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places tact and skill that will enable them to prepare health foods
suitable for the countries in which they live.
God is the author of all wisdom, all intelligence, all talent. He will
magnify His name by giving to many minds wisdom in the preparation
of health foods. And when He does this, the making of these new
foods is not to be looked upon as an infringement of the rights of
those who are already manufacturing health foods, although in some
respects the foods made by the different ones may be similar. God will
take ordinary men and will give them skill and understanding in the
use of the fruit of the earth. He deals impartially with His workers.
Not one is forgotten by Him. He will impress businessmen who are
Sabbathkeepers to establish industries that will provide employment
for His people. He will teach His servants to prepare less expensive
health foods which can be bought by the poor.
In all our plans we should remember that the health food work is
the property of God and that it is not to be made a financial speculation
for personal gain. It is God’s gift to His people, and the profits are to
be used for the good of suffering humanity everywhere.
Especially in the Southern States of North America many things
will be devised and many facilities provided, that the poor and needy
can sustain themselves by the health food industries. Under teachers
who are laboring for the salvation of their souls, they will be taught
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how to cultivate and prepare for food those things that grow most
readily in their locality.
An Evil Work
Some of our brethren have done a work that has wrought great
injury to the cause. The knowledge of methods for the manufacture of
health foods, which God gave to His people as a means of helping to
sustain His cause, these men have disclosed to worldly businessmen,
who are using it for personal gain. They have sold the Lord’s goods
for personal profit. Those who have thus disclosed the secrets in their
possession in regard to the preparation of health foods have abused
a God-given trust. As they see the result of this betrayal of trust,
some will sorely regret that they did not keep their own counsel and
wait for the Lord to lead His servants and to work out His own plans.
Some who obtain these secrets will scheme to hedge up the way of our