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Show 130 tt:ousnen 11 ill tlow rlown our &U'CCis, null JII'OSpct•ity be within our wulls .'' ?\1:.) tl>c wonw11 of this oounu·y so puq;c thdr· lw~rts of all tHnbitious 1 i~ws , of :t\1 sdli sh 11ims, 1\S to be fit 111111 honm·ed instru111cnts fOr· doiuA the Uwd's 110rk: uml to be nblc to s:l}', "Not unto us , 0 Lortl, but to thy name be glm·y." May ~~~ ~ so_lcnm Christ thA_t , iu tloe spirit of _his u_liAht, v.:c muy "biud up the l.n-okcu-lwm·te~l , JWOCbtm llln•rty to the c~plt\CS, 11ncl the opcumg ol the pnson to them th:a an: hound; gi1·e nntfl tltcm he11uty few :lsltcs, the oil of jo) for mouruing, the gnrment ofpt·:ti5t~ fm· the spit·it of hcal'iucss." To the l:ulies of lite Anti-SI:Wl'I'J Com•cution we suy, may God guide your counsels, :md lnll}' you do Hll to his glm·y. On Uehnlf of the Socict~, L. \\'JLLAIIII, Cur. SecT·etary. On motion of Juliana A. Tappan, Resolved, That whatever may be t!Je sacrifice, ~•u.l whatC\'er other rights may be yielded or denied, we will maintain practically the right of petition, until the slave shall go free, or our en r rgies, like Lovejoy's, are paralysed in death. Resolved, That for every petilion rrj ected by the National Legislature, during their late session, we will endeavor to send five the present year; and that we will not cease our efforts until the prayers of e\·cry woman within the sphere of our inlluence shall be he~u·d in the halls of Congress on this suhject. On motion, the business nf tllf' Convention was su spended fnr a short time to give instructions to the commiuee appointed to make arrangements for the future meetings. On motion of Mary Spencer, Resolved, That we regard the right of petition as dear and inalienable, and so far from discovering a dictatorial spirit, it is the refuge of the most humble and powerless, and true greatness would never turn away from such appeals. Mary Grew offered the following resolution: W!tereas, The disciples of Christ are commanded to have no fellowship with the 11 unfruitful works of darkness;" and, whereas, union in His church is the strongest expression of fellowship bctw~en men; therefore, ResoliJul, That it is our duty to keep ourselves separate from tltose churches whieh receive lo their pulpits and their communion tahles, those who buy, or sP-11, or hold as property, the image of the living God. This re~olution was suppo_rted by the mover, Lucretia Mott, Abby Kelly, Maria \V. Chapman, Anne W. Weston, Sarah '1'. Smith, and Sarah Lewis: and opposed hy Margaret Dye, Margaret Prior, Henrietta Willcox, Martha \V. Storrs, and Juliana A. Tappan, and wa8 adopted.• Adjonrned to meet in Pennsylvania II all, on Thursday morning, May 17th. 'f'nuRSDAY MoRNINO, May 17. The Convention was called to order, in the Pennsylvania Hall, at 10 o'dor:k, A. M. A por~ion of Scripture was read, and prayer offered by the President. Lucr.elia Mot.t rnade some impressive remarks respecting the riot of the preced1ng evenmg, ancl exhorted the member8 of the Convention to be stead· fasi and solemn in the prD!::t't'tltion nf 1he businPss for which tht'y were assembletl. ANTI-SJ,AVt:RY CU:-.1\'f:NTION OF AMI-:IUt:AN WOMEN'. 131 The (olin wing resolutions were then adopted: Resolved, That the Anti·Slavery enterprise presents one of the most appropriate fields fur the exercise of the influenc:e of woman, and that we pledge ourselves, with divine assistan ce, never to desert the work, while an American sla,·e groans in boudage. Resolved, That every mother is bound by imperative obligations, to instruct her children in the principles of genuine abolition, by teaching them the nature and sanctity of human rights, and the claims of the great law of love, as binding alike on every member of the huma:1 family. Resolved, That in view of the tmparalleled sufferings of the slave, and also in relation to the oppression of tile nominally free people of color in the United States, it becomes us, as women and as Christians, to invoke the special aid of Almighty God for the speedy deliverance of this people from their oppressors, in that way which will most glorify Himself. On motion of Henrietta \V illcox, Resolved, That in view of the exigencies of the times, and the loud call for money to aid in the dissemination of truth, this Convention recommend to Ft>male Anti-Sia,'cry Societies to take immediate measures for the forma· tion of cent·a-week societies, on the plan proposed by the Executive Committee of the American Anti-Slavery Society. On motion of Margaret Dye, Resolved, That the system of Americ;:~n slavery is contrary to the laws of God, and the spirit of true religion, and that the church is deeply implicatt:d in this sin, and that it therefore becomes the imperative duty of all her members to petition their ecclesiastical bodies to Pllter their decided protests against it, and exclude slaveholders from their pulpits and communion tableR. Adjourned to meet in the same place at 4 o'clock, P.M. TnuRSDAY AFTERNOON, May 17. The Convention was called to order at 4 o'clock, P.M. The President read the 6th chapter of 2d Cor., and Sarah M. Grimke offered prayer. Sarah T. Smith, on behalf of the Business Committee, presented an aU· dress to Anti-Slavery Societies, which was read and adopted, as follows: ADDilESS TO ANTI.SLt\ VERY SOCI8TIES. lJear Friends :-ln that \o\'C fot• out• uusc wl,ich kuows not the fen•· of man, we Allcln·u you, in confidence tlu~t ou•· moti\'CS will he un1lerstood Ruclt·egm·•lc•l. " 'c l'cltr not censut-c from you fo•· goiug beyoud tlu! ci•·clc which has IJecn d1·awn :l.I'OlHHI us by jlhysical fo•·cc, by mental nsuqHttion, by the us:~ges of ngcs·-not any one of whicb, can we admit, gi,•cs the right to p•'C· ~ribc it; ci.'!C tnight th~~ mounrchs of the old wodd sit fit•mty on theit· lht'Oocs-the flobility of Euro1~ lore! it over the nmn of low clpt;t·ee-thc duuns we are now seckin1!; to bt"(>llk cootinor• riveted ou the neck of the sl:we. Out• IIlith J;OCS not h:~ck to the wigwam of the AIIVPgf", or to the castle of the feudal chie f, hut would t-athcr soar with horte .to that 1>eri01l when "right alone 6h11l\ moke ?night"- when the lnlllchcon 11ntl the swm·d slwll hr. uaclcss-whcn the intellect llllrl the heat·t slmU speRk :•ml be o!Jeyed-when " llc alone whose •·ight it is, shall rule and •·eign in ~he hear·ts of the childr·en of men." We llt'e told th:Jt it is not within the« pr·ovince of womnn," to 1liscuss the suLjcct of slal·ery; thAt it is a political questiou," nml we at·c" stepping out of om· sphe•·c," when we t11ke pnrt in ita discussion. It is not lt'lll! that it is 111~rcly a politiCAl q•tcstion,-it is likewisl' a qut"!!tion of joa. lice, of humanity, of mat·ality, of religion; a <Jttes:ion "hich, while it inl'Ol\'CI consideratiooa of immense impo1·tnnce to the wclfat·e ancl pi'Ospct·ity of out· country, cntct·s 1ief·ply into the honre. concerns, the ever·y-<lay fcding:s of millions of our fellow \)(•in:;:.s. \Vhcthe•· the labor·er shnll ~~::"~n11~f~~·~t\i;:~~/~t~.~:~~;;s0:~~~hc:;·,e•~.:l~ .~;cko~~~~r'~i~!.~o~~;\~~~::~er w\',fe~:h~~•·i~~~ whcthet• his bones and sinews slmll be his own, or :mother'a-whcthcr his child shllllt·cc~·i\·e the protectilln of its natut'RI gltardian, or be t'Rnked among the li\'c·stock of the cst:ue, to ltc clispOSt'(l of as tht;: capl'ice m• inlet·est of the mastrr may (lict:Jtc-whetltf'l' I he sun of knowledge 5hall irradintc tlte lml or the peaSAnt, 0\' tltc llHtl'kJ clouc\ of i~nnt'ntlcc IJI'OVII d:u·kly O~CI' it-wltellwr " evet'y one sh111l ha1·c liberty to 11 orship G01l ~ccn•·cling to the •lictntt·s of his o.,.•n cousciem:r ;• |