f the blessedness of waiting upon God
for every thing.

C. There is no decrease as to the application for the admission of
Orphans. This, in addition to all the help and support which the Lord
has granted to me for these many years in the work, and in addition to
the means received for the Building Fund during the past year,
encourages me greatly, to continue to wait upon God for help, to be
enabled to build another Orphan House for 700 Orphans. On May 26, 1852,
there were 326 Orphans waiting for admission. Since then there have been
184 Orphans applied for, making in all 510. Of these, as only few
vacancies have occurred during the past year, not more than 13 could be
received into the New Orphan House, and 17 besides, as I have been
informed by applicants, were otherwise provided for, so that 30 are to
be deducted from 510, which leaves 480 Orphans waiting for admission.
Many of these are very young, some even under one year old. But I have
the fullest reason to believe, that many persons are kept from applying
for the admission of Orphans, because there are already so many waiting,
else the number would be greater still. With such a number of poor
destitute Orphans before me, bereaved of both parents by death, how can
I but labour on in prayer for means, for the accomplishment of this
object; and I have not the least doubt that, after the Lord may have
been pleased to exercise my faith and patience yet somewhat more,
unworthy though I am of it, He will condescend to grant the request for
the whole amount of the means which are needed for the building of this
second Orphan House, in answer to the supplications which my
fellow-labourers and myself continually bring before Him.

D. It must not be supposed that I am discouraged, because two years have
elapsed since I first began to receive donations towards this object,
and as yet only 12,531l. l2s. 0 1/4 d. is in hand. I expected trials of
faith and patience, both for my own profit, and for the benefit of
others, who might hear of the Lord's dealings with me. I was not
without trials, yea, not without many trials of faith and patience, in
building the New Orphan House for 300 Orphans; nor did I obtain the
means then till after the lapse of two years and three months;
therefore, in seeking to build this house for 700 Orphans, I am not
surprised that I should have to wait patiently. But of this I have never
had a doubt that, after the Lord had sufficiently tried my faith