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their depraved appetites and passions to their children, and greater
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moral power is required to resist intemperance in all its forms. The
only perfectly safe course to pursue is to stand firmly on the side of
temperance and not venture in the path of danger.
If the moral sensibilities of Christians were aroused upon the sub-
ject of temperance in all things, they could, by their example, com-
mencing at their tables, help those who are weak in self-control, who
are almost powerless to resist the cravings of appetite. If we could
realize that the habits we form in this life will affect our eternal inter-
ests, that our eternal destiny depends upon strictly temperate habits,
we would work to the point of strict temperance in eating and drinking.
By our example and personal effort we may be the means of saving
many souls from the degradation of intemperance, crime, and death.
Our sisters can do much in the great work for the salvation of others
by spreading their tables with only healthful, nourishing food. They
may employ their precious time in educating the tastes and appetites
of their children, in forming habits of temperance in all things, and in
encouraging self-denial and benevolence for the good of others
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