d the welfare of all those who
might take care of them, in the building to be erected. And finding
that, after praying again and again about the matter, I still remained
in perfect peace, I judged it assuredly to be the will of God that I
should go forward.

On Nov. 15th brother R. C. arrived, to labour for a little while in
Bristol, I communicated to him my position with reference to having to
remove the Orphans from Wilson Street, and I had his judgment also as to
its being of God that I should build. This dear brother's judgment
greatly encouraged me. His visit was to me of great help in this
particular, especially in stirring me up yet more, to bring everything,
in connexion with this matter, before God. He also laid it on my heart
to seek direction from God with reference to the plan of the building.
He said "You must ask help from God to show you the plan, so that all
may be according to the mind of God."

On Nov. 19th I left with my brother and fellow-labourer, Mr. Craik, for
Sunderland, where we arrived on Nov. 20. Here we laboured till Dec. 4,
when I left alone for Kendal, to labour there for a few days. All the
time that I was at Sunderland, I had very much prayer about the building
of the Orphan-House, and I felt all the time fully assured, that God
would bring the matter to pass. But thirty days had now passed away,
whilst I had been day by day waiting upon God for means for this work,
and not a single penny had been given to me. Nevertheless, this did not
in the least discourage me, but my assurance, that God in His own time
and in His own way would give the means, increased more and more. While
I was at Sunderland the portion which came in course of my meditation,
on the New Testament, was the beginning of the epistle of James. More
than at any period in my life was I struck with these verses: "My
brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations (i.e.
trials) knowing this that the trying of your faith worketh
patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect
and entire, wanting nothing." James i. 2--4. It was especially the
last verse, "But let patience have her perfect work, etc." which I found
of exceeding great importance with reference to the building of
the Orphan-House. It led out my soul in prayer day after day, to ask
the Lord to increase my faith and to sustain my patience. I had these
verses so impressed upon my heart, that I could not but think
God meant p