The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1891-05-30

- pun tHe ctout NuN MfitltH anu {
engraved, "Blessed be he that
shall turn me over" All that saw
il prayed 20 God earnestly and |
desired that he would make
known unto them the meaning of I
this writing, that they might no, |
IN va.n turn 1t over. In the !
meantime u little child, about SIX |
or seven years OF age turned IT |
over, TO the admiration of all |
present, and under the stone was
written the commands If Jesus
Christ IN letter, afterward pub
llshed by the Angel Gabriel, sixty
eight years after the death Of our
blessed Saviour, and carried by Il
person belonging to Lady Cubass,
and made public IN the city OF
lncOnium. The letter of Jesus
Christ is rs followelh:
"Whoever worketh on the
Sabbath day shall be cursed,
command you to 50 10 church and
keep the Lords day holy, without
dong any manner Of work. You
shall not IDLY spend your time IN
bed. or decking yourself in super
fluities costly appearance and vain
dresses, for | have ordained II a
day OF rest. | will have the day
kept holy, that your sins may be
forgiven you. You shall not break
my commandments, hat observe
that it Is written with my own
! hand. You shall 20 unto the
Church yourself but also cause
your meu servants and mnid SER
wants to do the same. and to OH
serve my words and learn my
commandments. You shall finish
your labor every Saturday in the
afternoon, bv six OF the clock, at
! which hour the preparation of the
Sabbath begins. ] advise you to
fast five Fridays IN every year,
beginning with Good Friday, and
contlnue the four Fridays immedl-
alcly following. You shall dill
gently and peacably labor in
your own respective dwellings,
wherein it hath pleased God TO
call you. Yon shall love one
another with brotherly love, and
cause them that are not baptised
TO come to the church and receive
the sacrament OF Baptism and the
Lord ; supper, and to be made
members Of the church. In 50
doing. | will give unto you Il long
life and many blessings: your
, land shall flourish and your cattle
, bring forth abundance, and | viii
give unto you mans blessing and
comforts IN the greatest tempta-
tlons. aud he that doeth to The
contrary shall be unproitablc.
vail also send hardness of hear
upon the imprrtinent ard unbe
! levers. He that hath gwen to rh,
/. poor shall not be Improbable
. Remember to keep the Holy Sab
bath day, tor on he seventh da,
| have taken unto rect myself
and he that hath a copy of thi
letter written with my own hand
il and spoken with my own mouth
i and keepeth 1t without pub!Ishln,
= It to others, shall not prosper
u but he that publlshcih IT to others
: shall he blessed Of me. and thougI
d his sins be IN number as the star
L of the Heavens and lie believe il
= this he shall be pardoned; and |
he believe not in this writing an,
!, the commandments, ! will sen,
I my own plague upon him, an
n consume both him and children
/ and his cattle. And whosoeve
. shall have copy of this letter
: written with my own hand ah,
. spoken with my own mouth. an
q keep It IN house, nothing shal
: hurt them; Nor the tightening
fire, thunde. or pestilence shal
happen to them to do them an
S harm. Aud If woman with chill,
aud IN labor has Il copy of Thu
letter about her, and the famil
e put their trust IN me. she shal
/, safely be delivered Of the child
b You shall not have ildIngs of N
Q hut by the Holy Scriptures unit
b the day of Judgment. All good
q ness, happiness and prospeIit
l.