The Lexington advertiser., 1909-04-30
History Of the Alleged letter from Christ.
Elkwood, Ala, April q, 1909.
pXiputnn Advar4iSar.

Lexington Advertiser:
Dear Sir You kindly inserted some
time ago by request what purports to
be letter from Christ Having some
knowledge OF this reputed letter, 1t
seemed but just to all concerned that
few facts concerning this letter
should be given.
Copies OF this reputed letter can be
found 10 many parts of the world.
While in the West Indies few years
ago found q copy OF this same letter
framed and hung up In the house. |
questioned the owners of the letter az
to where they got it. They had bought
1t from vender of the letter. 1t may
be of interest to many of the readers OF
your paper to know the origin Of this
reputed letter. The origin and time
OF advent Of this letter are 80 well
authenticated that it is worth the
while to become intelligent concern.
ing its origin, date and lineage. This
letter is concerning the keeping of the
Lords Day, and is put forth as re
yelatlon from Christ as to the keeping
of that day.
The historians of the time when this
letter first made its appearance will be
the most competent 10 help us in our
research Henry Ii, ofE ngland, enter
ed on the government about the year
100. or him it is reported that he
had an apparition ut Cardiff lin South
Walesl which, from st. Peter, charged
him that upon Sundays throughout his
dominion there should be no buying
or selling and no servile work done.
lHeyloyn part 2, chapter 7, section 6. J
AS there was no scripture warrant
for the observance of the day, the ne
cessity must be met in some way, and
Rodger Hoveden, historian Of that
time, and man of honest repute, in.
forms as that Eustace, an Abbot of
Flaye. in Normandy, came into Eng.
land in the year A. d. 1900. preaching
very earnestly in behalf of the observ-
ance of Sunday. Hoveden says:
AT London also and many other
places throughout England he effected
by bis preaching, that from that time
forward people did not dare to hold
market OF things exposed for sale on
the Lords day" Bear in mind that
Lnlb WAS In the year lSUU.
Eustace not meeting with the success
he desired, Hovaden SAYS of him
However, the said abbot, on being
censured by the ministers of Satan.
was unwilling any longer to molest
the prelates of England ny his preach.
ing. returned to Normandy, unto his
place whence he came. -
Not tn ha Iafoated b., H., H. st
ure' the historian Hoveden, tells as
how Eustace returned the next year |
with holy commandment as to the
Lords day. Hoveden says
In the same year (t20l) Eustace.
abbott OF Flaye. returned to England
and preached therein the word of the
Lord from city to city, and from place
to place. forbade any person to bold
market OF goods an sale upon theL ord IS
lay. For he said that the command.
nent underwritten as to the observance
'f the Lords day had come down from
heaven.
There are several of these reputed
etters OF Jesus. They are not ell alike,
'ome mentioning one thing and anoth.
,r omitting it. 1t Is very evident that
hey have been rewritten and altered
o suit the writer's cas-. of mind, hut
n the main they are alike in giving
iivine origin for Sunday keeping. I'll
I'm quite satisfied that the one referred
o in Heylen's work is the original.
t space would allow could transcribe
I entire. With the one in your issue
now have before me three copies CT
his letter.
| will notice some OF the variations
ioveden saws 1t is my will that no
me from the ninth hou: on Saturday.