A Solemn Appeal - James White

My sisters, be entreated to spend less time over
the cook-stove, preparing food to tempt the
appetite, and thus wearing out the strength given
you of God to be used for a better purpose. A plain,
nourishing diet will not require so great an amount
of labor. We should devote more time to humble,
earnest prayer to God, for wisdom to bring up our
children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
The health of the mind is dependent upon the
health of the body. As Christian parents, we are
bound to train our children in reference to the laws
of life. We should instruct them, by precept and
example, that we do not live to eat, but that we eat
to live. We should encourage in our children a love
for nobleness of mind, and a pure, virtuous
character. In order to strengthen in them the moral
perceptions, the love of spiritual things, we must
regulate the manner of our living, dispense with
animal food, and use grains, vegetables, and fruits,
as articles of diet.
Mothers, is there not a work for you to do in
your families? You may inquire, How can we
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