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man’s social needs, it elevates the physical, the intellectual, and the
moral nature
He who gave Eve to Adam as a helpmeet performed His first
miracle at a marriage festival. In the festal hall where friends and
kindred rejoiced together, Christ began His public ministry. Thus He
sanctioned marriage, recognizing it as an institution that He Himself
had established....
Christ honored the marriage relation by making it also a symbol
of the union between Him and His redeemed ones. He Himself is the
Bridegroom; the bride is the church, of which, as His chosen one, He
says, “Thou art all fair, My love; there is no spot in thee.
Every Want Was Supplied—Adam was surrounded with every-
thing his heart could wish. Every want was supplied. There were no
sin and no signs of decay in glorious Eden. Angels of God conversed
freely and lovingly with the holy pair. The happy songsters caroled
forth their free, joyous songs of praise to their Creator. The peaceful
beasts in happy innocence played about Adam and Eve, obedient to
their word. Adam was in the perfection of manhood, the noblest of the
Creator’s work
Not a shadow interposed between them and their Creator. They
knew God as their beneficent Father, and in all things their will was
conformed to the will of God. And God’s character was reflected in the
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character of Adam. His glory was revealed in every object of nature
Labor Was Appointed for Man’s Happiness—God is a lover
of the beautiful. He has given us unmistakable evidence of this in
the work of His hands. He planted for our first parents a beautiful
garden in Eden. Stately trees were caused to grow out of the ground, of
every description, for usefulness and ornament. The beautiful flowers
were formed, of rare loveliness, of every tint and hue, perfuming the
air.... It was the design of God that man should find happiness in the
employment of tending the things He had created, and that his wants
should be met with the fruits of the trees of the garde
3
Ibid., 46
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4
The Ministry of Healing, 356
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5
The Signs of the Times, June 11, 1874
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6
The Youth’s Instructor, June 2, 1898
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7
The Health Reformer, July, 1871
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