might be enabled to take the
payment of every subscription as a donation from HIM. On the
other hand, if there were no subscribers at all, yet the Lord, who
heareth prayer, is rich to give according to our need.--There
was given also today, "A widow's mite," 10s.--also 4d. November
14th, 4s., also four ducks. For the Infant-Orphan-House, five
frocks, four shirts, four chemises, a bed gown, two petticoats; three
quarterns bread. 15th 6d., 6d., 4d., 6d., 4d. 16th, by sale of trinkets,
1l. 5s., 4s. 18th, anonymously were sent a boy's cap, a bonnet, a small
piece of print. 19th, four quarterns of bread. 21st, 4s., 2s. 6d. 22nd,
4d., 6d., 6d. 23rd, three frocks, a tippet, six pairs of sheets, three
pairs of blankets. 25th, 12 hymn books, a worn cloak, a new tent bedstead.
27th, anonymously put into Bethesda boxes 5s. 28th, 4s. 29th, two turkeys.
30th, 10s., five yards of blanketing, a worn shawl. December 1st, a
patch-work quilt and five yards of print, 3d., 10s. 4th, 5l. 5s.
5th, 4s., 1l. 5s. 6th, 6d., 2d., a worn cloak, a petticoat, a piece
of linen for window curtains. 8th, box in the Orphan-House
2l. 4s. 1 1/2d. 9th, 1l. Also 1l. with "Mark ix. 36, 37," written on
the paper. A most encouraging passage for this work, the force of which I
had never felt before.--About a hundred weight of treacle.

I. From this statement it appears, that 770l. 0s. 9 1/2d. has been
actually given, and that 40l. is promised. All the money, and all the
articles of furniture, clothing, provision, &c., have been given, without
one individual having been asked by me for anything, from which I have
still refrained, that the Lord's own hand might be clearly seen in the
matter, and that the whole might clearly appear as an answer to prayer.

II. After frequent prayer, that, if it were the will of God, He would be
pleased to send us a Matron and Governess for the Infant-Orphan-House,
this petition also has been answered. In addition to this we obtained a
convenient house for the purpose, No. 1, Wilson Street, together with a
piece of ground for a play-ground; and we therefore began to furnish it on
November 21st, and on November 28th we took in the first children.

III. Of late it has appeared well to us to employ some of the strongest
and eldest girls of the Orphan-House in the work of the
Infant-Orphan-House, under the direction of the Matron and
Governess. From this plan it appeared the following advantages would
result. 1st. Thus the wages whi