The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-25
PA0ANIsM IN THE UNITED STATES.


gunisnis, some of which shot out into now ana
strange forms, general " Of the northern type.
hiding scnsuulsm under cloak OF religion, rs
in the Oneida community and the MOrmOns.
the latter going dircctly into the ancient pagan
channel in their anthropOmOrphic conception
OF God.
Bu, besides this pagan clcmcnt-thc moro in
insdiouS because scarcely suspected by most.
and which many even now would treat as ahsO-
lutcly null for cVil-thc country WIS. IN ITS
aboriginal inhabitants, utterly pagan and
within our limits the remnant of those nations
and tribes which now represent the original
occupants are 10 very great extent ~ pagan ~
they were three centuries ngo Even where
tribes have been converted to Christianity. and
been for II long series Oi years under Christian
teachers. II pu,nn element often remains. nur-
turrd in secret and heather rites are pra 'tiscd
with the utmost fidelity by many who keep M
the semblunce " b"ing faithful wor7hippcrs Of
bv the Spanish writer's I'm Mexico nngunlsm,
aud. from lis secret character. formed one Of
the greatest ailiictions OF the MISSIONARIES.
Another pagan element cnmc WIi lu' negro
slaves hnrhur0us men torn from Africa. Win
ont culture. imbucl with the most degrading
supcrstitipns OF ictichlsm, and believers IN the
power ~ Intercourse wlth ihrrNli spirlts Wiiun
they drcndcl and invoked. In tim" the negro
slaves and their dos cndanis initiated rNi"r-
nally the religious manner VI thrir white mus
with the invocation Of evil spirits and attempted
in any form penetrated among tncS' people, the
more TINS pagan element assgm,dH s. ret mr.
West Indies AMI the South. undrr the name of
NaudpuN or vuodoO worship. tlo secret pagan
lriiElvh Oh inc moro Hub lillN,. IH r.. -
, ~ the nngu Ism pa We ItAN- triiNs uit'r
th"ir conversion hv the Fran i-run miss maj
tlrS, we lN' rNmrnoc lh llr w. ~ I",i' lII-
81 hpy amt illu1trious AMOR 7 up lnhl ll'd
The tribes among whom N" and Ni~ COMIC rs
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1.,. ,.I..r, fh'v n...n,lis T., pDrfnru, iI,.ir
dance. To- '"l'Nr"i' l"cit l'1'7' "un .'i" ~ -
how cd al
ar -, II f.,titn.- ANA fi. doors ,rr ulv.t,.
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All tlr-,. t,,.'iios In spite of the sway which
r.li.,i',n1' h"s huJ o,,r HMM ,4'nnnt ior,,'t
ini nf ms halif. which li,N" b..n f.n-n'itt.d
i"fhnm mi Which tney ,ii.' cnr.ntl t. transmit
Ia th,ir d',.,, 'n,lnnt. H',n,. como ths i,lora-
lion tL,., r.,.l,r thn nm and moon. and other
hD4y"nly boIi.s. The rc-pat thy entertain Tor
nr. ~
min. puollo chiefs aaen ., Doc M the same
time nri'-l,: tho, l..rf rfl various simple rites
iy Mi ion tha nov r. of th, sun and of Mnut.lu-
ma - r.ena.uil',i ~ ein. IN" r'vtr "a, ord
int, Ia sltl,, no.,,f.nf-l of tho Great snake to
whom by nr,l'r.f Mont anna they arr d. look
t.r lifn Thnv also O!llcIut. in ceruin cer.,-
monies with which they pray for rain. Thtrc
arr, unintcl r,rr .-rltatiuns az the CIR at SnuNr
together with iAai of "a misshnpen. r.d-hntrl
man da. ilrsl in stand FOR Mont, anna. o. tlli,
ia-t There was also In tnr year 1915. n th' iu.,-
lnaf Il.tnl. a ru.l 'sei.f DrI..,l. iLt. .nl. I'd.
nQrar. nt,. t1 present only sac head oi the
a tv.'
D...r- portray t.rir b f'Y.. up of il.'- or
n.l.nfu nf f..lr it. .HI o. .fi'-. 'rd -ur-
r.f.lIn-. 'I.lI 81 -Ir N- Ni 81. fil- q. liIlil,
7 Co.. tla ~f..i .-ii..fIs tY pray.
1A" N..lep wn-''r I'D tue negro As shows
~ a'nr 'tlIY i.uI d.a.i- 10 --. i..-
tiN' % 100 'NIN uh.- % ~. n'Niil 20