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Proposition In teaching the Oneida Children. The Committee, under whose care the Yearly Meeting has placed its concern relative to the Indian Natives, in in their deliberations from time to time on this impor- tant subject, have been led to apprehend that in order to be more extensively useful to that People, the attention of Friends should be particularly turned to the young and rising generation, who are in great want of suitable instruction; and as a friend &; his family have for some time resided with the Brothertown Tribe, whose services have been found very useful to them, &; the want of similar assistance in the Oneida Tribe is sensibly felt, we are now induced to spread the subject in this manner with few the view of encouraging a Friend &; his wife particularly, or a single man, who may feel their minds disposed to go &; reside amongst that Tribe for a time, for the purpose of instructing their Childern &; aiding the endeavours of the Committee in the promotion of thier civilization &; welfare. The clerk is directed to forward Copies of this minute to the several Quarterly Meetings in the Yearly Meeting. Extracted from the Minutes of the Comm- ittee at a Meeting held in New York 23rd of 5th mo. 1808Samuel Parsons Clerk