l decide, with
one voice, in their favour. Before we determine the important
question, it will be well for us to recollect that no good deed
passes unrewarded. Every individual sacrifice, to humanity and
virtue, will be placed to our credit in the records of our lives.

The Convention have been informed, by one society, that "not
being able to raise funds for the payment of a tutor, they have
appointed a committee, of ten members, who maintained a school
during the last summer and autumn, on the First-day afternoon of
each week, for the moral and literary education of people of
colour," and that they propose re-commencing the business early
next summer. This conduct merits and receives our approbation,
and we regard it as highly worthy the attention of societies in
similar circumstances.... We exhort them to "go and do likewise."

In the cities of New York and Philadelphia, the schools appear to
be in a flourishing condition; in some of them persons of colour
are employed as teachers, and where such persons, properly
qualified, can be procured, the Convention believes the
employment of them will be attended with peculiar advantages....
It will contribute to kindle a spirit of emulation in their
brethren. In some places there are persons of colour whose
pecuniary circumstances would allow them to give something
towards the support of schools, for their own class, and we think
it proper and just, that their aid should be solicited.

Several societies have informed us that benefit has arisen from
their meetings with the coloured people. We therefore, recommend
that each society select a committee, of suitable members, whose
duty it shall be to assemble the free persons of colour, as often
as they shall judge it useful, and communicate to them such
advice and instruction, as they shall think necessary; and that
the committee report, in writing, the result of their opinions
respecting the conference, to the next succeeding meeting of
their society.

The Convention of last year, recommended to each society, the
appointment of a committee for the purpose of publishing
extracts, and essays, shewing the impolicy, and injustice of
slavery; but we observe, with regret, this subject has not
received that serious and diligent attention to which it