Counsels on Health - Ellen G. White

church members to be careful not to urge those
who are ignorant of our faith to make sudden
changes in diet, thus bringing men to a premature
test. Hold up the principles of health reform and let
the Lord lead the honest in heart. They will hear
and believe. Nor does the Lord require His
messengers to present the beautiful truths of
healthful living in a way that will prejudice minds.
Let no one put stumbling blocks before the feet that
are walking in the dark paths of ignorance. Even in
praising a good thing, it is well not to be too
enthusiastic, lest you turn out of the way those who
come to hear. Present the principles of temperance
in their most attractive form.—Gospel Workers,
233 (1915).
Keep Health Reform to the Front
[Testimonies for the Church 9:112, 113
(1909).] As a people we have been given the work
of making known the principles of health reform.
There are some who think that the question of diet
is not of sufficient importance to be included in
their evangelistic work. But such make a great
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