Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-06-21
Supposed Letter From Christ

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County papers through the Unit
&c States are printing what is al
legged to be letter written b
Christ. In this letter was an IL,
| junction that it should be puhlishe.
70 the world by whoever found il
together with the statement tina
| nlisfortunes and hard luck wotllt
( follow the person having possess
ion OF it i'll the event that it wa
not given publicity There wa,
likewise promise that whoeve,
may have copy OF this in his DOS
session will prosper and be follow.
ed by good fortune. This paper
| has received the request to prin,
this letter. SO if it will relieve the
superstitious fear of anyone, here
1t IS. | would request that you
give it space i'll the News.
According to the history of the
letter it was written by Christ after
his cruciliNion, 90 years after the
Savior's birth and presumably
deposited by hisn under the
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 in
scrlptlon meant or seemed to have
sufficient curiosity for investigation
until the stone was turned over by
little child and the letter which
follows was discovered.
Whosoever works on the Sab
bath day shall be cursed, COM
mand you to go 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 superhuities
OF costly apparel and vain dressing
for | have ordered it day of rest,
| will have that day kept holy that
your sins may be forgiven you.
You will not break my COM
mandments but observe them, and
keep them, they being written by
my hand spoken by my hand and
spoken by my mouth. You shall
not only go to church yourself,
but also your man servant, and
your maid servant. Observe nv;
words and learn my command
r,ents. You shall finish your work
every Saturday at 6 O'Clock in the
afternoon at which hour the prepa-
ration for the Sabbath begins. |
advise you to fast five days in the
year, beginning on good Friday
and continuing the five days fol-
lowing, i'll remembrance of the five
bloody wounds | received for vou
and mankind 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 SO
doing | will give you long life and
many blessings. Your hand shall
be replenished and bring forth a.
and | will comfort YOU |.
IN the greatest temptations and
surely he that dOeth to the contrary
shall be cursed. | will also send
hardness of the heart on them and
especially in hardness and unre-
oentant unbelievers. He that hath
given to the poor shall find it prof
table. Remember and keep the
Sabbath day, for the seventh dav
have taken as resting day to
myself. And he that hath copy
of this letter written by my own
1and and spoken by my own mouth
md keepeth it without publishing
t to Others shall not prosper. but
he that publishes it to others. shall
De blessed by me, and if their sins
)e as many as stars by night, and
f they they truly believe they shall
De pardoned, and they who believe
lot this whiting and my command )
nents will have my plague upon
'ou. and you will be consumed )
With your children, goods and cat
lie, and all other world endowment
hat | have given you. Do but
'nce think Of what | have suffered
or Won: if Won do. If will he well