The Tuscarora cornet band favored this session with music between the
speeches.
Adjourned at 2 o'clock P. M. and convened again at 5 o'clock P.M.
The assembly was called to order by the president.
The following were the speakers, to-wit.
Mr. Simon Carrier, of Grand River, Ont.
Mr. Josiah Hill, of Grand River, Ont.
Mr. William Anderson, of Grand River, Ont.
Mr. Wm. Chew, of Lewiston, N. Y.
Mr. John Mt. Pleasant, of Lewiston, N. Y.
Mr. Elias Johnson, of Lewiston, N. Y.
Mr. Wm. Nephew, of Cattaraugus, N. Y.
Music was favored the second session by the Seneca national band, of
Cattaraugus. N. Y.
Adjourned at 8:30 o'clock P. M. to 10 o'clock A. M. to-morrow, after
singing the tune Greenville, words, "Savior, Visit Thy Plantation."
Benediction by Rev Thomas Green.
Oct. 18.--The assembly was called to order by the Vice-President. Dea.
Samuel Jacobs, of Lewiston, at 10 o'clock A.M. Opened by singing an
Indian hymn Prayer by Rev. Thomas Green, of Lewiston, N. Y.
The following were the speakers, to-wit:
Mr. Thomas Williams, of Grand River.
Mr. George Beaver, of Grand River.
Mr. John C. Lay, of Cattaraugus.
Adjourned at 1:30 o'clock P. M. to 4 P. M.
The assembly was called to order at 4 o'clock P. M. by the President.
The following were the speakers, to-wit:
Mr. John John, of Grand River.
Mr. Levi Jonathan, of Grand River.
Dr. Bombry, of Grand River.
President Josiah Hill, of Grand River.
Mr. Albert Cusick, of Onondaga Castle.
Mr. Abram Hill, of Onondaga Castle.
Rev. Thomas Green, of Lewiston, N. Y.
Mr. John Mt. Pleasant, of Lewiston, N. Y.
Mr. William Patterson, of Lewiston, N. Y.
Mr. Marvin Crows, of Cattaraugus, N. Y.
This forenoon we were favored with music by our temperance cornet band
between the speeches.
In the afternoon session we were favored with music by C. C. Lay's
orchestra band, of Cattaraugus, N. Y.
President Hill in the chair, business was resumed.
Mr. John C. Lay moved that the next convention be held on the Cattaraugus
Reservation, N. Y. This was followed by a motion of Levi Jonathan, that
the next convention be held at Grand River, Ontario, who claimed that
they had adopted the constitution, while the Senecas had not. After some
discussion, A. Sim Logan said, "If you will give us a copy of your
constitution, we will accept of it and form a society based on the same."
It was then put to vote and carried that the next convention should be
held at Cattaraugus, N. Y., on the 25th day of September, 1877.
The following officers were appointed, viz:
Mr. Elias Johnson. Tuscarora, of Lewiston, N. Y., President.
Mr. Josiah Hill, Tuscarora, of Grand River, Vice-President.
Dr. Bombry, Cayuga, of Grand River, Secretary.
On the evening of October 25th, as aforesaid, the convention duly met,
and was called to order by the President, E. Johnson; opened by singing
and prayer. Business was then resumed. The Secretary not being present,
Prof. Chancy C. Jemison, of Cattaraugus, was appointed to fill the
vacancy.
The committee of arrangements was as follows, viz:
Mr. John Canada, Seneca, of Cattaraugus.
Mr. A. Sim Logan, Seneca, of Cattaraugus.
Mr. Job King, Seneca, of Cattaraugus.
Mr. Levi Jonathan, Onondaga, of Grand River.
Mr. James Jemison, Cayuga, of Grand River.
Mr. Josiah Hill, Tuscarora, of Grand River.
Mr. John Mt. Pleasant, Tuscarora, of Lewiston.
Mr. Wm. Chew, Tuscarora, of Lewiston.
Mr. Daniel La Fort, Onondaga, of Syracuse, N. Y.
Mr. Abram Hill, Oneida, of Syracuse, N. Y.
The convention continued three days. Many speeches were made by the
leading men of the several nations that were represented. The meetings
were unusually interesting. Every speaker seemed to be moved to the
utmost of their enthusiasm. The congregations were large, and every face
seemed to glow with the interest that was awakened in the great cause of
temperance. The order and decorum that prevailed throughout all the
meetings was becoming to any Community.
There were also four cornet bands which favored the assemblies with
music, in their proper times, which added very much to the interest of
the convocation. The bands were as follows, to-wit:
Mr. A. Sim Logan's national cornet band, of Cattaraugus, N. Y.
Mr. Chester C. Lay's silver cornet band, of the same place.
Mr. Levi Jonathan's Tuscarora cornet band, of Grand River, Ontario.
Mr. Enos Johnson's temperance cornet band, of Tuscarora, N. Y.
On the morning of the last day of the convention before the services
began, the four cornet bands consolidated in one, which made over fifty
members, and played several tunes together outside of the Presbyterian
church, in which the convention was held, and made a rousing band of music.
The first article of the constitution, which reads thus: "This society
shall be denominated the Temperance Society," was amended so as to read
thus: "This society shall be denominated the Six Nations Temperance
Society of the United States and Canada."
The assembly was then called to sign the temperance pledge of this
society. There were upwards of two hundred that signed, most of whom
resided on the reservation in which the convention was held; but there
were some from the Tonawanda, Alleghany and Onondaga reservations, and
also one Oneida, from Green Bay, Wis.
The Onondagas and Tonawandas made application for a copy of the
constitution to be sent to them, that they might form temperance
societies on their respective reservations, which was granted them, and
Mr. Josiah Hill was appointed to write the copy and send the same to
them.
The convention adjourned on the evening of the third day to meet again
the next year at Grand River, Ontario.