,a ,,narrative ,,of ,,some ,,of ,,the   
,,lord',s ,,dealings ,,with ,,george    
,m,,ller  ,,written ,,by ,,himself      
,,second ,,part   ,,preface ,,to ,,the  
,,first ,,edition ,,of ,,the ,,second   
,,part4  ,,through grace ,i am1 in some 
measure1 conscious of my many weaknesses
 and deficiencies2 but1 with all this1  
,i know that ,i am a member of the body 
of ,christ1 and that1 as such1 ,i have a
 place of service in the body4 ,the     
realization of this has laid upon me the
 responsibility of serving the church in
 the particular way for which the ,lord 
has fitted me1 and this has led me to   
write this second little volume1 if by  
any means those of my fellow-saints1 who
 have not yet learned the importance and
 preciousness of dealing with ,god      
,himself under all circumstances1 may be
 helped in learning this lesson4 ,nor   
did ,i think that the first part of this
 ,narrative rendered the second part    
needless1 because that contains more    
especially the ,lord's dealings with me 

as an individual1 whilst this gives1    
more particularly1 an account of the    
remarkable way in which the ,lord has   
helped me in reference to ,his work in  
my hands4 ,for this second part carries 
on the account of the ,orphan-,houses1  
etc41 which are under my care1 and      
contains the substance of the ,reports  
previously published1 so that any one   
who wishes to have the account from the 
beginning up to the end of last year1   
may be able to obtain it4 ,this latter  
point alone made it needful for me to   
think about publishing this second part1
 as of the ,reports for #ahch and #ahci1
 which still almost daily are inquired  
after1 there are only a few copies left1
 though #b1ejj of the one and #c1jjj of 
the other were published and of the     
,report for #ahdj there are also only   
about #ejj1 out of #d1jjj1 remaining4   
,the being thus able to put the whole   
account of the work into the hands of an
 inquiring individual1 affords such a   
one a fairer opportunity of seeing the  

working of those scriptural principles  
on which the ,institution is            
established4 ,and1 lastly1 the ,lord's  
continued blessing upon the first part  
of the ,narrative and the ,reports1 both
 to believers and unbelievers1 has      
induced me to publish this second       
volume1 which ,i now affectionately     
commend to the prayers of the saints1   
requesting at the same time their       
prayers for myself4  ,,george ,,muller4 
,bristol1 ,june #ad1 #ahda4    ,,second 
,,part  ,in publishing the continuation 
of the ,narrative of some of the ,lord's
 dealings with me1 ,i have thought it   
well to give it in the same form in     
which the larger portion of the former  
part is written4 ,i therefore proceed to
 give extracts from my journal making   
here and there such remarks as occasion 
may seem to require4 ,the first1 part of
 the ,narrative was carried on to the   
beginning of ,july #ahcg1 from which    
period the ,continuation commences4     
,july #ah1 #ahcg4 ,four trials came upon

 me this morning1 without my having     
previously had opportunity for secret   
prayer4 ,i had been prevented from      
rising early1 on account of having to   
spend part of the night in a sick       
chamber2 but this circumstance shows1   
how important it is to rise early1 when 
we are able1 in order that we may be    
prepared1 by communion with the ,lord1  
to meet the trials of the day4  ,aug4   
#ae4 ,today the first #ejj copies of my 
,narrative arrived1 and ,i had1 once    
more1 some conflict of mind whether1    
after all1 ,i had not been mistaken in  
this matter4 ,a sort of trembling came  
over me1 and a wish to be able to       
retrace the step4 ,judging1 however1    
from the most searching                 
self-examination1 through which ,i had  
caused my heart to pass again and again1
 as to my motives1 before ,i began      
writing1 and whilst ,i was writing2 and 
judging1 moreover1 from the earnestness 
in prayer with which ,i had sought to   
ascertain the mind of ,god in the       

matter1 and from the subsequent full    
assurance which ,i had had of its being 
according to ,his will1 that in this way
 ,i should serve the ,church2--,i was   
almost immediately led to consider this 
uncomfortable and trying feeling as a   
temptation1 and ,i therefore went to the
 box1 opened it1 brought out some       
copies1 and soon after gave away one1 so
 that the step could not be retraced4   
,this was the last temptation or        
struggle ,i have had of that kind2 for1 
though1 very many times since1 ,i have  
had abundant reason for praising the    
,lord that ,he put such an honour upon  
me1 in allowing me to speak well of ,his
 name in so public a manner1 ,i have    
never since1 even for one minute1 been  
allowed to regret publishing the        
,narrative2 and almost daily have ,i    
been more and more confirmed in the     
conviction1 that the giving such like   
publications to the church1 making known
 the ,lord's dealings with me1 is one   
part of my service towards the saints4  

,aug4 #ag4 ,today two more children were
 received into the ,infant              
,orphan-,house1 which makes up our full 
number1 #ff in the ,girls' and          
infant-,orphan-,houses4  ,aug4 #bh4     
,when brother ,craik and ,i began to    
labour in ,bristol1 and consequently    
some believers united with us in        
fellowship1 assembling together at      
,bethesda1 we began meeting together on 
the basis of the written ,word only1    
without having any church rules         
whatever4 ,from the commencement it was 
understood1 that1 as the ,lord should   
help us1 we would try everything by the 
word of ,god1 and introduce and hold    
fast that only which could be proved by 
,scripture4 ,when we came to this       
determination on ,aug4 #ac1 #ahcb1 it   
was indeed in weakness1 but it was in   
uprightness of heart4--,on account of   
this it was1 that1 as we ourselves were 
not fully settled as to whether those   
only who had been baptized after they   
had believed1 or whether all who        

believed in the ,lord ,jesus1           
irrespective of baptism1 should be      
received into fellowship nothing was    
determined about this point4 ,we felt   
free to break bread and be in communion 
with those who were not baptized1 and   
therefore could with a good conscience  
labour at ,gideon1 where the greater    
part of the saints1 at least at first1  
were unbaptized2 but1 at the same time1 
we had a secret wish that none but      
believers who were baptized might be    
united with us at ,bethesda4 ,our reason
 for this was1 that we had witnessed in 
,devonshire much painful disunion1      
resulting1 as we thought1 from baptized 
and unbaptized believers being in       
fellowship4 ,without1 then1 making it a 
rule1 that ,bethesda ,church was to be  
one of close communion1 we nevertheless 
took care that those who applied for    
fellowship should be instructed about   
baptism4 ,for many months there occurred
 no difficulty1 as none applied for     
communion but such as had either been   

already baptized1 or wished to be1 or   
who became convinced of the ,scriptural 
character of believers' baptism1 after  
we had conversed with them2 afterwards1 
however1 three sisters applied for      
fellowship1 none of whom had been       
baptized2 nor were their views altered1 
after we had conversed with them4 ,as1  
nevertheless1 brother ,craik and ,i     
considered them true believers1 and we  
ourselves were not fully convinced what 
was the mind of the ,lord in such a     
case1 we thought it right that these    
sisters should be received2 yet so that 
it might be unanimously1 as all our     
church acts then were done2 but we knew 
by that time1 that there were several in
 fellowship with us1 who could not      
conscientiously receive unbaptized      
believers4 ,we mentioned1 therefore1 the
 names of these three sisters to the    
church1 stating that they did not see   
believers' baptism to be scriptural1 and
 that1 if any brother saw1 on that      
account1 a reason why they should not be

 received1 he should let us know4 ,the  
result was1 that several objected1 and  
two or three meetings were held1 at     
which we heard the objections of the    
brethren1 and sought for ourselves to   
obtain acquaintance with the mind of    
,god on the point4 ,whilst several days 
thus passed away before the matter was  
decided1 one of those three sisters came
 and thanked us1 that we had not        
received her1 before being baptized1 for
 she now saw that it was only shame and 
the fear of man which had kept her back1
 and that the ,lord had now made her    
willing to be baptized4 ,by this        
circumstance those brethren1 who        
considered it scriptural that all ought 
to be baptized before being received    
into fellowship1 were confirmed in their
 views2 and as to brother ,craik and me1
 it made us1 at least1 still more       
question1 whether1 those brethren might 
not be right2 and we felt therefore1    
that in such a state of mind we could   
not oppose them4 ,the one sister1       

therefore1 who wished to be baptized1   
was received into fellowship1 but the   
two others not4 ,our consciences were   
the less affected by this1 because all1 
though not baptized1 might take the     
,lord's supper with us1 at ,bethesda1   
though not be received into full        
fellowship2 and because at ,gideon1     
where there were baptized and unbaptized
 believers1 they might even be received 
into full fellowship2 for we had not    
then clearly seen that there is no      
scriptural distinction between being in 
fellowship with individuals and breaking
 bread with them4 ,thus matters stood   
for many months1 i4e4 believers were    
received to the breaking of bread even  
at ,bethesda1 though not baptized1 but  
they were not received to all the       
privileges of fellowship4--,in ,august  
of #ahcf ,i had a conversation with     
brother ,h4 ,c4 on the subject of       
receiving the unbaptized into communion1
 a subject about which1 for years1 my   
mind had been more or less exercised4   

,this brother put the matter thus before
 me3 either unbaptized believers come   
under the class of persons who walk     
disorderly1 and1 in that case1 we ought 
to withdraw from them 7#b ,thess4 iii4  
#f72 or they do not walk disorderly4 ,if
 a believer be walking disorderly1 we   
are not merely to withdraw from him at  
the ,lord's table1 but our behaviour    
towards him ought to be decidedly       
different from what it would be were he 
not walking disorderly1 on all occasions
 when we may have intercourse with him1 
or come in any way into contact with    
him1 ,now this is evidently not the case
 in the conduct of baptized believers   
towards their unbaptized                
fellow-believers4 ,the ,spirit does not 
suffer it to be so1 but ,he witnesses   
that their not having been baptized does
 not necessarily imply that they are    
walking disorderly2 and hence there may 
be the most precious communion between  
baptized and unbaptized believers4 ,the 
,spirit does not suffer us to refuse    

fellowship with them in prayer1 in      
reading and searching the ,scriptures1  
in social and intimate intercourse1 and 
in the ,lord's work2 and yet this ought 
to be the case1 were they walking       
disorderly4--,this passage1 #b ,thess4  
iii4 #f1 to which brother ,r4 ,c4       
referred1 was the means of showing me   
the mind of the ,lord on the subject1   
which is1 that we ought to receive all  
whom ,christ has received 7,rom4 xv4    
#g71 irrespective of the measure of     
grace or knowledge which they have      
attained unto4--,some time after this   
conversation1 in ,may #ahcg1 an         
opportunity occurred1 when we 7for      
brother ,craik had seen the same truth7 
were called upon to put into practice   
the light which the ,lord had been      
pleased to give us4 ,a sister1 who      
neither had been baptized1 nor          
considered herself under any obligation 
to be baptized1 applied for fellowship4 
,we conversed with her on this as on    
other subjects1 and proposed her for    

fellowship1 though our conversation had 
not convinced her that she ought to be  
baptized4 ,this led the church again to 
the consideration of the point4 ,we gave
 our reasons1 from ,scripture1 for      
considering it right to receive this    
unbaptized sister to all the privileges 
of the children of ,god2 but a          
considerable number1 one-third perhaps1 
expressed conscientious difficulty in   
receiving her4 ,the example of the      
,apostles in baptizing the first        
believers upon a profession of faith1   
was especially urged1 which indeed would
 be an insurmountable difficulty1 had   
not the truth been mingled with error   
for so long a time1 so that it does not 
prove willful disobedience1 if any one  
in our day should refuse to be baptized 
after believing4 ,the ,lord1 however1   
gave us much help in pointing out the   
truth to the brethren1 so that the      
number of those1 who considered that    
only baptized believers should be in    
communion1 decreased almost daily4 ,at  

last1 only fourteen brethren and sisters
 out of above #ahj1 thought it right1   
this ,aug4 #bh1 #ahcg1 to separate from 
us1 after we had had much intercourse   
with them4 ,i am glad to be able to add1
 that1 even of these #ad1 the greater   
part afterwards saw their error1 and    
came back again to us1 and that the     
receiving of all who love our ,lord     
,jesus into full communion1 irrespective
 of baptism1 has never been the source  
of disunion among us1 though more than  
forty-four years have passed away since4
  ,sept4 #b4 ,i have been looking about 
for a house for the ,orphan ,boys1 these
 last three days4 ,every thing else has 
been provided4 ,the ,lord has given     
suitable individuals to take care of the
 children1 money1 c4 ,in ,his own time  
,he will give a house also4  ,sept4 #f4 
,this morning ,i accompanied a sister1  
who had been staying a night with us1 to
 the steamer4 ,in answer to prayer ,i   
awoke at the right time1 the fly came at
 half-past five1 her trunk was got from 

the vessel in which she came yesterday1 
and we arrived before the steamer had   
left4 ,in all these four points ,i felt 
my dependence upon the ,lord1 and ,he1  
having put prayer into my heart1        
answered it in each of these four       
particulars4  ,sept4 #ae4 ,this evening 
we had a meeting for inquirers and      
applicants for fellowship4 ,there were  
more than we could see within three     
hours2 and when all strength was gone1  
we had to send away four4 ,among those  
whom we saw was ,e4 ,w41 who had been   
kept for some time from applying for    
fellowship1 on account of not seeing    
believers' baptism to be scriptural4    
,she wished to be taught1 but could not 
see it4 ,she felt grieved that on that  
account she could not attend to the     
breaking of bread1 which she did see to 
be scriptural4 ,as soon as open         
communion was brought about at          
,bethesda1 she wished to offer herself  
for fellowship1 but was twice prevented 
by circumstances from doing so4 ,last   

,wednesday evening she came to the      
baptizing1 when once more1 after the    
lapse of more than two years1 ,i        
preached on baptism1 which fully        
convinced her of its being scriptural1  
and she desires now to be baptized4 ,her
 difficulty was1 that she thought she   
had been baptized with the ,spirit1 and 
therefore needed no water baptism1 which
 now1 from ,acts x4 #dd-dg1 she sees to 
be an unscriptural objection4--,though  
it is only one month this day since my  
,narrative was published1 ,i have       
already heard of many instances in which
 the ,lord has been pleased to bless it4
  ,this morning we received a parcel    
with clothes and some money for the     
,orphans1 from a sister at a distance4  
,among the donations in money was a     
little legacy1 amounting to #fs4 #f     
#a_/b;d4 from a dear boy1 the nephew of 
the sister who sent the things1 who died
 in the faith4 ,this dear child had had 
given to him1 in his last illness1 some 
new shillings1 sixpences1 and other     

smaller silver coins1 amounting to the  
above-mentioned little sum4 ,shortly    
before he fell asleep1 he requested that
 this his little treasure might be sent 
to the ,orphans4 ,this precious little  
legacy is the first we have had4  ,sept4
 #ai4 ,two things were today            
particularly impressed upon my heart1   
and may the ,lord deepen the impression4
 #a4 ,that ,i ought to seek for more    
retirement1 though the work should      
apparently suffer ever so much4 #b4     
,that arrangements should be made1      
whereby ,i may be able to visit the     
brethren more1 as an unvisited church   
will sooner or later become an unhealthy
 church4 ,pastors1 as fellow-labourers1 
are greatly needed among us4  ,sept4    
#bh1 ,i have for a long time been too   
much outwardly engaged4 ,yesterday      
morning ,i spent about three hours in   
the vestry of ,gideon1 to be able to    
have more time for retirement4 ,i meant 
to do the same in the afternoon1 but    
before ,i could leave the house ,i was  

called on1 and thus one person after the
 other came1 till ,i had to go out4     
,thus it has been again today4  ,oct4   
#af4 ,for a long time past brother      
,craik and ,i have felt the importance  
of more pastoral visiting1 and it has   
been one of our greatest trials1 that we
 have been unable to give more time to  
it4 ,this evening we had purposely a    
meeting of the two ,churches1 at which  
brother ,craik and ,i spoke on2 ,i4 ,the
 importance of pastoral visiting4 ,,ii4 
,the particular obstacles which hindered
 us in attending to it4 ,,iii4 ,the     
question whether there was any way of   
removing some of the obstacles4  ,i4 ,as
 to the importance of pastoral visiting1
 the following points were mentioned3   
#a4 ,watching over the saints1 by means 
of visiting them1 to prevent coldness1  
or to recover them from backsliding4 #b4
 ,to counsel and advise them in family  
affairs1 in their business1 and in      
spiritual matters4 #c4 ,to keep up that 
loving familiar intercourse1 which is so

 desirable between the saints and those 
who have the oversight of them4--,these 
visits should be1 if possible1 frequent2
 but in our case there have been several
 obstacles in the way4  ,,ii4 ,the      
particular obstacles in our case are3   
#a4 ,the largeness of the number who are
 in communion with us4 ,one hundred     
would be quite as many as we have       
strength to visit regularly1 and as     
often as would be desirable2 but there  
are nearly #djj in fellowship with us4  
#b4 ,the distance of the houses of the  
saints from our own dwellings1 as many  
live more than two miles of4 #c4 ,the   
,lord's blessing upon our labours4 ,not 
one year has passed away1 since we have 
been in ,bristol1 without more than     
fifty having been added to our number1  
each of whom1 in general1 needed several
 times to be conversed with before being
 admitted into fellowship4 #d4 ,that    
brother ,craik and ,i have each of us   
the care of two churches4 ,at the first 
sight it appears as if the work is thus 

divided1 but the double number of       
meetings1 c41 nearly double the work4   
#e4 ,the mere ruling1 and taking care1  
in general1 of a large body of          
believers1 irrespective of the other    
work1 takes much more time1 and requires
 much more strength1 than the taking    
care of a small body of believers1 as   
we1 by grace1 desire not to allow known 
sin among us4 #f4 ,the position which we
 have in the church at large brings many
 brethren to us who travel through      
,bristol1 who call on us1 or lodge with 
us1 and to whom1 according to the       
,lord's will1 we have to give some time4
 #g4 ,in my own case an extensive       
needful correspondence4 #h4 ,the        
weakness of body on the part of both of 
us4 ,when the preaching is done1--when  
the strangers who lodge with us are     
gone1--when the calls at our house are  
over1--when the needful letters1 however
 briefly1 are written1--when the        
necessary church business is            
settled2--our minds are often so worn   

out1 that we are glad to be quiet4 #i4  
,but suppose we have bodily strength    
remaining after the above things have   
been attended to1 yet the frame of mind 
is not always so1 as that one could     
visit4 ,after having been particularly  
tried by church matters1 which in so    
large a body does not rarely occur1 or  
being cast down in one's own soul1 one  
may be fit for the closet1 but not for  
visiting the saints4 #aj4 ,lastly1 in my
 own case1 no small part of my time is  
taken up by attending to the affairs of 
the ,orphan-,houses1 ,schools1 the      
circulation of the ,scriptures1 the     
aiding ,missionary efforts1 and other   
work connected with the ,scriptural     
,knowledge ,institution4  ,,iii4 ,what  
is to be done under these circumstances8
 #a4 ,in the days of the ,apostles there
 would have been more brethren to take  
the oversight of so large a body as we  
are4 ,the ,lord has not laid upon us a  
burden which is too heavy for us2 ,he is
 not a hard master4 ,it is evident that 

,he does not mean us even to attempt to 
visit all the saints as much as is      
absolutely needful1 and much less as    
frequently as it would be desirable4 ,we
 mention this1 to prevent uncomfortable 
feelings on the part of the dear saints 
under our pastoral care1 who find       
themselves not as much visited as they  
used to be when we came to ,bristol1    
when the number of them was not #gj1 and
 now it is about #djj1 and when in many 
other respects the work in our hands was
 not half so much1 as it is now1 and    
when we had much more bodily strength4  
#b4 it is therefore evident that there  
are other pastors needed2 not nominal   
pastors1 but such as the ,lord has      
called1 to whom ,he has given a pastor's
 heart1 and pastoral gifts4 #c4 ,such   
may be raised up by the ,lord from our  
own number1 or the ,lord may send them  
from elsewhere4 #d4 ,but in the meantime
 we should at least see whether there   
are not helpers among us4 #e4 ,as to the
 work itself1 in order that time may be 

saved1 it appears desirable that the two
 churches1 ,bethesda and ,gideon1 should
 be united into one1 that the breaking  
of bread should be alternately1 and that
 the number of weekly meetings should be
 reduced4  ,oct4 #ba4 ,a few weeks since
 ,i had rented a very large and a very  
cheap house for the ,boys'              
,orphan-,house2 but as the persons who  
lived in that neighbourhood threatened  
the landlord with an action1 on account 
of letting his house for a charitable   
institution1 ,i1 at once1 gave up all   
claim4 ,that which led me to do so1 was 
the word of the ,lord2 ,as much as lieth
 in you1 live peaceably with all men4 ,i
 was quite sure when ,i gave up the     
agreement1 that the ,lord would provide 
other premises4 ,on the same morning    
when this took place1 ,oct4 #e1 the     
,lord1 to show ,his continued           
approbation of the work1 sent #ejl4 by a
 sister1 who is far from being rich1 for
 the furnishing of the ,boys'           
,orphan-,house4 ,now1 today1 the ,lord  

has given me another house for the      
,orphan-,boys1 in the same street1 in   
which the other two ,orphan-,houses are4
 ,thus1 in ,his own time1 ,he has sent  
help in this particular also4 ,indeed in
 everything1 in which ,i have had to    
deal with ,him alone in this work1 ,i   
have never been disappointed4  ,oct4    
#bc4 ,today two young sisters were      
received into fellowship who have been  
in our ,sunday-,school4 ,thus we begin  
now to reap fruit in respect of our     
schools4  ,nov4 #a4 ,our ,bible-,school 
and ,missionary funds having been for   
some time very low1 ,i had been led     
repeatedly to ask the ,lord for a rich  
supply1 and mentioned several times1    
though with submission to ,his will1 the
 sum of #ajjl4 before ,him4 ,however1   
,he seemed not to regard the prayer     
respecting the #ajjl41 but gave to us by
 little and little what was needed4     
,yesterday ,i received a donation of    
#hjl41 and today one of #bjl41 and thus 
,he has kindly given the #ajjl4 ,by this

 means we are able to increase our stock
 of ,bibles1 which has been much reduced
 of late4  ,nov4 #e4 ,last night ,i     
awoke with a great weakness in my head1 
which kept me a good while awake4 ,i at 
last got to sleep by tying a            
handkerchief round my head1 and by thus 
pressing it4 ,today1 however1 though    
weak1 ,i was able to preach1 and that   
with much enjoyment1 especially in the  
evening at ,bethesda4  ,nov4 #f4 ,i feel
 very weak in my head4 ,this evening it 
was settled at a meeting of the two     
churches1 assembling at ,bethesda and   
,gideon ,chapels1 that1 for the reasons 
before given1 the two churches should be
 henceforth united as one4  ,nov4 #g4   
,my head is so weak1 that ,i see it     
absolutely needful to give up the work  
for some time4 ,after ,i had come this  
morning to the conclusion to leave      
,bristol for a while for the purpose of 
quietness1 ,i received an anonymous     
letter from ,ireland with #el4 for my   
own personal expenses1 and thus the     

,lord has kindly supplied me with the   
means for doing so4--,i can work no     
longer1 my head being in such a weak    
stated from continual exertion1 so that 
,i feel now comfortable in going1 though
 scarcely any time could have been1     
humanly speaking1 more unsuitable4 ,the 
,orphan-,house for the ,boys is on the  
point of being opened1 the labourers    
therefore are to be introduced into the 
work2-most important church matters have
 been entered upon and are yet          
unsettled2-but the ,lord knows better1  
and cares for ,his work more than ,i do 
or can4 ,therefore ,i desire to leave   
the matter with ,him1 and ,he graciously
 helps me to do so1 and thus1 in the    
quiet submission to ,his will1 and the  
willingness to leave the work in ,his   
own hands1 ,i have the testimony that ,i
 have not been engaged in my own work   
but in ,his4  ,nov4 #h4 ,this morning ,i
 left ,bristol4 ,when ,i left my house1 
,i knew not what place to go to4 ,all ,i
 knew was1 that ,i must leave ,bristol4 

,a ,bath coach was the first one ,i     
could get1 and ,i took it4 ,my intention
 was1 not to go to brethren1 as ,i      
needed perfect quietness2 but ,i felt so
 uncomfortable at the hotel1 on account 
of the worldliness of the place1 that ,i
 went to see a brother1 who with his    
aunts kindly pressed me to stay with    
them4--,this evening has been a very    
trying season to me4 ,my head has been  
very weak2 ,i have greatly feared lest  
,i should become insane2 but amidst it  
all1 through grace1 my soul is quietly  
resting upon the ,lord4  ,nov4 #ab4     
,lords day4 ,i am still staying in      
,bath4 ,the weakness of my head allowed 
me to attend but one meeting1 and even  
that distressed my head much4  ,nov4    
#ac4 ,i was greatly distressed this     
evening on account of my head4 ,i prayed
 earnestly to be kept from insanity4    
,nov4 #ad4 ,i am rather better in my    
head today4  ,nov4 #ae4 ,i left ,bath1  
and went back to ,bristol1 as ,i felt ,i
 needed more quietness than ,i can have 

in the house of any friends1 being      
continually drawn into conversation1    
which my head cannot bear4  ,nov4 #af4  
,today ,i went to ,weston ,super ,mare1 
to take lodgings for myself and family4 
,a sister sent me this morning #el41 by 
which the ,lord has provided me with the
 means for removing my family4  ,nov4   
#ag4 ,weston ,super ,mare4 ,this evening
 my wife and child1 and our servant     
arrived here4 ,yesterday a sister       
secretly put two sovereigns in my wifes 
pocket book4 ,how kind is the ,lord in  
thus providing us with means according  
to our need6 ,how kind also in having   
just now sent brother ,t4 to take the   
work arising from the ,schools1         
,orphan-,houses1 c41 just as brother ,cr
 was sent two years ago1 shortly before 
,i was completely laid aside6-,today a  
brother sent me information1 that he had
 ordered one hundred pairs of blankets  
to be sent to me1 for distribution among
 the poor4  ,nov4 #bc4 ,my general      
health is pretty good2 my head1 however1

 is no better1 but rather worse4 ,this  
evening ,i was led1 through the         
affliction in my head1 to great         
irritability of temper4 ,of late ,i have
 had afresh painfully to experience in  
myself two things3 #a4 that affliction  
in itself does not lead nearer to ,god4 
#b4 ,that we may have a good deal of    
leisure time and yet fail in profitably 
improving it4 ,often had ,i wished      
within the last months that ,i might    
have more time4 ,now the ,lord has given
 it to me1 but alas6 how little of it is
 improved for prayer4 ,i find it a      
difficult thing1 whilst caring for the  
body1 not to neglect the soul4 ,it seems
 to me much easier to go on altogether  
regardless of the body1 in the service  
of the ,lord1 than to take care of the  
body1 in the time of sickness1 and not  
to neglect the soul1 especially in an   
affliction like my present one1 when the
 head allows but little reading or      
thinking4-,what a blessed prospect to be
 delivered from this wretched evil      

nature6 ,i can say nothing respecting   
this day1 and this evening in           
particular1 but that ,i am a wretched   
man4  ,nov4 #bd4 ,i am now quite sure   
that ,i want more than mere quiet and   
change of air1 even medical advice4 ,my 
general health seems improved through my
 stay at ,weston1 but the disease in my 
head is increased4 ,i have had many     
distressing moments since ,i have been  
at ,weston1 on account of fearing that  
my disease may be the forerunner of     
insanity2 yet ,god has in mercy         
sustained me1 and enabled me1 in some   
small measure1 notwithstanding my great 
sinfulness1 to realize the blessing of  
being in ,christ1 and therefore secure  
for ever4  ,nov4 #be4 ,we returned to   
,bristol4 ,i was at peace1 being able to
 cast myself upon the ,lord respecting  
the calamity which ,i feared4 ,this     
evening ,i saw a kind physician and     
surgeon1 who told me that the disease is
 either a tendency of blood to the head1
 or that the nerves of the head are in a

 disordered state4 ,they also told me   
that ,i had not the least reason to fear
 insanity4 ,how little grateful is my   
soul for this6  ,nov4 #bi4 ,i am no     
better4 ,a sister sent me today #el4    
also a pickled tongue1 fowls1 cakes1 and
 beautiful grapes were sent to me4 ,my  
cup1 as to temporal mercies1 runs       
over4-,one of the ,orphan children died 
while ,i was at ,weston ,super ,mare4   
,there is reason to believe that she    
died in the faith4  ,nov4 #cj4 ,i am not
 any better4 ,i have written to my      
father1 perhaps1 for the last time4 ,all
 is well1 all will be well1 all cannot  
but be well2 because ,i am in ,christ4  
,how precious that now1 in this my      
sickness1 ,i have not to seek after the 
,lord1 but have already found ,him4     
,dec4 #a4 ,by the mercy of ,god my head 
is somewhat relieved4 ,my liver is in a 
most inactive state1 which1 as my kind  
medical attendants tell me1 has created 
the pressure on the top of the head1 and
 through the inactivity of the liver1   

the whole system having been weakened1  
and my mental exertions having been     
continued1 the nerves of the head have  
greatly suffered in consequence4-,this  
evening was sent to me1 anonymously1    
from a distance1 #el4 for my own present
 necessities4 ,the letter was only      
signed ,f4 ,w4-,a sister1 a stranger1   
gave to my wife #al4 ,thus the ,lord    
remembers our increased expenditure in  
consequence of my affliction1 and sends 
to us accordingly4  ,dec4 #d4 ,yesterday
 ,i met with the brethren for the       
breaking of bread4 ,today ,i am not so  
well4 ,every time that ,i meet with     
them1 the nerves of my head are excited1
 and ,i am worse afterwards4 ,a sister  
from ,barnstaple sent us #al4 l#es4     
,dec4 #h4 ,my head is not so well as at 
the end of last week4 ,i find it        
difficult to be in ,bristol and not to  
exert my mind4 ,prayer and the reading  
of the ,word ,i can bear better than any
 thing4 ,may the ,lord give me grace to 
pray more6 ,i see as yet scarcely a     

single reason1 so far as ,i myself am   
concerned1 why the ,lord should remove  
this affliction from me4 ,i do not find 
myself more conformed to the mind of    
,jesus by it4  ,dec4 #i4 ,two years ago 
this day1 ,i stated my intention of     
establishing an ,orphan-,house1 if ,god 
should permit4 ,what has ,god wrought   
since6 #ge orphans are now under our    
care1 and #ba more we can receive4      
,several more are daily expected4       
,during the last twelvemonth the        
expenses have been about #gdjl41 and the
 income about #hdjl4 ,in addition to    
this1 about #djjl4 has been expended    
upon the ,schools1 the circulation of   
the ,scriptures1 and in aiding          
,missionary purposes4 ,more than #aajjl4
 therefore we have needed during the    
past year1 and our good ,lord has       
supplied all1 without one single person 
having been asked for any thing4  ,dec4 
#ab4 ,today the hundred pairs of        
blankets arrived4 ,how kind of the ,lord
 to give us the privilege of being      

instrumental in providing1 in this      
respect1 for some of the poor1 both     
among the saints and in the world6 ,this
 donation came in most seasonably1 as1  
on inquiring into the circumstances of  
some of the poor1 most affecting cases  
of distress were discovered1 on account 
of the want of blankets4 ,may the ,lord 
give me grace to deny myself1 in order  
to provide for the necessities of the   
poor6 ,how much may be done even by a   
little self-denial6 ,lord1 help me6-,the
 blankets were of a very good quality4  
,it is a ,christlike spirit in supplying
 the necessities of the poor1 not to ask
 how little will do for them1 but how   
richly may ,i possibly supply their     
need4  ,dec4 #ad4 ,a sister1 who a short
 time since had given me #el4 for my own
 personal expenses1 gave me another #el4
 today4 ,how very kind is the ,lord in  
providing so abundantly for us1 and     
giving us far more than we need6  ,dec4 
#af4 ,my head is not at all better1 but 
rather worse4 ,my medical attendants    

have today changed the medicine4 ,but   
however kind and skillful they are1     
however nourishing the food which ,i    
take1 however much ,i seek to refrain   
from over-exertion1 and however much ,i 
take exercise in the air3-till ,thou1 my
 great ,physician1 ,thou1 ,creator of   
the ,universe1 ,lord ,jesus1 dost       
restore me1 ,i shall be laid aside6-,i  
have been working a little during the   
last fortnight1 but only a little4      
,dec4 #ag4-,lords day4 ,this morning ,i 
saw the #cb orphan girls1 who are above 
seven years old1 pass under my window1  
to go to the chapel4 ,when ,i saw these 
dear children in their clean dresses1   
and their comfortable warm cloaks2 and  
when ,i saw them walking orderly under  
the care of a sister to the chapel2 ,i  
felt grateful to ,god that ,i had been  
made the instrument of providing for    
them1 seeing that they are all better   
off1 both as it regards temporal and    
spiritual things1 than if they were at  
the places from whence they were taken4 

,i felt1 that1 to bring about such a    
sight1 was worth the labour not only of 
many days1 but of many months1 or years4
 ,i felt that it answered all the       
arguments of some of my friends who say 
you do too much4  ,dec4 #bd4 ,this is   
the seventh ,lords day that ,i have been
 laid aside4-,this day ,i determine1 by 
the help of ,god1 no more to send       
letters in parcels1 because ,i now      
clearly see that it is against the laws 
of the country1 and it becomes me1 as a 
disciple of ,jesus1 in every respect to 
submit myself to the ,government1 in so 
far as ,i am not called upon to do any  
thing contrary to the word of ,god4     
,dec4 #bf4 ,today the same brother who  
sent me the hundred pairs of blankets1  
sent me #ajjl4 to purchase as many more 
blankets as ,i can satisfactorily       
distribute4  ,dec4 #bi4 ,applications   
for the admission of orphans become more
 and more numerous4 ,almost daily fresh 
cases are brought before us4 ,there are 
already as many applications for        

,orphan-,girls above seven years as     
would fill another house4 ,there are    
also many more ,infant-,orphans applied 
for than we can take in4 ,truly this is 
a large field of labour6  ,dec4 #ca4    
,this is the eighth ,lords day since ,i 
have been kept from ministering in the  
,word1 nor did ,i think it well1 on     
account of my head1 to go to any of the 
meetings today4 ,whether ,i am really   
getting better ,i know not1 yet ,i hope 
,i am4 ,my head is yet much affected1   
though my liver seems somewhat more     
active4-,this morning ,i greatly        
dishonoured the ,lord by irritability1  
manifested towards my dear wife1 and    
that almost immediately after ,i had    
been on my knees before ,god1 praising  
,him for having given me such a wife4   
,,review ,,of ,,the ,,year #ahcg4    ,i4
 ,there are now #ha children in the     
three ,orphan-,houses1 and nine brethren
 and sisters who have the care of them4 
,ninety1 therefore1 daily sit down to   
table4 ,lord look on the necessities of 

,thy servant6  ,,ii4 ,the schools       
require as much help as before2 nay1    
more1 particularly the ,sunday ,school1 
in which there are at present about #cbj
 children1 and in the ,day ,schools     
about #cej4-,lord1 ,thy servant is a    
poor man2 but he has trusted in ,thee1  
and made his boast in ,thee1 before the 
sons of men2 therefore let him not be   
confounded6 ,let it not be said1 all    
this is enthusiasm1 and therefore it is 
come to nought4  ,,iii4 ,my temporal    
supplies have been3-  #a4 ,by the       
,freewill ,offerings through the boxes  
#adi #ahs4 #f #a_/b;d4  #b4 ,by         
,presents in money1 from believers in   
and out of ,bristol #gg #ds4 #j;d4  #c4 
,by ,presents in clothes1 provisions1   
c41 which were worth to us at least #be 
#js4 #j;d4  #d4 ,by ,money through      
family connexion #de #js4 #j;d4  #e4 ,we
 have been living half free of rent1    
whereby we have saved at least #aj #js4 
#j;d4  ,altogether #cjg #bs4 #f #a_/b;d4
    ,i have purposely given here again1 

as at the close of the former years1 a  
statement of the supplies which the     
,lord has been pleased to send me during
 this year1 because ,i delight in       
showing1 both to the world and to the   
church1 how kind a ,master ,i have      
served even as to temporal blessings1   
and how so plainly in my ease the ,lord 
has displayed the truth of that word    
,whosoever believeth on ,him shall not  
be confounded1 not merely by providing  
the means for ,his work in my hands1 but
 also by providing for the necessities  
of myself and family4    ,january #a1   
#ahch4 ,through the good hand of our    
,god upon me1 ,i have been brought to   
the beginning of an other year4 ,may ,he
 in mercy grant that it may be spent    
more in ,his service than any previous  
year6 ,may ,i1 through the indwelling of
 the ,holy ,spirit1 be more conformed to
 the image of ,his ,son1 than has been  
the case hitherto6-,last night the      
brethren had a prayer meeting at        
,gideon1 after the preaching was over1  

and continued till half-past twelve in  
prayer2 but ,i was unable to be present4
  ,jan4 #b4 ,during the last night      
thieves broke into our house1 and into  
the school-room of ,gideon ,chapel4     
,being stopped by a second strong door1 
in my house1 or rather being prevented  
from going any further by our loving    
,father1 who did not allow the hedge    
which ,he has set round about us1 at    
this time1 to be broken through1 nothing
 was missing1 except some cold meat1    
which they took out of the house4-,they 
broke open several boxes in ,gideon     
school-room1 but took nothing4 ,they    
left some of the bones1 the meat being  
cut off1 in one of the boxes in ,gideon 
school-room1 and hung up another in a   
tree in our garden4 ,so depraved is man 
naturally when left to himself1 that he 
not only steals his fellowmans property1
 but also makes sport of the sin6 ,how  
merciful that ,god has protected us6 ,my
 mind was peaceful when ,i heard the    
news this morning1 thanking ,god from my

 heart for preservation1 and considering
 it as an answer to prayer1 which had   
been many times put up to ,him1 during  
these last years1 respecting thieves4   
,jan4 #f4 ,i feel very little better in 
my head1 though my general health seems 
improved2 but my kind physician says ,i 
am much better1 and advises me now      
change of air4 ,i am most reluctant to  
go1 though on two former occasions when 
,i used change of air1 in ,august #ahbi 
at ,exmouth1 and in #ahce at ,niton in  
the ,isle of ,wight1 the ,lord          
abundantly blessed me in doing so1 both 
bodily and spiritually4 ,this evening a 
sister who resides about fifty miles    
from hence1 and who is therefore quite  
unacquainted with the medical advice    
given to me this morning1 sent me #ael4 
for the express purpose of change of    
air1 and wrote that she felt assured1   
from having been similarly afflicted1   
that nothing would do me so much good1  
humanly speaking1 as quiet and change of
 air4 ,how wonderfully does ,god work6  

,i have thus the means of carrying into 
effect my physicians advice4-,today ,i  
heard of a most remarkable case of      
conversion through the instrumentality  
of my ,narrative4  ,jan4 #g4 ,this is   
the ninth ,lords day that ,i have been  
kept from ministering in the ,word4 ,my 
head is in a distressing state1 and1 as 
far as ,i can judge1 as bad as ever4 ,it
 seems to me more and more clear that   
the nerves are affected4 ,my affliction 
is connected with a great tendency to   
irritability of temper2 yea1 with some  
satanic feeling1 foreign to me even     
naturally4 ,o ,lord1 mercifully keep    
,thy servant from openly dishonouring   
,thy name6 ,rather take me soon home to 
,thyself6  ,jan4 #aj4 ,today ,i went    
with my family to ,trowbridge4  ,jan4   
#ab4 ,trowbridge4 ,this evening ,i      
commenced reading ,whitfields life1     
written by ,mr4 ,philip4  ,jan4 #ac4 ,i 
have already received blessings through 
,whitfields life4 ,his great success in 
preaching the ,gospel is evidently to be

 ascribed1 instrumentally1 to his great 
prayerfulness1 and his reading the      
,bible on his knees4 ,i have known the  
importance of this for years2 ,i have   
practiced it a little1 but far too      
little4 ,i have had more communion with 
,god today than ,i have had1 at least   
generally1 for some time past4  ,jan4   
#ad4 ,lords day4 ,i have1 continued     
reading ,whitfields life4 ,god has again
 blessed it to my soul4 ,i have spent   
several hours in prayer today1 and read 
on my knees1 and prayed for two hours   
over ,psalm lxiii4 ,god has blessed my  
soul much today4 ,i have been fighting  
together with the armies of ,jesus1     
though this is the tenth ,lords day     
since ,i have been kept from preaching1 
and though ,i have not assembled with   
the brethren here1 on account of my     
head4 ,my soul is now brought into that 
state1 that ,i delight myself in the    
will of ,god1 as it regards my health4  
,yea1 ,i can now say1 from my heart1 ,i 
would not have this disease removed till

 ,god1 through it1 has bestowed the     
blessing for which it was sent4 ,he has 
drawn out my soul much yesterday and    
today4 ,lord1 continue ,thy goodness1   
and fill me with love6 ,i long1 more    
fully to glorify ,god2 not so much by   
outward activity1 as by inward          
conformity to the image of ,jesus4 ,what
 hinders ,god1 to make of one1 so vile  
as ,i am1 another ,whitfield8 ,surely1  
,god could bestow as much grace upon me1
 as ,he did upon him4 ,o1 my ,lord1 draw
 me closer and closer to ,thyself1 that 
,i may run after ,thee6-,i desire1 if   
,god should restore me again for the    
ministry of the ,word 7and this ,i      
believe ,he will do soon1 judging from  
the state in which ,he has now brought  
my soul1 though ,i have been worse in   
health the last eight days1 than for    
several weeks previously71 that my      
preaching may be more than ever the     
result of earnest prayer and much       
meditation1 and that ,i may so walk with
 ,god1 that out of my belly may flow    

rivers of living water4 ,but alas6 if   
the grace of ,god prevent not1 one day  
more1 and the rich blessings1 which ,he 
has bestowed upon my soul yesterday and 
today1 will all vanish2 but again1 if   
,he favours me 7and oh6 may ,he do it71 
,i shall go from strength to strength1  
and ,i and the saints in ,bristol shall 
have abundant reason to praise ,god for 
this my illness4  ,jan4 #ae4 ,i have had
 since yesterday afternoon less         
suffering in my head than for the last  
eight days6 though it is even now far   
from being well4 ,i have still an inward
 assurance1 on account of the spiritual 
blessings which the ,lord has granted to
 me1 that through this affliction ,he is
 only purifying me for ,his blessed     
service1 and that ,i shall be soon      
restored to the work4-,today1 also1 ,god
 has continued to me fervency of spirit1
 which ,i have now enjoyed for three    
days following4 ,he has today1 also1    
drawn out my soul into much real        
communion with ,himself1 and into holy  

desires to be more conformed to ,his    
dear ,son4 ,when ,god gives a spirit of 
prayer1 how easy then to pray6          
,nevertheless it was given to me in the 
use of the means1 as ,i fell on my knees
 last ,saturday1 to read ,his ,word with
 meditation1 and to turn it into prayer4
 ,today ,i spent about three hours in   
prayer over ,ps4 lxiv4 and lxv4 ,in     
reference to that precious word6 ,o thou
 that hearest prayer1 7,ps4 lxv4 #b47 ,i
 asked the ,lord the following          
petitions1 and entreated ,him to record 
them in heaven and to answer them4  #a4 
,that ,he would give me grace to glorify
 ,him by a submissive and patient spirit
 under my affliction4  #b4 ,that1 as ,i 
was enabled now1 and only now from my   
heart1 to praise ,god for this          
affliction1 ,he would not remove ,his   
hand from me1 until ,he had qualified me
 for ,his work more than ,i have been   
hitherto4  #c4 ,that ,he would be       
pleased to grant1 that the work of      
conversion1 through the instrumentality 

of brother ,craik and myself1 might not 
cease1 but go on as much now as when we 
first came to ,bristol1 yea1 more       
abundantly than even then4  #d4 ,that   
,he would be pleased to give more real  
spiritual prosperity to the church under
 our care1 than ever we have as yet     
enjoyed4  #e4 ,having praised ,him for  
the sale of so many copies of my        
,narrative in so short a time1 ,i       
entreated ,him to cause every copy to be
 disposed of4  #f4 ,i asked ,him to     
continue to let ,his rich blessing rest 
upon this little work1 and more         
abundantly1 so that many may be         
converted through it1 and many of the   
children of ,god truly benefited by it2 
and that thus ,i might now be speaking  
through it1 though laid aside from      
active service4  #g4 ,i asked ,him for  
,his blessing1 in the way of conversion1
 to rest upon the ,orphans1 and upon the
 ,sunday and ,day-,school children under
 our care4  #h4 ,i asked ,him for means 
to carry on these ,institutions1 and to 

enlarge them4  ,these are some of the   
petitions which ,i have asked of my ,god
 this evening in connexion with this    
,his own word4 ,i believe ,he has heard 
me4 ,i believe ,he will make it         
manifest1 in ,his own good time1 that   
,he has heard me2 and ,i have recorded  
these my petitions this #adth day of    
,january1 #ahch1 that1 when ,god has    
answered them1 ,he may get1 through     
this1 glory to ,his name4-,whilst       
writing this second part1 ,i add to the 
praise of the ,lord1 and for the        
encouragement of the children of ,god1  
that petitions #d1 #e1 #f1 #g1 and #h1  
have been fully answered1 and the other 
petitions1 likewise1 in part4  ,jan4    
#af1 ,tuesday4 ,a blessed day4 ,how very
 good is the ,lord6 ,fervency of spirit1
 through ,his grace1 is continued to me1
 though this morning1 but for the help  
of ,god1 ,i should have lost it again4  
,the weather has been very cold for     
several days2 but today ,i suffered     
much1 either because it was colder than 

before1 or because ,i felt it more1     
owing to the weakness of my body1 and   
having taken so much medicine4 ,i arose 
from my knees1 and stirred the fire2 but
 ,i still remained very cold4 ,i was a  
little irritated by this4 ,i moved to   
another part of the room1 but felt the  
cold still more4 ,at last1 having prayed
 for some time1 ,i was obliged to rise  
up1 and take a walk to promote          
circulation4 ,i now entreated the ,lord 
on my walk1 that this circumstance might
 not be permitted to rob me of the      
precious communion which ,i have had    
with ,him the last three days2 for this 
was the object at which ,satan aimed4 ,i
 confessed also my sin of irritability  
on account of the cold1 and sought to   
have my conscience cleansed through the 
blood of ,jesus4 ,he had mercy upon me1 
my peace was restored2 and when ,i      
returned ,i sought the ,lord again in   
prayer1 and had uninterrupted communion 
with ,him4 ,i have purposely mentioned  
the above circumstance1 in detail1 in   

order to show1 how the most trivial     
causes may operate in suddenly robbing  
one of the enjoyment of most blessed    
communion with ,god4 ,i have been       
enabled to pray for several hours this  
day4 ,the subject of my meditation has  
been ,psalm lxvi4--,verses #aj1 #aa1 and
 #ab1 are particularly applicable to my 
present circumstances4 ,god has already1
 through the instrumentality of this my 
affliction1 brought me into a wealthy   
place1 and ,i believe ,he will bless my 
soul yet more and more4-,i do not       
remember any time1 when ,i have had more
 fervency of spirit in connexion with   
such a desire to overcome every thing   
that is hateful in the sight of ,god1   
and with such an earnestness to be fully
 conformed to the image of ,jesus4      
,truly1 ,i have reason to apply to      
myself verse #af1 and tell what ,god has
 done for my soul4--,verse #ah also ,i  
can take to myself4 ,i do not regard    
iniquity in my heart1 but it is upright 
before ,him1 through ,his grace1 and    

therefore ,god does hear my             
prayers4--,what has ,god done for me1 in
 comparing this #afth of ,january #ahch 
with the #afth of ,january #ahbj1 the   
day on which my dear mother died4--,i   
have also resolved this day1 if the     
,lord should restore me again1 to have  
an especial meeting at the chapel once a
 week1 or once a fortnight1 with the    
,orphan and ,day-,school children1 for  
the purpose of reading the ,scriptures  
with them4-,my heart has been drawn out 
in prayer for many things1 especially   
that the ,lord would create in me a holy
 earnestness to win souls1 and a greater
 compassion for ruined sinners4 ,for    
this ,i have been quickened through     
reading onward in ,whitfields life4     
,jan4 #ag4 ,the ,lord is yet merciful to
 me4 ,i enjoy fervency of spirit4 ,my   
soul has been again repeatedly led out  
in prayer this day1 and that for a      
considerable time4--,i have read on my  
knees1 with prayer and meditation1      
,psalm lxviii4,verse #e ,a ,father of   

the fatherless1 one of the titles of    
,jehovah1 has been an especial blessing 
to me1 with reference to the ,orphans4  
,the truth1 which is contained in this1 
,i never realized so much as today4 ,by 
the help of ,god1 this shall be my      
argument before ,him1 respecting the    
,orphans1 in the hour of need4 ,he is   
their ,father1 and therefore has pledged
 ,himself1 as it were1 to provide for   
them1 and to care for them2 and ,i have 
only to remind ,him of the need of these
 poor children1 in order to have it     
supplied4 ,my soul is still more        
enlarged respecting ,orphans4 ,this word
 a ,father of the fatherless1 contains  
enough encouragement to cast thousands  
of ,orphans1 with all their need1 upon  
the loving heart of ,god4--,my head has 
been again in a distressing state today2
 my soul1 however1 is in peace4 ,may    
,god in mercy continue to me fervency of
 spirit6  ,january #ah to ,february #b4 
,during this time ,i continued still at 
,trowbridge4 ,i was1 on the whole1 very 

happy1 and habitually at peace1 and had 
repeatedly much communion with ,god2 but
 still ,i had not the same earnestness  
in prayer1 nor did ,i1 in other         
respects1 enjoy the same degree of      
fervency of spirit1 with which the ,lord
 had favoured me for several days       
previous to this period4,while the      
considerable degree of fervency of      
spirit1 which ,i had had1 was altogether
 the gift of ,god1 still ,i have to     
ascribe to myself the loss of it4 ,it is
 remarkable1 that the same book1        
,whitfields ,life1 which was            
instrumental in stirring me up to seek  
after such a frame of heart1 was also   
instrumental in depriving me of it1 in  
some measure1 afterwards4 ,i once or    
twice read that book when ,i ought to   
have read the ,bible on my knees1 and   
thus was robbed of a blessing4          
,nevertheless1 on the whole1 even this  
period was a good season4--,my health   
being not at all improved1 it seemed    
best that ,i should give up all medicine

 for a while1 and take a tour2 on which 
account ,i left ,trowbridge today and   
went to ,bath1 with the object of going 
from thence to ,oxford4 ,i had grace    
today to confess the ,lord ,jesus on my 
way from ,trowbridge to ,bath1 as also  
twice1 lately1 in going from ,trowbridge
 to ,bristol2 but ,i was also twice     
silent4 ,oh that my heart may be filled 
with the love of ,jesus1 in order that  
it maybe filled with love for perishing 
sinners6  ,feb4 #c4 ,i left ,bath this  
morning1 and arrived in the evening at  
,oxford1 where ,i was very kindly       
received by brother and sister ----1 and
 the sisters ----4  ,feb4 #g4 ,oxford4  
,i had been praying repeatedly yesterday
 and the day before1 that the ,lord     
would be pleased to guide me1 whether ,i
 should leave this place or not2 but    
could not see it clearly to be ,his will
 that ,i should do so1 and therefore    
determined to stay4 ,now1 as ,i am able 
to have a quiet horse1 ,i shall try     
horse exercise1 if it may please the    

,lord to bless that to the benefit of my
 health4  ,feb4 #aj4 ,i have had horse  
exercise for the last three days1 but   
the horse is now ill4 ,mine hour is not 
yet come1 is the ,lords voice to me in  
this little circumstance4  ,feb4 #aa4   
,this morning ,i was directed to read   
,proverbs iii4 #e-ab1 having just a few 
minutes to fill up before breakfast4 ,i 
was particularly struck with those      
words3 ,neither be weary of ,his        
correction4 ,i have not been allowed to 
despise the chastening of the ,lord1 but
 ,i begin1 now and then1 to feel        
somewhat weary of ,his correction4 ,o   
,lord1 have mercy upon ,thy poor        
unworthy servant6 ,thou knowest1 that1  
after the inner man1 ,i desire patiently
 to bear this affliction1 and not to    
have it removed till it has done its    
work in me1 and yielded the peaceable   
fruits of righteousness4 ,but ,thou     
knowest also what a trial it is to me to
 continue the life ,i am now living4    
,help1 ,lord1 according to my need6  ,on

 ,feb4 #hth ,i sent a letter to the     
church in ,bristol1 which1 having been  
preserved1 ,i give here in print1 as it 
shows the way in which the ,lord dealt  
with me during and through the          
instrumentality of the affliction1 and  
which1 with ,his blessing1 may lead one 
or other of the children of ,god who are
 in trial1 quietly to wait for the end1 
and to look out for blessings to be     
bestowed upon them through the          
instrumentality of the trial4    ,to the
 ,saints1 united together in            
,fellowship1 and assembling at ,bethesda
 and ,gideon ,chapels1 ,bristol4        
,trowbridge1 ,feb4 #a1 #ahch4  ,dear    
,brethren1  ,twelve weeks have passed   
away1 since ,i last ministered among    
you4 ,i should have written to you      
repeatedly1 during that period1 had ,i  
not thought it better to put aside every
 mental occupation which could be       
deferred1 as my head is unfit for mental
 exertion2 but ,i would now rather write
 a few lines1 than appear unmindful of  

you4 ,you are dear to me2 yea1 so dear1 
that ,i desire to live and die with you1
 if our ,lord permit2 and why should ,i 
not tell you so by letter8 ,i will      
write1 then1 as a token of brotherly    
remembrance and of love towards you2 and
 may it be a means of quickening you to 
prayer on my behalf4  ,in looking back  
upon my past life1 ,i know not where to 
begin1 and where to end1 in making      
mention of the ,lords mercies4 ,his     
long-suffering towards me in the days of
 my unregeneracy cannot be described4   
,you know a little of my sinful life1   
before ,i was brought to the ,lord2     
still you know but very little4 ,if1    
however1 ,i have much reason to praise  
,god for ,his mercies towards me in     
those days1 ,i have more abundant reason
 to admire ,his gentleness1             
long-suffering1 and faithfulness towards
 me since ,i have known ,him4 ,he has   
step by step led me on1 and ,he has not 
broken the bruised reed4 ,his gentleness
 towards me has been great indeed1 very 

great4 7,brethren1 let us follow ,god1  
in dealing gently with each other67 ,he 
has borne with my coldness1             
half-heartedness1 and backsliding4 ,in  
the midst of it all1 ,he has treated me 
as ,his child4 ,how can ,i sufficiently 
praise ,him for this long-suffering8    
7,brethren1 let us imitate our ,father1 
let us bear long1 and suffer long with  
each other67 ,he has been always the    
same gracious1 kind1 loving ,father1    
,friend1 ,supporter1 ,teacher1          
,comforter1 and all in all to me1 as ,he
 was at the beginning4 ,no variableness 
has been found in ,him towards me1      
though ,i have again and again provoked 
,him4 ,i say this to my shame4          
7,brethren1 let us seek to be faithful1 
in the ,lord1 towards each other6 ,let  
us seek to love each other in the truth1
 and for the truths sake1 without       
variableness6 ,it is easy1              
comparatively1 to begin to love2 but it 
requires much watchfulness1 not to grow 
weary in love1 when little or no love is

 returned2 yea1 when we are unkindly    
treated1 instead of being loved4 ,but as
 our gracious1 faithful ,god1           
notwithstanding all our variableness1   
loves us without change1 so should we1  
,his children1 love each other4 ,lord1  
help us so to do67  ,besides this       
gentleness1 long-suffering1 and         
faithfulness1 which the ,lord has       
manifested towards me1 and which ,i have
 experienced in common with you all1 the
 ,lord has bestowed upon me peculiar    
blessings and privileges4 ,one of the   
chief is1 that ,he has condescended to  
call me for the ministry of ,his word4  
,how can ,i praise ,him sufficiently for
 this6 ,one who was such a sinner1 such 
a servant of ,satan1 so fit for hell1 so
 deserving of everlasting destruction1  
was not merely cleansed from sin and    
made a child of ,god through faith in   
the ,lord ,jesus1 and thus fitted for   
heaven1 and did not merely receive the  
sure promise that he should have eternal
 glory2 but was also called unto1 and1  

in a measure1 qualified for the         
expounding of the word of ,god4 ,i      
magnify ,him for this honour6-,but more 
than this4 ,more than eleven years1 with
 very little interruption1 have ,i been 
allowed1 more or less1 to preach the    
,word4 ,my soul does magnify the ,lord  
for this6 ,more still4 ,the ,lord has   
condescended to use me as an instrument 
in converting many sinners1 and1 in a   
measure at least1 in benefiting many of 
,his children4 ,for this honour ,i do   
now praise ,god1 and shall praise ,him  
not merely as long as ,i live1 but as   
long as ,i have a being4 ,but ,i do not 
stop here4 ,i have many other reasons to
 speak well of the ,lord1 but ,i would  
only mention one4 ,it is my present     
affliction4 ,yes1 my present affliction 
is among the many things1 for which ,i  
have very much reason to praise ,god2   
and ,i do praise ,him for it4 ,before   
you1 before the whole church of ,christ1
 and before the world would ,i confess  
that ,god has dealt in very kindness    

towards me in this affliction4 ,i own1  
,i have not borne it without impatience 
and fretfulness2 ,i own1 ,i have been   
several times overcome by irritability  
of temper on account of it2 but         
nevertheless1 after the inner man1 ,i   
praise ,god for the affliction1 and ,i  
do desire from my heart1 that it may    
truly benefit me1 and that it may not be
 removed till the end has been answered1
 for which it has been sent4 ,god has   
blessed me in this trial1 and is still  
blessing me4--,as ,i know you love me1  
7unworthy as ,i am of it71 and feel     
interested about me1 ,i mention a few of
 the many mercies with which ,god has   
favoured me during these twelve weeks4  
#a4 ,at the commencement of my illness1 
when my head was affected in a manner   
quite new to me1 and when thus it       
continued day after day1 ,i feared lest 
,i should lose my reason4--,this created
 more real internal suffering than ever 
,i had known before4 ,but our gracious  
,lord supported me4 ,his precious gospel

 was full of comfort to me4 ,all1 all   
will be well1 was invariably the        
conclusion1 the conclusion grounded upon
 ,scripture1 to which ,i came2 yea1 all 
will be well with me eternally1 though  
the heaviest of all earthly trials      
should coins upon me1 even that of dying
 in a state of insanity4--,i was once   
near death1 as ,i then thought1 nearly  
nine years ago3 ,i was full of comfort  
at that time2 but to be comfortable1--to
 be able quietly to repose upon ,god1   
with the prospect of an affliction      
before one1 such as ,i have now         
mentioned1--is more than to be          
comfortable in the prospect of death1 at
 least for a believer4--,now1 is it not 
well to be afflicted1 in order to obtain
 such an experience8 ,and have ,i not   
reason1 therefore1 to thank ,god for    
this affliction8    ,oxford1 ,feb4 #f1  
#ahch4  ,when ,i began to write the     
foregoing lines1 beloved brethren1 ,i   
intended to write but very briefly2 but 
as ,i love you1 and as ,i have abundant 

reason to magnify the ,lord1 my pen ran 
on1 till my head would follow no        
longer4--,i go on now to mention some   
other mercies which the ,lord has       
bestowed upon me1 through my present    
affliction4  #b4 ,through being deprived
 for so long a time of the privilege of 
preaching the ,word to sinners and      
saints1 the ,lord has been pleased to   
create in me a longing for this blessed 
work1 and to give me at the same time to
 feel the importance of it1 in a degree 
in which ,i never had experienced it    
before4 ,thus the ,lord has fitted me   
somewhat more for ,his work1 by laying  
me aside from it4 ,good therefore is the
 ,lord1 and kind indeed1 in disabling me
 from preaching4 ,great has been my     
trial1 after the self-willed old nature1
 not to be able to preach2 and long ere 
this1 unfit as ,i was for it1 ,i should 
have resumed the work1 had ,i followed  
my own will2 but hitherto have ,i       
considered it most for the glory of     
,god1 quietly to refrain from outward   

service1 in order to glorify ,him by    
patient submission1 till my ,lord shall 
be pleased to condescend to call ,his   
servant forth again for active          
engagements4 ,and then1 ,i know1 ,he    
will give me grace1 cheerfully to go    
back to the delightful service of       
pointing sinners to the ,lamb of ,god1  
and of feeding the church4  #c4 ,through
 this affliction ,i have known          
experimentally in a higher degree than  
,i knew it before1 how1 if obliged to   
refrain from active service1 one can    
nevertheless as really and truly help   
the armies of ,jesus1 through secret    
prayer1 as if one were actively engaged 
in the proclamation of the truth4--,this
 point brings to my mind a truth1 of    
which we all need to be reminded        
frequently1 even this1 that at all      
times1 and under all circumstances1 we  
may really and truly serve the ,lord1   
and fight for ,his kingdom1 by seeking  
to manifest ,his mind1 and by giving    
ourselves to prayer4  #d4 ,through the  

instrumentality of this affliction the  
,lord has been pleased to show me1 how  
,i may lay out myself more fully for    
,his service in the proclamation of ,his
 truth2 and1 by ,his grace1 if ever     
restored for active service1 ,i purpose 
to practice what ,he has shown me4  #e4 
,through being deprived so much from    
meeting with the brethren as ,i have    
been these thirteen weeks1 ,i have      
learned somewhat more to value this     
privilege than ,i did before4 ,for as my
 head has been much affected1 even      
through one meeting on the ,lords day1  
,i have seen how highly ,i ought to have
 prized the days1 when twice or thrice  
,i could meet with the saints1 without  
suffering from it4--,bear with me1      
brethren1 when ,i beseech you1 highly to
 esteem the opportunities of assembling 
yourselves together4 ,precede them with 
prayer2 for only in as much as you do   
so1 have you a right to expect a        
blessing from them4 ,seek to treasure   
up1 not merely in your memory1 but in   

your heart1 the truths which you hear2  
for soon you may be deprived of these   
privileges1 and soon you may be called  
upon to practice what you hear4         
,brethren1 let us not learn the         
greatness of our privileges1 by being   
deprived of them4--  ,i also delight in 
mentioning some of the particulars in   
which the ,lords kindness to me has     
appeared in this affliction1 and whereby
 ,he has shown1 that ,he does not lay   
more on us1 than is absolutely needful4 
#a4 ,you know1 that since ,may1 #ahcf1  
,i was able to walk but little4 ,this   
infirmity the ,lord entirely removed1   
just before ,i became afflicted in my   
head4 ,this was exceedingly kind2 for   
air and exercise are the only means1    
which almost immediately relieve my     
head4 ,how much greater would have been 
the affliction1 had ,i not been able to 
walk about in the air6-,truly1 ,he      
stayeth ,his rough wind1 in the day of  
,his east wind4 ,i delight in pointing  
out the gentleness of the stroke4       

,oxford1 ,feb4 #g1 #ahch4  #b4 ,the     
,lord might have chosen to confine me to
 my bed1 and kept me there in much pain 
these thirteen weeks1 for the sake of   
teaching me the lessons which ,he       
purposes me to learn through this       
affliction2 instead of this1 the pain in
 my head has been so slight1 that it    
would not be worth mentioning1 were it  
not connected with a weakness of the    
mental faculties1 which allows of but   
little exertion4  #c4 ,further1 it might
 have pleased the ,lord to incapacitate 
me altogether for active service1 but   
instead of this1 ,he has still allowed  
me1 in some small measure1 to help by my
 judgment in some church matters1 to    
write some letters in ,his service1 to  
speak now and then a word to believers  
for the furtherance of their faith1 and 
to confess ,his name repeatedly before  
unconverted persons1 with whom ,i have  
met on my journeys4 ,besides all this1  
,i have had strength for other work     
connected with the kingdom of ,jesus    

,christ4  #d4 ,in one other point the   
,lord has been especially gracious to   
me1 in that1 while ,i have been unable  
to preach1 unable to write or read much1
 or even to converse for any length of  
time with the brethren1 ,he has allowed 
me always sufficient strength for as    
much secret prayer as ,i desired4 ,even 
praying with others has been often      
trying to my head2 but prayer in secret 
has not only never tried my head1 but   
has been habitually 7,i mean the act of 
prayer7 a relief to my head4 ,oh6 how   
can ,i sufficiently praise ,god for     
this4 ,how comparatively slight are any 
trials to a child of ,god1 as long as   
under them he is enabled to converse    
freely with his ,father6 ,and so sweet  
has been this communion with my ,father1
 a few times1 and so have ,i been       
enabled to pour out my heart before     
,him1 that whilst those favoured seasons
 have lasted1 ,i not only felt the      
affliction to be no affliction1 and     
could call it1 from my heart1 sweet     

affliction2 but ,i was almost unwilling 
soon to go back to the multiplicity of  
engagements in ,bristol1 lest ,i should 
not have leisure to continue so much in 
prayer1 meditation1 and the study of    
,his word4 ,shall ,i not then praise my 
,father for such dealings with me8 ,do  
,i not even now see this affliction     
working for my good8 ,i say1 therefore1 
after the inward man3 ,father1 continue 
,thy hand upon me1 as long as it shall  
seem good in ,thy sight1 only bless my  
soul6-,but1 brethren1 do not mistake me1
 as if ,i meant that ,i prayed          
habitually with much earnestness4 ,o no6
 ,i pray a little habitually1 ,i pray   
now and then much2 but ,i pray by no    
means as much as my strength and present
 time allow me4 ,therefore ask ,god on  
my behalf1 that grace may be given me1  
habitually to pray much2 and you will   
surely be profited by it4--,but ,i could
 not help alluding to this point1 as the
 ,lords kindness is so particularly seen
 in this matter4  #e4 ,lastly1 ,i cannot

 omit mentioning the kindness of the    
,lord1 in opening the houses of some of 
,his children at ,bath1 ,trowbridge1 and
 ,oxford for me1 during this my         
affliction4 ,these dear saints have     
shown me much kindness4 ,but while ,i   
would be grateful to them for it1 ,i    
discern the hand of ,god in influencing 
their hearts4 ,moreover1 ,i have had    
kind medical attendants4 ,and you1 my   
dear brethren1 though ,i have been      
unable to minister among you1 have      
continued to supply my temporal wants1  
for which ,i thank you1 and in all of   
which ,i see the gracious1 loving hand  
of my ,father1 who through all this1 as 
by a voice from heaven1 tells me3 ,my   
child1 even bodily health and strength  
would ,i give1 were it good for thee4 ,i
 therefore desire to wait for the good  
pleasure of my ,god concerning this     
point4  ,your love will naturally ask1  
how ,i now am in body4 ,my disease1 as  
my kind medical friends tell me1 is an  
inactive liver1 which causes the pain in

 the head1 and the inability of exerting
 my mind for any length of time4 ,in    
addition to this1 the nerves of the head
 seem to have suffered through          
over-exertion4 ,as medicine had been    
tried for about ten weeks1 and had not  
given relief1 it appeared well1 that ,i 
should give it up for a time1 and simply
 travel about for the benefit of the    
air4 ,my own experience teaches me1 that
 this means is beneficial2 for it gives 
almost immediate relief4 ,in consequence
 of this1 ,i left ,trowbridge last      
,friday1 and arrived on ,saturday       
evening at ,oxford1 where ,i am staying 
with dear brother and sister ,b4 ,i have
 here all that brotherly love can do for
 me1 and am in every way comfortable4   
,it is now a week since ,i have given up
 medicine1 and ,i am at least not worse1
 if not better2 but ,i think ,i am a    
little better4 ,i wait on the ,lord to  
show me ,his will1 as to the place to   
which ,i should go next4  ,as to my     
inner man1 ,i am in peace1 generally in 

peace1 and long for more conformity to  
the mind of ,christ4 ,my chief desire   
is1 that if it shall ever please the    
,lord to restore me again1 to be sent   
back to active service with increased   
humility1 greater earnestness in the    
work1 greater love for perishing        
sinners1 and a heart habitually         
influenced by the truths which ,i       
preach4--,whether ,i shall ever be      
restored for the work1 ,i cannot say    
with certainty2 but1 if ,i may judge    
from the ,lords dealings with me in     
former times1 ,i have reason to believe1
 that ,i shall yet be allowed to labour 
again4  ,in conclusion1 dear brethren1  
pray for my dear brother and            
fellow-labourer4 ,esteem him highly in  
the ,lord2 for ,he is worthy of all     
honour4-,i would write more1 for ,i have
 much more to speak of2 but as ,i       
purpose1 if ,god allows me the pleasure1
 to write again soon1 ,i leave it till  
then4 ,farewell4  ,your affectionate    
brother and servant in the ,lord1       

,,george ,,muller4    ,feb4 #ac4 ,these 
ten days ,i have been staying in        
,oxford1 though ,i came only for one or 
two2 but ,i have stayed to see the      
,lords hand leading me away from hence4 
,i have now been led to decide on going 
to ,lutterworth to see brother-1 to     
converse with him about accompanying him
 on a journey to the ,continent1 with   
reference to ,missionary objects4 ,when 
,i had come to this decision1 ,i took   
another ride1 the horse being well      
again2 but now this formerly quiet horse
 was self-willed and shy1 which does not
 at all suit me in the weak state of my 
nervous system4 ,as horse exercise had  
kept me here longer than ,i had intended
 to stay1 and as ,i cannot now ride on  
this horse which before suited me so    
well1 ,i see1 even in this1 in itself1  
trifling circumstance1 a confirmation   
that ,i had been right in my decision to
 leave ,oxford4  ,feb4 #af4             
,lutterworth4 ,i arrived here on the    
evening of the #adth4 ,i have been      

decidedly worse since ,i have been here1
 and was obliged again to have recourse 
to medicine4 ,a brother having strongly 
recommended me1 whilst in ,oxford1 to go
 to ,leamington on account of my health1
 and having at the same time offered to 
pay my expenses during my stay there1   
and being now so very unwell again1 and 
so near ,leamington1 ,i decided to-night
 upon accepting his kindness1 provided  
that my kind physician in ,bristol had  
no objection4  ,feb4 #ag4 ,leamington4  
,i left ,lutterworth this morning1 where
 ,i have received much kindness4 ,there 
was no inside place1 and ,i was very    
unwell2 but the fear of being quite laid
 up at ,lutterworth1 and becoming       
burthensome to those dear saints who had
 received me into their house though a  
stranger to them2 and having still no   
desirable medical advice2 and the       
remembrance that the ,lord had          
graciously enabled me1 even lately1 to  
travel outside in cold weather2 induced 
me to get on the coach1 and ,i rode off 

in a heavy fall of snow4 ,but ,god had  
mercy4 ,after eight miles ride1 at      
,rugby1 ,i obtained an inside place4    
,the rest of the way was crowned with   
mercies4 ,i had a room to myself at     
,southam1 found a suitable dinner just  
ready1 had an inside place to           
,leamington1 and was preserved by the   
way1 though the coachman was quite      
intoxicated1 and drove furiously4--,i   
had asked the ,lord to let me find a    
suitable and cheap lodging at           
,leamington1 and the first lodging ,i   
saw ,i took1 for which ,i pay only ten  
shillings weekly4 ,thus1 a few minutes  
after my arrival1 ,i sat comfortably at 
my own fireside4 ,how very kind of the  
,lord6  ,feb4 #bf4 ,yesterday and today 
,i have suffered again in my head1      
though ,i have been on the whole better 
since ,i have taken the ,leamington     
waters4 ,but far more trying has been   
the internal conflict which ,i have had4
 ,grace fought against evil suggestions 
of one kind and another1 and prevailed2 

but it was a very trying season4 ,this  
was much increased by receiving neither 
yesterday nor today a letter from my    
dear wife4 ,grace sought out for reasons
 why she had not written2 nevertheless  
it was a very trying season4 ,today ,i  
earnestly prayed to ,god to send my wife
 to me1 as ,i feel that by being alone1 
and afflicted as ,i am in my bead1 and  
thus fit for little mental employment1  
,satan gets an advantage over me4  ,feb4
 #bg4 ,god has had mercy upon me4 ,the  
sore and sharp trial1 the very bitter   
conflict is over4--,this morning also ,i
 received a letter1 which ought to have 
come yesterday1 and which showed me that
 my dear wife had not been remiss in    
writing4 ,she announced her purpose of  
coming today1 and ,god1 in mercy to me1 
brought her safely4  ,march #c4 ,my head
 has been on the whole better these two 
weeks1 than it has been for several     
months2 but still ,i am not well4 ,i    
have walked every day1 for the last     
thirteen days1 between three and four   

hours a day1 and by the mercy of ,god am
 able to do so1 without much fatigue4   
,march #aa4 ,my health is much the same4
 ,i am pretty well1 but have no mental  
energy4--,i have read during the last   
weeks once more1 with as much or more   
interest than ever1 ,i4 and ,,ii4 of    
,samuel1 and ,i4 and ,,ii4 of ,kings4-,i
 have now1 after repeated prayer1 come  
to the conclusion1 7if brother ,craik1  
to whom ,i have written1 sees no        
objection1 and if my physician thinks it
 would be beneficial to my health17 to  
accompany brother--to ,germany1 that    
thus2 #a1 ,i might aid him by my advice 
in reference to the object of his       
journey2 #b1 that thus1 if the ,lord    
will1 through the journey and the       
benefit of my native air1 my health     
might be benefited2 and #c1 that ,i     
might once more have an opportunity of  
setting the truth before my father and  
brother4  ,march #ab4 ,i feel quite     
comfortable in the prospect of going to 
,germany4 ,i trust it will prove to be  

as much of ,god1 as it was shown to have
 been the last time4  ,march #ac4 ,i had
 a letter today from brother ,craik1 who
 thinks it desirable that ,i should go  
to ,germany1 but my physician says that 
,i should not go for a month or two1 for
 that my mind ought not to be burdened4 
,i am in peace1 and from this ,i see    
that the ,lord has made me willing to do
 ,his and not my own will4 ,i wrote to  
brotherthe result of today1 and have now
 left it with him1 whether he will wait1
 or go on the #bast1 as he purposes4    
,march #adbj4 ,during these days1 as    
before1 ,i have continued to read the   
,scriptures with prayer1 i4 e4 turning  
what ,i read into prayer1 chiefly with a
 reference to myself4 ,my days generally
 pass away in peace4 ,it is a trial to  
me1 to have to care so much about my    
body2 but1 on the whole1 the ,lord gives
 me grace to submit patiently1 yet not  
always4 ,today ,i saw again my medical  
adviser1 who wishes me to stay another  
week4  ,march #bc1 ,today ,i received a 

letter from brother ----4 ,he is not    
gone1 and will wait for me4 ,i have     
increased assurance that ,i shall go to 
,berlin1 and have comfort in the        
thought4  ,march #bd4 ,a few days ago ,i
 had particular comfort in meditating on
 the ,lords prayer in ,luke 7which came 
in the course of my meditation71 after  
having been tempted to pass it over1 as 
it had been the subject of my meditation
 a short time before4--,within the last 
fortnight ,i have read with meditation  
and prayer from the #dth to the #abth   
chapter of the ,gospel by ,luke4  ,april
 #b4 ,for some time ,i have been getting
 weary of my stay here4 ,yesterday ,i   
pleaded especially that word ,psalm     
ciii4 #ac3 ,like as a father pitieth his
 children1 so the ,lord pitieth them    
that fear ,him4 ,i begged ,god to pity  
me1 and to release me from the necessity
 of staying any longer at ,leamington1  
if it might be4 ,today ,i saw my        
physician1 and he has allowed me to     
leave4 ,thus the ,lord has granted my   

request4  ,april #c4 ,my dear ,mary left
 for ,bristol1 and ,i for ,london1 on my
 way to ,germany4 ,i was led to read1   
this morning1 ,psalm cxxi4 with my dear 
wife before we separated1 which we both 
felt to be very appropriate to our      
circumstances4  ,april #f4 ,this evening
 ,i went on board the steamer for       
,hamburg4  ,april #g4 ,all the day ill  
from sea sickness4  ,april #h4 ,lords   
day4 ,i was able to get up this morning1
 and to take my meals4--,last night ,i  
was led to praise ,god for having made  
me ,his child1 considering that ,i was  
most likely the only one on board that  
knew ,him4 ,this morning1 however1 ,i   
found a sister in the ,lord among the   
passengers1 with whom ,i had much       
conversation4--,at dinner she manifested
 more grace1 in testifying against evil1
 than ,i did4 ,at tea time ,i had grace1
 in some measure1 to speak of ,jesus    
before the company1 and to confess ,him 
as my ,lord4  ,april #i4 ,we arrived at 
,hamburg about one in the morning1      

having had a most favourable passage of 
about #dh hours1 and at seven ,i went on
 shore4 ,it had been repeatedly my      
prayer1 that ,i might soon find out     
brother ----1 who had gone three days   
before me to ,hamburg2 and immediately  
after my arrival1 in answer to prayer1  
without any difficulty1 ,i found out    
where he lodged4  ,april #ad4 ,berlin4  
,we arrived here the evening before     
last4 ,having been yesterday and this   
morning seeking for lodgings1 without   
being able to obtain any that were      
suitable1 ,i at last became irritated4  
,surely there was lack of earnest prayer
 on my part in this matter1 and want of 
patience in waiting the ,lords own time1
 and want of openness1 in not telling   
brother ---- that ,i was tired1 and     
that1 on account of my weakness1 ,i was 
unable thus to go about from place to   
place4 ,at last the ,lord directed us to
 two suitable rooms1 and ,i feel now    
again comfortable1 in my quiet          
retirement1 after having confessed my   

sin of irritability to the ,lord and to 
brother ----4  ,april #aeba4 ,we met    
several times during this week with     
certain brethren who desire to give     
themselves to ,missionary service1 and  
prayed and read the ,scriptures with    
them1 and made such remarks as seemed to
 be important in connexion with the     
work4 ,in addition to this we saw the   
brethren privately at our lodgings1 two1
 three1 or four at a time4 ,but ,i have 
still felt the great weakness of my     
mental powers1 and have been only able  
to attend to this work about three hours
 a day4--,since my arrival here ,i have 
had two letters from my dear ,mary4     
,harriet ,culliford1 one of the         
,orphans1 and formerly one of the most  
unpromising children1 has been removed4 
,she died as a true believer1 several of
 the brethren who saw her being quite   
satisfied about her state4 ,surely this 
pays for much trouble and for much      
expense6 ,my wife also mentions some    
fresh instances of the ,lords blessing  

resting upon my ,narrative4--,i am now1 
after prayer1 this day1 ,april #ba1     
quite sure that ,i should leave ,berlin1
 and go to my father at once1 as the    
work here is too much for my head4      
,april #bbnd4 ,confirmation-day of the  
children in ,berlin4 ,the son of the    
person with whom we lodge was confirmed1
 and in the evening they had the violin 
and dancing4 ,how awful6-,a few days    
since ,i heard that a brother in the    
,lord1 an old friend of mine1 and one of
 the two alluded to in the first part of
 this ,narrative1 page #ae1 was in      
prison on account of his religious      
views4 ,this brought afresh before me   
the privileges which the children of    
,god enjoy in ,england4--,i saw a few   
days since another brother in prison1   
who1 as an unconverted young man1 in the
 university1 was once at a political    
club1 and had his name enrolled1 in     
consequence of this1 in the list of the 
political students4 ,shortly afterwards 
he was converted1 and gave up all       

connexion with these political students4
 ,he finished his university course and 
afterwards became a tutor to the sons of
 a baron4 ,in that family he had been   
for a considerable time1 when one night 
he was fetched by the police out of his 
bed and taken to prison1 on the ground  
of this his connexion with the political
 club three or four years before4 ,the  
result was that he was for many months  
in prison4 ,now he is a ,missionary in  
the ,east ,indies4 ,i have related this 
circumstance to remind the reader       
afresh1 that though the ,lord freely and
 fully forgives us all our sins at once 
when we believe1 yet ,he may allow us to
 suffer the consequences of them in a   
greater or less degree4  ,april #bd4    
,left ,berlin last evening for          
,magdeburg1 ,had a long conversation    
with two deists in the mail4 ,god helped
 me to make a full confession of ,his   
dear ,son1 in answer to prayer for grace
 to be enabled to do so4 ,this afternoon
 ,i arrived at ,heimersleben1 the small 

town where my father lives4 ,once more  
then ,i have met with my dear aged      
parent1 who is evidently fast hastening 
to the grave1 and seems to me not likely
 to live through the next winter4 ,i    
arrived just at the time when1 the ,fair
 was held in the town4 ,how great1 how  
exceedingly great1 the difference in me1
 as to my feelings respecting such      
things now1 from what they were         
formerly6  ,april #bebh4 ,stay at       
,heimersleben4 ,the ,lord has given me  
both an opportunity and grace to speak  
more fully1 more simply1 and more to the
 heart of my father about the things of 
,god1 and in particular about the plan  
of salvation1 than ,i had ever done     
before4 ,i trust that1 in judgment at   
least1 he is convinced that there is    
something lacking in him4 ,all the time 
of my stay here he has been most        
affectionate4 ,i spoke also fully again 
to my poor brother1 who is now          
completely living in open sin4 ,oh to   
grace what a debtor am ,i6-,brother     

,knabe1 who was the only believer in    
,heimersleben1 as far as ,i have been   
able to learn1 died about eighteen      
months since4  ,april #bh4 ,today ,i    
left for ,magdeburg4 ,my father         
accompanied me about eight miles4 ,both 
of us1 ,i think1 felt1 when about to    
separate1 that we were parting from each
 other1 never again to meet on earth4   
,how would it have cheered the          
separation on both sides1 were my dear  
father a believer6 ,but it made my heart
 indeed sad to see him1 in all human    
probability1 for the last time1 without 
having ,scriptural ground for hope      
respecting his soul4--,i arrived in the 
afternoon at ,magdeburg1 and went to a  
brother1 a musician in one of the       
regiments of that fortress1 who is on   
the point of leaving the army to go to  
the ,east ,indies as a ,missionary4 ,in 
his lodgings ,i saw another brother1 a  
private soldier1 who lives in the       
barracks1 who told me1 on my enquiring1 
that he goes into the sand cellar1 which

 is perfectly dark1 in order to obtain  
opportunity for secret prayer4 ,how     
great the privileges of those who may   
freely have both time and place for     
retirement2 but how great1 at the same  
time1 our obligation to improve these   
opportunities6-,this evening at eight ,i
 went on board an ,elbe-steamer for     
,hamburg4  ,april #cj4 ,this morning at 
seven ,i arrived at ,hamburg4 ,nothing  
particular happened during the passage1 
except that we stuck fast1 in a shallow 
part of the river1 through the          
carelessness of one of the sailors2 but 
the ,lord heard prayer1 and after a     
little while the steamer could ply      
again4  ,may #a4 ,yesterday and today ,i
 spent in an hotel at ,hamburg in       
writing letters4 ,i had also1 though    
staying at an hotel1 much real communion
 with ,god in reading the ,scriptures   
and in prayer4 ,this evening ,i embarked
 for ,london4  ,may #d4 ,london4 ,left  
,hamburg on the #bnd4 ,had a fine       
passage4 ,i have1 by the mercy of ,god1 

been kept from light and trifling       
conversation2 but ,i have not confessed 
the ,lord ,jesus as plainly as ,i ought 
to have done4 ,this afternoon ,i arrived
 at the house of my dear friends in     
,london1 who received me with their     
usual kindness4 ,after prayer ,i see it 
my duty to leave tomorrow for           
,leamington1 to see my physician there  
once more1 and then to go as soon as ,i 
can to ,bristol4  ,may #e4 ,leamington4 
,through the mercy of the ,lord the     
journey to ,germany1 concerning which ,i
 had prayed so often1 is now over1 and  
,i am safely brought back again to this 
place4--,it has been a wet and cold day1
 but ,god has in mercy preserved me from
 injury1 though ,i got wet4 ,i had some 
conversation with a clergyman on the    
coach2 ,i confessed the ,lord ,christ a 
little1 but not plainly enough4--,i had 
asked the ,lord to give me a quiet and  
cheap resting place in my former        
lodgings1 if it might be1 and           
accordingly they were unlet4  ,may #g4  

,this morning ,i left ,leamington for   
,bristol4 ,i had grace to confess the   
,lord ,jesus the last part of the way   
before several merry passengers1 and had
 the honour of being ridiculed for ,his 
sake4 ,there are few things in which ,i 
feel more entirely dependant upon the   
,lord1 than in confessing ,him on such  
occasions4 ,sometimes ,i have1 by grace1
 had much real boldness2 but often ,i   
have manifested the greatest weakness1  
doing no more than refraining entirely  
from unholy conversation1 without1      
however1 speaking a single word for ,him
 who toiled beyond measure for me4 ,no  
other remedy do ,i know for myself and  
any of my fellow-saints who are weak1   
like myself1 in this particular1 than to
 seek to have the heart so full of      
,jesus1 and to live so in the           
realization of what ,he has done for us1
 that1 without any effort1 out of the   
full heart1 we may speak for ,him4--,i  
found my dear family in peace4  ,may #h4
 ,this evening ,i went to the prayer    

meeting at ,gideon4 ,i read ,psalm ciii1
 and was able to thank the ,lord        
publicly for my late affliction4 ,this  
is the first time that ,i have taken any
 part in the public meetings of the     
brethren1 since ,november #fth1 #ahcg4  
,may #ac4 ,today ,i was much helped in  
expounding the ,scriptures publicly4    
,when ,i began ,i knew not how the ,lord
 would deal with me1 whether ,i should  
be able to speak or not1 as my head is  
still very weak4 ,but the ,lord helped  
me4 ,i did not feel any loss of mental  
power4 ,how gracious of the ,lord to    
allow me again to commence serving ,him 
in the ministry of ,his word4--,for     
several months after this ,i preached1  
on the whole1 with much more enjoyment1 
and with much more earnestness and      
prayerfulness1 than ,i did before ,i was
 taken ill4 ,i also felt more the       
solemnity of the work4  ,june #aa4 ,a   
stranger called on me1 and told me1     
that1 many years ago1 he had defrauded  
two gentlemen of a small sum1 and that  

he wished to restore the same with      
interest4 ,he also stated that he had   
read my ,narrative1 and1 feeling        
confidence in me1 he requested me to    
convey this money to those gentlemen1   
giving me1 at the same time1 their names
 and place of abode4 ,he intrusted me   
with four sovereigns for each of them4  
,at the same time he gave me one        
sovereign for myself1 as a token of     
,christian love4 ,i never saw the       
individual before1 nor do ,i up to this 
moment know his name4 ,i conveyed this  
money1 however1 not by post1 as he      
wished but through two bank orders1 in  
order that thus ,i might be able to     
show1 should it be needful1 that ,i     
actually did send the money2 for in all 
such matters it becomes one to act with 
particular caution4--,it may be that    
this fact will be read by some who have1
 like this stranger1 before their       
conversion1 defrauded certain           
individuals4 ,if so1 let them like him1 
or like ,zaccheus of old1 restore what  

they took1 and1 if they have the means1 
with interest1 or compound interest4    
,june #ac4 ,last evening my dear wife   
was taken ill4 ,often had ,i prayed     
respecting her hour1 and now was the    
time to look out for the answer4 ,she   
continued in most severe sufferings from
 a little after nine until midnight4    
,thus hour after hour passed away1 until
 eleven this morning4 ,another medical  
attendant was then called in1 at the    
desire of the one who attended her4 ,at 
three in the afternoon she was delivered
 of a still-born child4--,the whole of  
the night ,i was in prayer1 as far as my
 strength allowed me4 ,i cried at last  
for ,,mercy1 and ,god heard4  ,june #ad4
 ,my dearest wife is alive1 but ,i am   
depending upon ,god for her life every  
moment4 ,she is in much peace4 ,a sister
 gave me this evening #el4 on account of
 dear ,marys illness4--,again we had not
 thought it well to make pecuniary      
provision for this time1 though at no   
period of my life had ,i more abundant  

means of doing so than during the last  
few months2 but our gracious ,father    
helped us abundantly in this and in     
other instances1 as ,i shall mention    
below4  ,june #bb4 ,today there was sent
 to us anonymously1 by post1 #el4 for   
our own personal expenses1 at this the  
time of our affliction1 when our        
expenses are so great4 ,the donor       
accompanied the #el4 note with an       
affectionate letter to my wife and      
myself4  ,july #f4 ,my dear wife1 who   
for more than a fortnight after her     
delivery was so ill1 that the two       
medical attendants came twice or three  
times daily1 seems now1 humanly         
speaking1 likely to recover1 and to be  
given back to me as from the dead4      
,lord1 help me so to receive her6  ,july
 #ab4 ,from the commencement of the     
establishment of the ,orphan-houses1 up 
to the end of ,june #ahch1 the hand of  
the ,lord was seen in the abundance with
 which ,he was pleased to supply me with
 the means for maintaining nearly #ajj  

persons4 ,now1 however1 the time is come
 when the ,father of the fatherless will
 show ,his especial care over them in   
another way4--,the funds1 which were    
this day twelvemonth about #ghjl41 are  
now reduced to about #bjl42 but1 thanks 
be to the ,lord1 my faith is as strong1 
or stronger1 than it was when we had the
 larger sum in hand2 nor has ,he at any 
time1 from the commencement of the work1
 allowed me to distrust ,him4           
,nevertheless1 as our ,lord will be     
inquired of1 and as real faith is       
manifested as such by leading to prayer1
 ,i gave myself to prayer with brother  
,t---- of the ,boys ,orphan-,house1 who 
had called on me1 and who1 besides my   
wife1 and brother ,craik1 is the only   
individual to whom ,i speak about the   
state of the funds4 ,while we were      
praying1 an orphan child from ,frome was
 brought1 and some believers at ,frome1 
having collected among them #el41 sent  
this money with the child4 ,thus we     
received the first answer at a time of  

need4 ,we have given notice for seven   
children to come in1 and purpose to give
 notice for five more1 though our funds 
are so low1 hoping that ,god will look  
on our necessities4 ,observe how gently 
the ,lord dealt with us1 in that1 when  
want approached1 ,he helped at once1 in 
immediate answer to prayer1 in order    
thus to increase our confidence in ,him2
 but1 at the same time1 to prepare us   
for sharper trials of our faith4  ,june 
#ag and #ah4 ,these two days we have had
 two especial prayer meetings1 from #f  
to #i in the evening1 to commend        
publicly to the ,lord the ,boys         
,orphan-,house4 ,the meetings had been  
deferred until now1 on account of my    
illness4 ,in the morning of the #ahth ,i
 expounded1 with especial reference to  
children1 #a ,samuel iii41 before above 
#eej children1 being our ,orphan and    
,day-,school children1 and1 as many as  
could come1 of those belonging to the   
,sunday-,school4 ,what a great work6    
,what an honour to be allowed to provide

 ,scriptural instruction for so many    
little ones4 ,lord1 help me to make use 
of my talents for the benefit of the    
rising generation1 and let me serve my  
generation according to ,thy will6-,our 
funds for the ,orphans are now very low4
 ,there are about #bjl4 in hand1 and in 
a few days #cjl4 at least will be       
needed2 but ,i purposely avoided saying 
any thing about our present necessities1
 and spoke only1 to the praise of ,god1 
about the abundance with which our      
gracious ,father1 ,the ,father of the   
fatherless1 has hitherto supplied us4   
,this was done in order that the hand of
 ,god1 in sending help1 may be so much  
the more clearly seen4  ,july #bb4 ,this
 evening ,i was walking in our little   
garden1 meditating on ,heb4 xiii4 #h1   
,jesus ,christ the same yesterday1 and  
today1 and for ever4 ,whilst meditating 
on ,his unchangeable love1 power1       
wisdom1 c4--and turning all1 as ,i went 
on1 into prayer respecting myself2 and  
whilst applying likewise ,his           

unchangeable love1 and power1 and       
wisdom1 c41 both to my present spiritual
 and temporal circumstances3-all at once
 the present need of the ,orphan-,houses
 was brought to my mind4 ,immediately ,i
 was led to say to myself1 ,jesus in    
,his love and power has hitherto        
supplied me with what ,i have needed for
 the ,orphans1 and in the same          
unchangeable love and power ,he will    
provide me with what ,i may need for the
 future4 ,a flow of joy came into my    
soul whilst realizing thus the          
unchangeableness of our adorable ,lord4 
,about one minute after1 a letter was   
brought me1 enclosing a bill for #bjl4  
,in it was written3 ,will you apply the 
amount of the enclosed bill to the      
furtherance of the objects of your      
,scriptural ,knowledge ,society1 or of  
your ,orphan ,establishment1 or in the  
work and cause of our ,master in any way
 that ,he ,himself1 on your application 
to ,him1 may point out to you4 ,it is   
not a great sum1 but it is a sufficient 

provision for the exigency of today2 and
 it is for todays exigencies1 that1     
ordinarily1 the ,lord provides4         
,tomorrow1 as it brings its demands1    
will find its supply1 etc4 ,of this     
#bjl4 ,i took #ajl4 for the ,orphan     
fund1 and #ajl4 for the other objects1  
and was thus enabled to meet the        
expenses of about #cdl4 which1 in       
connection with the ,orphan-,houses1    
came upon me within four days           
afterwards1 and which ,i knew beforehand
 would come4  ,on ,july #bf sailed from 
,liverpool for the ,east ,indies1 for   
,missionary service1 twelve ,german     
brethren and three sisters1 as the      
result of the journey of brother ----   
and myself to the ,continent1 in ,april 
last4  ,july #bg4 ,yesterday the funds  
for the ,orphans were reduced to #el4   
,blessed be ,god1 my confidence in ,him 
was unshaken6 ,i received yesterday #bl4
 #acs4 ,today ,i was going with my      
family for change of air to ,durdham    
,down1 and thought it well1 therefore1  

to take out any money which there might 
be in the ,orphan-,box in my house4     
,when ,i opened it1 ,i found a ten pound
 note and three half crowns4 ,i had been
 waiting on ,god for means1 both        
yesterday and today1 and thus ,he has   
again shown how willing ,he is to help4 
,aug4 #f4 ,during this week ,i shall    
have to pay again at least #cel4 for the
 ,orphans1 and have but about #ail4     
towards it4 ,my eyes are up to the      
,father of the fatherless4 ,i believe   
,he will help1 though ,i knew not how4  
,aug4 #g4 ,how graciously has the ,lord 
again appeared1 and that in so short a  
time6 ,how has he sent help1 from       
altogether unexpected quarters6 ,i have 
been praying yesterday and today        
earnestly1 beseeching the ,lord now to  
appear1 and show ,his power1 that the   
enemies might not say1 ,where is now thy
 ,god8 ,i reminded ,him especially1 that
 ,i had commenced the work that it might
 be seen1 that ,he1 even in our day1 is 
willing to answer prayer1 and that the  

provision for our ,orphans might be a   
visible proof to all around us of this  
truth4 ,and now observe6 ,last evening  
brother ,craik told me that #ajl4 had   
been given him for the work in our      
hands2 #el4 for the ,orphans1 and #el4  
for the ,school,bibleand ,missionary    
fund4 ,today1 having to pay #bel41 and  
not having quite enough1 when ,i went to
 brother ,t---- for the money which he  
might have received1 as ,i knew that    
#bes4 had been given to him1 ,i took    
with me the keys of the boxes in the    
,orphan-,houses1 to see whether the     
,lord had sent in a little4 ,i opened   
the box in the ,boys-,orphan-,house1 and
 found #al4 #gs4 #e d4 ,immediately     
after ,i received from brother ,t----   
#acl4 #ais4 #aj;d41 the greater part of 
which1 as he told me1 had come in within
 the last few days4 ,thus our adorable  
,lord has once more delivered2 for ,i   
have now even more than enough to meet  
the current expenses of this week4      
,aug4 #af4 ,when today the account books

 of the ,boys-,orphan-,house were       
brought1 several days sooner than ,i had
 expected them1 it was found that there 
was #al4 #fs4 #f;d4 due to the matron4  
,besides this1 money was to be advanced 
for house-keeping1 and there was only   
#acs4 #e #a_/b;d4 in hand4 ,to this one 
of those connected with the work added  
#bl4 ,this #bl4 #acs4 #e #a_/b;d4 was   
sent to the matron1 whilst we were      
waiting upon ,god to send more help4 ,in
 the evening the boxes at the ,girls and
 ,infant-,orphan-,houses were opened1   
and in them was found #cl4 #gs4 #e      
#a_/b;d4 ,thus the ,lord has kindly     
helped us again for two or three days4  
,aug4 #ah4 ,i have not one penny in hand
 for the ,orphans4 ,in a day or two     
again many pounds will be needed4 ,my   
eyes are up to the ,lord4 ,evening4     
,before this day is over1 ,i have       
received from a sister #el4 ,she had    
some time since put away her trinkets1  
to be sold for the benefit of the       
,orphans4 ,this morning1 whilst in      

prayer1 it came to her mind1 ,i have    
this #el41 and owe no man any thing1    
therefore it would be better to give    
this money at once1 as it may be some   
time1 before ,i can dispose of the      
trinkets4 ,she therefore brought it1    
little knowing that there was not a     
penny in hand1 and that ,i had been able
 to advance only #dl4 l#es4 #e;d4 for   
housekeeping in the                     
,boys-,orphan-,house1 instead of the    
usual #ajl42 little knowing also1 that  
within a few days many pounds more will 
be needed4 ,may my soul be greatly      
encouraged by this fresh token of my    
gracious ,lords faithfulness6  ,aug4    
#bj4 ,the #el4 which ,i had received on 
the #ahth1 had been given for           
house-keeping1 so that today ,i was     
again penniless4 ,but my eyes were up to
 the ,lord4 ,i gave myself to prayer    
this morning1 knowing that ,i should    
want again this week at least #acl41 if 
not above #bjl4 ,today ,i received #abl4
 in answer to prayer1 from a lady who is

 staying at ,clifton1 whom ,i had never 
seen before4 ,adorable ,lord1 grant that
 this may be a fresh encouragement to   
me4  ,aug4 #bc4 ,today ,i was again     
without one single penny1 when #cl4 was 
sent from ,clapham1 with a box of new   
clothes for the ,orphans4  ,aug4 #bi4   
,today sixteen believers were baptized4 
,of all the baptisms which we have had1 
this was1 perhaps1 the most remarkable4 
,among those who were baptized was an   
aged brother of above #hd years1 and one
 above #gj4 ,for the latter his         
believing wife had prayed #ch years1 and
 at last the ,lord answered her prayers 
in his conversion4 ,should any believer 
who may read this1 be on the point of   
growing weary in prayer for his         
unconverted relatives1 because of the   
answer being delayed1 the above fact may
 be instrumental in stirring up such a  
one to give himself to prayer with      
renewed earnestness and strengthened    
expectation4 ,in due season we shall    
reap1 if we faint not4 ,there were also 

amongst those who were baptized a blind 
brother and sister1 and two very young  
persons4  ,aug4 #ca4 ,i have been       
waiting on the ,lord for means1 as the  
matrons books from the                  
,girls-,orphan-,house have been brought1
 and there is no money in hand to       
advance for house-keeping4 ,but as yet  
the ,lord has not been pleased to send  
help4 ,as the matron called today for   
money1 one of the labourers gave #bl4 of
 his own1 for the present necessities4  
,sept4 #a4 ,the ,lord in ,his wisdom and
 love has not yet sent help4 ,whence it 
is to come1 need not be my care4 ,but ,i
 believe ,god will1 in due time1 send   
help4 ,his hour is not yet come4 ,as    
there was money needed in the           
,boys-,orphan-,house also1 the same     
brother1 just alluded to1 gave #bl4 for 
that also4 ,thus we were delivered at   
this time likewise4 ,but now his means  
are gone4 ,this is the most trying hour 
that as yet ,i have had in the work1 as 
it regards means2 but ,i know that ,i   

shall yet praise the ,lord for ,his     
help4 ,i have mentioned my arguments    
before ,him1 and my gracious ,lord1 the 
,father of the fatherless1 will send    
help4  ,sept4 #c4 ,this morning the     
,lord again helped by #bl41 which       
another labourer connected with the work
 gave4 ,this #bl41 together with        
sixpence which had been given           
anonymously1 was sent off to the        
,girls-,orphan-,house1 where all the    
money must be gone4 ,there came in      
further #al4 #ads4 #h;d4 in the course  
of the day1 which was given to the      
matron of the ,boys-,orphan-,house4     
,sept4 #e4 ,our hour of trial continues 
still4 ,the ,lord mercifully has given  
enough to supply our daily necessities2 
but ,he gives by the day now1 and almost
 by the hour1 as we need it4 ,nothing   
came in yesterday4 ,i have besought the 
,lord again and again1 both yesterday   
and today4 ,it is as if the ,lord said3 
,mine hour is not yet come4 ,but ,i have
 faith in ,god4 ,i believe that ,he     

surely will send help1 though ,i know   
not whence it is to come4 ,many pounds  
are needed within a few days1 and there 
is not a penny in hand4 ,this morning   
#bl4 was given for the present          
necessities1 by one of the labourers in 
the work4--,evening3 ,this very day the 
,lord sent again some help to encourage 
me to continue to wait on ,him1 and to  
trust in ,him4 ,as ,i was praying this  
afternoon respecting the matter1 ,i felt
 fully assured that the ,lord would send
 help1 and praised ,him beforehand for  
,his help1 and asked ,him to encourage  
our hearts through it4 ,i have been also
 led yesterday and today to ask the     
,lord especially1 that ,he would not    
allow my faith to fail4 ,a few minutes  
after ,i had prayed1 brother ,t---- came
 and brought #dl4 #as4 #e;d41 which had 
come in1 in several small donations4 ,he
 told me1 at the same time1 that        
tomorrow the books will be brought from 
the ,infant-,orphan-,house1 when money  
must be advanced for housekeeping4 ,i   

thought for a moment1 it might be well  
to keep #cl4 of this money for that     
purpose4 ,but it occurred to me         
immediately1 ,sufficient unto the day is
 the evil thereof4 ,the ,lord can       
provide1 by tomorrow1 much more than ,i 
need1 and ,i therefore sent #cl4 to one 
of the sisters1 whose quarterly salary  
was due1 and the remaining #al4 #as4    
#e;d4 to the ,boys-,orphan-,house for   
housekeeping4 ,thus ,i am still         
penniless4 ,my hope is in ,god3 ,he will
 provide4  ,sept4 #f4 ,this morning the 
books were brought from the             
,infant-,orphan-,house1 and the matron  
sent to ask when she should fetch them1 
implying1 when they would have been     
looked over1 and when money would be    
advanced for housekeeping4 ,i said      
tomorrow1 though ,i had not a single    
penny in hand4 ,about an hour after1    
brother ,t---- sent me a note1 to say   
that he had received #al4 this morning1 
and that last evening a brother had sent
 #bilbs4 of salt1 #dd dozen of onions1  

and #bflbs4 of groats4  ,sept4 #g4 ,the 
time had come that ,i had to send money 
to the ,infant-,orphan-,house1 but the  
,lord had not sent any more4 ,i gave1   
therefore1 the #al4 which had come in   
yesterday1 and #bs4 #b;d4 which had been
 put into the box in my house1 trusting 
to the good ,lord to send in more4      
,sept4 #h4 ,saturday evening4 ,i am     
still in the hour of probation4 ,it has 
not pleased my gracious ,lord to send me
 help as yet4--,the evening before last 
,i heard brother ,craik preach on       
,genesis xii41 about ,abrahams faith4   
,he showed how all went on well1 as long
 as ,abraham acted in faith1 and walked 
according to the will of ,god2 and how  
all failed when he distrusted ,god4 ,two
 points ,i felt particularly important  
in my case4 #a4 ,that ,i may not go any 
by-ways1 or ways of my own1 for         
deliverance4 ,i have about #bbjl4 in the
 bank1 which1 for other purposes in the 
,lords work1 has been entrusted to me by
 a brother and a sister4 ,i might take  

of this money1 and say but to the       
sister--and write but to the brother1   
that ,i have taken1 in these my straits1
 #bjl41 #ejl41 or #ajjl41 for the       
,orphans1 and they would be quite       
satisfied 7for both of them have        
liberally given for the ,orphans1 and   
the brother has more than once told me1 
only to let him know when ,i wanted     
money27 but this would be a deliverance 
of my own1 not ,gods deliverance4       
,besides1 it would be no small barrier  
to the exercise of faith1 in the next   
hour of trial4 #b4 ,i was particularly  
reminded afresh1 in hearing brother     
,craik1 of the danger of dishonouring   
the ,lord in that very way in which ,i  
have1 through ,his grace1 in some small 
measure brought glory to ,him1 even by  
trusting in ,him4--,yesterday and today 
,i have been pleading with ,god eleven  
arguments1 why ,he would be graciously  
pleased to send help4 ,my mind has been 
in peace respecting the matter4         
,yesterday the peace amounted even to   

joy in the ,holy ,ghost ,but this ,i    
must say1 that the burden of my prayer1 
during the last days1 has been chiefly1 
that the ,lord in mercy would keep my   
faith from failing4 ,my eyes are up to  
,him4 ,he can help soon4 ,one thing ,i  
am sure of3 ,in ,his own way1 and in    
,his own time ,he will help4 ,the       
arguments which ,i plead with ,god are3 
#a4 ,that ,i set about the work for the 
glory of ,god1 i e4 that there might be 
a visible proof1 by ,god supplying1 in  
answer to prayer only1 the necessities  
of the ,orphans1 that ,he is the living 
,god1 and most willing1 even in our day1
 to answer prayer2 and that1 therefore1 
,he would be pleased to send supplies4  
#b4 ,that ,god is the ,father of the    
fatherless1 and that ,he1 therefore1 as 
their ,father1 would be pleased to      
provide4 ,psalm lxviii4 #e4  #c4 ,that  
,i have received the children in the    
name of ,jesus1 and that1 therefore1    
,he1 in these children1 has been        
received1 and is fed1 and is clothed2   

and that1 therefore1 ,he would be       
pleased to consider this4 ,mark ix4 #cf1
 #cg4  #d4 ,that the faith of many of   
the children of ,god has been           
strengthened by this work hitherto1 and 
that1 if ,god were to withhold the means
 for the future1 those who are weak in  
faith would be staggered2 whilst by a   
continuance of means1 their faith might 
still further be strengthened4  #e4     
,that many enemies would laugh1 were the
 ,lord to withhold supplies1 and say1   
did we not foretell that this enthusiasm
 would come to nothing8  #f4 ,that many 
of the children of ,god1 who are        
uninstructed1 or in a carnal state1     
would feel themselves justified to      
continue their alliance with the world  
in the work of ,god1 and to go on as    
heretofore1 in their unscriptural       
proceedings respecting similar          
institutions1 so far as the obtaining of
 means is concerned1 if ,he were not to 
help me4  #g4 ,that the ,lord would     
remember that ,i am ,his child1 and that

 ,he would graciously pity me1 and      
remember that ,i cannot provide for     
these children1 and that therefore ,he  
would not allow this burden to lie upon 
me long without sending help4  #h4 ,that
 ,he would remember likewise my         
fellow-labourers in the work1 who trust 
in ,him1 but who would be tried were ,he
 to withhold supplies4  #i4 ,that ,he   
would remember that ,i should have to   
dismiss the children from under our     
,scriptural instruction to their former 
companions4  #aj4 ,that ,he would show1 
that those were mistaken who said1 that1
 at the first1 supplies might be        
expected1 while the thing was new1 but  
not afterwards4  #aa4 ,that ,i should   
not know1 were ,he to withhold means1   
what construction ,i should put upon all
 the many most remarkable answers to    
prayer1 which ,he had given me          
heretofore in connexion with this work1 
and which most fully have shown to me   
that it is of ,god4  ,in some small     
measure ,i now understand1              

experimentally1 the meaning of that word
 how long1 which so frequently occurs in
 the prayers of the ,psalms4 ,but even  
now1 by the grace of ,god1 my eyes are  
up unto ,him only1 and ,i believe that  
,he will send help4  ,sept4 #aj4 ,monday
 morning4 ,neither ,saturday nor        
yesterday had any money come in4 ,it    
appeared to me now needful to take some 
steps on account of our need1 i4e41 to  
go to the ,orphan ,houses1 call the     
brethren and sisters together1 7who1    
except brother ,t----1 had never been   
informed about the state of the funds71 
state the case to them1 see how much    
money was needed for the present1 tell  
them that amidst all this trial of faith
 ,i still believed that ,god would help1
 and to pray with them4 ,especially1    
also1 ,i meant to go for the sake of    
telling them that no more articles must 
be purchased than we have the means to  
pay for1 but to let there be nothing    
lacking in any way to the children1 as  
it regards nourishing food and needful  

clothing2 for ,i would rather at once   
send them away than that they should    
lack4 ,i meant to go for the sake also  
of seeing whether there were still      
articles remaining which had been sent  
for the purpose of being sold1 or       
whether there were any articles really  
needless1 that we might turn them into  
money4 ,i felt that the matter was now  
come to a solemn crisis4--,about        
half-past nine six-pence came in1 which 
had been put anonymously into the box at
 ,gideon ,chapel4 ,this money seemed to 
me like an earnest1 that ,god would have
 compassion and send more4 ,about ten1  
after ,i had returned from brother      
,craik1 to whom ,i had unbosomed my     
heart again1 whilst once more in prayer 
for help1 a sister called who gave two  
sovereigns to my wife for the ,orphans1 
stating that she had felt herself       
stirred up to come1 and that she had    
delayed coming already too long4 ,a few 
minutes after1 when ,i went into the    
room where she was1 she gave me two     

sovereigns more1 and all this without   
knowing the least about our need4 ,thus 
the ,lord most mercifully has sent us a 
little help1 to the great encouragement 
of my faith4 ,a few minutes after ,i was
 called on for money from the           
,infant-,orphan-,house1 to which ,i sent
 #bl41 and #al4 #js4 #f;d4 to the       
,boys-,orphan-,house1 and #al4 to the   
,girls-,orphan-,house4  ,brother ,craik 
left ,bristol today for a few days in   
company with another brother4 ,i should 
have gone with them for the sake of     
obtaining some quiet for my head2 but ,i
 must remain1 to pass with my dear      
,orphans through the trial2 though these
 dear little ones know nothing about it1
 because their tables are as well       
supplied as when there was #hjjl4 in the
 bank1 and they have lack of nothing4   
,today ,i saw a young brother who1 as   
well as one of his sisters1 had been    
brought to the knowledge of the ,lord   
through my ,narrative4  ,sept4 #aa4 ,the
 good ,lord1 in ,his wisdom1 still sees 

it needful to keep us very low4 ,but    
this afternoon brother ,t---- called1   
and told me that one of our             
fellow-labourers had sold his metal     
watch1 and two gold pins1 for #al4 #as41
 that #is4 #f;d4 had come in1 and that  
two of our fellow-labourers had sent two
 lots of books of their own1 #ai and #ba
 in number1 to be sold for the ,orphans4
 ,what an abundant blessing1 that in    
such a season of trial ,i have such     
fellow-labourers6 ,this #al4 #ajs4 #f;d4
 was given to the ,boys-,orphan-,house4 
,sept4 #ab4 ,still the trial continues4 
,only #is4 came in today1 given by one  
of the labourers4 ,in the midst of this 
great trial of faith the ,lord still    
mercifully keeps me in great peace4 ,he 
also allows me to see1 that our labour  
is not in vain2 for yesterday died ,leah
 ,culliford1 one of the orphans1 about  
#i years old1 truly converted1 and      
brought to the faith some months before 
her departure4  ,sept4 #ac4 ,no help has
 come yet4 ,this morning found it was   

absolutely needful to tell the brethren 
and sisters about the state of the      
funds1 and to give necessary directions 
as to not going into debt1 etc4 ,we     
prayed together1 and had a very happy   
meeting4 ,they all seemed comfortable   
#abs4 #f;d4 was taken out of the boxes  
in the three houses1 #abs4 one of the   
labourers gave1 and #al4 #as4 had come  
in for needlework done by the children4 
,one of the sisters1 who is engaged in  
the work1 sent a message after me1 not  
to trouble myself about her salary1 for 
she should not want any for a           
twelvemonth4 ,what a blessing to have   
such fellow-labourers6  ,sept4 #ad4 ,i  
met again this morning with the brethren
 and sisters for prayer1 as the ,lord   
has not yet sent help4 ,after prayer one
 of the labourers gave me all the money 
he had1 #afs41 saying that it would not 
be upright to pray1 if he were not to   
give what he had4 ,one of the sisters   
told me1 that in six days she would give
 #fl41 which she had in the ,savings    

,bank for such a time of need4 ,god be  
praised for such fellow-labourers6-,up  
to this day the matrons of the three    
houses had been in the habit of paying  
the bakers and the milkman weekly1      
because they had preferred to receive   
the payments in this way1 and sometimes 
it had thus been also with the butcher  
and grocer4 ,but now1 as the ,lord deals
 out to us by the day1 we considered it 
would be wrong to go on any longer in   
this way1 as the weeks payment might    
become due1 and we have no money to meet
 it2 and thus those with whom we deal   
might be inconvenienced by us1 and we be
 found acting against the commandment of
 the ,lord1 ,owe no man anything4 ,rom4 
xiii4 #h4 ,from this day1 and           
hence-forward1 whilst the ,lord gives to
 us our supplies by the day1 we purpose 
therefore to pay at once for every      
article as it is purchased1 and never to
 buy anything except we can pay for it  
at once1 however much it may seem to be 
needed1 and however much those with whom

 we deal may wish to be paid only by the
 week4 ,the little which was owed was   
paid off this day4--,when ,i came home  
,i found a large parcel of new clothes1 
which had been sent from ,dublin for the
 ,orphans1 a proof that tire ,lord      
remembers us still4 ,we met again in the
 evening for prayer4 ,we were of good   
cheer1 and still ,,believe that the     
,lord will supply our need4  ,sept4 #ae4
 ,saturday4 ,we met again this morning  
for prayer4 ,god comforts our hearts4   
,we are looking for help4 ,i found that 
there were provisions enough for today  
and tomorrow1 but there was no money in 
hand to take in bread as usual1 in order
 that the children might not have newly 
baked bread4 ,this afternoon one of the 
labourers1 who had been absent for      
several days from ,bristol1 returned1   
and gave #al4 ,this evening we met again
 for prayer1 when ,i found that #ajs4   
#f;d4 more had come in since the        
morning4 ,with this #al4 #ajs4 #f;d4 we 
were able to buy1 even this ,saturday   

evening1 the usual quantity of bread1   
7as it might be difficult to get stale  
bread on ,monday morning17 and have some
 money left4 ,god be praised1 who gave  
us grace to come to the decision not to 
take any bread today1 as usual1 nor to  
buy any thing for which we cannot pay at
 once4 ,we were very comfortable1       
thankfully taking this money out of our 
,fathers hands1 as a proof that ,he     
still cares for us1 and that1 in ,his   
own time1 ,he will send us larger sums4 
,today1 a brother kindly paid the bill  
for medical attendance on my dear wife  
during her confinement4 ,the same       
brother also had paid1 some weeks since1
 the second medical attendant1 who was  
called in4 ,thus the ,lord1 in various  
ways1 sends help to us1 showing         
continually ,his fatherly care over us4 
,sept4 #af4 ,lords day afternoon4 ,we   
met again for prayer respecting supplies
 for the ,orphans4 ,we are in peace1 and
 our hope is in ,god1 that ,he          
graciously will appear1 though but one  

shilling has come in since last evening4
  ,sept4 #ag4 ,the trial still          
continues4 ,it is now more and more     
trying1 even to faith1 as each day      
comes4 ,truly1 the ,lord has wise       
purposes in allowing us to call so long 
upon ,him for help4 ,but ,i am sure ,god
 will send help1 if we can but wait4    
,one of the labourers had had a little  
money come in1 of which he gave #abs4   
#f;d42 another labourer gave #aas4      
#h;d41 being all the money she had left3
 this1 with #ags4 #f;d41 which1 partly1 
had come in1 and1 partly1 was in hand1  
enabled us to pay what needed to be     
paid1 and to purchase provisions1 so    
that nothing yet1 in any way1 has been  
lacking4 ,this evening ,i was rather    
tried respecting the long delay of      
larger sums coming2 but being led to go 
to the ,scriptures for comfort1 my soul 
was greatly refreshed1 and my faith     
again strengthened1 by the xxxivth      
,psalm1 so that ,i went very cheerfully 
to meet with my dear fellow-labourers   

for prayer4 ,i read to them the ,psalm1 
and sought to cheer their hearts through
 the precious promises contained in it4 
,sept4 #ah4 ,brother ,t4 had #bes4 in   
hand1 and ,i had #cs4 ,this #al4 #hs4   
enabled us to buy the meat and bread1   
which was needed2 a little tea for one  
of the houses1 and milk for all2 no more
 than this is needed4 ,thus the ,lord   
has provided not only for this day1 but 
there is bread for two days in hand4    
,now1 however1 we are come to an        
extremity4 ,the funds are exhausted4    
,the labourers1 who had a little money1 
have given as long as they had any      
left4--,now observe how the ,lord helped
 us6 ,a lady from the neighbourhood of  
,london who brought a parcel with money 
from her daughter1 arrived four or five 
days since in ,bristol1 and took        
lodgings next door to the ,boys         
,orphan-,house4 ,this afternoon she     
herself kindly brought me the money1    
amounting to #cl4 #bs4 #f;d4 ,we had    
been reduced so low as to be on the     

point of selling those things which     
could be spared2 but this morning ,i had
 asked the ,lord1 if it might be1 to    
prevent the necessity of our doing so4  
,that the money had been so near the    
,orphan-,houses for several days without
 being given1 is a plain proof that it  
was from the beginning in the heart of  
,god to help us2 but1 because ,he       
delights in the prayers of ,his         
children1 ,he had allowed us to pray so 
long2 also to try our faith1 and to make
 the answer so much the sweeter4 ,it is 
indeed a precious deliverance4 ,i burst 
out into loud praises and thanks the    
first moment ,i was alone1 after ,i had 
received the money4 ,i met with my      
fellow-labourers again this evening for 
prayer and praise2 their hearts were not
 a little cheered4 ,this money was this 
evening divided1 and will comfortably   
provide for all that will be needed     
tomorrow4  ,sept4 #bj4 ,morning4 ,the   
,lord has again kindly sent in a little4
 ,last evening was given to me #as4     

#f;d41 and this morning #al4 #cs4       
,evening4 ,this evening the ,lord sent  
still further supplies2 #hl4 #aas4 #b   
#a_/b;d4 came in1 as a further proof    
that the ,lord is not unmindful of us4  
,there was in the box of the ,girls     
,orphan-,house #al4 #as41 and in that of
 the ,boys ,orphan-,house #al4 #gs4 #b  
#a_/b;d4 ,one of the labourers1 in      
accordance with her promise this day    
week1 gave #fl4 #cs4 ,about eighteen    
months ago she saw it right no longer to
 have money for herself in the ,savings 
,bank1 and she therefore1 in her heart1 
gave the money which she had there to   
the ,orphan-,houses1 intending to draw  
it in a time of need4 ,some time since  
7she told me this evening7 she drew a   
part of it to buy several useful        
articles for the ,orphan-,houses2 now   
the sum was reduced to #fl4 ,when she   
found out the present need1 she went    
this day week to the ,savings ,bank1 and
 gave notice that she wished to draw her
 money today4 ,truly1 as long as ,god   

shall be pleased to give me such        
fellow-labourers1 ,his blessing will    
rest upon the work6 ,this #hl4 #aas4 #b 
#a_/b;d4 was divided this evening to    
supply the three houses1 and we thanked 
,god1 unitedly1 for ,his help4  ,sept4  
#bb4 ,both yesterday and today we have  
again assembled for prayer and praise4  
,we are in no immediate want1 but on the
 #bith #ail4 #ajs4 will be due for the  
rent of the three                       
,orphan-,houses4--,today there was only 
#ds4 #g;d4 in hand for the other objects
 of the ,institution1 though it was the 
pay-day for some of the teachers4 ,my   
comfort was the living ,god4 ,during    
this week ,he had helped me so          
repeatedly and in such a remarkable way1
 as it regards the ,orphan-,houses1 that
 it would have been doubly sinful not to
 have trusted in ,him for help under    
this fresh difficulty4 ,no money came in
 this morning4 ,about two1 the usual    
time when the teachers are paid1 a      
sovereign was given1 with which ,i went 

immediately to brother ,t4 7who attends 
to this part of the work71 to pay at    
least in part1 the weekly salaries4 ,i  
found that he had received a sovereign  
in the morning4 ,by means of this       
sovereign1 together with the one which  
,i had received just at the moment when 
it was needed1 we were helped through   
this day4  ,sept4 #be4 ,yesterday and   
the previous days we have continued to  
assemble for prayer4 ,in four days the  
rent for the ,orphan-,houses will be    
due1 and we have nothing towards it2    
also1 the housekeeping money in the     
three houses is now again gone4 ,may the
 ,lord have compassion on us1 and       
continue to send us help6 ,a little came
 in this morning3 there was found #is4  
#f;d4 in the box in my house4  ,sept4   
#bg4 ,the #is4 #f;d4 which came in the  
day before yesterday1 was given to the  
,infant-,orphan-,house4 ,thus we were   
helped through that day and yesterday4  
,there was every thing that was needed  
in the three houses2 ,i had made        

particular enquiry2 there was meat even 
for today4 ,we met yesterday again for  
prayer4 ,today ,i was not able to go1 on
 account of indisposition2 ,i sent1     
therefore1 to brother ,t4 to request him
 to divide the l#hs4 #f;d41 7#ajs4 of   
which had come in last evening1 and #hs4
 #f;d4 of which we had in hand71 between
 the three matrons4 ,this afternoon ,i  
hear of a fresh deliverance which the   
,lord has wrought4 ,about five weeks    
ago1 a farmer applied for the admission 
of an orphan-girl1 his grand-daughter4  
,as ,i knew1 however1 that he had the   
means of providing for her1 and as our  
,institution is only for destitute      
orphans1 ,i informed him that the child 
could only be received1 on condition of 
his paying #ajl4 a year for her support1
 7which is about the average expense for
 the younger girls71 and this1          
quarterly1 in advance4#d ,this morning  
he came1 brought the child1 and paid    
#bl4 #ajs4 in advance1 and gave #al4    
besides4 ,thus the ,lord has again most 

seasonably helped us in this our time of
 need4 ,may ,he keep the memory of these
 deliverances alive in our souls1 and   
increase our confidence in ,him by every
 fresh one6 ,in less than two days we   
have to pay #ail4 #ajs4 for rent6 ,may  
the ,lord keep us looking to ,him1 and  
mercifully send help6  ,sept4 #bi4      
,saturday evening4 ,prayer has been made
 for several days past respecting the   
rent1 which is due this day4 ,i have    
been looking out for it1 though ,i knew 
not whence a shilling was to come4 ,this
 morning brother ,t4 called on me1 and1 
as no money had come in1 we prayed      
together1 and continued in supplication 
from ten till a quarter to twelve4      
,twelve oclock struck 7the time when the
 rent ought to have been paid71 but no  
money had been sent4 ,for some days past
 ,i have repeatedly had a misgiving1    
whether the ,lord might not disappoint  
us1 in order that we might be led to    
provide by the week1 or the day1 for the
 rent4 ,this is the second1 and only the

 second1 complete failure as to answers 
of prayer in the work1 during the past  
four years and six months4 ,the first   
was about the half-yearly rent of       
,castle-,green school-room1 due ,july   
#a1 #ahcg1 which had come in only in    
part by that time4 ,i am now fully      
convinced that the rent ought to be put 
by daily or weekly1 as ,god may prosper 
us1 in order that the work1 even as to  
this point1 may be a testimony4 ,may the
 ,lord1 then1 help us to act            
accordingly2 and may ,he now mercifully 
send in the means to pay the            
rent6--,whilst in this matter our       
prayers have failed1 either to humble   
us1 or to show us how weak our faith is 
still1 or to teach us1 7which seems to  
me the most probable17 that we ought to 
provide the rent beforehand2 the ,lord  
has given us again fresh proofs1 even   
this day1 that ,he is mindful of us4    
,there was not money enough in the      
,girls-,orphan-,house to take in bread1 
7we give the bread to the children on   

the third day after it is baked72 but   
before the baker came1 a lady called who
 had had some needlework done by the    
children1 and paid #cs4 #aa;d41 and thus
 the matron was able to take in bread as
 usual4 ,i found this morning #bs4 in   
the box in my house1 our extremity      
having led me to look into it4 ,one of  
the labourers gave #acs4 ,this #aes4 was
 divided amongst the three matrons4     
,thanks to the ,lord1 there is all which
 is needed for today and tomorrow4      
,sept4 #cj4 ,we are not only poor as    
regards the ,orphan-fund1 but also the  
funds for the other objects bring us    
again and again to the ,lord for fresh  
supplies4 ,today1 when we had not a     
single penny in hand1 #el4 was given for
 the other objects4  ,oct4 #b4 ,tuesday 
evening4 ,the ,lords holy name be       
praised6 ,he hath dealt most bountifully
 with us during the last three days6    
,the day before yesterday #el4 came in  
for the ,orphans4 ,of this ,i gave to   
each house #ajs4 which supplied them    

before the provisions were consumed4    
,oh6 how kind is the ,lord4 ,always1    
before there has been actual want1 ,he  
has sent help4 ,yesterday came in #al4  
#ajs4 more4 ,this #al4 #ajs41 with #ds4 
#b;d4 in hand1 was divided for present  
necessities4 ,thus the expenses of      
yesterday1 for housekeeping1 were       
defrayed4 ,the ,lord helped me also to  
pay yesterday the #ail4 #ajs4 for the   
rent4 ,the means for it were thus       
obtained4 ,one of the labourers had     
received through his family #ajl41 and  
#el4 besides from a sister in the ,lord2
 also some other money4 ,of this he gave
 #afl41 which1 with the #cl4 #ajs4 that 
was left of the above-mentioned #el41   
which came in the day before yesterday1 
made up #ail4 #ajs41 the sum which was  
needed4  --,this day we were again      
greatly reduced4 ,there was no money in 
hand to take in bread as usual1 for the 
,boys and ,infant ,orphan-,houses1 but  
again the ,lord helped4 ,a sister who   
had arrived this afternoon from ,swansea

 brought #al4 #gs41 and one of the      
labourers sold an article1 by means of  
which he was able to give #al4 #acs4    
,thus we had #cl43-#al4 for each house1 
and could buy bread before the day was  
over4 ,hitherto we have lacked nothing6 
,oct4 #d4 ,thursday4 ,the money of      
,tuesday helped us through yesterday4   
,today1 when again all was gone1 and    
help was greatly needed1 our loving     
,lord appeared4 ,the books which had    
been given some time since1 by some of  
my fellow-labourers1 were sold for      
#aas41 also an old bedstead for #bs4    
#f;d41 and an old sofa for #ajs4 ,the   
boxes were also opened1 as ,i had been  
told some money had been put in1 and    
#is4 #a;d4 was found in them4 ,this     
money was a fresh encouragement to us in
 our need4 ,by this #al4 #abs4 #g;d4 we 
were helped through the day4  ,oct4 #e4 
,this morning1 just before ,i was going 
to the ,orphan-,houses to meet with the 
brethren and sisters for prayer1 #al4   
#cs4 was brought from ,teignmouth4 ,this

 money seems to have been given some    
months since to a brother at            
,teignmouth1 but it did not reach me    
until today4 ,it is a most seasonable   
help1 to defray the expenses of this    
day1 and a fresh proof1 that not in     
anger1 but only for the trial of our    
faith1 our gracious ,lord delays as yet1
 to send larger sums4  ,oct4 #f4        
,saturday4 ,the ,lord has again most    
kindly helped us4 ,it came to my mind   
that there were some new blankets in the
 ,orphan-,houses1 which had been given  
some time since1 but which are not      
needed1 and might therefore be sold4 ,i 
was confirmed in this by finding that   
the moth had got into one pair4 ,i      
therefore sold ten pairs1 having a good 
opportunity to do so4 ,thus the ,lord   
not only supplied again our present need
 for the three houses1 but ,i was also  
able to put by the rent for this week   
and the next1 acting out the light which
 ,he had given us this day week4 ,there 
came in #is4 #f;d41 besides #gl4 for the

 blankets4 ,the ,school fund1 also1 was 
again completely exhausted1 when today  
and yesterday came in so much1 that not 
only the weekly salaries could be paid  
today1 but also above #al4 could be put 
by for rent4  ,oct4 #i4 ,through the    
last-mentioned supplies for the ,orphans
 we were helped up to this day2 but     
today we were brought lower than ever4  
,the provisions would have lasted out   
only today1 and the money for milk in   
one of the houses could only be made up 
by one of the labourers selling one of  
his books4 ,the matron in the           
,boys-,orphan-,house had this morning   
two shillings left4 ,when in doubt      
whether to buy bread with it1 or more   
meat1 to make up the dinner with the    
meat which she had in the house1 the    
baker called1 and left three quarterns  
of bread as a present4 ,in this great   
need1 some money having been given to   
one of the labourers1 he gave #bl4 of   
it1 by which we were able to buy meat1  
bread1 and other provisions4            

,nevertheless even this day1 low as we  
had been brought1 before this #bl4 was  
given1 there had been all in the house  
that was needed4  ,oct4 #aj4 ,the ,lord 
had sent in so much since yesterday     
afternoon1 that we were able at our     
meeting this morning to divide #bl4 #js4
 #b;d4 between the three matrons1       
whereby we are helped through this day4 
,but now the coals in the               
,infant-,orphan-,house are out1 and     
nearly so in the other two houses4 ,also
 the treacle casks in all the three     
houses are nearly empty4 ,on this       
account we have asked the ,lord for     
fresh supplies4  ,oct4 #aa4 ,the ,father
 of the fatherless has again shown his  
care over us4 ,an ,orphan from          
,devonshire arrived last evening4 ,with 
her was sent #bl4 #es4 #f;d4 ,the sister
 who brought her gave also a silver     
tea-pot1 sugar-basin1 and cream jug 7of 
the weight of #dh oz471 having found    
true riches in ,christ4 ,there was also 
in the boxes #is4 ,one of the labourers 

paid for a ton of coals4 ,we obtained   
#afl4 #afs4 for the silver              
articles4--,thus we were helped through 
the heavy expenses of the following     
days4  ,oct4 #ab4 ,today seven brethren 
and sisters were added to us in         
fellowship1 and eight were proposed4    
,may the ,lord send helpers for the     
work6  ,oct4 #ac4 ,for three months past
 the ,orphan fund has been low1 yet     
hitherto we have lacked nothing6  ,oct4 
#ae4 ,i knew that there would be money  
needed this morning1 for many things in 
the ,orphan-,houses1 and my heart was   
therefore lifted up to the ,lord4 ,just 
when ,i was going to meet my fellow     
labourers for prayer1 ,i received from  
,trowbridge #dl4 ,there had come in also
 at the ,orphan-,houses #gs4 #c;d4 ,to  
this one of the labourers added #al4    
,thus ,i was enabled abundantly to      
supply all that was wanted1 and to pay  
for a cask of treacle and a ton of      
coals4 ,we are now1 however1 cast again 
on the love of our ,lord for further    

supplies1 as there is neither any thing 
in hand1 nor have the labourers any more
 of their own to give4  ,oct4 #af4 ,the 
day commenced with mercies4 ,i was      
looking up to the ,lord for help1 early 
this morning1 when1 almost immediately  
afterwards1 brother ,t4 came1 and       
brought two silver table-spoons1 and six
 tea-spoons1 which had been left1       
anonymously1 yesterday afternoon1 at the
 ,girls-,orphan-,house4 ,this afternoon 
,i received #abl4 from ,staffordshire4  
,on the seal of the letter1 which       
enclosed the money1 was ,ebenezer4 ,how 
true in our case6 ,surely this instance 
is a fresh ,ebenezer to us2 for hitherto
 the ,lord has helped us4--,there was   
also found a half sovereign in the box  
at my house4 ,also a lady left #es4 at  
the door of the ,girls-,orphan-,house1  
with about #bjj pears for the children2 
and a brother sent #bs41 the first      
fruits of the increase of his wages4    
,thus ,i was able to give a larger      
supply than usual to the matrons4  ,oct4

 #bb4 ,today our funds were again quite 
low4 ,in the ,infant-,orphan-,house only
 #b;d4 was left1 and very little in the 
other two houses4 ,but the ,lord most   
manifestly again answered prayer4 ,a    
gentleman from ,london1 who is greatly  
interested about destitute and neglected
 children1 came over from ,bath with two
 of his sisters to see the              
,orphan-,houses4 ,he gave #al4 ,there   
was #bs4 #f;d4 put into the box at my   
house1 and #f;d4 anonymously into the   
box at ,gideon ,chapel4 ,with this #al4 
#cs4 ,i went directly to the            
,orphan-,houses to relieve the present  
need4 ,whilst ,i was there1 the ,lord   
gave still further supplies2 for being  
informed that in the morning some ladies
 had seen the houses1 and put money into
 the boxes1 ,i opened them and found    
#cl4 #js4 ld4 ,thus the ,lord1 by means 
of this #dl4 #cs4 #a;d41 helped us      
through the necessities of this day4    
,oct4 #bc4 ,the ,lord again sent above  
#bl41 which supplied this days          

necessities4  ,oct4 #bd4 ,today the     
,lord sent from a most unexpected       
quarter #el4 ,the money was given by a  
relative of two children in the         
,boys-,orphan-,house4 ,thus we are      
helped for two days1 and are able to put
 by the rent for this week4  ,oct4 #bg4 
,saturday4 ,this day we have been again 
mercifully helped1 though our need has  
been almost greater than ever4 ,but1    
thanks to our adorable ,lord6 this day  
also we have not been confounded2 for   
there was #fs4 in the box at the        
,infant-,orphan-,house1 and #fs4 came in
 for things which had been given to be  
sold4 ,to this one of the labourers     
added #ahs4 ,by means of this #al4 #ajs4
 we have been able to meet all pressing 
demands1 and to procure provisions for  
today and tomorrow4  ,oct4 #bi4 ,monday4
 ,the ,lord has again given us this day 
our daily bread1 though1 in the morning1
 there was not the least natural        
prospect of obtaining supplies4 ,one of 
the labourers1 who had received some    

money for his own personal expenses1    
gave #bl4 ,some things also1 which had  
been given for sale1 had been sold for  
#ahs42 and #f;d4 had been put into the  
box at ,gideon ,chapel ,this #bl4 #ahs4 
#f;d4 enabled us to meet the expenses of
 this day4 ,there were also many        
articles of worn clothes sent4  ,oct4   
#cj4 ,this has been again a day of      
peculiar mercies in reference to the    
funds4 ,whilst ,i was in prayer         
respecting them1 a brother brought #b   
#a_/d yards of cloth4 ,he had bought it 
for himself1 but1 afterwards considering
 that he had sufficient clothes1 he gave
 it to be sold for the ,orphans4 ,this  
evening a sister gave me #bjl41 ten of  
which were for the ,orphans1 and ten for
 the other objects4 ,thus we are helped 
for this week4  ,nov4 #d4 ,lords day4   
,there was given1 by a stranger1 last   
,wednesday evening1 at ,bethesda        
,chapel1 to one of the sisters1 a       
sovereign for the ,orphans1 which ,i    
received today4 ,thus the ,lord has     

again begun the week with mercy1 and    
,his love surely will help us through   
it1 though again many pounds will be    
needed4  ,nov4 #e4 ,monday4 ,by means of
 the sovereign which had come in        
yesterday1 and several small donations  
today and on the past days1 together    
with #bl4 #ajs4 which one of the        
labourers added of his own1 #fl4 #bs4   
#f;d4 was divided this day between the  
three matrons1 which will supply their  
need for two days at least4  ,nov4 #g4  
,the funds are now again completely     
exhausted4 ,today ,i divided #al4 #cs4  
#h;d41 which had come in yesterday2 thus
 the necessary wants were supplied4 ,the
 ,lord be praised who has helped us     
hitherto6 ,one of the ,orphans was sent 
today to service1 and the ,lord enabled 
us to give her a suitable outfit4  ,nov4
 #h4 ,last evening #al4 #ds4 came in1   
which1 being divided between the three  
houses1 helped us through this day4     
,nov4 #aj4 ,saturday4 ,all seemed to be 
dark1 so far as regards natural         

appearances1 at the commencement of this
 day4 ,but through this day also the    
,lord has helped us1 and enabled us to  
meet all demands4 ,in the course of the 
day came in #al4 #hs4 #f;d4 ,to this two
 of the labourers added #ajs4 each1 and 
thus we were brought to the close of one
 more week1 having been able to supply  
the necessities of #ig persons in the   
,orphan-,houses1 without owing any      
thing4  ,nov4 #ab4 ,monday4 ,sixpence   
came in this morning1 to which one of   
the labourers added #ajs4 #f;d41 to meet
 the most pressing necessities4 ,this   
evening ,i found the #al4 was not enough
 to take in bread for the               
,boys-,orphan-,house4 ,the ,lord gave   
us1 however1 before the day was over1   
enough to buy the usual quantity of     
bread2 for there was found in the boxes 
#es4 #i;d4 and a pair of small gold     
earrings4  ,nov4 #ac4 ,this morning our 
want was again great4 ,i have #bjl4 in  
hand which has been put by for rent1    
but1 for the ,lords honour1 ,i would not

 take of it4 ,nothing had come in1 and  
the labourers had scarcely any thing to 
give4 ,i went1 however1 to the          
,orphan-,houses1 to pray with my fellow 
labourers1 and1 if it might be1 to      
comfort them1 and see what could be     
done4 ,when ,i came there1 ,i found that
 #ais4 #f;d4 had come in this morning4  
,on enquiry ,i heard that only #bs4     
#f;d4 more was needed to carry us       
through the day4 ,this one of the       
labourers was able to add of his own4   
,thus the ,lord has again helped us out 
of our difficulty4 ,one of the labourers
 gave some things which he could do     
without1 and another gave a workbox to  
be sold for the ,orphans4--,before this 
day has come to an end1 the ,lord has   
sent in #al4 #bs4 #d;d4 more1 so that we
 have also a little for tomorrow4  ,nov4
 #ae4 ,the money which had come in the  
day before yesterday1 supplied the      
necessities of yesterday also2 but today
 we were brought again very low4 ,i went
 to the ,orphan-,houses1 to pray with my

 fellow-labourers1 not without hope that
 the ,lord might have appeared1 and sent
 a little help4 ,when ,i arrived ,i     
found that one of the labourers had sold
 a few of his books1 together with two  
which had been given by another labourer
 on the #acth1 for which he had received
 #gs4 ,to this one of the labourers     
added #gs4 #i;d4 ,this #ads4 #i;d4      
supplied the most pressing necessities4 
,when ,i came home ,i found #as4 in the 
box at my house1 and soon after received
 #es4 for a pair of fire screens1 which 
had been given for sale4 ,there were    
also three baskets of potatoes sent to  
the three different houses4 ,a sack of  
potatoes had been ordered1 but the      
brother1 who had been desired to bring  
them1 could not conveniently do so      
today1 and thought1 as this present had 
been ordered from him1 there would be no
 immediate need of them2 and ,oh6 how   
kind of the ,lord to order it thus3 for 
had he brought them1 the payment would  
have taken away the money which was     

intended for the usual quantity of      
bread4 ,but before the day was over1 the
 ,lord helped still further4 ,in the    
afternoon a gentleman from ,bath called 
at the ,boys-,orphan-,house1 and gave a 
cheque for #cl4 ,there was also #as4    
given2 #bs4 #f;d4 came in for           
needle-work1 and #es4 #f;d4 for things  
sold4 ,thus altogether #dl4 #ds4 #i;d4  
has been sent by the ,lord this day4    
,nov4 #ag4 ,saturday4 ,today above #cl4 
was needed1 and as only #aes4 #f;d4 had 
come in1 we found it needful to         
determine to dispose of a few articles  
of furniture which we conveniently could
 do without4 ,one of the labourers gave 
a good watch to be sold1 which she had  
bought some months since1 there being   
then no time-piece in one of the houses4
 ,in consideration of these articles to 
be sold1 ,i took1 for the present       
necessities of the ,orphans1 #bl4 #ajs4 
of the money which had been put by for  
the rent1 to be replaced when these     
articles could be sold at a suitable    

opportunity4 ,thus we were helped to the
 close of one more week4  ,nov4 #ai4    
,today we were again in great need4     
,there had come in only #gs4 #f;d4 for  
needle-work4 ,the ,lord had1 however1   
given to one of the labourers a little  
money1 of which he gave #aes41 by means 
of which we were helped through this day
 also4  ,nov4 #bj4 ,today our need was  
exceedingly great1 but the ,lords help  
was great also4 ,i went to meet with the
 brethren and sisters as usual4 ,i found
 that #al4 would be needed to supply the
 necessities of today1 but #cs4 only had
 come in4 ,just when we were going to   
pray1 one of the labourers came in1 who1
 after prayer1 gave #ajs4 ,whilst we    
were praying1 another labourer came in1 
who had received #al4 ,thus we had #al4 
#acs42 even more1 therefore1 than was   
absolutely needed4  ,nov4 #ba4 ,never   
were we so reduced in funds as today4   
,there was not a single halfpenny in    
hand between the matrons of the three   
houses4 ,nevertheless there was a good  

dinner1 and1 by managing so as to help  
one another with bread1 etc41 there was 
a prospect of getting over this day     
also2 but for none of the houses had we 
the prospect of being able to take in   
bread4 ,when ,i left the brethren and   
sisters at one oclock1 after prayer1 ,i 
told them that we must wait for help1   
and see how the ,lord would deliver us  
at this time4 ,i was sure of help1 but  
we were indeed straitened4 ,when ,i came
 to ,kingsdown1 ,i felt that ,i needed  
more exercise1 being very cold2         
wherefore ,i went not the nearest way   
home1 but round by ,clarenceplace4      
,about twenty yards from my house1 ,i   
met a brother who walked back with me1  
and after a little conversation gave me 
#ajl4 to be handed over to the brethren1
 the deacons1 towards providing the poor
 saints with coals1 blankets and warm   
clothing2 also #el4 for the ,orphans1   
and #el4 for the other objects of the   
,scriptural ,knowledge ,institution4    
,the brother had called twice while ,i  

was gone to the ,orphan-,houses1 and had
 ,i now been one half minute later1 ,i  
should have missed him4 ,but the ,lord  
knew our need1 and therefore allowed me 
to meet him4 ,i sent off the #el4       
immediately to the matrons4  ,nov4 #bc4 
,the above-mentioned #el41 with an      
addition of #aas4 #f;d4 which had also  
come in1 helped us through the expenses 
of yesterday and today4  ,nov4 #bd4     
,this again has been a very remarkable  
day4 ,we had as little in hand this     
morning as at any time1 and yet several 
pounds were needed4 ,but ,god1 who is   
rich in mercy1 and whose word so        
positively declares that none who trust 
in ,him shall be confounded1 has helped 
us through this day also4 ,while ,i was 
in prayer1 about ten in the morning1    
respecting the funds1 ,i was informed   
that a gentleman had called to see me4  
,he came to inform me that a lady had   
ordered three sacks of potatoes to be   
sent to the ,orphan ,houses4 ,never     
could they have come more seasonably4   

,this was an encouragement to me1 to    
continue to expect help4 ,when ,i came  
to the prayer meeting about #ab oclock1 
,i heard that #bs4 had come in1 also    
#al4 for a guitar1 which had been given 
for sale4 ,the payment for this guitar  
had been expected for many weeks4 ,it   
had been mentioned among us1 repeatedly1
 that it might come just at a time1 when
 we most needed it3 and oh6 how true4   
,also the watch which had been given was
 sold for #bl4 #ajs4 ,but with all this 
we could not have put by the rents for  
this week1 amounting to #cjs4 ,one of   
the labourers1 therefore1 gave his watch
 to the ,orphan-fund under this         
condition1 that should the ,lord not    
enable us before ,dec4 #bast to make up 
this deficiency1 it should be sold1 but 
not otherwise1 as he needs it in the    
,lords service4--,a few days after the  
,lord gave the means to put by the      
#cjs41 and #cjs4 besides for the next   
weeks rent4 ,thus the ,lord helped us   
through this day1 and with it brought us

 to the close of one more week4  ,nov4  
#be4 ,lords-day4 ,the ,lord kindly      
remembers us before there is absolute   
need4 ,a sister who is going to leave   
,bristol1 called on me to bid me        
farewell1 and gave me1 in parting1 #al4 
#ajs4 for the ,orphans4 ,it is          
remarkable1 that almost every donation  
given within the last four months and   
thirteen days1 since our funds have been
 low1 has come from unexpected quarters1
 to make the hand of ,god so much the   
more manifest4  ,nov4 #bf4 ,though there
 had come in yesterday #al4 #ajs41 yet  
that was scarcely the half of what was  
needed this day4 ,but the ,lord knew our
 circumstances1 and1 as ,he is wont to  
do1 most unworthy as we are of it1      
remembered our need4 ,there was given   
#al4 this morning1 and #as4 had been put
 anonymously into the box at ,gideon    
,chapel2 and a lamp1 which had been     
given some time since1 had been sold for
 #ajs4 ,also #as4 #b;d4 came in for     
needlework4 ,by means of these several  

little sums we could meet all the       
demands of this day4  ,nov4 #bg4        
,yesterday afternoon came in #ajs41 and 
this morning1 by the disposal of some   
articles1 which had been given for sale1
 #abs4 ,this furnished us with means to 
procure1 for this day also1 the         
necessary supplies4  ,nov4 #bh4 ,this   
is1 perhaps1 of all days the most       
remarkable as yet1 so far as it regards 
the funds4 ,when ,i was in prayer this  
morning respecting them1 ,i was enabled 
firmly to believe that the ,lord would  
send help1 though all seemed dark as to 
natural appearances4 ,at #ab oclock ,i  
met as usual with the brethren and      
sisters for prayer4 ,there had come in  
only #as41 which was left last evening  
anonymously1 at the ,infant             
,orphan-,house1 and which1 except #b;d41
 had already been spent1 on account of  
the great need4 ,i heard also that an   
individual had gratuitously cleaned the 
time-piece in the ,infant               
,orphan-,house1 and had offered to keep 

the timepieces of the three houses in   
repair4 ,thus the ,lord gave even in    
this a little encouragement1 and a proof
 that ,he is still mindful of us4 ,on   
inquiry ,i found that there was every   
thing needful for the dinner in all the 
three houses2 but neither in the ,infant
 nor ,boys ,orphan-,houses was there    
bread enough for tea1 nor money to buy  
milk4 ,lower we had never been1 and1    
perhaps1 never so low4 ,we gave         
ourselves now unitedly to prayer1 laying
 the case in simplicity before the      
,lord4 ,whilst in prayer there was a    
knock at the door1 and one of the       
sisters went out4 ,after the two        
brethren1 who labour in the             
,orphan-,houses1 and ,i had prayed      
aloud1 we continued for a while silently
 in prayer4 ,as to myself1 ,i was       
lifting up my heart to the ,lord to make
 a way for our escape1 and in order to  
know1 if there were any other thing     
which ,i could do with a good           
conscience1 besides waiting on ,him1 so 

that we might have food for the         
children4 ,at last we rose from our     
knees4 ,i said1 ,god will surely send   
help4 ,the words had not quite passed   
over my lips1 when ,i perceived a letter
 lying on the table1 which had been     
brought whilst we were in prayer4 ,it   
was from my wife1 containing another    
letter from a brother with #ajl4 for the
 ,orphans4 ,the evening before last ,i  
was asked by a brother whether the      
balance in hand for the ,orphans would  
be as great this time1 when the accounts
 would be made up1 as the last time4 ,my
 answer was1 that it would be as great  
as the ,lord pleased4 ,the next morning 
this brother was moved to remember the  
,orphans1 and to send today #ajl41 which
 arrived after ,i had left my house1 and
 which on account of our need was       
forwarded immediately to me4 ,thus ,i   
was enabled to give #fl4 #ajs4 for      
housekeeping1 and to put by #cl4 #ajs4  
for rent4  ,the brother who sent the    
#ajl4 for the ,orphans1 sent likewise   

#ajl4 to be divided between brother     
,craik and me1 with the object of       
purchasing new clothes for ourselves4   
,nov4 #bi4 ,the ,lord has greatly       
blessed our meetings for prayer4 ,they  
have been instrumental in leading us to 
much prayer for the children in the     
,orphan-,houses1 in the ,day-,schools1  
and in the ,sunday-,school4 ,they have  
led us to prayer for ourselves1 for the 
,day-,school ,teachers1 and for the     
,sunday-,school ,teachers1 that grace   
may be given to us so to walk before the
 children1 and so to deal with them1 as 
that the ,lord may be glorified by us4  
,we have also often been led to         
intercede for the believers with whom we
 are in fellowship1 and for the ,church 
at large4 ,we have especially prayed1   
that our work may lead the church       
generally to a more simple confidence   
and trust in the ,lord4 ,that these     
meetings have not been in vain1 as      
regards the procuring of funds1 has been
 already sufficiently seen by the many  

instances which have been recorded in   
the foregoing pages4 ,today1 however1 we
 have had another particular proof of   
this4 ,when we met ,i found that #ajs4  
had come in yesterday afternoon4 ,when  
,i returned home ,i found #al4 had come 
in1 and shortly after ,i received       
another #al4 ,in the evening ,i received
 #ejl41 which was sent from ,suffolk by 
a sister who had often expressed how    
gladly she would contribute more largely
 to the work which is in our hands1 had 
she the means1 and who just now1 in this
 our time of need1 has obtained the     
means to carry out the desire of her    
heart4 ,i rejoice in the last donation  
particularly1 not because of the        
largeness of the sum1 but because it    
enables me to pay to my brethren and    
sisters in the ,orphan-,houses the      
salary which is due to them4 ,for though
 they are willing to labour without any 
remuneration1 nevertheless the labourer 
is worthy of his reward4 ,this donation 
also proves1 that the ,lord is willing  

even now1 as formerly1 to send large    
sums4 ,but ,i expect still larger4 ,the 
same sister who sent the #ejl4 for the  
,orphans1 sent1 at the same time1 #cjl4 
to be divided between brother ,craik and
 me for our personal expenses4 ,how     
abundantly does the ,lord care for us6  
,truly we serve a kind ,master6  ,dec4  
#e4 ,today there were again a few       
shillings needed1 in the ,boys          
,orphan-,house4 ,that which remained of 
the #ejl4 had been divided for          
housekeeping in the three houses1 and   
was now all spent in the ,boys          
,orphan-,house1 and nearly also in the  
other two houses4 ,the few shillings    
which were needed in the ,boys          
,orphan-,house1 the ,lord1 however1 had 
previously provided by the little which 
had come in on ,december #c and #d4     
,dec4 #f4 ,this day our need was again  
as great as ever1 but the deliverance of
 the ,lord was also as manifest as ever4
 ,no money had come in1 and ,i knew     
there would be some needed this morning 

in all the three houses4 ,that which was
 required to buy provisions for today1  
was about #al42 but there were also     
coals needed in two houses1 and two of  
the treacle-casks were empty4 ,we gave  
ourselves1 as usual1 to prayer4 ,after  
prayer one of the labourers gave #al4 of
 the salary which she had received a few
 days ago2 another gave #fs41 and #ds4  
#f;d4 was taken out of the boxes4 ,thus 
we had #al4 #ajs4 #f;d4 to divide1 and  
therefore more than was absolutely      
needed2 also one of the labourers had   
ordered half a ton of coals to be sent  
to the ,boys ,orphan-,house1 for which  
he paid himself4  ,this afternoon ,i    
received #ajjl4 from a sister2 #ejl4 for
 the ,orphans1 and #ejl4 for the        
,school,bibleand ,missionary-,fund4     
,this same sister1 who earns her bread  
with her own hands1 had given1 on       
,october #e1 #ahcg1 #ejl4 towards the   
,boys ,orphan-,house1 and gave for the  
necessities of the poor saints1 in      
,august1 #ahch1 #ajjl4 more2 for she had

 been made willing to act out those     
precious exhortations3 ,having food and 
raiment let us be therewith content4    
,sell that ye have1 and give alms2      
provide yourselves bags which wax not   
old1 a treasure in the heavens that     
faileth not1 where no thief approacheth1
 neither moth corrupteth4 ,lay not up   
for yourselves treasures upon earth1    
where moth and rust doth corrupt1 and   
where thieves break through and steal3  
but lay up for yourselves treasures in  
heaven1 where neither moth nor rust doth
 corrupt1 and where thieves do not break
 through nor steal4 ,respecting the     
#ejl4 which has been given of this sum  
for the ,school,bibleand                
,missionary-,fund1 it is worthy of      
remark1 that we would not order         
,reference ,bibles till we had the      
means4 ,we had repeatedly prayed        
respecting this want of ,bibles1 and    
particularly again this morning4 ,it had
 been also much laid on our hearts      
today1 to request that the ,lord would  

enable us to have the ,report printed1  
which we could not do1 unless ,he first 
sent the means4 ,lastly1 we had also    
repeatedly asked ,him to supply us so   
largely1 if it were ,his will1 as that  
at the time of the public meetings we   
might be able to speak again of         
abundance4 ,for though for some months  
past the time has been fixed for the    
public meetings1 without any reference  
to the state of the funds1 nevertheless1
 it might have had the appearance1 that 
we had convened the brethren for the    
sake of telling them about our poverty1 
and thus to induce them to give4  ,dec4 
#h1 #ahch4 ,the ,lord closes the third  
year of this part of the work with      
blessings4 ,yesterday was sent #bd yards
 of flannel1 and today were taken out of
 the box in the ,boys ,orphan-,house a  
#el4 note and #c;d4 ,also #bs4 was      
given1 and #al4 besides4  ,dec4 #aa1    
#ab1 and #ac4 ,on the evenings of these 
three days there were public meetings1  
at which ,i gave an account of the      

,lords dealing with us in reference to  
the ,orphan-,houses and the other       
objects of the ,scriptural ,knowledge   
,institution4 ,as the work1 and         
particularly that of the                
,orphan-,houses1 was begun for the      
benefit of the church at large1 it      
appeared well to us1 that from time to  
time it should be publicly stated how   
the ,lord had dealt with us in reference
 to it2 and as on ,dec4 #ith the third  
year had been completed1 since the      
commencement of the ,orphan work1 this  
seemed to be a suitable time for having 
these meetings4  ,should any one        
suppose1 in reading the plain details of
 the trials through which we passed     
during the four months previous to ,dec4
 #i1 #ahch1 respecting the              
,orphan-,houses1 that ,i have been      
disappointed as it regards my           
expectations1 as far as the funds are   
concerned3 my answer is1 that the       
reverse is the case4 ,for straits were  
expected4 ,long before the trials came1 

,i had more than once stated publicly1  
that answers to prayer1 in the time of  
need1--the manifestation of the hand of 
,god1 stretched out for our help1--was  
just the very end for which the         
,institution was established4  ,i       
further state1 that the ,orphans have   
never lacked any thing4 ,had ,i had     
thousands of pounds in hand1 they would 
have fared no better than they have2 for
 they have always had good nourishing   
food1 the necessary articles of         
clothing1 etc4  ,it is now 7namely on   
,dec4 #aj1 #ahch7 four years and nine   
months since brother ,craik and ,i      
established the ,scriptural ,knowledge  
,institution4 ,the reasons which we had 
for doing so were1 that thus a testimony
 might be borne that the children of    
,god need not to go to unbelievers to   
ask them for money2 nor require the     
patronage of the great men of this world
 in the ,lords work2 and that1 further1 
believers generally might be stirred up1
 to renounce their alliance with the    

world in the management and promotion of
 religious objects1 and that1 lastly1 it
 might be seen1 that1 without           
contracting debts1 such objects can be  
carried on4  ,painful as it was1 and as 
it still is1 to us1 to be obliged to    
differ from so many of our brethren1 in 
these particulars1 nevertheless we were 
called upon to work without them1 if we 
could not conscientiously work with     
them4 ,may the ,lord grant1 that the    
eyes of many of ,his children may be    
opened1 so that they may seek1 in all   
spiritual things1 to be separated from  
unbelievers1 7#b ,cor4 vi4 #adah71 and  
to do ,gods work according to ,gods     
mind6  ,i notice briefly the following  
particulars respecting the first three  
objects of the ,scriptural ,knowledge   
,institution4 #a4 ,there is at present  
7in ,december1 #ahch7 a ,sunday ,school 
supported by it1 which contains four    
hundred and sixty-three children4 ,this 
part of the work calls for particular   
thanksgiving2 for during these last     

eighteen months the number of the       
children has been nearly three times as 
great as it used to be4 ,five of the    
scholars have been converted within the 
last two years1 and are now in          
fellowship with the church1 and three of
 them are teachers in the school4 #b4   
,there is in connection with the        
,institution an ,adult-school1 in which1
 since the commencement of the work1    
above #abj adults have been instructed1 
and in which at present twelve are      
taught to read4 #c4 ,the ,institution   
has entirely supported1 since its       
commencement1 several ,day-schools for  
poor children1 and within the last two  
years six of such3 three for boys1 and  
three for girls4--,the number of all the
 children that have had schooling in the
 ,day-schools through the medium of the 
,institution1 since its formation1      
amounts to #aecd2 the number of those at
 present in the six ,day4 ,schools is   
#cdb4 #d4 ,during the last two years    
there have been circulated1 #ahhd copies

 of the ,scriptures in connexion with   
the ,institution1 and since the         
beginning of the work1 ,march #e1 #ahcd1
 five thousand and seventy-eight copies4
 #e4 ,for ,missionary purposes have been
 laid out #gd4 #ahs4 #d;d4 #f4 ,the     
total of the income for the first three 
objects1 during the last two years1 was 
#aabi4 #acs4 #a;d4 ,the total of the    
expenses #aaaa4 #acs4 #g #a_/b;d4       
,there are1 at present1 #hf ,orphans in 
the three houses1 i4 e4 #ca in the      
,girls-,orphan-,house1 #ca in the       
,infant-,orphan-,house1 and #bd in the  
,boys-,orphan-,house4  ,the whole number
 of ,orphans1 who have been under our   
care1 from ,april #aa1 #ahcf1 to ,dec4  
#i1 #ahch1 amounts to #aaj4  ,gods      
blessing has most manifestly rested upon
 this part of the work4 ,for1 #a4       
,without any one having been asked for  
any thing by us1 the sum of #baaa #es4  
#d #a_/b;d4 has been given to us1       
entirely as the result of prayer to     
,god4  #b4 ,besides this1 also1 many    

articles of clothing1 furniture1        
provisions1 etc4 #c4 ,without our       
solicitation three medical gentlemen1   
7one for each house71 have1 up to ,dec4 
#i1 #ahch1 kindly given their attendance
 and medicines gratuitously4  #d4 ,the  
children have been1 on the whole1 in    
good health1 and many of them have      
greatly improved as to their health1    
since they have been with us4 #e4       
,though most of them had been brought up
 in a very different manner from what   
one could desire1 yet ,god has          
constrained them1 on the whole1 to      
behave exceedingly well1 so much so that
 it has attracted the attention of all  
observers4 ,this can be ascribed only to
 the good hand of ,god4 #f4 ,there are a
 few among them1 respecting whom we have
 a comfortable assurance that they care 
about their souls4 #g4 ,there is not one
 of those who have died1 of whom we are 
without hope1 as it regards their       
eternal welfare2 but respecting two of  
them we have especial reason to rejoice4

 ,the elder of the two1 ,harriet        
,culliford1 about twelve years of age   
when she died1 had been for many months 
wasting away in consumption4 ,she was1  
almost during the whole time of her     
illness1 completely careless about the  
things of ,god2 nothing seemed to make  
any impression upon her1 though a well  
behaved child in other respects4 ,about 
a fortnight before her departure1 she   
was brought to know the ,lord1 gave the 
fullest evidence1 that could be given in
 her circumstances1 of a real change of 
heart1 and departed full of joy at the  
prospect of being with the ,lord1 though
 previously she had been very desirous  
to be restored again4 ,the younger1     
,leah ,culliford1 7both of them of a    
very consumptive family71 fell asleep in
 ,jesus on ,sept4 #aa1 #ahch4 ,she was  
but little more than eight years of age2
 but many weeks before her death she    
gave evidence to those who were placed  
over her of a change of heart1 and of   
faith in the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4  ,the

 total of the income for the ,orphans1  
from ,dec4 #i1 #ahcf1 to ,dec4 #i1      
#ahch1 has amounted to #acda4 #ds4 #g;d4
 the total of the expenses to #affd4    
#ds4 #j #c_/d;d4 ,there was two years   
ago a balance of #cgc4 #ds4 #h #a_/d;d4 
in hand1 and now the balance is #ej4    
#es4 #c;d4  ,dec4 #af4 ,there was a     
paper anonymously put into the box at   
,bethesda ,chapel1 containing #dl4 #ajs4
 ,in the paper was written ,for the     
,rent of the ,orphan-,houses1 from ,dec4
 #aj to ,dec4 #ca1 #ahch4 ,o taste and  
see that the ,lord is good3 blessed is  
the man that trusteth in ,him6 ,in order
 that the reader may be able to enter   
into the value of this donation1 ,i     
would request him to read over once     
more1 what ,i wrote under ,sept4 #bi of 
this year4 ,the individual who gave this
 #dl4 #ajs4 for the rent of the         
,orphan-,houses for the first three     
weeks after the public meetings1 at     
which the matter about the rent1 for the
 instruction of the brethren1 was fully 

stated1 continued for three years1 up to
 ,dec4 #aj1 #ahda1 to give regularly1   
but anonymously1 #al4 #ajs4 a week for  
the same purpose1 which was exactly the 
sum required every week for the rent of 
those three houses4 ,thus the ,lord     
rewarded our faithfulness1 in carrying  
out the light which ,he had given us4   
,but the chief blessing1 resulting from 
this circumstance1 ,i consider to be    
this1 that several brethren1 who earn   
their bread by the labour of their      
hands1 have learned through this        
circumstance1 that it is the will of the
 ,lord they should lay by their rent    
weekly4 ,i beseech those brethren who   
are not pursuing this course1 to do so1 
and they will soon prove by experience  
the benefit of acting on ,scriptural    
principles even as it regards this life4
  ,dec4 #ag4 ,today eleven brethren and 
sisters were proposed for fellowship4   
,the ,lord still uses us as instruments4
 ,truly1 our labour in the ,lord is not 
in vain6  ,dec4 #bj4 ,as the expenses   

for the ,orphans have been above #dgl4  
within the last six days1 and as but    
little above #acl4 has come in1 and as  
the money for printing the ,report had  
to be kept back1 in order that we might 
not be in debt1 we were again today very
 low in funds1 though it is but six days
 since the public meetings4 ,as ,i knew 
that tomorrow several pounds would be   
needed to supply the matrons1 ,i gave   
myself this morning to prayer4 ,about a 
quarter of an hour afterwards ,i        
received #cl41 the payment of a legacy1 
left by a sister1 who fell asleep in    
,jesus several months since1 in         
,ireland4 ,besides this ,i received from
 the brother1 through whom the legacy   
was paid1 #bl4 #ajs4 for the            
,orphan-,fund4 ,with this #el4 #ajs4 ,i 
hope to be able to meet the expenses of 
tomorrow4  ,i observe here that it might
 have been naturally supposed that every
 heart would be touched1 through what   
was publicly stated about the remarkable
 manner in which the ,lord had provided 

for us for nearly #aej days1 and that   
consequently an abundance of means would
 have come in4 ,to this is to be added1 
that #ejl4 #es4 #c;d4 was in hand on    
,dec4 #aj1 and that therefore it seemed 
not likely that we should be in need2   
and yet1 by ,dec4 #bj1 we were again so 
poor1 that there was nothing to meet the
 expenses of the next day1 as has just  
been related4 ,all this came not        
unawares upon me and my                 
fellow-labourers2 for we had been taught
 to look off from all creature          
expectations to the living ,god4 ,it was
 on this account that1 many times in our
 prayer meetings during ,november and   
the beginning of ,december1 we were led 
to ask the ,lord1 not to allow us to    
expect an influx of means because1 for  
the benefit of the ,church1 our         
circumstances would be made known at the
 public meetings4 ,and how kind was it  
of the ,lord to give us prayer about    
this1 and thus to prepare us beforehand2
 for had we leaned upon natural         

expectations1 we should have been surely
 disappointed1 as only six days after   
the meetings we were as poor as ever4   
,by the grace of ,god we are so         
acquainted with the heart of our        
,father1 that we speak not about these  
things to excite the compassion of our  
fellow saints1 for we have learned to   
lean upon ,god only2 but we make known  
,his dealings with us1 that others may  
be led to taste and see that the ,lord  
is good1 and to put their trust in ,him4
  ,the sister who left the #cl4 for the 
,orphans1 as just alluded to1 also left 
#cl4 for the funds of the other objects1
 #bjl4 to be divided between brother    
,craik and me1 and #cl4 for the poor    
saints4  ,dec4 #bb4 ,a solemn day4 ,i   
received today the information from my  
father that my brother died on ,october 
#gth4 ,when ,i saw him in ,april this   
year1 he was living in open sin1 and in 
disunion with my father4 ,i cannot learn
 that his end was different from his    
life1 so that ,i have no comfort in his 

death4--,of all the trials that can     
befall a believer1 the death of an      
unconverted near relative seems to me   
one of the greatest4 ,shall not the     
judge of all the earth do right8 must be
 the stay of the believer at such a     
time1 and1 by grace1 it is my stay now4 
,i know that the ,lord is glorified in  
my brother1 whatever his end has been3  
whether in his last hours1 like the     
thief1 on the cross1 he was saved1 or   
whether he died in sin and unbelief2 yet
 ,i do1 as to myself1 desire from my    
heart to adore that grace which plucked 
me as a brand out of the burning1 many  
years ago4--,may the ,lord make this    
event a lasting blessing to me1         
especially in leading me to earnestness 
in prayer for my father6  ,dec4 #bf4    
,from the #bast to this day several     
small donations had come in for the     
,orphans1 so that we were supplied as we
 needed4 ,today there was ten-pence     
left1 after the days expenses had been  
met4 ,one hour after the ,lord kindly   

appeared again4 #el4 was sent by ,q4 ,q4
 ,this money came1 just after ,i had    
prayed for means4  ,dec4 #bg4 ,today    
came in #bl4 #abs4 #f;d41 whereby the   
,lord has again helped us to meet the   
probable expenses of tomorrow4  ,dec4   
#bh4 ,this evening the ,lord kindly sent
 further help1 when we were again       
destitute of the means of providing for 
tomorrow4 ,i received #bjl4 7half for   
the ,orphan-,fund1 and half for the     
other funds71 with ,ecclesiastes ix4    
#aj3 ,whatsoever thy hand findeth to do1
 do it with thy might2 for there is no  
work1 nor device1 nor knowledge1 nor    
wisdom1 in the grave1 whither thou      
goest4  ,dec4 #bi4 ,a sister1 having    
felt herself particularly stirred up    
about the ,orphans1 as she writes1 sent 
this evening #gl4 five pounds from      
herself1 and #bl4 which had been sent   
from the ,,east ,,indies4 ,to the ,lord 
this is to be ascribed1 who1 in answer  
to our prayers1 makes these impressions 
on the hearts of ,his children4         

,,review ,,of ,,the ,,year #ahch4    #a4
 ,as to the church4  #fh brethren and   
sisters we found in fellowship1 when    
brother ,craik and ,i came to ,bristol4 
#deh have been admitted into fellowship 
since1 so that the total number would be
  #ebf had there been no changes4 ,but1 
#ca have fallen asleep4  #bh are under  
church discipline1 which is the total   
number of all the cases of separation   
from communion within these six years   
and seven months4  #cf have left        
,bristol  #bf have left us1 but are     
still in ,bristol4 ,only #bf within six 
years and seven months6  ,total #aba4   
,there are therefore only #dje at       
present in fellowship with us4 #fa have 
been added during the last year1 of whom
 #cf have been brought among us to the  
knowledge of the truth4  ,,ii4 ,as to my
 temporal supplies  ,the ,lord has been 
pleased to give me during the past year3
  #a4 ,by the ,freewill ,offerings      
through the boxes #aea #fs4 #h;d4  #b4  
,by presents in money from believers in 

and out of ,bristol #ada #ahs4 #j;d4    
#c4 ,by money1 through family connexion 
#dj #js4 #j;d4  #d4 ,by presents in     
clothes1 provisions1 etc41 which were   
worth to me1 at least #ab #js4 #j;d4    
,we have been living for six months1    
half free of rent whereby we have saved 
at least #e #js4 #j;d4  ,altogether #cej
 #ds4 #h;d4    ,during no period of my  
life had ,i such need of means1 on      
account of my own long illness and that 
of my dear wife1 and on account of the  
many and particular calls for means as  
during the past year2 but also during no
 period of my life has the ,lord so     
richly supplied me4 ,truly1 it must be  
manifest to all that ,i have served a   
most kind ,master1 during this year     
also1 and that1 even for this life1 it  
is by far the best thing to seek to act 
according to the mind of the ,lord1 as  
to temporal things4  ,january #ast1     
#bnd1 and #crd1 #ahcj4 ,we have had     
three especial church prayer meetings   
these three days4 ,the year commenced   

with mercies4 ,in the first hour of the 
year there came in for the ,orphans #bl4
 #gs41 which was given after our usual  
prayer meeting on ,december #ca1 which  
this time lasted from seven in the      
evening till after midnight4  ,jan4 #aa4
 ,since ,december #bj1 came in several  
donations for the ,orphans1 so that we  
were supplied1 before that which we had 
in hand was quite gone4 ,on the seventh1
 however1 all our money was again       
expended1 when a brother1 from the      
neighbourhood of ,london1 who1 is       
staying here1 gave me #ajl4 ,today1 when
 this #ajl4 was given out1 ,i received  
from ,london #cl4 #gs41 and #ds4        
besides4 ,thus the ,lord1 as our need   
is1 sends help1 and all in answer to    
prayer1 without our asking any one4     
,jan4 #ag4 ,since the #aath #bb small   
donations have again come in1 by which  
we have been helped thus far4 ,this     
afternoon all which was in hand was     
given for housekeeping1 and ,i was again
 penniless4 ,the ,lord1 however1 was    

mindful of this1 and in the evening two 
sovereigns were left anonymously at my  
house4 ,in the paper was written3 ,the  
enclosed are for the use of the         
,orphan-,houses1 from ,j4 ,h41 who      
thinks he ought to do something for the 
,institution4 ,j4 ,h4 will have in this 
a proof that the ,lord touched his heart
 to give the money1 because there was   
not a penny in hand for those who are   
the especial care of ,him who is the    
,father of the fatherless4  ,jan4 #bj4  
,ten small donations have come in since 
the #agth1 which have enabled us to     
provide what was needed for the last    
three days1 and also for today4--,for   
some time past it has appeared to me    
that the words ,ye have the poor with   
you always1 and whensoever ye will ye   
may do them good1 which the ,lord spoke 
to ,his disciples1 who were themselves  
very poor1 imply that the children of   
,god1 as such1 have power with ,god to  
bring temporal blessings upon poor      
saints or poor unbelievers1 through the 

instrumentality of prayer4 ,accordingly 
,i have been led to ask the ,lord for   
means to assist poor saints2 and at     
different times ,he has stirred up ,his 
children to intrust me with sums both   
large and small1 for that especial      
object2 or has1 by some means or other1 
put money at my disposal1 which ,i might
 so use4 ,in like manner ,i had been    
asking again for means a few days since1
 to be able more extensively to assist  
the poor saints in communion with us1 as
 just now many of them are not merely   
tried by the usual temporal difficulties
 arising from its being winter1 but     
especially from the high price of bread4
 ,and now this evening the ,lord has    
given me the answer to my prayer4 ,when 
,i came home from the meeting1 ,i found 
a brother at my house who offered to    
give me #ajl4 a week1 for twelve weeks1 
towards providing the poor saints with  
coals and needful articles of clothing1 
but chiefly with bread4 ,accordingly    
this brother sent me two days afterwards

 #abjl41--whereby very many1 especially 
poor widows1 were greatly assisted1     
chiefly with flour and bread4 ,this     
money just lasted till the price of     
bread was reduced from #i #a_/b;d4 to #g
 #a_/b;d4 ,thus1 for several weeks1     
about #aej quarterns of bread were      
distributed weekly1 besides what was    
given in flour1 coals1 and clothes4 ,i  
have mentioned this circumstance as an  
encouragement to those who either have  
little or nothing at all to give to poor
 persons1 and who yet have a desire to  
give2 and to those who have means1 but  
whose means are not adequate to relieve 
all the demands made upon them4 ,had we 
more grace to plead the words of our    
,lord1 above referred to1 we should     
receive far more from ,him to meet the  
necessities around us4  ,jan4 #bb4 ,a   
brother formerly an officer in the navy1
 ,who for ,jesus sake has given up his  
rank and pay1 gave three silver table   
spoons1 three silver forks1 and two     
teaspoons1 to be sold for the benefit of

 the ,orphans4 ,the produce of them1    
with #al4 #es4 which has come in        
besides1 enabled us to meet the expenses
 of today and tomorrow4  ,jan4 #bf4     
,saturday4 ,the need of the #bdth1      
#beth1 and of today was supplied1       
partly1 by the little that had been left
 on the #bcrd2 and partly1 by five small
 donations1 by #is4 for the childrens   
needlework1 and by #abs4 which had come 
in by the sale of two old silk dresses1 
which had been given for sale4 ,now1    
when we were again penniless1 #fs4 was  
given me1 just after ,i had been praying
 for means4  ,jan4 #bh4 ,monday morning4
 ,we are now quite reduced as to means  
for the ,orphans4 ,the little which is  
in hand has been put by for rent4 ,how  
the ,lord will help us through this day1
 ,i know not2 but ,i have faith in ,god4
 ,he will help us1 though ,i know not   
how4 ,by ,gods help ,i purpose not to   
take a single penny of what is in hand1 
because it is due for rent4--,this      
morning and afternoon came in from one  

individual #ds4 #f;d41 and from a       
sister1 who earns her bread by          
needlework1 #al4 ,there was also #al4   
#js4 #aj;d4 taken out of the boxes in   
the ,orphan-,houses1 which our need had 
led us to open4 ,thus we were helped    
through the day1 and have #al4 left for 
tomorrow4  ,jan4 #bi4 ,the #al4 which   
was left helped us through this day2 but
 in the ,boys-,orphan-,house were no    
means to take in bread4 ,in the evening 
eight small loaves were sent by a sister
 who could not possibly know our need1  
and thus we were supplied4  ,jan1 #cj4  
,a little while after ,i had been in    
prayer this morning for means for the   
,orphans1 brother ,t4 brought a silver  
watch and #es41 which had been given    
last evening4 ,also1 still further1 came
 in this morning five yards of ,indian  
muslin1 a zephyr scarf1 a muslin dress1 
and a gold locket1 to be sold4 ,about   
two hours afterwards was sent #al4  ,the
 individual who last evening gave the   
silver watch and #es4 for the ,orphans1 

called on me today4 ,she is a servant1  
who in the house of her master found the
 first part of this ,narrative soon     
after the publication of the first      
edition1 which the ,lord used as the    
means of her conversion4 ,she fell      
asleep in ,jesus1 after having been #cf 
years in fellowship with us4  ,jan4 #ca4
 ,there came in this morning #bs4 #f;d4 
for the ,orphans4 ,this1 with #al4 in   
hand1 and #ajs4 which one of the        
labourers contributed1 was sufficient   
for this days necessities4  ,feb4 #a4   
,there is no money in hand for the      
,orphans4 ,i am waiting on ,god4 ,just  
when ,brother ,t4 had come to tell me   
that the need for this day would be     
#ais4 #f;d41 one of the labourers in the
 work came and gave me #al4  ,feb4 #b4  
,there are again no means in hand4 ,one 
of the labourers gave #al41 but ,i know 
not whether #al4 will be sufficient for 
the necessities of this day4 ,this ,i do
 know1 however1 that the ,lord will     
supply us with more1 should more be     

needed4 ,when ,i met with the brethren  
and sisters for prayer1 one of the      
labourers gave his watch1 under the     
condition that #al41 which was needed   
besides that which we had in hand1      
should be taken from the rent money     
which had been put by1 till it could be 
replaced2 and1 if otherwise1 that the   
watch should be sold at the end of the  
quarter4 ,just as we had separated1 a   
sovereign was brought to me1 which had  
been sent to my house since ,i had left 
it4 ,this was taken instead of the one  
which had been advanced upon the watch1 
and thus a speedy answer was granted to 
our prayers4 ,we have now been brought  
to the close of one more week4  ,feb4   
#c4 ,lords day4 ,a sister sent from her 
sick bed this evening #bl4 for the      
,orphans1 with ,ecclesiastes ix4 #aj4   
,thus the ,lord has supplied our need   
for tomorrow4  ,feb4 #d4 ,this afternoon
 came in two pounds more from the       
grandmother of two of the ,orphans1 in  
answer to prayer1 and very seasonably1  

as the coals in one house are quite out1
 and nearly so in the other two4  ,feb4 
#e4 ,today came in #abs41 which supplied
 the necessities of this day4  ,feb4 #f4
 ,only #ajs4 #f;d4 was needed for today1
 which one of the labourers gave4  ,feb4
 #g4 ,this day has been one of the most 
remarkable days as it regards the       
,funds4 ,there was no money in hand1 ,i 
was waiting upon ,god4 ,i had asked him 
repeatedly1 but no supplies came4       
,brother ,t4 called between #aa and #ab 
oclock1 to tell me that about #al4 #bs4 
would be needed1 to take in bread for   
the three houses1 and to meet the other 
expenses2 but we had only #bs4 #i;d41   
which yesterday had been taken out of   
the boxes in the ,orphan-,houses4 ,he   
went to ,clifton to make arrangements   
for the reception of the three orphans  
of our sister ,loader1 who fell asleep  
on the #dth2 for though we have no funds
 in hand1 the work goes on1 and our     
confidence is not diminished4 ,i        
therefore requested him to call on his  

way back from ,clifton1 to see whether  
the ,lord might have sent any money in  
the mean time4 ,when he came ,i had     
received nothing1 but one of the        
labourers1 having #es4 of his own1 gave 
it4 ,it was now four oclock4 ,i knew not
 how the sisters had got through the    
day4 ,just before ,i went out to preach1
 #es4 was brought to my house1 which ,i 
took as a token for good4 ,i had been   
asking the ,lord for a passage of the   
,word to speak from this evening1 and at
 last was directed to ,matt4 vi4 #ai-cd1
 a subject most applicable to our       
circumstances4 ,after the meeting was   
over1 ,i went to the                    
,girls-,orphan-,house1 to meet with the 
brethren for prayer1 and to give the    
#es4 which ,i had received1 and to see  
what could be done4 ,when ,i arrived    
there1 ,i found that a box had come for 
me from ,barnstaple4 ,the carriage was  
paid1 else there would have been no     
money to pay for it4 7,see how the      
,lords hand is in the smallest matters67

 ,the box was opened1 and it contained1 
in a letter from a sister1 #ajl41 of    
which #hl4 was for the ,orphans1 and    
#bl4 for the ,bible ,fund2 from brethren
 at ,barnstaple1 #bl4 #aas4 #b;d42 and  
from another brother #es4 ,besides this1
 there were in the box #d yards of      
merino1 #c pairs of new shoes1 #b pairs 
of new socks3 also six books for sale4  
,likewise a gold pencil-case1 #b gold   
rings1 #b gold drops of ear-rings1 a    
necklace1 and a silver pencil-case4 ,on 
inquiry1 how the sisters had been       
carried through the day1 ,i found it    
thus3 everything was in the houses which
 was needed for dinner4 ,after dinner a 
lady from ,thornbury came and bought one
 of my ,narratives and one of the       
,reports1 and gave #cs4 besides4 ,about 
five minutes afterwards the baker came  
to the ,boys-,orphan-,house4 ,the matron
 of the ,girls-,orphan-,house seeing    
him1 went immediately with the #fs4     
#f;d4 which she had just received1 7to  
prevent his being sent away1 as there   

was no money in hand at the             
,boys-,orphan-,house17 and bought bread 
to the amount of #ds4 #f;d4 ,the two    
remaining shillings1 with the little    
which was in hand1 served to buy bread  
for the ,girls-,orphan-,house4 ,by the  
donations sent in the box1 ,i was       
enabled to give a rich supply to the    
matrons before the close of the day4    
,how sweet to see our ,father thus      
caring for us6 ,to a person who has     
spiritual eyes1 what a proof is one such
 day of the most particular providence  
of ,god6 ,and we have had many such     
days4  ,feb4 #h4 ,today the ,lord sent  
still further help1 which is remarkable 
for two reasons in particular4 ,first1  
we had decided yesterday upon receiving 
the three little ,loaders1 though we    
were so low as to funds4 ,thus the ,lord
 sent means on their behalf4 ,secondly1 
we were brought so low yesterday1 and   
our faith was so much tried1 in order   
that now again the abundance of supplies
 out of our loving ,fathers hand1 might 

be so much the sweeter4 ,a sister in the
 neighbourhood of ,london sent today in 
money #al4 #es41 and the following      
articles for sale2 #c purses1 #a        
mourning brooch1 #a amber ditto1 #a     
amethyst stud1 #a cameo ditto1 ,i pair  
of coral ear rings1 #a coral cross1 #a  
ring set with a diamond and six rubies1 
#a ditto pearl and garnet1 #a ditto     
garnet1 #a ruby cross1 #d necklaces1 and
 #adh pamphlets and tracts4 ,also       
several articles of clothing for the    
children4  ,feb4 #ac4 ,since the #hth1  
five donations1 amounting to #il4 #is41 
had come in4 ,this afternoon ,i paid out
 the last money which we had in hand1   
and in giving it to brother ,t4 said1 we
 have now again to look to the ,lord for
 further supplies4 ,this evening #el4   
was given to me1 which had come in under
 the folio wing circumstances3--  ,a    
gentleman and lady visited the          
,orphan-,houses1 and met at the         
,boys-,orphan-,house two ladies who were
 likewise visiting4 ,one of the ladies  

said to the matron of the               
,boys-,orphan-,house3 ,of course1 you   
cannot carry on these institutions      
without a good stock of funds4 ,the     
gentleman1 turning to the matron1 said1 
,have you a good stock8 ,she replied3   
,our funds are deposited in a bank which
 cannot break4 ,the tears came into the 
eyes of the inquiring lady4 ,the        
gentleman1 on leaving1 gave to the      
master of the boys #el41 which came in  
when ,i had not a penny in hand4  ,feb4 
#af4 ,yesterday came in #ags4 #f;d4 for 
the ,orphans1 which1 with what was taken
 out of the boxes today1 helped us      
through2 and thus we have been brought  
to the close of one more week4  ,march  
#e4 ,up to this day1 since ,feb4 #af1   
the supplies for the ,orphans have come 
in so seasonably1 that we were able     
comfortably to meet all the demands4    
,today1 however1 ,i knew that there     
would be again several pounds required1 
as1 besides the daily provisions1 there 
were coals needed1 the treacle-casks in 

two houses were empty1 and there was but
 #es4 in hand4 ,i gave myself therefore 
to prayer this morning4 ,,whilst ,i     
,,was ,,in ,,prayer1 ,q4 ,q4 sent a     
cheque for #gl4 #ajs4 ,thus the ,lord   
has again most seasonably helped us out 
of our difficulty4 ,there came in still 
further this day1 #al4 #ais4 #b;d41 by  
the sale of some articles1 which had    
been given for the benefit of the       
,orphans4  ,march #f4 ,for some time    
past the minds of several brethren among
 us1 as well as that of brother ,craik  
and my own1 had been much exercised     
respecting certain questions connected  
with points of church order and         
discipline1 on account of which brother 
,craik and ,i were absent from ,bristol 
during the last two weeks1 to give      
ourselves to prayer and consideration   
respecting those points4 ,since our     
return we have had1 these last three    
evenings1 meetings with the saints1     
before whom we stated the result to     
which we had been led1 after prayer and 

examination of the ,scriptures4 ,the    
following is an abstract of what was    
stated at those meetings1 which ,i give 
here1 as this matter forms an important 
period in my experience about church    
matters2 but the abstract will be of    
little use1 except the reader consider  
carefully the passages to which         
reference is made4    ,i4--,,questions  
,,respecting ,,the ,,eldership4    7#a7 
,how does it appear to be the mind of   
,god1 that1 in every ,church1 there     
should be recognized ,elders8  ,ans4    
,from the following passages compared   
together1 ,matth4 xxiv4 #de1 ,luke xii4 
#db4 ,from these passages we learn that 
some are set by the ,lord ,himself in   
the office of ,rulers and ,teachers1 and
 that this office 7in spite of the      
fallen state of the ,church7 should be  
in being even down to the close of the  
present dispensation4 ,accordingly1 we  
find from ,acts xiv4 #bc1 xx4 #ag1 ,tit4
 i4 #e1 and #a ,pet4 v4 #a1 that soon   
after the saints had been converted1 and

 had associated together in a ,church   
character1 ,elders were appointed to    
take the rule over them and to fulfil   
the office of under-shepherds4  ,this   
must not be understood as implying1     
that1 when believers are associated in  
,church fellowship1 they ought to elect 
,elders according to their own will1    
whether the ,lord may have qualified    
persons or not2 but rather that such    
should wait upon ,god1 that ,he ,himself
 would be pleased to raise up such as   
may be qualified for teaching and ruling
 in ,his church4  7#b7 ,how do such come
 into office8  ,ans4 ,by the appointment
 of the ,holy ,ghost1 ,acts xx4 #bh4    
7#c7 ,how may this appointment be made  
known to the individuals called to the  
office1 and to those amongst whom they  
may be called to labour8  ,ans4 ,by the 
secret call of the ,spirit1 #a ,tim4    
iii4 #a1 confirmed by the possession of 
the requisite qualifications1 #a ,tim4  
iii4 #b-g1 ,tit4 i4 #f-i1 and by the    
,lords blessing resting upon their      

labours1 #a ,cor4 ix4 #b4  ,in #a ,cor4 
ix4 #b1 ,paul condescends to the        
weakness of some1 who were in danger of 
being led away by those factious persons
 who questioned his authority4 ,as an   
,apostleappointed by the express word of
 the ,lord--he needed not such outward  
confirmation4 ,but if he used his       
success as an argument in confirmation  
of his call1 how much more may ordinary 
servants of the ,lord ,jesus employ such
 an argument1 seeing that the way1 in   
which they are called for the work1 is  
such as to require some outward         
confirmation4  7#d7 ,is it incumbent    
upon the saints to acknowledge such and 
to submit to them in the ,lord8  ,ans4  
,yes4 ,see #a ,cor4 xvi4 #ae1 #af1 #a   
,thess4 v4 #ab1 #ac1 ,heb4 xiii4 #g1    
#ag1 and #a ,tim4 v4 #ag4 ,in these     
passages obedience to pastoral authority
 is clearly enjoined4  ,,ii4--,ought    
matters of discipline to be finally     
settled by the ,elders in private1 or in
 the presence of the ,church1 and as the

 act of the whole body8  ,ans4 7#a7     
,such matters are to be finally settled 
in the presence of the ,church4 ,this   
appears from ,matth4 xviii4 #ag1 #a     
,cor4 v4 #d1 #e1 #b ,cor4 ii4 #f-h1 #a  
,tim4 v4 #bj4 7#b7 ,such matters are to 
be finally settled as the act of the    
whole body1 ,matth4 xviii4 #ag1 #ah4 ,in
 this passage the act of exclusion is   
spoken of as the act of the whole body4 
#a ,cor4 v4 #d1 #e1 #g1 #ab1 #ac4 ,in   
this passage ,paul gives the direction1 
respecting the exercise of discipline1  
in such a way as to render the whole    
body responsible3 verse #g1 ,purge out  
the old leaven1 that ye maybe a new     
lump2 and verse #ac1 ,therefore put away
 from among yourselves that wicked      
person4 ,from #b ,cor4 ii4 #f-h1 we     
learn that the act of exclusion was not 
the act of the ,elders only1 but of the 
,church4 ,sufficient to such a man is   
this punishment 7rather1 public censure7
 which was inflicted of many4 ,from     
verse #h we learn that the act of       

restoration was to be a public act of   
the brethren3 ,wherefore ,i beseech you 
that ye would confirm 7rather ratify by 
a public act7 your love towards him4    
,as to the reception of brethren into   
fellowship1 this is an act of simple    
obedience to the ,lord1 both on the part
 of the ,elders and the whole ,church4  
,we are bound and privileged to receive 
all those who make a credible profession
 of faith in ,christ1 according to that 
,scripture1 ,receive ye one another1 as 
,christ also received us1 to the glory  
of ,god4 ,rom4 xv4 #g4  ,,iii4--,when   
should ,church acts 7such as acts of    
reception1 restoration1 exclusion1 c47  
be attended to8  ,ans4 ,it cannot be    
expressly proved from ,scripture1       
whether such acts were attended to at   
the meeting for the breaking of bread1  
or at any other meeting2 therefore this 
is a point on which1 if different       
churches differ1 mutual forbearance     
ought to be exercised4 ,the way in which
 such matters have hitherto been managed

 amongst us has been by the ,church     
coming together on a week-evening4      
,before we came to ,bristol we had been 
accustomed to this mode1 and1 finding   
nothing in ,scripture against it1 we    
continued the practice4 ,but1 after     
prayer1 and more careful consideration  
of this point1 it has appeared well to  
us that such acts should be attended to 
on the ,lords days1 when the saints meet
 together for the breaking of bread4 ,we
 have been induced to make this         
alteration by the following reasons3--  
7#a7 ,this latter mode prevents matters 
from being delayed4 ,there not being a  
sufficiency of matter for a meeting on  
purpose every week1 it has sometimes    
happened1 that1 what would better have  
been stated to the ,church at once1 has 
been kept back from the body for some   
weeks4 ,now1 it is important that what  
concerns the whole ,church1 should be   
made known as soon as possible to those 
who are in fellowship1 that they may act
 accordingly4 ,delay1 moreover1 seems   

inconsistent with the pilgrim-character 
of the people of ,god4  7#b7 ,more      
believers can be present on the ,lords  
days than can attend on week evenings4  
,the importance of this reason will     
appear from considering how everything  
which concerns the ,church should be    
known to as many as possible4 ,for how  
can the saints pray for those who may   
have to be excluded1--how can they      
sympathize in cases of peculiar         
trial1--and how can they rejoice and    
give thanks on account of those who may 
be received or restored1 unless they are
 made acquainted with the facts         
connected with such cases8  7#c7 ,a     
testimony is thus given that all who    
break bread are ,church members4 ,by    
attending to ,church acts in the meeting
 for breaking of bread1 we show that we 
make no difference between receiving    
into fellowship at the ,lords supper1   
and into ,church membership2 but that   
the individual who is admitted to the   
,lords table is therewith also received 

to all the privileges1 trials1 and      
responsibilities of ,church membership4 
7#d7 ,there is a peculiar propriety in  
acts of reception1 restoration and      
exclusion being attended to when the    
saints meet together for the breaking of
 bread1 as1 in that ordinance           
especially1 we show forth our fellowship
 with each other4  ,objections answered4
  7#a7 ,this alteration has the         
appearance of changeableness4  ,reply4  
,such an objection would apply to any   
case in which increased light led to any
 improvement1 and is1 therefore1 not to 
be regarded4 ,it would be an evil thing 
if there were any change respecting the 
foundation truths of the ,gospel2 but   
the point in question is only a matter  
of ,church order4  7#b7 ,more time may  
thus be required than it would be well  
to give to such a purpose on the ,lords 
day4  ,reply4 ,as1 according to this    
plan1 ,church business will be attended 
to every ,lords day1 it is more than    
probable that the meetings will be      

thereby prolonged for a few minutes     
only2 but should circumstance required  
it1 a special meeting may still be      
appointed during the week1 for all who  
break bread with us4 ,this1 however1    
would only be needful1 provided the     
matters to be brought before the        
brethren were to require more time than 
could be given to them at the breaking  
of bread4  ,n4,b4 7#a7 ,should any      
persons be present who do not break     
bread with us1 they may be requested to 
withdraw1 whenever such points require  
to be stated1 as it would not be well to
 speak of in the presence of            
unbelievers4  7#b7 ,as there are two    
places in which the saints meet for the 
breaking of bread1 the matters connected
 with ,church acts must be brought out  
at each place4    ,,iv4--,,questions    
,,relative ,,to ,,the ,,lord,s ,,supper4
    7#a7 ,how frequently ought the      
breaking of bread to be attended to8    
,ans4 ,although we have no express      
command respecting the frequency of its 

observance1 yet the example of the      
apostles and of the first disciples     
would lead us to observe this ordinance 
every ,lords day4 ,acts xx4 #g4  7#b7   
,what ought to be the character of the  
meeting at which the saints are         
assembled for the breaking of bread8    
,ans4 ,as in this ordinance we show     
forth our common participation in all   
the benefits of our ,lords death1 and   
our union to ,him and to each other 7#a 
,cor4 x4 #af1 #ag17 opportunity ought to
 be given for the exercise of the gifts 
of teaching or exhortation1 and         
communion in prayer and praise4 ,rom4   
xii4 #dh1 ,eph4 iv4 #aaaf4 ,the         
manifestation of our common             
participation in each others gifts      
cannot be fully given at such meetings1 
if the whole meeting is1 necessarily1   
conducted by one individual4 ,this mode 
of meeting does not however take off    
from those1 who have the gifts of       
teaching or exhortation1 the            
responsibility of edifying the church1  

as opportunity may be offered4  7#c7 ,is
 it desirable that the bread should be  
broken at the ,lords ,supper by one of  
the ,elders1 or should each individual  
of the body break it for himself8  ,ans4
 ,neither way can be so decidedly proved
 from ,scripture1 that we are warranted 
in objecting to the other as positively 
unscriptural1 yet--  7#a7 ,the letter of
 ,scripture seems rather in favour of   
its being done by each brother and      
sister1 #a ,cor4 x4 #af1 #ag4 ,the bread
 which we break4  7#b7 ,its being done  
by each of the disciples1 is more fitted
 to express that we all1 by our sins1   
have broken the body of our ,lord4  7#c7
 ,by attending to the ordinance in this 
way1 we manifest our freedom from the   
common error that the ,lords supper must
 be administered by some particular     
individual1 possessed of what is called 
a ministerial character1 instead of     
being an act of social worship and      
obedience4  ,before brother ,craik and  
,i left ,bristol for the consideration  

of the above points1 things wore a      
gloomy appearance4 ,a separation in the 
church seemed to be unavoidable4 ,but   
,god had mercy1 and pitied us4 ,he was  
pleased to give us not merely increased 
light1 but showed us also how to act1   
and gave us a measure of wisdom1 grace  
and spiritual courage for acting4 ,the  
clouds were dispelled1 and peace was    
restored in the church4  ,while ,i was  
away from ,bristol1 ,samuel ,loader1 a  
little orphan boy1 died1 after a        
fortnights residence in the house1 and  
only three weeks after his mothers      
death4 ,the brethren in the             
,boys-,orphan-,house consider him to    
have died in the faith4  ,march #af4    
,saturday4 ,by the good hand of the     
,lord we are brought to the close of one
 more week4 ,i have been able to meet   
all the current expenses for the        
,orphans1 and to pay1 besides this1     
#ajl4 for salaries4 ,thus a part of what
 has been due for several weeks to my   
dear fellow-labourers is defrayed4 ,i   

have especially prayed within the last  
ten days that the ,lord would be pleased
 to give me the means for this4 #bs4 #h 
#a_/b;d4 ,i have left4  ,march #ah4     
,monday4 ,last evening #el4 came in with
 ,eccles4 ix4 #aj4 ,thus we were again  
enabled to supply all the necessities of
 this day4  ,pause a few moments1 dear  
reader6 ,consider how seasonably the    
,lord sends the supplies6 ,not once does
 ,he forget us6 ,not once is our need   
only half supplied6 ,not once do ,his   
supplies come too late6 ,dear reader1 if
 you have not the like experience of the
 ,lords watchful care1 ,oh taste and see
 that the ,lord is good6  ,march #bj4   
,the need of the #ahth and #aith was    
supplied by the #el4 which had come in  
on the #ahth4 ,today we were again poor 
and needy1 therefore the ,lord thought  
on us1 and sent us #cl4 l#fs4 #a        
#a_/b;d4  ,march #bb4 ,some trinkets    
which had been given1 and #abs4 which   
was in hand1 supplied the need of today4
 ,yesterday were sent six sacks of      

potatoes4 ,we were not able to lay in a 
stock last autumn 7as we had done the   
two previous autumns7 on account of want
 of means1 but in no previous year have 
we had so many sent4  ,march #bc4 ,today
 ,i received a letter from brother ,t41 
who is on account of his health in      
,devonshire1 to inform me that a heavy  
gold chain1 a ring set with ten         
brilliants1 a pair of gold bracelets1   
and #bl4 have been given to him4 ,he    
gave a ,report to a brother1 who1 having
 read it1 was thereby stirred up to     
prayer1 and knowing that his believing  
sister possessed these trinkets1 he     
asked the ,lord to incline her heart to 
give them up for the benefit of our     
,orphans1 which she soon after did4 ,by 
means of these donations ,i am able both
 to meet the remaining expenses of this 
week1 and also to pay #ael41 which still
 remains due on account of the salaries4
 ,my fellow-labourers not only never ask
 me for any thing1 but are willing to   
part with money1 or any thing else in   

the hour of need2 nevertheless1 ,i had  
asked the ,lord about this point        
frequently1 and ,he has now given me my 
request1 whereof ,i am glad4 ,i received
 also this afternoon #el4 #ajs41 besides
 a number of things to be disposed of   
for the ,orphans4  ,march #bd4 ,the     
,lord has again kindly opened ,his      
liberal hand today1 and given us #fl4   
#ajs4 ,thus we have wherewith to meet   
the necessities of tomorrow in the      
,orphan-,houses4  ,from ,march #bd to   
,april #g1 came in about sixty small    
donations4 ,this1 with the produce of   
the sale of the trinkets1 supplied all  
our need for the ,orphans4  ,april #g4  
,our funds were now again spent1 except 
#aes41 though three days ago above #cjl4
 had come in2 therefore the ,lord has   
sent in again this day several          
contributions1 altogether #fl4 #es4     
,april #h4 ,the money which came in     
yesterday was sent off today for        
housekeeping in the three different     
houses1 and when ,i was now again left  

penniless1 there came in #bl4 #fs4      
#aj;d4  ,april #i4 ,the #bl4 #fs4 #aj;d4
 was given out today for housekeeping1  
and ,i am once more penniless4--,a few  
hours after ,i had written this1 there  
was given to me by a brother #bl4 #ajs4 
,when ,i received this money1 ,i was at 
the same time informed of the death of  
one of our sisters1 a widow1 whose child
 we can receive4  ,april #aj4 ,today was
 sent anonymously from the country #el4 
,in the evening ,i received still       
further #al4 l#fs4 #f;d4  ,april #aa4   
,it is three years today since the first
 ,orphans were received4 ,good indeed   
has the ,lord been to us during these   
three years6 ,we have lacked nothing6   
,again ,he has sent this day1 in a      
remarkable manner1 #el41 with the       
following letter1 addressed to a        
brother3  ,my dear ,friend1 enclosed are
 #el4 for the ,orphan-,asylum1 the      
history of which is rather interesting4 
,we have a servant who lived some years 
ago as kitchen-maid in a noble family   

7i4 e4 the master a wealthy member of   
,parliament1 the mistress an ,earls     
daughter47 ,no perquisites were allowed2
 but the individual in question acted on
 the same principle as her              
fellow-servants1 and sold kitchen-stuff 
for her own benefit1 which she thinks   
might amount to #dl42 and therefore she 
believes that #el4 would fully repay    
principal and interest4 ,this money is  
of course due to her former master and  
mistress1 with whom ,i have had several 
interviews on the subject4 ,they were   
disposed that the money should be given 
to some charity2 and in consequence of  
reading one of the ,reports you kindly  
sent me1 the young woman had a great    
desire that her own repentance might    
yield fruit to that work of faith and   
love4 ,her wishes have been sanctioned  
by her former mistress4 ,it is rather   
remarkable that our truly ,christian    
servant had been converted a year and a 
half1 before this individual sin1       
calling for pecuniary restitution1 had  

come into her remembrance4  ,april #ac4 
,i conversed with another of the        
,orphans1 who seems to have been truly  
converted1 and who has walked           
consistently for many months4 ,tomorrow 
she will be united with the saints in   
communion4 ,she will be the third in    
fellowship with us1 and several have    
died in the faith4 ,how has the ,lord   
owned the work1 even in this respect6   
,april #ad4 ,today #el4 #js4 #h;d4 came 
in for the ,orphans1 #al4 of which is   
one of the most remarkable gifts that we
 have ever had4 ,a poor brother1 with a 
large family1 and small wages 7there are
 eight in the family1 and he had #aes4  
wages till lately1 when they were raised
 to #ahs47 put by this money by little  
and little of what was given him by his 
master for beer4 ,this brother1 who was 
converted about five years ago1 was     
before that time a notorious drunkard4  
,april #cj4 ,today our dear young       
brother1 ,john ,short1 only a little    
more than #ad years old1 fell asleep1   

after having been for several years ill4
 ,he had been for several years         
converted4 ,he was one of our           
,sunday-,school children before his     
illness4 ,when1 many months since1 he   
lost one of his limbs by amputation1 he 
glorified the ,lord not merely by the   
way in which he sustained the severe    
suffering attending the operation1 but  
also by confessing the ,lord1 as his    
strength1 in the hour of trial4 ,he was 
a sweet youth6  ,july #b4 ,today was    
given me1 when there was not one        
shilling in hand1 #ejl4 for the         
,school,bibleand ,missionary-,fund4     
,july #ae4 ,monday4 ,today #bl4 #gs4    
#c;d4 was needed for the ,orphans1 but  
we had nothing4 ,how to obtain the means
 for a dinner1 and for what else was    
needed1 ,i knew not4 ,my heart was      
perfectly at peace1 and unusually sure  
of help1 though ,i knew not in the least
 whence it was to come4 ,before brother 
,t4 came1 ,i received a letter from     
,india1 written in ,may1 with an order  

for #ejl4 for the ,orphans4 ,i had said 
last ,saturday to brother ,t41 that it  
would be desirable to have #ejl41 as the
 salaries of all my fellow-labourers are
 due1 the three treacle-casks empty1 all
 the provision stores exhausted1 several
 articles of clothing needed1 and       
worsted for the boys to go on with their
 knitting4 ,now the ,lord has sent      
exactly #ejl4 ,moreover this money comes
 very seasonably1 as in three days ,i   
shall have to leave ,bristol for some   
days1 and can now go comfortably1 as it 
regards leaving means behind4  ,in the  
afternoon of this same day ,i met at a  
brothers house with several believers1  
when a sister said that she had often   
thought about the care and burden ,i    
must have on my mind1 as it regards     
obtaining the necessary supplies for so 
many persons4 ,as this may not be a     
solitary instance1 ,i would state1 that1
 by the grace of ,god1 this is no cause 
of anxiety to me4 ,the children ,i have 
years ago cast upon the ,lord4 ,the     

whole work is ,his1 and it becomes me to
 be without carefulness4 ,in whatever   
points ,i am lacking1 in this point ,i  
am able1 by the grace of ,god1 to roll  
the burden upon my heavenly ,father4    
,though now 7,july #ahde7 for about     
seven years our funds have been so      
exhausted1 that it has been             
comparatively a rare case that there    
have been means in hand to meet the     
necessities of the ,orphans for three   
days together2 yet have ,i been only    
once tried in spirit1 and that was on   
,sept4 #ah1 #ahch1 when for the first   
time the ,lord seemed not to regard our 
prayer4 ,but when ,he did send help at  
that time1 and ,i saw that it was only  
for the trial of our faith1 and not     
because ,he had forsaken the work that  
we were brought so low1 my soul was so  
strengthened and encouraged1 that ,i    
have not only not been allowed to       
distrust the ,lord since that time1 but 
,i have not even been cast down when in 
the deepest poverty4 ,nevertheless1 in  

this respect also am ,i now1 as much as 
ever1 dependant on the ,lord2 and ,i    
earnestly beseech for myself and my     
fellow-labourers the prayers of all     
those1 to whom the glory of ,god is     
dear4 ,how great would be the dishonour 
to the name of ,god1 if we1 who have so 
publicly made our boast in ,him1 should 
so fall as to act in these very points  
as the world does6 ,help us then1       
brethren1 with your prayers1 that we may
 trust in ,god to the end4 ,we can      
expect nothing but that our faith will  
yet be tried1 and it may be more than   
ever2 and we shall fall1 if the ,lord   
does not uphold us4  ,july #af and #ag4 
,these two days we have had two especial
 prayer meetings1 to commend to the     
,lord five ,german brethren who for some
 weeks have been sojourning among us1   
and who purpose to leave tomorrow for   
,liverpool1 to sail from thence to the  
,east ,indies4  ,july #ah4 ,i left this 
morning with the ,german brethren1 to   
accompany them to ,liverpool4  ,july    

#ba4 ,liverpool4 ,this afternoon ,i     
preached in the open air on the docks4  
,truly1 it must be a sweet privilege to 
be permitted frequently to proclaim the 
glad tidings of the ,gospel in the open 
air1 which the ,lord does not bestow    
upon me1 as1 under ordinary             
circumstances1 ,i have no strength for  
this work4--,the people were attentive4 
,there was but one who mocked4  ,july   
#bb4 ,preached again out of doors4      
,july #bc4 ,i accompanied the five      
brethren on board this afternoon4  ,july
 #bg4 ,today ,i had another remarkable  
proof of the importance of the children 
of ,god opening their hearts to each    
other1 especially when they are getting 
into a cold state1 or are under the     
power of a certain sin1 or are in       
especial difficulty4 ,an individual     
called on me1 who ,i trust is a brother1
 with whom ,i had conversed once before1
 but felt uncomfortable respecting him4 
,when he called again today1 it appeared
 to me that there was something upon his

 heart1 which1 if ,i could but know1 ,i 
might be instrumental in benefiting him4
 ,i pressed him affectionately to open  
his heart1 assuring him at the same time
 that the matter which he might speak of
 should remain in my own bosom4 ,at last
 ,i succeeded4 ,the result of this      
conversation was1 that the advice which 
,i gave him1 led him1 after three days1 
to leave for ,america1 where he ought to
 have been1 instead of being in         
,england2 and if he has followed my     
advice1 in one other point1 the matter  
which for years had burdened his        
conscience1 and which1 no doubt had been
 the means of keeping him in a low      
spiritual state1 will have no more power
 over him4 ,should this fall into the   
hands of any children of ,god who have a
 particular trial or burden1 or a guilty
 conscience1 on account of a particular 
thing1 or a besetting sin1 etc41 on     
account of which it would be beneficial 
to open their hearts to another child of
 ,god1 in whose love1 spiritual         

judgment1 etc41 they have confidence1 ,i
 would advise them to do so4 ,i know    
from my own experience1 how often the   
snare of the devil has been broken1 when
 under the power of sin2 how often the  
heart has been comforted1 when nigh to  
be overwhelmed2 how often advice1 under 
great perplexity1 has been obtained1--by
 opening my heart to a brother in whom  
,i had confidence4 ,we are children of  
the same family1 and ought therefore to 
be helpers one of another4  ,aug4 #c4   
#c4 #es4 was required to meet the       
necessities of the ,orphan-,houses this 
day4 ,the ,lord enabled us to meet this 
demand1 partly1 by the sale of some     
,indian muslin1 which had been given    
some months since1 but which was only   
now disposed of2 partly1 by a few small 
donations2 and partly1 by what one of   
the labourers added of his own4 ,we have
 often found that the money for         
articles1 which were put out to be sold1
 has come in most seasonably4 ,at this  
time it happened so that a brother1 into

 whose hands the muslin had been put1   
felt himself stirred up to go and ask   
the individual who had it for sale      
whether she had disposed of it4 ,this   
brother knew nothing about our need at  
that time4  ,aug4 #e4 ,monday4 ,on      
,saturday and yesterday morning ,i had  
repeatedly asked the ,lord to send us   
help1 as there was not a penny in hand  
for the need of today4 ,yesterday       
morning a brother gave me two           
sovereigns1 and in the evening ,i       
received two more4 ,besides this1 there 
was #dl4 #ajs4 anonymously given for    
three weeks rent for the                
,orphan-,houses1 also #ajs4 by a        
brother1 and #is4 came in for needlework
 of the children2 so that altogether    
#il4 #is4 came in yesterday4  ,this     
evening ,i took tea with a sister who   
purposes to leave ,bristol tomorrow for 
,van ,diemens ,land4 ,for the comfort of
 any saints1 who may be similarly       
situated1 ,i mention the following      
circumstance4 ,the son of this sister   

was transported many years since4 ,in   
the course of time he obtained a        
business of his own in ,van ,diemens    
,land1 and wished his mother to come to 
him4 ,the mother went1 and had1 in      
answer to the prayers of the saints1 a  
prosperous voyage4 ,when she arrived1   
she found her son truly converted4 ,what
 a joy for the long and deeply afflicted
 mother6 ,what remarkable means the     
,lord uses to bestow blessings6         
,moreover1 to mark that the ,lord had   
sent her to her son1 she found that a   
month before her arrival his wife had   
died1 and that she therefore reached him
 just at the right time1 both on account
 of his children and his business4      
,aug4 #g4 ,today again about #cl4 was   
needed for housekeeping at the          
,orphan-,houses1 which the ,lord had    
sent in since the day before yesterday1 
so that we were able to meet all the    
demands4  ,aug4 #h4 ,today #al4 #cs4 was
 needed1 but only #cs4 had come in4 ,the
 deficiency was supplied by one of the  

labourers giving a sovereign of his own4
 ,though there is no money in hand1 yet 
are we so little discouraged1 that we   
have received today one orphan boy1 and 
have given notice for the admission of  
six other children1 which will bring the
 number up to #ih altogether4  ,aug4 #i4
 ,only #ajs4 had come in since          
yesterday1 and as #cjs4 were needed1 one
 of the labourers gave a sovereign4     
,aug4 #aj4 ,saturday4 ,the need of today
 is #bl4 #ajs4 but only #ajs1 has been  
given since yesterday4 ,one of the      
labourers1 having #bl41 gave it1 and    
thus our need was supplied4  ,aug4 #ab4 
,monday4 ,the ,lord has again kindly    
sent #aal4 ,of this sum #ajl4 came in   
from ,q4 ,q41 when again there was not  
one penny in hand4 ,we have now supplies
 for about four days4  ,aug4 #ad4 ,today
 was very seasonably sent a whole piece 
of calico and a piece of print4  ,aug4  
#af4 ,all our money is now again gone4  
,today #al4 #cs4 was needed1 but only   
#cs4 was in hand4 ,one of the labourers 

was able to add a sovereign1 and thus we
 were helped4  ,aug4 #ag4 ,saturday4    
#el4 was needed today1 but only #gs4    
#f;d4 had come in4 ,the remaining #bl4  
l#bs4 #f;d4 one of the labourers gave4  
,thus we were helped to the close of    
another week4  ,aug4 #ai4 ,monday4 ,this
 has been again a day in which our faith
 has been particularly tried2 but even  
this day we have not been confounded4   
,not one penny was in hand when the day 
began4 ,we had therefore now1 for more  
than one hundred persons1 again to look 
to the ,lord4 ,but this ,i must say1 to 
the praise of the ,lord1 my soul was    
perfectly at peace4 ,i meant to have    
gone very early to the ,orphan-,houses  
to meet with my fellow-labourers for    
prayer2 but1 as one person after the    
other called upon me1 ,i was kept from  
it the whole morning4 ,when brother ,t4 
called upon me between #ab and #a oclock
 for money1 ,i had none to give4 ,in the
 afternoon at four ,i was able to meet  
with the brethren and sisters4 ,when ,i 

came to the ,girls-,orphan-,house1 ,i   
found that one of those children1 for   
the reception of whom we had given      
notice1 had been brought from ,bath1 and
 with him was sent #al4 #es4 ,after the 
meeting was over1 one of the labourers  
gave #ajs4 ,by means of this #al4 #aes4 
we were able for this day also to       
provide every thing needful4  ,aug4 #bj4
 ,when we met together this morning for 
prayer1 only one shilling had come in   
since yesterday1 and #bl4 at least was  
needed to meet the expenses of this day4
 ,after prayer1 one of the labourers    
gave #ajs41 and #as4 #a #a_/b;d4 was    
taken out of one of the boxes4 ,this    
#abs4 #a #a_/b;d4 was divided to meet   
the momentary need4 ,about an hour      
afterwards1 #al4 #ads4 came in1 being   
the payment1 in part1 of articles which 
had been sold several months since4     
,aug4 #ba4 ,nothing had come in since   
yesterday4 #acs4 would have been needed 
to have taken in the usual quantity of  
bread4 ,after we had prayed1 the same   

labourer who had contributed yesterday  
and the day before1 gave today #es4     
more4 ,this helped us to buy milk2 but  
in one of the houses the usual quantity 
of bread could not be taken in4 ,i have 
further to notice respecting this time  
of trial1 that ,i had purposed to have  
gone yesterday to ,bath1 to meet today  
and tomorrow with several brethren1 who 
are met there from various parts of the 
country1 to unite in prayer for the     
present spiritual necessities of the    
church at large4 ,however1 on account of
 our present need in the                
,orphan-,houses1 ,i could not go        
yesterday1 as ,i did not think it right 
to let my fellow-labourers bear the     
trial alone4 ,today also ,i have been   
kept here1 as our poverty is greater    
than ever4 ,yet 7the ,lord be praised67 
neither have the children in the least  
lacked this day1 nor has my mind been in
 any degree disturbed4 ,my              
fellow-labourers also seem quite in     
peace4 ,we are waiting for deliverance1 

and we are sure that the ,lord1 in ,his 
own time1 will send it4  ,aug4 #bb4 ,in 
my morning walk1 when ,i was reminding  
the ,lord of our need1 ,i felt assured  
that ,he would send help this day4 ,my  
assurance sprang from our need2 for     
there seemed no way to get through the  
day1 without help being sent4 ,after    
breakfast ,i considered whether there   
was any thing which might be turned into
 money for the dear children4 ,among    
other things1 there came under my hands 
a number of religious pamphlets which   
had been given for the benefit of the   
,orphans2 but all seemed not nearly     
enough1 to meet the necessities of the  
day1 ,in this our deep poverty1 after ,i
 had gathered together the few things   
for sale1 a sister1 who earns her bread 
by the labour of her hands1 brought     
#hbl4 ,this sister had seen it to be    
binding upon believers in our ,lord     
,jesus to act out ,his commandments3    
,sell that ye have 7sell your           
possessions7 and give alms1 ,luke xii4  

#cc2 and ,lay not up for yourselves     
treasures upon earth1 ,matt4 vi4 #ai4   
,accordingly she had drawn her money out
 of the bank and stocks1 being #bejl41  
and had brought it to me at three       
different times for the benefit of the  
,orphans1 the ,bible,missionaryand      
,school-,fund1 and the poor saints1     
,about two months ago she brought me    
#ajjl4 more1 being the produce of some  
other possession which she had sold1 the
 half of which was to be used for the   
,school,bible-and ,missionary ,fund2 and
 the other half for the poor saints4    
,this #hbl4 which she had brought today1
 is the produce of the sale of her last 
earthly possession4--,at the time ,i am 
preparing the seventh edition for the   
press1 more than twenty-nine years have 
passed away1 and this sister has never  
expressed the least regret as to the    
step she took1 but goes on1 quietly     
labouring with her hands1 to earn her   
bread4--,but even now1 when this money  
was given1 ,i left it in the hands of   

the ,lord1 whether any part of it should
 be applied for the ,orphans4 ,i asked  
the sister1 therefore1 whether she      
wished the money to be spent in any     
particular way1 as she had expressed her
 wish about the former sums4 ,this time 
she left it with me1 to lay out the     
money as ,i thought best4 ,i took1      
therefore1 half of it for the ,orphans1 
and half for the other objects of the   
,scriptural ,knowledge ,institution4 ,i 
have thus been enabled to come to ,bath1
 7after ,i had sent a more than usual   
supply to the matrons71 to meet1 at     
least for the remaining time1 with the  
brethren who are assembled here for     
prayer4 ,before the day is over1 ,i have
 received #ajl4 more1 while at ,bath1   
from one of the brethren who are        
assembled here2 so that our deep        
poverty1 in the morning1 has been turned
 into a comparative abundance4  ,aug4   
#bc4 ,the ,lord has sent still further  
supplies4 ,another of the brethren gave 
me this morning #al41 and a third1 with 

whom ,i drove back to ,bristol1 #el4    
,from ,aug4 #be to ,sept4 #a1 there came
 in above #agl4 more4  ,sept4 #d4 ,i    
have been led to pray whether it is the 
,lords will that ,i should leave        
,bristol for a season1 as ,i have for   
the last fortnight been suffering from  
indigestion1 by which my whole system is
 weakened1 and thus the nerves of my    
head are more than usually affected4    
,there are1 however1 two hindrances in  
the way1 want of means for the ,orphans1
 and want of means for my own personal  
expenses4--,today ,i have received a    
cheque from ,q4 ,q4 for #gl4 #ajs4 for  
the ,orphans1 which came1 therefore1    
very seasonably4 ,also #dl4 besides has 
came in since the day before yesterday4 
,sept4 #e4 ,today a sister sent me #el4 
for myself1 to be used for the benefit  
of my health4 ,she had heard that my    
health is again failing4 ,i do not lay  
by money for such purposes2 but whenever
 ,i really need means1 whether for      
myself or others1 the ,lord sends them1 

in answer to prayer2 for ,he had in this
 case again given me prayer respecting  
means for myself and for the ,orphans1  
that my way might be made plain as to   
leaving ,bristol for a season4  ,sept4  
#f4 ,my body is now so weak1 and my head
 again so affected in consequence of it1
 and ,i have found it needful to give up
 the work at once4 ,i left today for    
,trowbridge1 for three days1 intending  
afterwards to go with my wife into      
,devonshire1 if the ,lord permit4       
,sept4 #g4 ,trowbridge4 ,this has been a
 very good day4 ,i have had much        
communion with the ,lord4 ,how kind to  
take me from the work at ,bristol for a 
season1 to give me more communion with  
,himself4 ,i remembered the ,lords      
especial goodness to me in this place1  
at the commencement of last year4 ,how  
kind has ,he also been since6 ,i prayed 
much for myself1 for the ,church at     
large1 for the saints here and in       
,bristol1 for my unconverted relatives1 
for my dear wife1 and that the ,lord    

would supply my own temporal necessities
 and those of the ,orphans3--and ,i know
 that ,he has heard me4--,i am          
surrounded with kind friends in the dear
 saints1 under whose roof ,i am1 and    
feel quite at home4 ,my room is far     
better than ,i need2 yet an easy chair1 
in this my weak state of body1 to kneel 
before in prayer1 would have added to my
 comfort4 ,in the afternoon1 without    
having given a hint about it1 ,i found  
an easy chair put into my room4 ,i was  
struck with the kindness1 the especial  
kindness of my heavenly ,father1 in     
being mindful of the smallest wants and 
comforts of ,his child4--,having had    
more prayer than usual1 ,i found that my
 intercourse with the saints at tea was 
with unction1 and more than usually     
profitable4 ,but this very fact reminds 
me of my sad deficiencies1 and of my    
great lack of real fervency of spirit4  
,may the ,lord carry on ,his work with  
power in my soul6 ,today ,i had #al4    
given to me1 half for the ,orphans1 and 

half for the other funds4 ,thus the     
,lord has begun to answer my prayers2   
for ,i expect far more4  ,sept4 #h4     
,lords day4 ,i assembled with a few     
saints at ,trowbridge1 and spoke to them
 in the morning and evening with much   
assistance4 ,the afternoon ,i spent at  
home over the ,word and in prayer4 ,god 
has evidently blessed the ,word4 ,he had
 a purpose in sending me here1 both for 
blessing to myself and to others4       
,sept4 #i4 ,this morning ,i conversed   
with a poor aged sister in the ,lord1   
who for #dg years has been a believer1  
but who1 from want of settling by the   
written ,word only1 whether she is a    
believer or not1 has often had doubts   
about her state before ,god4 ,however1  
,i brought the ,scriptures only before  
her4 ,my pressing the ,scriptures alone 
upon her heart1 was made such a         
blessing1 that ,i hear she has not      
doubted in the same way since4 ,this    
aged sister told me she often prays for 
the ,orphans1 and for the continuance of

 means4 ,how many helpers has the       
,christian in the conflict2 yet all are 
strengthened by ,,one who is ,,always   
for us6  ,this evening ,i returned to   
,bristol1 to go from hence tomorrow to  
,exeter1 if the ,lord permit1 on account
 of my health4 ,i had been earnestly    
asking the ,lord1 while ,i was staying  
at ,trowbridge1 that ,he would be       
pleased to send in supplies for the     
,orphans1 before ,i go into ,devonshire1
 and ,i had the fullest assurance that  
means would come in before ,i left      
,bristol4 ,i therefore asked my wife1 on
 my return1 how much had come in1 and   
found that it was only #hl4 #is4 #g     
#c_/d;d4 ,this was not nearly as much as
 ,i had expected1 and would not answer  
the end for which ,i had particularly   
asked means1 i4 e4 that ,i might be able
 to leave enough for several days4 ,my  
reply therefore was1 according to the   
faith given to me1 and judging from the 
earnestness and confidence of my prayer1
 that the ,lord would send more before  

,i left4 ,about an hour after1 brother  
,craik brought me #ajl41 which he had   
received this evening with ,ecclesiastes
 ix4 #aj1 and also a letter from a      
brother at ,ilfracombe1 in which the    
arrival of a large box1 full of         
articles1 to be sold for the benefit of 
the ,orphans1 is announced4 ,thus the   
,lord has dealt with me according to my 
faith4  ,sept4 #aj4 ,this morning before
 ,i left ,bristol came in still further 
#al4 l#fs4 #g;d41 so that ,i had about  
#bjl4 to leave behind for the present   
need4 ,i found also1 on opening the box 
which has arrived1 #fe books1 a brace of
 valuable pistols1 and a great many     
articles of ,east ,india linen4 ,how    
kind of the ,lord to send these supplies
 just now6  ,after my departure from    
,bristol ,i continued to help my        
fellow-labourers by my prayers4 ,i had  
the fullest assurance that the ,lord    
would help them1 and my hope was not    
ashamed1 as will appear from the        
following part of the journal4--,in the 

evening of ,sept4 #ajth1 we arrived in  
,exeter1 where we were lodged by a      
brother1 who on the following day left  
for ,plymouth4 ,the love of this brother
 constrained us to remain for five days 
at his house1 though he was absent1     
leaving us all the house with a sister1 
as a servant1 to ourselves4 ,though at  
another time ,i should have preferred   
the opportunity of having intercourse   
with this brother1 yet now1 in this my  
weak state of body1 the being left alone
 was the very thing which suited me4 ,i 
could not but trace the kind hand of    
,god in this circumstance4 ,i was able  
to speak twice publicly while in        
,exeter4 ,i rejoiced at what ,i saw     
there of the work of ,god4 ,this city   
was in the year #ahcj especially laid on
 my heart1 when ,i used frequently to   
preach there2 but then there was a great
 spiritual deadness4  ,from ,sept4 #afth
 to ,sept4 #bhth we were at ,teignmouth 
my former field of labour4 ,i had not   
seen the brethren1 among whom ,i used to

 labour1 since ,may1 #ahcc4 ,the ,lord  
gave me strength1 many times to minister
 in the ,word among them1 during the    
time of my stay there4 ,at ,teignmouth  
also1 ,i had1 in some respects1 reason  
to be glad1 particularly in that ,i saw 
some of those truths practised1 and that
 more fully and intelligently1 which1   
though in much weakness and             
indistinctly1 ,i had sought to set forth
 whilst labouring there4 ,at ,teignmouth
 also1 as well as in ,exeter1 the saints
 showed us much love4 ,a brother and    
sister lodged us during the whole of our
 stay4 ,may the ,lord reward them for   
their love6--,while ,i was at           
,teignmouth ,i received on ,sept4 #ahth1
 the following letter from brother ,t41 
in reference to the work in ,bristol3-- 
,bristol1 ,sept4 #af1 #ahci4  ,my dear  
,brother1 ,i have delayed writing until 
now1 that1 as ,i hoped1 ,i might have   
additional news to tell you after the   
,lords day4 ,and now that my hope has   
been made good1 ,i rejoice to do so4    

,the ,lord has dealt most graciously    
with us since your departure4 ,the      
children1 brother ,b4 and the sisters   
are well1 and the wants of the ,orphans 
have been abundantly supplied4 ,there   
has come in altogether #bdl4 #hs4 #f;d41
 c4  ,on ,sept4 #bdth1 ,i received      
another letter from brother ,t41 dated  
,bristol1 ,sept4 #bcrd1 in which he     
writes3 ,it rejoices me that ,i have    
still nothing but the goodness of the   
,lord to tell you of4 ,that little word 
,ebenezer is at once our encouragement  
and our daily song1 of which we are not 
weary4 ,i have received since the last  
information you had from me #el4 l#gs4  
#d #a_/d;d41 besides #al4 #ajs4 for the 
rent of the ,orphan-,houses4  ,on ,sept4
 #bhth1 while ,i was at ,teignmouth1 a  
brother asked me about the funds for the
 ,orphans1 being willing to help1 and ,i
 had reason to believe considerably1 if 
they were in need4 ,though ,i knew not  
for a certainty that there was one      
shilling in hand in ,bristol1 yet for   

the ,lords sake ,i declined telling him 
any thing about the funds1 in order that
 the work might evidently be carried on 
by dealing with the ,lord ,himself4  ,on
 ,sept4 #bhth we left ,teignmouth for   
,plymouth1 being taken by the love of a 
brother from ,teignmouth to ,newton     
,bushel in his own little carriage4 ,at 
,plymouth we found again a kind brother 
waiting at the coach office1 to receive 
us4 ,he took us to his house and lodged 
us till our departure1 on ,oct4 #fth4   
,during my stay at ,plymouth1 ,i was    
stirred up afresh to early rising1 a    
blessing1 the results of which ,i have  
not lost since4 ,that which led me to it
 was the example of the brother in whose
 house ,i was staying1 and a remark     
which he made in speaking on the        
sacrifices in ,leviticus1 ,that as not  
the refuse of the animals was to be     
offered up1 so the best part of our time
 should be especially given to communion
 with the ,lord4 ,i had been1 on the    
whole1 rather an early riser during     

former years4 ,but since the nerves of  
my head had been so weak1 ,i thought1   
that1 as the day was long enough for my 
strength1 it would be best for me not to
 rise early1 in order that thus the     
nerves of my head might have the longer 
quiet4 ,on this account ,i rose only    
between six and seven1 and sometimes    
after seven4 ,for the same reason also  
,i brought myself purposely into the    
habit of sleeping a quarter of an hour1 
or half an hour1 after dinner3 as ,i    
thought ,i found benefit from it1 in    
quieting the nerves of my head4 ,in this
 way1 however1 my soul had suffered more
 or less every day1 and sometimes       
considerably1 as now and then           
unavoidable work came upon me before ,i 
had had sufficient time for prayer and  
reading the ,word4 ,after ,i had heard  
the remark to which ,i have alluded1 ,i 
determined1 that whatever my body might 
suffer1 ,i would no longer let the most 
precious part of the day pass away while
 ,i was in bed4 ,by the grace of ,god ,i

 was enabled to begin the very next day 
to rise earlier1 and have continued to  
rise early since that time4 ,i allow    
myself now about seven hours sleep1     
which1 though ,i am far from being      
strong1 and have much to tire me        
mentally1 ,i find is quite sufficient to
 refresh me4 ,in addition to this ,i    
gave up the sleeping after dinner4 ,the 
result has been that ,i have thus been  
able to procure long and precious       
seasons for prayer and meditation before
 breakfast2 and1 as to my body1 and the 
state of the nervous system in          
particular1 ,i have been much better    
since4 ,indeed ,i believe that the very 
worst thing ,i could have done for my   
weak nerves was1 to have lain an hour or
 more longer in bed than ,i used to do  
before my illness2 for it was the very  
way to keep them weak4--,as this may    
fall into the hands of some children of 
,god who are not in the habit of rising 
early1 ,i make a few more remarks on the
 subject4  ,i4 ,it might be asked1 how  

much time shall ,i allow myself for     
rest8 ,the answer is1 that no rule of   
universal application can be given1 as  
all persons do not require the same     
measure of sleep1 and also the same     
persons1 at different times1 according  
to the strength or weakness of their    
body1 may require more or less4 ,females
 also1 being generally weaker in body1  
require more sleep than males4 ,yet1    
from what ,i can learn1 it is the       
opinion of medical persons1 that men in 
health do not require more than between 
six and seven hours sleep1 and females  
no more than between seven and eight    
hours2 so that it would be rather an    
exception1 for a man to require more    
than seven and a woman more than eight  
hours4 ,but my decided advice1 at the   
same time1 is1 that children of ,god    
should be careful not to allow          
themselves too little sleep1 as there   
are few men who can do with less than   
six hours sleep1 and yet be well in body
 and mind1 and few females who can do   

with less than seven hours4 ,certain it 
is that for a long time1 as a young man 
before ,i went to the university1 ,i    
went to bed regularly at ten and rose at
 four1 studied hard1 and was in good    
health2 and certain also1 that since ,i 
have allowed myself only about seven    
hours1 from the time of my visit at     
,plymouth in ,oct4 #ahci1 ,i have been  
much better in body1 and in my nerves in
 particular1 than when ,i was eight or  
eight hours and a half in bed4  ,,ii4   
,if it be asked1 but why should ,i rise 
early8 ,the reply is1 to remain too long
 in bed is #a4 waste of time1 which is  
unbecoming a saint1 who is bought by the
 precious blood of ,jesus1 with his time
 and all he has1 to be used for the     
,lord4 ,if we sleep more than is needful
 for the refreshment of the body1 it is 
wasting the time with which the ,lord   
has intrusted us as a talent1 to be used
 for ,his glory1 for our own benefit1   
and the benefit of the saints and the   
unbelievers around us4 #b4 ,to remain   

too long in bed injures the body4 ,just 
as when we take too much food1 we are   
injured thereby1 so as it regards sleep4
 ,medical persons would readily allow1  
that1 the lying longer in bed than is   
needful for the strengthening of the    
body1 does weaken it4 #c4 ,it injures   
the soul4 ,the lying too long in bed1   
not merely keeps us from giving the most
 precious part of the day to prayer and 
meditation1 but this sloth leads also to
 many other evils4--,any one need but   
make the experiment of spending one1    
two1 or three hours in prayer and       
meditation before breakfast1 either in  
his room1 or with his ,bible in his hand
 in the fields1 and he will soon find   
out the beneficial effect which early   
rising has upon the outward and inward  
man4 ,i beseech all my brethren and     
sisters into whose hand this may fall1  
and who are not in the habit of rising  
early1 to make the trial1 and they will 
praise the ,lord for having done so4    
,,iii4 ,it may lastly be said1 but how  

shall ,i set about rising early8 ,my    
advice is1 #a4 ,commence at once1 delay 
it not4 ,tomorrow begin to rise4 #b4    
,but do not depend upon your own        
strength4 ,this may be the reason why1  
before this1 you may have begun to rise 
early1 but have given it up4 ,as surely 
as you depend upon your own strength in 
this matter1 it will come to nothing4   
,in every good work we depend upon the  
,lord1 and in this thing we shall feel  
especially how weak we are4 ,if any one 
rises that he may give the time which he
 takes from sleep1 to prayer and        
meditation1 let him be sure that ,satan 
will try to put obstacles in the way4   
#c4 ,do trust in the ,lord for help1    
,you will honour ,him1 if you expect    
help from ,him in this matter4 ,give    
yourself to prayer for help1 expect     
help1 and you will have it4 #d4 ,use1   
however1 in addition to this1 the       
following means3 a1 ,go early to bed4   
,if you stay up late1 you cannot rise   
early4 ,let no society and no pressure  

of engagements keep you from going      
habitually early to bed4 ,if you fail in
 this1 you neither can nor ought to get 
up early1 as your body requires rest4   
,keep also particularly in mind1 that   
neither for the body nor the soul is it 
the same thing1 whether you go to bed   
late and rise late1 or whether you go to
 bed early and rise early4 ,even medical
 persons will tell you how injurious it 
is to sit up late1 and to spend the     
morning hours in bed2 but how much more 
important still is it to retire early   
and to rise early1 in order to make sure
 of time for prayer and meditation      
before the business of the day          
commences1 and to devote to those       
exercises that part of our time1 when   
the mind and the body are most fresh1 in
 order thus to obtain spiritual strength
 for the conflict1 the trials1 and the  
work of the day4 b1 ,let some one call  
you1 if possible1 at the time which you 
have determined before ,god that you    
will rise2 or procure1 what is still    

better1 an alarum1 by which you may     
regulate almost to a minute the time    
when you wish to rise4 ,for about #abs4 
a little ,german clock1 with an alarum1 
may be bought almost in every town4     
,though ,i have very many times been    
awakened by the ,lord1 in answer to     
prayer1 almost to the minute when ,i    
desired to rise2 yet ,i thought it well 
to procure an alarum1 to assist me in my
 purpose of rising early3 not indeed as 
if it could give the least help1 without
 the ,lords blessing1 for ,i should     
remain in bed1 notwithstanding the noise
 of the alarum1 were ,he not to give me 
grace to rise2 but simply looking upon  
it as a means4 c1 ,rise at once when you
 are awake4 ,remain not a minute longer 
in bed1 else you are likely to fall     
asleep again4 d1 ,be not discouraged by 
feeling drowsy and tired in consequence 
of your rising early4 ,this will soon   
wear off4 ,you will after a few days    
feel yourself stronger and fresher than 
when you used to lie an hour or two     

longer than you needed4 e1 ,allow       
yourself always the same hours for      
sleep4 ,make no change1 except sickness 
oblige you4 4  ,plymouth1 ,oct4 #a4     
,today my soul was again especially     
drawn out in prayer for the dear        
,orphans4 ,i not merely asked the ,lord 
that ,he would still continue to supply 
their need1 but ,i was so fully assured 
that ,he had sent the necessary means   
since ,i last heard1 that ,i was enabled
 to praise ,him for having done so4     
,immediately after ,i had praised ,him1 
but while ,i was yet on my knees1 came  
another letter from brother ,t41 dated  
,bristol1 ,sept4 #bi1 in which he writes
 thus3  ,the ,lords help has been       
graciously continued to us since ,i     
wrote last4 ,ever since your absence1   
the supplies have come in so seasonably1
 that ,i have not had occasion1 until   
now1 of opening the boxes in the        
,orphan-,houses4 ,there came in1 since  
my last account1 from a sister #bs4     
#f;d41 with ,ecclesiastes ix4 #aj1 #al44

 #as4 #f;d41 through ,mr4 ,c4 of ,bath1 
#bl4 #cs4 #d;d41 from the boxes #ads4 #f
 #a_/b;d41 from ,a4 ,m4 ,b4 #es4 ,some  
apples besides have been given1 some old
 clothes1 and a large bath to be sold or
 used4 ,i gave on ,thursday to the      
sisters #ajl41 and today for the        
,boys-,orphan-,house #al4 #ajs4 ,after  
this ,i have in hand #al4 #cs4 #h       
#c_/d;d41 to be multiplied as the ,lord 
wills4 ,i had written thus far1 and was 
on the point of writing that we expected
 sister ,e4 home this evening1 when the 
door-bell rang1 and sister ,e4 came in1 
bringing a little packet of money1      
directed to you1 from ,hereford1        
enclosing a letter and ten sovereigns   
for your labours of faith and love2 so  
that the remainder of the barrel of meal
 has been multiplied somewhat already4  
,it is most seasonable help6 ,it        
rejoices me that it has come in time1   
for you to have the intelligence with   
this letter4 ,i have in hand l#is4 for  
the other funds1 therefore it seems well

 to me1 if it should be needed before ,i
 hear from you1 to take only #el4 for   
the ,orphans2 but1 if it pleases the    
,lord to enable us to do without1 ,i    
shall leave it untouched until you      
write4 ,in addition to what ,i have     
written1 ,i have just received #ajs4 and
 #al4 #is4 #c;d4 ,how gracious6  ,the   
time from ,october #fth to the #agth ,i 
spent among the brethren at ,bideford   
and ,barnstaple1 with great refreshment 
to my own soul1 and was also allowed by 
the ,lord to minister to them4 ,the     
whole of my stay among the children of  
,god in ,devonshire has been very       
profitable to me4 ,may my soul not lose 
the blessing of it6 ,how the ,lord uses 
our infirmity of body for the blessing  
of our souls6 ,in my case also it was   
instrumental in communicating blessing  
to others4 ,i was able to speak more    
frequently in public1 while absent from 
,bristol1 than ,i should have done under
 ordinary circumstances1 had ,i remained
 in ,bristol4  ,barnstaple1 ,oct4 #aj4  

,the day before yesterday ,i had #ajs4  
given to me here for the ,orphans2 and  
yesterday #cl41 which came in most      
seasonably1 as will appear from the     
following letter which ,i received this 
evening from brother ,t4  ,bristol1     
,oct4 #hth1 #ahci4  ,my dear ,brother1  
we have continued to enjoy the gracious 
help of the ,lord since ,i last wrote to
 you4 ,nearly up to that time the       
supplies had come in so seasonably1 that
 the previous disbursements had scarcely
 ever been expended1 before ,i was again
 able to make a fresh one4 ,since then1 
however1 we have been twice a little    
straitened4 ,on ,friday evening we were 
in prospect of ,saturdays necessities1  
and had nothing to meet them1 except the
 money about which ,i was in doubt from 
not having received directions from you4
 ,i had already used #el4 out of the    
#ajl4 which had been sent1 and now1     
after waiting till it was actually      
needed1 we thought it an indication1 as 
none had been sent1 that this should all

 go to the ,orphan-,houses4 ,on ,monday 
again more money was needed than ,i had 
in hand1 but we were in expectation of  
help4 ,after dinner1 as nothing had come
 in1 ,i thought it well to open the     
boxes1 thinking1 that1 although ,i had  
opened them so recently1 ,i had no right
 to presume that the ,lord had not had  
time to pour into them4 ,the expectation
 was not in vain2 for in the box at the 
,boys-,orphan-,house ,i found #al4 #js4 
#a #a_/b;d41 in the box at the          
,girls-,orphan-,house #gs4 #a;d4 ,at the
 latter place ,i met sister ,a4 who gave
 me #cs4 for things that she had sold4  
,thus we were most graciously helped    
through ,monday4 ,then1 in the evening1 
at the meeting ,i received from sister  
,b4 #bs41 and through sister ,c4 #aas4  
,i had opened the box at the            
,infant-,orphan-,house on ,monday1 and  
found it empty4 ,but today1 finding the 
#acs4 insufficient1 and being told that 
something had been put in1 ,i opened it1
 and found #cs4 #f;d41 which nicely     

helped us through4 ,and we are now      
looking to the ,lord for more4 ,in the  
mean time ,i shall this morning attend  
to the sale of whatever has been given  
to be sold4 ,it comforts us to know you 
are praying for us1 c4  ,the money which
 ,i had received yesterday and the day  
before yesterday here1 at ,barnstaple1  
and two weeks ago at ,teignmouth1       
enabled me now to send off at once #el4 
,on ,oct4 #agth ,i returned to ,bristol1
 with renewed strength1 for active      
service4  ,oct4 #ag4 ,bristol4 ,the     
,lord has been again very gracious as it
 regards the funds2 for during the last 
three days1 while ,i was at ,barnstaple1
 ,i received from a sister #es41 two    
rings1 and a brooch4 ,from another      
sister a gold watch1 to be sold for the 
,orphans4 ,from a brother a seal1 two   
ear-rings1 and a brooch4 ,from a third  
sister sixteen books to be sold2 also   
#dl41 the produce of a veil4 ,from a    
fourth sister #bl4 #ajs41 and from a    
fifth #al41 and from five others #hs4   

#i;d4 ,in addition to this ,i found when
 ,i came home1 that though my           
fellow-labourers had been greatly tried 
a few days previous to my return1 so    
much so1 that1 when the #el4 arrived    
which ,i sent from ,barnstaple1 they    
were in greater poverty than they ever  
had been2 yet1 within the last days1    
several pounds had come in1 and         
yesterday1 over and above all this1     
arrived #ael4 from ,london for some     
articles which had been sent there to be
 sold4 ,what can we render unto the     
,lord for all ,his benefits6  ,oct4 #ai4
 ,the ,lord is still pouring in         
bountifully6 ,this morning #ajl4 was    
sent from ,worcester1 and a sister      
brought #gl41 being the produce of the  
sale of ladies baskets1 which she and   
some other sisters are making for the   
benefit of the ,orphans4 ,this last case
 shows what various means the ,lord uses
 to provide for our need2 yet all comes 
without one single individual being     
asked to give help2 for to the ,lord    

alone we speak about our need4 ,we are  
now again comparatively rich1 i4 e4 we  
have means in hand to meet the current  
expenses of about eight days1 which has 
been only two or three times the case   
during the last fifteen months4  ,oct4  
#cj4 ,a little boy brought me a letter1 
given to him by a gentleman and lady in 
the street1 as he said1 to take to my   
house4 ,the letter contained these words
 with a five pound note3 ,the enclosed  
#el4 accept for the benefit of the      
,orphans1 in the name of the ,lord      
,jesus4  ,nov4 #e4 ,today an ,orphan was
 brought from ,bath1 and a lady sent by 
her servant1 the aunt of the child1 a   
sovereign for the ,orphans1 when there  
was but #cs4 #aa;d4 in hand4 ,it has    
been thus repeatedly1 that when orphans 
have been brought1 and we had no money1 
or scarcely any1 that the ,lord sent a  
little with these poor children4 ,it    
never is with us any question1 whether  
there is much or little money in hand1  
so far as it regards the reception of   

children2 but only1 whether there is    
room4  ,nov4 #h4 ,we are now again quite
 poor4 ,the ,lord gave us to know more  
than usually from ,oct4 #agth to ,oct4  
#cast what it is to abound1 and now we  
know again what it is to be poor4 ,it   
would have been desirable to have had   
#cl4 today1 but only #al4 #cs4 #aa;d1   
was in hand1 which ,i sent off4 ,in our 
need we were led to open the boxes in   
the ,orphan-,houses1 which had not been 
done for some weeks1 and in them was    
found #afs4 #b #a_/b;d4 ,to this one of 
the labourers added #is4 ,by this #bl4  
#is4 #a #a_/b;d4 we could meet those    
expenses which needed to be met1 and we 
were thus helped through the day4  ,nov4
 #i4 ,saturday4 #cl4 #js4 #f;d4 was     
required today1 in order comfortably to 
meet the present demands1 but not one   
penny was in hand4 ,between ten and     
eleven ,i went to the                   
,girls-,orphan-,house1 to meet with my  
fellow-labourers for prayer4 ,only #bs4 
had come in4 ,this was all ,i could     

leave4 ,there was every thing in the    
houses which was required for the       
moment1 and ,i proposed that we should  
meet again for prayer in the afternoon  
at four4 ,when we did so1 one of the    
labourers gave #hs4 #f;d41 another      
#ajs41 another #es4 #f;d41 so that ,i   
had as much to give to the matrons as   
would provide comfortably all the       
necessaries for the children till       
,monday morning2 only the usual quantity
 of bread could not be taken in4 ,about 
half an hour1 after we had separated1   
came in #al4 #ajs41 the produce of the  
sale of a shawl1 which a sister from    
,devonshire had given for that purpose  
some days since4 ,thus we had altogether
 #bl4 #afs41 whereas when the day       
commenced we had no natural prospect of 
any thing4 ,this is a new sweet         
encouragement4 ,besides this1 our       
,father has given us another proof of   
,his continued care1 in that twenty     
sacks of potatoes and a small barrel of 
herrings have been sent for the         

,orphans4  ,nov4 #aa4 ,monday morning4  
,yesterday1 when1 as just related1 there
 was not a penny in hand1 there was     
given to me1 with ,ecclesiastes ix4 #aj1
 ten shillings4 ,this morning came in   
#al4 #ajs1 more1 ,soon afterwards a note
 was sent to me from the                
,orphan-,houses1 to say that the need of
 today would be #cl4 ,,just ,,while ,i  
,,was ,,reading ,,the ,,note ,i received
 another1 including a sovereign1 which a
 sister from ,devonshire had given to   
one of the brethren for the ,orphans4   
,thus ,i had just the #cl4 which was    
needed4 ,a few minutes after came in    
#as4 more4  ,nov4 #ab4 ,the need of     
today was #bl4 ,as only #as4 had been   
left in hand yesterday1 and no more than
 #fs4 had come in1 we were again in a   
strait4 ,but ,i was not looking at the  
little in hand1 but at the fulness of   
,god4 ,i sent off the little which ,i   
had4 ,in the afternoon we met for       
prayer4 ,i then found that #bs4 #f;d4   
had been taken out of the box in the    

,infant-,orphan-,house1 and that #ds4   
more had come in by the sale of some old
 books4 ,to this one of the labourers   
added #bs4 #c;d41 all she had of her    
own4 ,after prayer came in #bs4 #f;d41  
which had been given while we were in   
prayer4 ,in the evening we met again for
 prayer1 when another labourer gave #cs4
 #d;d4 ,thus1 in our deep poverty1 we   
got together this day #al4 #js4 #g;d41  
which supplied our absolute necessities4
 ,we were this afternoon so reduced1    
till the ,lord sent a little help1 that 
there were no means to provide breakfast
 for tomorrow1 for the children in the  
,boys-,orphan-,house4  ,nov4 #ac4       
,nothing has come in4 ,our need is even 
greater today than yesterday1 on account
 of our not having been able yesterday  
to take in the usual quantity of        
provisions4 ,in this our need ,i packed 
up the books1 which had been intended   
for sale on ,aug4 #bb1 when the ,lord   
sent such a rich1 supply1 before they   
were actually disposed of4 ,to them one 

of the labourers added some of his own1 
and a few other articles4 ,also some old
 jackets1 which had been sent1 were     
packed up to be disposed of4 ,at twelve 
,i met with my fellow-labourers for     
prayer4  ,there was every thing in the  
houses which was needed for dinner1 but 
there were no means to get milk for tea4
 7,the children have milk and water at  
tea time47 ,three of my helpers went out
 to dispose of the articles4 ,at four in
 the afternoon ,i received the          
information that #ads4 had come in1 for 
some of the things which were disposed  
of4 ,one of my fellow-labourers had     
besides disposed of an article of his   
own for #al4 #es4 ,this #al4 #ais4      
enabled us to take in bread as usual1   
and to defray the other necessary       
expenses4 ,we had never been lower in   
means than yesterday and today4 ,yet my 
soul1 thanks to the ,lord6 was also     
yesterday and today in perfect peace4   
,my helpers seem also quite in peace4   
,this evening ,i received #bs4 #f;d41   

and #aas4 with ,ecclesiastes ix4 #aj4   
,this little money is as precious1 as at
 other times #ajjl4 would have been1    
because it is a fresh proof that our    
,father still cares for us4 ,the money  
was given to me just after ,i had been  
speaking on these words3 ,but ,i am poor
 and needy2 yet the ,lord thinketh upon 
me4 ,whilst speaking ,i was able1 in a  
measure1 to realize the preciousness of 
the truth contained in those words1 and 
after speaking my ,father gave me a     
fresh proof that ,he is thinking upon   
me4  ,nov4 #ad4 ,i took the #acs4 #f;d4 
which was given last evening1 early this
 morning1 to the ,orphan-,houses1 where 
,i found that #ajs4 #f;d4 had come in by
 the sale of a ,hebrew ,old and a ,greek
 ,new ,testament1 which a brother had   
given who had more than one copy2 and   
#as4 #f;d4 for another book4 ,this #al4 
#es4 #f;d4 has been divided1 in the hope
 that our kind ,father will remember us 
before the day is over1 and send in     
more4 ,this afternoon1 when we met for  

prayer1 ,i found that #ahs4 more had    
come in for some articles which had been
 sold4 ,we have had thus #bl4 #cs4 #f;d4
 this day to divide for housekeeping4   
,by the good hand of the ,lord upon us1 
there has been every thing really       
needful4 ,may the ,lord look upon us1   
and help us further6 ,surely1 ,he will  
do it6  ,nov4 #ae4 ,we are still in deep
 poverty4 ,nothing had come in by four  
oclock in the afternoon1 when ,i went to
 meet with my fellow-labourers for      
prayer4 ,i did not go in the morning1   
because ,i knew that there was every    
thing which was needed till the         
afternoon4 ,when ,i came ,i found that a
 sister had given #bs4 #f;d42 a new     
,bible which one of the labourers had   
given1 who had more than one old copy1  
had been sold for #ajs42 also #bs4 had  
come in1 and #as4 #d;d4 for some other  
articles which had been sold4 ,this     
#aes4 #aj;d4 supplied that which was    
absolutely needed for today4 ,we are    
still of good courage4 ,we are sure that

 the ,lord1 in ,his own time1 will      
deliver us out of the trial2 for were   
our poverty more than a trial of faith1 
had the ,lord in anger shut up ,his     
hands1 we should not receive any thing  
at all4 ,but this is not the case4 ,for 
even this very day two sacks of potatoes
 were sent by the same brother who sent 
twenty sacks a few days since1 with the 
promise to send still more4 ,we have no 
means to lay in a stock for the winter1 
else we should have bought1 perhaps1    
fifty or sixty sacks2 but our kind      
,father does it for us4 ,there has been 
also a toy chest of drawers promised for
 sale4  ,nov4 #af4 ,our prayer was last 
evening1 in particular1 respecting the  
necessities of today1 as two days       
provisions would be needed1 it being    
,saturday4 ,besides this1 about #bl4    
#ajs4 was needed to pay the weekly      
salaries of the brethren and sisters who
 labour in the ,day-,schools4 ,for all  
these demands there was nothing in hand1
 nor have we any more needless articles 

to dispose of2 and useful ones we do not
 consider it right to sell1 as our      
,father knows our need4 ,when we met    
about twelve oclock this morning1 ,i    
found that last evening there had been  
,bibles unexpectedly sold to the amount 
of #al4 #aas4 #f;d41 and about #ajs4 had
 been given besides4 ,thus we had nearly
 enough for the ,school-,fund4          
,moreover1 #aes4 had come in for the    
,orphan-,fund4 ,a large sea-chest was   
given by a brother several months since1
 for the benefit of the ,orphans1 which 
had never been disposed of1 and which1  
in this our great need1 was sold for    
#aes4 ,yet this #aes4 was needed to pay 
what was due for washing2 and1          
therefore1 we had still nothing to take 
in provisions with4 ,it occurred to one 
of the labourers1 that there might be a 
little advanced on his watch1 of the    
money which had been laid by for rent1  
as had once or twice before been done2  
and that the watch might be sold at     
quarter-day1 in case there should not   

come in enough to make up the           
deficiency4 ,yet even this plan we did  
not any longer think to be quite        
,scriptural1 as he needs the watch in   
the ,lords service1 and as our ,lord is 
so kind1 that ,he would otherwise send  
us means1 were it well for us4 ,in      
short1 it appeared to us quite clear1   
that while we ought1 in such a strait1  
to dispose of things which we do not    
need1 nothing ought to be disposed of   
which is needed1 in order that the      
,lords own deliverance might be so much 
the more manifest4 ,all we could think  
of for sale was five pewter dishes1     
which had been given nearly four years  
ago1 but which were never used1 as they 
were not convenient4 ,these we agreed   
should be sold4 ,about four oclock this 
afternoon ,i received #bl4 #bs41 which a
 brother and sister had brought from    
,leicestershire4 ,with this ,i went     
joyfully to the ,orphan-,houses4 ,there 
,i found that #is4 #f;d4 had come in for
 the pewter dishes2 one of the labourers

 had given #ajs4 for the ,orphans1 and  
#ajs4 for the ,school-,fund4 7,there had
 come in #bs4 more for the other funds4 
,all demands were met1 and there was    
#as4 #f;d4 over47 ,besides this1 one of 
the labourers had sold a book of his own
 for #ds41 and another labourer gave two
 pairs of new gloves1 and four          
gentlemens stocks4 ,one pair of the     
gloves had been sold4 ,thus altogether  
had come in #dl4 #bs4 #c;d41 and        
therefore about #al4 #ajs4 more than was
 needed4 ,we are now brought to the     
close of one more week4 ,this has been1 
perhaps1 of all the weeks the most      
trying4 ,so much prayer1 and so little  
coming in1 ,i never knew4 ,yet1 by the  
grace of ,god1 ,i was sure that help    
would come1 after the trial of faith was
 over4 ,during the whole of this week1  
greatly as we have been tried1 and      
though twice no stock of bread could be 
taken in1 yet there has been nourishing 
food at every meal1 and neither the     
children nor any other person can have  

perceived our poverty4 ,about #acl4 has 
been spent even this week for           
housekeeping in the three               
,orphan-,houses4  ,nov4 #ah4 ,monday4   
,the ,lord has kindly sent in since     
,saturday evening #cl4 #ahs4 #c         
#a_/d;d41 and thus our need for today is
 supplied4 ,on ,saturday evening the    
produce of an orphan-box1 #es4 #a       
#a_/d;d41 was given2 and last evening a 
sister gave two sovereigns to brother   
,craik1 waiting for him a long time in  
the chapel1 till she could see him4 ,she
 might have delayed giving it till      
another time1 as she had to wait so     
long2 but the ,lord knew our need4      
,there were also sent eight sack of     
potatoes1 by the same brother who had   
sent twenty-two sacks before4  ,nov4    
#ai4 ,as there was not enough money in  
hand for the necessities of today1 we   
were again as poor as on ,saturday4     
,between three and four in the afternoon
 the milk is generally taken in2 but in 
the ,boys-,orphan-,house there was not  

money enough to meet this small expense4
 ,however1 the ,lord knew our need1 and 
sent us at two oclock #acs41 which      
helped us comfortably through the day4  
,a sister had purposed in her heart to  
give #c;d4 a week for the ,orphans1 and 
she felt herself stirred up to bring the
 yearly amount now1 in this our         
extremity4  ,nov4 #bj4 ,this has been a 
day of deep poverty4 ,nothing but the   
#acs41 above referred to1 came in       
yesterday1 which was scarcely enough to 
meet yesterdays usual need4 ,my mind1 by
 the grace of ,god1 was not at all cast 
down2 but ,i felt it rather trying1 that
 the abundance of my other engagements  
had not allowed me to meet with my      
fellow-labourers1 either yesterday or   
today1 for prayer4 ,this evening ,i had 
a note from the ,boys-,orphan-,house1 to
 state that a lady had sent two dozen of
 boys shirts1 which she had made        
herself1 with which she sent #es4 to get
 them washed4 ,this #es1 enabled us to  
meet that which was absolutely needful4 

,i mention here1 that while our usual   
current expenses are about #bl4 #ajs4   
daily for housekeeping in the three     
houses2 yet we might1 in case of need1  
do for one or two days with as little as
 yesterday and today1 as there are      
generally potatoes and meat in the      
house1 and a stock of bread for two     
days1 in order that the children may eat
 stale bread4 ,without this #es4 we     
should have been unable to procure all  
that was absolutely needed4 ,this our   
kind ,father knew1 and therefore ,he    
sent it4 ,there were also given two     
quarterns of bread by one of the bakers1
 which made up the usual quantity4      
,moreover five and a half sacks of      
potatoes were sent by the brother who   
sent the others1 making in all #ce #a_/b
 sacks4  ,nov4 #ba4 ,this morning one of
 the labourers gave #gs41 in order that 
there might be means to take in milk4   
,between ten and eleven oclock we met   
for prayer1 and ,i found that #ajs4 had 
come in for a toy chest of drawers1     

which in this our great need had been   
sent for sale4 ,besides this #f;d4 had  
been taken out of the box in the        
,infant-,orphan-,house4 ,this #ags4     
#f;d4 enabled us to provide the dinner1 
and to take in a little bread in two    
houses1 even as much as would be enough 
for breakfast tomorrow2 but there was   
#ds4 #f;d4 needed to buy bread for the  
,boys-,orphan-,house1 as there was only 
enough for today4 ,when we met again    
this afternoon1 #cs4 had come in1 as one
 of the labourers had sold a few old    
books4 ,another labourer gave #as4      
#f;d41 and thus we had also the #ds4    
#f;d41 which was needed for bread4      
,after prayer1 it was mentioned that a  
sister1 a servant1 who is out of a      
situation1 had been this afternoon to   
see the ,orphan-,houses1 and had put    
something into the box at the           
,girls-,orphan-,house4 ,the box was     
opened1 and half-a-crown was found in   
it4 ,this money was1 in our deep        
poverty1 as acceptable as #ejl4 at other

 times might have been4 ,we rejoiced    
when we saw it1 for it was a fresh proof
 to us1 that1 not in anger1 but only for
 the trial of our faith1 we are so poor4
 ,this #bs4 #f;d4 provides us with the  
means to take in milk tomorrow morning1 
so that we shall have everything which  
is needed till after breakfast tomorrow1
 but then there is neither bread1 nor   
meat1 etc4 remaining for dinner4 ,our   
comfort1 however1 is3 ,the morrow shall 
take thought for the things of itself4  
,sufficient unto the day is the evil    
thereof4 ,matt4 vi4 #cd4 ,we separated  
very happy in ,god1 though very poor1   
and our faith much tried4  ,nov4 #bb4   
,our poverty had now become very great4 
,greater it had never been4 ,yet1 the   
,lord be praised6 ,i was as comfortable 
as ever2 for ,i was sure we were only   
for the trial of our faith in this      
state4 ,had the ,lord shut up ,his hand 
iii anger1 ,he would not have continued 
to give us1 even during this week1 from 
time to time1 tokens of ,his care over  

us4 ,i said this morning3 ,mans         
necessity is ,gods opportunity is a     
proverb of the world1 and how much more 
may we1 ,his children1 now look to ,him 
in our great need4 ,i knew we must have 
help in some way1 as now it had come to 
the greatest extremity1 there being in  
none of the houses anything for dinner1 
except potatoes1 of which we have an    
abundance4 ,at ten this morning ,i was  
informed that a large box1 bearing my   
address1 had arrived at one of the      
,orphan-,houses4 ,i set off immediately1
 and found it was from the neighbourhood
 of ,wolverhampton4 ,it contained #abl4 
for the ,orphans1 #al4 #aas4 #aj;d4 for 
the other ,funds1 #d yards of flannel1  
#i yards of calico1 #ab yards of print1 
#d #a_/b yards of coloured cotton1 #d   
yards of stuff1 #b pairs of stockings1  
and #c #a_/d yards of brown holland4    
,besides this1 there were in it the     
following articles for sale3 #b         
decanters and stands1 #d glass salt     
cellars1 #c scent bottles1 a set of     

cruets and stand1 #e beer glasses1 #g   
chimney ornaments1 #c tortoise-shell    
combs1 #c fans1 #b silver vinaigrettes1 
#b silver shoe-buckles1 #b waist        
buckles1 #b silver salt-cellars1 #a pair
 of knives and forks with silver        
handles1 a small silver toasting fork1  
#i silver coins1 three gold rings1 #d   
pairs of ear-rings1 #c brooches1 a      
cornelian heart1 a silver seal1 #a pair 
of silver studs1 #a gold watch key1 #a  
silver pencil case1 #e pairs of         
bracelets1 #e necklaces and #a urn rug4 
,the joy which ,i and my fellowlabourers
 had when all these things lay before   
us1 cannot be described2 it must be     
experienced in order that it may be     
known4 ,it was two hours and a half     
before the dinner time1 when the help   
was granted4 ,the ,lord knew that the   
,orphans had no dinner1 and1 therefore1 
did ,he now send help4--,this morning   
also a brother sent to the ,girls       
,orphan-,house to ask whether the       
treacle-cask was empty1 and if so1 to   

send it by the messenger1 that it might 
be filled4  ,nov4 #bd4 ,today #el4 came 
in again with ,ecclesiastes ix4 #aj1    
besides #al4 #ajs4 for the rents4  ,nov4
 #bg4 ,today again some money was needed
 for housekeeping4 ,but as a little had 
come in yesterday and today1 we had     
enough4  ,nov4 #bh4 ,last evening #ajs4 
came in1 which was just enough to supply
 this days need4 ,we are now again      
penniless4  ,nov4 #bi4 ,a great part of 
the articles1 which were sent this day  
week from the neighbourhood of          
,wolverhampton1 have now been disposed  
of for #el4 #aas42 we are1 therefore1   
supplied for today and tomorrow4  ,dec4 
#b4 ,since the last money has been given
 out for housekeeping1 only #al4 #abs4  
has come in but as #al4 #ajs4 of this   
had been given for the rents1 ,i had    
only #bs4 in hand1 when brother ,b41 the
 master at the ,boys-,orphan-,house1    
came this morning1 and told me that the 
need of today would be at least #bl4 ,i 
gave him the #bs4 which ,i had1 and     

proposed that we should pray together   
for more means4 ,,while ,,we ,,were ,,in
 ,,prayer1 a brother called4 ,after     
prayer brother ,b4 left me1 and the     
brother who had come gave me #el4 ,as   
soon as he had left1 ,i went joyfully   
with the money to the ,orphan-,houses1  
to prevent the bakers being sent away4  
,this evening ,i received still further 
#bl4 ,thus the ,lord has richly supplied
 our need for today and tomorrow4  ,dec4
 #c4 ,the ,lord has remembered again our
 need for tomorrow4 ,i received today   
from ,liverpool #aes42 and from a       
brother in the neighbourhood of ,london1
 who had been staying here for a season1
 #el42 also #al4 by the sale of some    
articles4  ,dec4 #d4 ,it has been       
repeatedly our prayer during the last   
month and in the beginning of this1 that
 the ,lord would be pleased to give us  
again so much means1 before the time of 
the public meetings1 which are fixed for
 the #ajth1 #aath1 and #abth1 of this   
month1 that1 when we speak about ,his   

dealings with us during this year1 we   
might also respecting the close of it   
have again to speak1 to ,his praise1 of 
the abundance which we had in hand4 ,at 
the end of last year we made the same   
request1 and the ,lord granted it4 ,now 
today1 as an answer to this our often   
repeated request1 ,i received from the  
,east ,indies #ajjl41 to be laid out for
 the ,orphans1 or the other objects of  
the ,institution4 ,respecting this money
 it is to be noticed3 #a4 ,the great    
distance from whence it is sent4 #b4    
,that it comes just now1 and thus       
enables us to speak at the meetings of  
this rich supply after our trials4 #c4  
,it furnishes us with means to order    
,bibles1 as one half of the money will  
be taken for the other funds2 there     
having been a great inquiry for ,bibles 
lately1 and we have not been able to    
meet the demand1 for want of means4     
,respecting this point also we have     
prayed repeatedly1 and now the ,lord has
 answered our petition4 ,how very       

precious it is to wait on the ,lord6    
,what an abundant proof have we in this 
donation1 that all our late straits1 as 
it regards means1 were only allowed for 
the trial of our faith6 ,this evening   
came in still further #al4 #es4  ,dec4  
#i4 ,since ,dec4 #d several small       
donations have come in1 so that unto the
 last day of this fourth year of the    
,orphan-work the ,lord has continued    
,his kindness to us4  ,on ,dec4 #aj1    
#aa1 and #ab we had public meetings1 at 
which the account of the ,lords dealings
 with us in reference to the            
,orphan-,houses and the other objects of
 the ,scriptural ,knowledge ,institution
 was given4 ,during the whole of the    
past year1 as formerly1 the labourers   
who are engaged in the work had kept    
their trials and their joys of faith to 
themselves2 but now we considered the   
time to have come1 when1 for the benefit
 of the church at large1 and to the     
glory of our ,lord1 we should make our  
boast in ,him4--,it is now 7i4 e4 on    

,dec4 #aj1 #ahci7 five years and nine   
months since the ,scriptural ,knowledge 
,institution has been in operation4 ,in 
addition to what has been said about the
 ,lords dealings with us1 more          
especially in regard to the funds1 ,i   
make a few more remarks1 with reference 
to ,his kindness to us1 in other        
respects1 during the last year4 #a4     
,during the last year also we have been 
enabled to continue to provide all the  
needful expenses connected with the six 
,day-,schools1 three for boys and three 
for girls4 ,the number of the children1 
who are at present in them1 amounts to  
#bhf4 ,the number of all the children   
that have had schooling in the ,day     
,schools1 through the medium of the     
,institution1 since its formation1      
amounts to #agie4 #b4 ,there are at     
present #bbf children in the ,sunday    
,school4 #c4 ,there are #ad taught to   
read in the ,adult ,school1 and there   
have been about #acj adults instructed  
in that ,school1 since the formation of 

the ,institution4 #d4 ,there have been  
circulated during the last year #ead    
copies of the ,scriptures1 and #eeib    
since ,march #e1 #ahcd4 #e4 ,there has  
been laid out during the last year #ial4
 #fs4 for ,missionary purposes4 #f4     
,there have been received into the three
 ,orphan-,houses from ,dec4 #i1 #ahch1  
to ,dec4 #i1 #ahci1 #af orphans4 ,there 
are at present #if orphans in the three 
houses4 ,the number of all the orphans1 
who have been under our care from ,april
 #aa1 #ahcf1 to ,dec4 #i1 #ahci1 amounts
 to #abf4  ,i notice further the        
following points in connexion with the  
,orphan-,houses4  #a4 ,without any one  
having been asked for any thing by us1  
the sum of #c1jfgl4 #hs4 #i #a_/d;d4 has
 been given to us1 entirely as the      
result of prayer to ,god1 from the      
commencement of the work up to ,dec4 #i1
 #ahci4 #b4 ,besides this1 there have   
also been sent many articles of         
clothing1 furniture1 and provisions1 for
 the use of the ,orphans4 #c4 ,without  

our solicitation1 three medical         
gentlemen 7one for each house71 have up 
to this time1 kindly given their        
attendance and medicines gratuitously4  
#d4 ,the hand of ,god is most manifest  
in that we have had so little sickness1 
considering that so many persons during 
this autumn have been suffering from    
fever1 etc4 ,even in this particular ,i 
desire publicly to acknowledge the      
,lords peculiar kindness to us4 #e4     
,though most of the children have been  
brought up in a very different manner   
from what we could desire1 yet the ,lord
 has constrained them1 on the whole1    
during this year also1 to behave        
exceedingly well1 so much so that it has
 continued to attract the attention of  
all observers4 #f4 ,that1 however1 which
 gives us the chief ground for          
thankfulness1 so far as the children are
 concerned1 is1 that in eight of them we
 perceive decided proofs of a real      
change of heart and of faith in our     
,lord ,jesus ,christ1 so that they have 

been received into church fellowship4   
,we are not surprised that these        
children1 who are from #i years old and 
upwards1 have been converted2 for the   
conversion of the orphans under our care
 has been a frequent subject of prayer  
among us1 and that of late more than    
ever2 so that we fully expect1 if the   
,lord shall continue to give prayer for 
them1 that soon many more will be       
brought to believe in the ,lord ,jesus4 
,the total of the expenses1 connected   
with the objects of the ,institution1   
exclusive of the ,orphan-,houses1 from  
,nov4 #ai1 #ahch1 to ,nov4 #ai1 #ahci1  
is #edbl4 #acs4 ,the balance in hand on 
,nov4 #ai1 #ahci1 was #ahs4 #e;d4 ,the  
total of the expenses connected with the
 three ,orphan-,houses1 from ,dec4 #i1  
#ahch1 to ,dec4 #i1 #ahci1 is #ifjl4    
#is4 #b #c_/d;d4 ,the balance in hand on
 ,dec #i1 #ahci1 was #dfl4 #hs4 ld4     
,dec4 #bd4 ,this morning we wanted again
 more money for the ,orphans than there 
was in hand4 ,it is only eight days     

since the last public meeting1 when     
there was a balance of #dfl4 #hs4 ld4 in
 hand4 ,on this account we disposed of  
some silver articles and books which had
 been sent within the last days for the 
benefit of the ,orphans1 by which means 
we have enough for today and tomorrow4  
,dec4 #ca4 ,my health is much better    
than for years4 ,my mental powers also  
are as good as they have been at any    
time during the last three years4 ,i    
ascribe this to ,gods blessing1 through 
the instrumentality of early rising1 and
 plunging my head into cold water when  
,i rise4    ,,review ,,of ,,the ,,year  
#ahci4    ,i4 ,as to the church--#fh    
brethren and sisters brother ,craik and 
,i found in fellowship when we came to  
,bristol4  #egc have been admitted to   
fellowship since we came to ,bristol4   
#fda would be1 therefore1 the total     
number of those in fellowship with us1  
had there been no changes4 ,but  #dj    
have fallen asleep2  #cc are under      
church discipline  #ee saints have left 

,bristol2  #ch have left us1 but are    
still in ,bristol2  #aff are therefore  
to be deducted from #fda1 so that there 
are only #dge at present in fellowship  
with us4    ,during the last year have  
been added #aae1 of whom #cd have been  
brought to the knowledge of the ,lord   
among us4    ,,ii4 ,as to my temporal   
supplies4  ,the ,lord has been pleased  
to give me during the past year  #a4 ,by
 the ,freewill ,offerings through the   
boxes #acg #ds4 #e;d4  #b4 ,by ,presents
 in money1 from saints residing in and  
out of ,bristol #aba #ahs4 #j;d4  #c4   
,by ,money through family connexion #db 
#js4 #j;d4  #d4 ,by ,presents in        
clothes1 provisions1 c41 which were     
worth to us at least #ab #js4 #j;d4     
,altogether #cac #bs4 #e;d4    ,january 
#a1 #ahdj4 ,our usual meeting last night
 was most precious6 ,we continued       
together from seven till half-past      
twelve4 ,of all the similar meetings    
which we have had1 it was1 according to 
my judgment1 by far the best4 ,not more 

than five prayed2 but there was much    
more real prayer than at former         
meetings4--,this morning1 about one hour
 after midnight1 when our prayer meeting
 was over1 ,i received a paper with some
 money sealed up in it for the ,orphans4
 ,a few minutes afterwards ,i remembered
 that the individual who gave it was in 
debt1 and ,i was aware she had been     
repeatedly asked by her creditors for   
payment2 ,i resolved therefore1 with out
 opening the paper1 to return it1 as no 
one has a right to give whilst in debt4 
,this was done when ,i knew that there  
was not enough in hand to meet the      
expences of the day4 ,about eight this  
morning a brother brought #el41 which he
 had received just then from his mother1
 for the ,orphans4 ,observe1 the brother
 is led to bring it at once6 ,the ,lord 
knew our need1 and therefore this       
brother could not delay bringing the    
money4 ,a few hours after ,i received   
#el4 more1 and #hs4 #e;d41 also #bs4    
#f;d41 so that we are now again supplied

 for three or four days4  ,jan4 #e4     
,besides the #ajl4 #ajs4 #aa;d1 which   
came in on ,new-years day1 there came in
 on the #bnd and #dth #cl4 #js4 #g;d4   
,but when now we were again without a   
penny1 there came in #es41 and #f;d41   
and #as4 ,also #bl4 with ,ecclesiastes  
ix4 #aj1 and #al4 #ajs4 for rent4  ,jan4
 #g4 ,today1 when there were again only 
a few shillings in hand1 as since the   
#eth had come in only #cs41 ,i gave     
myself to prayer1 when1 just after ,i   
had risen from my knees1 a sister came  
and brought #al41 as a thank-offering to
 the ,lord for the many mercies of the  
past year4 ,there came in still further 
today1 by ten different donations and   
the sale of two ,reports1 #bl4 #ags4    
,jan4 #h4 ,there were only a few        
shillings more in hand than was needed  
for housekeeping today4 ,nevertheless   
our kind ,father remembered us before   
the day was over4 ,a sister1 a servant1 
gave me #aes42 also with ,ecclesiastes  
ix4 #aj1 came in #el4 #es41 from two    

sisters #fs1 ld41 and by sale of        
,reports #cs4  ,jan4 #bb4 ,i have       
repeatedly asked the ,lord for means to 
be able to order more ,bibles1 as two   
sorts were again exhausted4 ,there is   
moreover scarcely enough money in hand  
to pay the teachers next ,saturday4     
,this afternoon ,i received from a      
sister #adl4 #bs4 #g;d41 which she had  
had in the ,savings ,bank4 ,she         
considered that this money would be     
better used in the ,lords work1 than    
left in the ,savings ,bank4 ,thus ,i was
 enabled to order some ,bibles4  ,from  
,jan4 #hth to #bbnd came in #cdl4 #is4  
#e;d4 for the ,orphans1 and the         
donations were so seasonable1 that      
always either something was given1 or   
articles which had been given for sale  
could be disposed of1 before the last   
money had been expended4 ,but as there  
was today again only very little in     
hand1 ,i was led to open the orphan-box 
in my house1 in which ,i found two      
papers1 the one containing #ajs41 the   

other a #el4 note4 ,in both papers was  
written ,eccles4 ix4 #aj4 ,there came in
 today still further above #el4 ,thus   
our ,lord has sent us what we are likely
 to need for three or four days to come4
  ,jan4 #be4 ,i have been much in prayer
 this week about going to ,germany3 #a1 
,to see certain brethren who purpose to 
go as ,missionaries to the ,east        
,indies2 and #b1 ,to see my father once 
more4 ,i am led to go just now1 instead 
of delaying it1 because my health is    
again so failing1 that it seems         
desirable ,i should leave ,bristol at   
all events1 and thus ,i could continue  
to serve in the work of the ,lord1 and  
yet attend to the benefit of my health  
at the same time4 ,lord1 keep me from   
making a mistake in this matter6  ,jan1 
#ca1 ,since ,jan4 #bb several small     
donations came in for the ,orphans1 and 
several pounds by the sale of silver    
articles1 trinkets1 c4 ,but as ,i have  
had to pay out today #aal4 #acs41 we are
 now again very poor4 ,for many days    

past we have been so helped1 that money 
has always come in1 before all was      
spent4 ,now there is only #as4 #e;d4 in 
hand4 ,the ,lord will provide6 ,i feel  
quite comfortable1 though in three days 
,i shall have to leave the work for     
several week4--,about three hours after 
,i had written the above1 came in #al4  
#ads4 l #a_/b;d4 ,in the afternoon ,i   
received still further from ,tottenham  
for the ,orphans #ajl41 and in the      
evening from ,hereford #cjl41 of which  
latter sum there was #fl4 for the       
,orphans1 and #bdl4 for the other       
objects of the ,scriptural ,knowledge   
,institution4 ,thus the ,lord will      
kindly allow me to leave a little money 
behind on my departure1 and ,i have also
 a still further answer to my prayer for
 means to purchase ,bibles1 for which ,i
 have asked the ,lord repeatedly1 and   
which he began to answer by the donation
 which ,i received on the #bbnd4 ,i have
 received #el4 besides for the other    
objects4  ,feb4 #a4 ,i have now felt    

quite sure for several days past1 that  
,i should leave ,bristol for a season1  
and go to ,germany4 ,if the ,lord       
permit1 ,i shall leave the day after    
tomorrow4  ,feb4 #b4 ,today and         
yesterday has come in still further1    
before my departure1 nearly #il4 for the
 ,orphans4 ,how kind of the ,lord to    
send this money just now1 on the eve of 
my leaving home6  ,feb4 #c4 ,today ,i   
left ,bristol for ,berlin4  ,on ,feb4   
#eth ,i left ,london in the steamer for 
,hamburg4 ,though it had been so very   
stormy for several weeks past1 the ,lord
 gate us a very favourable passage2 the 
first1 as the captain said1 which they  
had had for several weeks4 ,we landed at
 ,hamburg on the #gth at five in the    
afternoon4 ,the porter who carried my   
things led me1 as ,i afterwards found   
out1 some by-way1 either to save a long 
distance1 or to get me into the city    
with my luggage1 though it was after the
 custom-house hours4 ,i did not         
understand this at first2 but1 when we  

were about to enter the city1 he told me
 that that was not the proper way1 but  
that if ,i would give to the            
custom-house officer1 whom ,i should    
presently see at the entrance into the  
city1 a small fee1 he would let me pass4
 ,my reply was that ,i did not wish to  
do what was unlawful1 nor should ,i give
 a fee to encourage what was unlawful1  
and that ,i would rather go a long way  
round1 than get by such means into the  
city4 ,presently we arrived at the place
 at which the custom-house officer      
stood1 who1 on my telling him plainly   
that ,i had not the least wish to pass  
that way1 if it were unlawful1 saw that 
,i was only a passenger1 and that ,i had
 no wish to get into the city with goods
 which are not duty free1 and therefore 
let me pass4 ,this little circumstance  
proves afresh in how many little things 
the children of ,god may act differently
 from the world1 to the glory of their  
,father1 and how in going the ,lords    
way1 we find it to be1 even as far as   

this life is concerned1 the easiest     
path4--,about half an hour after1 when  
,i arrived at the hotel1 a little       
circumstance served afresh to remind me1
 that the ,christian1 like the bee1     
might suck honey out of every flower4 ,i
 saw upon a snuffer-stand in bas-relief1
 ,a heart1 a cross under it1 and roses  
under both4 ,the meaning was obviously  
this1 that the heart which bears the    
cross for a time meets with roses       
afterwards4 ,i applied it to myself1 and
 this little event greatly cheered my   
heart in this place1 where ,i was       
without the fellowship of a single      
believer4  ,i left ,hamburg in the      
evening of ,feb4 #hth1 travelled all    
night1 all day1 and the whole of the    
second night1 and reached ,berlin on the
 morning of the #ajth4 ,i confessed not 
the ,lord ,jesus on this long journey1  
which ,i record here to my shame2 nor   
did ,i give any other testimony for     
,jesus in the steamer1 than merely      
refraining from the light and trifling  

conversation of the party1 and all this 
after ,i had had on my way from ,bristol
 to ,london a fresh encouragement in    
conversing with a gay traveller addicted
 to drinking1 who evidently listened    
with a measure of attention1 and with a 
desire of having his chains broken4     
,from ,feb4 #ajth to #bjth ,i was in    
,berlin4 ,i think it is likely that     
eight or nine brethren and sisters will 
go from hence to the ,east              
,indies4--,after having been greatly    
helped by the ,lord in my work1 the     
first and special object of my journey  
to the ,continent2 mercifully kept by   
,him in the narrow path and in great    
peace1 whilst surrounded with           
temptations on every side2 and after    
having also seen afresh abundant reason 
to praise the ,lord for all the way in  
which ,he had led me since ,i lived here
 in #ahbh and #ahbi2 ,i left ,berlin on 
the evening of ,feb4 #bjth for          
,magdeburg1 which ,i reached on the     
morning of the #bast1 and on the same   

evening ,i arrived at my fathers        
house4--,in all human probability ,i now
 see my dear father the last time4 ,he  
is evidently much weaker than he was two
 years ago1 and coughs much more4 ,what 
has the ,lord done for me since ,i lived
 in the house where ,i am now6 ,the two 
rooms where ,i am now most in prayer1   
reading the ,word1 and confessing ,his  
name1 were those very rooms in which ,i 
sinned most1 whilst living here many    
years ago4 ,i have had again            
opportunity1 most fully to bring out the
 truth about the work of the ,lord      
,jesus before my father1 whilst         
conversing a long time with a woman in  
his hearing1 to whom ,i showed from the 
,scriptures1 that we are to be saved1   
not by our own works1 but simply by     
faith in the ,lord ,jesus1 who bore the 
punishment instead of us1 and who       
fulfilled the law in our room4  ,feb4   
#bd and #be4 ,i am still at             
,heimersleben4 ,my dear father is very  
weak4  ,feb4 #bf4 ,this morning ,i left 

,heimersleben4 ,i took leave of my      
father most probably for the last time4 
,it has been a great pleasure to me1 and
 ,i consider it a great privilege1 to   
have been permitted by the ,lord once   
more to see my father1 once more        
personally to show him filial love and  
regard1 and once more to set the truth  
before him4 ,he has been again during   
the whole of this my stay most          
affectionate to me1 as he was during my 
two former visits to him since ,i left  
the ,continent to reside in ,england4   
,how cheerfully should ,i have left him 
this morning1 did ,i know him to be safe
 in ,jesus6 ,but1 alas6 he as yet is not
 resting upon ,christ1 though he is so  
far religious as to read prayers and the
 ,bible4--,after ,i had left him ,i went
 to my faithful and beloved friend1     
brother ,stahlschmidt1 at ,sandersleben1
 but found him absent from home4        
,brother ,kroll1 the servant of brother 
,stahlschmidt1 whom ,i have mentioned in
 the first part of my ,narrative1       

received me with much affection4 ,when  
this brother first came to ,sandersleben
 in #ahbi1 there was scarcely a single  
true ,christian besides his master in   
the little town4 ,soon afterwards he    
began to hold meetings1 which were      
attended by the two or three who loved  
the ,lord ,jesus4 ,these meetings were  
for a long time suffered to go on       
quietly2 but when the ,lord blessed     
them1 and others were stirred up to care
 about their souls1 brother ,kroll had  
to appear before the magistrates1 and   
was forbidden to hold them4 ,when this  
was of no effect1 7as he considered that
 he ought only to obey earthly rulers in
 things in which he could do so with a  
good conscience17 and they continued    
still to meet together1 the police came 
into one of their meetings1 and forced  
them to discontinue it4 ,when even this 
availed nothing1 the brethren were      
finally threatened that every one who   
attended these meetings should pay three
 thalers1 and every one who read or     

spoke at them should pay five1 which is 
a large sum in ,germany for poor people4
 ,but notwithstanding all these         
obstacles1 the few poor saints continue 
their meetings1 but in secret1 to be    
unmolested by the police4 ,they have now
 neither a stated place nor a fixed time
 for their meetings4 ,on the second and 
third evenings1 whilst ,i was at        
,sandersleben1 ,i met with them4 ,on the
 second evening we were in the room of a
 poor weaver4 ,the dear brethren would  
have me sit on the only chair which was 
in the room4 ,it was a very small room1 
perhaps twice as large as the loom1     
which was in it4 ,there were about      
twenty-five or thirty persons present1  
many of whom had seated themselves in   
and under the loom1 and the rest sat on 
two or three little forms4 ,these       
meetings were very precious4 ,the very  
fact of going to them with the feeling  
of having to pay the fine1 or to suffer 
an adequate imprisonment1 should one be 
found there1 makes them to be doubly    

valued2 and ,i believe that the ,lords  
double blessing rests upon them4 ,i     
spoke long both times2 indeed1 as long  
as ,i had strength1 and the dear people 
seemed to eat the ,word4--,i have so    
circumstantially related these facts1   
that thereby the children of ,god in    
,great ,britain may be led more highly  
to value their religious privileges1 and
 to make good use of them whilst they   
are continued4  ,it is worthy of remark1
 that while the meeting at ,sandersleben
 were permitted to continue1 there was  
no believing clergyman in the little    
town2 but about the time that they were 
forbidden1 the ,lord sent a brother who 
truly preaches the gospel4 ,i had for   
some hours refeshing and most           
affectionate brotherly intercourse with 
,him4 ,may the ,lord let ,his blessing  
rest upon him1 and help him to be a     
faithful witness for ,god in that dark  
neighbourhood6  ,i had travelled so     
fast1 and stayed so short a time in the 
places where ,i had been1 that ,i was   

obliged to leave ,heimersleben without  
having received the letter which ,i had 
expected from my wife there1 a matter of
 no small trial 7as those who have been 
for some time at a great distance from  
home1 know it to be72 especially in my  
case1 as1 on account of the ,orphans and
 the other work1 besides my family1 it  
was of so much importance for me to hear
 from time to time4 ,i had arranged with
 my father to have the letter sent to me
 to ,sandersleben1 by an express        
messenger1 who could be obtained for a  
small remuneration4 ,however1 hour after
 hour passed away1 on the #bgth1 and the
 messenger did not arrive4 ,at last the 
time was gone by1 as it was getting     
dark1 and the person ought to have come 
at noon4 ,i now lifted up my heart to   
the ,lord1 beseeching ,him to give me   
grace to give up my own will in this    
thing4 ,no sooner had ,i been brought   
into such a state1 as to be ,,truly     
content and satisfied with the will of  
the ,lord in this matter1 than the      

expected letter was handed over to me4  
,the woman who brought it had lost her  
way in the morning1 on account of a     
dense fog1 which made her so late4 ,i   
have frequently found1 under similar    
circumstances1 that after ,i had been   
brought into such a state as to be      
willing to give up my own will1 whereby 
,i was fitted to bear the blessing1 the 
,lord gave me the desire of my heart1   
according to the truth of that word3    
,delight thyself also in the ,lord1 and 
,he shall give thee the desires of thine
 heart4 ,psalm xxxvii4 #d4  ,feb4 #bi4  
,this morning ,i left ,sandersleben4    
,towards the evening ,i reached         
,halberstadt1 the town where ,i was from
 ,easter #ahaf to ,june #ahba1 at the   
,cathedral ,classical ,school4 ,i went  
to a certain small inn1 known to me from
 the time that ,i lived at ,halberstadt1
 both for the sake of quietness and to  
save expense1 as ,i knew it to be more  
like a private boarding-house than an   
inn4 ,after having had my supper1 the   

innkeeper1 who seemed to me a quiet and 
unassuming person1 came into the room   
where ,i was1 and began conversation    
with me4 ,after a few moments ,i        
recognised in him a former schoolfellow 
of mine4 ,the ,lord now enabled me to   
tell him of my gay life1 my conversion1 
my subsequent going to ,england1 and of 
some of the ,lords dealings with me     
there4 ,he listened with great          
attention1 and was evidently affected by
 what ,i said4 ,may the ,lord bless to  
him my testimony for ,jesus6 ,i was thus
 afresh reminded of what grace has done 
for me4 ,how kind of the ,lord to direct
 me to that place6  ,march #a4 ,this    
morning ,i saw an old friend of mine1 a 
missionary to the ,jews at ,halberstadt4
 ,when first he went there he held      
meetings1 which the few ,christians of  
the town attended2 but of late he has   
been obliged by the police to give them 
up4 ,in that town of about #ae1jjj      
inhabitants1 with1 ,i think1 seven large
 ,protestant churches1 there is not one 

converted clergyman1 as this brother    
told me2 and the few ,christians that   
are there are not permitted to assemble 
themselves together4 ,brethren1 you who 
live in ,great ,britain1 be thankful for
 your religious liberty1 and make use of
 it while the days of outward peace     
last6--,about twelve this morning ,i    
left by the mail for ,brunswick4 ,the   
,lord enabled me to preach ,christ to a 
young man1 a painter1 who1 for the sake 
of improvement in his art1 had travelled
 far and wide1 and was now returning    
home from ,vienna to his parents4 ,he   
listened very attentively1 in which ,i  
had a fresh proof that one never ought  
to look at natural appearances in       
proclaiming the truth2 for ,i judged1   
before ,i began to speak to him1 from   
his gay appearance1 that he would quite 
laugh at what ,i might tell him about   
,jesus4--,i saw again this afternoon1 at
 ,wolfenbuttel the inn from whence ,i   
ran away1 when in debt1 in the year     
#ahba1 and praised the ,lord for ,his   

goodness to me since that time4 ,now1   
this evening1 ,i am at ,brunswick1 and  
shall have again1 through the ,lords    
kindness1 rest during the night1 as the 
mail does not leave for ,hamburg until  
nine tomorrow morning4  ,march #h4      
,london4 ,i left ,brunswick on the #bnd1
 and arrived at ,hamburg in #bd hours4  
,as there was ice in the ,elbe1 the     
,london steamer could not get up to     
,hamburg1 and ,i had therefore to go    
alone1 in a hired carriage to ,cuxhaven1
 about eighty miles1 the most expensive 
journey that ever ,i made in my life1   
for it cost above #cl4 #ajs4 ,thus ,i   
had to travel three days and two nights1
 with the interruption of only five     
hours at ,hamburg4 ,i reached ,cuxhaven 
at half-past eight in the evening on    
,march #dth4--,the fact of having thus  
to travel from ,hamburg to ,cuxhaven1   
that being the only way in which ,i     
could have got there in my              
circumstances1 without losing the       
steamer1 showed me afresh how one is    

step by step cast upon the ,lord4 ,a    
month since the ,elbe was cleared of    
ice1 and now1 contrary to the           
expectation of all1 the cold had        
returned to such a degree1 that it was a
 second time innavigable4  ,march #c4 ,i
 embarked this morning for ,london4 ,i  
had conversation with two ,russian      
,jews1 who listened with great interest 
to all ,i said to them2 but ,i did not  
tell them plainly that ,i believed      
,jesus of ,nazareth to be the ,messiah1 
as ,i fully purposed to do at the next  
conversation4 ,after ,i had left them1  
they conversed with each other1 and ,i  
could see from their countenances1 that 
they either took me for a baptized ,jew1
 or for a missionary to the ,jews1 on   
account of the peculiar way in which ,i 
had conversed with them4 ,presently one 
of them came and asked me what ,i       
thought of that ,jesus4 ,no sooner had  
,i owned ,him as the true ,messiah and  
as my ,lord and my ,god1 than he began  
to blaspheme2 and from that time1 as    

long as we were on board1 they shunned  
me2 and ,i also felt that all ,i had to 
do was to show kindness to them by      
actions1 but no more to converse with   
them about the ,messiah1 in order to    
keep them from blaspheming that holy    
name which is dear to my heart4 ,my     
conversation with them had1 however1 an 
unexpected effect in another way4 ,at   
the dinner table ,i was asked by one of 
the passengers about those ,jews1 who   
they were1 etc41 as my long conversation
 with them on the deck had been noticed4
 ,this led me1 7in order that the       
conversation might be turned to         
profitable subjects1 and that ,i might  
discover whether there was a ,christian 
at the table71 to throw out the remark1 
how remarkable it is that the ,jews1 in 
all parts of the world1 can be          
recognised as such2 and are not mixed   
with other nations1 etc4 ,immediately   
the captain replied1 this can only be   
explained by the ,scriptures1 and shows 
the ,bible to be true1 or something to  

that effect4 ,i now1 in agreeing with   
the captain1 followed up the subject1   
and both after dinner and repeatedly    
during the passage had long and most    
interesting conversations with the      
captain1 whom ,i found to be a true     
brother in the ,lord1 and from whom ,i  
separated most affectionately on our    
arrival in ,london4  ,on ,march #gth ,i 
landed in ,london1 where ,i found two   
letters from my dear wife1 from which ,i
 saw that up to the last the ,lord had  
been dealing with her1 as well as with  
me1 in the greatest kindness1 and had   
given also an abundance for the ,orphans
 during the whole time of my absence4   
,march #i4 ,i left ,london this morning1
 arrived this evening in peace in       
,bristol1 and found my dearest ,mary and
 all in peace4 ,truly1 the ,lord has    
abundantly blessed me and them while ,i 
have been from home6  ,during the whole 
time of my absence the ,lord not only   
supplied all the need of the ,orphans1  
but on my return ,i found more in hand  

than there was when ,i left4 ,the       
donations1 which came in during my      
absence1 amount to between #hjl4 and    
#ijl4  ,march #aa4 ,today ,i received   
#ail4 #ais41 being a legacy left to me  
by a brother who fell asleep the        
beginning of last ,december4 ,how richly
 does the ,lord supply all my own       
temporal necessities6  ,march #bb4      
,today1 when there was not a penny in   
hand for the ,orphans1 ,i received the  
following donations3 #cl4 as the produce
 of the sale of ladies baskets1 an old  
crown piece1 an old half-crown piece1   
and a ,spanish dollar4 ,also #as4 ,with 
,eccles4 ix4 #aj1 was given #bl4 #ajs4  
,march #bc4 ,today came in still further
 #al4 #bs4 #f;d4  ,march #be4 ,all money
 was now again given out1 when today    
came in by the sale of ,reports #hs4    
#i;d41 and in small donations #al4 #es4 
#aa;d4  ,march #bf4 ,on the #agth of    
this month #a received the following    
letter1 from a brother who several times
 had been used by the ,lord as an       

instrument in supplying our need1 and   
who also two months since sent #cjl4  ,i
 have received a little money from ----4
 ,have you any present need for the     
,institution under your care8 ,i know   
you do not ask1 except indeed of ,him   
whose work you are doing2 but to answer 
when asked seems another thing1 and a   
right thing4 ,i have a reason for       
desiring to know the present state of   
your means towards the objects you are  
labouring to serve3 viz1 should you not 
have need1 other departments of the     
,lords work or other people of the ,lord
 may have need4 ,kindly then inform me1 
and to what amount1 i4 e4 what amount   
you at this present time need1 or can   
profitably lay out4  ,at the time when  
this letter came1 we were indeed in     
need1 or at least it was desirable1 as  
far as ,i had light1 to have means1 as  
,i was just on the point of establishing
 an ,infant-,school1 and as again some  
sorts of ,bibles were needed in order to
 go on with the circulation of the      

,scriptures4 ,also in the ,orphan-,fund 
there was only #bs4 #c #a_/b;d4         
,nevertheless ,i considered that1 as ,i 
have hitherto acted1 7i4 e4 telling the 
,lord alone about our need71 ,i ought to
 continue to do1 as otherwise the       
principal object of the work1 to be a   
help to the saints generally1 by seeking
 to lead them to increased dependence   
upon ,god alone1 through this           
,institution1 would be frustrated4 ,i   
answered therefore the letter1 in       
substance1 as follows3  ,whilst ,i thank
 you for your love1 and whilst ,i agree 
with you1 that1 in general1 there is a  
difference between asking for money1 and
 answering when asked1 nevertheless in  
our case ,i feel not at liberty to speak
 about the state of our funds1 as the   
primary object of the work in my hands  
is1 to lead those who are weak in faith 
to see that there is reality in dealing 
with ,god alone4  ,after having sent off
 the answer1 ,i was again and again led 
to pray to the ,lord in this way3 ,lord1

 thou knowest that for ,thy sake ,i did 
not tell this brother about our need4   
,now1 ,lord1 show afresh that there is  
reality in speaking to ,thee only about 
our need1 and speak therefore to this   
brother1 so that he may help us4        
,today1 in answer to this my request1   
this brother sent #ajjl41 of which sum  
,i shall take #bjl4 for the ,orphans1   
and #bjl44 for each of the other        
objects4 ,thus ,i have means for        
establishing the ,infant-,school1 and   
for ordering more ,bibles4 ,also the    
,orphans are again supplied for a week2 
for when the money came in there was not
 one penny in hand for them4  ,april #g4
 ,this evening ,i received information  
from my little half brother that my dear
 father died on ,march #cjth4 ,he was   
taken worse a few days after ,i left    
him4 ,how kind of the ,lord to have     
allowed me once more to see him6 ,had ,i
 gone to ,germany at the time ,i first  
intended1 he would most likely not have 
been alive to see me4--,as ,i know not  

of one believer in the whole town where 
he lived1 ,i cannot for a certainty     
ascertain any thing about his state     
before his death2 but that which ,i do  
know gives me no proof of his having    
died in the faith of ,christ4 ,as to    
myself1 ,i am sure of this1 that it     
becomes me to adore that wonderful grace
 which plucked me as a brand out of the 
burning1 and to say in reference to my  
dear departed father3 ,shall not the    
judge of all the earth do right8 and in 
submission to the will of ,god to be    
satisfied with ,his dealings4 ,this1    
through grace1 ,i am able to do4 ,every 
true believer who has unconverted       
parents1 for whose spiritual welfare he 
is concerned1 can understand what joy it
 would have been to me to have heard a  
satisfactory account of a true change of
 heart in my dear father before his end2
 but as it has been otherwise1 ,i know  
nevertheless that ,god will be eternally
 glorified even in this dispensation4   
,during no period did ,i pray more      

frequently or more earnestly for the    
conversion of my dear aged parent1 than 
during the last year of his life2 but1  
at all events1 it did not please the    
,lord to let me see the answer to my    
prayers4  ,april #i4 ,through the #bjl4 
which came in on ,march #bf1 and a      
number of smaller and larger donations  
since then1 we have had for the last    
twelve days more than usual4 ,but now   
today our means were again reduced to   
#gs4 #aj;d41 when the ,lord sent in #el4
 through a brother in ,bristol1 who     
during this year also1 as at former     
times1 has been the instrument in the   
hands of ,god of repeatedly supplying   
our need when we were very poor4  ,we   
are on the point of sending some money  
to the ,east ,indies for ,missionary    
objects4 ,whilst ,i was on my knees     
respecting this object1 #el4 was brought
 for it4  ,april #aj4 ,today came in    
still further for the ,orphans1 with    
,eccles4 ix4 #aj1 #el42 also #bl4       
,april #ai4 ,for several months past it 

had appeared to brother ,craik and me1  
and to several other brethren who help  
us in the work of caring for the saints1
 that a part of the church meeting      
together at ,gideon ,chapel was a       
hinderance to our giving that clear and 
distinct testimony respecting the       
principles on which we meet1 which we   
desire to give to the world and to the  
church at large in this city4 ,as the   
,lord1 however1 had so abundantly       
blessed our labours in that place1 in   
the conversion of sinners1 and also in  
the building up of many saints1 we felt 
that we ought to act in this matter with
 the greatest prayerfulness and         
consideration2 and we had therefore many
 meetings for prayer and deliberation   
with several brethren4 ,on this account 
it was likewise1 that though we came as 
early as the #agth of ,january to the   
conclusion that it would be better to   
relinquish ,gideon as a meeting place1  
we still deferred the matter for two    
months and a half longer1 before we even

 mentioned our difficulties publicly4   
,at last1 on ,march #cjth1 we assembled 
with all the saints1 and brother ,craik 
and ,i stated to them our difficulties4 
,the following is the substance of what 
was stated at the meeting4    ,brief    
statement of certain difficulties       
connected with our continuing to retain 
the occupancy of ,gideon ,chapel1       
,newfoundland ,street1 ,bristol4    ,in 
order to enter into the force of the    
following particulars1 it is necessary  
to keep in mind the position which1 as a
 body of saints1 we seem called upon to 
maintain1 in this city1 before the      
church and the world4 ,we meet simply as
 believers in ,christ1 without reference
 to any sectarian distinction1          
maintaining the ,scriptures as our only 
rule of doctrine and discipline1 and    
affording freedom for the exercise of   
any spiritual gift which the ,lord may  
be pleased to bestow4 ,we thus hold out 
a gathering place for all who believe in
 the ,lord ,jesus1 and desire to confess

 ,his name1 by obedience to ,his        
authority4 ,whatever impedes us1 in this
 our great work1 can only be suffered to
 continue1 if the ,lord ,himself lays it
 upon us as a burden or chastisement4   
,nothing but necessity can justify our  
putting any obstacles in the way of the 
saints in this city1 who1 feeling the   
obligation of separating from every     
sectarian bond of union1 would desire to
 meet with us4    ,i4    #a4 ,there     
seems no sufficient reason for holding  
our ,lords day morning meetings1 for the
 breaking of bread1 in two different    
places4 ,see #a ,cor4 xi4 #bj4 ,the     
number is not too large to assemble in  
one place1 and the extent of locality is
 not so great as to prevent it1 except  
in the ease of invalids or of very aged 
persons3 and the disadvantages of two   
meeting places are very serious4 ,in    
this way of meeting the gifts are       
needlessly divided1 as the gifted       
brethren are in two places instead of   
one2 discipline is rendered very        

difficult to be executed1 as it can     
scarcely be ascertained who absent      
themselves1 etc42 and impediments are   
thrown in the way of mutual intercourse 
and acquaintance1 as the saints         
sometimes go to the one place1 and      
sometimes to the other4  #b4 ,there are 
only four ways in which we can so       
arrange as to assemble every ,lords day 
morning1 as a church1 together4 a1      
,bethesda may be given up1 and the      
meeting of the saints maybe at ,gideon4 
b1 ,the meetings maybe alternately at   
each place4 c1 ,the meetings may be held
 at a third place intermediate1 in      
respect of locality1 between the two4 d1
 ,gideon may be given up1 and ,bethesda 
alone become the place of meeting for   
breaking of bread4  --,in regard to the 
first two of these four arrangements1   
the size of ,gideon puts a complete     
obstacle in the way1 as there would not 
be sufficient room1 were the saints and 
others1 who would still attend1 to meet 
together in that place4 ,the third plan 

appears to be freest from all           
objections1 could it be accomplished2   
but there is no one other place to be   
obtained sufficiently large for our     
purpose1 and therefore1 if it be granted
 that the profit of the saints and the  
glory of ,christ seem to require our    
having one gathering place1 till the    
number of the saints and the extent of  
locality on which they reside shall     
force us to have more than one3 the only
 way in which1 for the present1 this can
 be accomplished is by our relinquishing
 ,gideon1 and having ,bethesda as our   
only place of meeting4#f    ,,ii4       
,but the above are not the only reasons 
why we should no longer continue to     
retain ,gideon as a meeting place for   
the church4--,we have reason to believe 
that several of our dear brethren1 who  
have been in the habit of assembling    
there for worship1 do not see with us in
 reference to the great leading         
principles on which we professedly meet4
 ,ever since the removal of any         

restraint upon the exercise of whatever 
gift the ,spirit may bestow1 in         
connexion with the practice of weekly   
communion at ,gideon1 there has been    
dissatisfaction on the part of some4 ,a 
few have left and gone to other places1 
some have been in the habit of remaining
 only as long as there is teaching or   
exhortation1 and then leaving without   
breaking bread4 ,we have reason to      
believe that several do not1 in heart1  
acknowledge us as taught of ,god in     
regard to the changes1 which we have    
introduced2 or1 if they feel unwilling  
to say so1 yet they are inclined to     
retain their old way4 ,now1 spiritual   
rule can only be continued over those   
who yield willing subjection3 an        
unwilling submission on the part of     
those who are in the place of the ruled1
 we deem no true subjection at all4     
,therefore1 those who do not believe    
that matters are conducted amongst us in
 a ,scriptural way1 cannot comfortably  
continue in fellowship with us3 and by  

yielding up to them the use of the      
,chapel1 we take away all just cause of 
complaint4--,on account of these reasons
 there would be no need of leaving a    
meeting place under other circumstances2
 but as1 when brother ,craik and ,i came
 to ,gideon ,chapel1 we found saints    
there assembled together in fellowship  
who had contributed towards the         
purchasing and fitting up of the        
,chapel1 and who had been in the habit  
of meeting together on different        
principles1 it seems not ,christlike    
either to force our light upon them1 or 
to constrain them to leave us2 but to   
give up the ,chapel to them1 as they do 
not1 in heart1 go along with us4 ,it    
cannot be expected that1 for the sake of
 pleasing even those whom we love in    
,christ1 we should shrink back from     
carrying out any truth which the ,lord  
may lead us into2 and1 therefore1 if our
 brethren cannot heartily go along with 
us1 it is better that nothing should be 
imposed upon them contrary to their     

convictions4 ,if it should be said that 
for the sake of a few we thus separate  
from many3 our reply is1 that we        
separate from none of the saints2 we    
only withdraw from a building1 because  
it appears to us a hinderance to the    
manifesting of the truth1 and1 at the   
same time hold out a gathering place for
 all who feel that it would be for the  
edification of their souls1 and the     
glory of ,god1 that they should continue
 to meet with us4 ,we invite all those  
who conscientiously can submit to the   
order which obtains amongst us1 to      
continue in fellowship with us2 and we  
purpose to provide a place of meeting to
 suit the convenience of the feeble and 
aged who would feel the distance of     
,bethesda to be an obstacle to their    
meeting habitually with the saints      
there4    ,,iii4    ,but in addition to 
those already mentioned1 there is a     
third class of difficulties connected   
with retaining ,gideon4 ,the present    
character of the meeting for the        

breaking of bread there1 is very far    
from fully exhibiting the principles on 
which we meet together4 ,unbelievers    
sitting among the saints1 hinders our   
appearing to meet for the breaking of   
bread1 and renders it necessary that a  
disturbing pause should intervene       
between the act of breaking bread and   
the other part of the meeting4 ,we      
cannot have the breaking of bread at the
 commencement of the meeting1 because of
 the confusion occasioned by the        
intermixture of those who are not in    
fellowship with us4 ,to alter this1 and 
to request all who are not in fellowship
 with us 7except those belonging to the 
families of the saints7 to sit by       
themselves1 as is the case at ,bethesda1
 would1 we fear1 produce increased      
dissatisfaction4 ,such a request        
moreover would not be ,christlike1 as   
long as from the construction of the    
building no comfortable sittings were   
reserved for any besides the saints     
themselves4 ,thus1 by retaining ,gideon1

 we are under the necessity of either   
marring our testimony to the church at  
large1 or of deepening the              
dissatisfaction prevalent among several 
who are already in fellowship with      
us4--,again1 the very construction of   
the place renders it unsuitable for a   
meeting of saints4 ,part of the sittings
 being pews1 necessarily tends to give  
the appearance of a distinction between 
the very poor and the more respectable  
class4 ,this distinction would need to  
be done away1 and we have every reason  
to fear that some might feel personally 
aggrieved by the pews being taken away  
and replaced with benches4 ,we have only
 of late understood that some of the    
pews are looked upon as private         
property4 ,this is such a violation of  
the statement that the sittings are all 
free1 that it could no longer be        
permitted4 ,to require these            
unscriptural practices to be renounced1 
we have reason to apprehend1 would be   
considered as an arbitrary act of rule1 

and might alienate the minds of those of
 our dear brethren who are still1 in    
heart1 attached to that to which they   
hare been accustomed in former years4   
,if it can be shown that the above      
difficulties are capable of being       
removed1 or that any greater evil would 
attend the yielding up of ,gideon than  
the evils which necessarily accompany   
our retaining it1 then we are bound not 
to give it up4 ,but1 according to our   
present light1 we see no way of         
reconciling the two objects1 viz43 the  
retaining of ,gideon1 and the exhibiting
 a full1 unhindered testimony to the    
truth of ,god4 ,we repeat it1 that we do
 not separate from any single individual
 in fellowship with us1 we only leave   
the walls of a building1 and invite     
those who feel called upon to separate  
from every sectarian system1 and to meet
 where free exercise is afforded for    
every spiritual gift1 to assemble with  
us at ,bethesda4  ,in the case of those 
who are in ordinary health1 the         

inconvenience attending the locality of 
,bethesda is a matter of very little    
consequence4 ,half an hours earlier     
rising on the morning of the ,lords day1
 would be sufficient1 in most cases1    
fully to meet the difficulty2 and the   
consciousness1 that the glory of ,jesus 
and the true welfare of ,his church were
 thereby promoted1 would far more than  
compensate for the amount of self-denial
 which the inconvenience arising from   
the distance would impose4--,in         
reference to the weak1 the sickly1 and  
the very aged1 who reside in the        
neigbourhood of ,gideon1 we trust1 in   
the strength of the ,lord1 to make such 
ample provision for their comfort on the
 ,lords day1 that they may have no      
reason to regret that ,gideon has been  
relinquished4 ,lastly1 as it regards the
 opportunities which will be lost1 by   
giving up ,gideon1 of proclaiming the   
truth among believers1 as well as       
preaching the gospel to the world1 we   
intend1 according to our ability and the

 measure of gift amongst us1 to open    
places for those purposes in different  
parts of the city4    ,after we had     
fully stated our minds respecting our   
difficulties in continuing to meet1 as a
 church1 at ,gideon ,chapel1 we were    
still quite willing to continue to      
occupy it as a preaching place1 provided
 the brethren whose property the ,chapel
 was 7because of their having           
contributed towards the purchase and    
fitting up of the building17 were       
perfectly satisfied with our doing so4  
,if this had been the case1 all the     
difference would have been1 that on     
,lords day mornings ,gideon ,chapel     
would have been shut1 and all the church
 would have met at ,bethesda2 but we    
should have been willing not only to    
preach in ,gideon on the ,lords day     
evenings1 and once or twice in the week1
 but also on the ,lords day afternoons  
instead of the morning meeting3 so that 
even the unconverted1 or the believers  
of that neighbourhood1 who are not in   

communion with us1 should have been no  
losers4--,whilst nothing was stated by  
any one1 that showed us we had been     
mistaken in the conclusion to which we  
had come1 a point was mentioned which   
soon brought the matter to a final      
decision4 ,it was said that the giving  
up of one of the principal meetings on  
the ,lords day would be against the     
spirit of the trust deeds1 as the       
,chapel was particularly intended to be 
a preaching place4 ,now1 though we did  
not see it to be thus1 as we meant to   
preach the ,word1 as before1 at ,gideon1
 if it could be done in perfect harmony 
with the owners of it2 yet it seemed    
beyond a question that we could not     
retain the ,chapel1 whilst we appeared1 
even in the least to alienate the       
property from the use for which it was  
said to have been intended4 ,we1        
therefore1 were confirmed by this in our
 conclusion to give up the ,chapel at   
once1 and that entirely4 ,in order that 
the aged and infirm1 and invalids who   

live in the neighbourhood of ,gideon1   
might not be losers by the change1 cars 
were provided1 at the expense of the    
church1 to convey them to the meeting   
for the breaking of bread at ,bethesda2 
and a ,chapel was rented in ,callow-hill
 ,street1 near ,gideon1 in which1 on the
 ,lords day and ,thursday evenings the  
,word was ministered1 ,it was very kind 
of the ,lord to order it so that this   
chapel was at once to be had6 ,two years
 and a half afterwards1 in ,october1    
#ahdb1 we rented a still more suitable  
,chapel1 in the heart of the ,city4 ,on 
,april #aith1 #ahdj1 we preached for the
 last time at ,gideon1 after having     
laboured there1 with abundant blessing1 
for about eight years4 ,only three      
saints1 as far as ,i know1 out of about 
#bej1 who used to meet with us at       
,gideon1 remained there4 ,nor has the   
,lord ceased to bless our labours since 
we left4  ,april #bg4 ,monday4 ,the     
,lord knew that we were penniless1 and  
should be in need of fresh supplies     

today for the ,orphans1 therefore ,he   
moved the hearts of some of ,his        
children to remember us1 in answer to   
our prayer4 ,yesterday ,i received with 
,eccles4 ix4 #aj1 #el41 and #ajs4 from a
 sister who had lent this sum to some   
one1 but never expected it again2 and   
now1 having unexpectedly received it1   
gave it to the ,lord for the ,orphans4  
#al4 #ajs4 was given for the rent of the
 ,orphan-,houses4 ,there was #bs4 #f;d4 
put anonymously into the box at         
,bethesda1 and also #al4 ,this morning  
,i was informed that #el4 had been sent 
to the ,infant-,orphan-,house4 ,thus the
 ,lord has given for our need #acl4 #bs4
 #f;d4  ,let us pause here a few        
moments1 beloved reader6 ,let us adore  
the ,lords kindness6 ,see how seasonably
 the ,lord sends the help4 ,as our need 
is1 so ,he remembers us4 ,it is not now 
and then that ,he is mindful of us1 but 
continually4 ,as surely as we stand in  
need of any thing1 ,he sends it2 be it  
money1 provisions1 clothes1 or any thing

 else4 ,we may be allowed to be poor1   
yea1 very poor2 we may have to pray     
again and again to our ,father before   
the answer comes2 we may be reduced so  
as to have from mal to meal to wait upon
 ,him2 yea1 according to all outward    
appearance1 the ,lord may seem to have  
forgotten us3--but1 amidst it all1 as   
surely as we really need any thing1 in  
,his own time and way does ,he send     
help4 ,perhaps you may say2 ,but how    
would you do1 in case there were a      
mealtime to come and you had no         
provisions for the children1 or they    
really wanted clothes1 and you had no   
money to procure them8 ,our answer is1  
such a thing is impossible as long as   
the ,lord shall give us grace to trust  
in ,him1 7for whosoever believeth on    
,him shall not be ashamed17 and as long 
as ,he shall enable us to carry on the  
work in uprightness of heart4 ,but      
should we be ever so left to ourselves  
as to forsake the ,lord and trust in an 
arm of flesh1 or should we regard       

iniquity in our heart i4 e4 wilfully and
 habitually do any thing1 either in     
connexion with the work or otherwise1   
which is against the will of ,god1 then 
we may pray and utter many words before 
,him1 but ,he will not hear us1 as it is
 written3 ,if ,i regard iniquity in my  
heart1 the ,lord will not hear me4      
,psalm lxvi4 #ah4 ,i1 therefore1 beseech
 all who love our ,lord ,jesus and who  
may read this1 to entreat ,him on behalf
 of all of us who are engaged in this   
work1 that ,he would be pleased to      
continue to give us faith1 and that ,he 
would keep us from living in sin4  ,may 
#b4 ,nothing having come in for five    
days1 we were today again penniless4 ,in
 answer to prayer #es4 #f;d4 came in1   
and some trinkets were sent1 the names  
of which the donor does not wish to be  
known4 ,thus we were helped through this
 day4--,observe here1 how the ,lord     
allowed five days to pass away without  
influencing the hearts of any to send us
 supplies2 but the moment there is real 

need1 the stream runs again4  ,may #c4  
,today the ,lord sent in again some     
money for the ,orphans4 ,he knew we were
 penniless1 and therefore answered our  
requests4 ,besides #al4 #ajs4 for rent1 
there came in #al4 #as4 from ,london1   
and #bl4 from the ,isle of ,wight4  ,may
 #d4 ,by what came in yesterday1 we were
 supplied for today2 but the ,lord sent 
today still more1 as that which came in 
yesterday was only enough for today4    
,there was given in money #gl41 of which
 #cl4 was the profit of the sale of     
ladies baskets1 which are made by some  
sisters in the ,lord for the benefit of 
the ,orphans4  ,last evening a brother  
was baptized1 who on the first ,lords   
day of this year came with his intended 
wife to ,bethesda ,chapel4 ,both were in
 an unconverted state4 ,they both were  
at the same meeting1 through what       
brother ,craik said1 made to feel the   
power of the truth1 and1 in consequence1
 were led to ,jesus and found peace in  
,him1 and are now both in communion with

 us4--,the ,lord still condescends to   
use us as instruments4 ,today we        
conversed with seven persons about      
fellowship1 and had to send away five1  
being worn out after we had seen the    
seven1 one after the other4 ,only since 
,april #ast1 forty-one persons have come
 to us to speak about their souls4 ,may 
the ,lord in mercy give us helpers in   
the work1 for truly the harvest is      
great2 and may not our ingratitude for  
,his abundant blessing upon our labours 
oblige ,him to shut up ,his hands from  
continuing to use us6  ,may #fth4 ,this 
evening ,i received #ajl4 for the       
,orphans1 and #ajl4 for the             
,infant-,school1 which we are on the    
point of opening4 ,before our little    
stock is quite exhausted1 7for there is 
yet #bl4 left for the ,orphans7 the     
,lord has thus kindly sent a fresh      
supply4 ,thus also my prayer is answered
 in being able to give to two of the    
sisters in the ,orphan-,houses some     
money for their personal expenses4  ,may

 #h4 ,there are four believers staying  
at my house1 and today we had only a few
 shillings of our own money left4 ,i    
gave myself1 therefore1 to prayer for   
means for our own personal expenses4 ,in
 answer to my request1 ,i received this 
morning #el4  ,may #aj4 ,today five of  
the ,orphans were received into         
fellowship and baptized4 ,there are now 
fourteen of them in fellowship4  ,may   
#af4 ,the need of today1 as we were     
again penniless1 led us to open the     
boxes in the ,orphan-,houses1 in which  
#bl4 #js4 #b;d4 was found4 ,there was   
given #es4 besides4 ,in the evening came
 in still further a sovereign from a    
sister1 a servant1 with the following   
lines3 ,the ,lord has put it into my    
heart to send a sovereign to the        
,orphans4 ,he indeed put it into my     
heart1 which was once at enmity with    
,god and would have said1 lay it by1 you
 may want it when you are old2 but then 
,i could not look towards heaven and    
say1 ,i know my ,heavenly ,father will  

supply all my need2 neither could ,i    
say1 ,abba1 ,father1 for ,i knew ,him   
not4  ,may #ag4 ,today the ,lord has    
sent a little more1 so that we have     
enough to meet the demands of tomorrow4 
,there came in altogether #cl4 #is4     
#f;d4  ,may #bb4 ,several small         
donations enabled us to supply the      
necessities of the last four days4 ,when
 this day commenced1 however1 there was 
again not a penny in hand4 ,but my eyes 
were directed to the ,lord1 and         
therefore my heart was at peace2 ,i was 
fully assured that ,he would help this  
day also4 ,about eleven ,i was informed 
that there was #ais4 #c;d4 in hand1     
being the produce of the boys knitting1 
and that also some old clothes1 given   
for sale1 had been sold for #cs4 #f;d41 
and one ,report besides for #c;d4 ,to   
this one of the labourers added #ds4 of 
his own1 and gave a book besides for    
sale4 ,thus we had #al4 #gs41 which was 
enough to meet the demands of this day4 
,may #bf4 ,by the sale of #aff little   

books which had been given to be        
disposed of1 by a few shillings which   
came in for the childrens needlework1 by
 #ds4 which had been taken out of the   
boxes in the ,orphan-,houses1 by a      
little money given by one of the        
labourers1 by #ajs4 which came          
anonymously in a letter1 and by the sale
 of some ,reports--we were able to meet 
the demands since the #bbnd4 ,today     
there was #al4 #bs4 #h;d4 left in hand1 
but this was not quite enough for the   
need of the day4 ,in the afternoon came 
in for needlework #aas4 #f;d41 and there
 was #es4 left at the ,infant-,orphan   
,house4 ,thus we had enough1 and a few  
shillings left for tomorrow4  ,may #bf4 
,nothing had come in4 ,my engagements   
kept me from going to the               
,orphan-,houses till seven in the       
evening1 when the labourers met together
 for prayer4 ,when we met ,i found that 
one of them had given l#gs41 which had  
been divided between the three houses4  
,this1 with the little which had been   

left yesterday1 had procured all        
necessary articles4 ,we are now very    
poor4  ,may #bg4 ,we met for prayer1 at 
eleven this morning4 ,no money had come 
in1 but there was enough for dinner in  
all the houses4 ,this morning the ,,last
 ,,coals were used in the               
,infant-,orphan-,house1 and in the      
,boys-,orphan-,house there were ,,only  
,,enough ,,for ,,today1 and there was no
 money in hand to buy more4 ,in this our
 need ,t4,p4,c4 sent a load of coals4   
,how kind of the ,lord6 ,a plain proof  
that not in displeasure1 but only for   
the trial of our faith we are allowed to
 be so poor4 ,we purpose to meet again  
at four this afternoon4 ,may the ,lord  
graciously be pleased to send help in   
the mean time6  ,evening4 ,the ,lord has
 had mercy6 ,a person bought some days  
since several articles1 which had been  
given to be sold for the benefit of the 
,orphans1 and owed #fl4 #aes4 ,this     
morning ,i asked the ,lord to incline   
his heart to bring the money1 or a part 

of it1 as we were in such need4 ,just as
 ,i was going to meet for prayer with my
 fellow-labourers this afternoon1 he    
came and brought #dl4 ,but our kind     
,father showed us still further today1  
that only for the trial of our faith ,he
 had for a season withheld supplies2 for
 there was given this evening with      
,eccles4 ix4 #aj1 #el4 ,there came in   
also #is4 for articles which had been   
put into the hand of a sister1 who has  
taken on her the service of disposing of
 articles which are given for sale4     
,besides this1 there were sent two boxes
 of new clothes1 and some materials for 
clothes1 from sisters in the ,lord1     
residing in ,dublin1 which articles are 
worth several pounds4 ,thus the day1    
which had begun with prayer1 ended in   
praise4 ,but there is one thing more to 
be recorded respecting this day1 as     
precious or more so than what has been  
said3 ,i was today informed that the    
,lord has begun to stir up several of   
the boys to care about their souls4     

,may #bh4 ,the ,lord has kindly sent in 
further supplies4 ,a clergyman gave     
#bl42 and #es4 came in for ,reports4    
,may #bi4 ,today has come in still      
further #al4 #cs4 #b;d41 and several    
trinkets which were sent from           
,barnstaple4  ,may #cj4 ,i took #al4 out
 of the box in my house4  ,may #ca4     
,when there was again not a penny in    
hand1 the ,lord sent in #bl4 #bs4  ,june
 #f4 ,this is ,saturday4 ,several pounds
 were needed1 as usual1 for the         
,orphans2 but there was not a penny in  
hand4 ,in this our great need ,f4 ,w41  
who often has been instrumental in      
supplying our need1 and who lives many  
miles from ,bristol1 sent #el4 ,there   
came in #es4 besides4 ,thus we are      
helped to the close of one more week1 in
 which our faith has been repeatedly    
tried4 ,in the evening came in further1 
by sale of articles1 #bl41 and a        
donation of #ajs4  ,june #g4 ,lords day4
 ,today came in #gl4 #as4 #c;d41 to     
enable us to meet the necessities of    

tomorrow4  ,june #h4 ,this evening eight
 ,german ,missionary brethren and       
sisters1 whom ,i have been for some time
 expecting1 arrived in ,bristol1 on     
their way to the ,east ,indies4  ,june  
#i4 ,again1 when only #bs4 #c;d4 was in 
hand for the ,orphans1 there came in    
from a considerable distance #bl4  ,june
 #aj and #aa4 ,these two days came in   
#al4 #js4 #d;d41 which was enough1 with 
the little which had been left1 to      
procure what was needed4  ,june #ab4    
,when there was nothing in hand1 several
 articles of gentlemens clothing1 all   
worn1 were sent for sale1 which1 being  
disposed of for #al4 #ags41 we were     
helped through this day4  ,june #ac4    
,todays need was met by a box of clothes
 coming from ,worcester1 which contained
 also #cl4 #js4 #b;d4 ,there was also   
#aas4 taken out of the box in my house4 
,june #ae4 #bl4 #es4 #c;d4 came in      
yesterday and today1 by which we were   
able to meet the necessary demands1 and 
have #es4 left4  ,june #af4 ,some       

articles were sold for #aas41 which had 
been given for sale4 ,this1 with the    
remaining #es41 met the necessities of  
the day4  ,june #ag4 ,only #ds4 has come
 in by childrens needlework4 ,this is   
all we have1 to meet the need of today1 
except #bs4 #f;d41 which ,i found in the
 box in my house1 which our poverty led 
me to open4 ,evening4 ,the ,lord has had
 mercy upon us4 ,a sister1 to whom some 
time since some money was left1 and whom
 the ,lord has made willing to lay it   
all out in ,his service1 having received
 a small part of what is coming to her1 
brought #el4 #ajs4 #f;d4 of it1 this    
afternoon1 for the ,orphans4 ,there came
 in still further this evening #bl4     
,for several days past ,i had been very 
poor in reference to my own temporal    
necessities1 as well as in reference to 
the ,orphans4 ,today we were especially 
poor1 in both respects2 but our kind    
,father remembered not merely the need  
of the dear ,orphans1 but gave me also  
some money for my own personal expenses4

 ,the same sister just referred to1 who 
brought #el4 #ajs4 #f;d4 for the        
,orphans1 brought me also #gl4 for      
myself4  ,june #ah4 ,today a new coat   
and waistcoat were given to me1 for     
which ,i had repeatedly asked the ,lord1
 as my clothes are now very old4 ,as    
surely as ,i really need any thing1 be  
it in money1 or in any other way1 my    
kind ,father supplies the need4  ,june  
#ai4 ,the ,lord has poured in still more
 abundantly today4 ,a brother gave me   
#ajl4 for myself4 ,thus1 after a season 
of more than usual poverty1 the ,lord   
sends a more than usual supply4 ,how    
kind a ,master do ,i serve6  ,june #ba4 
,again1 when there was not one penny in 
hand1 came in today #fl4 #ajs4 for the  
,orphans4  ,june #bb4 ,tomorrow1 the    
,lord willing1 ,i purpose1 with my wife1
 to accompany the three ,german brethren
 and the five ,german sisters to        
,liverpool who purpose to sail from     
thence4 ,under these circumstances it is
 desirable to leave at least a little   

money behind4 ,this desire of my heart  
the ,lord has granted2 for this morning 
,d4 ,c4 gave me #el41 and there came in 
by sale of articles #ajs4 #e;d4 ,in the 
evening a sister1 who has left ,bristol 
today1 sent me by her mother #el41      
having particularly requested her to let
 me have the money today1 as she knew   
that ,i was going away tomorrow4  ,this 
evening we had an especial ,missionary  
prayer meeting1 at which the brethren   
and sisters were commended to the ,lord4
  ,june #bc4 ,this morning we left for  
,liverpool1 where we safely arrived in  
the evening4  ,the following extracts   
give the account of the ,lords goodness 
in supplying the necessities of the     
,orphans1 while ,i was away from        
,bristol4  ,on ,june #be1 whilst at     
,liverpool1 ,i received a letter from   
brother ,r4 ,b41 master at the          
,boys-,orphan-,house1 dated ,bristol1   
,june #bdth1 in which he writes         
thus3--,the money which you left behind1
 with #as4 #f;d4 which came in for      

,reports1 supplied the necessities of   
yesterday and today2 but there is       
nothing in hand to meet the necessities 
of tomorrow4 ,our hope is in ,god1      
assuredly believing that ,he will1 as in
 former times1 help us in ,his own time 
and manner4--  ,two days afterwards the 
following letter came4  ,bristol1 ,june 
#bf1 #ahdj4  ,dear ,brother1--,since ,i 
wrote to you we have very sweetly proved
 the mercy and truth of our heavenly    
,father1 ,when my letter left ,bristol1 
we had not one penny in hand4 ,on the   
same evening sister gave me a parcel    
containing #al4 #as41 the produce of the
 sale of an article4 ,this was          
sufficient for yesterday4 ,but after    
this we were again penniless4 ,i went to
 the meeting in the evening1 where      
brother ,j4 ,b4 gave me a list of names 
of persons who had given to him for the 
,orphans1 to the amount of #al4 #ds4    
#a;d4 ,i afterwards sold one of your    
books1 one of brother ,craiks           
,renderings1 and a ,report4 ,i also     

remembered that a few days before #bs4  
#f;d4 had been given to me which ,i had 
forgotten to use4 ,we therefore had in  
all #al4 #aas4 #g;d41 which is          
sufficient to meet this days            
necessities4 ,i have just received a    
sovereign for the ,orphans1 and besides 
this a box1 containing various articles 
of clothes which has been sent from     
,wales1 part of which articles are only 
fit for sale4 ,thus we have something   
for tomorrow1 if needed4  ,your         
affectionate brother1  ,r4 ,b1    ,the  
arrival of the box of clothes1 etc41 was
 announced to me in an affectionate     
letter from a brother in ,wales1 who    
sent them1 but whom ,i do not know      
personally4 ,what follows will show how 
seasonably the donation came4 ,on ,june 
#cjth ,i received another letter from   
brother ,b41 dated ,bristol1 ,june      
#bith1 #ahdj1 in which he writes ,i     
should have posted my letter by one     
oclock1 but delayed until it was too    
late1 hoping that ,i might have to speak

 of the ,lords goodness as well as of   
our poverty4 ,thank ,god1 my hopes have 
been realized6-,besides the #al4        
mentioned in my last letter1 in the     
evening of the #bfth #aas4 #c;d4 came in
 for needlework1 and #es4 was given4 ,on
 ,saturday ,i sold some of the clothes  
which had been sent from ,wales for     
#al41 and #es4 was given to me for an   
article which had been sold some time   
ago4 ,as this was scarcely sufficient1  
,i opened the boxes1 and found #cs4     
#b;d4 in them4 ,the whole1 therefore1   
which was in hand1 amounted to #cl4 #ds4
 #e;d41 which was enough for ,saturday  
the #bgth4 ,this morning1 ,monday1 as   
nothing had been given to me since      
,saturday1 there were no means to       
provide for the dinner in the           
,boys-,orphan-,house2 but one of the    
sisters1 having a little money of her   
own1 purchased potatoes and meat with   
it4 ,at eleven oclock we met for prayer4
 ,the baker came to the                 
,infant-,orphan-,house1 but no bread was

 taken4 ,a brother left two quarterns of
 bread at the ,boys-,orphan-,house1 as a
 gift4 ,soon after ,i received #al4     
through sister ,l4 ,g41 which1 as soon  
as ,i received1 ,i began to write to    
you4 ,it was a comfort to me1 in our    
poverty1 that you still1 united in      
spirit1 prayed with us1 although        
distance separated us in body4 ,i do not
 know that ,i ever felt more powerfully 
the kindness of our ,heavenly ,father1  
than when ,i received this last         
mentioned #al4 ,although we are still   
poor1 and soon shall be again in need1  
yet1 receiving it just at this time1 it 
was very refreshing4  ,the next day ,i  
received the following report about the 
,orphan-,houses from brother ,b41 dated 
,june #cjth4-- ,according to your       
request1 tomorrow only is the time for  
me to write1 but as the ,lord has dealt 
very bountifully with us1 ,i write      
today1 in order that you may be         
refreshed by the account thereof4       
,yesterday afternoon1 ,i received #afs41

 and this morning ,i sold some more of  
the articles sent from ,wales1 for #hs4 
#f;d41 which meets this days demands4   
,on ,july #bnd ,i accompanied the eight 
,german brethren and sisters to the     
vessel4 ,just before they went on board1
 brother ----1 one of the missionary    
brethren1 gave me #fl4 #ajs4 for the    
,orphans4 ,he had sold his plate while  
at ,bristol1 considering that as a      
servant of ,jesus ,christ1 and as one   
who desired to preach ,jesus to the poor
 ,hindoos1 he needed it not1 ,this money
 was the produce of it1 except about    
#bl41 which he had spent in purchasing a
 few books4 ,in giving it to me said1   
,the money which we have in the common  
stock1 7being altogether #bjl4 for the  
eight7 is enough for us4 ,for some      
months1 while we are on board1 we need  
no money at all1 whilst you may lay it  
out2 and when we need more1 the ,lord   
will again supply our need4 ,the other  
brethren and sisters have no money of   
their own1 and ,i desire likewise to    

have none1 ,the ,lord has laid the      
,orphans particularly on my heart1 and  
therefore you must not refuse to accept 
it4--,this brother little knew how on   
that very day ,i had been repeatedly    
asking the ,lord for means4 ,truly this 
was one of the most remarkable ways of  
obtaining money1 as it came from a poor 
,german missionary1 who1 in dependence  
upon the ,lord for his temporal         
supplies1 went to the ,east ,indies4 ,i 
sent off at once #el4 of this money to  
,bristol4 ,the next day1 ,july #c1 ,i   
received at ,liverpool the following    
letter from brother ,b41 dated ,bristol1
 ,july #bnd4-- ,since ,i last wrote1 we 
have still found that the ,lord is      
faithful to ,his word4 ,may we never be 
unfaithful towards ,him6 ,on ,tuesday   
evening1 ,june #cjth1 sister ,c4 brought
 #aas4 #f;d4 for some articles she sold1
 and ,i had received #as4 #f;d4 for     
,reports4 ,this1 with #hs4 that had been
 put into the boxes1 met the absolute   
necessities of yesterday1 ,wednesday4   

,as nothing has been given since        
,tuesday1 we are1 today1 ,thursday1 very
 needy4 ,i sold the books ,i mentioned  
as being sent1 with some others which   
one of the sisters in the               
,orphan-,houses gave of her own1 for    
#gs41 which bought that which was       
needful for dinner2 but there is no     
money to take in bread nor milk for one 
of the houses4 ,we met for prayer4 ,our 
hope is in ,god1 trusting that ,he who  
has so often helped us in poverty1 will 
still do so4 ,if ,i write any more ,i   
shall be too late to post this letter4  
,on my return to ,bristol ,i found1     
which is not mentioned in the next      
letter1 that the milk was purchased with
 the money of one of the sisters in the 
,orphan-,houses4  ,on ,july #dth ,i     
received the following letter from      
,bristol1 dated ,july #crd4  ,my dear   
,brother1--,the last account ,i sent you
 left us in the greatest poverty4 ,we   
had sufficient1 it is true1 for the time
 then present2 but there was no money to

 take in bread with4 ,in the afternoon  
there was an old riding habit sent for  
the ,orphans1 which ,i sold this morning
 for #gs4 ,i also sold a few books for  
#es41 two old silver thimbles and a ring
 for #as4 #f;d42 besides this1 #as4     
#f;d4 was sent for ,reports2 making in  
all #aes4 ,this purchased dinner for the
 three houses4 ,at twelve oclock we met 
for prayer4 ,we were indeed in great    
need4 ,there was no money either for    
bread or milk4 ,the coals in all the    
three houses were used1 and in every    
other respect the stores were in a low  
state4 ,we had really wanted nothing1   
but there was scarcely any thing left4  
,well1 while we were in prayer to ,god1 
your letter came4 ,one of the sisters   
opened the door and received it1 and    
after prayer it was given to me4 ,you   
will be able to conceive the greatness  
of our joy1 on opening it1 and finding  
it to contain #el4 ,i cannot express how
 much ,i felt4 ,during the trial ,i had 
been much comforted by the ,lords       

sending a little token of his love every
 day4 ,it just proved that ,he was      
mindful of us in our poverty1 and that  
when ,his time was come1 ,he would send 
us an abundance4 ,i think we all felt   
your absence a little1 although not cast
 down on that account4 ,money is very   
precious to those who1 like us1 so      
evidently see the ,,hand and ,,heart of 
our ,heavenly ,father in bestowing it1  
,the sisters send their love to you4    
,your affectionate brother1  ,r4 ,b4    
,on ,july #fth ,i received the following
 account from ,bristol1 dated ,july     
#eth4 ,you are1 ,i am sure1 often       
praying for us1 and therefore see1 in   
the help we receive1 ,gods gracious     
answers to your prayers1 and therefore  
you will be refreshed by hearing the    
account of how matters are with us4 ,on 
,saturday there was again a little money
 needed in the ,girls-,orphan-,house1   
for butter and such little articles2 but
 ,i had none in hand1 wherewith to      
supply this need1 until nearly tea time1

 when #es4 was given to me4 ,in the     
evening of the same day1 at ten oclock1 
#ajs4 was sent through brother ,j4 ,s4  
,you will see that we are still cast    
simply on ,god for the future1 without  
anything to depend on but ,himself2 and 
on whom1 or on what should children     
depend1 but on their most kind ,father4 
,on ,july #hth1 whilst still detained in
 the ,lords service at ,liverpool1 ,i   
received from a brother #ajl4 for the   
,orphans1 which ,i sent off at once4 ,on
 the same day1 after ,i had sent off the
 money1 ,i received the following letter
 from ,bristol1 dated ,july #g4  ,the   
,lord is still pleased to keep us very  
low4 ,only #ds4 #b;d4 in money has come 
in since last ,i wrote to you4 ,the     
#ajs4 ,i told you of1 and this #ds4     
#b;d41 ,i divided among the sisters4    
,but as this was far from being         
sufficient1 and knowing that you had    
received #fl4 #ajs4 and only sent #el41 
,i took out of the other funds #al4 #fs4
 #f;d41 being all that ,i could spare1  

and divided it also4 ,i would not have  
done so1 had it not been needful1 and   
had it not appeared to me that we were  
not going out of the path of obedience  
in doing this4 ,there was a sack of     
flour sent this morning4 ,we are still1 
we may say1 in need1 as even the money1 
which ,i have divided1 was not enough to
 purchase every thing desirable to have4
  ,on ,july #aath1 whilst at ,worcester1
 ,i received the following letter1 dated
 ,bristol1 ,july #i4  ,after writing to 
you the last time1 ,i got no more money 
on that day1 except #as4 ,the next day1 
,wednesday1 ,i received #bs4 #f;d41 and 
took #bs4 out of the box in the         
,boys-,orphan-,house4 ,also a sister    
purchased a ,bible1 and out of that     
money ,i took #cs4 #f;d4 to make up the 
#cjs41 to which ,i alluded in my last   
letter4 ,this carried us through the    
day4 ,in the evening of the same day ,i 
received #aas4 #c;d4 and #bs41 which    
purchased meat for dinner2 and the      
potatoes in the boys garden1 being now  

fit for use1 we had for dinner4 ,after  
the dinner was provided we received the 
#ajl4 from you1 which enabled the       
sisters again to replenish their stock4 
,out of the #ajl4 ,i kept the #cjs41 in 
case ,i might need it on ,saturday for  
the salaries of the masters and         
governesses of the ,day ,schools4 ,we   
felt the poverty a little more1 ,i      
think1 on account of your absence4 ,i   
knew the ,lord would help1 but still ,i 
felt tried in some measure4 ,the ,lord1 
by ,his grace1 reproves our waywardness 
towards ,him4  ,when this letter        
arrived1 there was sent to me1 at the   
same time1 from ,bristol1 #el4 for the  
,orphans1 which ,i sent off at once4 ,on
 ,july #agth ,i returned to ,bristol4   
,i add a few more words respecting my   
stay at ,liverpool4  --,about ,october  
#ahcg ,i sent some ,bibles and #df      
copies of my ,narrative to a brother in 
,upper ,canada1 who1 in dependence upon 
the ,lord for temporal supplies1 is     
labouring as a missionary in that       

country4 ,about eighteen months         
afterwards ,i heard1 that this box had  
not arrived4 ,i then wrote to the       
shipbroker at ,liverpool1 7who as agent 
had to send it to ,america1 and to whom 
,i had paid his commission and the      
freight71 to make inquiry about the box2
 but ,i received no answer4 ,about a    
month afterwards my letter was returned 
to me1 through the ,dead-,letter        
,office1 and it was stated on the       
outside that the individual had left    
,liverpool1 and no one knew where he was
 gone4 ,putting all these things        
together1 ,i had now full reason to     
think that the broker had1 never sent   
off the box4 ,my comfort1 however1 was1 
that though this poor sinner had acted  
thus1 yet the ,lord1 in ,his own place  
and way1 would use the ,bibles and my   
,narratives4 ,now1 almost immediately   
after my arrival in ,liverpool1 a       
brother told me1 that several persons   
wished to hear me preach who had read my
 ,narrative2 and that he knew a         

considerable number had been bought by a
 brother1 a bookseller1 from            
pawnbrokers1 and sold again2 and that   
some also had been ordered from ,london 
when there were no more to be had       
otherwise4 ,it was thus evident that the
 shipbroker pawned these ,narratives    
before he absconded2 but the ,lord used 
them as ,i had hoped4--,i preached ten  
times in ,english and once in ,german   
whilst at ,liverpool1 and ,i know that  
several persons were brought to hear me1
 through having read my                 
,narrative4--,the ,german brethren      
preached twice in ,german1 there being  
several ,german vessels in the port1 and
 a number of ,german sugar refiners     
living at ,liverpool4 ,liverpool seems  
to me especially a place where a        
brother1 who is familiar with ,french   
and ,german1 may find an abundance of   
work among the ,german and ,french      
sailors1 in the way of preaching to     
them1 and in the way of distributing    
,french and ,german ,bibles and         

,tracts4--,one of the ,german missionary
 brethren found out a brother in the    
,lord1 a native of the same town in     
,prussia1 from whence he himself comes1 
who repeatedly met with us4 ,this dear  
sailor was the only believer in the     
vessel in which he was1 and has had to  
suffer much for the ,lords sake4--,when 
the ,german brethren and sisters were   
going on board1 ,i engaged a fly for the
 purpose of taking all their small      
luggage4 ,when the man put the luggage  
into the fly1 ,i was struck by its      
having a hind boot1 which ,i had never  
seen before in any fly1 which he opened1
 and into which he put several carpet   
bags4 ,there were seventeen packages    
altogether4 ,when we arrived at the     
vessel it was just on the point of going
 into the river1 with several other     
vessels1 and there were crowds of people
 standing at the docks4 ,the flyman took
 out the luggage and was on the point of
 leaving1 when ,i asked him whether he  
had taken out all the luggage1 which ,i 

had not been able to count1 because of  
the pressure of people1 and the rapidity
 with which the packages were taken to  
the vessel4 ,his reply was1 ,yes4 ,but  
all at once1 by the good hand of ,god1  
,i remembered the hind boot1 and ,i     
asked him to open it4 ,the man1 somewhat
 confused1 opened it1 and in it were    
five or six carpet bags4 ,this thing    
showed me afresh our entire dependence  
upon the ,lord1 step by step4 ,i was    
alone4 ,the crowd was great4 ,the vessel
 was on the point of sailing3 and all   
without my fault or the fault of any    
one2 but it was so through unforseen    
circumstances4 ,one minute later1 and   
the bags1 in all human probability1     
would have been lost4 ,for when the     
brethren had missed their luggage1 it   
would have been too late2 for though ,i 
had marked the number of the fly when ,i
 engaged it1 yet that would have        
profited nothing1 when once the brethren
 were at sea4 ,but the hand of ,god was 
for good upon these ,his children1 whose

 stock of linen was only such as they   
would need4 ,such a circumstance should 
teach one to make the very smallest     
affairs a subject of prayer2 for        
instance1 ,that all the luggage might be
 safely taken out of a fly4  ,on ,july  
#ajth my wife and ,i left ,liverpool1   
where we had experienced much kindness1 
for ,worcester1 where we stayed a few   
days1 and had again much love shown to  
us by the saints there4  ,july #be4     
,since ,july #aath the ,lord has kindly 
sent in the supplies for the ,orphans1  
so that we have had always something    
coming in1 before the last which was in 
hand was spent4 ,now1 today1 having paid
 out this morning #hl4 #es41 again      
nothing was left in hand1 when in the   
afternoon #cl4 came in by sale of       
articles4  ,july #bf4 ,lords-day4 ,as ,i
 had no opportunity today of preaching  
in our chapels 7there being two brethren
 ministering among us who are strangers 
in ,bristol71 ,i have preached twice    
this evening in the open air4 ,precious 

as this work is1 yet ,i am sure it is   
not that to which ,i am called for a    
constancy1 as ,i have no strength of    
body for it4 ,but ,i have seen afresh   
this evening how greatly it is needed4  
,the second time ,i preached1 ,i took my
 stand in a court1 filled with poor     
people1 almost every one of whom was    
dirty1 though it was the ,lords day     
evening4 ,a woman readily lent me a     
chair on which ,i stood1 and could thus 
be heard by the people in the houses    
behind and before me1 and on my right   
and left hand4 ,judging from their dirty
 appearance1 ,i should not suppose any  
of these poor people had been any where1
 to hear the ,gospel preached throughout
 the day4 ,how plenteous is the harvest1
 and how few are the labourers6 ,lord of
 the harvest1 send ,thou1 in compassion 
to poor sinners1 more labourers into the
 harvest6 --,how well a brother who has 
some gift1 and a measure of strength of 
lungs1 might employ a part of the ,lords
 days1 or of other days1 either by      

reading the ,scriptures from house to   
house to such persons1 and making some  
remarks on them2 or by standing up in a 
court and reading the ,scriptures aloud 
and speaking on them4 ,it is very rarely
 that one meets with decided opposition 
on these occasions2 at least ,i have    
generally in such cases found far more  
readiness to listen1 than decidedly to  
oppose4  ,aug4 #a4 ,a few days since a  
brother was staying with me1 on his way 
to his father1 whom he had not seen for 
above two years1 and who was greatly    
opposed to him1 on account of the       
decided steps which his son had taken   
for the ,lord4 ,before this brother     
left1 that precious promise of our ,lord
 was brought to my mind3 ,if two of you 
shall agree on earth as touching any    
thing that they shall ask1 it shall be  
done for them of my ,father which is in 
heaven4 ,matt4 xviii4 #ai4 ,accordingly1
 ,i went to the brothers room1 and      
having agreed to pray about a kind      
reception from his father1 and the      

conversion of both parents1 we prayed   
together4--,today this brother returned4
 ,the ,lord has answered already one    
part of the prayer4 ,the brother was    
most kindly received1 contrary to all   
natural expectation4 ,may the ,lord now 
help us both to look for an answer to   
the other part of our prayer6 ,there is 
nothing too hard for the ,lord6  ,since 
the publication of the third edition1   
the father of this brother died4 ,he    
lived above ten years after ,aug4 #a1   
#ahdj1 until he was above #hf years of  
age2 and as he continued a life of much 
sin and opposition to the truth1 the    
prospect with reference to his          
conversion became darker and darker4    
,but at last the ,lord answered prayer4 
,this aged sinner was entirely changed1 
simply rested on the ,lord ,jesus for   
the salvation of his soul1 and became as
 much attached to his believing son1 as 
before he had been opposed to him2 and  
wished to have him about him as much as 
possible1 that he might read the ,holy  

,scriptures to him and pray with him4   
,let this instance encourage believers1 
who have unbelieving parents1 to        
continue in prayer for them4  ,since the
 publication of the fourth edition1 the 
mother also died4 ,about sixteen years  
had elapsed1 after her son and ,i had   
thus prayed together1 before1 in her    
case1 the answer was granted2 yet she1  
too1 at last1 in very advanced years1   
was brought to trust in the ,lord ,jesus
 alone for the salvation of her         
soul4--,i distinctly remember1 with what
 full assurance1 that the ,lord would   
answer our united supplication1 ,i went 
to the room of this brother1 to propose 
prayer1 resting upon the promise in     
,matt4 xviii4 #ai1 though the case      
appeared to be most hopeless4  ,aug4 #f4
 ,yesterday ,i was led1 by the sense of 
our necessity1 and the knowledge of the 
,fathers heart1 like ,elijah1 to go     
again and again to ,him with my request 
for help1 as there was nothing in hand  
for the ,orphans to supply the          

necessities of today4 ,last evening1    
after the meeting1 a brother from       
,oxford gave me a sovereign for the     
,orphans2 by two other individuals was  
sent half-a-crown2 and by the sale of an
 article1 which had been given many     
weeks since1 but was only disposed of   
today1 came in #es43 thus1 in all1 the  
,lord sent again #al4 #gs4 #f;d4 ,this  
morning ,i heard that #ajs4 was given   
yesterday to brother ,b41 so that we    
were able to meet the demands of today1 
which are #al4 #aes4  ,aug4 #g4 ,as     
there was only #bs4 #f;d4 in hand1 ,i   
asked the ,lord repeatedly yesterday to 
send us what was needed for today4 ,when
 ,i came home last evening from the     
meeting1 #el4 was given to me1 which ,q4
 ,q4 had brought while ,i was away1 to  
be used as ,i thought well4 ,this ,i    
took for the ,orphans1 which will supply
 our need for today and tomorrow4  ,aug4
 #h4 ,saturday4 ,this evening ,i was    
meditating on the #dth ,psalm4 ,the     
words in verse #c3 ,but know that the   

,lord hath set apart him that is godly  
for ,himself2 the ,lord will hear when  
,i call upon ,him1 ,i was enabled to    
apply to myself1 and they led me to     
prayer for spiritual blessings4 ,whilst 
in prayer1 the need of the ,orphans     
7there being now again not one penny in 
hand71 was also brought to my mind1 and 
,i asked the ,lord respecting this      
likewise4 ,,about ,,five ,,minutes      
,,afterwards ,i was informed that a     
sister wished to see me4 ,she brought   
#al4 #ajs4 for the ,orphans4 ,thus the  
,lord has already kindly sent a little  
to begin the week with4 ,there was also 
still further given today1 #as4 #aa;d42 
and #es4 #a;d4 was taken out of the     
boxes in the ,orphan-,houses4  ,aug4    
#aj4 ,monday4 ,the #al4 #ags4 which came
 in on ,saturday evening for the        
,orphans1 was not enough for the        
necessities of today1 as #bl4 l#es4 was 
required4 ,about noon1 the ,lord gave   
through a brother in ,bath1 who has a   
relative in one of the ,orphan-,houses1 

#al4 #ajs4 more1 so that we had enough1 
and a few shillings left4 ,this evening 
came in #ds4 besides1 also #aes4 #f;d4  
by sale of articles4  ,aug4 #aa4 ,the   
money which was in hand1 with #cs4 which
 was given by one of the labourers1 as  
there was not enough otherwise1 helped  
us through this day4  ,aug4 #ab4 ,one of
 the labourers gave today #ajs4 of his  
own1 as nothing had come in4 ,yet this  
would not have been sufficient1 had     
there not been sold two pairs of        
stockings1 which had been knitted by the
 boys1 for #ds4 #a;d41 and had not #es4 
been found in one of the boxes4  ,aug4  
#ac4 ,yesterday there was given a       
collection of shells1 which was sold    
today1 and supplied the necessities of  
this day1 with an addition of #ajs4     
which a brother gave last evening1 and  
#ds4 which was taken out of the box in  
the ,infant-,orphan-,house4  ,aug4 #ad4 
,there was nothing at all in hand4 ,i   
opened the box in my house1 and found   
#as4 #d;d4 in it1 ,a labourer gave #ds4 

of his own4 ,there was found #as1 #f;d4 
in the boxes in the ,orphan-,houses1 and
 #es4 came in by the sale of a few      
articles which had been given for that  
purpose4 ,by this #aas4 #aj;d1 we were  
able to meet the absolute need1 but were
 able to take in only a small quantity  
of bread4  ,aug4 #ae4 ,there was today  
the greatest poverty in all the three   
houses2 all the stores were very low1 as
 the income throughout the week had been
 so small4 ,in addition to this it was  
,saturday1 when the wants are nearly    
double in comparison with other days4   
,at least #cl4 was needed to help us    
comfortably through the day2 but there  
was nothing towards this in hand4 ,my   
only hope was in ,god4  ,the very       
necessity led me to expect help for this
 day2 for if none had come1 the ,lords  
name would have been dishonoured4       
,between twelve and one two sisters in  
the ,lord called on me1 and the one gave
 me #bl4 and the other #gs4 #f;d4 for   
the ,orphans4 ,with this ,i went to the 

,boys-,orphan-,house about one oclock1  
where ,i found the children at dinner4  
,brother ,b4 put the following note into
 my hand1 which he was just going to    
send off3  ,dear ,brother1--,with       
potatoes from the childrens garden1 and 
with apples from the tree in the        
play-ground 7which apples were used for 
apple dumplings71 and #ds4 #f;d4 the    
price of some articles given by one of  
the labourers1 we have a dinner4 ,there 
is much needed4 ,but the ,lord has      
provided and will provide4  ,there came 
in still further this day by sale of    
,reports1 #as41 by the box in the       
,girls-,orphan-,house1 #as41 by         
childrens needlework1 #fs4 #f;d41 by a  
donation of one of the sisters in the   
,orphan-,houses1 #fs4 ,thus we had this 
day #cl4 #fs4 #f;d4 to meet all         
necessities1 and are brought to the     
close of another week4  ,aug4 #af4      
,lords-day4 ,there came in still further
 last evening1 #cs4 by sale of some     
articles1 and today #bs4 was given1 and 

#el42 so that the ,lord in ,his love and
 faithfulness has given us what we are  
likely to need tomorrow and the day     
after4  ,aug4 #ag4 ,there has come in   
still further #bl4  ,aug4 #ah4 ,this    
morning a brother who passed through    
,bristol gave #al41 saying that it had  
been especially laid on his heart to do 
so4 ,thus the ,lord has provided a      
little towards tomorrow4 ,besides this  
came in today #as4 #i;d4  ,aug4 #ai4 ,by
 the sale of three pairs of stockings   
came in #es4 #f;d41 and from ,liverpool 
was sent #abs4 #f;d43 this1 with what   
was in hand1 was enough for today1 and  
left a little over4  ,aug4 #bj4 ,today  
there was not enough money in hand to   
meet all the demands2 but it being known
 that yesterday several persons had put 
money into the boxes in the             
,orphan-,houses1 they were opened1 and  
found to contain #al4 #ds4 #f;d41 which 
was more than sufficient4  ,i would call
 upon the believing reader to admire the
 love and wisdom and power of ,god in   

ordering it so that persons should come 
to the ,orphan-,houses just at the time 
when there is temporal pressure1 and    
should be influenced to put money into  
the boxes4 ,these little sums have been 
often the means of helping us in our    
greatest need4 ,the especial providence 
of ,god1 as in every other respect1 so  
in this particular point also1 is to be 
seen respecting this ,institution1 in   
that so much is anonymously put into the
 boxes2 for there has been no less than 
#del4 #ahs4 #i #c_/d;d1 put in during   
the last two years1 from ,dec4 #aj1     
#ahch1 to ,dec4 #aj1 #ahdj4  ,aug4 #bb4 
,saturday4 ,yesterday there was only    
#acs4 #f;d4 in hand1 which was enough to
 meet the necessities of the day1 but   
not sufficient to enable us to take in  
the usual quantity of bread4 ,this      
morning we were in much need1 not only  
because there were no means for         
procuring dinner in the ,boys and       
,girls-,orphan-,houses1 but also        
because1 this being ,saturday1 we had to

 procure provisions for two days4 ,when 
brother ,b4 went to the                 
,infant-,orphan-,house1 to make inquiry 
about the demands for today1 he was     
informed that money had been put into   
the box there1 which was found to be    
#abs4 ,there came in also in the morning
 #ajs1 besides4 ,this #al4 #bs4 was more
 than sufficient to purchase all that   
was needed for dinner4 ,between twelve  
and one oclock there arrived a parcel   
from ,clapham1 which contained several  
donations for the ,orphans1 amounting to
 #bl4 l#es41 besides a pair of sheets   
and pillow cases1 #d frocks1 #d         
handkerchiefs1 #d caps1 #a stuff        
petticoat1 #b chemises1 #f bags1 #a     
little shirt1 7all new71 and several    
yards of prints and calico4 ,in the     
evening came a box from ,worcester1     
which contained the following articles  
for sale3 a valuable veil1 #b silver    
ladles1 a silver fork1 #b pairs of new  
plated candlesticks1 a fan1 and #b      
,italian books4 ,there came also from   

the neighbourhood of ,wolverhampton1    
#bs4 #f;d4 and seven books4 ,thus the   
,lord helped us through this day also1  
at the commencement of which we were so 
very poor1 and needed several pounds4   
,aug4 #bc4 ,lords-day4 ,as we have often
 found it to be the case1 so it is again
 now4 ,after the ,lord has tried our    
faith1 ,he1 in the love of ,his heart1  
gives us an abundance1 to show that not 
in anger1 but for the glory of ,his     
name1 and for the trial of our faith ,he
 has allowed us to be poor4 ,this       
morning ,i received from an aged and    
afflicted servant1 #cl42 and a little   
afterwards #hl4 from ,q4 ,q4 ,from      
another servant #es42 also #bs4 was put 
anonymously into the box at ,bethesda1  
besides the #al4 #ajs4 for rent4 ,thus  
the ,lord has kindly given today #abl4  
#ags4  ,aug4 #bi4 ,saturday4 ,since last
 ,monday had come in only #bl4 by the   
profits of the sale of ladies baskets1  
#al4 l#ds4 #aj;d4 by sale of articles1  
#cs4 as two donations1 and #f;d4 by     

,reports4 ,thus it happened that when   
this day began1 though a ,saturday1 we  
had only #gs4 in hand4 ,in the course of
 the morning came in #aas4 #i;d41 and   
towards the evening #hs4 #f;d4 ,this day
 we have been as poor in regard to our  
stores1 as at any time4 ,during the     
whole of this day1 though ,saturday1 we 
had only #al4 #gs4 #c;d1 ,on this       
account we had to buy a smaller quantity
 of bread than usual1 etc42 nevertheless
 the children have even this day lacked 
nothing1 and there is a sufficient      
quantity of wholesome food till         
breakfast on ,monday morning4  ,for many
 weeks past very little has come in for 
the other funds4 ,the chief supply has  
been by the sale of ,bibles4 ,last      
,saturday ,i was not able to pay the    
whole of the weekly salaries of the     
teachers in the ,day ,schools1 which1   
however1 does not make me a debtor to   
them1 as it is an understood thing1 that
 they have not to look to me for        
payment1 but to the ,lord4 ,today again 

only #bs4 was in hand1 whilst several   
pounds were needed to pay the salaries4 
,it appeared now plainly to be the will 
of the ,lord that1 as all the labourers 
in the ,orphan-,houses know about the   
state of the funds1 so the brethren and 
sisters who labour in the ,day ,schools 
should share the trial of faith and the 
joy of faith with us4 ,accordingly we   
all met1 and after ,i had laid on their 
hearts1 the importance of keeping to    
themselves1 for the ,lords sake1 the    
state of the funds1 we prayed together4 
,aug4 #cj4 ,lords day4 ,today the ,lord 
has again bountifully opened ,his hand  
for the ,orphans4 ,there came in with   
,ecclesiastes ix4 #aj1 #el42 from a     
sister1 a servant1 #ajs42 and for rent  
#al4 #ajs4 ,besides this1 was           
anonymously put into the box at         
,bethesda1 #ajs4 #c;d4 and #bs4 #f;d4   
,sept4 #a4 ,though there was a good     
supply given to the matrons yesterday1  
yet1 as the stock of provisions had been
 so low on ,saturday1 the money was all 

spent by last evening2 and had the ,lord
 not kindly sent in yesterday #ads41 and
 today #al4 #ajs41 we should have been  
again in need4  ,sept4 #d4 ,the day     
before yesterday1 ,sept4 #b1 came a box 
from ,leeds1 from sisters in the ,lord  
whom we have never seen1 and of whom    
until now we have never heard1 but on   
whose hearts the ,lord has laid ,his    
work in our hands4 ,the box contained a 
variety of articles1 to be sold for the 
benefit of the ,orphans4 ,no money has  
come in the last two days1 except #as4  
which was given1 and #es4 for things    
sold4 ,on this account the boxes in the 
,orphan-,houses were opened1 but only   
#as4 #g #a_/b;d4 was found in them4 ,to 
supply what was needed today1 an article
 which came in the box from ,leeds was  
sold for #es4 and thus we were helped   
through the day4 ,the sisters who sent  
the box from ,leeds wrote to us a most  
affectionate letter1 in which they      
announced this and another box which is 
to follow1 stating how much the ,lord   

had laid the work in our hand on their  
hearts4 ,they may have little thought1  
when they sent off the box1 that so soon
 the produce of one of the articles sent
 by them would supply our need4  ,sept4 
#e4 ,saturday4 ,because there had come  
in so little during the last days1 at   
least #cl4 was requisite to supply the  
need of today4 ,there was1 however1 not 
one penny in hand when the day          
commenced4 ,last evening the labourers  
in the ,orphan-,houses1 together with   
the teachers of the ,day ,schools1 met  
for prayer4 ,this morning one of the    
teachers1 who had a little money of his 
own1 brought #al4 #es4 #f;d4 ,thus1 as  
we had hoped1 we were enabled to provide
 for the dinner4 ,in the afternoon all  
of us met again for prayer4 ,another    
teacher of the ,day ,schools gave #bs1  
#f;d1 and #as4 came in besides4 ,but all
 this was not enough4 ,there was no     
dinner provided for tomorrow1 nor was   
there any money to take in milk         
tomorrow1 and besides this a number of  

other little things were to be          
purchased1 that there might be no real  
want of anything4 ,now observe how our  
kind father helped us6 ,between seven   
and eight this evening a sister1 whose  
heart the ,lord has made willing to take
 on her the service of disposing of the 
articles which are sent for sale1       
brought #bl4 #ajs4 #f;d4 for some of the
 things which came a fortnight ago from 
,worcester1 and last ,wednesday from    
,leeds4 ,the sister stated1 that though 
she did not feel at all well1 she had   
come because she had it so laid on her  
heart1 that she could not stay away4    
,our ,father knew our need1 and         
therefore1 though so late1 ,he sent this
 help4 ,thus we were richly provided    
with all we needed this ,saturday4      
,sept4 #f4 ,the ,lord has kindly sent in
 today for the ,orphans #dl4 #es4 #f;d4 
for the need of tomorrow4 ,one pound of 
this money was given by a servant1 who  
has again and again given of late1 and  
who has thus again and again been the   

means of supplying our need1 when there 
was either nothing at all1 or not       
sufficient in hand4 ,when she gave me   
the money to-night1 she told me that of 
late she had had the ,orphans           
particularly laid on her heart4 #al4    
#cs4 was the produce of an orphan-box1  
which a sister was led so seasonably to 
send just now4  ,sept4 #g4 ,this morning
 a brother from ,barnstaple1 who came on
 ,saturday evening 7that evening when we
 were so greatly tried1 but so          
graciously delivered71 gave me #al4 #js4
 #c;d41 which the love of some saints at
 ,barnstaple had sent for the ,orphans1 
besides #es4 of his own4 ,we have thus  
enough for today and tomorrow4 ,there   
came in still further today1 #fs4 #f;d4 
,sept4 #h4 ,how kindly has the ,lord so 
ordered it that for some time past the  
income for the school-fund should have  
been so little1 in order that thus we   
might be constrained to let the         
labourers in the ,day ,schools share our
 joys and our trials of faith1 which had

 been before kept from them6 ,but as    
above two years ago the ,lord ordered it
 so that it became needful to           
communicate to the labourers in the     
,orphan-,houses the state of the funds1 
and made it a blessing to them1 so that 
,i am now able to leave ,bristol1 and   
yet the work goes on1 so1 ,i doubt not1 
the brethren and sisters who are        
teachers in the ,day ,schools will be   
greatly blessed by being thus partakers 
of our precious secret respecting the   
state of the funds4 ,our prayer meetings
 have already been a blessing to us1 and
 united us more than ever in the work4  
,we have them now every morning at      
seven1 and we shall continue them1 the  
,lord helping us1 till we see ,his hand 
stretched forth1 not merely in giving us
 means for the teachers1 but also for   
other purposes2 for we need a stove in  
one of the school rooms1 a fresh supply 
of several kinds of ,bibles and ,new    
,testaments1 and it is desirable to have
 means to help ,missionary brethren who 

labour in dependence upon the ,lord for 
the supply of their temporal            
necessities4  ,sept4 #i4 ,we are now    
meeting every morning at seven for      
prayer4 ,with #es4 which was sent       
yesterday from the ,isle of ,wight for  
the ,orphans1 we have commenced the day2
 but ,i believe that the ,lord will help
 us through this day also4  ,evening4   
,about twelve this morning a brother1 a 
stranger1 who is staying at ,ashton1    
near ,bristol1 came with some of his    
family to the ,orphan-,houses4 ,while   
brother ,b4 was for a few moments out of
 the room to fetch a key1 the visiting  
brother took the opportunity of secretly
 putting something into the box at the  
,boys-,orphan-,house4 ,brother ,b41     
however1 perceived it before he could   
get away from the box1 and1 the brother 
being gone1 our great need brought it   
out1 when it was found to be #el4 ,thus 
the ,lord kindly has provided for the   
need of today and tomorrow4 ,when this  
money was given we were exceedingly     

poor4 ,for not only would there have    
been no means to take in the usual      
quantity of bread in one of the houses1 
but there was no money to take in milk  
in the afternoon in any of the houses4  
,the ,lord knew our need1 and therefore 
just now sent this brother4 ,he gave    
also #bs1 for ,reports4  ,sept4 #aj4    
,when now the #el4 of yesterday was     
again spent1 the ,lord has kindly sent  
another #el4 ,there came in still       
further #fs4 #aj;d4  ,yesterday came in 
it4 #gs41 and today #al4 #aes4 #aj;d4   
for the other funds4 ,thus the ,lord1 in
 answer to our petitions at the morning 
prayer meetings1 has sent in a little   
for these funds also4  ,sept4 #aa4 ,the 
,lord has sent in still further and more
 richly for the ,orphans4 ,this morning 
#al4 was given to me which had been sent
 from ,trowbridge1 and this afternoon a 
brother who came from ,scotland gave me 
#ajl41 and brought the following        
trinkets which were sent by a lady from 
,scotland3--#b clasps1 a ring1 #b pairs 

of ear-rings1 a slide1 a pin1 a cross1  
and #b bracelets1 all of gold4 ,in the  
afternoon came in #cl4 by sale of       
articles4  ,sept4 #ab4 ,the ,lord has   
sent in still more4 ,this morning was   
sent #ajl4 through a banker in ,london1 
by the order of a sister at ,worcester2 
and #ajs4 was put into the box at my    
house4 ,this has been a week of peculiar
 mercies1 as above #djl4 has been sent  
in1 besides several articles4 ,we have  
continued to meet for prayer every      
morning1 from seven to eight4  ,sept4   
#ac4 ,today came in #cl4 #hs4 #d;d41of  
which #al4 #ajs4 #f;d4 was for some of  
the articles sent from ,leeds4  ,sept4  
#af4 ,though during the last week above 
#djl4 came in1 yet1 because the usual   
expenses for housekeeping were about    
#ael41 and because most of the sisters  
who labour in the ,orphan-,houses had   
not had for a long time any money for   
their own personal necessities1 we were 
the day before yesterday again so poor1 
that only a few shillings were left4    

,the ,lord1 knowing this1 sent in a     
little money1 and1 by a sister from the 
,isle of ,wight1 #g rings1 #b brooches1 
#b pins1 #a pair of ear-rings1 #b pairs 
of studs1 all of gold1 #b chemises1 and 
#b babies shirts4 ,today arrived from   
,leeds1 from two sisters in the ,lord   
before referred to1 a second box1 the   
first having come about a fortnight ago4
 ,this second box contained the         
following articles3--#b silver dessert  
spoons1 a pair of silver sugar tongs1 a 
silver tea caddy spoon1 #f plated forks1
 #d knife resters1 a cream spoon1 #f    
,britannia metal tea spoons1 a silver   
watch1 a metal watch1 a small telescope1
 #b cloak fastenings1 #aa pencils1 a pen
 case with pieces of sealing wax1 #b    
pairs of scissors1 #f chimney ornaments1
 a boa ring1 a chess board1 #c purses   
with #bl4 #as4 #d;d41 #b silver pocket  
knives1 a silver pencil case1 a ditto of
 brass1 a bodkin case1 a gold pin1 a    
silver vinaigrette1 #abe needles1 #a    
memorandum case1 #e paper baskets1 #ah  

books1 #ajj copies of a small ,english  
,grammar 7unbound71 #ge pamphlets1 #cg  
table mats1 #abj little tracts1 #e pairs
 of stockings1 #b pairs of socks1 a     
,thibet shawl1 #f coloured frocks1 #d   
caps1 #i collars1 #h neckerchiefs1 #c   
muslin aprons1 #e holland aprons1 #d    
muslin frocks1 #f babies ditto1 #b white
 gowns1 #b remnants of print1 #e habit  
shirts1 a bonnet1 a merino apron1 a     
glass trumpet1 a taper candlestick1     
several small pieces of riband and      
gauze1 #d yards of silk fringe1 #g cases
 of different kinds of cards1 a crape   
scarf1 some lining calico1 #ac little   
boxes1 a straw basket1 and about #ej    
other various little articles4 ,it is   
difficult to describe the peculiar      
pleasure which ,i had in unpacking the  
box1 and in finding that all these      
articles were for the ,lords            
work4--,there came in still further this
 evening #hs4  ,besides other small     
donations since the #ajth1 there came   
into day #el4 for the other funds1 as   

the answer to oft-repeated prayer2 also1
 from ,liverpool1 #al4 l#ds4 #h;d4 ,thus
 the ,lord encourages our hearts in this
 part of the work likewise4  ,sept4 #ag4
 ,the need of today for the ,orphans was
 supplied by the little which had come  
in yesterday1 and by the #bl4 #as4 #d;d4
 which came in the second box from      
,leeds4 ,these two boxes from ,leeds    
have been sent most seasonably by the   
,lord1 and thus truly the sisters who   
sent them have been led by ,him to do   
so1 according to what they wrote in a   
letter1 which announced the arrival of  
the first box2 ,we feel deeply          
interested in your concerns1 and our    
anxiety to serve you has increased by   
every new discovery of the kindness and 
goodness of ,god1 in providing for your 
wants4 ,indeed1 we cannot but believe   
that the ,lord has put it into our      
hearts to help you1 and we trust you    
will honour us1 ,his unworthy servants1 
by believing that our gift is really    
,his4 ,there came in today #bl4 #afs4 by

 the sale of some of the articles sent  
in the first box from ,leeds1 and by the
 sale of some other articles4 ,thus our 
need for tomorrow is supplied4  ,sept4  
#ah4 ,today the ,lord has sent again    
#ags4 #e;d4 by sale of some of the      
articles sent from ,leeds1 and #bl4     
#ajs4 from ,leicestershire1 and also    
#ds4 for childrens needlework4 ,thus we 
had enough for tomorrow1 being          
,saturday4  ,sept4 #ba4 ,monday4 ,by    
what was in hand for the ,orphans1 and  
by what had come in yesterday1 the need 
of today is more than supplied1 as there
 is enough for tomorrow also4  ,today a 
brother from the neighbourhood of       
,london gave me #ajl41 to be laid out as
 it might be most needed4 we have been  
praying many days for the               
,school-,bibleand ,missionary ,funds1 ,i
 took it all for them4 ,this brother    
knew nothing about our work1 when he    
came three days since to ,bristol4 ,thus
 the ,lord1 to show ,his continued care 
over us1 raises up new helpers4 ,they   

that trust in the ,lord shall never be  
confounded6 ,some who helped for a while
 may fall asleep in ,jesus2 others may  
grow cold in the service of the ,lord2  
others may be as desirous as ever to    
help1 but have no longer the means2     
others may have both a willing heart to 
help1 and have also the means1 but may  
see it the ,lords will to lay them out  
in another way2--and thus1 from one     
cause or another1 were we to lean upon  
man1 we should surely be confounded2    
but1 in leaning upon the living ,god    
alone1 ,we are ,,beyond disappointment1 
and ,,beyond being forsaken because of  
death1 or want of means1 or want of     
love1 or because of the claims of other 
work4 ,how precious to have learned in  
any measure to stand with ,god alone in 
the world1 and yet to be happy1 and to  
know that surely no good thing shall be 
withheld from us whilst we walk         
uprightly6  ,sept4 #bc4 ,this morning   
there was again only #ajs4 in hand for  
the ,orphans4 ,as this was not enough   

for the day1 ,i opened the box in my    
house1 in which ,i found #hs4 #f;d4 ,the
 boxes in the ,orphan-,houses were also 
opened1 which contained #gs4 #f #a_/b;d4
 ,there came in also by the sale of a   
pair of stockings1 #as4 #f;d4 ,this     
#al41 #gs4 #f #a_/b;d4 was enough1 and  
even #cs4 more than was absolutely      
needed4 ,the ,lord gave today another   
proof that ,he is still mindful of us1  
for a brother sent half a ton of coals  
to each of the three houses4  ,sept4    
#bd4 ,yesterday our prayer1 in our      
meeting at twelve oclock1 was especially
 for the supply of today4 ,i was fully  
assured that the ,lord would send help1 
as now all our stores were again        
exhausted4 ,accordingly1 last evening a 
sister1 into whose hands some of the    
articles1 which came in the second box  
from ,leeds1 had been put for sale1 gave
 me #al4 #cs4 #g;d41 being the payment  
for some of them4 ,there came in a      
donation of #bs4 besides4 ,this #al4    
#es4 #g;d4 served for this day4 ,the    

,lord be praised who has helped us thus6
  ,sept4 #be4 ,it is now half-past      
eleven4 ,nothing has come in as yet4    
,how the ,lord will help us through the 
day is not my care2 for sure ,i am ,he  
will help4 ,i am just going to meet with
 my fellow-labourers for prayer4        
,perhaps the ,lord will again1 at the   
time of the meeting1 fill our mouths    
with praise1 as ,he has done so many    
times4 ,my soul waits on ,him for       
deliverance6 ,how truly precious to have
 such a ,father as we have6  ,sept4 #bf4
 ,when ,i went yesterday to the meeting 
for prayer1 ,i found that some articles1
 which had come from ,leeds1 had been   
sold for #ajs4 #i;d41 and that #bs4     
#f;d4 had been taken out of the box in  
the ,girls-,orphan-,ho use4 ,to this one
 of the labourers added #ajs4 of his    
own4 ,this #al4 #cs4 #c;d4 supplied all 
we needed yesterday2 but there was now  
again nothing in hand to meet this days 
demands1 which ,i knew would be great1  
on account of its being ,saturday4 ,the 

,lord1 however1 remembered our          
,saturdays necessities1 and therefore   
sent in abundantly1 so that we had even 
more than we needed for today1 though we
 required no less than #el4 ,the way in 
which ,he kindly helped us1 was this3   
first1 #cl4 came in for articles which  
had been sent from ,leeds2 afterwards a 
little boy and girl brought two little  
,savings ,banks1 filled with their      
little presents1 amounting altogether to
 #aes l #a_/d;d4 ,in the evening came in
 still further #dl4 for articles which  
had been sold1 most of which had        
likewise been sent from ,leeds4 ,thus   
the ,lord sent in altogether #hl4 l#hs4 
l #a_/d;d4 in the course of the day1    
whilst it commenced without there being 
a penny in hand4  ,sept4 #bg4 ,today the
 ,lord has sent in still further #bl4   
#es4 #h;d41 of which #aes4 #h;d4 was for
 articles sent from ,leeds1 and #al4    
with ,ecclesiastes ix4 #aj4  ,sept4 #bi4
 ,yesterday we were again penniless1    
after the necessities of the three      

houses had been supplied4 ,almost       
immediately afterwards came in #al4     
l#bs4 #b;d41 sufficient to supply the   
need of today4  ,sept4 #cj4 ,today there
 is nothing in hand4 ,it is now a       
quarter past eleven1 but nothing yet has
 come in4 ,nevertheless the ,lord will  
surely help us this day also6 ,about    
five minutes after ,i had written the   
above1 ,i was informed by a note from   
brother ,b41 that #bl4 #ajs4 #f;d4 had  
come in in small donations4  ,oct4 #a4  
,it is now again eleven oclock1 and the 
,lord has not as yet been pleased to    
send in any thing for the necessities of
 this day4 ,let me see now how the ,lord
 will again help us in the love of ,his 
heart2 for ,he will surely help1 though 
,i know not how4--,evening4 ,when ,i    
went to the prayer meeting1 ,i found    
that only #as4 had come in1 but at the  
same time ,i was informed that the      
money1 which had been divided yesterday 
among the matrons1 was enough for today 
also4  ,oct4 #b4 ,nothing came in       

yesterday1 nor this morning4 ,in        
addition to this1 ,i was so engaged1    
that in the afternoon ,i had not even   
time to make inquiry how the ,lord had  
helped4 ,thus it is often that ,i can do
 nothing but quietly go on with my      
engagements1 casting all care upon the  
,lord4 ,when ,i came home this evening1 
the first thing that met my eyes was the
 following letter from a distance of    
many miles3  ,beloved ,brother1--,five  
pounds are enclosed as from the ,lord1  
as ,i believe you stand in need of it   
for the use of the ,orphans4 ,yours     
affectionately1 ,f4 ,w4  ,truly1 the    
,lord1 to whom we had spoken yesterday1 
had spoken for us1 and told this brother
 that we were in need of money4 ,after  
having read this letter1 my eyes met two
 others4 ,in the one ,i was informed by 
a brother1 that he had sold two pairs of
 fire screens for #hs41 and had sent the
 money4 ,these screens had been for many
 months in his hands for sale1 and now  
to-day1 in this our poverty1 a lady came

 to the shop and bought them4 ,the other
 letter was from brother ,b41 master of 
the boys in the ,boys-,orphan-,house1   
which ,i give here3  ,i opened the boxes
 and found #ds4 #a #a_/b;d4 in them4    
,this was far from being sufficient4    
,about four oclock three persons came to
 the ,orphan-,houses1 and put into the  
box at the ,boys-,orphan-,house #gs41   
into the box at the                     
,infant-,orphan-,house #fs41 and into   
the box at the ,girls-,orphan-,house    
#gs4 ,thus ,i have had in all to divide 
#al4 #ds4 #a #a_/b;d41 which meets the  
necessities of the day4  ,oct4 #c4 ,it  
was exceedingly kind of the ,lord to    
send in so much yesterday2 for the      
necessities of today1 being ,saturday1  
required it all4 ,and now1 when there   
was again nothing in hand1 there arrived
 this evening a large box1 sent by a    
sister at ,stafford1 whom ,i never saw1 
which contained #al4 #es41 and the      
following articles3 #aa gold rings1 a   
silver ring washed1 a locket1 a gold    

brooch1 #c single ear-rings1 a watch    
hook1 a silver watch-guard1 #b          
silver-mounted eye glasses1 #c          
vinaigrettes1 #b purses1 a silver       
buckle1 #b old silver coins1 #b silver  
pencil cases1 #c pairs of bracelets1 #c 
necklaces1 #b waist buckles1 a bracelet 
snap1 a cloak fastening1 a necklace     
snap1 a yard measure1 a mourning brooch1
 #g pincushions1 a snuff box1 a small   
looking glass1 #b china boxes1 a china  
inkstand1 #e china cups and saucers1 a  
china basket1 #b china jugs1 a scent    
bottle1 a boa ring1 #bj shells1 a boys  
cap1 a pair of snuffers and stand1 a    
little basket1 a pair of screen handles1
 #c ornamental pens1 #e artificial      
flowers1 #e glass plates1 #e counter    
plates1 #c pairs of card racks1 a comb1 
a pair of watch pockets1 #ab table mats1
 #h paintings1 #d drawings1 #b fans1 a  
pair of garters1 #c pairs of gloves1 #c 
pairs of silk stockings1 #c veils1 a    
gauze scarf1 #f ladies bags1 #e silk    
bands1 #b floss silk scarfs1 a gauze    

handkerchief1 #b silk scarfs1 a crape   
shawl1 a silk shawl1 #b muslin capes1   
#cj yards of worn cotton lace1 #h yards 
of muslin work1 #i yards of print1 a    
pinafore1 a frock1 a sampler1 a pair of 
socks1 a pair of ear-rings1 and #ag     
ladies dresses4--,one thing is          
particularly to be noticed respecting   
this donation1 that the ,lord from time 
to time raises up fresh individuals to  
help us in the work1 thereby continually
 reminding us1 that ,he is not limited  
to any individuals in particular1       
neither are we1 ,his children4  ,oct4   
#d4 ,today came in #ais4 #d;d41 by sale 
of some of the articles sent from       
,leeds4 ,thus our need for tomorrow is  
supplied4  ,oct4 #e4 #gl4 #aes4 #b;d4   
came in again today1 of which #el4 was  
from a brother whom ,i have never seen4 
,oct4 #f4 ,today came in further by sale
 of articles which had been sent from   
,leeds1 #cl4 #gs4 #f;d41 also #ads4     
#c;d4 in small donations4  ,oct4 #g4    
#al4 #ads4 #b;d4 came in today in small 

donations4  ,it is now five weeks1 since
 we have daily met for prayer4 ,not     
indeed merely to ask for means1 but for 
grace and wisdom for ourselves in       
reference to the work1 for the          
conversion of the children under our    
care1 for grace for those children who  
stand already on the ,lords side1 for a 
blessing upon the circulation of the    
,scriptures1 for a blessing upon the    
work1 with reference to the church at   
large1 etc4 ,but whilst we thus1 as the 
,spirit led us1 prayed for various      
things1 nevertheless the lack of means  
was that which had brought us day after 
day together4 ,we asked the ,lord to    
give us the means which are needed for  
carrying on the ,day ,schools1 for      
buying ,bibles1 as several sorts are    
needed1 and to enable us to assist      
,missionary work in foreign countries4  
,never at any previous time1 since first
 the work commenced on ,march #e1 #ahcd1
 have we had to continue so long a time 
in prayer for these funds1 without      

obtaining the answer4 ,the ,lord1       
however1 gave us grace to continue in   
prayer1 and keep our hearts in the      
assurance that ,he would help4 ,now1    
though ,he delayed long1 before ,he sent
 us the answer1 in ,his own time ,he    
made it manifest1 that ,he had not only 
not shut ,his ear against our prayer in 
anger1 but that ,he had answered them   
even before we called2 for there was    
sent today1 from the ,east ,indies1 a   
bank order for #ajjl41 which had been   
sent off two months since1 therefore    
several days before we even began to    
pray4 ,it was left to me to apply this  
money as it might be needed4 ,as we had 
so long1 and so particularly prayed for 
these funds1 ,i took the whole of it for
 them1 and not for the ,orphan-,fund4   
--,the ,lord be praised for this        
precious answer4 ,it was particularly   
precious1 as leading the dear brethren  
and sisters who labour in the ,day      
,schools1 and who comparatively are     
little accustomed to this way1 to see   

how good it is to wait upon the ,lord4  
,oct4 #aj4 ,all our wants for the       
,orphans have been richly supplied      
during this week2 and today1 on my      
leaving for ,trowbridge in the ,lords   
service1 ,i was able to send #el4 #es4  
#h;d4 to the sisters1 the matrons4      
,oct4 #aaad4 ,trowbridge4 ,i have had a 
good season since ,i have been here4    
,the ,lord has enabled me to rise very  
early1 and ,i have thus had more than   
two hours of communion with ,him before 
breakfast1 the fruit of which ,i have   
felt all the day long4 ,the ,lord in    
mercy continue my enjoyment6--,for the  
last three weeks ,i had been asked1 yea 
pressed1 to come here1 to minister among
 the saints2 but ,i could not clearly   
see it to be the ,lords will1 and       
therefore did not go4 ,now ,i came1     
assured that it was ,his will1 and have 
been very happy1 and greatly helped in  
my service here in every way1 and ,i am 
fully assured that my labour has not    
been in vain4 ,how good it is1 even for 

this life1 according to the ,lords      
bidding either to go or stay6--,i have  
seen1 whilst here1 a young woman1 the   
daughter of a brother and sister who    
were in communion with us1 but who have 
both fallen asleep4 ,while her father   
was living she hated the truth1 but     
still she came to ,bethesda ,chapel4    
,one day1 whilst there1 she was made to 
feel the power of the truth3 and1 since 
the death of her parents1 the ,lord has 
granted an answer to their many prayers 
on her behalf2 for she is now standing  
on the ,lords side4 ,let believing      
parents continue in prayer for their    
children1 and let them also continue    
affectionately and at suitable times to 
bring the truth before them1 and to     
bring them to the preaching of the      
,word3 and in due season it will be     
manifested that their labours were not  
in vain4  ,oct4 #ad4 ,yesterday1 while  
at ,trowbridge1 ,i received from a      
sister1 from the neighbourhood of       
,london1 #al4 for the ,orphans4 ,in the 

evening1 a sister1 a servant1 gave me   
#as4 ,this morning ,i gave myself again 
to prayer respecting the ,orphan-,fund1 
as ,i had reason to believe that there  
was nothing in hand in ,bristol1 except 
several pounds had come in since ,i     
left4 ,soon after1 a sister1 a servant1 
gave me #es41 and1 on leaving in the    
afternoon1 a brother gave me #el4 ,when 
,i came home this evening1 ,i found that
 only #cl4 #ajs4 #h;d4 had come in since
 ,i left1 just sufficient to supply the 
need up to this evening1 so that the    
help which the ,lord gave at            
,trowbridge1 in answer to prayer1 came  
very seasonably to supply the need of   
tomorrow4  ,oct4 #bj4 ,tuesday4 ,during 
these last three days we have again     
experienced the continued care of our   
loving ,father on behalf of the         
,orphans4 ,on ,saturday evening1 when   
again there was no money at all         
remaining in my hands1 a pair of silver 
mounted horns was anonymously left at my
 house4 ,on the ,lords day ,i received  

#fl4 #as4 ,yesterday the ,lord sent in  
still more abundantly2 for in the       
morning came in #abl4 from the          
neighbourhood of ,wolverhampton1 and in 
the evening #bl4 was given to me by ,d4 
,c4 ,this morning1 a few minutes after  
,i had been thinking that no potatoes   
had been sent yet for the ,orphans1 and 
that we had no money to lay in a stock  
7for the #adl4 which came in yesterday  
was at once sent off71 a brother came   
and informed me that he had given orders
 that twenty sacks of good potatoes     
should be sent to the ,orphan-,houses4  
,thus our kind ,father continually cares
 for us4  ,oct4 #bf4 ,monday4 ,the ,lord
 has been again very kind to us1 during 
these last days4 ,there came in since   
,oct4 #bj1 in small donations1 #ahs4    
#a;d42 for knitting and by sale of      
stockings1 #afs4 ,on ,friday last1      
besides1 there were sold stockings to   
the amount of #ags4 #e;d4 ,in the       
evening a brother gave me #el4 ,this    
#el4 and the money for the stockings    

came in very seasonably1 as it enabled  
us to supply the large demands of the   
next day4 ,yesterday morning1 when ,i   
took my hat from the rail1 ,i found in  
one of my gloves a note1 containing a   
#el4 note and the following words3 #bl4 
for the ,orphans1 the rest for dear     
brother and sister ,muller1 ,there came 
in still further yesterday #bl4 #abs4   
#f;d4 ,thus we are again supplied for   
about three days4  ,in reference to the 
note which was put into my hat1         
containing #el41 ,i just add1 that ,i   
had repeatedly asked the ,lord for means
 for our own personal expenses1 previous
 to the reception of it1 as we had but  
very little money for ourselves4 ,indeed
 the very moment1 before ,i took my hat 
from the rail1 ,i had risen from my     
knees1 having again asked the ,lord for 
means for ourselves and for the         
,orphans4  ,oct4 #cj4 ,the evening      
before last #is4 came in1 being the     
produce of some work which a sister had 
done for the benefit of the ,orphans2   

and early this morning1 while my candle 
was yet burning1 a paper was brought1   
containing #abs4 ,these two donations1  
with what little is in hand besides1    
supply our need for this day4  ,oct4    
#ca4 ,saturday4 ,there was no money in  
hand1 ,my mind was particularly stirred 
up to open the box in my house4 ,i did  
so1 and found #al4 #ajs4 #g;d4 in it4   
,the boxes in the ,orphan-,houses were  
likewise opened1 in which was found #hs4
 ,also a brother from ,tetbury gave #bs4
 #f;d4 ,thus the need of today was      
supplied4  ,nov4 #b4 ,monday4 #al4 #aas1
 is the need of today1 and as #al4 #abs4
 has come in since ,saturday evening1 we
 are helped for today4  ,november #c and
 #d4 ,only #bs4 #f;d4 has come in since 
,nov4 #bnd1 but the necessities of these
 two days were supplied by means of     
articles which had been given to be     
disposed of4  ,nov4 #e4 ,only #bs4 came 
in yesterday for knitting4 ,we are now1 
without any thing1 cast upon the ,lord4 
,the need of today is #al4 #cs41 which  

,i am unable to send4--,afternoon4      
,there came in at three oclock #dl4 for 
some of the articles which had been sent
 from ,stafford1 and which had been sold
 some time since1 so that ,i was able to
 send the needful supplies4 ,there came 
in #f;d4 besides4  ,nov4 #g4 ,saturday4 
,of the #dl4 #bs4 #f;d4 which was in    
hand the day before yesterday1 there was
 so much left1 that1 with an addition of
 #is4 #f;d41 all the necessities of     
today could be supplied4 ,this one of   
the labourers gave4  ,nov4 #h4 ,lords   
day4 ,today the ,lord has been again    
very kind1 and looked upon us in our    
poverty4 ,besides the #al4 #ajs4 for    
rent1 ,i received with ,ecclesiastes ix4
 #aj1 #el4 ,i was also informed that two
 large sacks of oatmeal had been sent   
from ,glasgow as a present4 ,in addition
 to all this1 a brother told me that he 
had it in his heart to give #ajl4 worth 
of materials1 for winter clothes for the
 children1 leaving the material to my   
choice1 according to the need1 so that  

just what was most desirable might be   
given4 7,he1 accordingly1 sent a few    
days after1 a large pair of good        
blankets1 #cb #a_/b yards of mixed      
beaver1 and #aj #a_/b yards of blue     
beaver for cloaks47 ,there was also #as4
 put into the box at ,bethesda1 with the
 words1 ,jehovah ,jireh4 ,these words   
have often been refreshing to my soul   
for many years past1 and ,i wrote them  
with a valuable diamond ring1 set with  
ten brilliants1 which was given to the  
,orphans about twenty months since1 upon
 a pane of glass in my room1 which      
circumstance1 in remembrance of the     
remarkable way in which that valuable   
ring came1 has often cheered my heart1  
when in deep poverty my eyes have been  
cast upon ,,jehovah ,,jireh7i4e4 the    
,lord will provide7 whilst sitting in my
 room4  ,i purposed to have gone to     
,trowbridge yesterday1 and had settled  
it so on ,friday evening with brother   
----4 ,but no sooner had ,i decided to  
do so1 than ,i felt no peace in the     

prospect of going4 ,after having prayed 
about it on ,friday evening1 and        
yesterday morning1 ,i determined not to 
go1 and ,i felt sure the ,lord had some 
reason for not allowing me to feel happy
 in the prospect of going4 ,i began now 
to look out for blessings for this day1 
considering that the ,lord had kept me  
here for good to some souls4 ,this      
evening ,i was especially led to press  
the truth on the consciences of the     
unconverted1 entreating and beseeching  
them1 and telling them also that ,i felt
 sure1 the ,lord had1 in mercy to some  
of them1 kept me from going to          
,trowbridge4 ,i spoke on ,genesis vi4   
#ae4 ,immediately after ,i saw fruit of 
the ,word4 ,an individual fully opened  
his heart to me4 ,i walked about with   
him till about ten oclock1 even as long 
as ,i had any strength left4 ,about ten 
days afterwards a brother told me of a  
poor drunkard who heard me that evening1
 and who since then had stayed up till  
about twelve oclock every night to read 

the ,scriptures1 and who had not been   
intoxicated since4  ,nov4 #aa4 ,as only 
#ds4 #f;d4 had come in for knitting1 and
 #bs4 #f;d4 as a donation for the       
,orphans since the #hth1 we were now    
again very poor4 ,today there was #is4  
more needed than there was in hand1     
which one of the labourers gave4 ,there 
were sent today anonymously1 nine sacks 
of potatoes1 a proof that our ,father   
continues to be mindful of us1 though we
 are now again so poor4  ,nov4 #ab4     
,only #fs4 #f;d4 came in last night1    
#ds4 #f;d4 of which is the produce of   
the work of a sister1 and #bs4 from a   
poor afflicted sister4 ,this #fs4 #f;d4 
was very precious in my esteem1 because 
it showed me afresh our ,fathers heart  
towards us1 and it was a little to begin
 the day with4 ,no more has come in this
 morning1 when at twelve ,i heard from  
the ,orphan-,houses that #as4 #f;d4 had 
been received for knitting1 and that    
about eleven this morning a sovereign   
was left1 anonymously1 at the           

,girls-,orphan ,house4 ,the paper in    
which the sovereign was enclosed        
contained only the letters ,a4 ,u4      
,s4--,this was a precious deliverance4  
,we have thus enough for                
today4--,evening4 ,there came in still  
further today for knitting #cs41 and a  
little girl sent #as4 ,when ,i came home
 this evening1 ,i found that a boys     
jacket and a sovereign had been left    
anonymously at my house4 ,truly1 these  
deliverances today have been very       
precious6 ,we have now enough for       
tomorrow also4  ,nov4 #ad4 ,trowbridge4 
,saturday4 ,that which came in the      
evening before last supplied our need   
yesterday2 but since then nothing has   
been received1 and therefore there were 
no means to meet this days demands4 ,i  
had to go this morning in the ,lords    
service to ,trowbridge1 feeling assured 
that ,his time had now come for my      
going1 and it required indeed looking at
 the power1 wisdom1 and love of our     
,father1 comfortably to leave my dear   

fellow-labourers1 there being nothing in
 hand4 ,my comfort was that the same    
kind ,father who had provided would     
provide4  ,nov4 #af4 ,trowbridge4       
,monday4 ,this morning ,i received a    
letter from ,bristol1 in which ,i was   
informed that on ,saturday came in #abs4
 #f;d2 also #is4 was given by one of the
 labourers4 ,besides this were received 
#cs4 by sale of articles1 and three     
small donations1 amounting to #es4 ,thus
 the ,lord most mercifully sent in #al4 
#is4 #f;d41 which was enough to supply  
the absolute need4  ,nov4 #ag4          
,trowbridge4 ,this morning ,i had again 
the report from ,bristol about          
yesterday1 in order that1 though unable 
to send means1 ,i might help with my    
prayers4 ,in a note written in the      
morning by brother ,b41 and sent to my  
wife1 he writes thus3 ,i know not       
whether the ,lord has sent in any money 
for the ,orphans or not4 ,i have        
received none4 ,sister ---- 7one of the 
labourers7 has given half a ton of coals

 to the ,boys-,orphan-,house4  ,there   
are coals needed at the                 
,girls-,orphan-,house1 and much money   
for the ordinary expenses4 ,there is    
sufficient in all the houses for dinner4
 ,he has said1 ,i will never leave thee 
nor forsake thee1 so that we may boldly 
say1 the ,lord is ,,my helper4 ,in the  
afternoon of the same day he writes3 ,i 
have delayed writing as long as ,i      
could4 ,the ,lord has not sent any      
thing1 but the sisters can do without   
taking in bread1 and they had money     
enough to pay for the milk1 except      
sister ----1 who has1 however1 received 
a few shillings for some articles of her
 own1 that she sold4 ,thus we are       
supplied with the absolute necessities  
for today4 ,in reference to the last    
lines ,i make a few remarks4 ,at first  
sight it might appear as if it were a   
failure of the principles on which we   
act1 that now and then individuals who  
are connected with the work have been   
obliged to sell articles of their own to

 procure things which were needed4 ,but 
let it be remembered1 that under no     
circumstances prayer for temporal       
supplies can be expected to prevail with
 the ,lord1 except we are willing to    
part with money or any needless articles
 which we may have of our own4 ,indeed  
an ,institution like the one under my   
care should not be carried on by any    
rich believer1 on the principles on     
which we1 by grace1 are enabled to act1 
except it be that he were made willing  
himself to give of his own property1 as 
long as he has any thing1 whenever the  
,institution is in real need4  ,nov4    
#ah4 ,bristol4 ,this morning at twelve  
,i returned from ,trowbridge1 where ,i  
had been very happy1 and where the ,lord
 evidently used me this time4 ,how happy
 a thing it is to go and to stay with   
the ,lord6--,i found that yesterday some
 money had been put into the orphan-box 
at my house1 which my wife had reason to
 believe was at least #al4 ,she         
therefore sent #al4 which had come in   

for the rent of the ,orphan-,houses1 in 
consideration of this1 as she had not   
the key to the box4 ,this #al4 met the  
necessities of yesterday1 and with #as4 
additional1 which one of the labourers  
gave1 was also enough for the dinner of 
today4 ,there came in also yesterday    
from ,clapham1 as a token that the ,lord
 allows us only to be poor for the trial
 of our faith1 but not in anger1 the    
following articles of clothing3 #f      
frocks1 #g pinafores1 #d chemises1 #c   
pocket handkerchiefs1 #b petticoats1 #c 
night caps1 #d work bags 7all new7 a    
yard of merino1 and #ab silk papers4 ,on
 my arrival at home ,i opened the box in
 my house1 in which ,i found #bl4 #js4  
#f;d41 so that ,i had #al4 #js4 #f;d4 to
 send off1 whereby the usual quantity of
 bread could be taken in4  ,nov4 #ai4   
,since ,sept4 #ah1 #ahch1 this has been1
 perhaps1 of all the days the most      
trying4 ,the poverty has been           
exceedingly great for the last six days4
 ,there had come in no money since      

yesterday4 ,on this account no bread    
could be taken in1 as far as the natural
 prospect went4 ,nor was there any money
 at three in the afternoon to take in   
milk for tea1 when brother ,b4 came to  
me4 ,however1 we prayed together1 and   
the ,lord had mercy4 ,for one of the    
labourers found that he was able1 which 
he knew not before1 to give of his own  
#ajs41 so that there were the means to  
take in the milk1 by the time that it is
 usually brought4 ,this evening about   
six there came in still further #ajs4   
#c;d4 by the sale of ,reports4 ,thus1 by
 the good hand of our ,god upon us1 we  
were able to take in bread as usual4    
,how very kind of the ,lord that ,he    
sent us an abundance of potatoes and two
 large sacks of oatmeal1 before this    
season of deep poverty1 as to pecuniary 
means1 commenced6 ,may the ,lord now in 
great pity look upon us1 for we are in  
deeper poverty than ever1 as with every 
day it increases1 whilst there is no    
full deliverance4 ,thanks be to the     

,lord that my mind has been in peace    
this day also1 though our faith has been
 so very much tried6 ,thanks to ,him    
that my mind is in peace now1 though    
there is nothing but want on every side 
before me1 respecting tomorrow6 ,surely1
 the ,lord will again1 in ,his own time1
 more fully stretch forth ,his helping  
hand6  ,nov4 #bj4 ,nothing more had come
 in this morning4 ,it was nearly three  
oclock this afternoon1 when brother ,b4 
called on me1 to see whether any thing  
had come in2 but ,i had received        
nothing4 ,i was obliged to go out with a
 brother from ,devonshire1 and therefore
 requested him to wait till ,i returned4
 ,about a quarter past three ,i came    
back1 when1 among several persons who   
were waiting at my house to converse    
with me1 there was a sister whom ,i much
 desired to see about some church       
affair4 ,i did so4 ,when ,i had ended   
the conversation with her1 about        
half-past three1 she gave me #ajl4 for  
the ,orphans4 ,more sweet1 and more     

needed1 were none of the previous       
deliverances4 ,language cannot express  
the real joy in ,god which ,i had4 ,i   
was free from1 excitement4 ,the         
circumstance did not un-fit me even for 
a single moment to attend to my other   
engagements4 ,i was not in the least    
surprised1 because1 by grace1 my soul   
had been waiting on ,god for            
deliverance4 ,never had help been so    
long delayed4 ,in none of the houses was
 milk for tea1 and in one even no bread1
 and there was no money to purchase     
either4 ,it was only a few minutes      
before the milkman came1 when brother   
,b4 arrived at the ,orphan-,houses with 
the money4 ,yet even now it was more    
than an hour before the usual tea time4 
,the ,lord be praised for this          
deliverance6 ,such a week of deep       
poverty1 as we have had since ,nov4 #ac1
 we never had before4 ,yet1 thanks to   
the ,lord6 we have lacked nothing1 and  
we have been kept from dishonouring ,him
 by unbelief4 ,i further notice         

respecting this day1 that before this   
#ajl4 was received there was sent to the
 ,infant-,orphan-,house a cart load of  
clumps of wood1 when there were neither 
coals1 nor money to buy any4  ,nov4 #ba4
 ,saturday evening4 ,the #ajl4 which    
came in yesterday afternoon is all      
expended4 ,again ,i have not a penny in 
hand4 ,we are1 however1 brought to the  
close of another week1 and have now1 a  
little at least1 replenished our        
provision stock2 and should the ,lord   
permit us to enter upon another week1   
,he will surely provide according to our
 need4  ,nov4 #bb4 ,lords day4 ,the     
,lord has been again mindful of our     
need1 and has sent us in the means to   
meet the demands of two days4 ,besides  
the #al4 #ajs4 which came in for rent1 a
 brother gave me this morning two       
sovereigns1 a sister from a distance    
sent it41 and a brother1 who spent this 
day with us1 put #abs4 #f;d4 into the   
box at my house1 which our need soon    
brought out4  ,nov4 #bc4 ,this evening  

were given1 after all the money had been
 again disbursed1 #b gold rings1 #e     
small silver coins1 a silver ring1 #e   
silver studs1 a silver buckle1 a pair of
 ear-rings1 a necklace1 and a little    
box4  ,nov4 #be4 ,as only #cs4 #f;d4 had
 come in for knitting since the #bbnd1  
we were now again very poor4 ,the boxes 
in the ,orphan-,houses were opened1 but 
only #as4 was found in them4 ,in this   
our poverty #fl4 came in this afternoon 
for some of the articles which had been 
sent from ,stafford on ,oct4 #crd1 and  
which had been sold some time since4    
,this money had been expected for some  
time1 but came in only now1 in this our 
great need4 ,in the evening came in     
still further #bl4 from the ,east       
,indies4  ,nov4 #bf4 ,today were sent   
from ,newport1 near ,barnstaple1 #b     
rings1 a brooch and #ds4  ,nov4 #bg4    
,this morning ,i received #dl4 from a   
sister in ,dublin1 before we were really
 in need2 but this donation came very   
seasonably to meet the large demands of 

tomorrow1 ,saturday1 for which there is 
nothing in hand4 ,there was also taken  
out of the boxes in the ,orphan-,houses1
 this afternoon1 #bl4 #abs4 #f;d4  ,nov4
 #bh4 ,saturday4 ,there has come in     
again #al4 today4 ,thus the ,lord has   
bountifully supplied our need during    
this week1 always sending the means     
without allowing us to be so deeply     
tried as during the two previous weeks4 
,nov4 #bi4 ,the ,lords loving hand has  
again today provided richly for the     
,orphans1 for at least two days4 ,there 
came in altogether #fl4 #ais4 #f;d4     
,dec4 #a4 ,today we were so poor as to  
the ,orphan-,fund1 that we should not   
have been able to meet the demands of   
the day2 but the ,lords loving heart    
remembered us4 ,there came in this      
morning #el4 #gs4 for some of the       
articles which were sent some time since
 from ,stafford4 ,i have purposely again
 and again mentioned how the help1 which
 the love of some saints at ,leeds and  
,stafford sent1 delivered us1 that it   

might be manifest that those donors were
 directed by the ,lord in this matter4  
,dec4 #b4 ,when today there was again   
but little money in hand1 because of the
 disbursements of yesterday1 ,d4 ,c4    
brought me #bl41 which his wife a sister
 had saved out of housekeeping1 for the 
benefit of the ,orphans4 ,about an hour1
 after ,i had received this #bl41 there 
was sent1 in two post-office-orders1    
#fl4 #ds4 #f;d4 by a sister1 being the  
produce of the sale of some trinkets2 of
 which sum one half is to be used for   
the benefit of the ,orphans1 and the    
other half for my own personal          
necessities4 ,thus the ,lord has by this
 donation also provided for myself and  
family1 when we were in much need4      
,dec4 #e4 ,saturday morning4 ,yesterday 
afternoon a sister left two sovereigns  
at my house for the ,orphans4 ,the ,lord
 in the love of ,his heart1 remembered  
our ,saturdays necessities1 and sent in 
this supply2 for there was only #ahs4   
#f;d4 in hand when this money came1 and 

#bl4 #abs4 is needed for this day4      
,evening4 ,as there was now again only  
#fs4 #f;d4 in hand1 ,i gave myself to   
prayer1 and immediately after ,i had    
risen from my knees1 #al4 #es4 #f;d4 was
 given to me1 for things which had been 
sold1 being chiefly articles which had  
been sent from ,stafford4 ,there was    
also a flute left anonymously at my     
house1 this evening4  ,dec4 #f4 ,today  
there came in still further #bl4 #bs4   
#f;d4  ,dec4 #g4 ,again #al4 #aas4 has  
come in4  ,dec4 #i4 ,morning4 ,this is  
the last day of the fifth year of the   
,orphan work4 ,hitherto the ,lord has   
helped us6 ,this morning there was only 
#al4 #as4 #i;d4 in hand1 but #al4 #gs4  
was needed for the supply of today4 ,i  
therefore opened the box in my house1 in
 which #bs4 #f;d4 was found4 ,this #al4 
#ds4 #c;d4 ,i sent off to the           
,orphan-,houses4 ,evening4 ,there came  
in during this day #al4 #fs4 #f;d42 out 
of this ,i had to pay away #al4 #bs41 so
 that now1 at the close of the year1    

though the balance amounts to #ael4 #js4
 #f #a_/d;d41 there is only #ds4 #f     
#a_/d;d4 in hand1 as the rest has been  
put by for the rent1 which is due up to 
this time4 ,with this #ds4 #f #a_/d;d4  
we have now to commence the sixth year1 
leaning upon the living ,god1 who most  
assuredly during this year also will    
help us in every way1 as our            
circumstances may call for it4    ,at   
the close of these details 7with        
reference to the year from ,dec4 #i1    
#ahci1 to ,dec4 #i1 #ahdj7 ,i make a few
 remarks in connexion with them4  #a4   
,though our trials of faith during this 
year also have been many1 and recurring 
more frequently than during any previous
 year1 and though we have been often    
reduced to the greatest extremity1 yet  
the ,orphans have lacked nothing2 for   
they have always had good nourishing    
food1 and the necessary articles of     
clothing1 etc4  #b4 ,should it be       
supposed by any one in reading the plain
 details of our trials of faith during  

this year1 that on account of them we   
have been disappointed in our           
expectations1 or are discouraged in the 
work1 my answer is1 that the very       
reverse is the fact4 ,such days were    
expected from the commencement of the   
work2 nay1 more than this1 the chief end
 for which the ,institution was         
established is1 that the ,church of     
,christ at large might be benefited by  
seeing manifestly the hand of ,god      
stretched out on our behalf in the hour 
of need1 in answer to prayer4 ,our      
desire1 therefore1 is not that we may be
 without trials of faith1 but that the  
,lord graciously would be pleased to    
support us in the trial1 that we may not
 dishonour ,him by distrust4  #c4 ,this 
way of living brings the ,lord          
remarkably near1 ,he is1 as it were1    
morning by morning inspecting our       
stores1 that accordingly ,he may send   
help4 ,greater and more manifest        
nearness of the ,lords presence ,i have 
never had1 than when after breakfast    

there were no means for dinner1 and then
 the ,lord provided the dinner for more 
than one hundred persons2 or when1 after
 dinner1 there were no means for the    
tea1 and yet the ,lord provided the tea2
 and all this without one single human  
being having been informed about our    
need4 ,this moreover ,i add1 that       
although we1 who have been eye witnesses
 of these gracious interpositions of our
 ,father1 have not been so benefited by 
them as we might and ought to have been1
 yet we have in some measure derived    
blessing from them4 ,one thing is       
certain1 that we are not tired of doing 
the ,lords work in this way4  #d4 ,it   
has been more that once observed1 that  
such a way of living must lead the mind 
continually to think whence food1       
clothes1 etc41 are to come1 and so unfit
 for spiritual exercises4 ,now1 in the  
first place1 ,i answer1 that our minds  
are very little tried about the         
necessaries of life1 just because the   
care respecting them is laid upon our   

,father1 who1 because we are ,his       
children1 not only allows us to do so1  
but will have us to do so4 ,secondly1 it
 must be remembered1 that1 even if our  
minds were much tried about the supplies
 for the children1 and the means for the
 other work1 yet1 because we look to the
 ,lord alone for these things1 we should
 only be brought1 by our sense of need1 
into the presence of our ,father1 for   
the supply of it2 and that is a         
blessing1 and no injury to the soul4    
,thirdly1 our souls realize that for the
 glory of ,god and for the benefit of   
the church at large1 it is that we have 
these trials of faith1 and that leads   
again to ,god1 to ask ,him for fresh    
supplies of grace1 to be enabled to be  
faithful in this service4  #e4 ,my      
hearts desire and prayer to ,god is1    
that all believers1 who read this1 may  
by these many answers to prayer be      
encouraged to pray1 particularly as it  
regards the conversion of their friends 
and relations1 their own state of heart1

 the state of the ,church at large1 and 
the success of the preaching of the     
gospel4 ,do not think1 dear reader1 that
 these things are peculiar to us1 and   
cannot be enjoyed by all the saints4    
,although every child of ,god is not    
called by the ,lord to establish        
,schools and ,orphan-,houses1 and to    
trust in the ,lord for means for them2  
yet there is nothing on the part of the 
,lord to hinder1 why you may not know by
 experience1 far more abundantly than we
 do now1 ,his willingness to answer the 
prayers of ,his children4 ,do but prove 
the faithfulness of ,god4 ,do but carry 
your every want to ,him4 ,only maintain 
an upright heart4 ,but if you live in   
sin2 if you wilfully and habitually do  
things1 respecting which you know that  
they are contrary to the will of ,god1  
then you cannot expect to be heard by   
,him4 ,if ,i regard iniquity in my      
heart1 the ,lord will not hear me3 but  
verily ,god hath heard me2 ,he hath     
attended to the voice of my prayer4     

,psalm lxvi4 #ah1 #ai4  #f4 ,as it      
regards the children of ,god1 who by the
 labour of their hands1 or in any       
business or profession1 earn their      
bread1 particularly the poorer classes  
of them1 ,i give my affectionate yet    
solemn advice1 to carry into practice   
the principles on which this            
,institution is conducted1 as it regards
 not going in debt4 ,are you in debt8   
then make confession of sin respecting  
it4 ,sincerely confess to the ,lord that
 you have sinned against ,rom4 xiii4 #h4
 ,and if you are resolved no more to    
contract debt1 whatever may be the      
result1 and you are waiting on the      
,lord1 and truly trust in ,him1 your    
present debts will soon be paid4 ,are   
you out of debt8 then whatever your     
future want may be1 be resolved1 in the 
strength of ,jesus1 rather to suffer the
 greatest privation1 whilst waiting upon
 ,god for help1 than to use unscriptural
 means1 such as borrowing1 taking goods 
on credit1 etc41 to deliver yourselves4 

,this way needs but to be tried1 in     
order that its excellency may be        
enjoyed4    ,on ,dec4 #ad1 #ae1 #af1 and
 #be1 we had public meetings1 at which  
the account of the ,lords dealings with 
us during the last year1 in respect of  
the ,orphan-,houses1 ,schools1 etc41 was
 given1 for the benefit of any who      
desired to come4 ,the preceding part of 
the ,narrative gives the substance of   
what was stated at those meetings1 in   
reference to the many answers to prayer 
which the ,lord has granted to us during
 the past year4 ,there are a few points 
more1 which may be of interest to the   
believing reader1 and which were then   
mentioned1 which ,i shall now add4  #a4 
,there have been1 during this year also1
 six ,day ,schools for poor children1   
entirely supported by the funds of the  
,institution1 all of which have been    
established by us4  ,besides this1 the  
rent for the school room of a seventh   
,school1 carried on by a sister1 who is 
known to us1 has been paid and two other

 such ,schools1 out of ,bristol1 have   
been assisted with ,bibles and          
,testaments4  ,the number of all the    
children that have had schooling in the 
,day ,schools through the medium of the 
,institution1 since its formation1      
amounts to #bbaf2 the number of those at
 present in the six ,day ,schools is    
#cjc4  ,these ,day ,schools have        
defrayed1 by the payments of the        
children1 about the sixth part of their 
own expenses4  #b4 ,there is one ,sunday
 ,school entirely supported by the funds
 of the ,institution4  #c4 ,there has   
been since the formation of the         
,institution one ,adult ,school         
connected with it1 in which1 on the     
,lords day afternoons1 since that time1 
about #aej adults have been instructed4 
,this ,school has been discontinued at  
the close of this year1 and instead of  
it it is purposed to have a regular     
,evening ,school for adults who cannot  
read4 ,it is purposed to instruct them  
for about an hour and a half in reading 

and writing twice a week1 and afterwards
 to read the ,scriptures for a short    
time to them1 and to bring the truth    
before them4 ,the ,school will commence 
at seven oclock in the evening1 and the 
instruction will be altogether free4    
#d4 ,the number of ,bibles and          
,testaments which have been circulated  
through the medium of the ,institution1 
during the last year1 amounts to #deb   
copies4  ,there have been circulated1   
since ,march #e1 #ahcd1 six thousand and
 forty-four copies of the ,scriptures4  
#e4 ,there have been laid out during the
 last year1 of the funds of the         
,institution1 #abjl4 #ajs4 #b;d4 for    
,missionary purposes4  #f4 ,there are at
 present #ia ,orphans in the three      
houses4 ,the total number of the        
,orphans who have been under our care   
from ,april #aa1 #ahcf1 to ,dec4 #i1    
#ahdj1 amounts to #abi4  ,i notice      
further the following points in         
connexion with the ,orphan-,houses4  #a4
 ,without any one having been asked for 

any thing by us1 the sum of #c1icgl4    
#as4 #a;d4 has been given to us1 as the 
result of prayer to ,god1 since the     
commencement of the work4 #b4 ,besides  
this also1 a great variety of           
provisions1 clothes1 furniture1 etc4 #c4
 ,though there has been during this year
 as much1 or more sickness1 in the      
,orphan-,houses1 than during any        
previous year2 yet ,i own to the praise 
of the ,lord publicly1 that it has been 
very little1 considering the number of  
the children4  ,for the future we       
purpose1 according to the time1 means1  
etc41 which the ,lord may be pleased to 
give us1 to attend to a fifth object1   
the circulation of such publications1 as
 may be beneficial1 with the blessing of
 ,god1 to benefit both believers and    
unbelievers4 ,we purpose either to buy  
or print tracts for unbelievers1 and to 
sell them1 or have them distributed1 as 
opportunity maybe given2 and to buy or  
print such publications1 for            
circulation1 as may be instrumental in  

directing the minds of believers to     
those truths which in these last days   
are more especially needed1 or have been
 particularly lost sight of1 and which  
may lead believers to return to the     
written word of ,god4    ,,the          
,,blessing ,,of ,,the ,,lord ,,upon     
,,the ,,work ,,in ,,reference ,,to ,,the
 ,,souls ,,of ,,the ,,children4    #a4  
,during the last fourteen months there  
have been meetings purposely for        
children1 at which the ,scriptures have 
been expounded to them4 ,at these       
meetings an almost universal attention  
is manifested by them1 which ,i         
thankfully ascribe to the ,lord1 and    
upon which ,i look as a forerunner of   
greater blessing4  #b4 ,during the last 
year three of the ,sunday ,school       
children have been received into        
fellowship4  #c4 ,at the end of last    
year there had been eight ,orphans      
received into communion3 during the     
present year fourteen have been         
received3 in all twenty-two4  #d4 ,of   

those two who died during this year1 one
 was an infant1 and the other a girl    
about twelve years old4 ,the latter1 on 
the whole1 a well behaved child1 was for
 months ill in consumption before she   
died4 ,the nearer she came to the end of
 her life1 the greater was the          
solicitude of those under whose care she
 was1 respecting the state of her heart1
 as she was evidently unprepared for    
eternity4 ,but now we saw1 what never   
had been witnessed in any other of the  
children to such a degree4 ,this1 on the
 whole1 naturally amiable1 meek1 and    
quiet child1 manifested not merely      
complete indifference to the truth1 the 
nearer she came to the close of her     
life2 but also showed much aversion1    
and1 as far as she could1 great enmity  
to the truth4 ,at last she was evidently
 dying1 yet altogether unprepared for   
death4 ,in this state all the ,orphans  
in the ,girls-,orphan-,house were       
assembled together1 and the awful state 
of this dying child was pointed out to  

the unbelieving ,orphans as a warning1  
and to the believing ,orphans as a      
subject for gratitude to ,god on behalf 
of themselves1 that they1 by grace1 were
 in a different state2 and it was laid  
on their hearts to give themselves to   
prayer for their dying companion4 ,the  
labourers in the work were sustained to 
hope still1 and to pray still1 though   
,charlotte ,lee remained opposed to the 
truth while in this dying state4        
,however1 unexpectedly she lived ten    
days longer1 and about two days before  
her death she was so altogether         
different1 that we have hope in her end4
  ,it was stated in the last years      
,report1 that we were looking for fruit 
upon our labours as it regards the      
conversion of the children1 as the ,lord
 had given to us a measure of           
earnestness in praying for them4 ,the   
,lord has dealt with us according to our
 expectations4 ,but ,i expect far more  
than what we have seen4 ,while the chief
 object of our work has been1 and is    

still1 the manifestation of the heart of
 ,god towards ,his children1 and the    
reality of power with ,god in prayer2   
yet1 as we hoped1 and as it has been our
 prayer1 the ,lord gives to us also the 
joy of seeing one child after another   
brought to stand openly on the ,lords   
side4--,as far as my experience goes1 it
 appears to me that believers generally 
have expected far too little of present 
fruit upon their labours among children4
 ,there has been a hoping that the ,lord
 some day or other would own the        
instruction which they give to children1
 and would answer at some time or other1
 though after many years only1 the      
prayers which they offer up on their    
behalf4 ,now1 while such passages as    
,proverbs xxii4 #f1 ,ecclesiastes xi4   
#a1 ,galatians vi4 #i1 #a ,cor4 xv4 #eh1
 give unto us assurance not merely      
respecting every thing which we do for  
the ,lord1 in general1 but also         
respecting bringing up children in the  
fear of the ,lord1 in particular1 that  

our labour is not in vain in the ,lord2 
yet we have to guard against abusing    
such passages1 by thinking it a matter  
of little moment whether we see present 
fruit or not2 but1 on the contrary1 we  
should give the ,lord no rest till we   
see present fruit1 and therefore in     
persevering1 yet submissive1 prayer1 we 
should make known our requests unto     
,god4 ,i add1 as an encouragement to    
believers who labour among children1    
that during the last two years1         
seventeen other young persons or        
children1 from the age of eleven and a  
half to seventeen1 have been received   
into fellowship among us1 and that ,i am
 looking out now for many more to be    
converted1 and that not merely of the   
,orphans1 but of the ,sunday and ,day   
,school children4 ,as in so many        
respects we live in remarkable times1 so
 in this respect also1 that the ,lord is
 working greatly among the children in  
many places4  ,i most earnestly solicit 
all who know the reality of our         

privilege as the children of ,god1 even 
that we have power with ,god1 to help us
 with their prayers1 that many more of  
the children may soon be converted1 and 
that those who have made a profession of
 faith in the ,lord ,jesus may be       
enabled so to walk1 as that the name of 
,jesus may be magnified by them4 ,the   
believing reader must know how great the
 aim of ,satan will be to lead those    
children1 who1 from nine years old1 and 
upward1 have been received into         
fellowship1 back again into the world1  
and thereby seek to lead believers to   
give up looking for real conversion     
among children4  ,the total of the      
expenses connected with the objects     
of-the ,institution1 exclusive of the   
,orphan-,houses1 from ,nov4 #ai1 #ahci1 
to ,nov4 #ai1 #ahdj1 is #fbbl4 #bs4 #f  
#a_/b;d4 ,the balance in hand on ,nov4  
#ai1 #ahdj1 was #acl4 #bs4 #i #c_/d;d4  
,the total of the expenses connected    
with the three ,orphan-,houses1 from    
,dec4 #i1 #ahci1 to ,dec4 #i1 #ahdj1 is 

#ijjl4 #aas4 #b #a_/b;d4 ,the balance in
 hand on ,dec4 #i1 #ahdj1 was #ael4 #js4
 #f #a_/d;d4    ,dec4 #bc4 ,there was   
sent to us for ourselves1 anonymously1 a
 piece of beef1 which came very         
seasonably1 as we are just now again    
very poor4  ,dec4 #bf4 ,this morning a  
poor brother1 who1 like ourselves1 lives
 in dependence upon the ,lord for his   
temporal supplies1 whilst serving the   
,lord in the ministry of the ,word1 and 
who has been several days staying with  
us1 gave to my wife #cs4 #f;d41 for our 
own personal necessities1 saying1 that  
we might need it4 ,this is indeed a most
 remarkable donation1 both because of   
the individual from whom it came1 and   
because of its having been given just   
now2 for without it we should not have  
been able to provide for our temporal   
necessities this day4    ,,review ,,of  
,,the ,,year #ahdj4    ,i4 ,as to the   
church4  #fh brethren and sisters       
brother ,craik and ,i found in          
communion1 when we came to ,bristol4    

#fhg have been admitted into communion  
since we came to ,bristol4  #gee would  
be1 therefore1 the total number of those
 in fellowship with us1 had there been  
no changes4 ,but  #gi have left         
,bristol4  #ee have left us1 but are    
still in ,bristol4  #dd are under church
 discipline4  #eb have fallen asleep4   
#bcj are therefore to be deducted from  
#gee1 so that there are only #ebe at    
present in communion4  #aad have been   
added during the past year1 of whom #dg 
have been brought to the knowledge of   
the ,lord among us1 #bd besides1 though 
they knew the ,lord1 had never been in  
fellowship any where2 #dc had been at   
some time or other in fellowship1 but   
most of them with saints not residing in
 ,bristol4    ,,ii4 ,as to the supply of
 my temporal necessities3  #a4 ,the     
,lord has been pleased to send me by the
 ,freewill ,offerings of the saints     
among whom ,i labour1 through the       
instrumentality of the boxes #abh #es4  
#aj #a_/b;d4  #b4 ,through saints in and

 out of ,bristol1 by presents in money  
#ajj #es4 #a;d4  #c4 ,through family    
connection #h #ahs4 #j;d4  #d4 ,in      
provisions1 clothes1 etc4 worth to us at
 least #e #js4 #j;d4  ,altogether #bdb  
#hs4 #aa #a_/b;d4