The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-25

M many representatives of the peo- pie to whom she had devoted her life the last sad rites were performed over the body of Mrs Harriet Max well Converse, "The Great White Mother of the six nations of the great Iroquois Confederacy.
 Eulogies were pronounced by the dead womans pastor and by the chiefs of the various clans of the Seneca nation, by whom Mrs. Converse was adopted when a little girl. and one of the chiefs per- formed the ancient rite of "the passing of the horns," which consisted of taking the string of sacred wampum beads. the insignia of office. from the lid of the cas- ket and presenting them to Joseph Kep- pier, long associated with Mrs. Converse in her work among the Indians. by which act Mir. Kepper was nominated by the chiefs present as the successor of the dead woman.
 Mr. Keppler was adopted by the Senecas many years ago and bears the Indian name of Gy-Ont- wa-Ka, or ''The Plan ter'
 In addition to the delegates from the SIX IbtiOnS tHtTc were pItctlt ltpitSthld- tives of the Hurons, Sioux, Abinki, Agon- quins. Aztecs of Mexico and several other tribes.
 Rev Dr. Thomas H. Sill, of St. Chrysos- toms chapel. the dead womans pastor, read the Episcopal services for the dead. after which William Crow. Seneca war rior made brief address in his native tongue. lamenting the death of "The Great White Mother
 In speaking he addressed himself to the body before him. and in conclusion wished her happiness in the spirit land. Then, turning to his tribesmen, he said:
 ''We have lost our best and dearest frienc In the many gifts the Great Spirit has, given us there came nothing so beautiful as ts's woman. She was the most beautiful of ar. n-:r gifts. She knew us and understood us. Sic stood between us and those who would ha.- wronged us. It will be a happy task now for the Great Spirit to make her home in the Happy Land"
 Chauncey Abrams, also Seneca. acting for Chief Corn Planter, lifted the "horns" from the casket and presenting them to Mir. Keppler. informed him that he had been selected to take the Great White Mothers office. Then. turning to the coffin. he said:
 ''I wish you. Ga Ie Wa Noh. a safe and happy journey to the spirit land"
 MT. Keppler, in accepting the ancient horns" promised to faithfully admins ter the trust imposed in him by his red brethren.
 Chief Corn Planter followed, wearing under his vest a red sash, the badge of the high priest, of the "Gon Oi Din" re- ligion He expressed his grief in a few words of broken English. while tears streamed down his face. He then sank back in his chair, buried his face in his hands. and wept.
 Dark Cloud, magnificent looking In- dian with hair streaming below his broad shoulders. said
 'I am not a Seneca, but I come of the Denikee tribe. know the Great White Mother. as every red man in this land knows her. She studied the Indians re- ligion, the true religion. It is founded on the true God. Our God touched this woman's heart. and she understood us. She was the angel of God. We may not have Christ in our religion, but we have mediator, and she was the great medi- ator between the whites and the Indian. We see our God-we hear our God. We see him in the trees. in the rivers and even in blade of grass, just as we hear him in the rustic of the leaves in our forests. Ours is the God of nature. "She was a leader to us. She inspired us to better things. We loved her, and now she is gone from us. But. while we