This disturbs me being I have read some of Spurgeons books. He was Charles Spurgeon. It is that Spurgeon both smoked cigars and drank alcoholic beverages. Although the Tramp was not above picking up the cast-off cigar butts of the rich, in City Lights Chaplin used a big cigar both as a symbol of the upper class, with its wealth and power, and as a spear to harpoon it. Great men and great cigars have always gone together, so it's no surprise that some of the century's most influential and popular figures have embraced this time-honored pastime. Some of the choices were obvious. Thanks for sharing this. The cigar-loving author is also famous for saying, "A woman is a woman but a good cigar is a smoke." 22 ZINO DAVIDOFF "If your wife doesn't like the aroma of your cigar, change your wife," said the late Swiss-based cigar-industry icon, who began his illustrious career in the 1930s as a worker in his father's tobacco shop in Geneva. 89 ARTUR RUBINSTEIN Learn more or donate today at, Charles Ray, The Life of Susannah Spurgeon, in. 51 JOHN WAYNE Jonathan you are spot on. The British Baptist C. H. Spurgeon believed cigar drafts prepared his throat for preaching. Is smoking and being a Christian incompatible? Nothing about Kovacs, a TV writer, director, producer and star, was halfway: he lived extravagantly and worked so frenetically that he had shows on all four of the 1950s TV networks. But from a purely financial point of view, if somebody is not going to support my business, I'm certainly not going to support their business.". During the Roaring Twenties, Capone had controlled gambling, prostitution and bootlegging rackets. However, when pastoring the suffering and depressed, he seemed most often to have focused people on Christ crucified and as the Man of Sorrows. Best known for bringing electric light and recorded sound into the world, Edison was also a prodigious cigar smoker. 79 ARTHUR SCHLESINGER JR. The reluctantly hunky Hollywood heavyweight has been dubbed "Star of the Century" for his reign as the all-time top box office draw. Whitefields practice was similar; we find him writing, Give my thanks to that friendly brewer for the keg of rum he sent us.. And this practice, like that of smoking, he did not in any way attempt to deny or hide. 72 MICHAEL RICHARDS Enthusiastic smokers can also be found in the ranks of conservative evangelicals. It enabled him to deliver a striking and most unusual lecture to his students titled The Ministers Fainting Fits, in which he said: Knowing by most painful experience what deep depression of spirit means, being visited therewith at seasons by no means few or far between, I thought it might be consolatory to some of my brethren if I gave my thoughts thereon, that younger men might not fancy that some strange thing had happened to them when they became for a season possessed by melancholy; and that sadder men might know that one upon whom the sun has shone right joyously did not always walk in the light.3, Before seeking relief from such melancholy, Spurgeon sought to understand Gods purposes in these things that he might actually profit from the experience. The same questions could be asked about drinking beer, or wine, or eating pork, orthe list goes on. In his letter Spurgeon explains . Lewis, as well as the Dutch reformed theologian (later Prime Minister of The Netherlands) Abraham Kuyper, were both often seen with pipes in their mouths. 55 GEORGE HAMILTON But at the same time, we shouldnt judge those who do smoke or those who we see are not perfect. While she prefers small cigars, she's been known to light up a big Cohiba now and then. In a world of blown-dry newsmen anchored to their studio desks, Rather enjoys being out in the field, smoking a cigar. Like what you just read? He was known to favor Cuban smokes, particularly Meridiana Kohinoors. Do you know about a story of someone overweight asking Spurgeon why he smoked and his reply was why are you overweight? The actor who first came on the public's radar screen as Vinnie Barberino in TV's "Welcome Back, Kotter" and then skyrocketed to star stature as the disco-dancing Tony Manero in Saturday Night Fever has a long-standing affection for cigars. This introduction to Spurgeons life and ministryorganized around themes such as the centrality of Christand the empowerment of the Spiritwill encourage readers to live for God'sglory. Putting his finger on Moodys rather rotund stomach, he smiled and said, The same way you, a man of God, could be that fat!. Just because he abandoned a pastime that he had relished for 44 years doesn't mean he doesn't still think about cigars. Among Rather's most cherished smokes: cigars from Fidel Castro. Despite his propensity for violence, the Chicago crime boss saw himself as a generous benefactor, someone who provided jobs for thousands and served "decent liquor and square games." Tammy Faye Messner (formerly Bakker), the televangelist who died in July, had eye liner, lip liner and eyebrows tattooed onto her face."This way, when you wake up you don't feel faceless," she . Gene Scott, the flamboyant and plain-speaking pastor and television preacher who was as adept at staring down a live television audience to raise money as he was at holding forth with an erudite. The thread is about smoking, I used to smoke, long since quit of course, but I was miraculously delivered by the Lord and have absolutely no desire to smoke now. During their honeymoon in Paris, Ruth went shopping for an evening bag, trying larger and larger sizes until she found one that could fit four of Miltie's mammoth Cubans. Nevertheless, it also is true, and we must make it. Somewhere between Rocky and Rambo lies Stallone the connoisseur. Favorite cigar: Hoyo de Monterrey, 9 JACK NICHOLSON 2. The father of psychoanalysis saw phallic symbols everywhere, but nevertheless conceded that "sometimes a cigar is just a cigar." . What the 35th president wanted in early 1962 was a bunch of Cuban cigars, 1,000 Petit Upmanns to be exact. 1:67). So, how did we decide who deserved to be inscribed on a list of the century's most notable cigar smokers? 2s and 3s, so much that he owned a tobacco plantation in pre-Castro Cuba. 30 HARRISON FORD God loves each of us as if there were only one of us"- Augustine. 44 DAN RATHER And one of the best cigars he smokes is a Montecristo No. Furthermore before you say Im not supposed to judge remember, what is spiritual is open for Judgment. The head steward in John 2:10 referred to it as the better wine than what they previously got drunk on. If you like what you're reading, you can get free daily updates through the RSS feed here. Moore is partial to small cigars, such as the Montecristo Joyita, but also enjoys a Cohiba No. First of all, the Bible does not directly condemn smoking or using tobacco. Will a Christian who has been born again be lost if they dont stop smoking? Famous Preachers Who Smoke Cigars When you think "cigar" and "famous person," you probably picture Jay-Z, or Arnold Schwarzenegger, or if you've been around the block a bit, maybe even George Burns. Dr. D. Martin Lloyd-Joneswho was one of the top physicians of London in his day, and who later became one of the greatest preachers of the twentieth centurysmoked cigarettes. Dr. D. Martin Lloyd-Joneswho was one of the top physicians of London in his day, and who later became one of the greatest preachers of the twentieth centurysmoked cigarettes. Thomas served as an assistant district attorney in Missouri, went into private practice for Monsanto, and later chaired the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The former U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York has a sophisticated palate for cigars, preferring full-bodied smokes from the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. The star of Top Gun, Mission: Impossible and Eyes Wide Shut has been a cigar aficionado throughout most of the 1990s. A cigar sometimes got the comedian into trouble. If there's anyone who's hard to pigeonhole, it's Goldberg. If Spurgeon had been filled with the Holy Spirt, he would have been taught by Christ that tobacco and alcohol are sin. The habit, however, proved so strong that he found himself enslaved, till after much struggling he took his cigar box before the Lord, cried desperately for help, and was given a complete victory. Martin Lloyd-Joneswho was one of the top physicians of London in his day, and who later became one of the greatest preachers of the twentieth centurysmoked cigarettes. Martin-Lloyd Jones, himself one of the greatest preachers of all time, says that George Whitfield was the greatest preachers that England ever produced. 80 PIERCE BROSNAN tobacco, Jack Wellman is a father and grandfather and a Christian author and pastor of Heritage Evangelical Free Church in Udall, KS [https://modelchrist.org/] & also a Prison Minister. Not impressed with this man not at all. As covered by the apostle John in 1 John 3:4, a true definition of sin is lawlessness. Truly we do not know but given the fact that we still quote his wisdom today should we doubt that he would have had the wisdom to not smoke today? The award-winning actor-producer has a proclivity for playing flawed heroes and antiheroes. According to guard Bob Cousy, the sight of Auerbach sitting calmly smoking a cigar only served to increase the fans' hostility and the abuse they heaped upon the Celtics. A member of the smoking Rat Pack, Davis entertained audiences with his singing, dancing, acting and impressions. The larger-than-life tenor puffs the occasional Cuban, but prefers surprisingly small cigars, Swiss-made Villigers, which he first bought on a whim 22 years ago. The Babe's explanation later: "Oh, that! The bulbous-nosed, nasal-voiced comedic actor started out as a vaudeville juggler, teaching himself the skill with cigar boxes. . And all this was in the public eye and was jumped on by his many critics, not making it easier to bear. There's something about winter that doesn't seem so funny to the man who has made millions laugh. I reported these matters regarding Spurgeon with much reluctance. 64 ALFRED HITCHCOCK I dont really know what a cao is (Ill google it later). After concluding his sermon he asked Dr. Pentecost to speak, suggesting especially that he apply the principle he himself had declared. We don't smoke! You. He is occasionally seen at Cigar Aficionado's Washington Big Smokes. Favorite cigar: Romeo y Julieta, 2 JOHN F. KENNEDY 52 DEMI MOORE Was he otherwise a godly man and fantastic teacher of God's Word? . 94 SAMMY SOSA His tongue told him he had "instantly made a very serious mistake." During the middle of the decade, Cruise reportedly had a standing order for Cuban Cohibas with London and Geneva tobacconists. Guests would arrive on his show bearing (Cuban) gifts, but few made more of an impact than Madonna, who in a 1994 appearance used a cigar and colorful language in a way that needed no clarification from Freud. Of course, this was prior to Charles Haden Spurgeon. One day I looked up at him and said, "If you smoke cigarettes, you won't go to heaven Spurgeon preached strongly and plainly upon the necessity of giving up sin, in order to success in prayer, and he spoke against the seemingly unimportant little habits many Christians practice that keep them from true fellowship with God. His death reconciled humans to God. The '50s TV genius smoked 20 Cuban double coronas a day, and his commercials with his wife, actress Edie Adams, for sponsor Consolidated Cigar's Dutch Masters and Muriel cigars are considered classics. In 1994, Cosby was watching the ladies' figure skating finals in the Winter Olympics on TV, puffing away on an Ashton. Fields had a successful career playing hard-drinking, hard-living, yet lovable misogynists in such films as Tillie and Gus (1933), My Little Chickadee (1940) and Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941). Though our trials may come from the world, the flesh, and the Devil, they are overruled and ordained by God, who treats them as an important part of our new life in Christ.5 For a start, we simply could not be like Christ if we are not treated like him, if we have a life of ease when he had so much pain. Other famous Christians who smoked or still do are J.R.R. It's well known that the first lady bans tobacco smoke from the White House, but does the chief executive light up somewhere else--say, for instance, on a state visit overseas? 22 ZINO DAVIDOFF The president of media giant Cond Nast has been a cigar aficionado since his late 20s and loves to savor La Gloria Cubanas and Hoyo de Monterrey Excaliburs while sailing. Favorite cigar: Montecristo, 10 BABE RUTH Years earlier, when Castro and the rebels were plotting how to topple the Batista regime, the only time he did without cigars was when he ran out of them. To Auerbach, sitting down on the bench to smoke a cigar in the waning minutes of a Boston Celtics triumph was his way of exuding humility. 58 THOMAS "TIP" O'NEILL Yet, studying the lives of eminent men, Spurgeon came to the conclusion that those who never have to push through the waves of difficulty never grow in strength and maturity like those who do. For him, cigars were an acceptable and agreeable means of relaxation when life was otherwise overwhelming. 96 GREGORY HINES 4s, Diplomaticos and Bolivars. 91 DENNIS HOPPER Burns, who lived to 100, credited his 10- to 15-cigar-a-day habit over a 70-year span with not only keeping him spry on stage but also with helping him outlive his physician. 39 DANNY DeVITO 21 RUDYARD KIPLING Read them in the archive below. Accordingly the statement we must now make will to many seem inconsistent. He took 20 percent of the membership with him, and they soon established a club where smoking was heartily encouraged. Having at all times an objective truth that does not depend on our ability to feel their truth, the promises of God are like a light that cannot be overcome by our darkness. He told, with much praise to God, how he had been enabled to defeat the habit. What are you going to say?". 60, 8 RED AUERBACH It was for that reason that Susannah Spurgeon had Matthew 5:1112 framed for them to see every day in their bedroom: Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. It comes as a surprise to some that Charles Spurgeon had a lifelong battle with depression. The top-selling author of legal thrillers such as The Firm enjoys smoking four cigars a week. The press secretary didn't let him down, as he managed to scrounge up 1,200 cigars. A cigar, often a Don Sebastian, was never too far from thecomposer of some of our most beloved musicals, whether he was playing the piano or riding a horse. 43 H. L. MENCKEN 93 LEE IACOCCA 2s on the golf course. Thomas Dexter Jakes Sr. (born June 9, 1957), known as T. D. Jakes, is a pastor, author and filmmaker. Many of the people on the list are practically inseparable from a cigar, people you automatically picture with a smoke, such as Groucho Marx and Alfred Hitchcock. Two winters earlier, the comedian experienced another tobacco tribulation. Now, any complaints Maria might make about her husband's cigar smoking can be parried with a quick reference to her dad. 35 KING EDWARD VII We believe Spurgeon was wrong for smoking. And though many people don't realize it, several great and very biblically-minded Christians from the past have, therefore, felt the liberty to smoke. As he explained in a 1995 interview, "I think I pretty much gravitate toward restaurants that allow cigar smoking, partly because it's so important to me to smoke, particularly after dinner. 46 JOHN HUSTON His "Seinfeld" smoking misadventures include trading in Cubans (the people, not the cigar) and burning down a cabin with a discarded stogie. Version. Its not what goes into a man that makes him unclean, its.. He did his graduate work at Moody Theological Seminary. Spurgeon found for himself that in seasons of great pain, the sympathy of Jesus is the next most precious thing to his sacrifice.10 Again and again Spurgeon, therefore, returned to the theme of Christs compassion for his suffering people. . Willis, who first gained attention as the wisecracking David Addison on ABC's "Moonlighting," has electrified worldwide audiences in a number of big-budget blockbusters that usually have him, if not saving the world (Armageddon), then saving the day (the Die Hard trilogy). Consequently, this is why Jesus made the perfect sacrifice because He was without blemish and the only perfect One that ever lived. He began smoking at 24, enjoyed an average of 20 cigars a day, and was rarely photographed without his tobacco companion. His reputation as a famed and powerful preacher, his cheery wit, and his cigar-smoking manliness might lead us to imagine there could never be a chink in his Victorian Englishman's armor. Jesus is the only human who never sinned. It does not come from human beings or human opinions. The 1950s teen idol and composer of "My Way" likes his cigars one way, and that's Cuban. If we are to be good stewards of the bodies that God gave us, we should think very carefully about using something that brings harm to us. The picture was shot in Canada, affording easy access to Havanas. Although he was asthmatic, Argentinian-born Che took up cigar smoking as one of his first Cuban customs. Until he gave up the habit in 1985, the man who has ruled Cuba with an iron fist for 40 years was synonymous with cigars. Gillespie long had an appreciation for things Cuban: Cuban trumpeter Mario Bauza befriended the young Diz during the 1930s, dramatically influencing his musical style. The great Renaissance figure, Desiderius Erasmus (1466-1536), edited the first Greek New Testament to be printed in 1516 and translated it into Latin. Somehow, each subsequent cigar met the same fate, until after the fifth one the merchant wised up and tossed Groucho out. La Aurora Celebrates 120 Years With New Line, Clay Pipe Cigar Bar, Mohegan Sun, Connecticut, California Bill Would Eventually Ban Tobacco Entirely, New Ashtrays By J.C. Newman Have Vintage Look, 2022 Big Smoke Las Vegas Seminars: Blend Ambitions With Dewars And . Off the court, it was much the same way. Other famous Christians who smoked or still do are J.R.R. "Come out, come out, wherever you are. February 27, 2023 By restaurants on the water in st clair shores By restaurants on the water in st clair shores After taking his share, Guevara used cigars as incentives for his soldiers because, as he wrote, "a smoke in times of rest is a great companion to the solitary soldier.". Off the field, the Babe loved the good life: food, drink, women--and cigars. The Nobel Prize-winning English writer and poet was hailed in Britain as the heir apparent to Charles Dickens. Your post got picked up by the Aquila Report. (As someone once said, you can smoke and still go to heaven . The pain, the politics, the opposition, and the overwork (as well as bereavements, like that of his young grandson) all affected him deeply, if in waves. Moreover, he was not alone in the indulgence. A scene for his 1996 hit, Jerry Maguire, was filmed at the Grand Havana Room in Los Angeles. The embargo was born of a nasty spat that the United States was having with Cuba and its fears that Fidel Castro represented a growing threat to America's security. Would any of his nonsmoking teammates ever ask the five-time league MVP to snuff out his cigar? Instead, the move backfired, as a fired-up Celtics squad blew the Royals off the court. Austinis this THE Austin?I havent heard from you in a bit. When I became a Christian I started praying many hours a day as time went on I learned about all the things I was doing wrong and laid them aside. 84 JOE PANTOLIANO As well as recommending such physical palliatives for the mental sufferer, Spurgeon urged patient carefulness in making any assessment of the situation. From the moment that King Edward VII uttered his famous proclamation in 1901, cigar smoking has been a pleasant diversion, often an ingrained habit, for politicians, movie stars and a host of other famous partakers. famous preachers who smokednixon high school yearbooks famous preachers who smoked. Down here, poor, feeble nothings affect the heart of their great High Priest on high, who is crowned with glory and honor. They smoked before the health risks associated with smoking, and the addictive characteristics of tobacco, were as well-established as they are today. When he died, his philosophy of excess was extolled on his tombstone: Nothing in Moderation. The Montecristo No. He liked to celebrate an invention with a stogie (preferably one he had won from a luckless lab assistant who had bet him he couldn't perform whatever feat of technological sorcery he was attempting). Win an Oscar atage 70? Lewis, as well as the Dutch . The cigar-loving author is also famous for saying, "A woman is a woman but a good cigar is a smoke.". In 1874, Dr. George F. Pentecost, a Baptist pastor from America, visited the Tabernacle, and Spurgeon had him sit on the platform for the evening service. Its spectacular: This picture of Spurgeon as a man of unusual holiness is entirely true. What's more, if a professing Christian smokes, and their doing so either hinders their witness to non-believers or causes a weaker Christian to struggle in their faith, then love would demand that such a Christian refrain from smoking. He enjoys smoking Montecristo No. 56 DUKE OF WINDSOR While serving as Fidel Castro's right-hand man during the Cuban revolution, he allowed himself two indulgences: books and cigars. Yes, you can still be a Christian and smoke, however God desires that we live a happy, healthy, prosperous life and quitting smoking would be a good thing for any Christian. #5 Jonathan Edwards, Scholar, Author and Preacher The "Prince of Preachers" himself, Charles H. Spurgeon, was well known for the habit as well. If you watch todays talk shows, you can see just how far human opinions can deviate from the Word of God; therefore a biblical definition of sin is accurate since it is a definition from God Himself. For TV buffs, the image is indelible: the rumpled police detective with the unruly hair and the wrinkled trenchcoat heads for the door, his back to the suspect. He was too deep into Calvinism, which Ravenhill opposed. 75 ROBERT DE NIRO 45 CLARENCE THOMAS When Faust repeated the request to the waiter, he was promptly presented with the bill. "What kind of store was this?" Smoking is obviously not healthy and the believer should be diligent in their efforts to quit but what is there in this world that isnt good for you. He suffered from a burning kidney inflammation called Brights Disease, as well as gout, rheumatism, and neuritis. Jesus is touched, not with a feeling of your strength, but of your infirmity. The man for whom the imposing Churchill cigar size is named smoked eight to 10 cigars a day, primarily Cuban brands. What the hell difference does it make?" 74 JAMES COBURN Tolkien, C.S. From 1871 he sought each winter to escape the darkness, cold, and dirt of London by retreating to Mentone, on the French Riviera. There is only one way to salvation that is only in Jesus Christ (Acts 4:12). He also starred in Romancing the Stone, The War of the Roses and everyone's favorite cautionary tale on the dangers of adultery, Fatal Attraction. I wish to say I am not ashamed of anything whatever that I do, and I dont feel that smoking makes me ashamed, and therefore I mean to smoke to the glory of God.. He was about to sign an embargo prohibiting any Cuban products from entering the country, including his beloved cigars. 63 MILTON HERSHEY Save the free world as Our Man Flint? And when he couldnt make it that far, he found a simple walk in the countryside would help. Your information will *never* be shared or sold to a 3rd party. Click here for free, printable Bible Reading and Prayer Journal sheets. He gave his press secretary, Pierre Salinger, less than 24 hours to round them up. A standout pitcher for the Boston Red Sox before being traded to the New York Yankees, Ruth was the greatest slugger of his time, and perhaps of all time. This is an incomplete list of people known for their preaching including their published sermons . Mesmerized by the drama, Cosby took his cigar, which he had placed in an ashtray, and stuck it in his mouth--ash end first. He was Charles Spurgeon. What could be better than that? The proprietor of the small general store in the village closest to our farm was one Earl Smith, a scrawny old man with a gravelly voice and sour face. We will still sin and fall short of the glory of God, but whoever believes in Jesus Christ remains his possession forever and He will never leave you, forsake you, or have you snatched from His hand or the hand of God the Father (John 6:37, 10:28-29). I gotta win by 30? When he's not blowing smoke past his opponents on the court, the tennis ace, who won his second U.S. Open title in September, is stalking premium smokes in his hometown of Las Vegas. Your information will * never * be shared or sold to a 3rd party, enjoyed average. 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