National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-15

and he that doeth contrary |
shall DO Improbable. | will also send |
hardness Of heart upon them, till SEQ |
them, but especially upon the impenitent |
and uubolievers. He that hath given TO |
the poor shall not bo Improbable. Ro- |
member to keep holy the Sabbath day, |
for tho seventh day l have taken TO rest |
myself, and h5 that hash a copy of thie, |
my letter, written with my own hand and
spoken wish my own mouth, and deepetn
it without publishing It TO others, small
not prosper but ho that publishet'n u TO
others shall be blessed Of me, ap-d though
his sins be in number as the Stars ~ tne
sky, and he believes in tbIs, he shall be
plrdoncd, aud IL no b6lieves not THIS
writing aud this coyhnandment Will
send my own plagu1s upon him and con
sumo both him aynd his cattle. And who
sooyor shall b>1yo copy of this letter,
writer with my own hand, and keep 10
Ia their owoS houses, nothing shall hurt
them, pc ser lightning pesulencc, nor
thunIor sdall do them any hurt. And II
woman be with child and in labor, aud
|copy of this lcttor be about her,and shc
firmly put her trust in me, shc shall bo
safely delivered of her birth"
At the foot is u hand and this warming:
"Hou shall not have any tidings Of mo
DuN ny Nllo lAblg lNNlllbhANp hhNlA AiAN hhJ
Of Judgment All goodness, happiness,
and prosperity shall bo in the house whore
II copy OF this letter is found"
The sting of this precious documentlies
in Is TAIL and it is very evident that the
glib-tOngued rascals who sold this rubbish
10 the poor, ignorant Cornish folk, found
plenty of ready victims, notwithstanding
the fact that tho presumed Divine author
of the letter promised his special blessing
to any ono who should buy copy Of it,
which sayoreth much more of the willy
methods of the p1ripatUtic vender OF re-
ligiOus lore than OF the son of Mary and
Joseph. But | have yet exhausted this
ridiculous production. The broad sheet
also contains picture of Jesus, the Son
of God" as also a detailed account of the
cures ami miracles elected by Christ; thero
Is also King Agbarus's letter to Christ,
with the Saviour's answer, and Lentul-
lu5's cpistlc to the senate of Rome, which
reads as follows:
"rhcre appeared in those days man
OF great virtue, called Jesus Christ who,
by the people, is called great prophet,
but his disciples call him the Son Of God.
lie raised the dead and cured all manner
OF Diseases man of stature somewhat
tall and comely, with reverend coun-
tenance, such as the behoders may both
fear and love. His hair is tho color Of
chestnut fully ripo, and is plain almost
to his ears, but from thence downward
is somewhat curled, rolling about his
Shoulders In the middle of his head is
seam or parting, like the Nazaritcs, his
forehead very plain and smooth. In his
face there is not wrinkle or spot to be
seen, and beautiiied with oomoly rod;
his nose and mouth so formed that moth
i,o hn rnnrnhnplpI. Ia hta hnapl ttfptr
the color of the hair on his head; his
eyes gray, clear, and quick. In reprov--
ing he is severe, in counseling, courteous.
He is of fair-spoken pleasant and grave
speech. 1t cannot be remembered that
any have seen him laugh, but many have
| seen him weep. In proportion of body he
is we'll shaped and straight; his hands
aud arms delectablo to behold. In speak
ing ho is temperate, modest, and wise.
A man who, for his singular beauty, far
exceeds all the sons of men,"
Tho most remarkable part of the whole
affair to my mind is that up to the pres
ent day in Cornwall, and especially in
the northern districts, these ridiculous
broad sheets are believed in as firmly as
is the Bible. Clergymen aud dissenting
ministers have again and again branded
them AS false and fraudulent forgeries,
sbub luJ bllhDlO SOIhioh Aoih uOiu Oh ilhO
| grim death to their letters and look for
ward to the day when u new edition of
the Bible will contain these superstitious
teachings of our Lord.
Snperstitious rs many of tho English
people are, they have never taken kindly
to the spiritualists, and although now and
again the so-called mediums get hold of
wealthy people and bleed them of large
sums of money, their victims are few and
far .hetweep. aud ut anv rate since the
and the subsequent prosecution of q So
called professor and his wife (whoso name
at tho moment escapes mo) for obtaining
o large sum of money from widow lady,
the professional spiritualists have given
London tho cold shoulder. Fortune
telling, however, is still lucrative trade
to number of designing women, who 90
about London playing upon tho supersti-
tion Of domestic servants. These harpies
frequently combine the position of ad-
vance guard aud private inquiry agent
to skillful thieves with their somewhat
less netarious trade of fortune telling.
Every now and again these cunning
women" fall into the hands of tho police,
but the vagrant act, under which they
arc usually convicted, provides q wholly
insufficient punishment in the three
months punishment which the sitting
magistrate usually intlicts.