e Lord's sake, and He gave me
a blessing: so that, though I had to wait more than two hours, and after
all the sisters did not arrive, I was richly repaid. May I but leave
myself more and more in His hands! He orders all things well!

February 3. I have been very weak for some days. This evening brother
Craik was able to preach instead of me, for the first time at the week
meetings. How good is the Lord in restoring him thus far! Feb. 16. Today
was a day of thanksgiving on account of brother Craik's restoration. We
had three public meetings. Feb. 17. I had been repeatedly praying today
far a text, but obtained none. About five minutes before the time of
preaching, I was directed to Rev. ii. 19, on which I preached with much
assistance and enjoyment to my own soul, without any previous preparation;
and the word was felt by many to be a word in season. Feb. 26. This
evening both churches met at tea together, with the brethren and sisters
who intend to leave us in a few days for missionary work. Feb. 29. This
evening we had a meeting on behalf of the missionary brethren and sisters.
They were by seven brethren commended to the Lord in prayer.

March 1. This afternoon brother and sister Groves, and the brethren and
sisters going with them for missionary purposes, twelve in number, left us
for the East Indies. In consequence of the journey to the Continent, at
the commencement of last year, four brethren and two sisters have gone
out, two brethren in October last, and two brethren and two sisters today.
This evening we had again a prayer meeting for the dear missionary party.
May the Lord soon give us the privilege of seeing some one of our own
number go forth. April 21. This day was set apart for prayer and
thanksgiving concerning the Orphan-House, as it is now opened. In the
morning several brethren prayed, and brother Craik spoke on the last
verses of Psalm xx. In the afternoon I addressed our Day and Sunday-School
children, the orphans and other children present. In the evening we had
another prayer-meeting. There are now 17 children in the Orphan-House.

May 3. I have now been for many days praying for the supply of our own
temporal wants, and for the funds of the Scriptural Knowledge Institution;
but, as yet, I have had not only no answers to my prayer, but our income
has been less than usual, and we have had also but very little coming in
for the funds of the Institution. We have not been able to put by our
taxes, an