rom the beginning of the work up to May 10, 1842,
_as the result of prayer to God_.

The total of the expenditure for the various objects of the Institution,
exclusive of the Orphan Houses, during these seventeen months, amounted
to L710, 11s. 5d.; the total of the income amounted to L746, 1s. 01/2d.
The total of the expenditure for the three Orphan Houses, from Dec. 10,
1840, to May 10, 1842, amounted to L1,337, 15s. 23/4d.; the total of
the income amounted to L1,339, 13s. 7d.

CHAPTER XV.

PROSPERITY.

1842-1843.

ABUNDANT SUPPLIES--RESTING ON THE WRITTEN WORD--"SEEKING AND
FINDING"--ERRONEOUS IMPRESSIONS REMOVED--PERSEVERING AND
PREVAILING PRAYER ANSWERED--"LENGTHENING THE CORDS AND
STRENGTHENING THE STAKES"--A FOURTH ORPHAN HOUSE.

June 3, 1842. For several days past I had not been particularly led to
pray for means for the orphans. Last evening, however, I did so, as we
had now again no money in hand, there having come in only ten pounds two
shillings twopence during the last five days; and in answer to my
request two pounds nineteen shillings sixpence came in this morning.

For several months succeeding the last date, means continued to
flow in, without interruption, as they were needed. There was no
excess of means, nor was there any lack. On Dec. 1, 1842, Mr.
Mueller writes:--

Nothing had come in, except five shillings for needlework. The laborers
had nothing to give, except one of them one shilling sixpence; yet this
little supplied the absolute need, which was only milk. We were unable
to take in the usual quantity of bread. Should it be said that the not
taking in the usual quantity of bread would at once prove to the bakers
that we are poor, my reply is, that that does not follow, because bread
has often been sent as a present, as may be seen in the list of
articles, given for the orphans, at the end of the printed Reports. But
perhaps it may be asked, Why do you not take the bread on credit? What
does it matter whether you pay immediately for it, or at the end of the
month, or the quarter, or the half year? Seeing that the Orphan Houses
are the work of the Lord, may you not trust in him that he will supply
you with means to pay the bills which you contract with the butcher,
baker, grocer, etc. as the things which you purchase are needful? My
reply is this: 1. If the work in which we are engaged is indeed the work
of God, then he whose work it is is surely