Against Tobacco

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Jul 23, 1902

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 28, No. 30.

Against Tobacco.—Bishop Nicholson, of Milwaukee, has issued a vigorous protest against the use of tobacco by the clergymen of his diocese, which is said to have caused a considerable flutter in the circle of Episcopal ministers. The bishop says: "We have never yet heard any argument in favor of the persistent use of tobacco except that of a purely selfish indulgence. Men whose vocation calls them to a daily crucifixion of the flesh, and who are supposed to be on duty day and night, have no right to use such argument. We have never yet met with a single trace of moral good or spiritual help or physical gain resulting from the use of tobacco, but we have seen untold evils and grave decadence following in its train."