Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-09
LETTER CHRIST WROTE Cd
Published by Request of Persons
Who Fear to Disobey

written by Christ.
In this letter was an Injunction
that it should be published to the
world by whosoever found, togeth-
er with the statement that misfor-
tune and bad luck would follow the
person having possession oft in the
event that it was not given publicity.
There was likewise apromise that
whoever may have copy of this in
his or her possession will prosper
and be followed by good fortune.
According to the history of the
letter it was written by Christ just
after his crucifxion, signed by the
Angel Gabriel ninety nine years
after the Savior's birth and presun-
ably deposited by him under a stone
at the foot OF the cross.
On this stone appeared the legend,
Blessed is he who shall turn me
over"
No one knew what the inscription
meant, or seemed to have sufficient
curiosity to investigate, until the
stone was turned over by a little
child and the letter which follows
was discovered
"Whosoever works on the Sabbath
day shall be cursed. l command to
you to go TO church and keep holy
the Lord dav, without any manner
of work You shall not idle or mis-
spend your time in bedecking your
self in superhuities OF costly apparel
and vain dressing for l have ordered
it day of rest l will have that
day kept holy that your sins may be
forgiven you.
You will not break my command
ments, but observe and keep them,
they being written by my hand and
spoken by my mouth. You shall not
only go to church yourselves, but
also your man servant and maid
servant. Observe my words and
iCdi II AlJ commandments
You shall finish your work every
Saturday at o'clock in the after
noon, at which hour the preparation
for the Sabbath begins. l advise
you to fast five days in the year,
beginning on Good Friday and con-
tinuing five days following in re
membrance for the FIVE bloody
wounds received for you and man.
kind.
You shall love one another and
cause them that are not baptized to
come to church and receive the Holy
Sacrament, that is TO say baptism,
and then the supper of the Lord,
and be made a member thereof and
in doing so l will give you long life
and many blessings. Your land
shall be l eplenished and bring forth
abundance and | comfort you in the
greatest temptation and surely he
that doeth to the contrary shall be
cursed.
Il will also send hardness to the
heart on them and especially or
hardened and unpenitent unbeliev
ers. He that hath given TO the poor
shall find Improbable. Remember to
keep tine Sabbath day for the seventh
day have taken as a resting 10 my
self.
And he that hath q copy OF thi:
letter written by my own hand anC
spoken by my own mouth and keep
eth it without publishing it to Others
shall not prosper, but he that pub
lisheth it to others shall be blessed
by me and if their sins be as many
as stars by pight, and if they trul!
believe they shall be pardoned, ant
they that believe not this writin,
and my commandments will hav,
my plaques upon you and you will
be consumed with your children
goods, cattle and other worldly en-.
ioyments that l have give giver
you. Do but once think of what
have suffered for you, if you do. i
, will be we'll for you in this wOrlt
I and the world which is to come.
"Whosoeyer shall have copy O
: this letter and keep it in their house
t nothing shall hurt them, neithe
, pestilence, thunder nor lightning