Quote by Charles Eastman
The first missionaries, good men imbued with the narrowness of the

The first missionaries, good men imbued with the narrowness of their age, branded us as pagans and devil-worshipers, and demanded of us that we abjure our false gods before bowing the knee at their sacred altar. – Charles Eastman

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More than this, even in those white men who professed religion we found much inconsistency of conduct. They spoke much of spiritual things, while seeking only the material. – Charles Eastman

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

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

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