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Medical Ministry
You are in danger of taking too radical a view of health reform,
and of prescribing for yourself a diet that will not sustain you.
Again, let nothing come up before you to worry you. Come apart
and rest awhile. This you must do. Draw from the Great Physician
leaves from the tree of life. Plead in your own behalf, and let others
also plead for you. “Let him take hold of My strength, that he may
make peace with Me, and he shall make peace with Me.”
I do hope that you will heed the words I have spoken to you.
It has been presented to me that you will not be able to exert the
most successful influence in health reform unless in some things
you become more liberal to yourself and to others. The time will
come when milk cannot be used as freely as it is now used; but the
present is not the time to discard it. And eggs contain properties
which are remedial agencies in counteracting poisons. And while
warnings have been given against the use of these articles of diet in
families where the children were addicted to, yes, steeped in habits
of self-abuse, yet we should not consider it a denial of principle to
use eggs of hens which are well cared for and suitably fed....
Use Appetizing Foods
Those who take an extreme view of health reform are in danger
of preparing tasteless dishes. This has been done over and over again.
The food has become so insipid as to be refused by the stomach.
The food given the sick should be varied. They should not be given
the same dishes over and over again....
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Nutritious, Palatable Food Essential
God calls upon those for whom Christ died to take proper care
of themselves and set a right example to others. My brother, you are
not to make a test for the people of God upon the question of diet;
for they will lose confidence in teachings that are strained to the
farthest point of extension. The Lord desires His people to be sound
on every point in health reform, but we must not go to extremes....
The reason for Dr.-----’s poor health is his overdrawing on his
bank stock of health and then failing to replace the amount drawn
out by wholesome, nutritious, palatable food. My brother, devote