mously through London Bankers 100l.--From Bury 10s.

July 19. A silver tea pot.

Sept. 27. From one of the former Orphans, now in service, 5s.--From
the Orphan Girls, now under our care, 15s. for the Building Fund.--
From the House Girls, i.e. the elder female Orphans, who are more
particularly engaged in doing household work, for the purpose of being
thus trained for situations, I received likewise 11s.--From the
Infant Orphans was also received for the Building Fund today, 6s. 8d.;
and from the Orphan Boys 15s, 0 1/2 d.--Oct. 4. From two little
factory girls 1s. 7d.

Oct. 28. From Halifax in Nova Scotia 7l.

Nov. 25. From the neighbourhood of Wheatley 10l.

Dec. 8. From various believers at Hull 12l. 12s.

Dee. 30. From Orleans, in France, five francs.

Thus ended the year 1854. Only 426l. 16s. 4d. altogether had come in for
the Building Fund from May 26 up to the end of the year. My faith and
patience were therefore tried; but, while they were tried, they were, by
God's grace, sustained. Day by day I had been enabled from May 26 to
Dec. 31, 1854, as well as during the three years previously, to bring
this object before the Lord in player; and day by day, by God's grace,
my heart had been fully assured, without wavering, that He, in His own
time, would not only give larger sums, but the whole amount required. I
desired only His honour in the building of premises for 700 more
destitute Orphans, bereaved of both parents; and as God, who cares
infinitely more for poor Orphans than I do, did not consider the time
to have come for the building of another house, I might well be quiet.
My heart longed indeed to begin to build; for there were not only 602
Orphans waiting for admission, when the last report was published but
there had been application made for 125 more since then, so that on Dec.
31, 1854, 714 were waiting for admission, as only 13 could be received
of the total number of 727, no more vacancies having occurred. But
though it was so, I judged it was the will of God, that, by patiently
waiting His own time, I should glorify Him.--I now proceed to relate
how the Lord further dealt with me.

Jan. 1, 1855. 6s. 3d.--From an Orphan 1s., Ditto 1s.--From
Manchester 10s.--From three children in Ireland 5s.--Anonymously
from Culworth 1l.--From P. 2s. 6d.

Jan. 8. On this day I received from several Christian friends the
promise, that 5,700l. should be paid to me for the work of the Lord in
which I am engaged.-