Counsels on Health - Ellen G. White

mouths defiled with the filth of tobacco....
Strict Cleanliness Required
Men who have been set apart by the laying on
of hands, to minister in sacred things, often stand in
the desk with their mouths polluted, their lips
stained, and their breath tainted with the
defilements of tobacco. They speak to the people in
Christ’s stead. How can such a service be
acceptable to a holy God, who required the priests
of Israel to make such special preparations before
coming into His presence, lest His sacred holiness
should consume them for dishonoring Him, as in
the case of Nadab and Abihu? These may be
assured that the mighty God of Israel is still a God
of cleanliness. They profess to be serving God
while they are committing idolatry, by making a
God of their appetite. Tobacco is their cherished
idol. To it every high and sacred consideration
must bow. They profess to be worshiping God,
while at the same time they are violating the first
commandment. They have other gods before the
Lord. “Be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the
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