use in connexion with the
Scriptural Knowledge Institution for Home and Abroad.

Since the last Report of the operations of the Scriptural Knowledge
Institution for home and abroad was published, the Lord has sent us, in
answer to prayer, brother John C-r, formerly a minister of the
establishment, as a city missionary, who goes from house to house, among
the poor of this city, to converse with them about the things of God, to
circulate the Scriptures among them, to get them to come to the adult
school, if they cannot read, and to advise them to put their children to
our schools, provided they go to no other. It was particularly gracious of
the Lord to send this brother, nearly five months ago, as my brother and
fellow labourer, Henry Craik, has been for these eight months laid aside
from the ministry of the Word on account of bodily infirmity, and has
therefore been unable to take an active part in this Institution. Thus I
have not only found great help, but I have been greatly encouraged to
enlarge the field. That to which my mind has been particularly directed,
is, to establish an Orphan-House in which destitute fatherless and
motherless children may be provided with food and raiment, and scriptural
education. Concerning this intended Orphan-House I would say

1. It is intended to be in connexion with the Scriptural Knowledge
Institution for home and abroad, in so far as it respects the Reports,
accounts, superintendence, and the principles on which it is conducted, so
that, in one sense, it may be considered as a new object of the
Institution, yet with this difference, that only those funds shall be
applied to the Orphan-House which are expressly given for it. If,
therefore, any believer should prefer to support either those objects
which have been hitherto assisted by the funds of this Institution, or the
intended Orphan-House, it need only be mentioned, in order that the money
may be applied accordingly.

2. It will only be established if the Lord should provide both the means
for it, and suitable persons to conduct it.

As to the means, I would make the following remarks. The reason for
proposing to enlarge the field, is not because we have of late
particularly abounded in means; for we have been rather straitened. The
many gracious answers, however, which the Lord had given us concerning
this Institution, led brother C-r and me to give ourselves to prayer,
asking him to supply us with the means to carry on the