ich he kindly wished me to take 1l. for my own personal
expenses and to use the 4l. as most needed, which I took for the
Orphans. Received also 9s. by sale of Reports. On Aug. 20th I received
6s. 6d. and 6s. 10d., being the contents of two Orphan-boxes, also from
the neighbourhood of Keynsham 1l., from the neighbourhood of Royston 1l.
and from Batheaston 10s.--Aug. 21. Through a box in my house 1l.,
from Doncaster 10s., by sale of Reports 18s., and from the Isle of Wight
10s. --Aug. 22. By sale of Reports 17s. 6d, by sale of articles 12s.
3d., anonymously 1s., from Thornbury 2s. 6d., and anonymously 4d. Thus,
then, I had all the means requisite, and had 11 3/4 d. left.--Think of
this, dear reader! 11 3/4 d. I had left and about 130 persons were daily
to be provided for, and yet we did not go into debt at that time for
anything, nor do we now, nor have we from the commencement of this work.
Nor did I make personal application to any one for anything, nor did I
directly or indirectly speak about our need, so that persons might be
influenced to give. But why not, you may say, dear reader? Simply
because this work has for its first and primary end the benefit of the
Church at large and of the unconverted world, to show that there is
verily a God in Heaven whose ears are open to those who call upon Him in
the name of the Lord Jesus, and who put their trust in Him. Cheerfully
have I dedicated myself with all my physical, mental, and spiritual
energies to this life of faith upon the living God, for everything that
I need in connexion with my own personal and family necessities, and in
connexion with the work of God in my hands, if but by any means, through
it, multitudes of believers and unbelievers may be benefited. Thousands
have been benefited by it already, but tens of thousands my heart longs
to benefit. No trial, no difficulty, no hardships, no self-denial, will
I, by God's help, count too much, if but this end may be attained.--
I had then, as I said, 11 3/4 d. left. Now observe how the Lord helped me
again this time in answer to the supplications which the evening before,
Aug. 22nd, my fellow-labourers and myself had offered up to Him.

On Aug. 23rd, the very next day, came in early in the morning 4s. 6d. by
sale of Reports, and a Christian brother from Barnstaple sent 1l. with
Matt. vi. 11 ("Give us this day our daily bread"). Also from Torquay
was sent a half-sovereign. From Budleigh Salterton 1l., and from
Weymouth 2