Think what would happen if the members of the Church of the Brethren would all stop smoking and donate that money to the cause of Christ rather than to a self-pleasing destructive personal habit. And think of the suffering from starvation that could be averted if all the fields in which tobacco is gown were turned into acres that produce nourishing food. There can be no other conclusion but that smoking is a sin . It should never be found among persons claiming to know Jesus Christ. Kettering was pastor of the Florin Church of the Brethren, Associate District Executive, and is associate pastor of the Lititz Church of the Brethren in the Atlantic Northeast District.
Children are close observers.