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TeB^cce C^mmn. 



WHAT A FRIEND CAN DO. 



§INCE I have quit smoking myself, I have been 

 trying- to induce others to do so; and with 

 your help I have succeeded in getting two, 

 one of whom is Mr. Yandy, who has already 

 received a smoker from you; the other is Mr. 

 W.A.Smith. He wants a smoker also, and prom- 

 ises that if ever he uses tobacco again he will send 

 you the price of the smoker. I can vouch for him 

 myself, as he is a perfect gentleman. 

 Stanton, Ala. C. W. Plant. 



Tou have struck the right way to strength- 

 en yourself against tobacco — go to doing i 

 niissionar\ work among your friends. Why. | 

 it fairly makes my heart bound to think of ' 

 the reformed toltacco-users working among! 

 their own friends, in the field Avhere tJod 

 lias placed them, to get others to go and do | 

 likewise. Keep on in the gooil work, and 

 (iod will help me to furnish all the smokers ; 

 that may be needed to carry it on. l'erha]»s 

 it may be well to add, that it will be well to ; 

 keep a sort of brotherly watch over all these 

 new converts, and see that they do not back- 

 slide. Let all the work be trnthful. hon- 

 est, and fair, or we can not, of course, expect ' 



< ; od to bless us. ! 



om: who has ueen a slave fok 2:i vk viis. and \ 



HOW HE OOT FREE. ! 



1 notice your offer to send any one who (juits to- i 

 liacco, a smoker. I used tobacco for 23 years, and I 

 was a regular slave to the use of the weed to such 

 an extent it nearly prostrated my nervous system. | 

 (In the tirst day of January, 188t, 1 resolved to quit I 

 for that day. That night I resolved to quit a week; 

 at Iho end of a week I concluded to quit fpr all I 

 time. It is now nearly 30 months since 1 have used j 

 tobacco in any form. I am very much improved in j 

 general health; my pocket-book is much plumper, 

 etc. I have never had any bees until this summer, 

 and consequently had no use for a smoker. Should 

 .\ ou send me one now, I will pledge you ray word 

 of honor, that should I ever begin the habit again, 

 I will pay you in full the price of the same. 



Carroll, Ind. U. T. Barber. 



ONE WHO HAS USED TOBACCO IJO YEARS. 



I have been using tobacco for thii-ty years, but 

 have decided not to use it again. I have not used 

 any for two years, and have no desire for it. I no- 

 tice in Gleanings you give a smoker to those who 

 quit. If you think me worthy of a smoker, send it; 

 and if I commence to use it again I will send you 

 one dollar to pay for the smoker. 



Colfax, N. C. ^.Tames A. Gates. 



COOD BAPTISTS CAN NOT USE TOHACCO. 



■i'our card received, and contents noted. Upon 

 your explanation, I can not claim the smoker, as 

 your offer was not my motive. The reason I quit 

 was, I am a Baptist; and unod Baptists can not use 

 tobacco. O. P. Stark, M. I). 



Valley Spring, Texas. 



Why. (iod bless vou, friend S., for putting 

 it in tliat way. 'To be sure, it is not right 

 for a J5iiptist lo iise tol)acco : and if it were 

 not for tieadingon somebody's toes, I should i 

 like to say that it does not "seeui to ine as if \ 

 a Methodist, or an Episcopalian, or a Dis- [ 

 cilile. ora Congn'gationalist. or any of the! 

 rest of them, can consistently use tobacco. I 



I If any of the.se good brothers think I ant 

 ' carrynig it too far. I would ask tliem to read 

 the Scripture texts in our little book, entitled 

 '"A Dose of Truth. ■■ And. by the way. I 

 will send this book free to any Christian of 

 any denomination, who has been deliberat- 

 ing in his own mind whether he should or 

 should not use tobacco. 



I have given up the use of tobacco, and would like 

 you to send me a smoker. I don't want to be paid 

 for doing right, but it will help me to keep my 

 pledge by having a smoker to pay for the first time 

 I break said pledge. Keese Powell. 



Mineral Point, Wis. 



Why, Eeese. is this you among the tobacco- 

 converts y We did hot know before that 

 you used tobacco at all ; but we are very 

 glad to know that you have given it up. 

 Our book-keepers have mentioned your 

 name to me from time to time, and I have 

 always told them that I was pretty sure you 

 meant to be a good boy. and to do what is 

 right. Since you liave given up tobacco. 

 I can feel still "more confidence in putting in 

 a ple;i for you wheneverit shall be necessary. 



it SAVED .ME DOLLARS. 



Please receive my thanks for the good deed you 

 did for me when you sent me the smoker, to stop 

 the use of tobacco. It has saved me dollars, and I 

 don't want smoking going on around me at all now. 

 I will love you as long as I live to love anybody. 



Sun Hill, Washington Co., Ga. A. .Toinku. 



Why, friend .1., you almost startle me. Is 

 it really jiossible. that I have been gaining 

 friends," and doing it. too, when I was not 

 aware of itV Here again is an illustration 

 of that little text, '• Lord, wlien saw we thee 

 a hungered, and fed thee V or thirsty, and 

 gave tliee drink V etc. Kemeraber," dear 

 friend J., that I am only human, and some- 

 times I fear my friends "think me most sadlii 

 human. You will probably be tried witii 

 me, sooner or later. Now." then, won't you 

 just lay up a good store of charity while you 

 feel like it, to be used when that time comes? 

 And one more thing: If I did you a good 

 service, will you not pass it right on to the 

 next man, and get him to stop using tobacco 

 in the way I induced you to stop V When- 

 ever smokers are needed for the work, let 

 me know, and I will furnish them — provid- 

 ing, of course, the one who receives the 

 smoker gives the usual promise, and is will- 

 ing that his name should be published. 



TWO LADIES WHO HAVE GIVEN UP TOBACCO. 



As one of my lady friends has received a very 

 pretty as well as useful present for giving up to- 

 bacco, I thought T was entitled to one for the same 

 purpose. I quit using tobacco two years ago, and 

 1 never expect to renew the filthy habit. Having 

 used it for many years I found it to be a very un- 

 necessary haljit. Sai.lie Davidson. 



Poca, West Virginia. 



About two months ago I quit the use of tobacco, 

 which I have used 13 years. Most of the time 1 

 chewed and smoked. 1 shall ne\'ei- use it any more. 

 If you send me a smoker 1 will call it one more fa- 



vor. In case I should eve 

 you pay for it. 

 Feruville, N. Y. 



again, I will send 



.1. ',». MlNSON. 



