ng which time the income has been very
little and the outgoing very great.

Dec. 8. Today I received three autographs of King William IV., one of
Sir Robert Peel, and two of Lord Melbourne (with six postage stamps), to
be sold for the funds of the Scriptural Knowledge Institution.--See
what a variety of donations the Lord sends us for the support of the
work!

Dec. 11. For several years I have not been so poor for these objects, as
during the last six weeks. Day by day have I besought the Lord for more
means, and almost daily has He also sent in something; yet the income
has not been adequate to help the 56 brethren, whom I seek to assist as
preachers of the Word at home and abroad, in the measure I have desired.
I had reason to believe, that several were in need, but I had nothing to
send to them, and could only labour on in prayer, finding relief in the
knowledge that God could help them irrespective of my instrumentality,
and make this their trial of faith and patience a blessing to their
souls, even as I have found this season profitable to myself. But now at
the last the Lord has refreshed my spirit exceedingly, by a donation of
300l., left at my disposal; of which I have taken 150l. for these
objects, and 150l. for the Orphans, for whom also fresh supplies were
greatly needed, so much so, that we had not once been so poor since the
New Orphan-House was first opened.

Jan. 17, 1854. Received from an anonymous donor, through London bankers,
a Bank Post Bill for 50l. "for general purposes." I took of this amount
one half for these various objects, and the other half for the benefit
of the Orphans. This donation came at a time of great need.

But the Lord helped me still mere bountifully; for I received also, on
that day, the promise of the donation of 5,207l., spoken of already
under the Building Fund, and of which donation I took for these objects
altogether 1,500l. whereby I was so abundantly helped, that, with what
the Lord was pleased to send in besides for these objects, up to May 26,
1854, I was enabled to meet all their many and heavy expenses.

The following circumstance is so remarkable, that I give it at full
length as an illustration of the various ways, and the remarkable
manner, in which the Lord is pleased, in answer to prayer, to supply me
with means.

On Aug. 9th, 1853, I received a letter, from a Christian brother,
accompanied by an order for 88l. 2s. 6d. on his bankers, of which 3l.
2s, 6d. w