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The Iowa Central Railroad has published an 

 order forbidding its employees to drink any in- 

 toxicants and also to smoke while they are on 

 duty. 



San Diego, California, has passed an ordinance 

 prohibiting cigarettes to boys. 



At a Universalist convention the following reso- 

 lution was offered : — 



" Resolved, That this convention memorialize the 

 General Convention, at its next session, asking it to 

 refuse beneficiary aid to all students in our theolo- 

 gical schools who make use of tobacco ; believing 

 such practice to be incompatible with the highest 

 Christian service." 



This resolution was adopted by an almost unan- 

 imous vote. 



In " The Doctrines and Discipline of the Metho- 

 dist Episcopal Church " is found the following : — 



"Resolved, 1. That we advise all our ministers 

 and members to abstain from the use of tobacco, 

 as injurious to both soul and body. 



" Resolved, 2. That we recommend to the Annual 

 Conferences to require candidates for admission to 

 be free from the habit, as hurtful to their accepta- 

 bility and usefulness among our people." 



To cut off any possible loophole, the General 

 Conference of this church advises that no man who 

 uses tobacco be received into an Annual Confer- 

 ence. For years, the Central Illinois Conference 

 has refused to admit any votary of the weed. 



Says Bishop Simpson : " In some places congre- 



