e School, Bible, Missionary and Tract Fund, and
102l. 17s. 1d. for the Building Fund.

Jan. 4. From London 2s. 6d.--Day by day I have now been waiting upon
God for means for the Building Fund for more than nineteen months, and
almost daily I have received something in answer to prayer. These
donations have been, for the most part, small, in comparison with the
amount which will be required for the completion of this object;
nevertheless they have shown that the Lord, for the sake of His dear
Son, listens to my supplications and to those of my fellow labourers and
helpers in the work; and they have been precious encouragements to me to
continue to wait upon God. I have been for many months assured that the
Lord, in His own time, would give larger sums for this work; and for
this I have been more and more earnestly entreating Him, during the last
months. Now at last He has abundantly refreshed my spirit, and answered
my request. I received today the promise, that, as the joint donation of
several Christians, there should be paid to me a donation of Eight
Thousand and One Hundred Pounds for the work of the Lord in my hands. Of
this sum I purpose to take 6,000l. for the Building Fund, 600l. for the
current expenses for the Orphans, and 1,500l. for the other objects of
the Scriptural Knowledge Institution for Home and Abroad. [This joint
donation of several Christians was paid in four installments during
January, February, March, and April.]

It is impossible to describe the spiritual refreshment which my heart
received through this donation. Day by day, for nineteen months, I had
been looking out for more abundant help than I had had. I was fully
assured that God would help me with larger sums; yet the delay was long.
See how precious it is to wait upon God! See how those who do so, are
not confounded! Their faith and patience may long and sharply he tried;
but in the end it will most assuredly be seen, that those who honour God
He will honour, and will not suffer them to be put to shame. The
largeness of the donation, whilst it exceedingly refreshed my spirit,
did not in the least surprise me; for I expect great things from God. I
quote a paragraph from the Twelfth Report, page 27, where under Jan. 4,
1851, this will be found written: "I received this evening the sum of
Three Thousand Pounds, being the largest donation which I have had as
yet. I have had very many donations of 100l. and of 200l., several of
300l., one of