Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1852-10-13

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and mode OF Wrshipping the Great Spirit.
There are no n6dels among the Indians
They are al frm believers in the existence of
a God-ln tn Immortality of the soul, in
future reward and punishments. There are
various ob]ecs however, which the Indians
Worship. sIworshipth the sun, becausethey
peIIeve ha 4sTrit sentfromt the Great Spirit
to shine alike Uon the rich and thepoor-to
give warmth andenergy to man and beast
Their manner Of wosshipping thisluminaryis
to builds fire and DAME around the same to the
beato the drum and\rattle Of pebbles in a
bufalo's horn. Frequently while thus wor-
shipping, he mother VII cast her babe into
the fire, trusting that ii spirit viii ascend
with the smoke tothe Great Spirit on high
Second, they worship the moon, believing
that it is alsoa spirit; and enalle the hun
ter and the belated traveller 10 fndtheir way
safely through the prairie toltheir Sig-wams.
Third, they worship lakes and rivers, from
the fact that when they ar9not agitated by
the wind, they can behold themselves there
IN, believing the phenemenfn to be isupernat-
ural. Fourth, they worship mountains, be-
bcause at certain seasons IT the year, IN Or
egon, they have violent forms of wind and
rain, which bring to background the sturdi-
est oaks.
IA 1hAldiiS So1cEd1lV IOCIle GL1S1I NIlidSSo |
on the south side of mohntains, because it is
warmer than the northside, therefore, when
these storms occur, fac mountain forms a
protection to their wig-wams, while but a
short distance from them b fore is levelledto
the gfoand. sEha Indians being unable to ae-
count for theskrue cause of their protection
at once attribute it to the interposltlon of q
spirit, who resides on that mountain. They
regard it as being sacred to the spirit who
resides thereon therefore, they worship 1t.
After all, the Indians are not u gross
ldolators as many have supposed them to be.
The objects Of their worship are few and
pure, when compared to other idolators.-
Their worship Of the above objects amounts
to nothing more than a visible expression of
gratitude to them, for their obedience to the
Great Spirit in their preservation. They do
not pray to those subordinate spirits to make
intercession for them with Deity, as yeryma-
ny others do; but their prayers are ad-
dressed directly to God himself. Nothing
can be more solemn than the burial service
of their warriors. They believe the place we
denominate heaven, is a vast hu~nting-ground
Astounding with game Of every description,
and between this world and that great hunt
ing-ground there is a thick and dangerous
prairie, Of three days journey through which
their departed warriors must pass alone
consequently, they bury their dead erect,
ca~rryingwith item to the grave their armour,
a bla6kerSfT a small bundled bears meat,
to subsist upon during their journey to the
eternal world.
Mr.. Cawshawgange's concluding remarks
were truly pathetic. lie feelingly alluded to
his aged father, bending over the grave, IN
der the pressureof eighty-seven winters, who
in obedience to the laws Of nature N soon
depart to the spirit-land and that he accor-
ding to birth-right, must succeed him to the
regal power. He briefly adyerted to his own
conversion to God, to the hour when light
from the Eternal shore, burst inupon his be,
nighted soul through the merits of bleeding
Saviour. He said en- that occasion he fel
himself called Of God to do something. for hi,
nation-he knew that being but half civil
zed, as he was, at the time Of his conversion
to christianity through the influence and pi
ETY. Of a Missionary, that he was inadequat
to the task. Therefore, he left his country
and his people and came to the U. States t
vanta9es OF education, that he might be pre-
pared IN the hands Of God to do the work as
signed him, the mors effectually.
VIM. o. REID.
Williamson, II. &C. B. HasselI's Home.
Mr.. EDITOR: We ask at your hands spac
3 in the Age for a brief reply to HasselIs pre-
duction, No. 2. c. B.. HasselI, the orea
t Apostle Of opposition tothe Temperance cause
$ continues his assaults upon the Sons. Look :
Y his precious document, No. 2. We shall onl
notice a few of its extraordinary items.
G He asks with ominous fear-what become
e Of the money contributed in the Order pan
then prates about the great banking institt
r ton that is 10 destroy the world and ruin I'll
rest Of mankind. The 81 cents weekly cor
e tributions is made by him capable of raising
Y greater amount of money than ever before er
tered his Imagination. Did it ever enter III
your calculations, Sir Hassell, that every sic
y or disabled member receives from two to thre
$ dollars a week, and in case of the death of
member or his wife, from $15 10 $50 are a
propriated as funeral benefits? Now NAH
/ your calculation; How many 81 cents a
n there in So! Thirty-two. Very well. Ar
u how many, in the ordinary course Of even
die? Can't say, but suppose they will ave
ID age one a year. Well, now after paying ii
a weekly dues and funeral benefits, don't yc
m think your great banks capital is very grea
I'd ly reduced2 And does not the contribute
ed receive a pretty large per centage on his i
vestment! $
The truth is, you know, c. B. Hassell, the
u things as well as every one else-it is no s
I'll eret, our Constitution and bylaws are spre;
s before the public, and these claims OF o
Is membership are there laid down, and your
e' fected ignorance and horror is to Be attribute
st to nothing else but your well known determi
J, alton to deal unfairly BY the Order.
ae As i protested man of God, fair dealing,
Sc least is expected Of you: And we ask you,
p9 a mar Of honor and d protesting christian, W
is it that you thus traduce, Willy and caluml
u ate the Order. If a body of men see PROF
: to band tthb s1G6e eVfg 81 incompetence and
IL to save others, why turn loose the walls Of yo
VI enyennomed wrath and charge upon thC
y designsand p~ractises they never dreamed Of q
achich y~ouknowtrere nereT entertained yIhex
But, saw you, evil my grow cut Of them
~ This miserable subterfuge reminds us Of
e anecdote A young woman about TO be marrt
Y went into the kitchen and discovered a III
- piece of bacon hanging over her head :
~ reflects that # she gets married, and u
-n.o should have a child, and if ii should 60 j
the kitchen. that piece Of bacon might fall
kill it. And forthwith she breaks into a b
.of 90 cry, which brings the mother, who on
,ov certaining the cause, joins in the lamentati
and so of the father aud all the family who