The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1920-01-03

Zion has put herself on record as the most
fearless foe of the dirty, disgusting use OF
tobacco Zion has not one good word to
say regarding the raising, manufacturing,
sale, or use of tobacco. Zion looks upon
tobacco as helps filthiest product for the de-
generation and destruction of humanity.
Tobacco is the Devils chief instrument
for the dissemination of vice in the human
family. Tobacco separates from God, pol
lutes the spirit, paralyzes the mind, wrecks
the nerves, stinks the breath, destroys the
BODY, pollutes the air, fosters selhshness,
imposes on others rights, corrupts good
manners, creates appetite for liquor, unhts
for business, impoverishes the pocketbook,
makes men hogs, pleases the Devil and
paves the way to hell.
1t was John Alexander Dowie who was
brave enough to call tobacco by its right
name. "Satan's consuming fire. and he,
more than any other man, was used OF God
in teaching the world the horrible effects
v-ll,,ici, follow the use of tobacco = Satan
consuming fire, and its tWinsister, strong
drink which he called Liquid fire and dis
titled damnation.
Tobacco is the Devils staff of death.
No worse means for the deterioration OF
humanity was ever conceived by Satan than
that of foisting the tobacco habit upon the
world. Today, the traffic in tobacco ranks
second only to that of liquor. These twin
sisters of hell demand more than four and
half billion dollars together, to say nothing
of the untold suffering and wrecks OF hu-
manitv which are found wherever tobacco
and liquor are in use.
The claim is made by some prominent to-
bacco firms that over ninety-flve per cent
(o5G6) of men smoke tobacco. There can
be no question but that nearly all men are
guilty of the disgusting use of tobacco, and
now that entire pages in newspapers and
magazines are devoted to advertising var
ious brands of cigars, smoking and chew
mo tobacco and cigarettes, we see that the
tobacco habit is capturing not only the men,
but large numbers of women and vast mum,
bers of boys and girls throughout this and
other lands.
There can be no question but that the
Devil would have poisoned the human race
with tobacco in the beginning, when ne tlrSt
tempted man to eat of the forbidden tru1t,
but his Satanic Majesty had not yet fallen
to such infamous depths, to devise tor man
2 stimulant and narcotic, which has no re-
deeming feature Man at the beginning OF
creation could not have been tempted to pol
lutte the temple of the Holy Spirit with to-
bacco. It required a food which had an
adrnixture of good and evil to bring about
his fall
TOBACCO SMOKING ORIGINATED IN DEVIL
WORSHIP
1t has taken ages to bring about the de-
generation of man, before he was ready to
initiate the naked Indian Savages Of the
American Continent who indulged in swal-
lowing tobacco smoke, and putting it from
their nostrils like devils" as religious cere-
monv. connected with Devil worship.
The use of tobacco has been made the
most popular means of Devil worship
among civilized men.
Certain periods of mans history have
been designated stone, bronze and iron
ages. each having relics of their particular
kind to trace their identity. The age in
which we now live may appropriately be
called the tobacco-age. The stone and
bronze tools of ancient times were boon
to mankind but no one would contend for
one moment, that the pipe, cigar, or to-
bacco pouch have been other than curse
to its victims.
The ruins of the tobacco-age are to be
seen in nicotine soaked bodies, saffron skin,