Counsels on Health - Ellen G. White

show. Let our showing be such that the light of
truth can shine through our good works, so that
God will be glorified by the use of the very best
methods to restore the sick and to relieve the
suffering. Character is given to the work, not by
investing means in large buildings, but by
maintaining the true standard of religious
principles, with noble Christlikeness of character.
The mistakes that have been made in the
erection of buildings in the past should be salutary
admonitions to us in the future. We are to observe
where others have failed and, instead of copying
their mistakes, make improvements. In all our
advance work we must regard the necessity of
economy. There must be no needless expense. The
Lord is soon to come, and our outlay in buildings is
to be in harmony with our faith. Our means is to be
used in providing cheerful rooms, healthful
surroundings, and wholesome food.
Our ideas of building and furnishing our
institutions are to be molded and fashioned by a
true, practical knowledge of what it means to walk
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