of flowers, and numerous other ornaments. He said not a word
during the whole ceremony, but watched attentively what took place.
There was the usual chanting in Latin, and so-called prayers muttered
over in the same language; while the church was filled with incense from
censers waved to and fro. Then, during a solemn silence, the chief
officiating priest lifted up something (what it was he could not make
out) above his head. He then observed that they put something into
their mouths and drank wine, which they had mixed with water from a
silver cup. Then the people came up and the priests put something into
their mouths, and there was more chanting and prayers in an unknown
tongue. Then those who had been on their knees rose and filed out of
the church, laughing and talking and making jokes with each other.
Tecumah followed the governor, anxious to know what had taken place, and
inquired what the priests were about when they muttered prayers over the
silver dish and wine.

"They were then performing the greatest miracle of our Church," answered
the governor. "They were converting the wafer and wine into the body
and blood of Christ."

"What?" asked the Indian. "Christ has assumed His glorified body, and
is now in heaven at the right hand of God. Which body, may I ask, do
they think they eat, His human body or His glorified body? I cannot
understand the matter."

"Nor can I enlighten you," answered the governor, looking much
perplexed. "I am not fond of having such questions put to me."

"Pardon me if I ask one more," said the Indian, who was eager to gain
information on the subject. "What were they doing when they lifted the
wafer above their heads?"

"They were then offering up to God the great sacrifice, the real body
and blood of His dear Son."

"Christ was once offered up as a sacrifice for sinners on the cross,"
said the Indian; "surely they cannot offer Him again?"

"Our Church says they can; and that's all we know about the matter,"
answered the governor, in a tone of irritation.

"Let me then ask you another question," said Tecumah. "What were they
doing when they ate the wafers and drank the wine, and then put the
wafers into the mouths of the people?"

"They were eating the real body and drinking the blood of Christ,"
answered the governor, "and feeding the people with the body, for the
priests alone are allowed to drink the blood. They were, in other
words, performing the sacrifice of