Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-09-09

and morals, by the habits of their immediate
ancestors. These laws Of nature are the en-
aetments Of God. No person can safely dis
regard them. Errors Of parents arc felt by
their descendants, even to the third and fourth
generation.
3. IL is needless expenso--a wasting Of
the property which God has entrusted to our
care All our property is held subject TO His
order-for to him il belongs. When tempted
to buy anything, it is not sufficient for me to
say have money, and money will buy it;
but is it proper should hare Il, Is it agree
able to thel Master that I should use iti
/ Would Il be proper expenditure which
would like to see in my account, when am
reckoned with for my stewardship Never
was there time since money was made, when
30 much good might be done with it as now.
A thousand channels are open for benevolent
! expenditure and yet perhaps, never was SO
much expended hurtfully. In our State of
Maine it is thought about 100000 are ex-
| pended annually for tobacco about so cents
for every soul on an average For, though a
/ great many expend none, yet the excess OF
others will make up the sum Doubtless,
this estimate is too low. 1t has been COM
/ puted that the whole Church Of Christ in the
/ United States, expend annually about one
million Of dollars. TO send the gospel abroad,
and fire millions for tobacco What shall we
say Of a church that loves tobacco five times
AS much az IL loves Jesus Christ. and feels
five times as much desire for hurtful grati-
ication, as it feels for the salvation Of the
hcathen know this estimate may seem to
some persons, much too large. To such, l
would say, make one yourself. l am conf
dent you will find il too low. How frequent
] ., t,ll Al. II \
the expense of tobacco is greater than that of
bread: and that in hard times, when mon
form professions, crying "give us work, or
give us bread many of them are marching
with cigars in their mouthsl when will
these things be seen in their true light,
When will even good men cease to cxpend for
every foolish and hurtful lusts
O. The use Of tobacco is an invasion Of
the social right. Every man has Just claim
to his portion of the wholesome air Of heaven.
Now, if man whose breath is full of the
loathsome fumes, shall seat himself at my
side in the stage car for travelling or IL
through necessity, he must take part of my
bed at some great public meeting and infect
the whole room; or II he only meet me in
the public road with the loathsome cloud curl
ing around his face, and spreading on every
side,-he pollutes the pare air of heaven
which God has given me to breathe, and thus
robs me Of one of the sweetest gifts of my
Creator. | would suffer all this patiently. il
it were essential to his life and health. But
knowing it destroys both, why should not
every conscientious person demonstrate.
10. 1t deserves remark, that the use Of
tobacco seems incongruous with our holy re-
ligion, which says, keep thyselfpure; {; abstain
from feshly lusts; pray God your whole
spirit, soul and body be preserved blameless.
Can we imagine the Apostle Paul, as champ
ing the plug, or squirting the juice, while
holding discussions. confronting opposers. or
comforting the brethrens Can we suppose
he was ever putting the smoke of pipe or ci-
gar, in the face of eager listeners, while dis
putting in the school of Tyrannus, OF telling
the admiring Christians at Jerusalem, what
wonders of grace God had wrought among
the Gentiles Can we, without mpicty, pic
ture to ourselves the precious Savior of men
with cigar in his mouth, while the people
of Nazareth wondered at his gracious words
or feeling the stimulus of the pipe, while dis
coursing with his disciples on the road to
Bethanys lie was holy, harmless, undefled.
close as began. Let all who have con-
traeted the hurtful habit exhort the young to
save themselves from its power. Let all
children and youth learn to keep themselves
pure. Let all students of divinity, and all
ministers of Christ, guard themselves from
this hurtful way. BE ye clean that bear the
vessels of the Lord. How can a person bear
ing this unholy banner, think of entering,
with any propriety, the ministry of Jesus
Christi