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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Apr. 



not convincing in regard to the tobacco- 

 business, one must be dull indeed. We will 

 send smokers to both of the addresses you 

 ^ive. 



IN BEHALF OF A NEIGHBOR. 



Mr. J. B. Ellison, of this place, requested me to 

 say to you that he lias quit using tobacco, and 

 wishes a smoker. If he ever uses it again he will 

 pay you for the smoker. If he does not pay you, I 

 will. Eli Borden. 



Franklin, Robertson Co., Texas. 



ONE OF THE GIKLS WHO READS GLEANINGS PROM- 

 ISES TO GIVE UP TOBACCO. 



One of my neighbor's girls quit the use of tobacco. 

 I told her you would send her a smoker if she 

 would, and I am satisfied she will not use it again. 

 Her address is Fanny Ruttenbur, Grant City, 

 Worth Co., Mo. Mary CONARD. 



Grant City. Mo., March 17, 1888. 



God bless you, friend Mary, for stirring 

 up your own sex to the requirements of the 

 times in regard to this matter of tobacco. 

 Tell your neighbor's girl that Uncle Amos 

 would like to take her by the hand and bid 

 her God-speed in breaking away from the 

 vile habit. Is it indeed true, that girls as 

 well as boys use tobacco in your State V My 

 good friend Mary, we are going to pray for 

 you too, that you may not be weary in well- 

 doing in this needed work. 



HAS BROKEN HIS PLEDGE, BUT PAYS FOR THE 

 SMOKER. 



Please find inclosed postal note for $1.25. The 

 reason I owe you .f 1.25 is. I can not stop using to- 

 bacco. J. Fritz. 



New Portage, O. 



May God bless you for your prompt re- 

 membrance of your promise, friend E., even 

 if you have confessed yourself a slave to 

 tobacco. May be some of you will think it 

 out of place in this Tobacco Column to say 

 Avhatlwantto say just now; but perhaps 

 vou will accept the fruit of it, even if you 

 do not all indorse my views. The idea is 

 this: I want to ask tlie friends of Glean- 

 iNos who feel as I do about this case, to 

 unite with me in pra\ing that friend F. may 

 have grace to give up tobacco again, and 

 hold out. Now, friend F., we expect to hear 

 from vou again in reference to this matter. 



ANOTHER SMOKER WANTED IN BEHALF OF A 

 NEIGHBOR. 



A friend of mine, seeing your promise to give a 



smoker to any one who will quit the use of tobacco, 



has quit. His name is Geo. McAlravy. He asked 



me to write for him, and have you send the smoker 



tome; and if he ever uses it again I give you my 



promise to pay you for it myself. 



D, H. Campbell. 



Carrollton, Carroll Co., O., Feb. IT, 1888. 



That is the kind of pledge, my good friend 

 C. This business of getting your neighbors 

 to quit, seems to promise to open up a great 

 lield in this work. Who can tell where it 

 may end, if each one who loves godliness 

 and i)urity commences to do personal work 

 among his neighbors V Do not be backward 

 in asking for smokers. Moody once said 

 that God would always furnish all the mon- 

 ey and strength that any of his children 

 need to help them in working for Christ's 



kingdom, and I believe it. God will furnish 

 the wherewith to pay for the smokers. 



OUT OF BONDAGE AFTER 35 YE.\RS OF SLAVERY. 



I am ashamed to say so, but after a long struggle 

 (after using it for 25 years) I have given up tobacco 

 in every form, I hope, for ever. Now, brother 

 Root, go on in the good work, and still let your 

 light shine. There are thousands looking to you 

 for counsel on their pilgrim journey. You will find 

 me all right yet. Wm. D. Titchenell. 



Pleasant Hill, Preston Co., W. Va., March 8, 1888. 



Friend T., I suppose you mean you are 

 ashamed of 2-5 years' slavery ; surely not 

 that you have broken the bonds, and stand 

 before us a free man. May God help you. 



(iOOD FRUIT FROM A CAMP-MEETING. 



For about nine years I used tobacco, the most of 

 that time chewing and smoking, and had become so 

 addicted to its use that manufactured tobacco as 

 bought at the stores would not satisfy the appetite. 

 I used the natural leaf, or " home-made," as it was 

 the strongest I could get. In August, 1886, 1 attend- 

 ed a Holiness camp-meeting in Jamestown, Mich.; 

 and during that meeting I resolved that, God taking 

 away the appetite, or giving me grace to overcome 

 it, I would quit its use. I threw pipe and tobac- 

 co away, and, praise the Lord for keeping grace, 

 I never have used it since, and never expect 

 to. I would say further, that the appetite was 

 taken away, so that I have never craved its use 

 since I threw the weed away. Clinton Gibson. 



Monterey, Mich., Feb. 27, 188K. 



Friend G., this matter of having the ap- 

 petite taken away has stumljled some of the 

 brethren. Is it really true, that God takes 

 away the appetite from some and will not 

 from others V I can not think so. May I 

 suggest the reason why you are delivered 

 from even temptation in this direction ? 

 You attended the camp-meeting, and very 

 likely there heard powerful sermons against 

 sin in every form. You began hungering 

 and thirsting after righteousness. Even 

 the old sins which you clung to, under the 

 influence of the divine Spirit became hide- 

 ous in your sight. Under the inspiration of 

 the work there going on, you rose up with 

 such energy and full determination to shake 

 off Satan's shackles that you became virtu- 

 ally a new man. You turned squarely away 

 from the enemy, and put out your hands to 

 Christ .lesus. There was no looking back, 

 nor dwelling even in thought on the old 

 habit. The consequence was, you were lift- 

 ed so completely above this loathsome sin of 

 the tiesh that you liave had :is yet not one 

 desire to go back there. Tiie promised land 

 is so much better and so mucli ple;isanter in 

 a thousand different ways, that you would 

 be foolish indeed to think of going back to 

 the old life. Now, any one. I think, may 

 have just this exi)erience. Whosoever will 

 may come. But, dear brother. 1 warn you 

 to beware of Satan yet. Even though you 

 have felt no craving for tobacco for, say, 

 over a year and a half, I rather think Satan 

 will give you a tussle yet — perluips some 

 time when you least expect it. While God 

 permits us io stay here on this earth, we are 

 yet human. ''Let him that thinketh he 

 standeth. take heed lesL he tall." 



