EGW Books
〉 Medical Ministry
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   Preface to the First Edition ( v )
   Preface to the Second Edition ( vii )
     Historical Background of the Ellen G. White Writings on Health ( vii )
     The Primary E. G. White Articles on Health ( viii )
     Christian Temperance and Bible Hygiene, 1890 ( viii )
     Healthful Living, 1897 ( ix )
     The Ministry of Healing, 1905 ( ix )
     Counsels on Health, 1923 ( ix )
     Medical Ministry, 1932 ( x )
     Counsels on Diet and Foods, 1938 ( x )
     Temperance, 1949 ( xi )
     Welfare Ministry, 1952 ( xi )
     Counsels Vital for Today ( xi )
     Objectives and Conditions of Prosperity Unchanged ( xiii )
     The Testimonies and the Meaning of Words ( xiv )
   Section 1—Healing Power and Its Source ( 7 )
     Nature the Servant of God ( 7 )
     Christ the Life and Light ( 7 )
     Life by the Power of God ( 7 )
     Life of God in Nature ( 8 )
     God Feeding Earth’s Millions ( 8 )
     Kept in Activity ( 8 )
     Through Natural Laws ( 9 )
     God in Nature ( 9 )
     Laws of Physical Life ( 10 )
     Nature’s Message ( 10 )
     The Message of Love ( 10 )
     Nature Is Not God ( 11 )
     The Source of Healing ( 11 )
     The Great Healer ( 11 )
     A Combined Work ( 12 )
     The Holy Spirit Renews the Body ( 12 )
     The Best Medicine ( 12 )
     What the Physician Attempts, Christ Accomplishes ( 12 )
     Education Better Than Miraculous Healing ( 13 )
     When Prayer for Healing Is Presumption ( 13 )
     Provision for Gospel Medical Missionary Work ( 14 )
     Miracles Not a Sure Evidence of God’s Favor ( 14 )
     When Christ Refused to Work Miracles ( 15 )
     Reformation to Precede Miracle Working ( 15 )
     Prayer for the Sick ( 16 )
   Section 2—The Divine Plan in the Medical Missionary Work ( 19 )
     The Majesty of Heaven as a Medical Missionary ( 19 )
     A Servant of All ( 19 )
     An Expression of God’s Love ( 20 )
     Following in His Footsteps ( 20 )
     His Name to be Honored ( 21 )
     Understood Through Practice ( 21 )
     Follow the Master ( 21 )
     Time to Advance ( 22 )
     The Purpose of Christ’s Humility ( 22 )
     Disciples of Christ to Represent His Character ( 23 )
     To Heights of Faith ( 23 )
     Cleansed from Earthliness ( 24 )
     The Source of Success ( 25 )
     Types of God’s Saving Power ( 25 )
     The Highest Aim ( 26 )
     Memorials for God ( 27 )
     To Reform Medical Practices ( 27 )
     An Honor to God ( 27 )
     To Lift Up Christ ( 27 )
     Christ to Bring Relief and Healing ( 28 )
     To Awaken Faith in the Great Healer ( 28 )
     For Further Study
Christ’s Methods of Ministry:
Counsels on Health, 30, 31, 34, 316-318, 497-499, 526-528;
The Ministry of Healing, 17-50, 73-94, 143.
Christ Our Example in Simplicity:
Counsels on Health, 319, 320.
Objects and Aims of Sanitariums:
Counsels on Health, 203-254 (Testimonies for the Church 6:219-228);
Counsels on Health, 271-27 (Testimonies for the Church 7:95-97);
Testimonies for the Church 8:181-191.
Sanitariums and Gospel Work:
Counsels on Health, 212-214.
Greatest Danger in Sanitarium Work:
Testimonies For The Church 1:560. ( 29 )
   Section 3—The Christian Physician and His Work ( 31 )
     Responsibility for Soul and Body ( 31 )
     A Sad Mistake ( 31 )
     Faithfulness and Perseverance ( 32 )
     Bringing the Lord’s Work Into Disrepute ( 32 )
     Give Heed to Character Building ( 33 )
     The Physician’s Influence ( 33 )
     A Pattern of Good Judgment ( 34 )
     Heavenly Assistants ( 34 )
     Give God the Glory ( 34 )
     God the Physician’s Efficiency ( 34 )
     The Peril of Popularity ( 35 )
     Safety Only by a Miracle ( 36 )
     Evil Traits Strengthened by Indulgence ( 36 )
     Examples of Success in Humility ( 36 )
     The Physician’s First Work ( 37 )
     To Prepare Souls for Death ( 38 )
     The Duty of Truthfulness ( 38 )
     Leading Souls to the Mighty Healer ( 39 )
     Evangelistic Duties ( 40 )
     A Deeper Yearning for Souls ( 40 )
     Take Time to Commune With God ( 41 )
     To a Young Physician Under Discouragement ( 41 )
     Without Excuse ( 42 )
     Building a Character for Eternity ( 42 )
     Choice of Associates ( 43 )
     Give Christ the Best ( 44 )
     To a Physician in Perplexity ( 44 )
     To Impart God’s Love ( 45 )
     To Link Up with Brethren ( 46 )
     Counsel with Your Brethren ( 46 )
     Shall Self Rule? ( 47 )
     Temptation to Feel Self-sufficient ( 47 )
     A Plea for Brotherly Union ( 48 )
     Physicians to Counsel Together ( 49 )
     A Student of Cause and Effect ( 49 )
     The Physician as a Sabbath Observer ( 49 )
     Rest for the Overweary ( 50 )
     Behold the Eternal and the Unseen ( 51 )
     Hiding Self in Christ ( 51 )
     For Further Study
The Christian Physician:
Counsels on Health, 321-386
(Testimonies for the Church 6:229-234;
Testimonies for the Church 4:566-569);
The Ministry of Healing, 111-124;
Testimonies for the Church 6:243-253.
Better Qualified Than Minister Who Merely Preaches:
Counsels on Health, 503, 504.
A Messenger of Mercy:
Counsels on Health, 351-354
(Testimonies for the Church 7:72-75).
Practical Results of Communion With God:
The Ministry of Healing, 511, 512.
Neglect of Religious Duties:
Counsels on Health, 362;
403, 404.
Moral and Intellectual Culture:
Counsels on Health, 257-260
(Testimonies for the Church 4:545-549).
Value of Trial, Danger of Self-Sufficiency:
Testimonies for the Church 8:123-132.
Habits of Temperance:
Counsels on Health, 321-32;
Testimonies for the Church 5:439-442).
Patience and Sympathy for the Undeserving:
Counsels on Health, 347-354
(Testimonies for the Church 3:178-184;
Testimonies for the Church 7:72-75).
To Be Firm, Yet Courteous and Tender:
Testimonies for the Church 3:170.
Duty of Truthfulness:
The Ministry of Healing, 245.
To Teach Causes of Disease:
Counsels on Health, 366.
Appropriate Promises for the Dying:
The Ministry of Healing, 121-124.
Divinely Helped in Operations:
Testimonies for the Church 8:187, 188.
Praising God for Recovery:
Counsels on Health, 334, 335;
The Ministry of Healing, 119.
No Place for Graduation:
Counsels on Health, 405 (Testimonies for the Church 4:554-562). ( 53 )
   Section 4—Our Medical College ( 55 )
     In the Providence of God ( 55 )
     To Be An Educational Center ( 56 )
     A Place to Be Appreciated ( 56 )
     A Practical Training ( 56 )
     An Appeal in Behalf of Our Medical College ( 56 )
     To Provide What Is Essential ( 57 )
     The Wisest Talent Called For ( 58 )
     The Classes of Workers to Be Trained ( 58 )
     To Prepare for Many Lines of Work ( 59 )
     Women to Be Especially Trained ( 60 )
     No Compromise ( 61 )
     Christ’s Part and Ours ( 62 )
     Genuine Missionaries as Pioneers ( 63 )
     The Medical Student ( 63 )
     Opportunities ( 64 )
     No Wasted Hours ( 65 )
     Thoroughness ( 65 )
     A High Aim ( 65 )
     Integrity of Students ( 66 )
     Without Boasting ( 67 )
     Victory ( 67 )
     Welfare of Patients ( 68 )
     Preparatory Education ( 68 )
     Importance of Bible Study ( 69 )
     Bible Classes ( 70 )
     Development of Experience ( 71 )
     Be True ( 71 )
     Be Steadfast ( 73 )
     Study Your Leader ( 73 )
     Caution Needed in Encouraging Students ( 74 )
     A Call for the Best Talent ( 75 )
     The High Order of the Loma Linda School ( 75 )
     Who Should Apply ( 76 )
     Students Should Have Moral Strength ( 76 )
     Strength of Character Essential ( 76 )
     Amenable to Authority ( 76 )
     Mental and Physical Effort Proportionate ( 77 )
     Dull Minds and Dietetic Errors ( 77 )
     The Teacher’s Health Habits ( 78 )
     Educate in the Simplicity of Christ ( 78 )
     Count the Cost ( 79 )
     He Must Know Himself ( 80 )
     Accountability to God ( 80 )
     Overtaxing the Body ( 80 )
     Manual Labor in the Schools ( 81 )
     Study Practical Matters ( 81 )
     Intemperance in Study ( 81 )
     Not Amusements, but Consecrated Work ( 82 )
     Missionary Labor ( 82 )
     Let Not Truth Be Supplanted ( 82 )
     Advice to Those Having Limited Powers of Endurance ( 83 )
     Our Relation to Legal Requirements ( 84 )
     Cooperation with the Great Physician ( 85 )
     For Further Study
Loma Linda College of Evangelists:
Testimonies for the Church 9:173-178.
The Workers to Be Trained at Loma Linda:
Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students, 465-471.
Students to Cooperate With Church and Ministry:
Counsels on Health, 516, 517 (Testimonies for the Church 6:291).
Importance of Bible Study by Medical Students:
Counsels on Health, 369-37;
Testimonies for the Church 8:156, 157.
Integrity Among Medical Students:
Counsels on Health, 328, 329.
The Peril of Novices as Physicians or Teachers of Health Reform:
Testimonies for the Church 2:375, 385-387. ( 85 )
   Section 5—Warning Against Spiritistic Sophistry ( 87 )
     Building on the Rock ( 87 )
     Spurious Scientific Theories ( 87 )
     The True Higher Education ( 88 )
     Truth Strengthens the Understanding ( 88 )
     Mental Effect of Receiving Error ( 89 )
     The Church is Christ’s Fortress ( 89 )
     Exalting Nature Above Nature’s God ( 90 )
     Work of False Educators ( 90 )
     The Theory of Nature’s Immutability ( 91 )
     A Right Knowledge of God ( 91 )
     Where Silence is Eloquence ( 92 )
     The Simplicity of Christ’s Teaching ( 93 )
     Resisting the Enemy ( 93 )
     A Call to Awake ( 94 )
     God Revealed in His Word and His Works ( 94 )
     Conjectures Regarding God ( 95 )
     Is Man Born a King? ( 95 )
     Peril in Vanity ( 95 )
     Speculation Regarding God’s Personality ( 96 )
     Subtle Theories Regarding God ( 96 )
     Restraint and Moral Control Destroyed ( 97 )
     Not a Thread of Pantheism ( 97 )
     The Issue Foreseen ( 98 )
     Morality Inseparable from Religion ( 99 )
     Speculation Regarding the Future Life ( 99 )
     Preach the Word ( 100 )
     Deception Regarding Spiritual Affinity ( 100 )
     A Counterfeit Heaven ( 101 )
     Neglecting Fundamental Truths for Idle Speculation ( 102 )
     Honoring Superstition and Falsehood ( 102 )
     For Further Study
The Essential Knowledge:
The Ministry of Healing, 407-466;
Testimonies for the Church 8:255-335.
(These sections parallel one another, but there are adaptations and variations, because prepared for different classes of readers.)
Dangers in Speculative Study:
Patriarchs and Prophets, 111.
Philosophy and Vain Deceit:
Testimonies For The Church 1:290-302.
Professed Ministers Advocating Speculative Theories:
Testimonies to Ministers and Gospel Workers, 281.
False Theories Will Bring “Shaking”:
Testimonies to Ministers and Gospel Workers, 112. ( 103 )
   Section 6—True and False Systems of Mind Cure ( 105 )
     Happiness and Health ( 105 )
     Thousands Needlessly Sick ( 105 )
     Health Through Service for Others ( 105 )
     Drudgery Versus Healthful Activity ( 106 )
     Contentment and Cheerfulness ( 106 )
     Enlisting the Willpower ( 106 )
     Deceptive Ailments ( 107 )
     The Holy Spirit as a Restorative ( 108 )
     Sanctified Mind Cure ( 108 )
     Chronic Invalidism ( 109 )
     Indigestion Caused by Fear ( 109 )
     Inspire the Despondent ( 109 )
     Counterfeit Miracles ( 110 )
     Taking Hold of the Eternal ( 110 )
     Satan’s Apparent Miracles ( 110 )
     Efforts of Satan to Confuse Minds ( 111 )
     A Dangerous System of Mind Cure ( 111 )
     A Deceptive Fallacy ( 112 )
     A Call to Perfection ( 112 )
     Personal Experience in Meeting False Science ( 113 )
     Through the Mind Satan May Control the Body ( 114 )
     A Positive Peril ( 114 )
     Directing the Mind to Christ ( 115 )
     A Perilous Science ( 116 )
     For Further Study ( 117 )
   Section 7—Fees and Wages ( 119 )
     Exorbitant Fees ( 119 )
     God’s Lesson For Israel ( 119 )
     In Christ’s Stead ( 120 )
     The Source of the Physician’s Skill ( 121 )
     Called To Righteous Judgment ( 122 )
     The Cleansing of the Temple ( 122 )
     A Conscience Taught of God ( 123 )
     What Would Jesus Do? ( 124 )
     New Methods ( 125 )
     Represent Upright Principles ( 125 )
     Religious Principles to be Maintained ( 126 )
     The Percentage Plan a Snare ( 127 )
     Duty to be Holy and Uncorrupted ( 127 )
     Care in Expenditure ( 128 )
     The Policy Principle a Dishonor to God ( 128 )
     Promises for Self-Sacrificing Workers ( 129 )
     Prepare for Eternity ( 129 )
     Advice to a Young Physician ( 130 )
     Cultivate Integrity, Self-Denial, and Humility ( 131 )
     The Church an Angel of Light ( 131 )
     Heaven is Watching ( 131 )
     A Contagious Example ( 132 )
     Divine Authority to be Acknowledged ( 132 )
     As the Servants of Christ ( 133 )
     Heart-Searching Questions ( 133 )
     Two Classes of Servants ( 133 )
     A Commendation for Soul Winners ( 134 )
     Gain That Is Loss ( 135 )
     For Further Study
Fees and Wages:
Counsels on Health, 302-320 (Testimonies for the Church 7:206-209, Testimonies for the Church 8:142-144).
The Desire for High Wages:
Counsels on Health, 299.
A Lesson from Solomon’s Reign:
Prophets and Kings, 61-65.
Remuneration for Physicians and Ministers Compared:
Testimonies For The Church 1:640, 641.
Institutional Wage Proportional to Prosperity:
Testimonies for the Church 8:142, 143.
"Not Bribed With Wealth or Frightened by Poverty":
Life Sketches of Ellen G. White, 302.
Simplicity and Economy:
Counsels on Health, 319, 320.
Equitable Wages for Women:
Counsels on Health, 365. ( 135 )
   Section 8—Counsels and Cautions ( 137 )
     Our Attitude Toward the Lord’s Institutions ( 137 )
     Relation of Church Members to Medical Workers ( 138 )
     Reckless and Cruel Criticism ( 138 )
     Experience and Wisdom Needed ( 139 )
     The Minister and His Wife ( 140 )
     The Physician and His Wife ( 140 )
     Subtle Temptations ( 140 )
     Maintaining a High Moral Standard ( 141 )
     Necessary Precautions ( 142 )
     Instruction Regarding Association ( 142 )
     The Sin of the Age ( 142 )
     Avoid the First Wrong Step ( 143 )
     Like Streams From a Pure Fountain ( 144 )
     Educate to Purity of Thought ( 145 )
     Avoid Favoritism ( 146 )
     Leading Others to Perdition ( 146 )
     An Appeal for More Sympathy ( 147 )
     Obtaining the Confidence of Patients ( 147 )
     Thinking of Disagreeable Matters ( 148 )
     Christian Courtesy and Delicacy ( 149 )
     Directing Gratitude to God ( 149 )
     False Ideas of Etiquette ( 150 )
     The Unseen Witness ( 151 )
     Establishment of New Sanitariums ( 151 )
     Sanitariums for Personal Profit ( 152 )
     Spiritual Loss Through Selfish Aims ( 152 )
     In Wisdom and Equity ( 153 )
     Counting the Cost ( 153 )
     Sanitarium Work as a Speculation ( 154 )
     God’s Instrumentalities to be Pure, Holy, Elevated ( 154 )
     Departure from Correct Principles ( 155 )
     A Solemn Warning ( 156 )
     Move Carefully ( 156 )
     Contentment with Slow Growth ( 157 )
     Honor Through Lowliness ( 157 )
     Disadvantages of Large Institutions ( 158 )
     Danger in Separation From the Gospel ( 159 )
     The Sabbath a Test for this Time ( 159 )
     Greater Power in Truth than in Worldly Show ( 160 )
     No Compromise ( 161 )
     For Further Study
Encourage One Another:
Counsels on Health, 242, 243.
Cooperation With Church Organization:
Counsels on Health, 519-52 (Testimonies for the Church 8:158-162).
Need of Mutual Counsel:
Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students, 92;
Life Sketches of Ellen G. White, 303.
Avoiding Unnecessary Responsibilities:
Testimonies for the Church 6:244-248, 252, 253;
Testimonies for the Church 8:189-191.
Holiness of Life:
Counsels on Health, 581-634.
Social Purity:
Counsels on Health, 567-57 (Testimonies for the Church 2:450-457).
Refinement and Delicacy:
Counsels on Health, 363-366.
Dealing With Sentimentalism:
Counsels on Health, 294, 295.
Mammoth Sanitariums:
Counsels on Health, 239 (Testimonies for the Church 7:102, 103).
Opposition to Be Expected:
Counsels on Health, 527. ( 161 )
   Section 9—The Management of Sanitariums ( 163 )
     A Noble Work ( 163 )
     A High Standard ( 163 )
     Essential Qualifications for Management ( 164 )
     The Use of Means ( 165 )
     All Ye are Brethren ( 165 )
     Willing to Take Counsel ( 166 )
     Quick to Discern ( 166 )
     Unnecessary Debts ( 166 )
     Not With Outward Show ( 166 )
     Simplicity in Furnishing ( 167 )
     God’s Way is Best ( 168 )
     The Ministry of Trials ( 168 )
     Men of Discernment Needed ( 169 )
     Moderation in Rates ( 169 )
     A Change Called For ( 170 )
     To an Inexperienced Manager ( 171 )
     Consideration for an Injured Worker ( 171 )
     Be Kind to the Lowly ( 172 )
     Sanctified Dignity to Be Preserved ( 172 )
     The Influence of a Beautiful Character ( 173 )
     Experienced Workers Needed ( 173 )
     Wholly Devoted to God ( 174 )
     The Selection of Workers ( 174 )
     Sanitariums and Education ( 175 )
     To be Training Schools ( 175 )
     The Elimination of Waste ( 176 )
     The Spirit of Cheerful Service ( 176 )
     Patient Dealing with the Erring ( 178 )
     Overcoming Parental Neglect ( 178 )
     Responsibilities of Leaders ( 179 )
     Gentleness in Discipline ( 180 )
     Strive to Exemplify Christ ( 181 )
     In the Place of a Father ( 182 )
     Just Dealing Regarding Wages ( 183 )
     The Heavenly Record ( 184 )
     “Be Ye Clean” Isaiah 52:11. ( 184 )
     For Further Study
Location of Sanitariums:
Counsels on Health, 265-270 (Testimonies for the Church 7:80-83; 85-89).
Economy in Buildings and Equipment:
Counsels on Health, 274-279 (Testimonies for the Church 7:90-94).
Operation:
Counsels on Health, 280, 28
Testimonies for the Church 4:571-573);
Counsels on Health, 305, 319, 320.
General Counsel Regarding Institutional Work:
Testimonies for the Church 5:549-563.
Not for Pleasure Seekers:
Counsels on Health, 271-27
Testimonies for the Church 7:95-97).
Commercial Gain:
Testimonies for the Church 3:169.
Danger in Worldly Prosperity:
Counsels on Health, 290, 291.
Sanitariums as a Refuge for Workers:
Testimonies for the Church 7:292-294.
Special Workers for Spiritual Work in Sanitariums:
Counsels on Health, 312, 31 (Testimonies for the Church 8:143, 144);
Counsels on Health, 29 (Testimonies for the Church 7:75).
Duty to the Poor:
Counsels on Health, 228-230 (Testimonies for the Church 4:550-552).
Businessmen, Integrity and Ability of:
Testimonies for the Church 7:247-249.
Business and Religion:
Testimonies for the Church 5:422-429.
Fair Dealings With Workers:
Counsels on Health, 314, 315.
Amusements in Sanitariums:
Counsels on Health, 240, 24
Testimonies for the Church 4:577-579). ( 185 )
   Section 10—Opportunities for Ministry In Hospitals and Sanitariums ( 187 )
     Restoration Through Reformation ( 187 )
     To Reveal the Principles of God’s Kingdom ( 187 )
     Opening Fast-Closed Doors ( 188 )
     Point to a Sin-Pardoning Saviour ( 188 )
     With Tenderness and Wisdom ( 189 )
     Learning to Work as He Worked ( 189 )
     Give Heed to Soul-Winning Effort ( 190 )
     Daily Efforts in Soul Winning ( 190 )
     Faithful Service ( 190 )
     A Mouthpiece for God ( 191 )
     The Workers Needed ( 191 )
     Overcoming Nervous Timidity ( 192 )
     Promptness in Meeting Appointments ( 192 )
     Promptness and Efficiency ( 193 )
     The Privilege of Ministry ( 194 )
     Prayer for the Sick ( 195 )
     The Saviour’s Love to be Experienced ( 195 )
     To Teach and to Comfort ( 196 )
     A Winning Influence ( 196 )
     Consecrated Nurses ( 197 )
     Many Converted and Healed ( 197 )
     For Further Study
Spiritual Work for Patients:
Counsels on Health, 255.
Opening the Scriptures to the Sick:
Testimonies for the Church 7:103.
Contemplation of Encouraging Themes:
Testimonies for the Church 5:744, 745.
Religious Exercises at the Sanitarium:
Testimonies for the Church 4:565.
Avoiding Doctrinal Controversy:
Counsels on Health, 245, 246 (Testimonies for the Church 3:166, 167);
Counsels on Health, 255.
Human Hands Employed by Angels in Practical Ministry:
Testimonies for the Church 6:456, 457.
Untold Influence of Kindly Sympathy:
The Ministry of Healing, 158, 159. ( 197 )
   Section 11—The Sanitarium Family ( 199 )
     Christians to Be Light Bearers ( 199 )
     To Send Forth Light and Knowledge ( 199 )
     Training for Various Lines of Work ( 199 )
     The Training of Nurses ( 201 )
     Put On Christ ( 201 )
     No Haphazard Work ( 202 )
     Regular Bible Instruction for Nurses ( 202 )
     Laying Our Burdens at His Feet ( 202 )
     In the Daily Round of Duties ( 203 )
     Imitate God’s Perfect Ways ( 204 )
     A Sacred Responsibility ( 205 )
     The Results of Right Principles ( 206 )
     Chosen for the Work ( 206 )
     Harmony Among Workers ( 207 )
     Qualifications of the Matron ( 207 )
     A Woman of Experience ( 207 )
     To Exalt the Word of God ( 207 )
     To Bring Comfort and Encouragement ( 208 )
     Consideration for the Thoughtless ( 208 )
     Dealing with the Unreasonable ( 209 )
     The Dull Student ( 211 )
     Attitude of the Instructor ( 211 )
     This World Not Heaven ( 211 )
     Cultivate an Atmosphere of Praise ( 212 )
     Neatness and Order ( 212 )
     Gossip ( 212 )
     Rejoice in the Lord ( 213 )
     Deep Earnestness and Joy ( 213 )
     The Observance of the Sabbath ( 214 )
     The Physician Not Exempt ( 214 )
     At the Peril of the Soul ( 215 )
     Sabbath Work ( 216 )
     The Tithe ( 216 )
     An Opportune Place for Backsliding ( 216 )
     Build Harmoniously ( 217 )
     Changed Into the Divine Likeness ( 217 )
     Modesty in Deportment ( 218 )
     Not of the World ( 218 )
     For Further Study
Successful Institutional Work:
Counsels on Health, 255-320 (Testimonies for the Church 4:586, 587).
High Calling of Sanitarium Workers:
Counsels on Health, 250-254 (Testimonies for the Church 7:68-71).
Duties and Privileges of Sanitarium Workers:
Counsels on Health, 398-411, 420-424.
Faithfulness Among Workers:
Testimonies for the Church 4:554-564.
Christian Influence:
Testimonies for the Church 4:565-570.
Moral and Intellectual Culture of Workers:
Counsels on Health, 257-260 (Testimonies for the Church 4:454-459).
Workers to Be Health Reformers:
Counsels on Health, 261.
The Choice of Associates:
Counsels on Health, 414-419 (Testimonies for the Church 4:587-591).
Sharing Responsibilities:
Counsels on Health, 338, 339;
Testimonies for the Church 8:231-235.
Adherence to Principle:
Counsels on Health, 287, 288 (Testimonies for the Church 4:576, 577).
Cheerfulness:
Counsels on Health, 406, 407 (The Ministry of Healing, 222-224).
Criticism and Faultfinding:
Counsels on Health, 296, 297.
Frivolity and Criticism:
Counsels on Health, 412, 413.
Conscientious Attention to Little Things:
Testimonies for the Church 4:572.
Sabbath Observance in Sanitariums:
Counsels on Health, 234-239 (Testimonies for the Church 7:104-109);
Counsels on Health, 422.
The Head Physician:
Counsels on Health, 337-339.
The Chaplain:
Counsels on Health, 289 (Testimonies for the Church 4:546, 547.) ( 219 )
   Section 12—The Prevention of Disease and Its Cure by Rational Methods ( 221 )
     Prevention of Disease ( 221 )
     Early Teaching of Physiology ( 221 )
     Educate the Sick ( 221 )
     Stimulants and Narcotics ( 222 )
     The Physician’s Example an Educating Influence ( 223 )
     Obedience to Nature’s Laws ( 224 )
     Confidence in Nature’s Remedies to be Cultivated ( 225 )
     Self-indulgence a Cause of Disease ( 225 )
     The Law of Faith and Works ( 226 )
     Combat Disease by Simple Methods ( 227 )
     Hygienic Principles ( 227 )
     Drug Medication ( 227 )
     Seeds of Death ( 229 )
     Thousands Might Recover ( 229 )
     What We Can Do for Ourselves ( 230 )
     Presumption and Indolence ( 230 )
     Instruction for Missionaries ( 231 )
     Sunlight, Ventilation, and Temperature ( 231 )
     Nature’s Great Medicinal Resources ( 231 )
     Healing Power in Outdoor Life ( 232 )
     An Elixir of Life ( 233 )
     Life Only in Christ ( 233 )
     Benefits of Open-Air Exercise ( 234 )
     Health and Joy in Field and Orchard ( 234 )
     Awaken Faith in the Great Healer ( 234 )
     For Further Study
In the Sickroom:
The Ministry of Healing, 219-224.
The Use of Rational Remedies:
The Ministry of Healing, 234-240. Hygienic Principles:
The Ministry of Healing, 271-294.
Pure Air and Sunshine:
Counsels on Health, 55-60.
Benefits of Outdoor Life:
Counsels on Health, 162-183 (The Ministry of Healing, 51-58, 112, 113; Christ’s Object Lessons, 24-27; Testimonies for the Church 2:525-527; Testimonies for the Church 3:135-138; Testimonies for the Church 7:76-79, 85-87; Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students, 187);
The Ministry of Healing, 261-268.
Benefits of Physical Exercise:
Counsels on Health, 52-54 (Testimonies for the Church 2:528-533);
Counsels on Health, 189-192 (Education, 210-213);
Counsels on Health, 199, 200 (Testimonies for the Church 3:78).
Cleanliness:
Counsels on Health, 61-63;
Counsels on Health, 101-104 (Testimonies for the Church 3:70, 71). ( 235 )
   Section 13—Medical Missionary Work and the Gospel Ministry ( 237 )
     A United Work ( 237 )
     The Body—the Arm—the Head ( 237 )
     To Open Doors ( 238 )
     No Other Work So Successful ( 239 )
     A Revelation of Christ’s Compassion ( 239 )
     Brings Rays of Heavenly Brightness ( 239 )
     This is True Ministry ( 240 )
     An Effective Instrument ( 240 )
     Encourage the Workers ( 240 )
     The Worst Evil ( 241 )
     A Means of Entrance to Hearts ( 241 )
     Earnest Appeal to Physicians ( 241 )
     Many Saved From Degradation ( 242 )
     The Poor Not to Be Neglected ( 243 )
     Labor for the Wealthy ( 243 )
     By Personal Efforts and Living Faith ( 244 )
     The Value of Medical Work ( 245 )
     Will Break Down Prejudice ( 246 )
     What the Missionary Nurse Can Do ( 246 )
     With No Inducement of Praise or Compensation ( 247 )
     Efficiency and Power ( 247 )
     An Example of Healing and Soul-Winning Work ( 247 )
     A Blended Ministry ( 248 )
     Physicians as City Evangelists ( 248 )
     A Twofold Service ( 249 )
     Sent Forth Two and Two ( 249 )
     Cooperation ( 250 )
     Stripped of All Selfishness ( 250 )
     Not by Proxy ( 250 )
     The Distinguishing Sign ( 251 )
     True Charity ( 251 )
     The Atmosphere of Love ( 252 )
     Sowing and Reaping ( 252 )
     Ministers to Combat Disease ( 253 )
     As He Is Perfect ( 253 )
     Love Your Enemies ( 254 )
     An Enlarged Experience ( 255 )
     Do Right Regardless of Results ( 255 )
     Zeal and Perseverance in Medical Missionary Work ( 256 )
     In Excellent Company ( 256 )
     A Revival Will Come ( 257 )
     For Further Study
Medical Missionaries and Their Work:
The Ministry of Healing, 161-216.
The Pioneer Work:
Counsels on Health, 497-502.
A Plea for Medical Missionaries:
Counsels on Health, 392-397 (Testimonies for the Church 9:167-172).
A Call for Gospel Medical Missionaries:
The Desire of Ages, 821-828.
Counsels to Medical Missionaries:
Testimonies for the Church 8:201, 202.
The Gospel, “In Illustration”:
Testimonies for the Church 6:241.
“In Practice”:
Counsels on Health, 532.
Neglect by the Church and the Ministry:
Testimonies for the Church 6:294-304.
Ministers to Be Medical Missionaries:
Counsels on Health, 533.
Physicians as Evangelists:
Counsels on Health, 535, 536, 543-548.
Opportunities for Consecrated Nurses:
Counsels on Health, 387-390 (Testimonies for the Church 6:83, 84).
Gospel Workers to Teach Health Reform:
Counsels on Health, 43 (Testimonies for the Church 6:376, 377).
Diet, a Proper Subject for the Evangelist:
Counsels on Health, 44 (Testimonies for the Church 9:112, 113).
A United Work:
Counsels on Health, 513, 518 (Testimonies for the Church 6:288-293);
Counsels on Health, 516, 517 (Testimonies for the Church 6:291-292);
Counsels on Health, 519, 520 (Testimonies for the Church 8:158, 159);
Counsels on Health, 524, 525 (Testimonies for the Church 6:240-242);
Counsels on Health, 534, 550 (Testimonies for the Church 7:111);
Counsels on Health, 557, 558.
A Combined Work as Physician and Minister in Christ’s Work:
Counsels on Health, 528.
Words of Caution to a Physician:
Counsels on Health, 519-52 (Testimonies for the Church 8:158-162).
House-to-Tiouse Work by Medical Missionaries:
Counsels on Health, 538.
“Teaching and Healing”:
The Ministry of Healing, 139-160.
Work for the Poor:
Counsels on Health, 14 (Testimonies for the Church 6:255);
Testimonies for the Church 6:83-85;
The Ministry of Healing, 183-208.
Work Supported by Converted Men of Wealth:
Testimonies for the Church 9:114, 115.
Ministry to the Rich:
Counsels on Health, 15-18 (Testimonies for the Church 6:256-258);
Testimonies for the Church 6:80-83;
The Ministry of Healing, 209-216. ( 257 )
   Section 14—Teaching Health Principles ( 259 )
     The Gospel of Health ( 259 )
     The First Work ( 259 )
     Educate in the Laws of Life ( 259 )
     The Science of Self-Denial ( 260 )
     Counsel to a Sanitarium Physician ( 260 )
     How to Present the Principles of Healthful Diet ( 261 )
     Lead the People ( 261 )
     Labor Lost Without Instruction ( 262 )
     Educate, Educate, Educate ( 262 )
     Deeds of Ministry ( 263 )
     Teach Self-Denial ( 263 )
     Abstinence and Health ( 263 )
     Christ’s Victory a Lesson for Us ( 264 )
     Responsibility of Physicians and Ministers ( 264 )
     Hygienic Restaurants as Schools ( 265 )
     Instruction in Homes and in Schools ( 265 )
     Cooperation With Other Temperance Workers ( 266 )
     Educate the Poor ( 266 )
     The Voice of Wisdom ( 266 )
     Purpose of Health-Food Work ( 267 )
     Like the Manna ( 267 )
     The Lord Will Teach the Obedient ( 267 )
     Instruction in the Art of Cooking ( 267 )
     United Action Necessary ( 268 )
     Incentives to Activity ( 268 )
     Tolerance for Others’ Opinions ( 269 )
     Teaching Extreme Views ( 269 )
     Good Cooking a Science ( 269 )
     Cooking Schools ( 270 )
     A Talent of the Highest Value ( 270 )
     Many Will Be Rescued ( 271 )
     For Further Study
Sanitarium Work to Be Educational:
Counsels on Health, 221-223, 248, 469, 470.
The Physician an Educator:
The Ministry of Healing, 125-136.
Ministers to Teach Health Reform:
Counsels on Health, 43 (Testimonies for the Church 6:376, 377).
The Church to Study Health Principles:
Counsels on Health, 425-430 (Testimonies for the Church 7:62-67).
Continual Reform to Be Advocated:
Counsels on Health, 445-453.
Tact in Teaching Health Principles:
Counsels on Health, 438, 442 (Testimonies for the Church 3:20, 21).
The Use of Health and Temperance Literature:
Counsels on Health, 445-447, 462-466, 479 (Testimonies for the Church 7:136).
Teaching Temperance Reform:
Counsels on Health, 432-437.
Teaching Health Principles at Camp Meeting:
Counsels on Health, 433, 467, 468. ( 271 )
   Section 15—Diet and Health ( 273 )
     Important Principles ( 273 )
     Provide Nourishing Food ( 273 )
     Intelligent Advancement ( 274 )
     Sanctification and Self-Mastery ( 275 )
     Show the Value of Health Reform ( 275 )
     To the Glory of God ( 275 )
     Individual Rights ( 275 )
     Integrity of Daniel ( 276 )
     Appeal to a Physician ( 276 )
     Back to the Primitive Diet ( 277 )
     The Murmuring of Israel ( 277 )
     A Cause of Mortality ( 278 )
     Appeal to a Minister ( 278 )
     Do Not Counterwork Reform ( 279 )
     An Appeal to Parents ( 280 )
     Examples in Rightdoing ( 281 )
     Making Dyspeptics ( 281 )
     Eating Too Frequently ( 281 )
     The Two-Meal Plan ( 282 )
     Perseverance in Overcoming ( 282 )
     Pray for Moral Courage ( 282 )
     Feeding Upon Christ ( 283 )
     The True Fast ( 283 )
     Suggestions for Sanitarium Diet ( 283 )
     Avoid Sudden Changes ( 284 )
     No Flesh-Meat on Sanitarium Tables ( 284 )
     A Liberal Variety ( 285 )
     Lectures to be Given ( 285 )
     To a Physician Dying from Overwork and a Meager Diet ( 286 )
     The Use of Milk and Eggs ( 287 )
     Use Appetizing Foods ( 287 )
     Nutritious, Palatable Food Essential ( 288 )
     Wisdom in Teaching ( 288 )
     Light Given in Love and Pity ( 289 )
     For Further Study
Diet and Health:
Counsels on Health, 107-161 (Testimonies for the Church 2:63, 362-364, 368-370, 374, 375, 412-414, 602, 603);
Testimonies for the Church 3:171, 172, 485-489;
Testimonies for the Church 9:153-166;
The Ministry of Healing, 295-336;
Education, 202-206.
Relation of Health Habits to Character:
Counsels on Health, 43-48 (Testimonies for the Church 2:354-359);
Counsels on Health, 64-70, 107-121;
The Ministry of Healing, 130;
Testimonies For The Church 1:487, 488, 618, 619;
Testimonies for the Church 2:404;
Testimonies for the Church 3:162, 163;
Testimonies for the Church 7:199, 257, 258;
Gospel Workers, 230, 241;
Fundamentals of Christian Education, 143, 144, 147.
A Reform Needed:
Counsels on Health, 575-579.
Results of Indulgence of Appetite:
Testimonies for the Church 3:164, 165.
A Simple Diet:
Counsels on Health, 42 (Testimonies for the Church 2:352).
Plainness of Diet a Reason for Daniel’s Success:
Testimonies for the Church 4:515, 516.
Diet for Children:
Testimonies for the Church 2:365, 366;
Fundamentals of Christian Education, 20, 143, 150.
An Impoverished Diet:
Counsels on Health, 151, 152 (Testimonies for the Church 2:366-368);
Testimonies for the Church 2:254;
Gospel Workers, 241.
Liquid Diet Not Best:
Fundamentals of Christian Education, 226, 227;
Testimonies for the Church 3:74.
Extremes in Diet:
Counsels on Health, 153-156;
Testimonies For The Church 1:205;
Testimonies for the Church 2:538.
Healthful Cooking, and Cooking Schools:
Counsels on Health, 135 (Testimonies for the Church 9:161);
Counsels on Health, 143-147 (Testimonies For The Church 1:681-687; Testimonies for the Church 2:370, 373);
Counsels on Health, 443, 450, 451, 551, 552;
Testimonies for the Church 2:537;
Testimonies for the Church 7:112, 113;
Testimonies for the Church 9:112. ( 289 )
   Section 16—The Worker’s Health ( 291 )
     We Belong to God ( 291 )
     Habits of Regularity Important ( 292 )
     Faithful Guardians of Their Powers ( 292 )
     Breaking Under the Strain ( 293 )
     The Physician to Conserve Strength ( 293 )
     Spiritual Loss Through Overfatigue ( 294 )
     The Minister’s Duty to Safeguard Health ( 294 )
     Strengthening the Mental and Moral Powers ( 296 )
     In Warm Climates ( 296 )
     Gardening and Health ( 296 )
     Regular Exercise ( 297 )
     For Further Study
Duty to Preserve Health:
Counsels on Health, 563-566.
Efficiency Dependent on Health:
Counsels on Health, 193, 194
(Testimonies for the Church 4:264-270);
Counsels on Health, 407
(The Ministry of Healing, 219).
The Price of Health:
Counsels on Health, 595
(Testimonies for the Church 4:408, 409).
Exercise and Diet:
Counsels on Health, 572-574
(Testimonies for the Church 3:489-492).
Results of Inaction With Study:
Counsels on Health, 184-188
(Testimonies for the Church 3:148-152);
Counsels on Health, 20;
Testimonies for the Church 4:94, 95).
Recreation:
Counsels on Health, 197, 198
(Testimonies For The Church 1:514, 515).
Caution Against Exhausting, Not Recuperative, Recreation:
Education, 277, 278.
Regular Hours for Rest:
Counsels on Health, 361.
Occasional Relief for Sanitarium Physicians:
Counsels on Health, 354
(Testimonies for the Church 3:182).
Physical Labor for Students:
Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students, 285-293.
Vitalizing Effects of Combined Physical and Mental Labor:
Testimonies for the Church 3:157.
Right Use of Voice Conducive to Health:
Testimonies for the Church 4:404, 405. ( 297 )
   Section 17—Medical Missionary Work in the Great Cities ( 299 )
     Christ’s Labors in Cities and Towns ( 299 )
     Medical Evangelism for the Cities ( 300 )
     The Training of Workers ( 300 )
     Difficulties Will Increase ( 301 )
     No Time to Colonize ( 302 )
     Our Delay is Satan’s Opportunity ( 303 )
     A Mission in Every City ( 303 )
     A Mighty Movement ( 304 )
     Cooperation ( 304 )
     Move Forward ( 304 )
     A Parable of What Should Be ( 305 )
     Rural Outposts ( 305 )
     Sanitariums and Hygienic Restaurants ( 306 )
     Danger of Missing the Mark ( 306 )
     Personal Work to be Done ( 307 )
     Usefulness Determined by Results ( 307 )
     A Sanitarium Near New York ( 308 )
     Securing of Buildings ( 309 )
     Location of Workers ( 309 )
     Redeeming the Time ( 310 )
     Seek Rural Homes ( 310 )
     Rural Location for Institutions ( 310 )
     Work for the Outcasts ( 311 )
     Safeguard the Youth ( 312 )
     Difficulties Overcome ( 313 )
     For Further Study
Medical Missionary Work in Cities:
Counsels on Health, 549-553; (Testimonies for the Church 7:110-114).
The Work in the Cities:
Testimonies for the Church 7:34-36.
The Work in Greater New York:
Testimonies for the Church 7:37-39;
Testimonies for the Church 9:137-151.
Special Work in Centers of Travel:
Counsels on Health, 500, 501.
Sanitariums as City Outposts:
Counsels on Health, 554-556.
City Churches to Conduct Treatment Rooms:
Counsels on Health, 468 (Testimonies for the Church 6:113).
City Missions:
Counsels on Health, 443, 444 (Testimonies for the Church 9:112, 113).
Rescue Work Often Superficial and Unsatisfactory:
Testimonies for the Church 8:184, 185.
The Health-Food and Restaurant Work:
Counsels on Health, 471-496 (Testimonies for the Church 7:54-57, 60, 115-120, 121-126, 128, 129, 132-137). ( 313 )
   Section 18—Extent of the Work ( 315 )
     Co-workers With Christ ( 315 )
     The Purpose of Churches ( 315 )
     Ministers as Medical Missionaries ( 315 )
     An Army of Workers ( 316 )
     Work the Works of Christ ( 316 )
     A Living Church ( 317 )
     Opportunities ( 317 )
     A Thousand Streams ( 317 )
     Lifework a School ( 318 )
     Truth to Be Presented in Many Ways ( 318 )
     How to Reveal Christ ( 319 )
     A New Element ( 319 )
     Opportunities for All ( 319 )
     Will Revive the Churches ( 320 )
     Be Practical Missionaries ( 320 )
     Work for Children and Youth ( 320 )
     In Time of Persecution ( 321 )
     The Appeal of Unpromising Fields ( 321 )
     Self-Supporting Effort ( 321 )
     Medical Missions in Every City ( 322 )
     Advantages of Small Schools ( 322 )
     Many Training Schools ( 322 )
     Sanitariums Connected With Schools ( 323 )
     Many Small Sanitariums ( 323 )
     Opportunities to Purchase Sanitarium Properties ( 324 )
     Sanitariums to Educate ( 325 )
     Not as a Business Speculation ( 325 )
     Faith Needed ( 326 )
     The Light to Shine ( 326 )
     A United Work ( 327 )
     Be Vigilant ( 327 )
     Move With Understanding ( 328 )
     Fulfilling God’s Plans ( 328 )
     Securing Help From the Wealthy ( 329 )
     Our Needs to Be Presented ( 329 )
     Plants in Foreign Fields ( 329 )
     Health Institutions in Many Lands ( 330 )
     Go Forward ( 331 )
     Every Agency to be Set in Operation ( 331 )
     A Time of Overwhelming Interest ( 333 )
     As a Lamp that Burneth ( 333 )
     A Call to Greater Self-Denial ( 334 )
     For Further Study
Into All the World:
Counsels on Health, 215-220
(Testimonies for the Church 7:51-60).
Breadth of Medical Missionary Work Not Understood:
Counsels on Health, 509, 510
(Testimonies for the Church 8:203, 204).
Warning Against Centralization:
Counsels on Health, 223-227
(Testimonies for the Church 7:99-102);
Testimonies for the Church 8:204, 205.
Jerusalem Centers to Be Scattered:
Counsels on Health, 299, 300.
Centers in All Cities:
Counsels on Health, 214
(Testimonies for the Church 8:204, 205).
Relation of Schools to Sanitariums:
Counsels on Health, 242, 243, 301, 54;
Testimonies for the Church 9:178.
Unselfish Interest for All Parts of the Field:
Testimonies for the Church 8:170, 171.
Prosperous Institutions to Help Others:
Counsels on Health, 220
(Testimonies for the Church 7:59, 60);
Counsels on Health, 308-3;
Testimonies for the Church 8:136-144).
Many to Be Quickly Trained:
Counsels on Health, 394, 395, 397.
Self-Supporting Workers:
The Ministry of Healing, 154-156, 479-48;
Testimonies for the Church 7:23, 24, 227, 254;
The Acts of the Apostles, 18.
Gospel of Health to Be Given Its Place:
Testimonies for the Church 6:327. ( 335 )