1. Persons who desire to make application for the admission of Orphans,
are requested to write to me, and address the letter to my house, No.
23, Paul Street, Kingsdown, Bristol.
2. I again state, as it regards the funds, that the income for the
Orphans is kept distinct from that for the other objects. Donors may
therefore contribute for one or the other of the objects exclusively, or
have their donations equally divided among them all, just as it may
appear best to themselves. If any of the donors would wish to leave the
application of their donations to my discretion, as the work of God in
my hands more especially may call for it at the time, they are
requested, kindly to say so, when sending their donations.
3. The expenses for the Orphans, during this year, were 4304l. 4s. 7 ½
d.
4. Without any one having been personally applied to for anything by me,
the sum of 74132l. 6s. 10 ¾ d. was given to me for the Orphans, as the
result of prayer to God, from the commencement of the work up to May 26,
1855, which sum includes the 15,055l 3s. 2 ¼ d. paid for the building,
fitting up, and furnishing of the present New Orphan House, the 23,059l.
17s. 8 ¼ d., in hand on the 20th May, 1855, for the Building Fund, and
the 116l. 17s. 8 ½ d., the balance for the current expenses.--It may
also be interesting to the reader to know that the total sum, given for
the other objects, from the commencement of the work up to May 26, 1855,
amounted to 25,239l. 8s. 10 ¾ d.; and that which came in by the sale of
Bibles and Tracts, and by the payment of the children in the Day
Schools, from the commencement, amounted to 4531l. 12s. 10 ¾ d.--
Besides this, also a great variety and number of articles of clothing,
furniture, provisions, &c., were given for the use of the Orphans.
5. I have the joy of being able to state that we have great cause for
thankfulness, that, in the midst of many difficulties, our labours among
the Orphans continue to be blessed, and that, especially, again and
again instances now come before us in which those, who were formerly
under our care, declare themselves on the Lord's side.
6. Besides being able to meet the expenses for the Orphans and the other
Objects, amounting altogether to 7832l. 7s. 0 ½ d. during this year, I
was able to add to the Building Fund 5242l. 18s. 3d. The total income
during the year was 13,054l. 14s. 4d.
7. The articles given for the benefit of the Orphans, are sold by Miss
Stevens, on the first floor of the Bible and Tract Warehouse of the
Scriptural Knowledge Institution, No. 34, Park Street, Bristol.
Matters connected with my own personal affairs, or the work of the Lord
in my hands, not immediately connected with the Scriptural Know/edge
Institution, from May 26, 1854, to May 26, 1855.
Dec. 31, 1854. During this year there have been received into fellowship
61.