ook on their means as in the light of eternity,
will thus have an opportunity of helping me to care for these children.
It is a great honour to be allowed to do anything for the Lord. We can
only give to Him of His own; for all we have is His. When the day of
recompense comes, the regret will only be, that we have done so little
for Him, not that we have done too much.

Supplies for the School --, Bible ----, Missionary --, and Tract
Fund, sent in answer to prayer, from May 26, 1854, to May 26, 1855.

On May 26, 1854, when the accounts were closed, there was in hand 55l.
15s. for these objects. I now mention a few of the instances in which
the Lord, in answer to prayer, supplied us with means.

July 6, 1854. As only about 100l. had come in for these objects during
the past five weeks, all our means were now expended. I desired to help
brethren who labour in the Word, but was unable to do so, when I
received today 50l. from London, which, being left to my disposal, I
took half of it for these objects, and half for the support of the
Orphans.

July 8. Further, from the North of Devon 14l.

July 12. Day by day I have been waiting upon the Lord for means for home
and foreign labourers in the Gospel, for whom I had no means, though
greatly desiring to send them help. Today I received, as the fruit of
many prayers, from London the sum of 100l., of which I took 50l. for the
Orphans, and 50l. for these objects. It was the more remarkable that
this donor should have sent me help at this time, as I had received 25l.
from him on the first day of this month.

About this time I received several other donations for missions.

On July 24th I received a small plate-chest, containing 14 table spoons,
6 dessert spoons, 11 tea spoons, 2 gravy spoons, 2 sauce ladles, 12
forks, 4 salt cellars, 4 salt spoons, a pepper box, a pair of sugar
tongs, a wine funnel, a cream jug, a small salver, a small goblet, a
larger ditto, fish knife, and a coffee pot, all of silver, 3 pairs of
plated nut crackers, a plated salver and a pewter can. The donor, who
desires to be his own executor, wished me to sell these articles, keep
10l. for myself, and to use the rest for missionary objects. The
contents of the box realized 44l. 5s. 10d., and I was thus enabled on
August 1, 1854, to send 40l. to seven brethren labouring in British
Guiana; and about ten weeks afterwards I heard that the Lord had sent
them this help at a time of great need.--On July 25th