present, in fellowship with us at Gideon 181,
and at Bethesda 168--altogether 349.

The Lord has been pleased to give me during the past year, as it regards
my temporal supplies:--

1. In offerings through the boxes L133 8s. 9d.

2. In presents of money, from brethren in and out of Bristol L56 13s. 0d.

3. Through family connexion L5 0s. 0d.

4. Besides this have been sent to us clothes, provisions, &c., which were
worth to us at least L30 0s. 0d.

5. We have been living half free of rent during the last nine months,
whereby we have saved at least L7 10s. 0d.

Altogether L232 11s. 9d.

January 2, 1837. This evening the two churches had again an especial
prayer-meeting, which was continued till half-past ten.

January 5. Today a sister called and told me about the conversion of her
father, who, in his eightieth year, after having for many years lived
openly in sin, is at last brought to the knowledge of the Lord. May this
encourage the children of God to continue to pray for their aged parents
and other persons; for this sister had long prayed for the conversion of
her father, and at last, though only after twenty years, the Lord gave her
the desire of her heart. It was an especial refreshment to my spirit to
hear the particulars of this case, as I had known so much of the sinful
life of this aged sinner.

January 31, and February 2. These two days we have had especial meetings
for prayer and humiliation, on account of the influenza, to acknowledge
the hand of God in this chastisement, as the disease is so prevalent in
Bristol.

April 8. There are now 60 Children in the two Orphan-Houses, 30 in each.

April 22. The Lord has mercifully stayed the typhus fever in the
Orphan-House, in answer to prayer. There were only two cases, and
the children are recovering.

April 24. This evening we had a comfortable meeting with 30 brethren and
sisters over the Word. (Of late brother Craik and I have frequently set
apart an evening, generally once a week, to meet with ten, twenty or
thirty brethren and sisters, to take tea with them, and to spend the rest
of the evening in prayer and meditation over the Scriptures. We began
these meetings chiefly on account of having thus an opportunity of seeing
more of the saints, as the greatness of the number of those in communion
with us makes it impossible to see them as often in their houses, as it
might be profitable, or as often as we desire. We commenced these meetings
in ou