Old Custom Handed Down.
Eov,* many can tell the origin of the . habit of closing the eyes in prayer? Far ! back in the past the sun was the universal object of worship. As it rose above tli9 horizon tho devotee thanked it for its return to "bless the world. As it set in tlio v.-est lio implored its early return. \ Ki.-j iV.ce was always toward the sun in [ prr.yc:-, and his eyes were closed to pret vent, blindness. The habit has passed ■Hov:n from father to son for thousands of yours. Though the object of worship has been changed, the custom survives^ — Progressive Thinker.
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Manawatu Herald, 21 May 1898, Page 4
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104Old Custom Handed Down. Manawatu Herald, 21 May 1898, Page 4
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