ing overtime for
his master.

Such instances occur often. I see now, again and again, fruit resulting
from my labours in this service. It is not at all a rare thing that I
meet with respectable young women, or respectable young men, who, many
years ago, were placed, as very destitute Orphans, under my care, and
who are now a comfort and help to society, instead of being a pest,
which otherwise they might have been. But valuable and pleasant as this
is, I frequently meet with far more in them: I find them to be children
of the living God, through faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, and see or
hear that they walk according to their profession. Thus, in the midst of
many difficulties, and with much that, for the present moment, is
discouraging, I see abundant fruit. Yet, if even only one soul were won
from among these Orphans, how abundantly would all labours, trials,
difficulties, and expenditure of money be made up; but, if I know of
scores of them already in heaven, and scores of them now on the road to
heaven, how can I but go on labouring, esteeming it a privilege to be
allowed of God to seek to win more and more of them for Him?
Considerations like these are a mighty impulse to me to go forward with
regard to the intended Orphan House.

Nov. 10. Today I received 200l., of which the donor kindly wished me to
keep 20l. for my own personal expenses, and to apply the rest as most
needed for the Lord's work in my hands. I took, therefore, 100l. for
the Building Fund, and 80l. for missionary objects, the circulation of
the Holy Scriptures and Gospel Tracts, and for the support of all the
various schools which are supported by the funds of the Scriptural
Knowledge. Institution. By this donation my heart has been greatly
refreshed for the following reasons:--lst. During the last twelve
days very little, comparatively, has come in. 2nd. The first four
objects of the Institution, for which I took the 80l., were lower as to
funds than they have been during the last ten months, as only 113l.
remained in hand. 3rd. I had been praying for supplies for my own
personal expenses, in order that I might be able to help in certain
cases of need, which were near my heart. This day week, Nov. 3rd, I
began particularly to pray about this object. On Nov. 7th there was 5l.
put anonymously into the letter box at my house, for my own personal
expenses. The note was signed "H." On the same evening I received 2l.
more. On Nov. 8th I received 1l. f