Healthful Living

258 Pages·2017·0.88 MB·English

by  Ellen G. White

Healthful Living
Ellen G. White
1897
Copyright © 2017
Ellen G. White Estate, Inc.
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Preface
The purpose of this little work is to present in the most concise
and condensed form possible the various teachings upon the subjects
of health, health reform, and allied matters, which are to be found in
the writings of Mrs. E. G. White. The numerous paragraphs which
have been brought together in this volume have been selected from
many thousands of printed pages which have appeared in various
forms from Mrs. White’s pen, within the last thirty-four years, and in
addition a large mass of manuscript which has never before appeared
in print.
The compilers of the work have not attempted to make it ex-
haustive as regards subject matter, but rather to make it compre-
hensively representative of the principles of hygienic and sanitary
reform which have been set forth in the writings referred to.
In the selection of paragraphs relating to each particular phase
of the great question considered, an effort has been made to avoid
unnecessary repetition, yet in a few instances, to render the thought
more clear, the repetition of brief, pointed sentences has been al-
lowed. The most conscientious care has been exercised in the making
of extracts, to preserve the proper setting of the thought expressed.
To do this without circumlocution has required, in a few instances,
slight verbal changes in connecting words or phrases, but not in
a single instance has the thought expressed been modifed in the
slightest degree.
It is believed that those whose knowledge of the writings from
which these excerpts have been drawn has inspired confdence in [4]
them as a source of important truths, will appreciate this volume as a
ready reference book in which can be easily found, by the aid of the
table of contents and the index, a larger number of seed thoughts and
clear expressions of fundamental principles upon the subjects treated
than in any other volume of similar size which has ever appeared in
print. To save space, abbreviations have been employed in the place
of the titles of well-known works. These are explained on page 8.
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Preface to the Third Edition
Although but a few months have elapsed since the frst edition
of this work was issued, a third edition is already demanded. The
interest in the unique subject-matter presented is most gratifying to
both compiler and publishers. Wherever it has been received, the
work has been recognized as a veritable storehouse of seed thoughts
relating to the great practical themes with which it deals. This edition
contains two additional chapters, “God in Nature” and “The Spirit
Filled Life,” and also an appendix of parallel scripture references,
which will be found exceedingly helpful in making clear to the mind
of the reader the fact that the principles presented in this work are not
mere human inventions, but are a part of the divine order appointed
for the human family at the beginning, and which is to be restored
when all things shall be made new. It may be added that the compiler
has carefully revised the entire work, making slight emendations
and additions here and there in nearly every chapter, but, as before,
without change in the original text from which the compilation has
been made.
Contents
Information about this Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Preface to the Third Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Chapter 1—Our Bodies, Temples of the Holy Ghost . . . . . . . . 12
God’s Workmanship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Creation’s Crown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Personal Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Mind Supreme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Christ in Man . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Chapter 2—Duty to Study the Laws of Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Physiology as a Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Ignorance of Physical Laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
How to Reduce Mortality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Learn in Youth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Duty of Ministers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Chapter 3—The Great Decalogue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Character of God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Obedience to Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Physical Sin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Blessings Follow Obedience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Heredity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Knowledge a Duty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Chapter 4—Natural Law Part of the Law of God . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Natural Law Divine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Its Penalty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Physical Sin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Chapter 5—Blessings from Obeying Natural Law . . . . . . . . . . 23
Co-operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Adherence to Principle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Chapter 6—The Consequence of Violating Natural Law . . . . . 25
Cause of Sickness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Diseased Souls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
We Reap What We Sow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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Control of Will . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Satan Taunting God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Chapter 7—Natural Law; How Violated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
General Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Indulgence of Appetite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Lack of Exercise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Chapter 8—Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
General Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Circulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Faith and Practise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
How to Preserve Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Chapter 9—Health Reform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Light Given . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Common Sense in Health Reform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Duty of Ministers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Avoid Extremes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
The Educational Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Relation of Health Reform to the Present Closing Work . . . 36
Preparation for Loud Cry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Prejudice Removed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Object of Health Reform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Relation of Health Reform to Spirituality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Light Unheeded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
The Infuence of Habit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Effects upon the Mind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
A Living Sacrifce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
God’s Plan—The Kingdom Within . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Our Duty to Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Chapter 10—Vital Vigor and Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
General Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Conditions Conducive to Health and Vigor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Conditions Unfavorable to Strength and Vigor . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Chapter 11—Disease and Providence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Disease the Result of Natural Causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
God not Responsible for Disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Chapter 12—The Infuence of Disease Upon the Mind and
Morals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Mental Depression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52