The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1920-01-24
Tobacco, Satan's Con
suming Fire
BY John Alexander Dowie
Continued from last week.


come up from hell in these two matters
alone, and its destruction is the interest
at per cent upon eighty thousand mil
lions OF dollars every year.
Friends, there is no question of cur
rency; of gold or silver standard; of
Tree trade or protection; or of any pol
icy, municipal, state or national, that
begins to touch the Importance, from an
economic point of view, of these things.
THE CONSUMING FIRE OF THE DEVIL is
CONSUMING THE WEALTH AND
HEALTH OF THIS PEOPLE
By tobacco: Satan's Consuming Fire.
BY alcohol: Satan's Consuming Fire.
Now, | do not know whether after
such wide generalization as this it is
possible to get down to minute parti-
culars. | do not know that they are
needed. only echo the sentiments of
those who are themselves drinkers and
smokers when they say, ooh, God how
l wish my son neither drank nor smok-
ed.''
What right have they to say that!
They have done everything to produce
it. My brothers, come out!
cit is too late" you say, "I cannot do
it."
Now LET Me PUT THE REMEDY,
although I must leave alone of necessity
much that I would like to say concern
ing tobacco. I am going to ask for
manly manifestation.
This is one of the cold wintry days
when it is hard for people to get out,
and the streets are like glass. Many
are slipping and falling, and it has been
hard for many to get here today. I my
self fell somewhat heavily but the good
Lord was gracious to me, and did not
get hurt AS was falling I asked the
Lord to take care of me, and though it
seemed to others that | fell heavily, it
seemed to me as though | fell upon
feathers, and did not get a bruise.
This is hard day for many to get
to Zion Tabernacle, and yet the greater
part of 1000 are within this building.
| am going to ask you men who form
the greater part of this audience
question. Has your repentance toward
God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ
and your appeal to God the Father as a
penitent sinner, and as one that trusts
in Jesus, has that been answered by
your God in setting you free?
Hundreds answer: eyes"
HUNDREDS OF WITNESSES TO THE POWER
OF JESUS CHRIST
DIR. DoWIE: Every man who has thus
been set free from liquor and tobacco,
stand And every woman. Some OF
you have been snuffing, smoking and
drinking Now women, rise. You who
have been taking whisky sings. Every
last one of you who have given up in
toxicating drinks by appealing to God
and have received power and freedom,
stand MANY hundreds rise.)
DR. DOWIE: My brothers and sisters
now standing, is it true? Has the appe
tite been taken away from you in
moment?
Those standing answer: eyes"
DIR. DoWIE: Are you free?
Answer: eyes"
DIR. DOWIE: How long have you been
free? How many can say year? Many
answers.
All who have been free for two years?
Many answers.
All who have been free for three
years? Many answers.
All who have been free for ten years?
Many answers.
All who have been free for twenty
years? Many answers.
All who have been free for thirty
years? Several answers.
Thank God for. that manifestation.
Now what does it mean? The cunning
of the Devil when he sees that men are
wanting to escape from tobacco, pro-
duces another poison, and he calls it
"No-tobac" And what else? Tell me.
There is something else?
A VOICE: Tobacco euro"
DIR. DoWIE: And that is another lie,
is it not? (Laughter.) Yes, but we
know that God takes it out of you in
moment. Those whom God immediate
w delivered from the tobacco habit in
ZION, stand for moment. (Many
hundreds rise.) Thank God.
SOME INDIVIDUAL TESTIMONIES
How long did you smoke, Brother
Mcdonald?
MR.. MCDONALD: cover twenty years"
DIR. DowIE: How long did you,
Brother John White?
Mr.. WHITE: NEARLY forty years"
DIR. DowIE: Nearly forty! Oh,
Lord, by that time" how you must
have stunk.
Brother Schmalgemeier, where are
YOU? How long had you been drinking?
MR.. SCHMALGEMEIER: "Thirty-hve
years"
smoking?