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Spalding and Magan's Unpublished Manuscript Testimonies - Ellen G. White

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Chapter 71<br />

The Influence of Diet on<br />

Council-Meetings<br />

From "Pacific Recorder". Oct. 9, 1902.<br />

Before our brethren come together in council or<br />

board meetings, each one should present himself<br />

before God, carefully searching the heart <strong>and</strong><br />

critically examining the motives. Pray that the Lord<br />

may reveal self to you, so that you may not<br />

unwisely criticize or condemn propositions.<br />

At bountiful tables men often eat much more<br />

than can be easily digested. The overburdened<br />

stomach can not do its work properly. The result is<br />

a disagreeable feeling of dullness in the brain. The<br />

mind does not act quickly. And when several kinds<br />

of food are eaten at the same meal, indigestion is<br />

often the result. Some foods do not agree with<br />

other foods. A disturbance is created by improper<br />

combinations of food, fermentation sets in, the<br />

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