The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-01-20
LETTER SAID TO HAVE
BEEN WRITTEN BY CHRIST

The editor IS, III receipt OF one ol
those chain letters which is going the
rounds of the country just now, the
original of which is alleged to have
been written by Christ. 1t carries the
injunction that it should be published
to the world by whoever found it, to
gether with the statement that bad luc
and misfortune would follow the per-.
son having possession of it in the event
it was not given publicity. 1t likewise
carried the promise that whoever may
have the letter in their possession will
prosper and be followed by fortune.
According to the alleged history of
the letter, it was written by Christ
just after His crucifxlon, signed by
the angel Gabriel ninety-nine years
after the Savior's birth and presumably
deposited by him at the foot of The
cross under a stone On this stone ap-
peared the legend BLESSED is he who
shall turn me over"
The story goes that no one knew
what the inscription meant, nor seemed
to have sufficient curiosity to invest
gate until the stone was turned over
by little child and the letter found
1t is not that we believe the letter
was written by the Saviour nor signed
by the angel Gabriel that we reproduce
it here, but it may serve to impress up
on some one some of our obligation
which some seem to have forgotten.
The Letter
whatsoever works on the Sabbath
day shall be cursed. | command yor
to 90 to church and keep holy tie
Lords day, without any manner Of
work. You shall not idle Or misspend
your time III bedecking yourself il
superfluities of costly apparel and vain
dressing for I have ordered it a day
OF rest. will have that day KEEP
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
90 10 church yourselves, but also your
man servant and maid servant. Oh
serve my words and learn my com
mandments." =
"You shall finish your work every
Saturday at o'clock in the Afternoon
at which hour the preparation for the
Sabbath begins. | advise you to fas'
five days in the year, beginning on
Coed Friday and continuing the five
days following in remembrance of the
five blood wounds l received for yor
and mankind"
You shall love one another and
cause them that are not baptized t.
come to church and receive the HOLY
Sacrament, that is to say baptism, and
then the supper of the Lord, and b.
made a member thereof and in SO do.
ing | will give you long life and man,
blessings. Your land shall be replen.
lshed and bring forth abundance and
will comfort you in the greatest
temptation and surely he that doeth tc
the contrary shall be cursed
Il Will also send hardness OF th,
heart on them and especially on hard
ened and unpenitent mbelievers, Fl,
that hath given to the poor shall fine
1t profitable. Remember to keep Tho
Sabbath day, for the seventh day
SELF" ' " ny
And he that hath copy OF this let.
Ter written by my own hand and spok
en- by my own mouth and keepeth j
without publishing it to others shall
not prosper, but he that publisheth II
70 . others shall be blessed by me and
Il thelr sins be as many as stars by
nlsnt' and if they truly believe thew
shall be pardoned and they that hc
lleve, not this writing and nv com
,.l,.l will have my plagtes upop
you and you will be consumed Will !
your children, goods and cattle and oil
o!ner worldly enjoyments that I have
gwen you Do but once think of what |
In, nave suffered for you, if YOU do. # |
VIII De well for YOU in this world and
III .. ,ne world which is to come.'
w. Nhosoeyer shah have COPY Of this
;e.ler ana Keep it in their house moth
.,s snall hurt them, neither pestilenee
thunder or lightning, and if any wo
, n,a'l De IN birth and put her trust in
w re snail be delivered Of her child
Lou shall hear no more news Of mo ay. |
eept through the Holy Scriptures nnti, |
lne day Of judgement. All goodness s
ana prosperity shall be in the honss |
where copy Of this letter shal II be |
found. Finished ~ -