ch we should have to pay to assistants
would be saved. 2nd. Without any further expense to the Institution,
we should in this way be able to support five or six orphans more.
3rd. If thus the bigger girls of the Orphan-House pass through the
Infant-Orphan-House, before they are sent into service, they will be
accustomed to nursery work, which is so important for young servants.
4th. This plan would allow us to have the bigger girls longer under
our care, as we should have full employment for them.

[In the original paper follow eight other paragraphs, containing the
audited account and various other points of information respecting the two
Orphan-Houses, which, at the time when this Report was issued, were of
importance to the donors, but are left out now, as it seems desirable to
make this edition of the Narrative as concise as may be. This plan has
also been adopted concerning the three previous papers, and will be
further adhered to.]

GEORGE MUeLLER.

Bristol, Dec. 20, 1836.

December 31. We had this evening a prayer-meeting to praise the Lord for
His goodness during the past year, and to ask Him for a continuance of His
favours during the coming year. We continued together till half-past
eleven. During the past year there have been received into the church of
Gideon, 23 brethren and sisters, and into that of Bethesda, 29--altogether
52. Of these 52, 31 have been brought to the knowledge of the Lord through
the instrumentality of brother Craik and me. There have now been admitted
into Gideon Church, 79 brethren and sisters who have been converted
through our instrumentality, and 86 into the Church of Bethesda: 165 seals
to our ministry in Bristol. Besides this, several have fallen asleep in
the faith who never were in communion with us; several of our spiritual
children are connected with other churches in and out of Bristol; and many
are now standing as hopeful characters on the list of candidates for
fellowship. There have been added to the church of Gideon, since we came
to Bristol, 154; to the church at Bethesda, 193--altogether 347; so that
the number of both churches would be 415 (68 believers we found at
Gideon), had there been no changes; but:

Of Gideon church are under
church discipline 5; of Bethesda 8; altogether 13

Do. have fallen asleep 15 do. 7 do. 22

Do. have left Bristol 12 do. 6 do. 18

Do. have left us, but are
still in Bristol . . 9 do. 4 do. 13

41 25 66

There are, therefore, at