The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-05-22
AN INTERESTING RELIC.
Gained 10 Sc Copy of Letter Found
at tbs Foot Of the Cross OF Christ
on MOurt Calvary.

Of letter found at the foot of the
cross. n good Christian lady Of
this city has a copy in her posses
sion, and hel. friends have request
ed this favor of us. On May 4,
1888, the Fort Smith Elevator CON
tained the letter, which reads:
GLORY TO GOD, peace on earth
&nd good will to all. "A true copy of
!. letter written by our LORD and
SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST, and found
eighteen miles from Icomium sixty
Ave years after His crucifixion, trans
cribed from the HOLY CITY by a
converted Jew, faithfully transcribed
from the original Hebrew copy, now
in possession of the Lady Cubasse's
.amiIy at Mesopotamia. This letter
written by JESUS CHRIST; found
under . rock both large and ronnd,
a5 the foot of the cross, eighteen
miles from Icomium, near the village
called Mesopotamia. Upon that
stone was written and ensraYen
"Blassed is he that shall turn me
ever" All people that saw it pray
ID to God sincerely and desired that
he should make known to them the
meaning of this writing that they
might not attempt to turn it over in
vain. In the meantime there came
little child, about 6 or Z years old,
who turned it over without help, to
the admiration of all the people who
stood by. Under this stone was found
letter written by JESUS CHRIST
and carried TO lcomium aud there
published by person belonging to
ne Lady Cubasse's family, and in
mis- letter was written the command
,hents of JESUS CHRIST. signed by
me ANGEL GABRIEL, uinety-nine
years after our SAVIOR'S birth, viz:
"Whosoever worketh on the Sab
bath shall be cursed; / command you
10 60 to church and keep the LORDS
DAY holy without any manner of
work. You should not idio and spend
5our time ia decking your person in
opportunities, costly apparel and vain
lressing, for | have ordained it a
day of rest. 1 win have that kept
holy that your sins may be forgiven.
You shall not break my command
ments, but observe to keep them,
hey being written with my own
hand. Write them in your breasts,
lnd steadfasrly believe that this was
vritten with my own hand and spo-
ken BY my own mouth.
You shall not go to church your
self. but also your man-servants and
maid-servants. Observe my words
and keep my commandments. You
should finish your laboring every
Saturday evening at O'Clock, at
which time the preparations for the
Sabbath begin.
81 advise you to fast five DAYS in
the year, beginning at Good Friday
and continue four days in succession,
in remembrance of five bloody
wounds received for you and ali
mankind.
"You shall diligently and peacea-
bly, labor in your respective vocation
wherein it mas pleased God to call
you.
You shall love one another, and
cause them that are not baptized to
come to Christ and receive the holy
sacrament, that is to say Baptism
and the Lords Supper, and be q
tplember thereof; and in so doing
will give you long life and many
blessings Your land shall be re-
plenished and bring forth an abund.
ance, and 1 will comfort you in the
greatest temptations; and surely he
that doth to the contrary shall be
cursed and unprofited. 1 will also
send hardness of heart upon them
until have consumed them; espe
ciaIly2 upon hardened and impeni
tent sinner and nnbelievers. lie
that hath given to the poor shall moi
be unprofted.
Remember to keep holy the Sab
bath day, for the seventh day l have
taken a resting day to myself. .t
4 "He that hath copy of this letter
written with my own hand, spoker
with my own mouth, and keepeth
without publishing 10 to others, shal
not prosper; but ne that published
it to others shall be blessed of me
Z AID, If their sins be as many as hi
stars in the skies, and they truly be
lieve in me, they shall be pardoned
and il they believe not this writinl
and my commandments, will senC
all my plaques upon them and con