connected with any society.
When I gave him this 5l. I had but very little in hand, but I said
to myself, the Lord can easily give more. And thus it was.
2. Before I received this donation, I had been especially
led to ask the Lord, that He would be pleased to condescend to use me
more largely in helping missionary brethren. For this I had a still
greater desire when I found that the money, which I had sent to British
Guiana, at the end of November, 1845, amounted only to a few pounds for
each brother who labours there, on account of there being so many. I
had, on this account particularly, a desire to be able shortly to send
another sum to British Guiana, which was thus granted to me. 3. I had
also, from time to time, sought, to help brethren, who labour in
dependence on the Lord for temporal supplies in various parts of
England, and my desire especially had been, that, even in this
particular, the Funds of the Scriptural Knowledge Institution for Home
and Abroad might be more extensively useful. And thus, in this
particular also, this donation cheered my heart, enabling me to assist,
in some measure, several faithful labourers. Concerning this latter
point I would especially notice, that whenever God has put it into my
heart "to devise liberal things," He has not only blessed me in my own
soul in doing so, but has also, more or less given me the means to carry
out such a purpose. I mention further here, in connexion with this
point, that henceforth, as God shall be pleased to supply me with means,
I purpose particularly, in connexion with this work, to endeavour to
assist brethren of good report, who labour in the word and doctrine, in
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, but who have no regular
salary. If, therefore, any donations should be given henceforth for that
particular object, they shall be, by God's help, applied to that; or,
if no donations should be given for that particular object, yet, as God
shall be pleased to intrust me with means, I purpose by His help, to
have my eye particularly on brethren who preach the Gospel without
charge, and who, perhaps, besides, for conscience' sake, have
relinquished former stipends or regular emoluments which they had in
connexion with doing so. Have we not particularly to strive to be
fellow-labourers with those who, seeking not their own things, but the
things of Jesus Christ, preach the Word without being chargeable to any
one? Many whom I know and love in