The Lord had in His providence given light in regard to the establishment of sanitariums where the
sick should be treated upon hygienic principles. The people must be taught to depend on the Lord’s
remedies, pure air, pure water, simple, healthful foods.
Every effort made for the physical and moral health of the people should be based on moral
principles. The advocates of reform who are laboring with the glory of God in view will plant their
feet firmly upon the principles of hygiene; they will adopt a correct practice. The people need true
knowledge. By their wrong habits of life, men and women of this generation are bringing upon
themselves untold suffering.
Physicians have a work to do to bring about reform by educating the people, that they may
understand the laws which govern their physical life. They should know how to eat properly, to
work intelligently, to dress healthfully, and should be taught to bring all their habits into harmony
with the laws of life and health, and to discard drugs. There is a great work to be done. If the
principles of health reform are carried out, the work will indeed be as closely allied to that of the
third angel’s message as the hand is to the body.
Why is there so much dissension? Why so much independent action, so much selfish ambition in
this great missionary field? God is dishonored. There should be concentrated, united action. This is
as necessary in the physician’s work as in any other branch of the work of preparation for the great
day of God….
Teach the people how to prevent disease. Tell them to cease rebelling against nature’s laws, and by
removing every obstruction give it a chance to put forth its very best efforts to set things right.
Nature must have a fair chance to employ its healing agencies. We must make earnest efforts to
reach a higher platform in regard to the methods of treating the sick. If the light which God has
given prevails, if truth overcomes error, advanced steps will be taken in health reform. This must be.
—Manuscript Releases 13:177, 178.