Counsels on Health - Ellen G. White

Sanitarium Workers
[The Spirit of Sacrifice, 35-37 (1905).] Dear
Brother: Have you learned how much Dr.—
proposes to charge for his services? If a physician
does his work skillfully, his talent should be
recognized, but there is danger of our being
brought into perplexity. If we introduce a new
system of paying our surgeons high wages, there
may be a hard problem to settle after a time. Other
physicians will demand high wages, and our
ministers will require consideration, also....
There is great necessity for decided reforms to
be made in regard to our dealings with the workers
in our sanitariums. Faithful, conscientious workers
should be employed, and when they have
performed a reasonable amount of work in a day
they should be relieved that they may secure
needed rest.
Only a reasonable amount of labor should be
required, and for this the worker should receive a
reasonable wage. If helpers are not given proper
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