The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1894-03-16
In What Do You Trust!
JIS. A. II, ALLEN.

In What Do You Trust!
J1s. A. II. ALLEN.
In God? If so.good. "In whatsoever
you put your trust, that is to you god, -
l will here give conundrum for you to
guess: Suppose man or woman should
form habit. They then should ex-
perience religion, should leave off the
habit on account of the religion. They
20 on enjoying the blessings OF God.
perfectly satisfied with their state of
happiness. But they have an enemy
who is not satisfied. His name is Satan.
He is sometimes named the devil, arch
fiend, Lucifer, etc. He is not satisfied
with the Christians experience. If he
could only get the Christian to begin
the habit again that he broke off for the
sake of Christ he would be all right, and
would have a good laugh when behind
the Christians back. But how is he
going to do it? The Christian is on the
alert. The Christian also has God with
him. But then Satan is a cunning old
fellow. He has not been deceiving the
people for nearly six thousand years for
nothing. He has learned a thing or two.
''Ah!" he says, 81 have it now. am
prince of the power of the air. have
great power to do evil. l will cause a
pain to be in that Christians body.
Next will bring gradually to the Christ
tian's mind that it was breaking off that
habit that caused the pain. Then will
coax him to consult doctor. l then
will be On deck to prompt the doctor 10
tell the Christian that he must form again
the habit or soon die Ha, ha, I've got it |
now!' The Christian. not knowing.
neither suspecting anything of the kind,
feels the pain and is puzzled as t. what
to think about it. The more he thinks |
about the pain the more he thinks |
about the habit he quit. And the more |
he thinks about both the more he |
thinks that it was the quitting of the |
habit that causes the pain, till finally he |
says: "Well guess Twill see a DOCTOR"
He goes to see the dpranr. The old devil |
is on hand, bu: the Christian don't know |
it. The doctor says: You broke off |
from such habit manning the habit a
spell ago, didn't you?'' :'Yes.' swell
you have got to begin again or you are
a short-lived person." The Christian
starts back home with detected spirit
aud saddened countenance. while the
devil stands back laughing. But the
Christian has great confidence in what
the doctor told him, and forms the habit
again; and, 10! the pain ceases. Now
the cOnundrum is: I'm what did the
Christian put his trust, in Christ or the
habit? Can you not answer it? Then l
will for you: "Whatever you call on to
help you in that you put your trust
When you form again the habit to
cure the pain you put your trust in the
habit, and, ''In whatsoever you put
your trust that is your god" But you
say, What habit is it? Well, it can be
different habits; but the most frequent
cases to be met are tobacco. l am
acquainted with a number of
professors of religion who left off the
tobacco habit when they were converted
and then went to using it again at doctor
orders. Christ was not able ~ to succor
their bodies, so they had to call on the
the tobacco god for help. o, Christians,
can you not see the Inconsistency of
that? Can you not see that to call on
the god of tobacco is just the same as to
say in so many words: Jesus Christ is
not able to help me- o, Christian,
drop the DEVILS props; and tobacco is
one.
And also, dear reader, do you know
what Jesus saith: ''whosOever will
save his life shall lose it; but whCscever
shall lose his life for my sake and the {
gospels, the same shall save it, Mark
VIII :35; John XII :25; Matt. :39; XVI :25
Luke IN "a; XVIII :33.
That passage just quoted, interpreted ,
into modern literature concerning to-
oacce. would read as follows: whose /.
ever will endeavor to save this body by
Using tobacco shall lose eternal life; but
shall lose this bodily by going ..
without tobacco for Christ's and the {
gospels sake shall gain life eternal"
Which will you do, brethren? Will you
,ndeavor to save this body few years
Ind cast your soul into hell? or will you
,lace your body in the care of God and
win eternal life? Which will you do:
The choice is yours to-day. Tomorrow
nay be too late. ''But," you say, "you
ire personal" God bless you'll mean to /
,e personal. And if the coat fits may
God help you to put 1t on. If this article
tits you, dear reader, 1 want you to I'M. q