Testimonies for the Church Volume 1 - A New You Ministry

understand how much their habits of diet have to do with their health, their characters,their usefulness in this world, and their eternal destiny. I saw that it is the duty of thosewho have received the light from heaven and have realized the benefit of walking in it,to manifest a greater interest for those who are still suffering for want of knowledge.Sabbathkeepers who are looking for the soon appearing of their Saviour should be thelast to manifest a lack of interest in this great work of reform. Men and women mustbe instructed, and ministers and people should feel that the burden of the work restsupon them to agitate the subject and urge it home upon others.I was shown that we should provide a home for the afflicted and those who wish tolearn how to take care of their bodies that they may prevent sickness. We should notremain indifferent and compel those who are sick and desirous of living out the truthto go to popular water cure institutions for the recovery of health, where there is nosympathy for our faith. If they recover health it may be at the expense of their religiousfaith. Those who have suffered greatly from bodily infirmities are weak both mentallyand morally. As they realize the benefit derived from the correct application of water,the right use of air, and a proper diet, they are led to believe that the physicians whounderstood how to treat them so successfully cannot be greatly at fault in their religiousfaith; that as they are engaged in the great and good work of benefiting sufferinghumanity, they must be nearly or quite right. And thus our people are in danger ofbeing ensnared through their efforts to recover health at these establishments.Again I was shown that those who are strongly fortified with religious principlesand are firm to obey all God’s requirements cannot receive that benefit from the popularhealth institutions of the day that others of a different faith can. Sabbathkeepers aresingular in their faith. To keep all God’s489