have
especially two precious answers to my prayers concerning the Orphan
work, in that I am able to get a new suit of clothes for all the boys,
and to give some money to the sisters, who labour in the Orphan-Houses,
for their own personal necessities.
From Feb. 10th to 22nd came in 21l. 0s. 1 1/2 d. more.
Feb. 25. All money was now again expended. This afternoon I had paid
away the last. About an hour after, I received from a brother the
contents of his Orphan-box, being 2s. 6d. and a gold watch-key. In the
evening was given to me 10l., being the half-yearly profits arising from
shares in a certain company. How kind of the Lord thus to help again so
soon! As soon as the last money was disbursed, He sent more.
Feb. 29. 4l. 18s. 0d. more has come in since the 25th. This evening I
paid away for house-keeping all the money I had, being 12l. 10s. 7d.,
and returned home with an empty purse, trusting in the Lord to give me
again fresh supplies. I shall shortly need again many pounds.
March 1. This morning I received anonymously by post from P. L. A. ten
shillings. Evening. This afternoon a check for 25l. was left at my house
for the benefit of the Orphans.--Thus we are again supplied for a
week for what we need for house-keeping, &c. Oh, how good it is to
depend on the faithful love of our heavenly Father, who never forsakes
His children who put their trust in Him!
March 17. Since the first of this month there has come in, besides the
25l. given on the 1st, altogether 36l. 0s. 3 1/2 d. Now today all means
were again gone, when a brother in the Lord from Gloucestershire called
at the Orphan-Houses and bought some tracts and an "Improved Rendering"
for 2s. 6d., and gave 17s. 6d. for the Orphans. This afternoon came in
further, by sale of articles, 2l. 12s. 9d.
March 18. This morning I received from Chelsea 4l., from Tewkesbury
10d., and this evening from D. D. 5s. 2d., and by sale of articles 5s.
There was also 1l. left anonymously at my house.--Thus we are again
supplied for 2 or 3 days.
March 21. Tuesday. As during the last three days only 1l. 15s. had come
in, I had only 2l. this evening towards the house-keeping expenses of
the coming week; but finding that one of the teachers had 5l. in hand
for knitting and needlework, done by the children, I added this to the
2l., and we are thus supplied for 2 or 3 days with provisions.
March 23. Evening. When there was now again no money at all in hand, and
when I had
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