Müller, George (1805-1898)
Place of Birth: Near Magdeburg, Germany
Description: Preacher, pastor, evangelist
Education: Attended school in Halle; U. of Halle
Salvation Experience: Took communion but not a Christian; very sinful life; soundly converted at Moravian mission (1825)
Christian Work: To U. of Halle to prepare for Christian work; began to preach (1826); invited to England by Society for the Propagation of the Gospel to work among Jews; pastor of Ebenezer Chapel, Teignmouth, Derbyshire, England (1830); refused a salary, abolished pew rentals believing God would supply; to Bristol (1832) to help poor children and founded Scriptural Knowledge Institution for Home and Abroad (1834); having no personal funds, opened orphanage with 26 girls (1849); with the addition of two more homes cared for 1,000 orphans (1866); by 1875 over 2,000; at all times his needs made known only to God; at 70 years of age embarked with wife on evangelistic tour of Europe, America, Australia (42 countries, 200,000 miles)
Death: Fell asleep in the Lord at 93; personal possessions valued at $800; over 10,000 orphans cared for
Autobiography: Autobiography of George Müller, London: J. Nisbett and Co., 1906
Biography: A.T. Pierson, George Müller of Bristol, London: Pickering & Inglis, 1899
