God made Adam out of the dust, But thought it best
to make me first; So I was made before the man, According to God's Holy plan. *
My whole body God made complete, Without arms or hands or feet. My ways and
acts did God control, But in my body He placed no soul. * A living being
I became, And Adam gave to me a name. Then from his presence I withdrew,
For this man Adam I never knew. * All my Maker's laws I do obey, And from
these laws I never stray. Thousands of me go in fear, But seldom on the earth
appear. * Later, for a purpose God did see, He placed a living soul in
me. But that soul of mine God had to claim, And from me took it back again. *
And when this soul from me had fled, I was the same as when first made; Without
arms, legs, feet, or soul, I travel on from pole to pole * My labors
are from day to night, And to men I once furnished light. Thousands of people
both young and old, Did by my death bright lights behold. * No right or
wrong can I conceive; The Bible and it's teachings I can't believe. The fear
of death doesn't trouble me; Pure happiness I will never see. * And up
in Heaven I can never go, Nor in the grave or Hell below. So get your Bible
and read with care; You'll find my name recorded there. * *******************************
This puzzle was written by a lady in California in 1890 in response to a gentlemen
in Philadelphia, who said that he would pay $1,000.00 to anyone who could
write a puzzle that he could not solve. He failed to do so, and paid the
lady $1,000.00 (a great sum at that time). Still is!! The answer is one word,
five letters long, and appears only four times in the King James Version
of the Bible. An eight-year-old boy figured out the puzzle. Have fun! Sincerely,
Linda
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