lways fresh donations received, before all
the money in hand was disbursed. The total amount that came in during
this period was 469l. 14s. 10d. Now today there was no money in hand for
advancing the amount needed for the next week's house-keeping. All the
money in hand was due for rent, and therefore unavailable, as I never go
in debt for anything. In this our need there was given to me this
afternoon the sum of 200l., which was left to my disposal for fitting up
the New Orphan-House, or for any of the objects in connexion with the
Scriptural Knowledge Institution that might be in need. As, however, I
have all the means for fitting up and furnishing the New Orphan-House,
as far as I know, and as there is no money in hand for present use for
the Orphans, I took 100l. for that object, and 100l. for the circulation
of Bibles and Tracts, for the Day-Schools, the Sunday-School, and the
Adult-School, and for Home and Foreign labourers in the Word.

March 9. The New Orphan-House is now nearly ready. On this account we
have to get in large supplies for the children's clothes. Within the
last few days I have ordered thousands of yards of material for this
purpose, and thousands more will need to be ordered, besides providing a
stock of many other things. For this large sums are needed. Under these
circumstances I received today a donation of 300l., to be used for the
Building Fund, or the current expenses of the various objects, just as
it might be most required. As I judge that we have all that is needed
for the fitting up and furnishing of the house, and as there is more in
hand than usual for the missionary objects, the circulation of Bibles
and Tracts, and for the various Schools, and as we have only about 60l.
for present use for the Orphans, towards meeting all the heavy expenses
before us, I took the whole of this donation for the Orphans, as the
donor has kindly left the disposal of the money entirely to me. This
donation, coming in just now, has been an exceedingly great refreshment
to my spirit; for it is, at the commencement of the great increase of
our expenses, in connexion with the 300 Orphans, instead of 120, like an
earnest from God, that He will supply us also with means when the
demands for the 300 will be more than twice as great as they are now.
Through this donation I have means to meet all the expenses which will
be incurred in getting in for the new establishment the stores of
provisions, soap, material fo