pread of the
Gospel through the instrumentality of schools, the circulation of the Holy
Scriptures, and by aiding Missionary exertions. Since then there have been
circulated through our instrumentality 4030 copies of the Scriptures; four
Day-Schools for poor children have been established by us; 1119 children
have been instructed in the six Day-Schools, and 353 children are now in
those six Day-Schools. Besides this, a Sunday-School, and an Adult-School
have been supplied with all they needed, and Missionary exertions in the
East Indies, in Upper Canada, and on the Continent of Europe, have been
aided. In addition to this the word of God has been preached from house to
house among the poor, in connexion with the Scriptural Knowledge
Institution, by brother C-r, within the last two years.

4. There have been received into the Orphan-Houses 74 orphans, and there
are now 64 in them.

And now, in conclusion, I would say that the reason, why I have spoken so
plainly about the sins of my unconverted days, is, that I may magnify the
riches of the grace of God, which has been bestowed on me, a guilty
wretch. I have weighed much whether I should do so or not, knowing well
what contempt it may bring on me; but it appeared to me, after much
prayer, that as the object of this little work is to speak well of the
Lord, I should say in a few words what I once was, in order that it might
be seen so much the more clearly, what He has done for me. I also judged
that, in doing so, some, who live at present in sin, might see through my
example the misery into which sin leads, even as it regards the present
life, and the happiness which is connected with the ways of God; and that
they also might be encouraged through what God has done for me, to turn to
Him. I have made myself therefore a fool, and degraded myself in the eyes
of the inhabitants of Bristol, that you, my dear unconverted fellow
sinners, who may read this, may, with God's blessing, be made wise. The
love of Christ has constrained me to speak about my former lies, thefts,
fraud, &c., that you might be benefited. Do not think that I am a fool,
and therefore I have told out my heart in my folly; but I have made myself
a fool for the benefit of your souls. May God in mercy, for His dear Son's
sake, grant that these pages may be a savour of life unto life to you!

The reason why I have spoken so plainly about some of the sins and errors
into which I have fallen since my conversion