Use of Tobacco | AdventAI

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Aug 30, 1864

Use of Tobacco.

We have heard of two cases where tobacco seemed to be of some use, besides when employed to kill ticks and bed bugs. One was a noted tobacco chewer who fell into the hands of cannibals, and they would not eat him because so strongly scented with the filthy substance.

The other was the following from a spirit, in answer to the question, "What effect does the use of tobacco have upon the spiritual and physical of man?" The spirit answered as follows:—

"When the poison, tobacco, is introduced into the human system, it at once takes possession of the telegraphic wires, or nervous system. It becomes master and usurps the place of nature. Through the agency of tobacco the nervous system is at once rendered abnormal, and is therefore unfit for reception of spiritual messages, either from the citadel of life to the spirit-world, or from the spirit-world to the material world. And while the human system is under the control of the narcotic, tobacco, it is absolutely impossible, understand us to say, for the disembodied spirit to manifest itself perfectly through such an organism."—Banner of Light.

If tobacco will prevent one from becoming a medium for devils, then we think some might be excused for using it, if it were not equally true that the Holy Spirit is grieved by its use, and does not delight to dwell in a temple defiled by it. Let us "cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit," trust in God to keep us from the snares of the Devil, and keep ready to meet our Saviour.—World's Crisis.