The red 'children of the sun, '" writes james morgan pryse, "do not worship the one god. for them that one god is absolutely impersonal, and all the forces emanated from that one god are personal. this is the exact reverse of the popular western conception of a personal god and impersonal working forces in nature. decide for yourself which of these beliefs is the more philosophical. these children of the sun adore the plumèd serpent, who is the messenger of the sun. he was the god quetzalcoatl in mexico, gucumatz in quiché; and in peru he was called amaru. from the latter name comes our word america. amaruca is, literally translated, 'land of the plumèd serpent.' the priests of this god of peace, from their chief centre in the cordilleras, once ruled both americas. all the red men who have remained true to the