morrow), and I told Him that
yesterday I had not been anxious about today, and prayed that He would
now be pleased to help me. I was in perfect peace, though I had not the
least natural prospect of having the necessities of today supplied. Of
the money put by for the rent I would not take. Our need was my comfort.
When I returned to my house at eight o'clock, I found that there bad
been sent from the Orphan-Houses 5s., given there, and 2s. 6d. for
knitting. Also a person had brought yesterday to the Orphan-Houses the
contents of an Orphan-box, which had in his room, having felt himself,
as he said, much stirred up to do so. It was 3s. 6d. Also a sister from
Worcestershire had sent 10s. Before money was sent for from the
Orphan-Houses, I received this morning from Stafford 10s. Thus I had 1l.
13s. 6d, to send to the Orphan-Houses for the need of today.

May 2. A little after I had sent off yesterday all the money to the
Orphan-Houses, a brother in the Lord from Cornwall called on me and gave
me 1l. In the afternoon a sister, who had received peculiar mercy from
the Lord in the way of temporal help, called on me, and gave 10s.; and a
christian servant, who had received a fee, gave it, the amount being 2s.
Thus I have 1l. 12s. to send for the need of this day.--I had written
this in my journal, but the bag was not yet gone, when I received from a
distance of about 50 miles for Reports 4s. 1d, and from "a Field
Officer" 3l 10s.2d., so that I could send all that was needed today,
being 3l.

May 3. Yesterday afternoon I received half-a-crown more, and this morning
3s. by sale of articles, and from Kendal 1l 10s.
The money from Kendal came about two minutes before the boy came from
the Orphan-Houses to fetch the supply for this day's necessities. It
was a most seasonable help, as this is Saturday, and we needed today 3l.
15s., and I had not nearly enough in hand.--There came in further
this morning 2l. 1s. 2d. by sale of articles, and in the evening 10s.,
being the contents of an Orphan-box in the neighbourhood of Coleford.
-- We are thus brought to the close of another week, and have a little
left towards the heavy expenses of the next, as, besides the usual
housekeeping expenses of about 20l., there are ten tons of gravel for
the playgrounds to be bought, and a ton of oatmeal.

July 10. From May 3rd to this day was a season of comparatively rich
abundance. The total amount which was received amounts to 268l. 10s. 6
1/2 d.