h is the indication of a moral whirlwind; nor is it
the crashing of those windows, which is the indication of a moral
earthquake, that calls me before you. No, these pass unheeded by
me. But it is the "still small voice within," which may not be
withstood, that bids me open my mouth for the dumb; that bids me
plead the cause of God's perishing poor; aye, _God's_ poor.

The parable of Lazarus and the rich man we may well bring home
to ourselves. The North is that rich man. How he is clothed in
purple and fine linen, and fares sumptuously! Yonder, yonder, at
a little distance, is the gate where lies the Lazarus of the
South, full of sores and desiring to be fed with the crumbs that
fall from our luxurious table. Look! see him there! even the dogs
are more merciful than we. Oh, see him where he lies! We have
long, very long, passed by with averted eyes. Ought not we to
raise him up; and is there one in this Hall who sees nothing for
himself to do?

LUCRETIA MOTT, of Philadelphia, then stated that the present was
not a meeting of the Anti-Slavery Convention of American women,
as was supposed by some, and explained the reason why their
meetings were confined to females; namely, that many of the
members considered it improper for women to address promiscuous
assemblies. She hoped that such false notions of delicacy and
propriety would not long obtain in this enlightened country.

While the large Hall was filled with a promiscuous audience, and
packed through all its sessions with full three thousand people, the
women held their Convention in one of the committee-rooms. As they had
been through terrible mobs already in Boston and New York, they had
learned self-control, and with their coolness and consecration to the
principles they advocated, they were a constant inspiration to the men
by their side.

The Second National Anti-Slavery Convention of American Women
assembled in the lecture-room of Pennsylvania Hall in Philadelphia,
May 15, 1838, at ten o'clock A.M. The following officers were
appointed:

PRESIDENT--Mary L. Parker, of Boston.

VICE-PRESIDENTS--Maria Weston Chapman, Catharine M. Sullivan,
Susan Paul, of Boston, Mass.; Mariana Johnson, Providence, R. I.;
Margaret Prior, Sarah T. Smith, of New York; Martha W. Storrs, of
Utica, N. Y.; Lucretia Mott, of Philadelphia; Mary W. Mag