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

Zion commands those who would follow
the Christ to cleanse themselves from every
pollution of the world, to abstain from all
appearance of evil and to present their
bodies a living sacrifice unto God.
Zion demands of her people to keep their
bodies, as the temple Of the Holy Spirit !;
free from the use of tobacco strong drink,
swine's flesh and every other disease
breeding thing.
and that the Spirit of God dweleth in you?
If any man defe the temple of God, him
shall God destroy; for the temple Of God is
holy, which temple ye are.-I. Corinthians
3:l6, II.
Know ye not that your body is the temple
of the Holy Ghost which is in you which ye
have of God, and ye are not your own?
For ye are bought with a price; therefore
glorify God in your body, and in your spirit,
which are Gods.-I. Corinthians 61o, 20.
| beseech you therefore, brethren, by the
mercies of God, that We present your bodies
a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God,
which is your reasonable service-Romans
12:1 II zk
1t is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink
wine, nor anything whereby thy brother
stumbleth, or is offended or is made weak
Romans 14:21
JOHN ALEXANDER DowIE's DEATH BLOWS
TO TOBACCO AND Liquor
There is much agitation with regard to
the condemnation of the liquor traffic: but
let it be known that the abolition of the
liquor traffic will help increase the sale Of
tobacco, and other narcotic, deadly poisons.
1t is startling to note to what degree already
opium, morphine, cocaine and other drug
victims are increasing on every hand.
When the liquor devil has been cast out
of society," it will be found that seven worse
demons have entered into the house that
was made clean, and the last condition of
society will be worse than the former.
Study carefully Matthew 12:4345.
Regeneration alone, not reformation will
emancipate victims Of savish habits
John Alexander Dowie called attention
to the fact that it is just as important to get
rid of tobacco and drugs, as it is to abolish
the use of strong drink. Single-handed he
dealt death-blows against these terrible
evils, and made the Devil squirm and the
imps of hell howl when he called users
of tobacco by the appropriate name Of
stinkpots, saying: "You are stinkpots, and
dirty devils at thatp
Though the world howled and fun1ed at
his scathing words against tobacco, the re-
suit was that large numbers of men were
convicted of the sinfulness and flthiness Of
the use Of tobacco Through repentance,
faith in God, and the power of prayer many
were set free from this terrible curse.
Another reason why the use of tobacco
is to be condemned is because it has become
a world-pest. 1t is almost impossible for
one to go out doors anywhere on a public
thoroughfare street-car, train, steamboat,
or business place without being compelled
to breathe in the hellish fumes of tobacco
TOBACCO USERS, LIKE THE FROGS OF EGYPT,
MAKE THE LAN6 STINK
1t was said, at one time, Of Egypt, that the
whole land stank. But it must now be said
of every village, town and city of this and
other civilized lands, that their stencil daily
and hourly arises into theenostris of multi
tudes of helpless women, and innocent
children.
One of the ten plaques sent upon Egypt
lOl It's uClldllCC against IOu Wdo
that of frogs, which made their appearance
everywhere. They showed their presence
in the Kings palace as well as in the
peasants hut, finding their way into the
chamber, kitchen, and every place.
Pharaoh interceded with Moses for the re-
moval of this terrible pest When the
frogs had died off they gathered them in
heaps, and the whole land stank.
We are up against harder proposition
than frogs, when we deal with tobacco-users.
For the frog has not the quality to stink
in it's natural condition, and can only stink
when dead Tobacco users, however, stink
before they are dead as well as after They
must therefore find their counterpart in ma
ture in that of skunks rather than that of
frogs
Tobacco skunks, like their counterpart in
animal creation, have the facility to pollute
the air with their most detestable stencil.
Tobacco skunks are therefore far worse
than the frogs of Egypt. You find them
giving out their stencil everywhere.
Tobacco is responsible for more immor-
atty and vice and crime than any other
agency Statistics prove that almost all
criminals are inveterate users Of tobacco.
Where it is impossible to get people to
use tobacco, the Devil has succeeded in
getting them to use the many brands OF
chewing gum, which for filth and vermin
contained therein are even worse than to-
bacco Shame on the people, who indulge
in the use Of chewing gum.
Chewing gum is the Devils substitute for
tobacco.
Ministers of the Gospel for the most part
are too cowardly to lift their voices in con-
demnation Of this filthy habit. Were the