Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1867-06-05
AN banner OF uncIeanneas,

All Manner OF URcleaRness-
In the beginning, God made man
clean. Then there was no bl0tch on
his body, nor stain on his character
no guile in his mouth, nor deceit on
his tongue; no impure thoughts in his
heart, nor evil words on his lips; no
liquor in his stomach, nor tobacco IN
his mouth, nor tobacco smoke putting
from under his nose. In his own i'm
age made he him. Pure and upright
he emanated from the hand Of his Gre
stor.
But by one man sin has entered in-
to the world /; and, since ain is in the
world, all men have taken to SHINING;
and sin has polluted every man. Some
men are 50 corrupted by sin that they
are full of rottenness and dead mems
bones. Notwithstanding sin viii cor
rupt, pollute, and ruin men, yet they
will hold to it, till they are so abomi-
nable and detestable that decent peo-
pie will not keep company with them
Religion was introduced into The
world to bind men back to God; to
purify and cleanse them; to prepare
them TO enjoy God in better world
heart. for they shall see (enjoyl God"
But lewdness, and all manner of un-
cleanness, or coyetousress, let them
not be named among you, as it becomes
saints; nor obscene language, nor :
foolish talking, nor jssting. which are
not becoming but rather the cheerful
words of a thankful heart. Eph. vs. 3,
4. This is the passage In which the
heading of this7article occurs, Under
al manner of tzlcLsaness comes 3 single
unclean habit to which call attention
in this paper.
In alluding to this filthy practice in
sermon the other day, called on
practical advocate of the habit tostand
up in the audience and state Bhesher
or not in his opinion tobacco chewing
and smoking was a filthy habit. He
arose and said: 'sI have used it sixteen
years. It is an indecent, filthy habit,
and by the grace Of God I viii use It
no more"
1 will here transcribe paragraph
from DR.. Holland. He says: eff there
be anything that demonstrates total
depraVity, it is the readiness with
which young men imbibe bad habits.
I have seen original sin (7l in the shape
of "a short six sticking out Of the
mouth of lad Of ten years. It d
strange what particular pains young
men and boys will take TO learn 70 do
that which will make them miserable,
ruin their health, render them disgust-
ing to their friends, and damage their
s.Sorna Of the fashiousbls bad habits
of the day are connected with the use
of tobacco. Here is . drug that
young man is obliged to become ae-
customed to before he can tolerate eth
er the taste or effects Of it. It 3
rank vegetable poison; and IN the. nm
accustomed animal produces vertigo,
faintness and horrible sickness. Yet
young men perseVere in the use Of 1t
until they can endure it, and then un-
til they love it. They 60 about the
streets with cigars in their months, or
into society with breath Hnficiently
offensive to drive unperTerted nostrils
before them They chew tobacco
roll up huge wads Of the vie drug and
stuff their cheeks with them. They
calculate their saliva upon the sidewalk,
IN the store, in spittoons which become
incorporate stenches, in dark corners
of railroad cars to stain the white
skirts Of unsuspecting women, IN lect-
ure rooms and churches, upon fences,
and into stoves that hiss with anger at
the insult. Aud the guilds after they
are ejectedi They are to be found in
old corners, in out-ofthe-way places
great boulders, boluses, bulbst Horses
stumble over them, dogs bark at them;
they poison young shade trees, and
break down the constitutions Of sweep
eIs. This may be an exaggeration Of
the facts, but not of the disgust with
which one writes of them"
A proper description of the Cse of
tobacco would exhaust the filthy adj
jectiyes of the language, and spoil the
adiectiVes for further use, and yet,
young men will acquire the habit, and
perseVere N il after It Is acqnired.-
Tobacco-chewers never advise young
men to commence this habit. The
slave of tobacco always regrets his
bondage; yet, against all advice, against
disgust, against cleanliness. against ev
cry consideration Of health and COM
fort thousands every year bow the neck
repulsive yoke. s
A young man IS not fit for society,
life, nor the church, till he is clean
no tobacco in his month, no liquor in
his stomach, no impure thoughts in his
heart, no oath on his tongue, and no
snuff in his nose. - -. -.
Now Just think of it, A Christian
with his filth in his mouth James
says: 'Pst alc1y al yilthiness;" and Paul
says: "AH nsazgSr Of S1leEe11ess, let il
not be named among you" Why
have you not obeyed these command
ments? The Apostles everely repri-
mands certain persons who consumed
their money on their lusts. Ny broth
er,who has given ysu authority tospend
from $40 to $50 year for tobacco, to
consume it on your lust9 There are
many men who pay more money for
tobacco than they pay for Jesus. Such
men are on the road to ruin.
Do you see that young man in your
congregation who dresses IN broad
cloth, wears a silk hat, carries gold
watch, asilVer-headed cane, has on kid
gloves and smokes ten cent cigar
Well, that young man only pays about
one dollar year into the treasury Of
the Lord but pays $40 or $50 per year
for tobacco. Is this heinous crime and
crying sin to go unrebuked. For one.
say, put away all ilthiness out of
your. mouth.
This very day a temperance man
came 10 me and wanted me 20 Join the
Temple of Honor Of which he was lead
er. After showing me the benefits Of
the Society, and the good purposes it
proposed to accomplish, asked him if
he did not chew tobacco. ayes, sir"
was the reply. How, then, do you ex-
pect to teach children and young men
not to use tobacco, while you set them
the examplel So some preachers-
and preachers are an example to the
believers in word, in behavior, and in
purity" Tim. ", u. Make them
selves most ridiculous when they exort
the people to purity and cleanliness,
and then Immediately stuff their
mouths full Of the vile drug. or begin
insulting the noses of the world with
the fumes Of tobacco smoke.
Please put away this filthy thing and
be decent man. J. i. PARSON.-