abroad.

July 6. Besides several small donations which came in since June 4, I
received today 50l., of which one half is intended by the donor for the
Orphans, the other half for these objects.

July 16. Today I received One Hundred Pounds from a donor who had lost
about one half of his property, and who gives this donation as "A
thank-offering to God for having left to him as much as he has." I put
one half of this donation to the funds for these objects, and the other
half to the Orphan Fund.

Aug. 1. About 24l. more has come in since July 16th. During the last two
days I have sent 110l. to Foreign labourers, and 15l. to brethren who
labour in England; and having thus begun to reduce our Missionary Fund,
the Lord gives fresh supplies. The evening before last was sent to me
5l. from Ludlow. Today I received 5l. from Scarborough, of which 4l. is
for Missionary objects, and 1l. for the Orphans. Thus the Lord gives me
the desire of my heart, to help more and more the dear brethren who
labour in word and doctrine, either in this country or in foreign
lands.

From the commencement of this Institution on March 5th, 1834, it had
been my desire to employ part of the funds with which I might be
intrusted, in aiding missionary brethren in foreign lands, who are not
supported by any regular salary; and for several years I have likewise
had the desire to assist brethren, labouring in similar circumstances,
in Great Britain and Ireland. The Lord also had given me the great
privilege to assist such brethren more or less during the time that this
Institution had been in operation; but especially He began during the
two years, to which this chapter refers, to allow me to do so in a far
greater degree than before. I knew it to be a fact, that many brethren,
who preach the Word, without having any salary for doing so, or property
to live upon, were in need. Now it might be said that such brethren
ought to trust in God; that, if they preach Jesus as the only hope for
the salvation of sinners, they ought to set them a good example by
trusting themselves in God for the supply of their temporal necessities,
in order that unconverted persons thereby might be led to trust in the
Lord Jesus alone for the salvation of their souls. This is true, quite
true. Preachers of the precious good news of salvation to every sinner
who puts his trust in the merits of the Lord Jesus, ought indeed
themselves to depend upon God, their Lord and Father, for