At length one of the members of the Executive Committee asked leave to look over the accounts.

He did so, and said he could not find any mention of a sum of about thirty Napoleons, which he was sure he had paid into the treasury several months before, as a donation from Mr.Booth of New York, whose son had died in Beirut.

The money had _not_ been paid into the school treasury.
The vouchers were all produced, and there was left no resort but prayer.
There was earnest supplication that night that the Lord would relieve us from our embarrassment, and provide for the necessities of the school.

The next morning the good brother, above mentioned, recalled to mind his having given that money to Dr.Van Dyck in the Mission Library for the School.

Dr.Van Dyck was consulted, and at once replied, "Certainly I received the money.