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without delay. Shall we not arouse to our duties?—
Testimonies for the
Church 9:63
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Health Literature
Canvassers should call the attention of those they visit to our health
publications, telling them of the valuable instruction these periodicals
contain regarding the care of the sick and treatment of diseases. Tell
them this instruction, studied and practiced, will bring health to the
family. Explain how important it is for every family to understand the
science of life. Direct their minds to Him who formed and who keeps
in motion the wonderful machinery of the body. Tell them that it is
our part to co-operate with God, caring wisely for all our faculties and
organs.
The proper care of the body is a great responsibility, and requires
an intelligent knowledge of its parts. Tell them that God is dishonored
when, for the gratification of appetite and passion, man misuses the
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machinery of the body, so that it does its work feebly and with diffi-
culty. Tell them that the books you have for sale give much valuable
instruction regarding health, and that by practicing this instruction,
much suffering and also much of the money spent in paying doctors’
bills, will be saved. Tell them that in these books there is advice which
they cannot possibly obtain from their physician during the short visits
he makes.—
The Southern Watchman, November 20, 1902
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When young men take up the canvassing work filled with an intense
longing to save their fellow men, they will see souls converted. From
their work a harvest for the Lord will be reaped. Then let them go
forth as missionaries to circulate present truth, praying constantly
for increased light and knowledge, that they may know how to speak
words in season to those that are weary. They should improve every
opportunity for doing a deed of kindness, remembering that thus they
are doing errands for the Lord.... In their work they should always take
some health books with them; for health reform is the right hand of
the message.—
The Southern Watchman, January 15, 1903
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