The Jasper news., 1907-04-11

LETTER Held. skcHEDt sN,PEnN.
sYLyANIA GERMANS. 3, I,
Belief iir the 1lmrnelsbrlsfs,Is = Cen.
y 't.hSeoh sdpsrstItionAgis Use Ad-t
Vice for Rules Of Life In
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Letters purporting to hate been
writteftaih Reaeeh. and by. God Him.
self and which are 4 treasured :. as
charms, against everything evil are
peddled daily in the rural districts of
York, ss'Isebahen and. Berlss Z .countie i
wheresthe fPenpsylyania Germans & are
numerous. ~: se.
These Writings are called the Him.
mehBfief, meaning a letter from heay;j
en-. Throughout the counties meg,
ti9ned and IN other, parts of Pennsyl-
vania they are framed and Hung ON
the. walls and carefully preservedssy's ;
I acns II aeTa,Say more tasS IA Z :ceatiify.
ago. The tradition is that after the
Letter. Yas written, By. God. at was
dropped from heaven at three places.
one" of them fell ON top of the Hartz
mountains in Germany another. vas
.dranped non top 81 the -Pyreneesz IN
SPAIN. Anotherwas said to have fall
en- -into the city Of Magdeburg, Ger
pnanys.. 1t II. this letter. which is treas.
!, lAred among the Germans in Pennsyl.
! syaffa.
4 st1ereTis a copy OF the letter:
1.-THE man who works on Sunday Is
cursed. II command that we do not
work on, Sunday but go to church.. Do
] not primp your hair nor wear false
hair, land you should. not be proud
} from your riches. Give to the poor
and fully believe that this was written
, in my own hand and was sent by
:. Christ and that>you will not do like
( cattle.
y .ssTou have six days in the week
wherein you shall do your work, but
the seventh day namely, Sunday you
!; shall keep holy. II you won't l will
send war, hunger and pestilence and a
-.1ot OF trouble and punishment. / COM
Z mand that 1t be. your way, young and
{ old, rich and poor, that you never
work on Sunday.
8, "You should confess your sins that
! they may be forgiven you.
Z Wish not for silver and gold. Re-
member that ] made you, Do not be
happy II your neighhor. is poor and
needs help. 80.
Honor your. father and mother SC
'thatzyou shall live long On earth.
who does not Believe this is
damned
Il have written this with my own
hand. The person who speaks evil of
men shall not expect help Of me. He
who Har this letter and does not give
it brhis nsighbors iE cursedefponS the
holy church. If YOU have many sins
and are sorry in your heart your sins
shall be forgiven. Who shall not be-
lieve shall die. and be THROWN into
purgatory
!. ;. In the last days ! will gall for your
sins and you must answer. r..
Every person who carries this; jet
ter or has 1t in his house shall not be
struck by lightning, and he will surely
: have abundance, of, water. to.ydrink.
He who teaches this letter to his chill,
drep will receive his reward. :.
- Hold, this, my letter which I have
written. until the 4, end of thy days.
s Immigrants from Germany say that
the, letter was circulated in Germany
.as, 1t Is here. Those, who believe in 1T
recount the woRders 1t has worked in
tke,e@ay Of staying on lawsuits. sicl.-
q ness and death, -. ;.
~ Men involved In lawsuits. many of
them farmers from remote country dis
I. tricts Of the county, carry this letter
over their Heart IN the belief that they
cannot lose their case. ..,,,..... +.
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M Missionaries In india.
Therba'ate. altogether. foreign and
native, 's5.799 persons that are active.
iy enghged in bringing the gospel to