ld keep me from the Lord's work. The Lord's holy will be done
concerning the dear little one. June 26. My prayer last evening was, that
God would be pleased to support my dear wife under the trial, should He
remove the little one; and to take him soon to Himself, thus sparing him
from suffering. I did not pray for the child's recovery. It was but two
hours after that the dear little one went home. The eldest and the
youngest the Lord has thus removed from our family in the same week. My
dear Mary feels her loss much, but yet is greatly supported. As to myself,
I am so fully enabled to realize that the dear infant is so much better
off with the Lord Jesus than with us, that I scarcely feel the loss at
all, and when I weep, I weep for joy.

June 27. My dear wife is graciously supported. May the Lord grant that
these afflictions may not be lost upon us! June 28. I preached today both
times comfortably. June 29. This morning was the funeral. The remains of
our father and infant were put into the same grave.

July 3. Our taxes are due, and may be called for any day, and for the
first time we have no money to pay them, as we were obliged, on account of
our late afflictions, to spend the money which we had put by for them. May
the Lord in mercy provide! July 6. I was enabled today, by the free-will
offerings through the boxes, and by what I had left, to pay the taxes
before they were called for. How kind of the Lord to answer my prayer so
soon! July 8. This evening I had 5l. sent from Weston-super-Mare. So the
Lord has again appeared. May I praise His holy name for this seasonable
help, which came when I had scarcely any money left! July 14. Today I had
again a suit of new clothes given to me by a brother. My clothes were much
worn and old, and our late funeral might have given a second reason for
having new ones. But I did not order any, because I had no money to pay
for them, and thought it wrong to contract debts.--A fresh paper was
brought in today for taxes, which ought to have been asked for many months
since. May the Lord give us the means to pay them!

July 15. We had again an especial prayer-meeting for the restoration of
brother Craik, who, though well in his general health, is yet unable to
preach, or even to converse for any length of time. July 18. I have felt
for several days weak in my chest. This weakness has been increasing, and
today I have felt it more than ever. I have thought it well to refrain
next week