Victory Gained by J. H. Curtis

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Oct 3, 1871

Victory Gained.

By J. H. Curtis

I WOULD like to say through the REVIEW to the brethren who are acquainted with me, that I have, by the help of the Lord, gained a complete victory over tobacco. I would say to others who have not gained a victory over it, Go to the Lord for help. I had used it twenty-three years, and have been five years trying to get rid of the filthy habit. I have tried antidotes and other things, and failed in every attempt until I was roused up to the work on health reform. I saw my condition. I saw that I must cleanse myself from all filthiness of the flesh. I felt that there was no room for me in the new earth unless I overcame all my idols, and tobacco with the rest.

It seemed to me that my case was on trial, and decision would go against me, and I should be found guilty. I gave up striving in my own strength and went to the Lord for help. Bless his glorious name, he did help me, and gave me strength to overcome. The battle has been fought, the victory won, and I feel like a new man in body and mind. My prospects are growing brighter for the future. Oh! let us praise the Lord for present truth. Let all the world praise him and give glory to his name. J. H. CURTIS.

North Stockholm, N. Y.