214 TOBACCO, 



It is encouraging, in the almost overwhelming 

 current of public sentiment that sets the wrong 

 way, to note any straws floating in the right direc- 

 tion ; among such, we reckon the following: — 



A minister of talent and piety, a good preacher, 

 and of acceptable manners, who had supplied three 

 different churches, received no call from any of 

 them, and, as was plainly stated, simply because 

 he was known to be an immoderate user of tobacco ! 



Two Xew England churches recently refused to 

 call two Andover theological students because they 

 used the unclerical weed. 



If all the churches were of the same mind, we 

 should soon witness a wonderful advance in this 

 much-needed, ardentlv-prayed-for reform. 



At a monthly collection in a church, a ten-dollar 

 bill was put in the box, with a paper affixed, on 

 which was written : tr To be given to a missionary 

 who does not use tobacco." 



Writes " a mother " : M I would as soon help a 

 saloon-keeper furnish his bar as to help tobacco- 

 using students ; or contribute toward a f Brewers' 

 Union' as to a society which aids such young men 

 in getting into the ministry." 



An itinerary preacher, being refused entertain- 

 ment by an old woman, where he asked for it, 

 quoted to her the passage, "Be not forgetful to 

 entertain strangers, for thereby some have enter- 

 tained angels unawares ; " when she promptly 

 made answer : " You need n't say that. Xo angel 

 would come down here with a big quid of tobacco 

 in his mouth." 



