The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-12-10

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is a revival of well, fad" of fifteer
years ago. In this letter WAS an in
junction that it should be published
to the world by whoever found it
together with the statement thai
misfortune and bad luck would follow
the person having possession Of it in
the event that it was not given pub
licity.
There is likewise a promise that
whoever may have a copy of this
letter in his or her possession will
prosper and be followed by good for
tune. The promise and the predict
ion seem to have had such effect on
so many persons that the spread of
this letter bids fair to equal that of
the famous Chain prayer which
swept over this country and England
few Yeas ago.
According to the story. o legend
the original letter was found some.
time in the early days of Christianity
by child Here is the letter, or
command, as it appears in the pub
LEGATIONS.
Whosoever works on the Sabbath
day shall be cursed. command on
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 yourselves in
superfluities 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 command
ments, but observe and keep them.
they being written by my hand and
spoken from my mouth. You shall
not only go to church yourselves, but
also your manservant and maid serv-
ant. Observe my words and learn
my commandments.
You shall finish your work every
Saturday at 6 clock in the afternoon
at which hour the preparation for the
Sabbath begins. advise you to fast
five Fridays in the year, beginning on
Good Friday and continuing the Fri
days following in remembrance of
the five bloody wounds received for
you and mankind
you shall love one another and
,ause thrm that are not baptized to |
,ome to church and receive the holy
sacrament that is to say, baptism
md then the supper of the Lord, and |
De made member thereof. and in so |
loing ! will give you long life and
many blessings. Your land shall be
'eplenished and bring forth abund
'nce, and will | comfort you in the
greatest temptation, and surely he
hat doeth to the cor trary shall be
cursed.
Il will send hardness Of the heart
m them, and especially on hardened
md unpenitent unbeievers. He that
lath given to the poor shall find it
profitable. Remember to keep holy
he Sabbath day. for the seventh day
have taken as a resting dav unto
myself.
And he that hath a copy of this
etter. written by my own hand ann
poken from my own mouth, and
eepeth it. without publishing it to
theirs, shall not prosper, but he that
it to others shall be bless
d by me, and if their sins be as
nany as the stars at night, and if
hey truly believe they shall be par
pned, and they that believe not this
7riting and my commandments will
ave my plaques upon you. and you
'ill be consumed with your children
GODS. cattle and all other worldly
njoyments that | have given you.
10 nut once think of what | have
for you-if you do, it will
e we'll for you in this world and the
'orld which is to come.
whatsoever shall have a copy of
mis- letter and keep it in their house
othing shall hurt them; neither
estience. lightning or thunder. and
any woman be in birth and put her
rust in me she shall be delivered of
er child. You shall hear no more
ews of me except thru the HOLY
until the day of judgment.
ii goodness and prosperity shall be
! the house where copy of this
tier shall be found. Finished"
From the hands of the child Who
ound it the letter is said to have
assed into possession of a convert
} the Christian faith. For some