The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-04-14
No Smokers. Drinkers, or Chewers
Need Apply.

No smokers. Drinkers, or Chewers
Need Apply.
Very recently we met with an
advertisement under the head of
'sHelp wanted-Males," in which
these terms were prominently set
forth-''those that smoke, chew or
drink need not apply"
There are many positions which
men fill in which these conditions
ought to be rigidly enforced; bpt
certainly the last place in the world
in which we could expect these
terms to be male the sine. qua non
for the appointment to office, would
be that from which the advertise>
ment in question emanated.
The terms which head the article
we would naturally expect TO meet
with in the qualifications required
in those seeking to enter the Chris
tian ministry. Most evangelical
churches now inquire of candidates
if they smoke, chew or drink, but
they do not appear to enforce any
rule upon it. The rule to exclude
all who cannot solemnly and sin
cerely answer in the negative ought
to be made most rigid aud imper-
ative. The evil example set to
young men by chewing, smoking
and drinking ministers is most
hurtful and injurious in it's tenden.
cies. E M
It ought to be insisted in every
Sunday school in the land that the
superintendents and teachers nei-
ther smoke, chew nor drink. It is
a disgrace to many Sunday school
to find it possessed of a poorly
stocked library, while its officers
and staff smoke that which costs
as much in one year as would fill
its shelves with new and interest,"
ing volumes for the children.
The Christian church itself, the
body of believers, ought to make it
a rule that "those who smoke chew
or drink need not apply" If these
three sources of wastefulness we're
not found among believers, there
might be no struggling congrega-
tions, burdened with church debts
and hardly able to find the pastors
salary. Stop these three modes of
squandering money in every Chris
tian church in the land. apply the
amount now SO wasted to enlarging
church accommodations and ex
tending Christian operations for
the spread of the Gospel, and the
result would be that the pastors
and people, missionary societies
and tract societies would not know
what to do with the funds so placed
at their command.
Bankers, merchants, traders,
public companies, and public cor
porations, municipalities, and the
State, the national government and
various departments ought to lay
down the same rule, ssthose who
smoke, chew or drink need not ap
ply" There would not be one fifth
the cases of fraud and embezzle-
officials and those in po
sitions of trust if this regulation
was laid down as strict rule. t6 be
adhered to. But we have
not yet informed our readers who
it is that has resolved upon these
conditions for those entering their
employment. We regret to say
that it is not the ministry of the
Christian church, nor yet the
school organizations, nor
the body of Christian believers, nor
the merchants, traders bankers and
public organizations, nor the State
and national governments-none
of these have adopted the rule in
all it's fr,llness and force. It is only
by distillers! Reader,
pray do not be startled, and give
way to any, sudden burst of aston
lshment. We merely calmly state
The facts.
The New York Herald of a re-
cent date contained the following
advertisement:
Wanted-A few young men late
y landed, to work in a distillery
store; those who smoke, chew or
drink need not apply; wages, $15 a
month and board Apply,
West street.
We think this the best commen.
tary that we have met with upon
Ill the blatant nonsense talked and
written by liquor dealers and their
advocates about the folly and
of teetotalers, and the
necessity for men to use stimulants
When distillers want employees
themselves, 'sthose who smoke, chew
,r drink need not apply"
How soon will this be the rule in
he church. the Sunday school, the
Christian ministry, business houses,
and insurance companies,
he State and nation? How soon?
JAMES ALEX, MowATT.
A Distressing accident occurred
f West A1exanc7ria on Mordov