Do'syowa Ganok'dayak, Ohnoot'ah 1, 1845.

Degaisdoagoh 9.

“ Nek. nonah dahsat'haak nek asa'awik'sek nek nonah ah-

sandak asa'yakda'npnak : nek nonah ahseh asawa nak'sek.
“ Nesakah ne gai'wihsakoh, yontchisdodah'gwak ; nekkuh
ne gaya'neshak, deyiuhhatheh; nekkuh nonda'detgehahdanih
na'yaguknigoh'dahet nehhuh heyuthainehsok ne yohhekoweh.
Oyadokshadogcthdikgeh tgawanagwah nekhoQweh, ne Pro¬
verbs 6; 22, 23.

THE MENTAL ELEVATOR.

Buffalo-Creek Reservation, April 1, 1845.
Number 9.

“ When thou goest, it shall lead thee ; when thou sleepest, it

shall keep thee ; and. when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
“ For the commandment is a lamp ; and the law is light; and
reproofs of instruction are the way of life.’*—Proverbs vi : 22, 23.

''Printed at the Seneca Mission-Housed

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dik'sah shoh oh, na dik'sah da'seh shoh oh kuh .lion dad'ye'o-

nyanoni, a ya'dyoh se aak' kuh ga gwe'goh non dad ye o nya'-
no nih he o weh i'nageh, sah sho ni wa'nih da'ge a dyieh na-
wan'dyok : ga'an di gwah ni ga an dyieh a o wa gah nak-
sah'aah ne gift shah de as'de is thah, deh oh'ni go'o will, ne
dya'weh oh a'a de'yas thaak, a o wa e'ja o nyo'ok ga'wenni-
yuh he'na i gwe'nih na oh'ni'go o will : a sho di'wi nyont',
kuh, no nah a sho di'yah da ye ill.
3. Honon'diont a da'ni da'os hah, neh a'non di'wa dek, a-
sha 'go di e ja'o nyo'ok ne gan dyiuh'gvvah geh ha a nan'da na-
ya'ak ne swanih'dashoh, naya guh'ni go'o nyah dork ga gwe'¬
goh no gweh : a sha'go non'dah waa do gah'da ni'aak he ni-
yuda'ant neh tah ah deh e i'wa'aah ne gai'wi yu : a o di'wis-
de'o ek sek ne swanih'dashoh ha non da na ya'ak : ga do'ga
he o weh na'wan dye ah'dah gwaak, na'a go'yah da'ge hah oh-
son'da go go doh oh ; a'a go'yah da'ge hah'dork na ya go'yan-
dvk ne gai'wi yu. Neh na ga no'non'di ont, a sha yah daat'-
ga ak, de i'yvs he gih'shah ne sga non'das hoh ; ga'wen ni-
yuh' gwa'sho na o dih ni'go a wah na sho di'yah'da ye is. A-
shi'wi nyont he ni o'non dah'swa wah ne swanih'dashoh, neh
kuh he ni yiu'i wah ho noii'di wa gwah ; kuh he ni a dye'ah dirk
no wis dah.
4. Ga noh'gwah ho non'di on'dah goh, sah shoh ni yo-
gweh da'ge a dyieh ne sga non'da shoh, neh anondi'wadek
neh ach ha'go di'wirs'yu nya'ni aak na yu yah hik ne go nya-
ak'hoh : as ha'go di'ya doh'sha wih'sek he gwa dah a'go yah'-
hih oh ; he yu'do gas'dah go'ok he ni ga'ya nes'yuh da ne ga-
ya'dos hi'yu neh, a'sha di'wi nyont kuh he ni o di'ya na wah'-
syioh no'nah gas as, ho di'yah'da ye is
Neh naga he'nia'nandi ha di'yah'da ga'ya doh, ayu'gwe-
nyo'ok o yah gih shah gve oi'wenooh a'a neh godi'ondah'-
go ok, a sha go di'yah da'ga ya dah, neh huh kuh haehgwah
na yuh'da akj a sha di'wi nyont'haak no'nah gas a sho di yah-
daye ih.
§8. De a'nani'dyiuh gwa'ah asha'godino'onyook son'dih-
gwa'nah oh'dah ah a ai'waye'is, aga'yado'ok kuh gas na¬
ga ne de a na ni'dyiuh gwa'ah neh kuh nos'de'isdoh aa'ya-
do'ok ne ga ya'dos yu'wana'neh, ga do'ga kuh he'oweh a ga'-
nok do'da ni'aak neh neh a wan dyaah'dah gwaak ; het ga'-
gwa'kuh a ga'ya noh'da nok, ne ga ya'noh do wa'nas, oya'-
noh da' yas dohs.

“ NiK HUH A GA'YA DO'OK I GA'YaN DUK Nl-

AfWAY'E'lS, NOT AN DBT K’O NIH HA'NO'OH-
GWAH NA'O'GWEH DAH NA YaNAH GEH.”
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schools, and visit the schools on their reservation once in three

months, and if at any time they see any scholars neglecting to
attend constantly and seasonably, or unfaithful in respect to learn¬
ing as fast as possible, they shall exhort them, and use all possi¬
ble influence with them, to make them reform and do their duty ;
and report their doings to Convention.

3. A committee of kindness, whose business it shall be to se¬

cure the attendance of the people upon the Monthly Concert of
prayer for the conversion of the world, rouse them up to consi¬
der the wretchedness of those without the gospel, and take up
collections at the Monthly Concert of prayer, for the single pur¬
pose of doing good to those in darkness, by aiding in furnishing
them with the gospel. This Committee may consist of one or
two on each reservation as Convention shall decide at each
meeting, who shall report to the convention their success in re¬
gard to the Monthly Concert meetings, the amount collected, and
the use made of the same, i

.
4 A Court of Chancery, consisting of three on each Reser¬
vation, whose business it shall be to settle all matrimonial difficul¬
ties, and grant divorces to those who are, by the laws of the Bi¬
ble, entitled to receive them, and report their doings to Con¬
vention.

Besides these Committees, others may be chosen to attend to

any other matter that Convention may think proper to take in
hand, who shall, at the proper time, make their report to the
Convention.

§ 8. Votes of thanks shall be passed in all cases where these

committees shall have done their duty well enough to deserve
them, and these votes shall be recorded by the Stated Clerk, in a
place in the large book, set apart for that purpose, and headed as
follows, in large and beautiful letters :—THE RECORDS OF
THE FAITHFUL, WHO SHOW THEIR LOVE TO
THEIR PEOPLE BY THEIR ACTIONS ” And it shall be
regarded a great honour to any person belonging to a committee
to obtain such a vote of thanks.
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Neh kuh d weh'he aak oh dyQn'd4hsa'yh son'dih gwa'-

hah oh'dah ah nQ gvveh hodi'ont ne dylgwah dlan'dggut
ne de 4 n| ni'dyiuh gwa'lh da'Q wa nQ'nyggh.

GAl'WAK HAH'SO GWAH III.

Tiga'vvenniyuh' sho ni ya'w§h o'on dyieh.

§1. A an'dwa nok'dah na an'da na'yah a ah ge'o a guh no¬

li ah' a odi'yah'daye ih, neh a dwa'dye ant odi'wadeh a on-
di'yah da'ga ya dah he o weh ant ga'voh'dah gvvah a dih gwa'-
nah oh'dah ah a on di'vvi nyont: jo gweh'da shoh sga non'da-
shgh. Ga jih'ga yah'ge o noh a a'go yah da ga'ya dah ; neh
a o non di'wa dek, aa'nont ga'a oh da a non di yah'do wet
a dih gwah a dih'gwa'nah ot no i'waseeh da o non di'yah-
do wet no di'yah da ye'ih oh a dih gwah no yah' ai'wenooh
heniyuhda nae ne wah an i ga gas get ha'ah.
§2. Onah a o'wa yah da'ga ya dak na ga no'non'di ont,
neh da wan'dah hon'da guh no di'wa deh as go'wa wa'nah sa'-
wa nyooh he'ni o di'ye na'wah syoh ne'e sga gont sho di yah'-
da ye'ih o noh : a gaat ne gah, neh ne'wah o nah o non'da-
dagwors ne ga jih'ga yah'ge o noh kuh na'ya'do oh.
3, Neh ga'nononi na'ga ak a gwvs' wesuh dah a'gos-
nyiuh'syioh, na ya'go nok'do thvs kuh he'ni yoh ne go ga'-
yas, o nah na a neh he'aak deh neh'huh naeh'heaak ah'soh
as gis'nyiet, onah nae dek ni de o'dwa nok'dah o'ok ; neh
gwa' a ando'esyok naeh'heaak ah'soh asglsnyiet :—
neh kuh ne ga jih'ga yah'ge o noh neh aak'dooh a dih gwah
a'odiga'yah nah soh ashirs'nyiet : neh huh'jih gwa' nae
dent hali'n^h ne'dah, ne t.ah ah gih shah de o dih ni'go'a yan-
dah'syigh ne gan'doh ne'a waah.
§4. Neh kuh no di'yah'da ye ih oh gai'wa yan'dah goh a-
sha'go di'yah daa guh ne son'dih gwa'nah oh'dah ah na yok'-
hithahas no nah hasga'eh as ho di'yah da ye ih.
§ 5. Neh huh' kuh gas na.on di'yah'da ye'ih ook onah
as ha'no wan dah he o weh as ho'di yah'da ye ih da a na ni'¬
dyiuh gwa'ah ho nont'gen nih'sah oh, neh gwa' a dih gwa nab¬
ob'dah ah a wan'de yah'hit neh'huh gwa' nae a yiuh'sa wa'-
dyiehsek ne' gagwe'goh sga non'das hoh, neh huh na yuh'-
da-ak Tvs ge'o wah'geh, Do'syio wa, Gah'daa gas'ge a ah,
Oh hi'yuh. Tan o'wan deh; onah as ga yoh ne Ga'anaah'-

§6. Neh nl ga na ga'ya noh'da ak na ga'wa noh'sa wak

gas hah'de wage na sho'di yah'da ye'ih, a give's' neh huh’ shg
-no'nik g^9 4 shg'wa'ynh'da gl'ya d|h ne ga jih'ga yah'ge o
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ARTICLE III.

Miscellaneous Rules.

§ 1. After the prayer at the opening of the Convention, the

4irst regular business shall be the appointment of the Committee
of bills and overtures, consisting of one from each Reservation.
They shall be appointed by the Chairman, and it shall be their
duty to consider and judge whether any new business which shall
require any action of the Convention other than listening to re¬
marks and addresses, shall be brought up for consideration before
the Convention.

§ 2. After the appointment of this committee, the next busi¬

ness shall be the reading of the minutes of the last Convention,
•after which, the next in order shall be the choice of the Chair¬
man and Clerk of the Convention.

§ 3. In order to prevent too much talking and to give an op¬

portunity to all who may desire it, it shall be considered out of
order for any person to make more than two speeches on one
motion, and if he wishes to do so he must ask leave, and the
chairman sha 1 try by vote of Convention whether he shall be al¬
lowed to speak the third time or not. But it is always in order
for a member to explain his own words when they have not been
rightly understood.

§ 4. Convention may appoint some person to preach the

opening sermon at the next meeting.

§5. At each meeting of the Convention, the place shall be

appointed for the next stated meeting by a vote of the meeting,
but un ess very special reasons sh.ill prevent,' it shall be consi¬
dered the rule to meet at all the reservations in regu ar order alter¬
nately, as follows :—Tuscarora, Buffalo, Cattaraugus, Allegha¬
ny, Tonawanda, and so round ag iin.

§ 6. These ru’es shall be read at each meeting immediate¬

ly after the election of the Chairman and Clerk,' hlso the duties
of the committees shall be read and explained to them after their
ejection.
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n$h kuh na ya'do oh r kuh haeh'gwah no'non'di on doh a~

wan'di wa noh'sa has gas he'ni gai'wa yan dah'goh he nan'di ya-
noh da'ak no nah a o wa di'yah da'ga ya dook.

05^ [The three lines following, should have come immedi¬

ately after the close of the first paragraph of the seventh section
of the second article of the Rules, but were accidentally omitted ;
the reader will please refer them to that as their proper place.]

It is expected that a written report will be prepared, by this

Committee in connexion with the Missionary on each reserva¬
tion, and read before the Convention.

-oo^oo-

GaA NAH 30. 10’s. Lentwood.

[New-Year’s Hymn.]

1
Onah sawe'eyoh' ne wa'gayoh ;
Hai! hai! a gwa'da nos ! hai! hai! hai! hai!
Ho nah'wan dah'oh' kuh no'nonf gah dell :
Hai! hai! sa gwa'da nos ! hai! hai! hai! hai!

2
Yu an ja deli' jut gah'ha do'on dyieh,
Onah sa wan'nagad ne yus'haaseeh ;
Jo gwa'doh ha'eh neh sa gwaf gat huh.
De gwa'noo nyoh, ne Gao'yah geh chill dyoli.

3
Da sgwah'nya dook dih he'na yo'nis het
Wall dan'dyoon dyieh na ga ne yus'haa seeli
Neh kuh no nah nikhuh deh ja'gwah dyoh,
Dyutgont'da sgwah'nya dook' ne gao'yah geh.

4
Na ya'gwa da'no thak dih dya'weh oh
Na yiu'i wa'da dyieh ta'wa dok dah
He nah'de gaah'sa oh ha yah'da deh
Noh sa no ne'a gwat Cha ga'o he dvs.
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GAl NAH 31.

[Temperance Hymn.]

1
Neh shoh nah ih ah a kne'ge haak
O doos'ha gih no'ne ga noh,
Neh' neh huh' ne dyu ne'gitgah'oh,
O noh'gwah chi yu yeafr'dat has.
Wakah' swat his' swa ne'gaet gah
Ne whiskey, wine, cram bam buli.

2
A gat'gat'hwah, noli ni go a et gant.
Neh ne hah'ne ga gah'wirs thah,
Deo det gwah'do nyali'go on'dyiehs'gwali
Gwis gwis' deh sha'yaa da dyiehs gwah.
Deh'swali'ni gont swa ne'ge hali
Ne brandy gin, cram bam buli.

3
He nah o'nis het a go hek' nih,
Ne na wa ga doli'noon'dyieli'sek
He ga'ylh de ya go'all ga nyvs
O ne'ga noh' % kne'ge haak.
Is neswadyuoh wakah swat his,
Ne cider, beer, cram bam buli.

GAlNAH 32. L. M.

X
Ga wenmi yuh' sho naje'dok hall'het
Ne goi'wa neh'a goh no gweh,
O nah' go yah'don daat hah' gas,
Yondoh, a'no'nahot' nagyeh'?

2
Ga ya'doh' nae he na'ye yeh
Neh neh ga ya'dos hi yu neh ;
Wat yuo wih, wa doh, neh tga gont'
Ne Je sus a o wai'wvs heh.
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It

3 .
Cha g^g'he dvs nas oh'dah geh
A ya'go da'dat gah'wa $k;
Ga gwe'ggh ag wai'wa gon dvk ;
A dya guh'ni ggis'ah do'gk.

4
A ye'i wah'haas deh'go Qk
N| g'wai'wa gwen ni yirs'thaak ;
A dya'go da'da dls'irt' kuh
N4 ye i'wa wak' na'w4 n$h.

5
A g'want hon'deh ji'wa
He ni shg gwah'nj gooh'das dgh ;
A yei'wa yeis ne dya'weh gh
Ga gwe'ggh neh neh shg gwai'cmh

6
Tali |h' wan dgh' ta'yeh he'ak*
lh nae ne gah' go gweli'di yu ;
lh waih q. dwa'gi wah'ga ak
Neh huh 4 gygh' ne gag'yah geh.

7
Nehgwa\ ayeh'heaak' shg' naeht
Hag hwah' ant, ho'i wah'ga ak
Ne Jesus ne Chagag'hedvs ;
Ag'wa yah'daah'sek' dyutgont.

8
A'sgwa ye na'wahs, Swen ni'ytth,.
Gagwe'goh na'ya gWai wa yeis,
Naga ne sgwah'ni gooh'das thah :
Neh nasgwahdyggh ne gag yah geh.

Ha wen ni'yuh tho i o wa'nah doh no do gas da'ni ak I sai ahr

neh no nah hetgah awant'haak no i vvi yus'dgh shah neCha-
ga'ghedirs ne yu an'jah geh, a dih'gwah ng'a no an'joh dah
a ga ak de o'nos de'is dgh he'ni o'i wi'yus dtrs'yuh da ne Cha-
ga'g he dors neh • a o'no an'jah dgh : neh na ga no'a no» an'-
jgh dlh'shgh neh huh' non dyah'dirs a'ah.