f heaven_,
_all _[necessary] _things shall be added_. And why should we deceive
ourselves with gay and splendid expectations? _Riches make themselves
wings and soon fly away_.

CHAP. XI. Plans suggested to the pious and benevolent for promoting a
Reformation among the Gipsies.

As no event happens without a cause, so no good is accomplished without
means. It is in the power of man as an instrument, frequently to make
his fellow-creatures either happy or miserable. And it may safely be
asserted, that much of the ignorance, depravity, and consequent misery
found in the world, are occasioned by the want of a united and
persevering application of the energies of Christians, to the reformation
of the most debased classes of Society. This backwardness to perform
that which is good, with respect to our fellow men, must be accounted
for, by the want of faith in God's word, and the little influence we
allow the religion of the Saviour to have on our own hearts. It may also
be occasioned by the strong evidences we have of the corruption of human
nature, and the little good we see attend the labours of others: and we
are often likewise discouraged because our own efforts fail. On these
accounts, how often do we sigh for opportunities of doing good, whilst we
neglect the openings of Providence in little things, which would
frequently lead to the accomplishment of most important usefulness. Dr
Johnson used to say, "He who waits to do a great deal of good at once,
will never do any." Good is done by degrees. However small in
proportion the benefit which follows _individual attempts_ to do good, a
great deal may thus be accomplished by perseverance, even in the midst of
discouragements and disappointments. The first missionaries who visited
England, had to contend with all the frightful cruelties of savage life,
and the more horrid rites of Druidical worship. But now, though much
wickedness abounds in England, it is, in a religious point of view, the
paradise of the earth. May all those who wish to diffuse the genuine
influences of Christianity among the poor Gipsies, imitate the example of
the adorable Saviour, who _made himself of no reputation_, that he might
enlighten the most ignorant, and impart happiness to the most miserable.

It will not be denied that the Gipsies are capable of feeling the
influence, and appreciating the worth of the Gospel: and no one will
doubt that the earlier the plans are adopted