the work up to her last days, had taken the deepest
interest in it. Also from Jersey, together with a gold ring, 4l. Also
3l. 2s. 0 1/2 d. by sale of articles and donations, so that during these
two days we have had above 40l. coming in.

From July 13th to 19th, came in 16l. 6s. 8d. more. On July 19th I left
for the Continent, to labour for a season in Germany, and returned to
Bristol on Oct 11th. For about eight months before this, I had seen it
to be the Lord's will that I should go again this year to the
Continent for a season, and had made my journey and service a subject of
prayer from Nov., 1844. Besides asking the Lord's blessing upon my
service, I also sought His help for means, and for this also I had not
to wait on Him in vain. For as the Lord had sent me, before I went in
1843, the sum of 702l. 3s. 7d. for various purposes, and for the work in
Germany in particular, so He gave me again, on May 3rd, 1845, the sum of
500l, for the work in Germany, yet so, that the surplus which there
might be should be employed for the Orphans and other work in my hands.
From the conditions under which this donation was given to me, it was
obvious then, that whilst on the one hand, when it plainly could be seen
that only a certain part of the money would be needed for the present
service in Germany, the remainder might be used for the benefit of the
Orphans, or the other part of the work; yet, on the other hand, we could
not begin at once to apply any part of this money to the objects of the
Scriptural Knowledge Institution; for at the commencement I could not
know how much might be expended on the service in Germany, particularly
as my intention was to do as much as I could for those on the Continent
who are in darkness and in the shadow of death, and also as I wished as
much as possible to help the Church of Christ in that part of the world.
Therefore those who said: "We are quite sure there must be much money in
hand for the Orphans, else Mr. Muller would not have gone to Germany,"
were quite mistaken. Often have I had similar things said to me, or
about the work, when we have been in the deepest poverty, simply because
in faith a certain step had been taken, or a certain thing had been
done, which was connected with great expense. At such times, of course,
my fellow-labourers and I have had to be silent. For we could not say it
was not so, else it would be exposing our poverty, and would look like
asking for help. Therefore