Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-02-10
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~. Ia your p1VdEsOA INC <Otl OL Janu-
|ary, headed Smoking and Chewing
Preachers, has excited your resibilities
tosnch an, extent that, you wish to laugh
ID seorp, an evil much to be iamented By
all sober, rejecting minds. That chew.
ing and smoking tobacco Is an evil, and
4 growing evil. is admitted by the best
Physicians and all learned men. which
no gentleman VIII deny. and that It ought
- Be abandoned by Horldlings. say moth.
ing Of Minisiersc f the. Gospel. Where can
|yons ind gentleman who would presume
- enter = Lady.s parlor with . great
auid Of tobacco or hHge cigar in his
mouth. chewing or putting as he enters,
10 the discomfort perhaps of four-iifths
Of the inmates. They are few and far be-
tween? Say nothing Of is filthy use and
destructiye qualities upon the brain, il
ID q 20 disgusting in1thel world, what
must il be in the Church Of God? Be-
hoId. for d moment, a. minister on the
Sabbath day, with bis raiment all nice
and clean, his shirt bosom glistening
from the work Of his wite's hands. bis
coat, as If 1oFnor dust had never touch
ed 1, as be leaves his domicil but, BY
the time be- snters the Chufch--the
hove Of God, his coat and bosom es1sear-
ed iaifk am5er--his wifets feelings wound
ted-bad example set before the congrera-
lion ahe sacred desk dsieerat<di and
theIihear him soIe6niy warn his lait3 to
dtoi3 all eppesranct Of evil Oh, Con
sissency, thouSrt q jewel. 80
loKeep yoursalyes lunspottsd from the
world -Physician heal thyseIi be NOT
lentahgled with thugs of the Forld" .is
the lznguageof HON writ. Now. Messs.
editdfs, Iask, with Ne above and all. ats
kindfed objections and evils, s it any
wonder that We want tie Church rid OF
THE evil? Bur you Ay ''w6 cannot
laqree With our friend Il. u all bis stric-
lures upon the Rse Of the weed; but,
sir, CANNOT help that -ths sinner
cannot OF viii moi agree with 81 obey the
calls Of the GosRi, otherwise tie sesl'
Complained Of, would be abandoned
1 AGAIN, rnor canMe see the necessity yol
his being 50 Zero against its use b3 Tin
leraht Methodist Preachers" PsShaps
mot but apply the frs: law in nes9fs,
THAT self cleanliness or preservation oukiil
TO be sought Eafer, and you have hs
problem solved il part--and, avoid ey'
Iery. oppeayanel o. evil" and you hay'
tthe question aiswered !; who, ! ask, doe
not wish to hate his house cleansed iron
ialI sin? and, Ii there has to be q com
mencii6p SOMEWHERE why not take TIL
lMetbodlsf Church or Ministry first ! a
they are and hive been patterns for 9th
ers 70 . great xtent in time past, le
i them be in tim{ 10 come, slt N, .-f.3
j eve think no worse for an .itineran
Thar. Tor 4 loca Minister" l beg leay'
to dissent from that idea, though evil Q
tsin ia sin all yet, where much Y give
much is required :. Is not an itinerant'
tfieid Of iab5r hanged annually, so as 7
lenabia hint meet thousands OF soul
and exert anknfuence for veal or voc
Whit fhe lodi Minister is confined :
his own county or neighborhoood /; YET
neither has:thl right TO sin. As for 9th
ar ,aProteatalt sects'' We deplors ~
evil, We. fear d. sneak least we might 3
lintruding. "4nd we gee no reason VII
t.L., should become disguised win y
tuss in the Methodist any sooner Una
/ apy other Church. Perhaps Il" ma
: voice IN he II. Z. Church and desire
! to see his jrethren freed ftom sin IN e e,'
ery respect. Again, Jswe don't agre
4 with 3when he intimates that
! Preachers would stop eheminS -
Ismoking. 6uls would stop going 70 ncl,
Ii intimate thatif the time and expenl.
9 Iof chewiR and. smoking was spent
! lprepsrina sermons, they might save :, soy
!. from Qohe to hell and do good en-
j. sin ndt. Your closing sentenced! :
y What affinity I'd Let the American PEI
!. ina beI HON Of their rkisksrs and q
IL he'd II use Of tobacco and Is would lo'
!; our ekrgy and our power q 2 Peopl
"a s5d III g he position Of . ffth-ra
II n,f;oI Tobacco is, in our opinion, g
a leauslbf slfthe material and mental Pr
II oreslbf he pressaf ags- Does q
lmIcan people" reeeiye Sepsrgy 9
9 ..poier,. fom the wearing Ct ''1'sssr'
7, If u thdn the Ehole nation ought
]. Ion& q .f,j.,s on "a leys m order e
81 rebight 5sve nSss etergy ss @:.: ..Pp q