Show Rel religion ision ta and curiosity R RECENTLY open aw air services held by 1 4 ot of the tile reservation nt at lake sarma sarnia th the e services verc juita imari dve sive and were participated in by indians indian in a 11 most reverential kanuer IT unfortunately fortunately white spectators did not exhibit the same decree degree of rev aretice ere tice while the tile indians stood with bared heads man of the white observers did not and considerable of them indulged in smoking officials official IN hd M to circulate among them and nuil ru request that refrain these same u white people would not have sni smoked okd at a roli us senior ut at home in like manner estors to alaska have lave col attended itt services of the natives ed their greek and have conducted themselves alves ab u though they were mere tit t a show instead of a rea a ceremony eore morly something of the same spirit is exhibited by many visitors to the old california missions they not to realize that they are within tho the walls of a building dedicated to the worship of the al 1 mighty but are re in some sort of museum full of curiosities it ii reported that a like spirit is shown by many alleri americans ans when they visit the famous cathedral cathedrals of europe aud and the tile temples of india ahe ahey seem to be unable to realize that any sort of church is a holy place except just the kind they arc are accustomed to at home it is not a spirit of but A lack of world mindedness which prompts nuch conduct experienced travelers say that the american la is less able to adapt himself to the e stran gt cu Ls and conditions condition i of foreign lands he visit visits than are natives of other countries the englishman tor instance nei never er thinks anything abroad la is at all equal to what lie has at homp home but he lie accepts and conforms to it as a matter of both courtesy and common tense on the contrary the amerian is inclined to be american liber heraver her ha goes and to insist upon everything being done in the american way Ant anything bing that is not american is a it curio curiosity mity and to be treated as such 00 whether it bo be a railway system lk 0 method of trading hotel accommodations or religious religion ceremonies he hda the amerl american I 1 can coln point t of bew and does floes not conform to the and pay deference to tho tile local sentiment as fully as ai should ho ile is welcome for the money he lie spends but not noi far his deference to the leed conditions yet avi chui ii such a provincial frame of mind should not p prevent event full respect for all religious and respectful and een reye reverential noyal conduct when hi in holy places or attending ceremonies of dif different krent from what tle visitors I 1 S it 0 r s e considers on the true c cie ae |