s.

Feb. 3. Today, when I had again nothing at all in hand, I received from
W. P. 5l.

Apr. 8. When, once more, I had nothing in hand, I received today from
Yorkshire 10l., which, being left at my disposal, I used for these
objects.

Apr. 24. Today were sent to me a small old gold watch, a half sovereign,
a half guinea piece, two twenty-franc pieces, six small Turkish gold
coins, a quarter of a franc, a threepenny piece, a silver toothpick, and
a brass pencil-case. The produce of these articles likewise was put to
these funds.

May 5. From Scarborough was sent to day 5l. for these funds, at a time
when I had again nothing left.

May 6. About six weeks ago intimation was kindly given by a brother that
he expected a certain considerable sum of money, and that, if he
obtained it, a certain portion of it should be given to the Lord, so
that 100l. of it should be used for the work in my hands, and the other
part for Brother Craik's and my own personal expenses. However, day
after day passed away, and the money did not come. I did not trust in
this money, yet, as during all this time, with scarcely any exception,
we were more or less needy, I thought again and again about this
brother's promise; though I did not, by the grace of God, trust in the
brother who had made it, but in the Lord. Thus week after week passed
away, and the money did not come. Now this morning it came to my mind,
that such promises ought to be valued, in a certain sense, as nothing,
i.e. that the mind ought never for a moment to be directed to them, but
to the living God, and to the living God only. I saw that such promises
ought not to be of the value of one farthing, so far as it regards
thinking about them for help. I therefore asked the Lord, when, as
usual, I was praying with my beloved wife about the work in my hands,
that He would be pleased to take this whole matter, about that promise,
completely out of my mind, and to help me, not to value it in the least,
yea, to treat it as if not worth one farthing, but to keep my eye
directed only to Himself. I was enabled to do so. We had not yet
finished praying when I received the following letter:

"Beloved Brother, May 5, 1845.

"Are your bankers still Messrs. Stuckey and Co. of Bristol, and are their
hankers still Messrs. Robarts and Co. of London? Please to instruct me
on this; and if the case should be so, please to regard this as a letter
of advice that 70l. are paid to Messrs. Robarts and