nt the
following report:--

That they have examined the communication with much care, and have been
gratified by the spirit of Christian affection, respect, and candour,
which it breathes. They receive it as a pleasing omen of a more
intimate correspondence and a more endeared fellowship with our
Baptist brethren in Great Britain. The Committee, however, are
unanimously of opinion that as a Board, and as members
of the General Convention, associated for the exclusive purpose of
sending the gospel to the heathen, and to other benighted men not
belonging to our own country, we are precluded by our constitution
from taking any part in the discussion of the subject proposed in the
said communication. They, therefore, recommend the adoption of the
following resolutions:--

_Resolved._ That the Board reciprocate, with great pleasure, the
assurances of respect and affection which our brethren, "the members of
the Board of Baptist Ministers, in and near London," have uttered in
their communication.

_Resolved._ That the Board earnestly desire a closer intimacy with their
Baptist brethren in England, believing that the cause of truth in both
countries, and throughout the world, would be promoted, by a more
cordial union and co-operation of the two great branches of the Baptist
family.

_Resolved._ That the Board have viewed, with grief and anxiety, the
calamities which have befallen the Baptist Mission in Jamaica; and they
rejoice that the Mission has been resumed, with cheering prospects of
success.

_Resolved._ That while, as they trust, their love of freedom, and their
desire for the happiness of all men, are not less strong and sincere
than those of their British brethren, they cannot, as a Board, interfere
with a subject that is not among the objects for which the Convention
and the Board were formed.

_Resolved._ That the preceding Resolutions be communicated to the "Board
of Baptist Ministers, in and near London," together with the subjoined
letter, to be signed by the acting President, and the corresponding
Secretary of the Board.

(_Signed_) DANIEL SHARP,
_First Vice-President of the Baptist Board
of Foreign Missions in the United States._
LUCIUS BOLLES,
_Cor. Sec._

It may assist you to form a more correct opinion of the whole subject,
if we allude to a few of the circumstances which make