Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-02-20
Letter From Christ, Found

Papers throughout the United States
are printing what is alleged to be letter
written by Christ. In this letter was an
INDUCTION that it should be published to
The world by whoever found it, together
with the statement that misfortune and
rad luck would follow the persons hav.
ing possession of it, in the event it was
not given publicity, there was likewise
! promise that whatsoever may have
copy Of this in his or her posse ssiou,
viii prosper and be followed by good
offune.
According to the HISTORY of the letter,
"a written by Christ Just after his
rus, fcaon and signed nv the Angel
IaIbrel, SO years after the Savior's birth,
lnd presumably deposited by him un
Ter stone at the foot of the cross. On
his stone appeared the legand, Bless
d 8 he who shall turn me over No
ne knew what the inscription meant,
r seemed to have sufficient curiosity to
investigate, until the stone was turned
over by little child and closed.
"Whosoever works on the Sabbath
day shall be cursed l command you to
~ to church and keep holy the Lord s
iav, without any manner Of work.
"You should not idle or mispend your
lime in bedecking Yourself in vain dress
ng, for l have ordered it day of rest,
| will have the day kept holy that your
sins may be forgiven you. You will not
,reak my commandments, but observe
and keep them; they being written by
my hand, and spoken by my mouth.
You shall not only go to church your
self, but also your man servant and maid
servant.
"Observe my words and learn my COM
mandments. You shall finish your work
every Saturday at o'clock in the after
noon, at which hour the preparation for
the Sabbath begins.
81 advise you to fast five days in the
year, beginning on Good Friday and con-
tlnuing the five days following. in re-
membra of the five bloody wounds |
received for you and mankind.
"You shall love one another and cause
them that are not baptised to come to
church and receive the Holy Sacrament,
that is to say baptism and then the Sup
pei of the Lord, and be made member
thereof, and in doing, I will give you
long life and many blessings your land
shall be replentished and bring forth
abundance, and will comfort You in the
greatest temptations and surely he that
doeth to the contrary shall be accursed.
IL will also send hardness of the heart
on them and especially on hardened and
unpenitent believers He that gives to
the poor shall find it profitable. Re-
member and keep the Sabbath day, for
the seventh day I have taken as a rest
ing day to myself.
"And he that hath copy of this letter
written by my own hand and spoken by
nv own mouth, and keepeth it without
publishing it to others, shall not prosper,
but he who publisheth it to others shall
be blessed by me and their sins be as MA
ny as stars by night, and if they truly be.
heve. and shall be pardoned, and they
thai helieye not his wri ny and my COM
mandmeuts, will have my plaques upon
you and you will be consumed with your
children, goods, and cattle and all other
worldly enjoyments that have given you
Do but once think of what | have suffer
ed in this world and in the world that is
to come
Whosoever shall have copy Of this
letter and keep it in their house, nothing
shall hurt them, and if any woman be in
birth and put her trust in me, she shall
ne delivered of her child.
s'Yeu shall hear no more news of me
except through the Holy Scripture, until
the day Of judgment. All goodness and
prosperity shall be in the house where a
copy of this letter shall be found finished"
The story goes that the little child
found it passed it to one who became
convert to the Christian faith. He failed
to have the letter published, but kept it