hat which is needed; and even as to means, this sum would
not have lasted long, had the Lord not sent in further supplies. This,
however, He did; and thus it was, that, while there were other trials,
varied and many, yet, as to means, we experienced for a long time
scarcely any difficulty at all. I will now very briefly notice some
cases in which God helped us with means for the support of the Orphans,
in answer to prayer.

May 27, 1851. The first donation of this new period came from an aged
Godly clergyman, whom, up to that time, I had never seen, but to whom my
heart had been much knit through correspondence. The donation consisted
of 5l. from himself, and 1s. 6d. from three poor persons through him.

July 3. A brother and sister, having had a legacy left to them, though
very far from being rich, sent 50l. out of it for the Orphans, as they
desire to use the money with which the Lord may intrust them for Him.

Oct. 2. From the ladies who constitute the Bristol Dorcas Society, the
value of 215l. in flannel and unbleached calico.

Feb. 10, 1852. When the accounts were closed, there was in hand 970l.
13s. 11 3/4 d., and there has come in since then 1242l. 19s. 8d. Up to
this time, I had had an abundance of means, to meet all the current
expenses of the New Orphan-House, and there was still 126l. 3s. 8 1/2 d.
in hand. But though I had this, the certain expenses of this week alone
were. 102l. 0s. 4d., besides what might be otherwise needed. Under these
circumstances, a Godly merchant at Clifton gave me this evening, through
his son, a Fifty Pound Note for the benefit of the Orphans. This
donation has greatly refreshed my spirit; for though we were not in
actual need, there being 126l. 3s. 8 1/2 d. in hand, to meet the expenses
of 102l. 0s. 4d., which I expected to come upon me this week, yet there
would then only have been left 24l. 3s. 4 1/2 d. towards meeting the
current expenses of an establishment with more than 300 inmates. There
had not been so little in hand since the New Orphan-House was first
opened. How kind, therefore, of the Lord, to put it into the heart of
this donor, who is not personally known to me, to contribute this sum!

March 16. From Feb. 10th up to March 8th the income had been
comparatively small, only about 130l. altogether having been received
for the current expenses for the Orphans. This, with what was in hand on
Feb. 10th, was, therefore, so reduced, that on March 8th I had only been
able