he expense. There have been also circulated 482
Bibles, and 520 New Testaments. Lastly, 57l. has been spent to aid
missionary exertions. The means which the Lord has sent us, as the fruit
of many prayers, during these seven months, amount to 167l. 10s. 0 1/2d.

October 28. This afternoon brother Craik and I took tea with seven
brethren and sisters, whom the Lord has brought to a knowledge of Himself
through our instrumentality, within the last two years; all but one
belonging to the same family. We heard there a most affecting account of a
poor little orphan boy, who for some time attended one of our schools, and
who seems there, as far as we can judge, to have been brought to a real
concern about his soul, through what I said concerning the torments of
hell, and who some time ago was taken to the poor-house some miles out of
Bristol. He has expressed great sorrow that he can no longer attend our
school and ministry. May this, if it be the Lord's will, lead me to do
something also for the supply of the temporal wants of poor children, the
pressure of which has occasioned this poor boy to be taken away from our
school!

November 1. Today, our means being completely gone, we had them supplied
in the following manner:--some time since some silver spoons were given
to us, which we never used, from the consideration, that for servants of
Christ it was better, for the sake of example, to use cheaper ones, and
for that reason we had sold our plate at Teignmouth. Yet up to this day
those spoons remained unsold. But now, as we wanted money, we disposed of
them, considering that the kind giver would not be displeased at our doing
so to supply our need.

November 4. I spent the greater part of the morning in reading the Word
and in prayer, and asked also for our daily bread, for we have scarcely
any money left.--We obtained today two large school-rooms, which we much
needed. Thus the Lord graciously helps us concerning the Institution, and
gives us faith to go forward in the work, enlarging the field more and
more (though we have but little money), yet so that we do not contract
debts.

November 5. I spent almost the whole of the day in prayer and reading the
Word. I prayed also again for the supply of our own temporal wants, but
the Lord has not as yet appeared. Still my eyes are up to Him. November 8.
Saturday. The Lord has graciously again supplied our temporal wants during
this week, though at the commencement of it we had