, 1874-10-17
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TOBACCO AND EANCTITY.

1t ia aiNayH matter Tor cnu6rntutAtion when
4 toaclor OF morals ind Il spiritual guido shows
delinquency Of any sort. or manifesto tendency
to indulge in small casnal deligtts. It relieves
q certain conventiona! grimneaa and primness,
which arc habits rather than necessities Of tho
cloth. The white choker does not seem 20
rigidly en- reaie, the buttons 10 not appear to bo
In such automatically y-orthodox straight
lines, aud tho general fashion Of the man docs
not suggest .contrbutson-b and loug.metrs
psalms, at first Myhs The poccadillo marks
tho connecting link between tho shepherd ana
the sheep; it gives him q flavor, at leaat, OF
humanity dispole tho suspicion that WingB may
already pln-foatl,sr tho clerical Shoulders, and
eatabliBles common ground Of sympathy be-
twcou sinner and saint. 4 nun withons failings
cnnnut successfully attract or aroupo men with
faitnsB any moro than q person Who has noyor
had tito smallpox can he q tlloroughlS-suecoaa-
ful nurae IN hospital devoted to the treat
ment Of that dire aiscese. Tho more eminent
tue preacher rho haa tho poccadtlto, tho mora
room, is there for congatulation.
For these ind other reasonu ne read In the
Eaglisll papcts with feeling cf doliglt tiat
Spurgeon hay O peccadillo-a weakness in COM
mon with the larger part OF human beings-that
le has b.en publicly asealle6 Tor it, and that he
las publicly defended lilngc!f. 1iis weaknesB Is
cigar. Tie publicity Of lis weakness ca,no
about IN tho following manner: 6lurgaun had
been preaching to lis lock upon the shenao or
habitua! indulgence iu email stus and tho DIM.
ger that they might lead to the commission Of
larger oues. AnI. american clcrgy1aau who was
prcEeu., atd who NEG aHsre OF spurgeon's doyo-
| ton to tobacco uroso aud Violently denounced
Tho practice cf smoking au QUO Ct the gmsl ains
| aud delivered hlnaelf Of blast against tAa pro.
motion. Dir. spurgeoq, however, was equal to
| tho OCCASION, for ho arose aud malo brief but
| yoly thorough defongo Of smoking. After
having triumplan.ly established tho fact
that 1t was not elm ut all little or big, he boldly
announced. for tho eliacatiou Of hia American
brother, that by tue grace ct God ho hoped to
enjoy good cigar before going to bed that
night. This was gull aud bitterness to the
American brother; bus worsu wes to como, for 1e
shortly ntter infosnlod him that hs smoked to
tho glory Of God.
Illis aeuti,nout. uttered by wor1lling o.
hcalhon, would appear very shocking to IL Chris
tian, but, uttered By Christian. it does not ap-
pear worry shocking to worldliug. Whou siftot
down, it wil1 DO found full OF good sense ant
truthful application. We once know Il preacher
who was Il most exemplary Christian and love
OF good thinHa, to preach n Thanksgiving scr
mon. IN which he advised lis flock TO 10 hou,e
to their turkeyu ind pluu.puddlugs. aud praia'
uol With tLcis Btomuel,s. Tho good ,nan Iii
not ssAta I'll absurd or igreycrcnt proposition
II 10 pussibla 10 aegye both God an,
the Devil through The medium, Of tb
stomach. A well-cookod dinner, aoryo.
: at reasonable t!me and eaten iu health.
moderation, ahows IN appreciation OF th
bounties supplied by Providence strengthen
the eater for divine work, and lnaLes him T.
peace With Ill The world and kindly dispose:
towarlu al mon. Let the s1n,s ,nun phrseko C
champagne and fried oyktara after midnight. an
hs will arsao in the morning with bitter teollng
towarls that power which planted tho oys,cs Il
It's bo,l, and tho cook Who enfeloped 1t In batter
that power which hid tho juieo III tho grape. au
That 1nau who oorksd ita thousand loriLsin glast
l1e will 10 full Of tho gall Of bistosnoss, and 1na
eyeu Slah be Naso 1aad, Tho cigar Ia parable
. caae+ Ta have no doubt that its ,aas he}px Iii
8pursson oonts!huts to ths stM3 Of God b