and
patience, He would supply me with all I need. I therefore wait His time.
Moreover, the Lord, in a very short time, can give me all I need, it is
not necessary that twice or thrice as much time as has already elapsed
should have to pass away, before I am in a position to be warranted to
take active measures; yet, be this as it may, by the grace of God I am
content to wait His time.

E. Should it be asked, whether I intend to wait till I have the whole
sum of Thirty-Five Thousand Pounds, which will be needed; or whether I
purpose to begin the building before; my reply is this I do not purpose
to delay the beginning of the building till I have what is required for
fitting up and furnishing the house, which is included in that sum; for
I may well trust in the Lord for that amount whilst the House is being
built; but as I, on Scriptural grounds, neither for my own personal
expenses, nor for the work of God, go into debt, I should not begin
building, till I have sufficient to meet the amount of the contracts of
the builders, for which, together with the land, I consider not less
than 25,000l. would be needed, so that I have just half the amount
requisite for that.

Supplies for the School--, Bible--, Missionary and Tract Fund, sent in
answer to prayer, from May 26, 1852, to May 26, 1853.

On May 26, 1852, when the accounts were closed, there was left in hand
for these objects the balance of 45l. 5s. 7 1/2 d. Before this balance
was expended, I received, on May 27, 1852, from the neighbourhood of
Whitehaven, 2l. 10s. for missions. On May 29, from Belper 5s. 7d. for
missions. On May 30, through Bethesda boxes 2s. 6d. and 4d. for
missions. On June 7th, I received from Somersetshire. 10l.; and on the
same day I found that a Christian bookseller in London had, paid into
the hands of my bankers 34l. 14s. 4d., which he had been ordered to pay
to me, on behalf of a Christian gentleman, to whom this amount was due.
This sum I took for these objects. But the Lord helped still further.
June 8. 10l. from Y. Z.--June 13. From Y. Z. 33l. 3s. Through
Bethesda boxes for missions 1s. Ditto 1s. Through Salem boxes 1s. 8d.
From "P." 1s. Ditto 4d. --June. 15. From one engaged in the work 1l.
-- June 16. From Clifton 4d.--June 18. From W, W. 10l. "for
missionary brethren, labouring in dependence upon God for their temporal
supplies." Also 200l. came in, of which I took 60l. for these objects,
as stated with reference to this donation, in