The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-09-09
ATTRIBUTED TO CHRIST
HISTORY or A LETTER SAID TO
HAVE BEEN WRITTEN BY
CHRIST.

VI ''ps VI lHt lolloNluS lcttef from
a friend and she has handed II to
the Ardmoreite for publication:
Mr.. w II. Pasco of Atlanta has
In his possession letter which he
believes was written by Christ Him.
self II is believed that the letter
has been handed down from father
to son through all the years inter.
vening since its discovery until In
1879 a family In Virginia began to
make ii public. Mr.. Pasco got pos.
session OF copy recently at Spar.
tansburgf, S. e. 1t is also claimed
that Rev. p. c. Fletcher OF Rome.
Ga, has IA copy
We give below both the preface TO
the letter and the letter itself which
saying nothing as TO its genuine.
ness, will be helpful both as a
moral and spiritual guide
The pre- ace r lds as follows:
Tbs letter was written by Jesus
Christ and found under great
stone round and long at the foot OF
the cross. is miles from Iconium
near the village of Messopotamia.
Upon The stone was written and en-.
graved Blessed is he that shall
turn me over All the people that
saw it prayed God earnestly and
desired that lie would make known
to them the meaning OF this writing.
that they might not attempt in vain
To turn it over. In the meantime
there came little child about six
years old, and turned II over with
out help, to tie admira ION Of all
the people that stood by, and under
this stone was Cubasses' family. and
In this letter was written the com.
mandments of Je Us Christ, signed
by the Angel Gabriel ninety.nine
years after our Savior's birth"
The letter reads as follows.
'Whosoever works on the Sabbath
| day shall be cursed. / command you
| To 10 20 church ana keep the Lotd 8
| day holy without any manner Of
work. You shall not idle nor M,
/ spend your time in bedecking YOU.
sell in superil Itie5 of costly lppa
parel and vain dressing for hava
ordered it a day Of rest. | will have
the dly kept holy that your sins
may be forgiven you. You shall 10,
only 20 10 church yourselves. 5ut
also your maidsnrvaLts. Observe my
wo and learn my commandments.
You shall finish your labo! every
Saturday at SIX O'Clock IN the af.
ternoon; al which hour the prepara
tion of Sabbath begins. | advise yo.
% fas. five Fridays in the year, be.
ginning at Good Friday and con.
tinuing The five Fridays following.
in remembrance of the five blood ,
wounds | received for YOU and all
mankind. You shall diligently ana
. peacefully lalor in our several vo-
| cations whore IT has pleased GCd T.
/ call you. You shall love one anoth
er and cause them that are not bap.
I tised TO come to church and re-.
cei\e mat noly sacrament, that Is
to say baptism and the supper OF
the Lord and be made a member
thereof, and in so doing | will give
You long life and many blessings.
yojr land shall replenish and bring
lotth Abundance, ard | will comfort
YOU in The greatest temptation, and
surely he that doeth to he contrary
shall be cursed. | will also send
hardnO s. of heart on them until
| have destroyed them, but especial.
ly ON ha. deAed uni, levers. He tha
hatl a copy OF this letter written
by my own hand ard spoken with
NY own mouth, and keepeth IL with.
out publishing 1t to others, Shall no.
prosper lut he that publishes it
To others shall be blessed of me
and II their sins be as many as the
stars in the sky, and if they truly
believe, they shall be pardoned; and
they that believe not this, my writ
ing and my commandments, | viii
send my plaques upon you and YOU
children, lood and cattle and all
other worldly eujoymeuts that | have
given YOU DO but once think OF what
| have suffered for you, IL you do.
II will be wen with you both in the
world and that which is to come
Who so yer shall have a copy Of thi
letter ana keepeth it in their house
nothing shall hunt them, neither pes.
III nee, lightning nor thunder, and
II any woman be in birth and put
her trust in me she shall be de-
liNerCd OF her birth Nou shall hoar