The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-20 00:00:00

THE AMEPJCAN BAPTISTS AHD &LA rzer

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The enclosed letter has been recently received.
from the Uutted States of Alnerni, in NOM' to one for-
warded front the March under the are al the Rev. Cheeks
Stored, prior, on the subject of slavery.
The Board of Managers of the American Baptist Free
Mario* Seensty to the First Particular Baptist Church is
F.aglaad, greetieg :
'Dear &Mbren,—The society we represent, at it. recent
saniemeary, unsaimously adopted the following resolution
ktraoleed,—That the recast address of the Beptiot Usion
of Great Britain said Ireland to their brethren in
the United States, and the letter of the First
Partly:der Baptist Obercb, under the pastoral care
of the Rev. Cherie@ Stove!, London, give as gratifying
eviction that the sympathies of British baptists are
with us in oar present deadly conflict with the slave power
and that the board be requested to prepare and forward
suitable repliesin behalf of this society to each of the ono-,
municatioce.' Participating in the gratificatioe expreseed,
we are happy to comply with the request cootained to the
above resolution. Your letter therein referred to was duly
received ad circulated ; and every where is this cowitry
met with the unqualified approbation of genuine ante
darer baptists. Its frankness, its unfeigned sympathy, its
rata y clear compritheesiuo of the element' at
work in the great and terrible °omelet now being
waged in our land; sod, not least, though last, it/
full and hearty endcesemeet of the priamples of our
society, all make us deeply feel that you are nee is
spirit, sentiment, and object—one for God ead
nity, with us. Would that we could say the came with.
all the churches m England sad America. Your letter
affords us encoursgemeat ;• and, especially, taken in con-
es:doe with the address of the committee of the Booted
Union, it frees es from palatal doubts as to whet we me
to expect from Englialunee and Eighth baptists in our
present coolest with the slave power. Welcome your aid
sad sympathy ! We surely shall seed them. The ordeal
threagb which we are passing is terrible; the temptatioas
to compromise with iniquity and secure a false peace are
strong ; and the oppressor's power is both great and unre-
lenting. We are in the throes of natioaal reipmeratioe, sad
all mankind really, whether couscioas of the fact or not, are
interested that the result prove not an abortion. Sad
is the thought that multitudes In our Northern States
sad in Europe, blinded to this teeth, and ia sympathy,
with the rebellion, would see the rupture of our to-
vernment., freedom strangled in he new birth, and our
°matey a waste, rather than part with the prestige a
slavery and oottoo. Your sympathy
_and proffered aid,
with other signs 'there's no mistaking,' assure us that Clod
u is the war, sod that be will in due time mid It in the
complete overthrow of the system of slavery, and establieb.
meat of our national government in righteousams as well
as moos To this end we labour, and talc the co-operation
of baptists, all Christians, and philanthropists We world
over. Thanking you for your letter, and praying the lord
to bless you as ow of hie true aud living churches, we, as •
board, subscribe ourselves yours io Christ.
(Signed) "Arm L. rose, President.
"NAILS BROWN, COr. Sea
"Rooms of the Am. Bap. F.M. Society,
"37, 11121140//, N. Y . City, U.S.,
"July 21, 1d63."