Christian Temperance and Bible Hygiene - Ellen G. White

health, for a solemn and important work is before
us. Health of mind and body is required in this
work; it is as essential to a healthy religious
experience, to advancement in the Christian life, to
progress in holiness, as is the hand or foot to the
human body. God requires his people to cleanse
themselves “from all filthiness of the flesh and
spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.” (2
Corinthians 7:1) All who are indifferent, and
excuse themselves from this work, waiting for the
Lord to do for them what he requires them to do for
themselves, will be found wanting when the meek
of the earth, who have wrought his judgments, are
hid in the day of the Lord’s anger.
Cooking—For want of knowledge and skill in
regard to cooking, many a wife and mother daily
sets before her family ill-prepared food, which is
steadily and surely impairing the digestive organs,
and making a poor quality of blood; the result is,
frequent attacks of inflammatory disease, and
sometimes death. Many a life has been sacrificed
by the eating of heavy, sour bread. An instance was
related to me, of a hired girl who made a batch of
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