this part of the work, and this point makes the answer to prayer
only the more manifest.

Jan. 21. After still further repeated waiting upon the Lord for means,
especially for missionary objects and for the circulation of the Holy
Scriptures and Tracts, I received today from Somersetshire 20l., of
which the donor intends 10l. for foreign missions and 10l. towards the
support of the Orphans.

Jan. 22. From London 4l. for missions.

Jan. 23. 50l., of which half is for missions, and half for the Building
Fund.

Jan. 26. 500l. was left at my disposal. I took the whole for these
objects.

This donation came in most seasonably, enabling me to go on helping
preachers of the Gospel, and also to go on with the circulation of
Bibles and Tracts.

March 17. Before all means were gone, when there was yet about 160l. in
hand, there came in again today for these objects 199l. 13s. 5d.

March 23. 200l. more came in today.

March 26. From three brethren 20l. for missions.--On the same day
from a missionary box at Old Aberdeen 2l.

May 12. The 26 donations which have come in for these objects, since
March 26th, were small. Today I received from Cornwall 50l., of which
the donor wished me to take 10l. for my own personal expenses; the rest
being left at my disposal I took the whole for these objects.

May 15. Received 20l. for missions.

May 19. When nearly all the means for these objects were exhausted, I
received 250l., of which I took for these objects 200l., and 50l. for
the current expenses for the Orphans.

Thus I have given some instances to show how the Lord was pleased to
supply me during another year.

Supplies for the support of the Orphans, sent in answer to prayer, from
May 26, 1851, to May 26, 1852.

When this period commenced, I had in hand for the current expenses for
the Orphans 970l. 13s. 11 3/4 d. We had never had so large a balance for
the other objects at the commencement of any new period, as was the case
at the commencement of this, and so it was also with regard to the
Orphan work. This arose from the fact, that, only a little more than
four months before the accounts were closed, a donation of 3000l. had
been given, which, being equally divided between the Orphan Fund and the
Fund for the other objects, had left so large a balance in hand. But
though there was this large balance to begin with, dependence upon God
was still required day by day, as the pecuniary help is only a very
small part of t