Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-10-05
Liberal Publishes Prayer
For Those SuperstitiOus

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ed to be a letter written by Christ.
In this letter was an injunction that
it should be published to the world by
whoever found it together with the
statement that misfortune and bad
luck would follow the person having
possession of it in the event that it
was not given publicity.
There was likewise a promise that
whoever may have a copy Of this in
his or her possession will prosper and
be followed by good fortune.
The Liberal has received some re-
quests to print this letter, so if it
will relieve the superstititious fear
of any one, here it is:
"Whosoever works on the Sabbath
day shall be cursed. / command 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 SUI
perluities of costly apparel and vain
dressing for l have ordered it a day
of rest. l will have that day kept
holy that your sins may be forgiven
you.
"You will not break my command
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they being written by my hand and
spoken from my mouth. You shall not
only go to church yourselves, but also
your man servant and maid servant.
Observe my words and learn my
commandments.
"You shall finish your work every
Saturday at 6 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, begin
ming on Good Friday and continuing
the five days following in remem-
brance of the five blood wounds / re-
ceived for you 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 land shall be
%replenished and bring forth abund.
ance and l will comfort you in the
greatest temptation and surely he that
doeth to the contrary shall be cursed.
81 will also send hardness of the
heart on them and especially on hard
ened and unpenitent unbelievers. He
that hath given to the poor shall find
II profitable. Remember to keep the
Sabbath day, for the seventh day /
have taken az a resting day to my
self"
"And he that hath a copy of this
letter written by my own hand and
spoken by my own mouth and keep
eth it without publishing it to others,
shall not prosper, but he that publish
eth 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 and
my commandments will have my
plaques upon you and you will be con-
sumed with your children, goods and
cattle and all other worldly enjoy
ments that l have given you. Do but
once think what | have suffered for
YOU, if you do, it will be well for you
in this world and in the world to
come.
"Whosoever shall have a copy of
this letter and keep il. in their house,
nothing shall hurt them, neither pest
Hence, 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 holy scrip
ture, until the day of judgment. All
goodness and prosperity shall be in
the house where a copy Of this letter
shall be found" Finished.