dmitted into it 25
Orphans, making 322 in all. Of these 322, one died. Only one! She had
been nine years under our care, and we had the great joy of seeing her
depart this life as a decided believer in the Lord Jesus. One boy we
were obliged to expel from the Institution, after we had long borne with
him, but we follow him still with our prayers. 13 boys were fitted out
and apprenticed at the expense of the Establishment. Seven girls were
sent to service and one was apprenticed, each having been provided with
an outfit, at the expense of the Establishment. Several of those who
left the Orphan House, we had the joy of sending out as believers. These
23 vacancies, thus occasioned, left on May 26, 1856, only 299 Orphans
under our care. This one vacancy, however, was the very next Friday
filled up. The total number of Orphans, who have been under our care
since April 1836, is 622.

I notice further the following points respecting the Orphan work:

1, At the beginning of this period, there were 715 Orphans waiting for
admission. Since then 201 more destitute Orphans, bereaved of both
parents by death, and some only a few months old, have been applied for
to be admitted, making 916 in all. Of these 916, we were only able to
receive 25, as has been stated, and 44 either died or were otherwise
provided for, as their relatives or friends informed us; so that there
are still 847 waiting for admission. Dear Reader, think of these 847
destitute Orphans, bereaved of both parents! As for myself, I have now
before me the most pleasant and heart-refreshing prospect, if the Lord
permit, of being able to receive 400 of them about June or July 1857,
and also of being permitted to build the third house for 300 more.

2, The average expense for each of the Orphans under our care, during
the past year; amounted to 12l. 6s. 8d.

3, Without any one having been personally applied to for anything by me,
the sum of 84,441l. 6s. 3 1/4 d. has been given to me for the Orphans, as
the result of prayer to God, since the commencement of the work. The
total sum given for the other objects, since the commencement of the
work, amounts to 28,904l. 11s. 3 3/4 d.; and that which has come in by
the sale of Bibles and Tracts, and by the payments of the children in
the Day Schools, from the commencement up to May 26, 1856, amounts to
5,145l. 17s. 0d. Besides this, also a great variety and number of
articles of clothing, furniture, provisions, etc., have been