The life of trust : being a narrative of the Lord's dealings with George Müller . Gods way ; to presseven believers to give, is not Gods way ; but the duty to con-tribute, and the privilege of being allowed to contribute tothe work of God, should be pointed out to believers, andthis should be followed up with earnest prayer, believingprayer, and it will result in the desired end On March 12, 1862, the third Orphan House was finishedand opened, with accommodations for 450 inmates. It wasbegun in July, 1859, and was nearly three years in build-ing. On the day of its completion he writes : — It w
The life of trust : being a narrative of the Lord's dealings with George Müller . Gods way ; to presseven believers to give, is not Gods way ; but the duty to con-tribute, and the privilege of being allowed to contribute tothe work of God, should be pointed out to believers, andthis should be followed up with earnest prayer, believingprayer, and it will result in the desired end On March 12, 1862, the third Orphan House was finishedand opened, with accommodations for 450 inmates. It wasbegun in July, 1859, and was nearly three years in build-ing. On the day of its completion he writes : — It was in November, 1850, that my mind became exer-cised about enlarging the orphan work from 300 orphansftp 1,000, and subsequently to 1,150; and it was in June,1851, that this my purpose became known, having kept itsecret for more than seven months, whilst day by daypraying about it. From the end of November, 1850, tothis day, March 12, 1862, not one single day has beenallowed to pass, without this contemplated enlargementbeing bi ought before God in prajw, and generally more. 1862-1868. REGULAR DONORS, 447 than once a day. But only now, this day, the New OrphanHouse No. 3 was so far advanced, as that it could beopened. Observe then, first, esteemed reader, how long itmay be, before a full answer to our prayers, even to thousands and tens of thousands of praj^ers, is granted; yea,though those prayers may be believing prayers, earnestprayers, and offered up in the name of the Lord Jesus, andthough we may only for the sake of the honor of our Lorddesire the answer; for I did, by the grace of God, withoutthe least doubt and wavering, look for more than elevenyears for the full answer; I earnestly importuned the Lord;I alone looked for the answer on the ground of the worthi-ness of the Lord Jesus, judging myself entirely unworthyof an answer ; and I only sought in this matter the gloryof God. Though the expense of building the three Orphan Houseshad reached nearly £42,000 sterlin
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