Counsels on Health - Ellen G. White

sisters.
Let every God-fearing youth gird on the armor
and press to the front. Let no excuse be offered
when you are asked to put your name to the
temperance pledge, but sign every pledge presented
and induce others to sign with you. Work for the
good of your own souls and the good of others.
Never let an opportunity pass to cast your influence
on the side of strict temperance.
We thank the Lord that a victory has been
gained, but we hope to carry our brethren and
sisters up to a still higher standard, where they will
sign the pledge to abstain from coffee and the herb
that comes from China.
Coffee is a hurtful indulgence. It temporarily
excites the mind to unwonted action, but the
aftereffect is sad—prostration and exhaustion of
the physical, mental, and moral forces. The mind
becomes enervated, and unless through determined
effort the habit is overcome, the activity of the
brain is greatly lessened.
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