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Temperance
leading part. The Lord desires to make our sanitariums an educating
force in every place. Whether they are large or small institutions,
their responsibility remains the same. The Saviour’s commission
to us is, “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see
your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”—
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Manuscript 65, 1908
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Patients Will Lose Feeling of Need for Stimulants and Nar-
cotics
—In our medical institutions clear instruction should be given
in regard to temperance. The patients should be shown the evil of
intoxicating liquor, and the blessing of total abstinence. They should
be asked to discard the things that have ruined their health, and the
place of these things should be supplied with an abundance of fruit....
And as the sick are led to put forth physical effort, the wearied
brain and nerves will find relief, and pure water and wholesome,
palatable food will build them up and strengthen them. They will feel
no need for health-destroying drugs or intoxicating drink.—
Letter
145, 1904
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In Connection With Hygienic Restaurants
—Hygienic restau-
rants are to be established in the cities, and by them the message of
temperance is to be proclaimed. Arrangements should be made to
hold meetings in connection with our restaurants. Whenever pos-
sible, let a room be provided where the patrons can be invited to
lectures on the science of health and Christian temperance, where
they can receive instruction on the preparation of wholesome food
and on other important subjects. In these meetings there should be
prayer and singing and talks, not only on health and temperance top-
ics, but also on other appropriate Bible subjects. As the people are
taught how to preserve physical health, many opportunities will be
found to sow the seeds of the gospel of the kingdom.—
Testimonies
for the Church 7:115
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