Counsels on Health - Ellen G. White

interest and friendly association, the expenditure of
time and effort will be repaid a hundredfold. A
blessed outlet will be afforded for that restless
energy which is so often a source of danger to the
young. As a safeguard against evil, the
preoccupation of the mind with good is worth more
than unnumbered barriers of law and discipline.
Health and Efficiency
[Testimonies for the Church 4:264-270 (1876).]
It is necessary, in order to pursue this great and
arduous work, that the ministers of Christ should
possess physical health. To attain this end they
must become regular in their habits and adopt a
healthful system of living. Many are continually
complaining and suffering from various
indispositions. This is almost always because they
do not labor wisely nor observe the laws of health.
They frequently remain too much indoors,
occupying heated rooms filled with impure air.
Here they apply themselves closely to study or
writing, taking little physical exercise and having
little change of employment. As a consequence, the
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