eavenly Father to help me in this work; but doubly so, on account of
the circumstances under which it was given, and on account of the state
of mind in which the anonymous donor had given these ornaments.

Nov. 19. I am now led more and more to importune the Lord to send me the
means, which are requisite in order that I may be able to commence the
building. Because 1, It has been for some time past publicly stated in
print, that I allow it is not without ground that some of the
inhabitants of Wilson Street consider themselves inconvenienced by the
Orphan-Houses being in that street, and I long therefore to be able to
remove the Orphans from thence as soon as possible. 2, I become more and
more convinced, that it would be greatly for the benefit of the
children, both physically and morally, with God's blessing, to be in
such a position as they are intended to occupy, when the New
Orphan-House shall have been built. And 3, because the number of very
poor and destitute Orphans, that are waiting for admission, is so great,
and there are constantly fresh applications made.--Now whilst, by
God's grace, I would not wish the building to be begun one single day
sooner than is His will; and whilst I firmly believe, that He will give
me, in His own time every shilling which I need; yet I also know, that
He delights in being earnestly entreated, and that He takes pleasure in.
the continuance in prayer, and in the importuning Him, which so clearly
is to be seen from the parable of the widow and the unjust judge. Luke
xviii. 1-8. For these reasons I gave myself again particularly to prayer
last evening, that the Lord would send further means, being also
especially led to do so, in addition to the above reasons, because there
had come in but little comparatively, since the 29th of last month. This
morning, between five and six o'clock I prayed again, among other
points, about the Building Fund, and then had a long season for the
reading of the word of God. In the course of my reading I came to Mark
xi. 24, "What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye
receive them, and ye shall have them." The importance of the truth
contained in this portion I have often felt and spoken about; but this
morning I felt it again most particularly, and, applying it to the New
Orphan-House, said to the Lord: "Lord I believe that Thou wilt give me
all I need for this work. I am sure that I shall have all, because I
believe that I receive in a