Jamison’s rite differed in a number of respects from the standard Plains ceremony: the peyote on the moon was eaten by the leader at midnight; the leader sat at the west with four “sisters” to his right and four “brothers” to his left (including his drum and cedar man); the fireman north of the door was usually the same man in every meeting. Participants sat “goat fashion,” i.e., kneeled and sat on their heels, when singing or eating peyote. The leader sang Indian songs or hymns indifferently. After an opening prayer the leader, or a male assistant, read a passage from Scripture, and toward morning a member talked on the passage. During the midnight song, the ashes of the ritual fire were made “heart-shaped,” then this was deliberately destroyed by the leader[13] and the ashes swept to the side. This “burning the heart of the fire” signified the “end of the day.” There was a recess at midnight and the drummer beat to signify the close of this period, after which the communicants reentered and ate peyote and sang until daylight. As the sun rose, they threw open the door and, all standing, sang the closing song, “Till We Meet Again.” The sun is supposed to hit the center of the fire “heart.” Then the “sisters” leave and serve a sweetened meal which must contain no salt. There is no ceremonial smoking[14] as in the Indian ceremony, and cedar smoking is used only once toward the beginning. The food served is parched corn soaked and sweetened, beef prepared the “Indian way” (roasted, ground and sweetened; or dried, soaked, stewed, ground and sweetened), fruit, cereal or mush and finally water. The presence of parched corn is an interesting object lesson in the stability of a culture trait; centuries later and hundreds of miles away from the Mexican corn-harvesting ritual we find members of another race still practising the now meaningless pattern. The mere accident of historical association of parched corn and peyote has imposed a cultural compulsion! Jamison always took Epsom salts[15] Friday night before the meeting, usually held on Saturday nights, and a hot bath before going to the meeting. If he ate salt or otherwise failed to follow these rules, he would see “spooks” and “crazy things.” Further syncretism with Christian elements is evidenced in the following confession of faith, a copy of which was possessed by all the faithful and framed: David Walker Director Our Motto: “The World for Christ” Christ, the Good Shepherd [picture of group sitting goat fashion, paraphernalia] Church Covenant of the Church of the First-born “Hebrews 12th Chapter, 23rd verse”