Year: 1868

why MIR. Wade Lost His NOniinati0n.-A


Warming to Youth.


The Advance, the Congregational paper of Chicago,
says that Mr.. Wade lost his nomination for the Vice
Presidency because OF conscientious unwinngness
On the part Of delegates vote for one notorious fol
coaSseness OF manner and blasphemous profanity OF
speech disgusting to Christian people and disgrace
ful to the nation" The Covenant adds, by way OF
confirmation to the above:-"We know this to be the
truth We occupied position where we saw how
the whole feeling ran: After the third ballot when
1t became necessary for the scattering votes TO con-
centrate on some one and the choice seemed to Law
between Wade and COlfax, we saw how delegates
were Induced to turn their votes from the former to
the latter, by the representation that Mr..
Wade was horribly profane very coarse in
5anners ae aieaNqgn iee not 9,n, drgnkard hard
the Presidential impeachment was so strong and the
impression so general that Senators led vote
against 1t because OF hatred to Mr.. Wade-whether
true or false we know n0t-that we are Inclined
1rom what we saw, to think Mr.. Wade would have
received the nomination for the Vice President but
Ior the growing feeling among our people that only
sober, self-controlled and gentlemanly men should
be put into offices OF trust. We rejoice this evil
dence OF improving morals. We pray for its con-
tinuance.n


Discovery Of n Letter Purporting to BE Written


by Jesus Christ.


The Cleveland Leader gives copy OF a letter pur-
porting to have been written by the Saviour and
handed down from generation to generation in a
family living in that CITY, Whether genuine or not,
the letter contains some sound advice and admoni-
ton which IL will do harm to the cause OF religion
and morality to have generally circulated. The
document is as follows:-


Copy Of letter said TO have been written by our
Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and found eighteen
blessed Saviour's crucinxion and transmitted from
Inc Holy City by converted Jew, and faithfully
the possession Of Lady Cubass' family In Mesopo-
tamia.


The letter was found under a stone both round and
Iconum, near q village called Mesopotamia Upon
the stone was written and engraved, blessed be he
God earnestly. and desired that he wouId maze e
known unto them the meaning Of this writing that
they might not In vain turn 1t over. In the mean
time little child, about six seven years of age
turned 1t over, to the admiration Of all present and
under the stone was written the commands OF Jesus
Sntls. , IN letter, which was afterwards published
death OF our blessed Saviour and carried by person
belonging to Lady Cubass and made public in the


The letter of Jesus Christ is as followeth:-


"Whoever worketh on the sabbath day shall be
cursed. ! command you to go to church and keep
the Lords day holy, without doing any manner OF
work. You shall not idly spend your time in bed or
decking yourself with supernuites Of costly appear
rest. will have that day kept holy that your sins
may be forgiven you. You shall not break my CON-
in your heart and steadfasIiy observe that il Is
written with my own hand and spoken with my own
mouth: You shall not only go unto the church
yourself but also cause your men servants and maid
servants TO do the same and TO observe my
words and learn my commandments. You shall
nnish your labor every Saturday In the after
noon, by six OF the clock, al which hour
the preparation OF the Sabbath begins. | advise
you TO last five Fridays In every year, beginning with
Good Friday, and continue the four Fridays imme-
dafely following. You shall diligently and peacea-
bly, labor In your own respective dwellings, wherein
II hath pleased God TO call you. You shall love one
are not baptized tQcome to the church and receive
the sacrament OF baptism, and the Lords Supper
ana TO be made members OF the church. In so doing
VIII give unto you long life and many blessings;
abundance, and Will give unto you mans blessing
and comforts In the greatest temptations


And ne that doeth TO the contrary shall be un-
profitable. | will also send q hardness OF heart
the mpertinent and unbelievers. lie that hath
given 10 the poor shall not be Improbable. Re-
member to keep the holy Sabbath day: for on the
seventh day have taken to rest myself. And
my own hand and spoken with my own mouth, and
keepeth 1t without publishing 1t TO Others shall not
prosper; but he that pubsheth II to others shall be
blessed OF me, and though his sins be i'm number as
shall be pardoned; and II he believe not In this
writing and these commandments I will send my
own plague upon him and consume both him and
his children, and his cattle. And whosoever shall
nave copy Of this letter. written with my own
hand and spoken with my own mouth. and keep 1t
IN the house. nothing shall hurt them nor the light
ming, fire, thunder or pestlence shall happen to
them TO do them any harm. And II a woman with
child and In labor has copy OF this letter about
be safely delivered Of the child. You shall not have
any tidngs OF me but by the Holy Scriptures until
the day OF Judgment, All goodness, happiness and
prosperity shall be In the house where copy OF this
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