The Red Cloud chief., 1878-09-19
PRAYERS 81 Sa,agr~.

p NlNun lUlltNHl abusing 'hfIr
Great spirit ior sending them storms.
at the Kan ~.ads,. rJr.ius hutst for
having rf,a' ed iIs fu .uH't.l- . iIsl
aui The -'r, ~ . 90 rapid expos. y state
of thought fla us 'u plot. good. vs. Niri'
L. most q n. cuIf 20. reconcile ith the
sn, ise. htpitutI Iursi uf fh. m. nut
which BE- t., sell tu'r,rN.t' ,l tu ti.
NIT of 3Juh' irtu,uu saw q t..r
hunter tr af offering O. cotton hand
k"r.hlri. .1u,.uEv s.-. ru utn. ,umr
ubpou and 20 t.yui 'u to- value ut .I
skim, round iu iu.masr 90. .Hy god ~.
pVpruIktu. a. The saline ifur uraNIug fu
hlm 800 a t'pii muuu'uuuu. fnUr Co .'
propiiiuus explaining tu b m iNr value
OF has presents, aud strongly cautioning
him against IugratIiui" II All the
PRAYER. aud pr,.ruis made ~ their god
bN the IahIjians Lo save their chiefs
from dying proved IN vain. hi, image
fundamentally hani,hcd from the tom
pi" aut DESTROYED. The D,'Itk, IT ~.
b,rit. # thing went ball, with them.
would pull down from their place 81
honor In tru hut and Iu ever, va, NAL
treat the idols thrs generally huurrcl
, a. much. the ilu,.. who's" mouth, were
AWAY, -u diligently -mcarrd with ii,h
Tat. and within whu,c reach q constant
supply II suui' lnN ALWAYS ready. The
Chinese AZ" said ~ du the same hy
their household < ID, II lpr 4 hong TIM
they lr" deaf 20 their prtNers. aud 80
DO the ,tugN I,-c. So that the practice
i, more than an impul,i,c manifesto.
ton Oi merely local toriiuy Thai such
feeling occasionally crop uut IN civil
we'd Catholic ,puuiTip. is 4 matter ut
nor surprise. hut h. I. AN auihrnt!,
historical fact tlr' 'i' good n,uul, At
,~a'l"lhrnucu, 10 Portugal, we're once -p
angry with 81. Aujhuu, Tor letting he
Nptuitrd. piuudor tAyir town, coutrir.
% hI- agreement. that ihc, broke many
ui hla -.utui", ~ pieces, and taking the
head oil one II Tive specially rry,rci,
substituted turi 'hr head uf ~. Francis.
Nvlpuil'au fishermen are sand 10 lhi,
dly to throw their saints overheard II
they dO not help them ia a storm: and
il occasion calls Tor II, the images Of
the VIRGIN or ui ~. Jauuariu,. worn in
NripuIIt1n caps. are IN danger of being
trudlcu under foot aud DESTROYED. And
On G. during 4 famine the latter saint
received very clear intimatiou that un.
less corn cam 10y Il certain time he
would forfeit the saintship, IL j.. per
hapS, IA refinement III thought when n
present becomes nm advisable accompa-
nimcnt to II simple petition; but the
principle of exchange nco entered into,
tn" relations between man and the 81.
pcrnatural lead logically from the of
icrlngs of fruits and flowers To- the sac
rillcc OF animals and ot men. Some
Algonkin Indians, installing once II
missionary for "A god and pctitiuuing
for his mercy begged him To let the
earth yield them corn. the rivers fish,
and Ia prevent sickness from Staying or
hunger from tormcnting them. Their
request they backed with the offer of Il
pipe. TIL" whole If the savagcS' phil.
osophy Of sacrifice i, contained in this
ridiculous incident. Prescott. coming
with some Indians to II lake they were
Ia cross, saw his companions light their
pipes and smoke by way of invoking
the winds tn he calm. Aud the Hurons
offered a similar prayer with tobacco TO
u local god, saying: 'aOki. thou who
hVcst on this spot, wc offer thee tobac-
co. Help uS. ave uS from shipwrcck:
Defend Us from our enemies. Give Us
good trade and bring Va back safe to
our villages. IN the island of Ianna,
the village priest, addressing the spir-
its of departed chiefs Chought Ia pre-
SIDE growth Of vans and frui,s),
after the first fruits If vegetation had
been deposited on astone, on the branch
of Il tree. or ~ "A rude altar of sticks.
would pray: compassionate father.
here is some food; eat it; be- kind 10 us
III account Of it, aud in Samoa, u Ii
baton OF ava at the evening meal was
the Offering, in return for which the
father of IA family would beg of the gods
health and prosperity, productivcncss
for his plantations, and for his t.ibc
generally a strong and large popula.
ton for war, In Fiji. again. when the
chief priests and leading men assembled
tn discuss public affairs in the yauuona
or hava circle. the chief herald, rs the
water was poured into the ktva, after
naming the gods for whom the liba,ion
was prepared, would say, ''Be gracious,
yc lords, tn, gods, tina. the rain may
cease, and tho sun shine FORTH and
again when the potion wa ready, LET
the gods bc of "a gracious mind, aud
send u wind from the East. "-Gcntie-
mans Magazine.