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])!ul ;i religious cli;ir;u'tei', iilid was ciJiuiccl*'*! willi their wor- 

 ship, for the Circ'iit S]>irit was l)(!i(;\t'(l to "smell a .sweet savoi- 

 as th(! snioko of tlio sacred j)lani asciMulfd to luMNeii, and this 

 pipo was a liuly ceiisei- iVom whieh aroso as littin;;- pio}>ifiatory 

 odors as tljoso whieh peri'miie tlio eathedi'al altars ainid tlu- 

 iviystoi-i(!S of tlie higli and lidy days of tlit; eliureh." Hut that 

 idea lias ion^ since boon nmnhoivd with thu })ust, and for other 

 and loss nol)le jmrposos do the eloutls of inconso aseend. 



It was first introilueed into Europe as a curiosity, next as a 

 medicine, ; mI finally as a luxury, and to-day is used by hun- 

 dreds of millions of our race all over the world. It soon caiiu! 

 to be v(!garded as an evil, and strenuous efforts were made to 

 prevent its spread. Church and State were arrayed against it ; 

 «evcro penalties wen; im})osed upon the users tlnn'cof ; rei)re,s- 

 sive laws were en;ictod to check its importation ; kings and 

 p.inces, ])hilosopliers and statesmen, doctors of divinity and of 

 medicine Id'ought their united iullueuce to btnir ujion if, lait all 

 has been in vain. l{(>gardless of royal, jtapal and parliamentary 

 powei', of local ;ind imperial l(>gislation, of clerical counsel or 

 collegiate authority, of niedieal ad\ice or of j)ainful personal 

 experiences, the weed has won the day, has overcome all o[)})osi- 

 tion, " and now holds in slaveiy a larger number of hum.iu 

 beings,"' and levies on them !i heavier tax than any other habit 

 save that of intoxicating drinks. 



1. My first reason for abstaining from the use of Tobacco is its 

 Expensiveness. Money is as truly a talent to be well and wisely 

 em})loyed as any other gift or endowment l)y which we can 

 influence our fellow creatures, and for wdnch God will hold us 

 to a rigid accountability. For all I have, or ever will ha\e, I 

 can find many ways of spending that are right and pi0[)er, and 

 u}»on which I can a.sk the i)i\ inc blessing. Food and rainujnt 

 for my-self and family have to be ol)tained. Home comforts 

 need to be i)ro\ided. Books arc indispensable in our day. 

 Newspa])ers are a necessity. Lectures and concerts ought to 

 be ]>atronizecl when their character is good and their influence 



