Counsels on Health - Ellen G. White

lost sight of. The Christian world have trodden
underfoot the Sabbath of the Lord and observe a
sabbath instituted by the enemy. But God has a
people who are loyal to Him. His work is to be
carried forward in right lines. The people who bear
His sign are to establish churches and institutions
as memorials to Him. These memorials, however
humble in appearance, will constantly bear witness
against the false sabbath instituted by Satan, and in
favor of the Sabbath instituted by the Lord in Eden,
when the morning stars sang together and all the
sons of God shouted for joy.
A spirit of irreverence and carelessness in the
observance of the Sabbath is liable to come into
our sanitariums. Upon the men of responsibility in
the medical missionary work rests the duty of
giving instruction to physicians, nurses, and
helpers in regard to the sanctity of God’s holy day.
Especially should every physician endeavor to set a
right example. The nature of his duties naturally
leads him to feel justified in doing on the Sabbath
many things that he should refrain from doing. So
far as possible, he should so plan his work that he
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