Counsels on Health - Ellen G. White

would be the responsibility of those to whom the
carrying forward of the institution was entrusted.
As our work has extended and institutions have
multiplied, God’s purpose in their establishment
remains the same. The conditions of prosperity are
unchanged.
The human family is suffering because of
transgression of the laws of God. The Lord desires
that men shall be led to understand the cause of
their suffering and the only way to find relief. He
desires them to see that their well-being, physical,
mental, and moral, depends upon their obedience to
His law. It is His purpose that our institutions shall
be as object lessons showing the results of
obedience to right principles.
To Promulgate Health Principles
In the preparation of a people for the Lord’s
second coming, a great work is to be accomplished
through the promulgation of health principles. The
people are to be instructed in regard to the needs of
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