Counsels on Health - Ellen G. White

taketh away the sin of the world. The godless
element to which they are exposed makes it
essential that personal labor should be bestowed
upon them. Who could be closely related to these
patients, and hear them talk, and breathe in the
atmosphere that surrounds their souls, without
running some risk? Counteracting influences
should always be exerted, lest, through the
tempting allurements of Satan, the worldly element
shall steal away hearts from God. Never let the
worldly class be honored and great deference be
paid to them above those who love God and are
seeking to do His will.
Those who, from whatever cause, are obliged
to work on the Sabbath, are always in peril; they
feel the loss, and from doing works of necessity
they fall into the habit of doing things on the
Sabbath that are not necessary. The sense of its
sacredness is lost, and the holy commandment is of
no effect. A special effort should be made to bring
about a reform in regard to Sabbath observance.
The workers in the sanitarium do not always do for
themselves what is their privilege and duty. Often
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