ith us sent her for many months all the
bread she used.--Her mouth was full of thanksgiving, even in the midst of
the greatest bodily sufferings. She fell asleep in Jesus in January
1844.--I have related these facts, because they tend to the
praise of the Lord, and may be instrumental in stirring up other
children of God, to follow this dear departed sister in so far as she
followed the Lord Jesus; but,in particular, that I may show in what
remarkable ways the Lord proved, from the very beginning, that the
Orphan-House was His and not mine. I now go on to narrate further how
the Lord provided me with means for it.] This evening a sister sent five
small forms. December 20. A sister gave me 5l. December 21. A friend sent
1l. Weekly subscription of 4s. December 22. A sister gave me 1l. and a
friend sent 2s. 6d. December 23. A brother gave this evening a piece of
blind line and a dozen of blind tassels. About ten in the evening, a
gentleman brought me from an individual, whose name he was not to mention,
4l., of which I was allowed to take 2l. for the Orphan-House, and
to give the other 2l. to poor believers. December 28. During
the last four days I had received no offerings, and was rather cast down
about it, not knowing why the Lord dealt thus. Yet, in the midst of it, I
had a hope, that He was in the mean time working for the Orphan-House,
though nothing had been given. I was again stirred up to pray, that the
Lord would appear today. A little after, I saw a brother who told me, that
ever since he had received the printed proposal for the establishment of
an Orphan-House, he had considered the matter, and that he was willing to
give for the use of it certain premises, which he built some years since,
and which cost him 2,600l., provided there could be raised about 500l., to
add to the buildings what may be needed, to fit them for the purpose.
There is a piece of ground belonging to the premises, sufficiently large
to build thereon what may be required. The buildings are very suitable for
an Orphan-House, containing some very large rooms. If, therefore, the Lord
should put it into the hearts of His people, who have the means, to give
this sum of money, the premises will be given. The reason why they are
offered under the above-mentioned condition is, that in the state in which
they are now, on account of the peculiar purpose for which they were
built, they could accommodate only about 15 children, but, by the proposed
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