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leave this point open for the present.
At best I fear that I can be of little use
to your noble enterprise, much as I feel
interested in its success. But if I am obliged
to return for the remaining 3 months,
you must resolve to be satisfied with your
unprofitable bargain, and make me as
useful as you can.

The more I reflect upon it, the more
I am convinced of the religious and
moral grandeur of your plan. That the
divine Head of the Church, whose Spirit,
as I trust, suggested it, may continue
to prosper and to bless His chosen instru
ments to the fullest measure of their an-
ticipation, is the daily prayer of

yr affectionate brother in Christ,

John H. Hopkins

Rt. Rev. Bishop Polk, DD.

P. S. Be pleased to present my best re-
gards to Bishop Elliott, to whose letter {illegible: &? to? of?}
remittance, ( as he sent it by your direction)
I suppose that this will be a sufficient reply.