Chapter 10—Diet and Spirituality
Christian Temperance and Bible Hygiene, 151
Some are not impressed with the necessity of eating and drinking
to the glory of God. The indulgence of appetite affects them in all
the relations of life. It is seen in the family, in the church, in the
prayer-meeting, and in the conduct of their children. It is the curse of
their lives. It prevents them from understanding the truths for these
last days.
Christian Temperance and Bible Hygiene, 153-154
Some have sneered at health reform, and have said it was all un-
necessary, that it was an excitement which tended to divert minds from
present truth. They have said that matters were carried to extremes.
Such do not know what they are talking about. While men and women
professing godliness are diseased from the crown of the head to the
sole of the feet; while their physical, mental and moral energies are
enfeebled through gratification of depraved appetite and excessive
labor, how can they weigh the evidences of truth, and comprehend
the requirements of God? If their moral and intellectual faculties are
beclouded, they cannot appreciate the value of the atonement or the
exalted character of the work of God, nor delight in the study of His
word. How can a nervous dyspeptic be ready always to give an answer
to every man that asketh him, a reason for the hope that is in him, with
meekness and fear? How soon would such a one become confused
and agitated, and by his diseased imagination be led to view matters
in an altogether wrong light, and by a lack of that meekness and calm-
ness which characterized the life of Christ, be caused to dishonor His
profession while contending with unreasonable men?
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