direction myself. I too can emphatically claim intimate association with the "first families of Seneca County,' some of whom (whose children were once my neighbors or playmates) I will mention, that their names may be preserved for our next Centennial, in 1979, viz.: Lawrence Van Cleef, the Revolutionary soldier, whose two daughters are here to-day-the eldest, Mrs. Polly Chambers, aged ninety-three years, came to Seneca Falls with her parents in 1789, and is the sole survivor of the pioneers of that year-James Bennett, Benajah Boardman, Ezekiel Crane, Peter and Ezra DeGarmo, Messrs. Beadle, Southwick, Bowdish, Green, Samuel Bear, Job Smith, the Dunlaps, Halseys and Wilsons, Fawcetts, Kinnes, Wisners, Coverts, Deys, with many others, among whom I must not omit to mention Colonel Wilhelmus Mynderse, the first business man to open a set of account books in the territory of this County-which books were kept in pounds, shillings and pence (£. s. d.) and are now in possession of the Waterloo Historical Society.

The pioneer settlers of Seneca County were but human. They rest from their labors, and their works follow them. If they had faults, (and who has not?) let them be written in sand-but let their virtues be traced in marble!

THE CLERGY.

Commissioned to proclaim the message of peace on earth and good will to men.Yet in time of war, they have never failed to bear their part with voice and arm,in support and defense of their country.

Responded to by REV. DR. DIEDRICH WILLERS of Varick, as follows: Mr. President:

Holy writ informs us that upon the birth of the Saviour of mankind, the heavenly hosts united in proclaiming "Glory to God in the highest-and on earth, peace—good will to men.'

Our Saviour Himself in His beautiful Sermon on the

Mount, taught the multitude-"Blessed are the peace makers."

And still through all the years since the Prophet foretold the coming of a reign of universal peace, and while the lessons of peace and good will have been constantly taught and inculcated,—“war and rumors of wars," have been heard, and will continue to be heard-"for the end is not yet."

In the good time when all shall become one shepherd and one fold, wars shall cease and the angel of peace will have full sway.

The minister of the Gospel, when set apart and consecrated to the service of God, undertakes a spiritual warfare against Satan and his cohorts, and enlists under the banner of the cross. He has to engage in many spiritual conflicts, but if he labors faithfully in the cause of his Master, he has the assurance that his labors shall not be unrewarded.

The Clergy-as declared in the sentiment under consideration-have also duties to perform as citizens of the country, and have never yet failed when the country has been engaged in war, to take an active part in its support and defense.

In the war of the Revolution, the Clergy with comparatively few exceptions, were true patriots, ranging themselves on the side of the colonies. Many of them for the time laid aside the ministerial office and took up arms in defense of their country.

In the campaign of General Sullivan, which we to-day commemorate, Rev. Dr. Kirkland bore an important part. As missionary among the Seneca Indians, he had become acquainted with the Indian language, and from his knowledge of the country acquired by residence, was enabled to render very efficient service.

Rev. John Caton, a pioneer clergyman of this county,

with whom your speaker had an acquaintance, was a patriot of the Revolution, and after laying down the weapons of war, took up those of a Christian warrior.

Much might be said of the noble stand for civil liberty taken by the patriotic clergy of Boston, already in the early stages of the Revolutionary strife, in refusing to announce the proclamation of the British Governor, or of the service of Witherspoon, Muhlenburg, Weyberg, Larose, Nevelling, Wack, and many others in every part of the country, during the war, but time will not permit,

As in the war of the Revolution, so also in the war of 1812, the Mexican war, and the late war of 1861-65, the position of the Clergy, was in no wise an uncertain one, and many of them, then, also took up arms and endured all the rigors of military campaigns, in defense of an imperilled country.

Your beautiful village and town, in which we to-day meet to celebrate this Centennial anniversary, took its name from the battle field of Waterloo, a little village in Belgium, upon the continent of Europe, in which memorable action, which decided the fate of nations, (June 18th, 1815,) your speaker, then in his youth, bore an humble part as a soldier in the ranks, fighting in support and defense of his fatherland.

After five years of military service, exchanging the weapons of the battle field, for service in the army of the Lord, under the banner of the cross, in this his adopted country, he has been serving under that banner for more than fifty-eight years of continuous ministerial labor in this delightful region of the State of New York.

It has afforded your speaker great pleasure to meet here to-day, many old pioneer settlers of this county, who with him having passed the period ordinarily allotted to man, must in the course of nature soon be called away, and give place to others upon the theatre of life.

That our descendants may at the close of another century, celebrate this day,-a free, happy and God-fearing people, is my heart-felt wish and desire.

The exercises at the refreshment tent, were concluded shortly before five o'clock in the afternoon.

DEDICATION OF THE MONUMENT.

The storm having subsided, and clear skies again restored, the committee determined to complete the order of exercises for the day, by the dedication of the monument erected by the Waterloo Library and Historical Society, in the Academy Park.

About six o'clock P. M., an immense assemblage of people surrounded the speaker's stand, in front of the Union School building, (the former Academy;) the call to order was by Mr. Walter Quinby of Waterloo, who acted as chairman.

Prayer was offered by REV. DR. S. H. GRIDLEY, after which the chairman introduced HON. ALBERT L. CHILDS, who delivered the following address:

Mr. President and Citizens of Seneca County:

After the festivities of this great day; after the eloquent oration of the Lieutenant-Governor of the great State of New York; the historical address of the distinguished gentleman from the Keystone State, and the musical rhymes of the poet from an adjoining county; it seems indeed superfluous that the programme should be supplemented with any words of mine. But, my friends, the Waterloo Library and Historical Society, named as it is, after our town, reaches out in its influence, all over the County of Seneca. Its researches and interest are not local, but extend to other towns. This association was

the prime mover in the Sullivan Centennial Celebration of to-day. It has received the assistance and hearty cooperation of all the towns in this county, and the celebration has been eminently successful.

This monument here was erected by the efforts of the Waterloo Library and Historical Society alone. It was deemed proper then, that the dedication of the monument should be a part of this day's proceedings. It is placed here not to commemorate General Sullivan's Campaign against the Six Nations, but simply to mark the place where once stood the Indian village of Skoi-yase. The Indian term means "the rapid water." It was before the Seneca River was harnessed in, to do the drudgery of turning the mills and furnishing power to drive the industries and manufactures of this village and Seneca Falls. It was when the waves of yonder river leaped like a wild, untamed steed, down the ravines and through the gorges in the distance, until panting, they rested with the quiet waters of Cayuga.

This Indian village was destroyed and Sullivan's march was a journey of destruction. We do not mourn, however, as do many. When the trees, the monarchs of the forest are laid low and their shade and grandeur are gone, when the beautiful flowers are plowed under, we know it is that the grain may be harvested for generations to live. So when the Indians pass away, it is for a higher, nobler, and better civilization and life. The river is no longer the rapid water," because it is used to benefit mankind. The village of Skoi yase no longer exists, because an enlightened race has built up a village with happy homes and institutions that bless mankind. This monument is not for Sullivan. The school house and yonder church and yonder temple of justice, are the monuments, lasting and permanent, to mark the progress made, since General Sullivan and his band came through this region between the lakes.