Counsels on Health - Ellen G. White

lood becomes sluggish, and the powers of the
mind are enfeebled.
The whole system needs the invigorating
influence of exercise in the open air. A few hours
of manual labor each day would tend to renew the
bodily vigor and rest and relax the mind. In this
way the general health would be promoted and a
greater amount of pastoral labor could be
performed. The incessant reading and writing of
many ministers unfit them for pastoral work. They
consume valuable time in abstract study, which
should be expended in helping the needy at the
right moment....
Our ministers who have reached the age of
forty or fifty years should not feel that their labor is
less efficient than formerly. Men of years and
experience are just the ones to put forth strong and
well-directed efforts. They are especially needed at
this time; the churches cannot afford to part with
them. Such ones should not talk of physical and
mental feebleness, nor feel that their day of
usefulness is over.
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