That is, we believed, the supreme duty of the parent, who only was permitted to claim in some degree the priestly office and function, since it is his creative and protecting power which alone approaches the solemn function of Deity.

In every religion there is an element of the supernatural, varying with the influence of pure reason over its devotees.

Silence is the cornerstone of character.

The American Indian was an individualist in religion as in war. He had neither a national army nor an organized church.

The native American has been generally despised by his white conquerors for his poverty and simplicity.

But to have a friend, and to be true under any and all trials, is the mark of a man!

Nearness to nature... keeps the spirit sensitive to impressions not commonly felt and in touch with the unseen powers.