ed.--It has pleased God not to allow me, during
the last five months, to have the honour of helping the dear brethren,
who labour in the Word, to the same extent as the eighteen months
before. I confess that I am not worthy to be used any longer by the Lord
as a steward, to assist these His servants; still my heart craves after
it, and still prays that God would count me worthy for His dear Son's
sake to supply me with means for them, as I know they are in great need,
and many of them, through particular circumstances, in far greater need
than ever.

May 26, 1848. By the Lord's faithful love I have been enabled to meet
all the heavy expenses connected with these objects during the last two
years, amounting to nearly Two Thousand Six Hundred Pounds, and at the
same time owe no one anything, and have a balance of 5l. 19s. 7 1/4 d.
left in hand.

Supplies for the support of the Orphans, sent in answer to prayer, from
May 26, 1846, to May, 26, 1848.

May 26, 1846. Scarcely ever had we so much in hand, and certainly not
for the last eight years, when the accounts were closed, as at this
time. This evening I received 100l. It being left to me to apply this
sum as I felt led, and as it might be needed, I put half of it to the
Orphan Fund, and the other half to the fund for the other objects.

June 4. Today I received 50l. for the Orphans together with 100l. for
the other objects. This money came the instant after I had risen from my
knees, to ask the Lord for more means, as, on account of needing about
75l. for the printing of the Report, 23l. for oatmeal, 19l. for
fittings, 25l. for rent, and 26l. for the sisters who labour in the
Orphan-Houses (which sums are shortly to be paid), we shall soon again
need more.

Jan. 20, 1847. For the whole of this period since May 26, 1846,
therefore nearly eight months, when the accounts were closed, we have
had always an abundance of means, and for the greater part of the time
about 200l. in hand. The sum of One Thousand Sixty-Five Pounds has come
in for the Orphans in less than eight months, to which is to be added
the balance of 85l. 4s. 9 3/4 d. in hand when the accounts were closed.
Invariably I have thus been able to give to the Matrons of the four
Orphan-Houses the money in advance, which was required for the
necessities of one week. But now, after having paid away last evening
45l. 5s. for the house-keeping of a week in advance and for other
expenses, the money which remai