in, and yet we desire to be happy here, because we are in our
Lord's work: and indeed we are happy here also, though so far absent
from the hundreds of dear saints whom we have so much reason to love.
The little church here consists of 19, of whom 6 do not live in this
city, but in two villages at some distance, who can only from time to
time come to the breaking of bread. That which they especially now need
is, that one or more brethren should labour among them, and I would
particularly commend this matter to your prayer, that the Lord would be
pleased to appear on their behalf in this particular; for it is not
likely that things will go on well among them without pastoral care and
without oversight. In some little measure order has now been restored
among them, and I hope that the coming of that false teacher among them,
nine months since, will finally be used by the Lord for their
furtherance. And now, greatly loved brethren, farewell. May the Lord, as
we continually pray, give to each of you according to your individual
need. My dear wife, who helps me much in the work here in one way or
other, sends her love in Christ to you.

Your affectionate brother and servant in our Lord,

George Mueller.

Cassel, Capital of the Electorate of Hesse Cassel, Oct. 1, 1845.

To the saints, assembling in the name of the Lord Jesus at Salem and
Bethesda Chapels, Bristol.

My very dear brethren,

I long to tell you of the Lord's goodness to us, since last I wrote
you, and though this letter may reach you only three or four days before
our arrival among you, still I would wish you to help us in praising the
Lord for His goodness to us. I now record His kindness in our service,
as far as I remember it, from the day where my last letter heft off. I
think it was on Sept. 15th that my last letter was finished. On that
afternoon I had the last meeting among the working females in my house.
It had then increased to at least sixty, from about 10 at the beginning.
The evening of that day I spent among gentlemen and ladies of Stuttgart,
at the house of a gentleman who had invited me. There the Lord gave me
opportunity of testifying for Him about 2 hours and a half. The next
afternoon I had a meeting at which about 25 ladies were working for
charitable purposes, at the house of a lady of title. To these and to
their absent friends, I gave a copy of my Narrative, 40 in number, as
well as a copy of each of the 11 Tracts which I have publish