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Health Reform and Third Angel’s Message Closely Allied,
October 9
Who gives food to all flesh, for His mercy endures forever. Oh, give thanks to
the God of heaven! For His mercy endures forever.
Psalm 136:25, 26
, NKJV.
The Lord had in His providence given light in regard to the establishment of
sanitariums where the sick should be treated upon hygienic principles. The people
must be taught to depend on the Lord’s remedies, pure air, pure water, simple,
healthful foods.
Every effort made for the physical and moral health of the people should be
based on moral principles. The advocates of reform who are laboring with the glory
of God in view will plant their feet firmly upon the principles of hygiene; they will
adopt a correct practice. The people need true knowledge. By their wrong habits
of life, men and women of this generation are bringing upon themselves untold
suffering.
Physicians have a work to do to bring about reform by educating the people,
that they may understand the laws which govern their physical life. They should
know how to eat properly, to work intelligently, to dress healthfully, and should be
taught to bring all their habits into harmony with the laws of life and health, and to
discard drugs. There is a great work to be done. If the principles of health reform
are carried out, the work will indeed be as closely allied to that of the third angel’s
message as the hand is to the body.
Why is there so much dissension? Why so much independent action, so much
selfish ambition in this great missionary field? God is dishonored. There should be
concentrated, united action. This is as necessary in the physician’s work as in any
other branch of the work of preparation for the great day of God....
Teach the people how to prevent disease. Tell them to cease rebelling against
nature’s laws, and by removing every obstruction give it a chance to put forth its
very best efforts to set things right. Nature must have a fair chance to employ its
healing agencies. We must make earnest efforts to reach a higher platform in regard
to the methods of treating the sick. If the light which God has given prevails, if
truth overcomes error, advanced steps will be taken in health reform. This must
be.—
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