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perverse character may be washed from its defilement, in the blood of
the Lamb. The conscience must be enlightened, the passions restrained,
and the love of truth cherished in the soul before you can see the
kingdom of God.
All through your life you have needed fixed and settled principles.
Satan is still on your track. Your only hope now is in a thorough
conversion to God. Do not be deceived, for God is not mocked. Should
your probation close today, I could have no hope of your being saved.
Your own health, physical, mental, and moral, depends upon a proper
government of your temper. You will doubtless meet with things that
will ruffle your spirit and severely test you; but self-control may be
yours in the strength of Jesus. Solomon places the one who controls
himself above him who conquers in battle: “He that is slow to anger is
better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh
a city.”
By permitting yourself to become unduly excited, you have estab-
lished a condition of things in your system which will, unless changed,
cost you your life. You abuse your husband; you say things to him
which no wife should be guilty of saying. You have prevaricated again
and again, and have gone so far as to be guilty of deliberate falsehoods
to accomplish your ends. A determination to carry out their own will
at all hazards is a leading characteristic of your family.
The course of Brother H has not been what it should have been.
His likes and dislikes are very strong, and he has not kept his own
feelings under the control of reason. Brother H, your health is greatly
injured by overeating and eating at improper times. This causes a
determination of blood to the brain. The mind becomes confused,
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and you have not the proper control of yourself. You appear like a
man whose mind is unbalanced. You make strong moves, are easily
irritated, and view things in an exaggerated and perverted light. Plenty
of exercise in the open air, and an abstemious diet, are essential to
your health. You should not eat more than two meals a day. If you
feel that you must eat at night, take a drink of cold water, and in the
morning you will feel much better for not having eaten.
Your children should not be allowed to eat candies, fruit, nuts,
or anything in line of food, between their meals. Two meals a day
are better for them than three. If the parents set the example, and
move from principle, the children will soon fall into line. Irregularities