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you, why has not the Great Spirit given it to 

 us ? and not only to us, but why did he not give 

 our forefathers the knowledge of that book with 

 the means of understanding it rightly? We only 

 know what you tell us about it. How shall we 

 know when to believe, being so often deceived 

 by the white people ? 



"Brother, you say there is but one way to 

 worship and serve the Great Spirit. If there is 

 but one religion, why do you white people differ 

 so much about it ? Why not all agree, as you 

 can all read the book ? 



" Brother, we do not understand these things. 

 We are told that your religion was given to 

 your forefathers, and has been handed down 

 from father to son. We also have a religion 

 which was given to our forefathers and has 

 been handed down to us their children. We 

 worship that way. It teaches us to be thankful 

 for all favors we receive, to love each other, 

 and to be united. We never quarrel about 

 religion. 



" Brother, the Great Spirit has made us all. 

 He has given us a different complexion and 

 different customs. Since lie has made so great 

 a difference between us in other tilings, why 

 may we not conclude that he has given us a 

 different religion according to our understand- 



