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two good milch cows, a Jersey and a Holstein. We use cream, and all
are satisfied with this.—
Letter 45, 1903
[
Use of cream in place of butter in White home-Appendix 1:20,
23
]
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Use of butter in the White home-Appendix 1:4
]
[
Butter not on White table, but used in cooking-Appendix 1:14
]
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Butter not on table in White home, and not used by E. G. White-
Appendix 1:5, 8, 9, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23
]
Not to Be Classed With Flesh Meat
587. Milk, eggs, and butter should not be classed with flesh meat.
In some cases the use of eggs is beneficial. The time has not come to
say that the use of milk and eggs should be wholly discarded. There are
poor families whose diet consists largely of bread and milk. They have
little fruit, and cannot afford to purchase the nut foods. In teaching
health reform, as in all other gospel work, we are to meet the people
where they are. Until we can teach them how to prepare health reform
foods that are palatable, nourishing, and yet inexpensive, we are not
at liberty to present the most advanced propositions regarding health
reform diet.—
Testimonies for the Church 7:135, 1902
Allow Others Their Convictions
588. We must remember that there are a great many different minds
in the world, and we cannot expect every one to see exactly as we do
in regard to all questions of diet. Minds do not run in exactly the same
channel. I do not eat butter, but there are members of my family who
do. It is not placed on my table; but I make no disturbance because
some members of my family choose to eat it occasionally. Many of
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our conscientious brethren have butter on their tables, and I feel under
no obligation to force them to do otherwise. These things should never
be allowed to cause disturbance among brethren. I cannot see the need
of butter, where there is abundance of fruit and of sterilized cream.
Those who love and serve God should be allowed to follow their
own convictions. We may not feel justified in doing as they do, but we
should not allow differences of opinion to create disunion.—[
Letter
331, 1904
]
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