p. 301 | Resolutions of Sympathy for General Grant's Affliction

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · May 14, 1885

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 11, No. 19.

Resolutions of Sympathy for General Grant's Affliction

Some of the kind-hearted people of the churches, or Grand Army posts and other associations, have said in their resolutions of sympathy for the illustrious “old commander,” “Whereas, it has pleased God to afflict General Grant,” etc. The expression is a mistake. General Grant’s affliction can hardly be due to the direct interposition of Divine Providence. So far as the physical causes of it can be ascertained, it is supposed to be due to the excessive use of tobacco, and though this should not be dinned in his ears, yet as a warning against smoking, it is proper to make it generally known.—Oregonian.