Counsels on Health - Ellen G. White

poor, is a crime in the sight of God. Those who are
surrounded with all the comforts of life, or who are
petted and pampered by the world because they are
rich, do not feel the need of sympathy and tender
consideration as do persons whose lives have been
one long struggle with poverty. The latter have but
little in this life to make them happy or cheerful,
and they will appreciate sympathy and love.
Physicians and helpers should in no case neglect
this class, for by doing so they may neglect Christ
in the person of His saints.
Responsibilities of the Church
Our sanitarium was erected to benefit suffering
humanity, rich and poor, the world over. Many of
our churches have but little interest in this
institution, notwithstanding they have sufficient
evidence that it is one of the instrumentalities
designed of God to bring men and women under
the influence of truth and to save many souls. The
churches that have the poor among them should not
neglect their stewardship and throw the burden of
the poor and sick upon the sanitarium. All the
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