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meats? Can we possibly have confidence in ministers who at tables
where flesh is served join with others in eating it? ...
“Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the Lord your
God.” Every one who transgresses the laws of health will surely be
visited with God’s displeasure. Oh, how much of the Holy Spirit
we might have day by day, if we would walk circumspectly, denying
self, and practicing the virtues of Christ’s character.—
Pacific Union
Recorder, October 9, 1902
717. Let our ministers and canvassers step under the banners of
strict temperance. Never be ashamed to say, “No, thank you; I do
not eat meat. I have conscientious scruples against eating the flesh
of dead animals.” If tea is offered, refuse it, giving your reason for
so doing. Explain that it is harmful, and though stimulating for a
time, the stimulus soon wears off, and a corresponding depression is
felt.—
Manuscript 113, 1901
718. Concerning flesh meat we can all say, Let it alone. And all
should bear clear testimony against tea and coffee, never using them.
They are narcotics, injurious alike to the brain and to the other organs
of the body. The time has not yet come when I say that the use of milk
and eggs should be wholly discontinued. Milk and eggs should not
be classed with flesh meats. In some ailments the use of eggs is very
beneficial.
Let the members of our churches deny every selfish appetite. Every
penny expended for tea, coffee, and flesh meat is worse than wasted;
for these things hinder the best development of the physical, mental,
and spiritual powers.—
Letter 135, 1902
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Flesh meat not served in White home or used by E. G. White—
Appendix 1:4, 5, 8, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 23
]
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Flesh meat banished from E. G. White table—Appendix 1:12,
13
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A Summary
719. If we could be benefited by indulging the desire for flesh
foods, I would not make this appeal to you; but I know we cannot.
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Flesh foods are injurious to the physical well-being, and we should
learn to do without them. Those who are in a position where it is
possible to secure a vegetarian diet, but who choose to follow their