The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-03-06
Number e5.

NWAhAWCH %Os @#
Copy Of a Letter teritten b. our Blessed Lord
end Saviour Jesus Christ.
And found eighteen miles from Icouium
sixty three years after our Blessed saviour's
Crucifxion.
Transmitted from the Holy City hy 4 com
verted Jew.
Faithfully translated from the original He
brew copy, now in possession Of the Lady Gu
ba's family in Mesopotamia.
This Letter was written by Jesus Christ, and
found under q ersat stone, round and large
at the foot Of The Cross. On The stone was
engraven "Bie@sd is he that shall turn me opers
All people that saw it, prayed to God ear
nestly, and desired that he would make this
writing known unto them; and that they might
not attempt in vain to turn il over. Ii the
mean time there came out a little child, about
six or seven years Of age, and turned ii over.
without assistance, to the admiration Of every
person who was standing by. 1t was carried
to the city ofIconium, and there publishedby
person belonging to the Lady Cuba.
On the Letter was written.
The Commandments Of Jesus Christ, Signed
by the Angel Gabriel, seventy four years after
Our Saviours birth.
King .4gburp' Letter to Our Sauiotu, and our
SGvtour's .4nsWer.
A LETTER OF JESUS CHRIST.
Wvosoever worketh on the Sabbath-day
shall be cursed. I command you to 90 to
church, and keep the Lords Day holy With
out doing any manner Of work. You shall
not idly spend your time in bedeckiDg your
= self with superauities Of costly apparel and
y vain dresses: for | have ordained a day Of rest.
= will have that day kept holy that your sins
y be forgiven you. You shall not break my
commandments but observe, and keep them;
write them in your hearts and steadfastly OBJ.
" 6erVe, That it was written with my own handt
and spoken with my own mouth. You shall
not only go unto the church Yourself, but al
u 50 send your men-servants and your maid-ser-
wants; and observe my words, and learn my
commandments, You shall finish your labor
every Saturday in the afternoon, by six o'clock
at " ich hour the preparation for the Sabbath
NJ begins. | advise you to fast FIVE Fridays in
every year, beginning with Good Friday, and
Of continuing the four Fridays Immediately fol!
D. lowing ia remembrance Of the Ave bloody
ut wounds which, received for all mankind.
he You shall diligently and peacefully labor III
(, our respective callings, wherein it hath pleas
i'll ed God to call you. You shall love one another
on with b~roIherly love and cause them that are
ee baptized to come TO church and receive the
m Sacramento, Baptism and the LOrd's Supper,
to and be made members Of the church in SO do
ge ing ] will give you a long life, and many
is blessings; and your land shall flourish, and
ill your cattle bring forth in abundance; and
be will give unto you many blessings and com
an forts in the greatest temptation; and he thai
led doth to the contrary shall be improbable.
will also send a hardness OF heart upon them
Sc but especially upon the impenilent and unbe
ice levers. He that hath given to the poor shall
ing not be Improbable. Remember to keep hol.
ely the Sabbath day, for the seventh Ihave taken &
abb rest myself, And he that hath a copy Of shi
my own letter written with my own hand
cry nd spoken with my own mouth, and keepet
mil il, without publishing it to others, shall ne
!, OF prosper; but hethat publisheth ii to others, sha
:on- be blessed Of me: and though his sins I
the in number as the stars Of the sky, and he b
,tlal Iieveth in this, be shall he pardoned; and il l
the believes not in this writing and this comman,
late ment, | will send my plague upon him an
,on- consume both him, and his children, and Il
heir cattle. And whosoever have a copy Of th
81. written with my hand, and keep 1t in his hou
tely nothing shall hurt them, neither lightnin
cap pestilence nor thunder shall do them any hu
.rers And if a women be with child and in lab
the and a copy Of this letter be about her and s
| be firmly put her trust in me, she shall safely
con delivered other birth.
Be You shall not have any tidings Of me, but
III in the holy scriptures until the day Of jndgemei
eign All goodness, happiness and prosperity, shI
d is Je in the house where a copy Of this letter
ome. to be found.
con- KING AeBARus's LETTER TO CHRIST.
tn have heard Of Thee, and Of the Gu
ope- wrought by Thee, without herbs or medicin
,e = for it is reported Thou ~restoreth unto sil
ught The blind, makest the lame to walk, cleans
r en- the lepers, raise,h the dead, and healesh III
gent hat are tormented with disease Of long {
! adj t%inuance. Having heard all this Of Thee
ason was fully persuaded to believe one Of tn,
crop two things, either that Thou art very G
.hich and camest down from Heaven 70 do such n
rsant acles; or else Thou art the Son Of Con,
lnnd, performesl them; Therefore, ! have now
Mt an these lines, intreating Thee to come hitl
stock and cure MY diseases. Besides having be
I%nire- thQt the Jews murmur against Taee and I
niece rive 70 10 Thee mlschleis invite Thee 70
lin urlinh IL hmf ANAL indnnl hnNnanhnd