phans in the New Orphan House.
The total number of Orphans who were under our care from April, 1836, to
May 26, 1851, is Four Hundred and Eighty-Eight. There came in altogether
during this year 4102l. 14s. 9 1/4 d. for the support of the Orphans, and
3,640l. 9s. 1 3/4 d. for the other objects; and, after having met to the
full every demand with reference to the Orphans, the balance of 970l.
13s. 11 3/4 d. remained in hand. Also, after having entered into every
door, which the Lord was pleased to set before me respecting the other
objects, and to do far more than during any one year previously, the
balance of 809l. 10s. 6d. remained in hand on May 26, 1851. Verily we do
not trust in the Lord in vain!
Without any one having been personally applied to for anything by me,
the sum of 38,018l. 4s. 6 1/2 d. was given to me for the Orphans as the
result of prayer to God from the commencement of the work to May 26,
1851.--It may be also interesting to the reader to know, that the
total amount which was given as free contributions, for the other
objects, from the commencement of the work to May 26, 1851, amounted to
13,988l. 11s. 9 1/4 d.; and that which came in by the sale of Bibles and
Tracts, and by the payments of the children in the Day-Schools, amounted
to 2,890l. 9s. 11 3/4 d.--Besides this, also a great variety and
number of articles of clothing, furniture, provisions, &e., were given
for the use of the Orphans.
It pleased the Lord greatly to gladden our hearts by the working of His
Holy Spirit among the Orphans during this period.
Matters connected with my own personal affairs, or the work of the Lord
in my hands, not immediately connected with the Scriptural Knowledge
institution, from May 26, 1850, to May 26, 1851.
Dec. 31, 1850. During this year there have been received into Fellowship
57, and altogether, from the time that Brother Craik and I began to
labour in Bristol, 1313, which, with the 68 believers whom we found in
Fellowship, make 1381. Of these 174 have fallen asleep, 160 have left us
during these 18 years and a half, 355 have removed from Bristol, and 80
have been excluded from Fellowship; so that there are at present only
612 in communion.
During this year the Lord has been pleased to give me---
1. By anonymous offerings through the
Chapel boxes ... ... ... L148 11 0
2. By presents in money from believers in
Bristol, not given anonymously 86 1 9
8. By presents in money from believers
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