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" The cause of peace shall not die if you remember the Great 

 Creator." 



Every Confederate Lord shall speak words such as these to pro- 

 mote peace. (37-XXXVII, TLL). 



27 All Lords of the Five Nations Confederacy must be honest 

 in all things. They must not idle or gossip, but be men possessing 

 those honorable qualities that make true royaneh. It shall be a 

 serious wrong for anyone to lead a Lord into trivial affairs, for the 

 people must ever hold their Lords high in estimation out of respect 

 to their honorable positions. (45-XLV, TLL). 



28 When a candidate Lord is to be installed he shall furnish 

 \\ four strings of shells (or wampum) one span in length bound to- 

 gether at one end. Such will constitute the evidence of his pledge 

 to the Confederate Lords that he will live according to the consti- 

 tution of the Great Peace and exercise justice in all affairs. 



When the pledge is furnished the Speaker of the Council must 

 hold the shell strings in his hand and address the opposite side of 

 the Council Fire and he shall commence his address saying : " Now 

 behold him. He has now become a Confederate Lord. See how 

 splendid he looks." An address may then follow. At the end of it 

 he shall send the bunch of shell strings to the opposite side and they 

 shall be received as evidence of the pledge. Then shall the opposite 

 side say: 



" We now do crown you with the sacred emblem- of the deer's 

 antlers, the emblem of your Lordship. You shall now become a 

 mentor of the people of the Five Nations. The thickness of your 

 skin shall be seven spans — which is to say that you shall be proof 

 against anger, offensive actions and criticism. Your heart shall be 

 filled with peace and good will and your mind filled with a yearning 



for the welfare of the people of the Confederacy. With endless 



patience you shall carry out your duty and your firmness shall be 

 tempered with tenderness for your people. Neither anger nor fury 

 shall find lodgement in your mind and all your words and actions 

 shall be marked with calm deliberation. In all of your delibera- 

 tions in the Confederate Council, in your efforts at law making, 

 in all your oflficial acts, self interest shall be cast into oblivion. Cast 

 not over your shoulder behind you the warnings of the nephews 

 and nieces should they chide you for any error or wrong you may 

 do, but return to the way of the Great Law which is just and right. 

 Look and listen for the welfare of the whole people and have always 

 in view not only the present but also the coming generations, even 



