The Committee appointed by the Proprietors of Berry Street Church, at
their meeting on the sixth inst., to consider and report on a Letter, of the first
inst., from Rev. William Ellery Channing, D. D., their Senior Pastor, oommu-
nicated by the Standing Committee, to whom it was addressed, having attend-
pd to the duties of their appointment, and. deliberately and solicitously con-



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templated the interesting subject 'which it embraces, ask leave respectfully to

offer their unanimous result, in the form of a Letter to the Rev. Dr. Channing*

which they would recommend to be adopted by the Proprietors, and by the

whole Society. The Reply thus recommended is, if approved and accepted,

to be authenticated and transmitted in such manner as the meeting may

direct.
(Signed) John Davis,

T. H. Perkins,

John Welles, \ Committee.
Henry Chapman,
James Savage,
George Ticknor,

Hon. Jonathan Phillips, one of the Committee, had left Boston on his way
to Europe before any action of the Committee on the subject referred to them j
but his associates have entire confidence that .he would, if present, entirely
concur in the above Report."

The Letter, reported by the Committee, was unanimously adopted by the
Proprietors, and directed to be transmitted to the Rev. Dr. Channing, as their
Reply to his communication, verified by the signatures of the Chairman of the
meeting, Samuel Greele, Esq., and the Clerk of the Proprietors. They also
directed the Letter of Dr. Channing, the Reply of the Proprietors, and the
Report of the Committee to be printed for their use, under the direction of a
Committee, consisting of the members of the former Committee, the Chairman
of the meeting, and the Clerk of the Proprietors. g. s. h.
Boston, June, 1840.
