distant1 could be seen1 where1 on ,dec4 #bnd1 #ahje1 ,napoleon ,buonaparte 7whose head quarters were at ,bruenn7 gained a victory over the ,russians and the ,austrians4 ,our guides 7an officer and a soldier7 afterwards conducted us down several flights of steps into the dungeons of the ,spielberg1 and1 with a lighted torch1 led the way through those infamous abodes of the cruelty of years gone by4 ,here1 ,baron ,trenck1 ,general ,mack1 and ,silvio ,pellico were imprisoned long ago2 the dreadful tortures1 formerly inflicted upon robbers1 murderers1 and political offenders1 as well as upon ,protestants 7there is reason to believe71 were minutely described to us2 and the horrible scenes1 which then took place in these places of confinement1 were specially detailed4 ,one of these dark vaults contained a stone figure1 representing a man stretched out at full length upon a rack1 with his arms drawn up above his head1 to show the manner in which the limbs of victims used to be gradually torn from their bodies1 by means of machinery1 which ruptured their blood vessels also1 and dislocated their bones4 ,then1 on the walls were iron rings1 to which1 with outstretched arms1 condemned criminals were fastened in such a way that it was impossible to move2 and there1 without food or water1 they were left to perish4 ,in another of the dungeons was a second figure1 of a man in chains1 standing upright1 but fettered so cruelly that1 if it had been a living human being1 the agony occasioned by the bonds would have been excruciating4 ,some of the prisoners1 not killed by cold and hunger1 were partially devoured by rats1 whilst others were slowly put to death by atrocities that rivalled even the dread punishments of the ,inquisition4 ,a wall smeared with blood1 which has left indelible stains1 was also pointed out1 together with a trap-door in the roof of these dungeons1 through which the condemned were let down into their dreary sepulchres beneath4 ,it may seem almost strange to dwell even for a moment upon such horrors2 but it should be remembered that the terrible deeds just adverted to were facts4 ,many of the ,lord's people too1 in years gone by1 have had to pass through fiery trials such as these4 ,deep gratitude should therefore fill our own hearts1 that we do not live at a time when1 and in countries where1 such outrages can legally be perpetrated4 ,the present ,emperor of ,austria1 ,francis ,joseph ,i4 7as our guides informed us7 once caused himself to be shut up for a few hours in the dungeon where the second figure was1 in order that he might be able1 practically to enter into the terrible character of these prisons2 and afterwards gave orders1 that no condemned criminals should in future be subjected to such punishments4 ,on ,nov4 #ast we left ,bruenn1 and went to ,prague1 the capital of ,bohemia1 #ace miles distant1 where ,mr4 ,mueller preached six times1 including an ,english meeting on ,nov4 #crd1 at the ,presbyterian ,church1 and two services on the #fth and #gth1 in ,german1 at the ,american-,bohemian ,chapel1 with translation into the ,bohemian language1 by the pastor1 ,mr4 ,clark4 ,at most of these meetings1 nearly half the hearers were papists1 several of whom 7we heard7 were deeply impressed by the preaching of the gospel4 ,information also reached us1 whilst at ,prague1 that much blessing resulted from my husband's ministry at ,pesth4 ,prague has a population of about #afc1jjj1 out of which number #ab1jjj are ,jews1 who live in the ,judenstadt4 ,the city contains #ej ,churches1 #bb ,chapels1 #ag ,convents1 #b ,protestant ,churches1 #aa ,synagogues1 and more than #cjj ,factories4 ,john ,huss used to preach at ,st4 ,gallus ,church2 but he1 and his friend ,jerome of ,prague1 were eventually burned at ,constance1 as heretics4 ,after a visit of a few days only1 on ,wednesday1 ,nov4 #hth1 early in the morning1 we left for ,dresden1 ,saxony1 via ,bodenbach1 on the ,bohemian frontier2 travelled through a district 7called from its mountainous1 picturesque character the ,switzerland of ,saxony71 and reached ,dresden in the afternoon4 ,there1 in consequence of letters not having reached the persons for whom they were intended1 no meetings could be arranged for ,mr4 ,mueller until ,sunday evening1 ,nov4 #abth1 when he preached in ,english at the ,presbyterian ,church4 ,on the #adth he gave an address in a drawing-room1 at the house of ,col4 ,rose1 and on the #aeth held a meeting in the large saloon of ,braun's ,hotel4 ,on ,nov4 #afth we went to ,leipsic1 where1 the following evening1 he spoke at a drawing-room meeting1 held at the house of ,dr4 ,koenig2 and on the #ahth addressed about #bjj students at a ,hall in the city1 in the presence of some of their professors1 and a few other gentlemen4 ,on the morning of ,sunday1 the #aith1 he spoke to #cjj children1 some students and other persons1 at ,dr4 ,koenig's ,sunday-school2 and in the afternoon at #e o'clock1 preached at the ,american ,chapel1 in ,english4 ,during our short visit to ,leipsic1 the winter set in with great severity1 and snow fell the greater part of each day that we remained4 ,this city is the great centre of the ,german book trade2 it has #cjj booksellers' ,establishments1 representing #d1ejj firms2 #cjj hand- and steam-presses1 and a ,booksellers' ,exchange4 ,on ,monday1 ,nov4 #bjth1 we left ,leipsic for ,halberstadt1 and early in the afternoon walked through the town 7a quaint1 old-fashioned one7 to the ,cathedral ,school1 which is near the spot1 formerly occupied by the buildings1 where1 in his youthful days1 my husband went to school4 ,we visited the fine1 old ,protestant ,cathedral also1 containing the altar1 at which1 when a young man1 he received the ,lord's supper for the first time4 ,the next morning1 a carriage conveyed us to ,kroppenstaedt 7where he was born71 twelve miles distant1 when he remarked that the road leading to this town looked much the same as it did when he was a boy1 except that fruit trees have since been planted on each side of it1 instead of poplars4 ,at ,kroppenstaedt 7visited on this occasion for the first time since his childhood71 ,mr4 ,mueller held two meetings at a large ,hall1 when 7by particular request7 he gave an account of his life and labours1 and preached the gospel also1 fully and faithfully at the same time1 to the inhabitants of his native place1 who flocked to hear him in such numbers that the building was crowded to overflowing4 ,these two meetings were very precious ones4 ,early on the morning of ,thursday1 ,nov4 #bcrd1 we visited the house in which he was born1 and then drove to ,heimersleben1 three miles distant2 where the pleasant dwelling that became his home after his parents had removed from ,kroppenstaedt1 looked much the same as it did many years ago4 ,on the afternoon of that day we left ,heimersleben1 and proceeded to ,berlin1 #aaj miles distant1 where1 on ,sunday evening1 ,nov4 #bfth1 he preached at ,st4 ,johannes ,kirche1 ,alt ,moabit1 to a large congregation2 and held meetings at ,christus ,kirche the three following evenings4 ,on the #cjth ,nov4 he spoke at the ,vereins ,haus1 and on ,dec4 #ast preached at the ,hall of the ,moravian ,brethren4 ,the afternoon of ,sunday1 ,dec4 #crd1 was devoted to a meeting for #ajj ,sunday ,school children1 at the house of some ,christian ladies2 and in the evening at #f1 he preached again at ,st4 ,johannes ,kirche1 ,alt ,moabit4 ,at a drawing-room meeting held at the house of ,mr4 ,gaertner1 on ,dec4 #bnd1 he addressed about #hj gentlemen and ladies1 and on the #eth preached at ,jesus ,kirche in the evening1 from ,john xiv4 #ac1 #ad4 ,on the #fth and #hth he held meetings again at this church2 spoke at the ,hall of the ,moravian ,brethren on the #gth2 and on ,sunday1 ,dec4 #ajth1 preached at ,jesus ,kirche in the morning1 and at ,st4 ,johannes1 ,alt ,moabit1 in the evening4 ,the congregations at all these services were generally large4 ,early on the morning of the #aath we left ,berlin1 and travelling by rail via ,schneidemuehl1 arrived at ,dantzic 7a large1 fortified town in ,northern ,prussia1 beautifully situated close upon the ,baltic1 #bhd miles from ,berlin71 in the evening at #f4de4 ,here ,mr4 ,mueller preached twice at the ,hall of the ,moravian ,brethren1 four times at the ,garrison ,church1 and once at the ,baptist ,chapel4 ,at ,dantzic he found two of his old ,christian ,university friends1 both of whom1 after having been #ej years ministers in the town1 had celebrated their ,jubilee4 ,the intercourse he had with them was of a very pleasant and profitable character4 ,on ,thursday1 ,dec4 #bast1 we rose soon after #e2 left ,dantzic by an early train for ,dirschau1 and arrived at ,koenigsberg in the afternoon at half-past #b4 ,there1 on ,dec4 #bast and #bbnd ,mr4 ,mueller preached in the evening at a large ,hall to upwards of #ejj persons2 on the #bcrd he gave an address at the ,moravian ,church1 and on the #beth 7,christmas day7 spoke again at the same place4 ,on the morning of the #bfth 7second ,christmas day in ,germany17 at half-past #i1 he addressed an immense audience of #cjjj people at the ,tragheimer ,kirche1 a large building which was crowded to the utmost2 and in the afternoon spoke at the ,moravian ,hall1 where hundreds could not get in for want of room4 ,on the #bgth he preached again at the ,tragheimer ,kirche2 and on the #bhth held a meeting at the same church1 which was his closing one at ,koenigsberg4 ,on ,friday1 ,dec4 #bith1 at #ab4cf in the middle of the day1 we left for ,st4 ,petersburg1 and at half-past #d reached the ,russian frontier1 where an inspection of passports and the usual ,custom ,house examination of luggage occasioned a detention of two hours4 ,at half-past #f1 however1 we obtained a comfortable sleeping compartment in a ,russian train1 heated with warm air1 containing two couches1 double windows and a little table1 in which we passed the night2 and the next morning awoke1 to find ourselves travelling through a vast wilderness of snow1 with which every thing around was laden4 ,on the evening of that day 7,dec4 #cjth71 at #f o'clock1 we reached ,st4 ,petersburg after a journey of #fhe miles from ,koenigsberg1 and found ,colonel ,paschkoff1 and ,princess ,lieven at the station1 kindly waiting to receive us4 ,the latter 7a beloved sister in the ,lord71 pressed us immediately to make her house our home1 but though we at first declined the invitation1--after passing two nights at an hotel1 as she still urged us to become her guests1 we accepted this offer of hospitality1 and were entertained at her mansion with the utmost kindness and affection during the whole of our long visit to ,st4 ,petersburg4 ,on ,sunday morning1 ,dec4 #cast1 ,mr4 ,mueller preached morning and evening in ,english1 at the ,british and ,american ,chapel1 with much help2 and1 as long as we remained1 was engaged day after day in important service for the ,lord4 ,during our stay he preached #af times at the ,british and ,american chapel1 in ,english2 #h times in ,german at the ,german ,reformed ,church1 #aa times in ,german at the ,moravian ,church2 held three meetings for the ,swedes at the ,british and ,american ,chapel1 with translation into ,swedish1 attended three pastors' meetings1 held #e large drawing-room meetings at ,col4 ,paschkoff's mansion1 conducted two at the residence of ,count ,korff1 and held #ce at the house of ,princess ,lieven4 ,besides these services he received visitors as inquirers every day1 and had about #dj private interviews of an hour1 one hour and a half1 or two hours1 with three1 four1 and five ,christian workers at a time1 either for the purpose of answering questions that had been sent in1 or in order to converse with them about different portions of the word of ,god4 ,at an ,evangelical ,hospital in ,st4 ,petersburg1 on the afternoon of ,feb4 #bnd1 he gave two addresses also 7in ,german7 to the patients1 who occupied four wards2 spoke to about #dj children1 belonging to a separate ,institution under the same roof afterwards2 and addressed #cj deaconesses1 who labour amongst the patients and the children4 ,on the evening of ,friday1 ,feb4 #ith1 at #i o'clock1 we were somewhat startled by a visit from the police1 with a summons for my husband to appear early the next morning before their chief officer2 when1 on presenting himself at the ,police ,court1 he was charged with having held meetings with translation into ,russ1 for which no permission had been given by the ,minister of the ,interior4 ,though he was treated with great courtesy by this functionary1 who shook hands with him1 and offered a sort of half apology for acting as he did2 from that time the services at ,col4 ,paschkoff's house were stopped2 but ,mr4 ,mueller was allowed to continue his other labours without hindrance4 ,there is1 however1 so little real religious liberty in ,russia1 that the spread of the ,gospel is lamentably prevented by the absence of it4 ,during our visit to ,st4 ,petersburg1 the cold was occasionally very severe1 and more intense than we ever found it in ,canada1 or in the ,united ,states4 ,on ,march #acth we visited the ,church of ,st4 ,peter and ,st4 ,paul1 which contains the tombs of the ,russian ,emperors1 and passed the spot where ,alexander ,,ii4 was murdered by the ,nihilists4 ,a visit in a sledge also1 to a little settlement of ,laplanders encamped on the ,neva upon the ice1 gave some idea of the habits of these poor people4 ,a party of ,lapps 7clothed in skins and furs1 with the warm side turned inwards and looking as if sewn up in their thick garments7 were standing near a tent4 ,they wear no under linen 7we were told71 and never wash themselves nor change their clothes1 except when they fall off from dirt and constant use4 ,the interior of a ,laplander's hut too1 upon the ice1 presented a miserable1 uncomfortable appearance4 ,it consisted of a tent made of skins1 with the fur turned inwards1 and had an opening at the top1 which answered the double purpose of chimney and of window4 ,an iron pot1 containing soup1 was suspended over a small fire in the centre of this tent1 and the floor of ice in the hut was covered by rugs2 but all the domestic arrangements inside were of a most repulsive character1 and made us feel unspeakably thankful for the mercies and comforts of our own ,christian home4 ,the population of ,st4 ,petersburg is about #hjj1jjj4 ,this city is situated on the river ,neva1 near its entrance into the gulf of ,finland1 #ae miles from ,lake ,ladoga1 where it is divided by islands into four channels called the ,great and ,little ,neva4 ,the dead flat1 on which the city now stands1 was once a morass1 occupied by a few fishermen's huts1 on the site of which ,peter the ,great began to build in #agjc1 by erecting a small hut for himself1 and some wooden hovels near the ,old ,fort4 ,the best streets are broad and spacious1 and the ,nevski ,prospekt1 is nearly three miles in length4 ,the last time ,mr4 ,mueller held a meeting in ,english at ,st4 ,petersburg was at the ,british and ,american ,chapel1 where on ,sunday evening1 ,march #aath1 he preached a farewell sermon to a large congregation from ,prov4 iv4 #bc2 ,keep thine heart with all diligence1 for out of it are the issues of life4 ,on ,tuesday1 ,march #bjth1 at half past one p4m41 we left for ,warsaw1 in ,russian ,poland1 and arrived there the following evening at #aj minutes after #h1 after a long1 fatiguing journey of #gjj miles4 ,on the morning of ,march #beth 7,easter ,sunday7 my husband preached in ,german at a ,baptist ,church2 during the week he held four meetings at private houses1 and on the following ,sunday 7,april #ast7 preached again at the ,baptist ,church2 but as the ,russian authorities would not allow him to use the ,german ,reformed ,church1 our stay at ,warsaw was of brief duration only4 ,this city contains #dja1jjj inhabitants1 #abg1ejj of whom are ,jews4 ,there are #bag ,synagogues and #fec ,talmudical schools at ,warsaw1 and throughout the whole of ,poland 7where there are more ,israelites than in any country in the world7 the ,jews number upwards of a million4 ,having received a kind invitation to the house of ,mr4 ,janatz1 a converted ,jew1 who lives in the country1 #ad miles from ,warsaw2 on ,monday morning 7,april #bnd71 we went by rail to ,pruszkow1 from which place1 a carriage and four conveyed us over four miles of ploughed fields1 and across much marshy ground to his residence4 ,after remaining there two hours1 a meeting was held in the afternoon1 at an ,orphanage1 a mile and a half distant1 where my husband addressed a large company1 including orphans1 country people1 and the workmen on ,mr4 ,janatz's estate4 ,on the morning of ,april #dth1 at a quarter past #aj1 we left our friend's house1 returned by carriage to ,pruszkow and there took the #aa4de train for ,lodz 7a large manufacturing town in ,poland1 the second in size to ,warsaw and #ajj miles from it71 where1 after changing trains at ,koluszki1 we arrived at #d o'clock4 ,there1 during the twelve days that we remained1 ,mr4 ,mueller preached twelve times at the ,german ,baptist ,church1 upon each occasion to a most crowded congregation1 for evening after evening throughout the week1 as late as half past #h1 about #a1bjj hearers assembled1 who listened to him with the deepest interest4 ,on the morning of ,april #ajth he received a note in ,german1 of which the following is a translation3--,i1 and almost the whole population of this town1 in the name of the ,lord ,jesus1 entreat that you will have the kindness to remain with us till after next ,sunday4 ,in the name of many thousands ,i thank you for your ministry4 ,as every evening during our stay1 this church continued to be crowded to the utmost1 and avowed infidels even were moved to tears2 as the preaching too was the theme of conversation in the factories1 public houses1 and in many private families1 our visit to ,lodz was prolonged until ,april #aeth1 on which day we rose at a quarter before #e1 and after a long journey of #cbe miles1 arrived at ,breslau 7,silesia7 at half-past #aj that night4 ,there1 during the three weeks that we remained1 having to give himself in earnest to the writing of the new ,report1 and to write numerous letters of importance1 my husband did not engage at all in the public ministry of the ,word4 ,on the morning of ,may #gth1 we left for ,dresden2 arrived there at #e minutes to #d in the afternoon1 and in the evening went to the ,scotch ,church1 where he preached in ,english to a very small congregation compared with the multitudes who had thronged the church at ,lodz4 ,on the #hth we proceeded to ,hanover2 remained there until the #aath1 and then1 continuing our journey to ,england 7after passing one night at ,cologne1 a day and a half at ,antwerp1 and sleeping at ,calais1 where we arrived at one o'clock in the middle of the night71 on the afternoon of ,may #adth1 at half past one1 embarked in the ,calais-,douvres1 and landed at ,dover at #c o'clock4 ,from there we went on immediately to ,london1 where ,mr4 ,mueller spoke seven times at the ,mildmay ,conference ,hall1 preached once at ,upper ,clapton1 and once at ,kilburn ,hall1 at the ,west ,end of ,london4 ,on ,may #bfth he held a meeting in ,german1 for a large company of ,jews at ,whitechapel1 and on the #bith we spent a few hours at ,belstead1 near ,ipswich1 where he gave an address at a large school for young ladies2 the service was attended also by some of the clergy and many residents from the town and neighbourhood4 ,the meetings just mentioned brought this ninth tour to a close4 ,in the course of his nine missionary journeys1 my husband has preached or otherwise spoken in public about ,two ,thousand ,four ,hundred times1 and we have travelled sixty-eight thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight miles by land and water altogether4 ,on ,june #ast we left ,london at #c p4m41 reached ,bristol at #e4cf1 and1 upon our arrival on ,ashley ,hill1 were most heartily welcomed home1 by a very large company of the ,orphan boys and girls1 whose warm1 affectionate greetings almost melted us to tears4 ,as these nine long tours are now ended1 we desire most gratefully to record our praises and thanksgivings to the ,lord for all the mercies and blessings connected with them1 and earnestly commend ourselves to the prayers of the believing reader for any future service of the same character in which we may be engaged1 desiring especially that help and guidance may be granted us with reference to our approaching missionary visit to ,india1 for which country 7,god willing7 we purpose to embark on ,sept4 #bfth of the present year 7#ahhc74 ,,just ,,published4 ,a ,brief ,account ,,of ,,the ,,life ,,and ,,labours ,,of ,,george ,m,ue,l,l,e,r4 7of ,,bristol47 ,by ,,mrs4 ,m,ue,l,l,e,r4 ,price #as4 ,nisbet ,co41 ,london2 ,bible and ,tract ,warehouse1 #cd1 ,park ,street1 ,bristol2 and through all ,booksellers4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,books ,,by ,,mr4 ,m,ue,l,l,e,r4 ,narrative of some of the ,lord's ,dealings with ,george ,mueller1 in #c volumes1 #is4 #f;d4 ,jehovah ,magnified4 ,addresses by ,mr4 ,mueller4 ,cloth flush1 #bs42 embossed cloth1 #cs42 cloth elegant1 gilt edges1 #ds4 ,counsel to ,christians4 ,addresses by ,mr4 ,mueller4 ,cloth limp1 #as42 cloth1 boards1 #as4 #f;d42 bevelled boards1 #bs4 ,answer from the ,holy ,scriptures to the ,four most ,important ,questions4 #a-a_/b;d4 ,the ,privilege and ,blessedness of ,giving4 #a;d4 ,the ,second ,coming of ,christ4 #a;d4 ,address to ,young ,converts4 #a_/b;d4 ,secret of ,effectual ,service4 #a_/b;d4 99 99 99 99 99 ,transcriber's ,notes3 ,punctuation has been standardised4 ,commas were removed after ,bible chapter references2 for example1 ,rom4 viii41 #ah changed to ,rom4 viii4 #ah ,table of ,contents1 changed #b to #c 7page number for ,second ,tour7 ,page #ac1 changed ,p4,m4 to p4m4 7at #c p4m4 to about7 ,page #ah1 changed nly to only 7sun shines only7 ,page #bd1 changed ,amsterdan to ,amsterdam 7industry of ,amsterdam7 ,page #bi1 changed millons to millions 7millions of tons7 ,page #gg1 changed ,cateract to ,cataract 7,cataract of ,diamonds7 ,page #hb1 changed afternon to afternoon 7,on the following afternoon7 ,page #aaj1 changed ,gulich's to ,gulick's 7held at ,mr4 ,gulick's church7 ,page #aah1 changed ,marseille to ,marseilles 7stopped at ,marseilles7 ,page #abh1 changed quantites to quantities 7quantities of lava7 ,page #adg1 changed pre-milenial to pre-millennial 7,christ's pre-millennial advent7 ,page #aej1 changed ,sherborne to ,sherbourne 7pastor of the ,sherbourne7 ,page #afd1 changed ,indianopolis to ,indianapolis 7,sentinel1 of ,indianapolis7 ,page #agi1 changed ,zurich to ,zuerich 7,zuerich1 ,basel1 and7 ,page #bjg1 changed intruction to instruction 7introducing religious instruction7 ,page #bbe1 changed ,pruskow to ,pruszkow 7carriage to ,pruszkow7 ,page #bbf1 changed a to at 7landed at ,dover7 ,kalapothakos and ,kalopothakos both used in this text4