money
had been reduced to 8s.

June 12. Lord's day. On Thursday last I went with brother Craik to
Torquay, to preach there. I had only about 3s. with me and left my wife
with about 6s. at home. The Lord provided beds for us through the
hospitality of a brother. I asked the Lord repeatedly for money; but when
I came home my wife had only about 3s. left, having received nothing. We
waited still upon the Lord. Yesterday passed away, and no money came. We
had 9d. left. This morning we were still waiting upon the Lord, and
looking for deliverance. We had only a little butter left for breakfast,
sufficient for brother E. and a relative living with us, to whom we did
not mention our circumstances, that they might not be made uncomfortable.
After the morning meeting, brother Y. most unexpectedly opened the box,
and, in giving me quite as unexpectedly the money at such a time, he told
me that he and his wife could not sleep last night on account of thinking
that we might want money. The most striking point is, that, after I had
repeatedly asked the Lord, but received nothing, I then prayed yesterday,
that the Lord would be pleased to impress it on brother Y. that we wanted
money, so that he might open the box. There was in it L1. 8s. 10 1/2d. Our
joy on account of this fresh deliverance was great, and we praised the
Lord heartily.

June 18. Brother Craik called on us today, and he then had only 1 1/2d.
left. A few minutes after, he received: a sum of money, and in returning
to us on his way home, he gave us 10s., when we had but 3s. left.

July 20. A shoulder of mutton and a loaf were sent to us anonymously.--I
understood some time afterwards, that Satan had raised the false report
that we were starving, in consequence of which a believer sent these
provisions. I would mention by the way, that various reports have been
circulated, on account of this our way of living. Sometimes it has been
said that we had not enough to eat, and that surely such and such an
infirmity of body we had brought on us, because we had not the necessaries
of life. Now, the truth is, that, whilst we have been often brought low;
yea, so low, that we have not had even as much as one single penny left;
or so as to have the last bread on the table, and not as much money as was
needed to buy another loaf;--yet never have we had to sit down to a meal,
without our good Lord having provided nourishing food for us. I am bound
to state this, and I do it with pl