. The Indians' secrets of health : or, What the white race may learn from the Indian . THE CHIEF PRIEST OF THE ANTELOPES MARCHING TO THE DANCE PLAZA. the grief of the bereaved. And my feeling extendsalso to the officials of the church who will permitsuch outrageous conduct. Churches are for the educa-tion of all the people in religious and higher can voutli be educated in higher things when thevery precincts of the church are allowed to be used bythem for acts of discourtesy, rudeness, and selfish 252 INDIAN AND RELIGIOUS WORSHIP disregard for the thoughts and rights of others ? Wit
. The Indians' secrets of health : or, What the white race may learn from the Indian . THE CHIEF PRIEST OF THE ANTELOPES MARCHING TO THE DANCE PLAZA. the grief of the bereaved. And my feeling extendsalso to the officials of the church who will permitsuch outrageous conduct. Churches are for the educa-tion of all the people in religious and higher can voutli be educated in higher things when thevery precincts of the church are allowed to be used bythem for acts of discourtesy, rudeness, and selfish 252 INDIAN AND RELIGIOUS WORSHIP disregard for the thoughts and rights of others ? Withthe Indians these things never occur. In looking atceremonies in which they have no part, their mannerbetokens the profoundest respect and reverence. Ifnot for the worship itself, it is yet show^n to the feelingsof those who do worship. I have photographs in my. THE CIRCUIT OF ANTELOPE PRIESTS BEFORE THE KISI IX THE HOPI SNAKE DANCE. collection of Indian youths standing at the door of aChristian church while the priest within intoned themass, or performed some part of the appointed rapt expression of intent earnestness and serious-ness is so far removed from the flippant, indifferent,careless expression and attitude of many young men of 253 INDIAN AND RELIGIOUS WORSHIP my own race that 1 long for the hitter to know somewhatof the feehng and reverence of the former. Then in the rehgious ceremonies in which theytake part, their demeanor is remarkable in its intentserionsness and earnestness. I have seen Indians attheir shrines, when they thought they were entirelyalone, pray with an agony of seriousness and fervor that I have neverseen equalled orat least priests of theSnake Dance andthe Lelentu (pray-ers for rain andthat w^ater willflow freely into thesprings) are asearnest and sin-cere and devoutas the most con-secrat
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