EGW Books
〉 Temperance
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   Foreword ( 5 )
Section 1—The Philosophy of Intemperance ( 11 )
   Chapter 1—The Original Perfection of Man ( 11 )
   Chapter 2—The Inception of Intemperance ( 12 )
   Chapter 3—Impairment Through Indulged Appetite ( 14 )
   Chapter 4—Importance of Christ’s Victory Over Appetite ( 19 )
Section 2—Alcohol and Society ( 23 )
   Chapter 1—An Incentive to Crime ( 23 )
   Chapter 2—An Economic Problem ( 27 )
   Chapter 3—Alcohol and the Home ( 30 )
   Chapter 4—A Cause of Accidents ( 34 )
   Chapter 5—A Public-Health Problem ( 36 )
   Chapter 6—Alcohol and Men in Responsible Positions ( 43 )
Section 3—Tobacco ( 55 )
   Chapter 1—Effects of Tobacco Use ( 55 )
   Chapter 2—Tobacco’s Polluting, Demoralizing Influence ( 58 )
   Chapter 3—Defiling the Temple of God ( 62 )
   Chapter 4—An Economic Waste ( 66 )
   Chapter 5—The Power of Example ( 68 )
Section 4—Other Stimulants and Narcotics ( 73 )
   Chapter 1—Abstain From Fleshy Lusts ( 73 )
   Chapter 2—Tea and Coffee ( 75 )
   Chapter 3—Drugs ( 82 )
Section 5—Milder Intoxicants ( 90 )
   Chapter 1—Importance of Strictly Temperate Habits ( 90 )
   Chapter 2—Psychological Effects of Mild Intoxicants ( 92 )
   Chapter 3—The Intoxicating Effects of Wine and Cider ( 94 )
   Chapter 4—Wine in the Bible ( 97 )
   Chapter 5—Christians and the Production of Liquor- Making Products ( 98 )
   Chapter 6—Temperance and Total Abstinence ( 101 )
Section 6—Activating Principles of a Changed Life ( 102 )
   Chapter 1—Only as the Life Is Changed ( 102 )
   Chapter 2—Conversion the Secret of Victory ( 104 )
   Chapter 3—The Will the Key to Success ( 110 )
   Chapter 4—Enduring Victory ( 115 )
   Chapter 5—Help for the Tempted ( 120 )
Section 7—Rehabilitating the Intemperate ( 126 )
   Chapter 1—Counsel on How to Work ( 126 )
   Chapter 2—The Temperance Worker ( 130 )
Section 8—Our Broad Temperance Platform ( 137 )
   Chapter 1—What True Temperance Embodies ( 137 )
   Chapter 2—The Body the Temple ( 142 )
   Chapter 3—Temperance and Spirituality ( 146 )
   Chapter 4—Daniel’s Example ( 151 )
   Chapter 5—The Food on Our Tables ( 156 )
   Chapter 6—Total Abstinence Our Position ( 163 )
   Chapter 7—Relation to Church Membership ( 165 )
   Chapter 8—Seventh-day Adventists Spiritual Leaders ( 166 )
Section 9—Laying the Foundation of Intemperance ( 170 )
   Chapter 1—Prenatal Influence ( 170 )
   Chapter 2—The Strength of Inherited Tendencies ( 173 )
   Chapter 3—Formation of Behavior Patterns ( 175 )
   Chapter 4—Parental Example and Guidance ( 180 )
   Chapter 5—Teaching Self-Denial and Self-Control ( 181 )
   Chapter 6—Youth and the Future ( 186 )
Section 10—Preventive Measures ( 194 )
   Chapter 1—Education in Temperance ( 194 )
   Chapter 2—Signing the Pledge ( 197 )
   Chapter 3—Removing the Temptation ( 203 )
   Chapter 4—Diversion and Harmless Substitutes ( 209 )
   Chapter 5—The Sense of Moral Obligation ( 213 )
Section 11—Our Relationship to Other Temperance Groups ( 217 )
   Chapter 1—Working Together ( 217 )
   Chapter 2—Co-operating With the W.C.T.U. ( 222 )
Section 12—The Challenge of the Hour ( 227 )
   Chapter 1—The Present Situation ( 227 )
   Chapter 2—Called to the Battle ( 233 )
   Chapter 3—By Voice—a Part of Our Evangelistic Message ( 237 )
   Chapter 4—Temperance Education an Objective of Our Medical Work ( 245 )
   Chapter 5—The Influence of the Pen ( 248 )
   Chapter 6—The Power of the Vote ( 253 )
   Chapter 7—The Call to the Harvest ( 256 )
Appendices ( 259 )
   Appendix A Ellen G. White a Temperance Worker ( 259 )
   Appendix B Typical Temperance Addresses By Ellen G. White ( 267 )
     1. At Christiania, Norway—1886 ( 267 )
     2. A Talk on Temperance—1891 ( 273 )
     3. At Sydney, Australia—1893 ( 283 )