Counsels on Health - Ellen G. White

actuated by pure, unselfish motives and a desire to
adorn the doctrine of Christ in all things. Such a
physician will possess a heaven-born dignity and
will be a powerful agent for good in the world.
Although he may not be appreciated by those who
have no connection with God, yet he will be
honored of Heaven. In God’s sight he will be more
precious than gold, even the gold of Ophir.
An Example in Temperance
The physician should be a strictly temperate
man. The physical ailments of humanity are
numberless, and he has to deal with disease in all
its varied forms. He knows that much of the
suffering he seeks to relieve is the result of
intemperance and other forms of selfish
indulgence. He is called to attend young men and
men in the prime of life and in mature age, who
have brought disease upon themselves by the use
of the narcotic tobacco. If he is an intelligent
physician, he will be able to trace disease to its
cause; but unless he is free from the use of tobacco
himself, he will hesitate to put his finger upon the
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