2.

Supplies for the School--Bible---Missionary and Tract Fund, sent in
answer to prayer, from May 26, 1848, to May 26, 1850.

When this period of the work commenced, I had for these various objects
5l. 19s. 7 1/4 d. in hand, a sum so small, that, without the help of God,
I could not have gone on even for a few days; for during this period our
average expenditure for one single day, merely for this part of the
work, was as much as the whole balance left in hand. Now see how God
carried me through, in meeting the expenditure of the thousands of
pounds which were laid out for these objects, irrespective of the Orphan
work, from May 26, 1848 to May 26, 1850.

On the very next day, after the accounts were closed, May 27, 1848, I
received from Westmoreland 5l., being the first donation during this
period towards this part of the work, of which sum one half was intended
by the donor for the current expenses of the Orphans, and the other half
for these objects. On the following day, May 28, was anonymously put
into the Chapel boxes for missions 1s. 6d. and 2d. Now it happened that
all the expenses, connected with these objects, during the first two
days amounted only to about 3l., which I was able to meet by what had
come in and the balance left in hand; and on May 29th I received 100l.
As the application of this sum was left to me, I took one half of it for
the Orphans, and the other half for these objects.--Thus I was
supplied with means to meet the expenses which came on me the following
day, May 30th, when I had to pay the weekly salaries of the teachers in
the Day Schools.

June 9. Great has been my desire, and many have been my prayers to God,
that He would be pleased to condescend to use me still further, in
allowing me the privilege of helping brethren who labour in the word and
doctrine, at home and abroad, without any salary, as I have been able to
do but very little for them comparatively during the last four months.
Now at last, in answer to my prayers, I have received this morning 160l.
for home and foreign labourers.--The Lord may see it needful, for the
trial of our faith, to seem for a season not to regard our
supplications; yet, if we patiently and believingly continue to wait
upon Him, it will be manifest in His own time and way, that we did not
call upon Him in vain.

July 12. My soul has been longing for farther supplies for home and
foreign labourers, to whom I have sent of late all I could. Almost a