Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-04-29
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tnat your naOlt IN NJ war Win rcligfOn,
name aud thing.
!. Religion bids yov 10 Be cleanly and
gentiemaniy in demeanor. But, tell
me, is the common use Of tobacco q
clcanly and bccomming practice9-
! Snuff il, and il makes your nose mere
dust-pan: chew it. and il soils your
! lips aud teeth. and makes your mouth
nauseous distillcry; smoke it. and il
pollutcs flesh and breath. earth and air:
makes the chest q sort of volcano. and
the mouth a crater venting smoke and
fire. is this gcntlcmanly or decent?
When Governor Morris returned from
France, a Doctor Of Divinity. noto-
rious a. smoker. said TO him
Mr.. Morris. do gentlemen smoke in
Paris?" = "Gcntlcmcn." said Mr..
Morris, "Gentlcmcn, doctor, smoke
nowhere"
=. Religion bids you cruelty freshly
iusfs, and ercrcise self-d,mai. Is not
this hurtful lust. vile appetite. an
unreasonable self-indulgencc. totally at
war with purity and scll-dcnial?-
Says Dr. Harris. Tobacco is lust of
the flesh, an agent Of Satan. by which
he is now destroying more bodies and
souls than bv any other agent" Said
good man. My tobacco is lust.
which is getting the mastery OF me; ]
will drop 1t If it takes the flesh from
my bones" He did So. Brother, !
pray you DO likewise.
3. Religion bids you. as a sfesrord o,
God, 10 make a proper use Of money
Your habit is expensive. and worse
than useless. Ii You are well this
poison can DO you no good; hence every
cent you spend for it Is a waste which
hishonors God: it is ''moncy for that
which is not bread" If you have used
it for some time. child can show you
that YOU have >quandcrcd an enormous
amount of moncy,-moncv needed to
raise dropping hearts, and to fill the
,World with light and love.
"a. Religion BIDS you to use time.
strength. ondl lJe. TO tic best pur1 ose.--
The Earl of Stanhope maintains that
the victims Of this narcotic spend one
twentieth part Of their timc-two years
of forty--in its indulgence. What
right have you my brother. 10 waste
years or months in this manner? Is
this "redeeming the timc?" What
right have you to cnfccblc your body
by this emasculating drug, when its
energies, in full force, should bc given
to God and the good of our perishing
race? What right have you to use a
drug whose tendency is completely
ANTI-vITAL. and which may cut short
your life ten years or twenty.
5. Religion bids you give the worid a
good erompie. 1t has been said that
ninety nine victims in hundred ac-
quire this habit from infectious exam
pie. BE this as it may, the example
of men in your position is unspcakably
powerful and pcrnicious. 1t has pow
cr to sweep multitudes of Young men
down to death. Father" said lit
tie boy, "why do you chew tobacco?"
Because ] love it," was the reply
The son chcwed it, learned to love it.
and thus ruined his health, embittcrcd
his whole life with disease. saw a
little boy, with cigar, putting like a
steam engine. "Why do you spokc?"
| induircd. Father smokes, and I'll
smoke, SIR" was the reply. The cry
on every hand is, Cure father. cure
church members, cure men of iufiu-
cncc; when they drop it, we will fol
low suit"
e. Religion bids you TO be a thorough
temperance man. Rum and tobacco
are twin demons. Tobacco creates an
unnatural appetite, which Graves alco-
holic strmulants, and the qualification
of this appetite leads to drunkenness.
Smoke-shops. and dram-shops. sots on
rum and sots on tobacco, have usually
been ilcnticll; and temperance can
never triumph whilst tobacco intoxi-
Gates the million. Como my brother.
no longer disclaim against Alchohol
whilst a Slave To tobacco; no lopgeT
make yourself the song of the drunk
ard by intoxication on your quid OF
pipe.
/ Z. Religion bids you 10 be rure and
Christ-iiks. To Use tobacco is defil-
ing, is demoralizing; it is hcatlenish
abomination, and you connot respect
] yourself as its victim. DO YOU think
you please Christ by using it! DC
you think Christ would have allowed
John to lean on his bosom, had he
used it? Do you think the apostles used
it? Are you willing this should be
written on your gravesione: Here lies
Christian who cut short his life by
the use of tobaccoe" Is this epitaph
becoming for Christian?
s. Religion bids you 10 be entirely dc
rotcd TO God. The use Of this PERM
cious drug forbids this. If you used
it early. and have used it long. it has
, become with You the KISo of srrE.
rIrEs. You love it better than honey
or milk, or bread, or wine, or tho
choicest fruits. 1t Is usually the last
thing which engages your heart al
night. and it is among the first things
/ which claims your fond regards in tn,
; morning. Birds may fll the air Will
music. flowers may load it with per
iume. the sun may surpass himself IL
the beauty of his brightness; but yor
cannot enjoy the one or the other yer,
, much, nor God, their glorious author
= till YOU have appcascd great appetite
which has dominion over you. ''B'
not deceived" my brother. Thinl
not that you love God with all you
| heart when this idol has such su2rcm
: acy in your soul. Talk not of aspira
E tions "for holiness full assurance.