Counsels on Health - Ellen G. White

show that they cannot stand alone without being
overcome. Unless they govern their habits and
passions, unless they keep close to the side of
Christ, they will lose eternal life. If ministers are in
such danger, physicians are even more so.
The perils of physicians have been opened
before me. The physicians in our sanitariums must
not allow themselves to think that they are in no
danger. They are in positive danger; but they may
avoid the perils which surround them if they walk
humbly with God, taking heed not to be
presumptuous. “Let him that thinketh he standeth
take heed lest he fall.” 1 Corinthians 10:12. A
power higher and stronger than human power must
hold the fort in our medical institutions.
Experienced Guides and Counselors
Connected with each sanitarium should be a
man and his wife of mature age, who are as firm as
a rock to the principles of truth, who can act as
guides and counselors. The education of men and
women in a sanitarium is a most important and
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