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--- en:operating_principles:dtm:publishing_church_growth_model:health_journals [2026/08/27 05:23] – [What Is the Effect on the People?] luella
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 “The people are in sad need of the light shining from the pages of our health books and journals. God desires to use these books and journals as **mediums through which flashes of light shall arrest the attention of the people, and cause them to heed the warning of the message of the third angel**. Our health journals are instrumentalities in the field to do a special work in disseminating the light that the inhabitants of the world must have in this day of God’s preparation. **They wield an untold influence in the interests of health and temperance and social-purity reform, and will accomplish great good** in presenting these subjects in a proper manner and in their true light to the people.” 7T 136.3
-“I have been shown that in giving attention to this branch of the work you **remove a large amount of prejudice from many minds, that has barred the way to their receiving the truth and reading the publications setting forth the truth which we believe**. This matter must not be passed over as nonessential; for nearly every family needs to be stirred up on this question, and their consciences aroused to be doers of the word of God in practicing self-denial of appetite. **When you make the people intelligent on the question of health reform, you have prepared the way for them to give attention to the present truth for these last days.** Said my guide, ‘Educate, educate, educate.’ The mind must be enlightened; for the understanding is darkened just as Satan would have it to be, because he can find access through perverted appetite, to debase the soul.” CW 124.3
+“I have been shown that in giving attention to this branch of the work you **remove a __large__ amount of prejudice from many minds, that has barred the way to their receiving the truth and reading the publications setting forth the truth which we believe**. This matter must not be passed over as nonessential; for nearly every family needs to be stirred up on this question, and their consciences aroused to be doers of the word of God in practicing self-denial of appetite. **When you make the people intelligent on the question of health reform, you have prepared the way for them to give attention to the present truth for these last days.** Said my guide, ‘Educate, educate, educate.’ The mind must be enlightened; for the understanding is darkened just as Satan would have it to be, because he can find access through perverted appetite, to debase the soul.” CW 124.3
-“I am pained over the existing state of things. I am informed by my guide, ‘All who believe and proclaim the truth should not only practice health reform, but teach it diligently to others.’ This will be **a strong agency in calling the attention of the unbelieving to consider that if we are intelligent upon this subject in regard to healthful diet and practices, we would be sound on the subjects of Bible doctrine**. If we backslide on this point, we lose __much__ influence with the outside world.” CW 125.2
+“I am pained over the existing state of things. I am informed by my guide, ‘All who believe and proclaim the truth should not only practice health reform, but teach it diligently to others.’ This will be **a __strong__ agency in calling the attention of the unbelieving to consider that if we are intelligent upon this subject in regard to healthful diet and practices, we would be sound on the subjects of Bible doctrine**. If we backslide on this point, we lose __much__ influence with the outside world.” CW 125.2
 “Minds must be arrested and held to the point, else Satan will steal away the seed sown. There will be but a small number in comparison with the rejectors of truth, that will receive it; but **__one__ soul is of highest value. The value of all the world sinks into insignificance in comparison to the value of __one__ human soul**.” CW 126.2
-“The circulation of the health journals will be **a powerful agency in preparing the people to accept those special truths that are to fit them for the soon coming of the Son of man**.” PM 226.3
+“The circulation of the health journals will be **a __powerful__ agency in preparing the people to accept those special truths that are to fit them for the soon coming of the Son of man**.” PM 226.3
 “The sale of health journals and books in no way hinders the sale of the publications dealing with other phases of the third angel’s message. **All are to prepare the way for the Lord Jesus to come in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory**.” CM 139.1
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   * The sale of health journals does not hinder the sale of other religious books (CM 139.1)
   * God will greatly bless those who take hold of it earnestly (CH 447.1)
-===== Supporting EGW Comments =====
-> The people are in sad need of the light shining from the pages of our health and temperance journals. God desires to use these journals as mediums through which flashes of light shall **arrest the attention of the people, and cause them to heed the warning of the message of the third angel**.... PM 226.1
+“**The circulation of our health publications is a __most important work__**. It is a work in which **all who believe the special truths for this time should have a __living__ interest**. God desires that now, as never before, the minds of the people shall be deeply stirred to investigate the great temperance question and principles underlying true health reform.” CH 445.1
-> Ministers can and should do much to urge the circulation of the health journals. Every member of the church should work as earnestly for these journals as for our other periodicals. There should be no friction between the two.... PM 226.2
-> The circulation of the health journals will be a **powerful agency in preparing the people to accept those special truths** that are to fit them for the soon coming of the Son of man.... PM 226.3
-> Health reform will reach a class and has reached a class that otherwise would never have been reached by the truth. There is a great necessity for labor being put forth to help the people, believers and unbelievers, at the present time by health talks, and health publications. I cannot see why the health books should not have a permanent place as well as the other publications notwithstanding human prejudices to the contrary. PM 226.4
-> The minds of our California people are not advanced far enough in health reform to receive the most good from Good Health. [Good Health and Health Reformer were two early denominational health journals. See SDAEn 573. Today Your Life and Health has taken the field.] The crib is placed too high. You can, with the counsel of S and Dr. W, prepare articles that are already in print that are  **simple, yet full of knowledge**, by perusing the back numbers of Health Reformer. I would today that the Good Health were more after the same order, for I think there is more simplicity and good religion in the Reformer, and **matter that will benefit all classes and minds**, than that contained in Good Health as a whole. PM 226.5
+“In all our work caution should be used that no one branch be made a specialty, while other interests are left to suffer. There has not been that interest taken in the circulation of our health journals that there should be. **The circulation of these journals must not be neglected, or the people will suffer great loss**.” CH 446.3
-> We want that Good Health shall be circulated, and we want to shape our work and our efforts to **reach the people where they are,** much in the same way Christ worked in simplicity, that the uninformed may be reached and the highest minds may be benefited also. There is **danger of burying the truth so deep in science** that the common minds for whom we labor and who will compose the members of our churches will fail to see it and appreciate it. We want the truth as it is in Jesus. We want to meet the wants of our people. PM 227.1
-> Ministers can and should do much to urge the circulation of the health journals. Every member of the church should work as earnestly for these journals as for our other periodicals. There should be no friction between the two....
+“Let __none__ think that the circulation of the health journals is a minor matter. **All should take hold of this work with more interest** and make greater efforts in this direction. **God will greatly bless those who take hold of it in earnest, for it is a work that should receive attention at this time**.” CH 447.1
-> The circulation of the health journals will be a **powerful agency in preparing the people to accept those special truths** that are to fit them for the soon coming of the Son of man....
-> Health reform will reach a class and has reached a class that otherwise would never have been reached by the truth. There is a great necessity for labor being put forth to help the people, believers and unbelievers, at the present time by health talks, and health publications. I cannot see why the health books should not have a permanent place as well as the other publications notwithstanding human prejudices to the contrary. [[https://egwwritings.org/read?panels=p390.1205(390.1207)&index=0#highlight=390.1205,0:390.1207,429|PM 226]]
+“Ministers can and should do much to urge the circulation of the health journals. **__Every__ member of the church should work as earnestly for these journals as for our other periodicals**. There should be **no friction** between the two. Both are essential, and both should occupy the field at the same time. Each is the complement of the other, and can in no wise take its place. **The circulation of the health journals will be a __powerful__ agency in preparing the people to accept those special truths that are to fit them for the soon coming of the Son of man**.” CH 447.2
+“The sale of health journals and books **in no way hinders the sale of the publications dealing with other phases of the third angel’s message**. All are **to prepare the way for the Lord Jesus to come** in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.” CM 139.1
+“**Canvassers should bring the health publications to the notice of those they visit**, telling them how useful they are in the treatment of disease. Tell them that such a journal, if its instruction is studied and practiced, will bring health to the family.” Manuscript 113, 1901, par. 5
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