al necessities. How
good is the Lord! How can I sufficiently praise Him for this seasonable
help! --Evening. Received still further 3s., and from Banbury 17s., and
the proceeds of an Orphan-box, being 1l. 2s. 6d. Thus the year closes in
blessing and under the manifest help of God.

Jan. 1, 1848. As the old year ended, so the new begins. Early this
morning was sent to me 1l. 12s. 0d., being the proceeds of an
Orphan-box.--A little later I received from Worcester 1l., and from
Scotland 3l.

Jan. 6. On the second and three following days came in many pounds more;
but though so much had been received during the last seven days, I sent
again today the last money to the Orphan-Houses for house-keeping, as
our expenses have been exceedingly heavy during the last few days; and I
am therefore again penniless with regard to the necessities of tomorrow.
-- Evening. The Lord has been again exceedingly kind, and has again
helped in His faithful love. This evening I received a check for 120l.,
of which 20l. is intended by the donor for missionary purposes, and the
other 100l. is left to my disposal, either for the Orphans or the other
part of the work. I took therefore 70l. for the Orphans, and 30l. for
the Day Schools, and the circulation of Bibles and Tracts. I received
likewise from D.D. 5l.

Jan. 25. Besides the seventy-five pounds that had come in on the 6th,
the sum of 53l. 18s. 0 1/4 d. more came in up to this day.--Now, after
having paid this evening for the house-keeping expenses for one week in
advance, all the money in my hands for the Orphans is again gone; yet,
by the Lord's goodness, we have our stores pretty well supplied, and
besides this the matrons have the current house-keeping expenses for one
week in hand. May the Lord in His faithful love send fresh supplies for
the coming week!

Jan. 27. This afternoon when there was nothing in hand, 1 received from
Guernsey 2l.

Jan. 28, Received from Plymouth 5l. Also 5s. 6d. from the neighbourhood
of Exeter, and 2s. besides. From the neighbourhood of Nottingham 5s.

Jan. 30. By profits from the sale of ladies' baskets 2s.

Jan. 31. One of the labourers in the work gave 10l., and a brother on
his way to Ireland 1l.

Feb. 1. By sale of articles and stockings 3l. 19s. 7 1/2 d., anonymously
2d., from sister F. 10s., proceeds of an Orphan-box 12s. 6 3/4 d., by
sale of stockings 8s. 5d., and by the boxes at the Orphan-Houses 16s.
9d.--When I went this evening to the Orph