The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1872-12-07
CGpy of Letter Written by our
Saviour Jesus Christ.

'"u"u ciSh'eeHinliicS IRON lCOnlum.
sixty.five years tttcr our blessed Saviour,
crncihxion: transmitted from the holy
city bya converted Jew; faithfully trans
lated from the original Hebrew copy
now in the possession ofthe Lady Cuba's
fsmily, at Mcsop'namin. This letter was
written by Jesus Christ aud found uu.
der great stone-tolh round and large
at the foot Of the cross, eighteen miles
fom Iconium, near village called Me-
sopotamia. Upon the stone was written
or engraved, Blessed is he ,che shall tw7,
ats ouer." G'TS
People who saw it prayed to God ear.
Mostly, and desired He would make
known to them tie great meaning of
this writing; thatthcy might not attempt
in vain to turn it over. In the meantime
there came little child six or seven
years old, and turned it over without any
help or assistance to the admiration of
the people who stood by. And under
this stone was found this letter written
s'y Jesus Cl.rtst which was carried to
the city of Ic"niuni, and there published
by rers"n belonging to the Cuba; and
in this letter was written the command
nents of Jesus Christ, signed by the
Angle Gnl.ricl twenty eight years, after
our Saviour's birth.
THE LITTER OF JESUS CHRIST.
Nv htsocycr worketh on the Sabbath
day slsal b. cursed l command you to
60 To church. and keep the Lords day
h"iy, without doing any manner of work
you shall not idly spend your time in be
decking yourself with superAuitics of
costly apparel and vain dresses, for
have ordered it a day of rest. shall
have that day kept holy, that your sirs
may be forgiven. You shall not break
my mandmcnts but observe aud keep
them, written with my hand an | spokcu
with my own mouth You shall not ON
ly eoio church yourself, but also you,
men servants and observe my word and
obey my commandments. You slallf
ish your labor every Saturday by six
o'clock, at which time the preparations
for the Sabbath begins. l advise you
I" fast Eve days in every year, bcginuin:
with Good Friday, and coutinue tht
i.u: Fridays immediately following. il.
rrre,nbcrancc Of the live bloody wounds
received for AL mankind. You shall di
irently and'peacefuily labor in the re-
sprc'ive callings in which it has pleased
G"d to call you. You shall love one
another with brothery love; and them
that are not baptized, to come to church
and receive the sacrament of baptism
snd the Lords Supper aud be made
irrmbcas of the church. III SO doing
will give you long i,f, and many bliss
Sings; your land shall flourish aud cattle
shall abundaatly multiply; aud l will
give nady comf1r,s In the great est temp.
tstions; and they sho do the coutaar,
shall be Improbable. I will also sem
hardness af heart upon them till 1 see
them, but ESPECIALLY impentcnt beliav.
ers. He that hath given to the poor
shall not be Improbable.
Remember ndike,p p llcly the salbasl
day, for tbe, seventh day l have taken
TO rest myself, and he that hath copy
OF this letter, written with my own hand
ana spoken win my o1u mouth, aud
kcePeth it, without publishing it to 9th.
ers, shall not prosper, but he that pub
lisheth it t6others thal be blessed OF me
And though his sins be in number as
stars i'll the sky, ind he believes in this,
he shall be rardonod. aud if he believes
not this writing and this commandments
l will send my plaques upon him, and
consume both him and is children. and
his cattle And whosoever shall have
acopy Of this letter writtcn with my
own hand, and keep it iu their own
house nothing shall hurt them, neither
pestilcnce,, lightning nor thunder shall
do them any hurt: and if woman
with child, andin labor, and copy Of
this letter be about le and she firmly
puts her trust in nc, she shall be sa'el,
delivered other birth. You shall Lave
no newsuoe me but the Holy Scripture,
until the day of judgement. All good.
ness andsprosderity shall be on the hous,
whero a copy of this, my letter shall be
found.