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hoped the invitation of the president would be followed ^would be accepted^ and desired opposers would be more generous than to withhold objections untill the convention was dispersed. as at Seneca Falls, where the ministers reviewed it in their pulpits on the Sabbath day where they could not be met. A [Mr Coulton of New Haven said he felt great interest in the cause saying he "loved the ladies as well as they love themselves" ^but^ he would not have them ^woman^ excel her proper sphere, he thought her place was at home, it was her empire and her throne - should deprecate exceedingly her occupying the pulpit.

L mott ^was begging the question and regretting that he did not mark out the position^ wished him to read his bible again and see if there is any thing there to prohibit her being a religious teacher

religious teacher, thought it was not strange that he had imbibed such views coming as he did from New Haven Conn; said we had derived our views too much from the clergy instead of the Bible.

[Hon William C Bloss a member of New York ^legislature^ admited that good results would follow attend the exercise of the elective franchise by woman, but portrayed many obstacles in the path of ^that^ reform and enquired if there was not a natural disqualification; did not boys and girls exhibit dissimilarity of taste in their choice of their play things, the one prefering the more noisy hammer or the hoop and the other her darling doll at home, and were not these ^same^ characteristics of the traits only more fully developed in after life?

Rebecca M M Sanford, ^of Ann Arbor^ eloquently advocated the just claim of woman to an equality with man, her address will be published. Her remarks ^were listened to with^ elicited close attention and produced a marked impression upon the audience

At the request of L Mott Elisabeth McClintock read some lines from the pen of Maria W Chapman styled "The Lords of Creation" "The Times that try Mens Souls."