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Christian Temperance and Bible Hygiene
the result of this teaching, the law of God was exalted in his mind,
and reverenced in his heart. During the early years of his captivity,
Daniel was passing through an ordeal which was to familiarize him
with courtly grandeur, with hypocrisy, and with paganism. A strange
school indeed to fit him for a life of sobriety, industry, and faithfulness!
And yet he lived uncorrupted by the atmosphere of evil with which he
was surrounded.
The experience of Daniel and his youthful companions illustrates
the benefits that may result from an abstemious diet, and shows what
God will do for those who will cooperate with him in the purifying
and uplifting of the soul. They were an honor to God, and a bright and
shining light in the court of Babylon.
In this history we hear the voice of God addressing us individually,
bidding us gather up all the precious rays of light upon this subject of
Christian temperance, and place ourselves in right relation to the laws
of health.
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We want a share in the eternal inheritance. We want a place in the
city of God, free from every impurity. All heaven is watching to see
how we are fighting the battle against temptation. Let all who profess
the name of Christ so walk before the world that they may teach by
example as well as precept the principles of true living. “I beseech you
therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies
a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable
service.”
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