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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 not
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