Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1911-07-01
A RELIGIOUS scREED.
PUBLISHED By REQUEST.

written by Christ. In this letter was an
injunction that 1t should be published
to the world by whoever found II, to.
gether with the statement that misfor.
tune and bad luck would follow the per.
son having possession of it in the event
that it was not given publicity. There
was likewise a promise that whoever
may have copy Of this in his or her
possession will prosper and be followed
by good fortune.
The Blade has received some hun.
dreds Of requests to print this letter, SO
If it will relieve the superstitios fear OF
anyone, here it is:
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 presumably deposited by him un-
der 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 little child and the
letter which follows was discovered:
"Whosoever works on the Sabbath
day shall be cursed. / command you to
60 to church and keep holy the Lords
day without any manner of work. You
shall not idle or misspend your time in
bedecking yourself in superfuities OF
costly apparel and vain dressing, for l
have ordered it day of rest 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 from my hand and spoken
from my mouth. You shall not only 60
to church yourselves but also your man
servants and your maid servants. OBJ
serve my words and learn my command
ments.
"You shall finish your work every
Saturday afternoon at six o'clock, at
which hour the preparation for the Sab
bath begins. advise you to fast five
days in the year beginning with Good
Friday and continuing the five days fol-
lowing, in remembrance of the 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 sup
per of the Lord, and be made member
thereof and in 80 doing will give you
long life and many blessings. Your land
shall be replenished and bring forth
abundance and l will comfort you in
great temptation and surely he that
doeth contrary shall be cursed.
II will also send hardness of the
heart on them and especially the hard
ened and unpenitent believers. He that
hath given to the poor shall find it prof
liable. Remember to keep the Sabbath
day for the seventh day l have taken
as resting day to myself.
"And he that hath copy of this let
ter written by my own hand and spok ell
by my own mouth and he that keepeth
1t without publishing it to others shall
not prosper, but he that publishes it to
others shall be blessed by me and if
their sins be as many as the stars by
night and if they truly believe they
shall be pardoned and they that believe
not this writing my commandments will
have my plaques upon you and you will
be consumed with your children, goods
and your cattle and all worldly enjoy
ments that l have given you.
'Do but once think of what have
suffered for you, if you do it will be
good for you in this world and the world
which is to come.
"Whosoever shall have copy CT this
letter in his house, nothing shall hurt
them, neither pestilence, thunder or
lightning and if any woman be in birth
and put her trust in me she shall be
delivered of her child. You shall hear
no more news of me except through the
Holy Scriptures, until the day of judg.
ment.
"All goodness and prosperity shall be
in the house where q copy of this letter
shall be found. Finished"
The story goes that the child who
found it passed it to one who became O
convert to the Christian faith. He failed
to have the letter published. He kept
it however as a memento of Christ and
it passed down to different generations
of his family for more than thousand
years. During this period the family
suffered repeated misfortunes, migrated
to different countries until finally one o.
them came to America, bringing the
letter with them. They settled in Vir,
ginia then moved further south, still fol
lowed by misfortunes, when finally the
last member daughter, approached hel
death-bed and called in a neighbor
Mrs. Thompson, giving her the letter
and relating its history for more thar
one thousand years.
The Thompson woman began the al
tempt to have it published and it frs
appeared in the Rome, Ga, Tribune, or
October 3lst, 1891. 1t then appeared il
the Dalton, Ga, Citizen. Mrs. Wort
man, now living in Marion, Ind, clip
ped it and kept it in her possession for
many years without making an effort to
have 1t published. She was followed BY
misfortunes which she attributed to bel
neglect in trying to have the letter pub
lished.
Mrs. Ruby Critchtield of Tresavant
Tenn, Is also said to have had copy o.
tho lattar ond failed In haya IL pf,hliahed