The Church Member Who Wrote His Own Obituary - Eugene M Walter - June 1967

Eugene M Walter

Cigarette smoking claims the physical lives of thousands each year. Spiritual lethargy threatens the spiritual lives of many in God's Church. There's an astounding parallel! "CIGARETTES were the death of me. I became acquainted with my killer when I was about 14 and began stealing several a day from my father's pack.. "Inhaling caused some nausea at first, but persistence conquered.... "At 16... I got odd jobs after school to buy them, and tried all sorts of queer brands, such as Melachrinos, Omars and English Ovala. I felt quite sophisticated, but I can't recall now that I enjoyed smoking them. "In 1928, the coming depression cast its shadow. With money scarce, my father began counting his Camels, so a chum and I took to picking butts off the street. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library