Study Guide: Temperance
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Guide Index
- "Our work for the tempted and
fallen will achieve real success only as the grace of Christ reshapes the
character and the man is brought into living connection with the infinite
God. This is the purpose of all true temperance effort." Temperance,
page 102.
A church study program voted by Annual
Council of the General Conference
of Seventh-day Adventists as
a feature of Temperance for Better Living Year 1979--the 100th anniversary year
of the establishment of the
first Seventh-day Adventist temperance organization.
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PACIFIC PRESS PUBLISHING
ASSOCIATION
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Prepared under the auspices of the
Ellen G. White Estate, the General Conference Temperance Department, and the
International Temperance Association.
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Copyright 1978
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The Ellen G. White
Estate, Inc.
The principles and practice of temperance
were strong and influential in the development and advance of the Advent Message.
Teaching of the temperance message to the public was one of the major experiences
of Ellen G. White, presenting one of her favorite subjects, and attracting large
audiences. The inspired counsel sets forth temperance from a Bible standpoint,
showing it as the fruit of the Holy Spirit to restore self-control through Jesus
Christ as the answer to intemperance.
The Law of Temperance
"The law of temperance must control
the life of every Christian. God is to be in all our thoughts; His glory is
ever to be kept in view. We must break away from every influence that would
captivate our thoughts and lead us from God. We are under sacred obligations
to God so to govern our bodies and rule our appetites and passions that they
will not lead us away from purity and holiness, or take our minds from the work
God requires us to do." CH, p. 42.
INTRODUCTION
These outline studies cover the book
Temperance, which is a compilation of statements on temperance and intemperance,
principles and programs for the church, the church's responsibility on these
issues, along with counsel setting forth the significance of temperance to personal
victory through Jesus Christ.
We suggest that, instead of the usual
reading of the book from front to back, in following these outline studies the
participant move from subject to subject, ultimately covering the book. At the
heading of each outline study, please check the pages to read to cover the sections
of the book being considered. There are regular prose questions, fill-in questions,
and "yes" and "no" questions. Provide the answers as required.
The importance of this method, we
trust, will be discovered as the studies proceed. Our goal is: (1) to focus
on the difference between temperance and intemperance; (2) to recognize temperance
as God's answer to the problems of intemperance; (3) to understand the principle
of temperance and the need of a program to implement the principle; (4) to recognize
the necessity of an adequate warning against intemperance; and (5) to substitute
"something better"--the doctrine of temperance.
It is important that this book, Temperance,
by E. G. White, be seen as a magnification of the Bible principle of temperance
presented under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. Christ is to be held forth
as the Model Temperance Man who provides the power for us to reflect His character.
Listen magazine, The Winner
magazine, and Vibrant Life magazine should be available each month
to each participant by securing their subscriptions prior to commencing the
study. You will want to call attention to specific temperance programs and materials.
These are outlined in the temperance catalogue available from the temperance
director of the conference or the General Conference Temperance Department.
(Starting in the year 2000, this office is now called the General Conference
Health Ministries Department, located at 12501 Old Columbia Pike, Silver Spring,
MD 20904-6600 USA.)
We appreciate the cooperation of
the church pastors and church temperance leaders, the departments of health,
communication, youth, and lay activities in joining with the temperance department
on this study program.
Lesson One
Reading Assignment: Temperance,
"The Philosophy of Intemperance," pages 11-22 (section 1); "Our Broad Temperance
Platform," pages 137-150 (section 8).
Highlights
Note the following highlights in
the pages studied, presenting counsel and information to the church as a body
and to the individual:
1. Man was endowed with a free will
and a powerful mind centered on God, a body representing the crowning act of
creation.
2. Particularly note the aspects
of deception that led to mankind's fall.
3. Observe the broad definition of
appetite--meaning the satisfaction of selfish desire (self-gratification) that
brings the loss of control (intemperance).
4. See temperance presented as a
return to self-control and development through Jesus Christ.
5. This self-control to be practiced
even beyond abstinence from alcohol, tobacco, etc., even into habits of eating,
working, studying, and all conduct of life.
6. Especially detect the reason for
this need for a return to self-control (temperance)--the body the temple of
God and the law of cause and effect. Victory to the overcomer is assured.
7. See the connection between temperance
and spirituality and how intemperance, as the fashion of the world, impairs
sanctification.
8. All this calls us to a vital decision
to educate our habits and tastes, to yield our powers to God in overcoming every
hurtful practice if we would be prepared for the return of Christ.
The Original Perfection of Man
pages 11-12
1. Was Adam heir to disease? ___
yes ___ no (11)
2. "All the ________________ and
________________ of his being were equally ________________, and harmoniously
________________." (11)
3. What is to regulate and control
our appetites? (12)
The Inception of Intemperance
pages 12-14
1. At the satanic council, who finally
proposed the plan of intemperance? (12)
2. List four results of intemperance
of any kind: (12)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
3. "Through ________________, Satan
controlled the ________________ and ________________." (14)
Impairment Through Indulged Appetite
pages 15-19
1. ". . . if we are not ________________
[self-controlled] in all our ________________ and ________________,
we shall not be in a state of ________________ and ________________ to ________________
the ________________ with a purpose to ________________ what saith the
________________ --what shall I ________________
to inherit ________________?" (15)
2. "Through the ________________
to ________________ appetite, Adam and Eve ________________ . . ." (15)
3. "________________ has reigned
almost ________________ in the ________________ of men and women since the ________________."
(15)
4. "Satan is taking the ________________
captive through the use of ________________ and ________________, ________________
and ________________.
The God-given ________________ .
. . is perverted by the ________________ of ________________." (17)
5. Name two deterrents to the development
of Christian character: (19)
(a)
(b)
The Importance of Christ's Victory
Over Appetite
pages 19-22
1. Christ commenced the work of redeeming
man "just where the ________________ began. Adam fell on the ________________
of ________________." (19-20) "His ________________ test was on the same point
where Adam failed." (20)
2. What was the reason for Christ's
fasting in the wilderness? (20)
3. "Our only hope of regaining Eden
is through firm ________________." (20)
4. What victory will ensure "moral
power" over all temptation? (21)
What True Temperance Means
pages 137-141
1. "Our first duty toward ________________
and our ________________ is that of ________________." (137)
2. Intemperance (loss of control)
is opposite to temperance (self-control). Therefore, "Intemperance, in the ________________
sense of the ________________, is at the ________________ of the ________________
share of the ________________ of life." (137)
3. The principles of temperance (self-control
through Jesus Christ) will mean more than abstinence from alcohol. "True temperance
________________ us to ________________ entirely with everything ________________,
and to use ________________ that which is ________________." (138)
4. Temperance will mean self-control
in:
(a) (140)
(b) (139)
(c) (139)
(d) (140)
5. ". . . by ________________ temperance
in ________________, they may be ________________ through the ________________."
(141)
The Body Temple
pages 142-145
1. "God designs that the ________________
shall be a ________________ for ________________ Spirit." (142)
2. Is transgression of the laws of
physical life a violation of the laws of God? ___ yes ___ no (143)
3. If a person does not practice
temperance in all things, what is the result? (145)
Temperance and Spirituality
pages 146-150
1. "Sin is made ________________
by the ________________ of ________________ which Satan ________________ over
it." (146)
2. Is profession of the name of Christ
of account if the life does not correspond with the will of God as revealed
in His word?___ yes ___ no (147)
3. Think these points through:
(a) what lesson for Seventh-day
Adventists is taught by Aaron's sons? (149)
(b) How far reaching are temperance
principles? (149)
(c) How important is the brain
nerve power? (148)
(d) Will the practice of temperance
prove valuable during the time of trouble? (150)
Lesson Two
Reading Assignment: Temperance,
"Our Broad Temperance Platform," pages 151-169 (section 8, parts 4-8).
Highlights
As you study, consider the following
points, then check out the questions on each section:
1. Consider the reason why God has
recorded in such detail in His Word the practice of temperance and the resistance
to intemperance by God's people of the past.
2. Observe the bearing of these truths
on the life of those preparing for the coming of the Lord.
3. Note the program set forth to
be implemented by the church and the individual today.
Daniel's Example
pages 151-156
1. Can we have a right understanding
of temperance unless we consider it from the Bible standpoint? ___ yes ___ no
(151)
2. When the issue became clear to
Daniel, how did he react? (152-153)
3. What did Daniel value as dearer
than life itself? (153)
4. "That single instance of departure
from principle would have weakened their sense of ________________ and their
abhorrence of ________________." (155)
The Food on Our Tables
pages 156-163
1. Does intemperance in eating have
anything to do with craving toward "tobacco, wines and liquors"? ______ yes
_______ no (157)
2. What attitude should we take to
popular sentiments and practices that are based on intemperance? (157)
3. Recognizing that our eating does
have a bearing on achieving self-control, please memorize this quotation:
"The subject of temperance, in all
its bearings, has an important place in the working out of our salvation." (163)
Total Abstinence Our Position
pages 163-165
1. Alcohol, tobacco, opium, tea,
and coffee are bad-habit forming, thus destructive of self-control even in small
quantities. "The only safe course is to ________________ not, ________________
not, ________________ not. . . ." (163)
2. "The church of Christ should be
a ________________ in which the inexperienced youth should be educated to ________________________
appetites." (165)
3. What is the only platform on which
God's people can conscientiously stand? (165)
Relation to Church Membership
pages 165-166
1. "Intemperance lies at the ________________
of all the evil in our world." (165)
2. "We do not take into the church
those who use ________________ or ________________." (166)
3. What should we do to help these
people? (166)
Seventh-day Adventists Spiritual
Leaders
pages 166-169
1. As spiritual leaders of the church,
ministers are called to "follow His ________________, and above all others should
form ________________ of strictest ________________." (167)
2. The minister who practices temperance
through the power of the Holy Spirit gains several benefits. Look back through
several pages to find five:
(a) can think rapidly (168)
(b) can see the difference between
________________ and ________________ fire (167)
(c) mental and ________________
powers stronger if combined with physical labor (166)
(d) thoughts and ________________
would flow more freely (166)
(e) religious exercises more ________________
(167)
3. At what three types of public
gatherings should instruction be given regarding health and temperance? (169)
(a)
(b)
(c)
Lesson Three
Reading Assignment: Temperance,
"Laying the Foundation of Intemperance," pages 170-193 (section 9).
Highlights
Today scientists are obsessed with
the idea of prevention. Here's God's true outline of preventative measures!
Think about these questions and do some additional reading:
1. Considering their wide influence--even
before the birth of their child--how should a couple prepare for parenthood?
2. Does modern medical science back
up the principles Ellen White sets forth concerning prenatal influence?
3. In a fast-paced modern world,
when and how should parents begin training their child in habits of temperance?
4. How important is the formation
of good habits?
Prenatal Influence
pages 170-173
1. Note the role of habit by the
mother, father, and the child. This is important, because "As a rule, every
________________ man who rears children, ________________ his inclinations and
evil tendencies to his offspring." (170)
2. Many parents believe their influence
is of little value. ___ yes ___ no (171)
3. How does heaven regard the parents'
influence? (171)
4. Name two biblical examples where
angels spoke to parents before their child was born: (171, 173)
(a)
(b)
Strength of Inherited Tendencies
pages 173-175
1. What is the role of heredity and
intemperance, and how long will it continue? (174)
2. Does the present generation have
more power of self-control than former generations? ___ yes ___ no (175)
Formation of Behavior Patterns
pages 175-179
1. Temperance must begin in the family
environment from "the ________________ to practice self-denial and self-control."
(176)
2. Can too much importance be placed
on this principle?___ yes ___ no (176)
3. If a child has been ruled by wrong
principles during his first three years, he will resist wholesome discipline.
Name the three wrong principles. (177)
(a)
(b)
(c)
Teaching Self-denial and Self-control
pages 181-186
1. The object of life is to "honor
________________ and to bless their ________________." (181)
2. The highway to intemperance is
paved with:
(a) ________________ food, (182)
(b) then ________________ to gratify
craving, (183)
(c) next indulgence for ________________.
(183)
3. The law of temperance and the
laws of life are not at variance but are one. All then should be taught "to
act from ________________." (184)
Youth and the Future
pages 186-193
1. Why is it important to teach temperance
to youth and have them experience it? (186)
2. With the conflicts and struggles
of youth, what Bible hero should inspire strength in modern young people? (189)
3. When youth become intemperate,
does God condemn?___ yes ___ no (193)
Lesson Four
Reading Assignment: Temperance,
"Alcohol and Society," pages 23-54 (section 2)
Highlights
This section spotlights the great
evil of alcohol as a major weapon of Satan, what it is doing in society, and
why we should not be indifferent about these consequences. Think about these
applications to the principles in this chapter:
1. Has the incidence of alcohol-related
crimes increased since the times in which Ellen White was writing?
2. What is the Christian's responsibility
in helping to prevent such crimes?
3. What is my church doing to help
alcoholics recover from their condition?
4. Should the church be involved
in political issues that involve the sale and use of alcoholic beverages? How?
5. Look around for prominent people
who have taken a firm stand against using alcohol themselves and serving alcoholic
beverages in their homes. Consider writing them a letter thanking them for their
positive influence.
An Incentive to Crime
pages 23-27
1. Does familiarity cause us to lose
sight of the origins of crime, lawlessness, and violence?
___ yes ___ no (23)
2. Can we understand the relationship
of crime to intemperance?___ yes ___ no (23-24)
3. The drinker should not be held
responsible for the injury he does while intoxicated. ___ yes ___ no (25)
4. What did alcohol, crime, and judgment
have to do with:
(a) the antediluvian world? (25)
(b) San Francisco? (26)
An Economic Problem
pages 27-30
1. Is the liquor-selling business
honest? ___ yes ___ no (27)
2. What two groups of people will
be held responsible for making men drunkards? (28)
(a)
(b)
3. How does God view the drunkard?
(28)
4. "O that a public ________________
might be created that would put an end to the drink traffic, close the saloons,
and give these maddened men a chance to think of ________________ realities!"
(28-29)
Alcohol and the Home
pages 30-34
1. Memorize: "Moderate drinking is
the school in which men are receiving an education for the drunkard's career."
(30)
2. Who is guilty of perversion and
abuse in God's sight?
(a) the manufacturer? ___ yes ___
no (31)
(b) the seller? ___ yes ___ no
(33, 41)
(c) the consumer? ___ yes ___ no
(33)
3. If angels weep over the ________________
drinker (32), and God has not lost sight of the first cause or the last effect,
how will this relate to the final judgment? (33)
A cause of Accidents and a Public
Health Problem
pages 34-43
1. "Signals are made incorrectly,
and cars collide with each other. Then comes horror, ________________, and ________________.
This condition of things will become ________________ and ________________ marked."
(34)
2. "We have need of men who, under
the inspiration of the ________________, ________________ will rebuke gambling
and ________________, which are such prevalent evils in these last days." (35)
3. In addition to earthly possessions,
the victims of intemperance have lost their ________________. (37) They engage
not only in a moral sin, but a ________________. (37)
4. Jesus left the royal courts of
heaven that He might:
(a) come into close connection
with ________________,
(b) by ________________ and ________________
uplift and ennoble humanity,
(c) and ________________ in the
human soul the ________________ of God. (40)
5. In contrast, what is the influence
of the liquor traffic? (40-41)
Alcohol and Men in Responsible Positions
pages 43-54
1. Who is first in line with responsibility
on this issue? (check one only)
___ Professional people
___ Ministers
___ Politicians (43-45)
2. "Intemperate men should not by
________________ of the people be placed in positions of trust." (47)
3. "Only men of strict ________________
and integrity should be admitted to our legislative halls and chosen to preside
in our courts of justice." (47)
4. Briefly describe two examples
of riotous, intemperate partying from biblical history: (48-54)
(a)
(b)
5. Why does God concern Himself with
warnings about alcohol and other intoxicants to leaders of men? (54)
Lesson Five
Reading Assignment: Temperance,
"Tobacco," pages 55-72 (section
3)
Highlights
Here in this section on tobacco,
we can recognize how farsighted the Spirit of Prophecy was as it brought us
God's revelation. In Ellen White's day, public practice and opinion were basically
in favor of smoking. She predicted that only a "revolution upon the subject
of tobacco" would bring the ax to the root of the problem. Today that revolution
is being seen and the hour has come for the church to take up this subject and
provide temperance as God's answer. Consider these points as you study this
lesson:
1. The feeling against smoking is
increasing rapidly. How can I help people become more aware of the physical
and moral damages done to themselves by tobacco?
2. How can I effectively warn my
children of the dangers of intemperance? What education should be done in the
home and what in the school?
3. Note the illustration on page
63 of the woman who chose her pipe above heaven. Does any bad habit have
that kind of power over my life?
4. Am I giving a consistent, healthful,
temperate example for my family and others around me?
Effects of Tobacco Use
pages 55-62
1. Tobacco is harder to cleanse from
the system than liquor.___ true ___ false (55)
2. Tobacco hinders the healing power
of nature. ___true ___ false (56)
3. The use of tea and coffee has
no relation to tobacco use.___ true ___ false (57)
4. "Alcohol and ________________
pollute the blood of men, and thousands of lives are yearly sacrificed to these
poisons." (57)
5. Apart from tobacco's harmful effect
on the body, mind, and spiritual life, it is noted as a dirty habit. "God requires
________________ of heart, and personal ________________, now, as when He gave
the special directions to the children of Israel." (57) (See also p. 62)
6. "It [tobacco]
is ________________; it is a ________________; it ________________ the senses;
it chains the ________________; it holds its victims in the slavery of ________________
difficult to overcome; it has Satan for its advocate." (58)
Tobacco's Polluting, Demoralizing
Influence
pages 58-62
1. What effect does a smoky atmosphere
have on the nonsmoker? (58-59)
2. How does a smoking father affect
his infant? (58-59)
3. "The use of tobacco and strong
drink has a great deal to do with the increase of ________________ and ________________."
(59)
4. It is Satan's purpose to "palsy
the ________________ and ________________ the judgment" with tobacco. (60)
5. Some authorities say that children
and youth need to be educated how to use liquor and tobacco, and then there
will be less abuse. What did E. G. White say about this? Note the word "presumption."
(61)
Defiling the Temple of God
pages 62-66
1. At whose temple do smokers worship?
(63)
2. How does intemperate indulgence
amaze the unfallen universe? (63)
3. "Minds that are clouded and partially
paralyzed by narcotics, are easily overcome by ________________, and cannot
enjoy ________________ with God." (64)
4. Those who cherish tobacco are
committing ________________. They are violating the ________________. (65)
An Economic Waste
pages 66-68
1. "No human being needs tobacco,
but multitudes are perishing for want of the ________________ that by its use
is worse than wasted." (66)
2. "Those who are truly ________________,
will overcome every hurtful ________________. Then all these channels of needless
expense will be turned to the Lord's treasury, and ________________ will take
the lead in ________________, in self-sacrifice, and in ________________, Then
they will be the ________________ of the world." (67)
The Power of Example
pages 68-72
1. In the role of influence, who
sets the trend toward smoking?
___ father ___ minister ___ Sabbath
school superintendent (68)
2. A true minister of righteousness
will not be a smoker. ___ true
___ false (69)
3. With physicians carrying such
a responsibility of life and health, they should be an example of purity and
temperance. ___ true ___ false (70)
4. Name the artificial stimulants
listed at the end of the chapter:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d) alcoholic drinks (72)
Lesson Six
Reading Assignment: Temperance,
"Other Stimulants and Narcotics," pages 73-89 (section 4) "Milder Intoxicants,"
pages 90-101 (section 5)
Highlights
Intemperance is not limited to the
twin evils of alcohol and tobacco. Often the trend toward intemperance is shown
by other narcotics, stimulants, and drugs used as beverages, as medicines, or
simply for their effect. The principle stated in Temperance is that anything
contributing to the loss of control, even in the minutest form, is intemperance;
and each person has the need of temperance (self-control) provided by Christ
for real life--physical, mental, social, and spiritual. Think about these applications
as you study:
1. How do stimulants affect the activity
of the body and the brain? Can it also affect the spiritual life?
2. With the abundance of advertising
bombarding us today--much of it aimed at getting people to buy and use medicine
chest "remedies"--how should a Christian relate to minor aches and pains? What
kinds of remedies get to the root of the problem?
3. What kind of cider was Ellen White
referring to?
4. How should fellow church members
relate to a farmer growing hops (or tobacco)?
Abstain From Fleshly Lusts
pages 73-75
1. Vital energy is mankind's desirable
quality that is imparted through the brain; "therefore the brain should ________________
be dulled by the use of ______________
or excited by the use of ______________." (74)
2. Is it a sound argument that long
life is achieved by some who use tea, coffee, opium, and alcohol? ______ yes
______ no (74)
3. How has Satan made a counterfeit
Tree of Life? (75)
Tea and Coffee
pages 75-82
1. "Tea and coffee do not ________________
the system." (75)
2. "The influence of coffee is in
a degree the same as ________________, but the effect upon the system is still
________________." (76)
3. What happens when nature is forced
into unnatural action? (77)
4. How do each of the following suffer
from stimulants?
(a) nerves:
(b) liver:
(c) quality and circulation of
the blood:
(d) skin:
(e) mind: (78-79)
5. How do tea and coffee affect gossip?
(79)
6. "The money expended for tea and
coffee is worse than ________________." (79)
7. Should we ever use tea and coffee?
___ yes ___ no (79)
8. Is there a relationship between
tea and coffee and tobacco and liquor?___ yes ___ no (80)
Drugs
pages 82--89
1. Drugs, even as prescribed by physicians,
are related to laying a "foundation
of the ________________ habit, the ________________ habit, the morphine habit."
(83)
2. "Educate away from ________________.
Use them ________________ and ________________, and depend more upon ________________
agencies; then nature will respond to God's physicians--pure ________________,
pure ________________, proper ________________, a clear ________________." (85)
3. What is our hope for better things?
(85)
4. Drug medication "lays a ________________
in the human organism for a twofold ________________ evil than that which they
claim to have relieved." (86)
5. Why were our medical institutions
established? (87)
Milder Intoxicants
Importance of Strictly Temperate
Habits
pages 90-101
1. Name three Bible personalities
referred to in connection with temperance and the development of correct habits
of life: (90-92)
(a)
(b)
(c)
2. "So gradually does Satan lead
away from the ________________ of temperance, so insidiously do ________________
and ________________ exert their influence upon the taste, that the ________________
to drunkenness is entered upon all unsuspectingly." (93)
3. What is "a wholesome drink"? ________________.
(93)
4. The use of a little wine or cider
occasionally is all right--if used in moderation. ___ yes ___ no (96)
5. Does the Bible sanction the use
of wine as an intoxicating beverage?___ yes ___ no (97)
6. It is all right for Christians
to grow hops strictly as a commercial venture. ___ yes ___ no (98)
7. "Let all who profess to believe
the truth for this time, and to be reformers, act in accordance with their faith.
If one whose name is on the ________________ book manufactures ________________
or ________________ for the market, he should be faithfully ________________
with, and, if he continues the ________________, he should be placed under ________________
of the church." (99)
8. What is the best thirst quencher?
(101)
Lesson Seven
Reading Assignment: Temperance,
"Preventive Measures," pages
194-216 (section 10)
Highlights
We have studied the principles of
temperance and intemperance, and now we consider preventive programs and action
by the individual.Yet we cannot separate the principle from the program; therefore,
a reemphasis is noted, directing our mind to the vital significance of these
truths. As you study this chapter, think about the following questions:
1. How can we best teach the world
the effectiveness of temperance principles?
2. Are we still signing the temperance
pledge in our churches? If not, why not?
3. What were the benefits of Prohibition
in the United States? Should it be attempted again?
4. What kinds of "interesting" and
"innocent" pleasures are we offering the youth of our churches in place of worldly
amusements? What responsibility does the church have toward the youth and their
recreation?
Education in Temperance
pages 194-197
1. Note the threefold plan:
(a) "Let ________________ be enacted"
(b) "Let every effort be made to
encourage the ________________ return to ________________ and virtue"
(c) "Let the appetite for ________________
liquors be ________________, and their use and ________________ is at an end."
(194)
2. Life, health, and character are
the rewards of temperance. These are endangered by intemperance. "Temperance
reformers have a work to do in ________________ the people in these lines."
(195)
3. We are asked to "reason from ________________
to effect." (196)
4. Successful temperance programming
depends upon the ax being laid at the root of the tree. "The roots of intemperance
lie ________________ than mere liquor drinking. In order to make the temperance
movement a ________________, the work of ________________ must begin at our
________________." (196)
5. Note the schedule for temperance
evangelism on page 197. Here is the eight point approach:
(1) Show people "what a blessing
the ________________ of ________________ principles will be to them."
(2) "Let them see what God ______________________
men and women to ________________."
(3) "Point to the great ________________
made for the ________________ and ________________ of the human race."
(4) "With the ________________
in hand, present the ________________ of God."
(5) "Clearly, ________________,
earnestly," tell them about the millions of wasted dollars spent on intemperate
habits.
(6) "Tell your hearers of the ________________,
who came to this world to save men and women from all ________________."
(7) "Ask those who attend the meetings
to ________________ you in the ________________ that you are trying to do."
(8) "Ask them to ________________
the pledge."
Signing the Pledge
pages 197-203
1. "From the light God has given
me, every ________________ among us should ________________ the pledge and be
connected with the ________________ association." (197)
2. What groups of people should be
encouraged to sign the temperance pledge?
(a) youth
(b) ________________
(c) aged
(d) drunkard
(e) ________________ (198)
3. Camp meeting is a good time to
sign the temperance pledge. ___
true ___ false (199)
4. "As God's messenger I come to
you and ________________ your names." (201)
5. ". . . temperance alone is the
________________ of all the graces that come from God, the foundation of all
________________ to be gained." (201)
6. How can we give prominence to
the temperance reform? (203)
Removing the Temptation
pages 203-209
1. The evils brought on by liquor
end with the drunkard and his family. ___ true ___ false (205)
2. Prohibition is set forth as giving
help:
(a) to the drunkard, by removing
the cause,
(b) to all of us, for "we are all
________________ together in the web of ________________." (208)
3. What can be done?
(a) "Let an ________________ be
formed" to stop the sale of liquor.
(b) "Let the ________________ from
the liquor traffic be made plain, and a public ________________ be created
that shall demand its prohibition."
(c) "Let the drink-maddened men
be given an ________________ to ________________ from their thralldom."
(d) "Let the ________________ of
the ________________ demand of its lawmakers that a stop be put to this infamous
traffic." (209)
Diversion and Harmless Substitutes
pages 209-213
1. "Idleness, lack of aim, or evil
associations, may be the ________________ cause." (209)
2. Why is an attractive home important?
(209)
3. "One of the surest safeguards
for the young is useful ________________." (210)
4. Instead of sinful amusements,
"provide in their stead ________________ pleasures, which shall not ________________
or corrupt the morals." (211)
5. Try to "make the ________________
as interesting as possible." (211)
6. Present "the ________________
of the Christian life." (212)
The Sense of Moral Obligation
pages 213-216
1. "We are to ________________ from
a ________________ and religious standpoint." (213)
2. "As Christ's followers, we should
in ________________ and ________________, act from ________________." (213)
3. Many feel they can please themselves
and do what they like because they have freedom of choice. Consider the statement:"No,
you have no moral right" to do as you please. Why not? (213)
4. A choice for intemperance and
"willful deviation from obedience to this law is as certainly ________________
as a ________________ of the moral law." (213-214)
5. Can we do anything we like to
achieve our goal? Consider this statement: "We must strive ________________,
if we would win the ________________ of eternal life." (214)
6. What will be the result if we
can arouse the moral sensibilities of our people on the subject of temperance?
(215)
Lesson Eight
Reading Assignment: Temperance,
"Activating Principles of a Changed Life," pages 102-125 (section 6)
Highlights
We have studied the forces of intemperance
and the various approaches that temperance programs can make through prevention,
education, and legislation. Now we come closer in and look at the person impaired
by intemperance and discover that temperance (self-control through Christ) is
the only way of escape for the addicted. Only Christ can take the person from
craving and from carnal desires to enjoy real life in Him. "This is the purpose
of all true temperance effort." p. 102
Only as the Life Is Changed
pages 201-104
1. "Men will never be truly ________________
until the ________________ of Christ is an abiding ________________ in the heart."
(102)
2. Memorize: "One of the most deplorable
effects of the original apostasy was the loss of man's power of self-control
[temperance]. Only as this power is regained, can there be
real progress." (102)
3. What decisions make Satan laugh?
(103)
4. What counsel is given to those
struggling against craving and false desire?
(a) "Do not allow worldly ________________
to draw you away from your ________________ to Christ." (103)
(b) "Tell them that you are ________________
for heavenly ________________." (103)
(c) "Ask Him [Christ]
for ________________ to ________________, and then ________________ that He
will ________________ it to you, because He ________________ you." (103)
Conversion the Secret of Victory
pages 104-110
1. A war is to be waged against intemperance,
because intemperance "is at war with the ________________ of ________________
and ________________." (104)
2. What is the very first and most
important thing to do in all temperance work? (105)
3. Fill in the missing words:
(a) "The ________________ remedy
for ________________ is the ________________ and ________________ of Christ."
(106)
(b) "Never will men practice ________________
in all things until their ________________ are renewed by divine ________________."
(106)
4. Where is the tempted one bidden
to look?
(a) "not to ________________,
(b) "to the weakness of ________________,
(c) "or to the ________________
of ________________,
(d) "but to the ________________
of God's Word. All its ________________ is ours." (107)
5. What two essentials for continuing
victory are set forth?
(a) "Talk ________________ to the
people;
(b) "lift them ________________
to God in ________________." (107)
6. What benefits are now restored
to those who yield to the power of divine truth?
(a) "revives the ________________
powers,"
(b) "possesses stronger, clearer
________________ than before,"
(c) "physical ________________
improves." (108)
7. "Apart from divine ________________,
no genuine ________________ can be ________________." (109)
8. "Subjection to the ________________
of Christ means ________________ to ________________ manhood." (110)
The Will the Key to Success
pages 110-115
1. "Man must do ________________
part. Man must be ________________ on his own account, through the ________________
and ________________ that ________________ gives him." (111)
2. We must say, "I choose." The exercise
of the will in one's own strength is doomed; but with the will allied to God's
power, victory is assured.
(a) "By yielding up the ________________
to Christ, we ________________ ourselves with divine power." (112-113)
(b) "Your ________________ is to
put your ________________ on the ________________ of Christ." (113)
Enduring Victory
pages 115-120
1. It is important that those struggling
for victory:
(a) "be ________________ in the
principles of ________________ living;"
(b) "be shown that violation of
the ________________ of ________________ .
. . lays the ________ of the ________ habit;"
(c) be made to understand that
"only by living in ________________ to the principles of ________________
can they ________________ to be freed from the ________________ for ________________
stimulants;"
(d) "be provided with ________________."
(115)
2. Is it beneficial to have the recovered
ones relate their experiences of the past in public?
___ yes ___ no (116)
Help for the Tempted
pages 120-125
1. Remember every day to link up
with Christ, for He has paid the price for our sins and borne the burden of
our guilt. "He will take the ________________ from our ________________ shoulders."
(120)
2. Having a self-inflicted disease
or causing our own problems is no reason for God to cast us aside. "He did not
________________ to heal them." (121)
3. Are demon possession and intemperance
related? ___ yes ___ no (122-123)
4. Are some persons possessed with
evil spirits today? ___ yes ___ no (123)
5. Meditate on this statement, and
ask God for power to reach out and help others in need of temperance:
"Those whom Christ has forgiven most
will love Him most. These are
they who in the final day will
stand nearest to His throne." (125)
Lesson Nine
Reading Assignment: Temperance,
"Rehabilitating the Intemperate," pages 126-136 (section 7)
Highlights
Rehabilitation cannot take the place
of regeneration. This section on rehabilitation pictures the practical work
of dealing with the impaired and the qualities needed in the temperance worker.
Think about these points:
1. How can temperance workers infuse
hope in addicts and alcoholics?
2. What kind of attention do backsliders
need? How can those needs best be met?
3. How can we best present the "something
better" that men long for?
4. How can those working for those
ensnared keep themselves spotless and still reach the people at the level in
which they are?
Counsel on How to Work
pages 126-130
1. Note these pointed messages:
(a) "Especially does the ________________
reform ________________ the ________________ of Christian workers." (126)
(b) "They should ________________
attention to this work, and make it a ________________ issue." (126)
(c) "Everywhere they should ________________
to the ________________ the ________________ of true temperance, and call
for ________________ to the ________________ pledge." (126)
(d) "Earnest ________________ should
be made in ________________ of those who are in ________________ to ________________
habits." (126)
2. "There is ________________ a ________________
to be done for ________________ who through ________________ have fallen." (126)
3. Are intemperate persons found
only among the poor? ___ yes ___ no (127)
4. "They have ________________ their
________________." (127)
5. "In ________________ city a place
should be ________________ where the slaves of evil habit may receive ________________
to break the ________________ that bind them." (127)
6. Observe these pointers in work
style:
(a) ". . . remember that we are
not dealing with ________________ men." (127)
(b) "Be ________________ and ________________."
(127)
(c) "Think ________________ of
the ________________, forbidding ________________, but of the ________________
life that Christ ________________ to redeem." (127)
(d) ". . . show that you are his
friend." (127)
(e) "Speak ________________ word
of ________________." (127)
(f) "Let ________________ act or
________________ express ________________ or ________________." (127)
(g) "Help him to ________________."
(127)
(h) "Speak ________________ that
will ________________ faith." (127)
(i) "Seek to ________________ every
________________ trait in his character." (127)
(j) "Teach him ________________
to reach upward." (127)
(k) "Help him to ________________
the ________________ of the talents which God has given him." (128)
7. What three problems are paramount
in the long battle?
(a) "Many have to ________________
against strong ________________ tendencies to evil." (128)
(b) "________________ cravings"
(128)
(c) "________________ impulses"
(128)
8. "Over and over again the ________________
must be ________________." (128)
9. Will there be backsliding? ___
yes ___ no; Are the intemperate the only ones who backslide? ___ yes ___ no
(128-129)
10. Concentrate on these assurances
of victory:
(a) "The ________________ sin ________________
be set free." (130)
(b) "Vice will ________________."
(130)
(c) ". . . ignorance will be ________________."
(130)
(d) "Through the ________________
that works by ________________ the heart will be ________________ and the
mind ________________." (130)
The Temperance Worker
pages 130-136
1. "Those who ________________ themselves
are ________________ to ________________ for the ________________ and erring."
(130-131)
2. "Let us seek to ________________
how to ________________ the people." (131)
3. "We must learn ________________
to ________________ too fast, and require too ________________ of those who
are ________________ converted to the truth." (131)
4. What is an illustration of the
way in which we are to work? (132)
5. What expression is used three
times on page 132: (132)
6. A superlative describes the important
traits of true reformers.
What are these traits?
(a) "most ________________,"
(b) "most ________________,"
(c) "most ________________." (132)
7. What is the strongest bond
of union between us and Christ? (133-134)
8. What is our greatest sin? (134)
9. How significantly does prayer
figure in this ministry? (135)
10. Can we estimate the worth of
a soul? ___ yes ___ no (135)
11. "As we ________________ to ________________
the ________________ that are ready to ________________, we shall not be put
to ________________ if we make ________________ our trust." (136)
Lesson Ten
Reading Assignment: Temperance,
"Our Relationship to Other Temperance Groups," pages 217-226 (section 11)
Highlights
There are many in other churches
and groups who respect temperance and are endeavoring to emphasize a better
way of life without alcohol. We are counseled in this section as to our duty
in respect to involvement so that we also may share with them the message of
temperance in its fullness, and that they may better understand "present truth."
For your consideration: Is my local
church cooperating with other temperance groups? If not, why not?
Working Together
pages 217-222
1. We should not stand aloof from
other temperance workers. ___ true ___ false (217)
2. "Whenever you can ________________
an ________________ to ________________ with the ________________ people, do
________________." (217)
3. There are some groups professing
temperance ideals who are far from them in practice. How are we to relate to
such "clubs"? (217)
4. Nevertheless, our general attitude
toward temperance people should be cooperative. ___ true ___ false (218-219)
5. Is a person who is a smoker a
genuine temperance worker? ___ yes ___ no (218)
6. It is important to go to the bottom
of reform:
(a) ". . . they do ________________
go to the ________________ of ________________ reform." (218)
(b) "This matter of ________________
must go to the ________________ of the ________________ or it will be of but
________________ avail." (219)
7. Note the two aspects of responsibility:
(a) Every Adventist committed.
"From the light ________________
has given me, every ________________ among us should ________________ the
________________ and be ________________ with the ________________ association."
(220)
(b) Our temperance labor is for
Adventists and non-Adventists.
"We should ________________ not
solely for our ________________ people, but should bestow ________________
also upon noble ________________ outside of ________________ ranks." (220)
8. How can temperance work be done
by Seventh-day Adventists?
(a) talks on ________________ in
"other churches;" (221)
(b) "work with ________________
and skill;" (221)
(c) "seek every opportunity to
________________ and ________________ the temperance workers;" (222)
(d) "________________ opens the
door of hearts; ________________ is ________________ far than a ________________
spirit." (221)
9. What caution is given regarding
establishing buildings for temperance work? (222)
Cooperating With the W.C.T.U.
pages 222-226
1. We should heartily unite with
the W.C.T.U. in the spread of temperance principles. ___ true ___ false (222)
2. What surprised Ellen G. White
about some Adventist leaders and the W.C.T.U.? (223)
3. Would camp meeting be a good occasion
to have the W.C.T.U. associate with our temperance presentations to the whole
group? ___ yes ___ no (223)
4. There are some things on which
we cannot unite with the W.C.T.U.:
(a) ". . . unite, so far as we
can do so without ________________." (224)
(b) " . . . we cannot unite with
them in a ________________ of ________________ a false ________________."
(224)
5. What was Ellen G. White's response
when invited to speak on temperance?
(a) "When asked to speak on temperance,
I have never ________________." (225)
(b) "It is the Lord's ________________
that you should feel ________________ to ________________ in concert with
them." (225)
6. "We cannot ________________ lose
________________ opportunity to ________________ with the temperance ________________
in any place." (225)
7. What was Ellen G. White's final
summary of her relationships and indication of our need to do this work?
"I have ________________, in all
my ________________ on this question, had to ________________ one ________________
of disrespect." (226)
Lesson Eleven
Reading Assignment: Temperance,
"The Challenge of the Hour," pages 227-258 (section 12)
Highlights
This section presents the challenge
of temperance, with an appeal for all to do their duty--now. Consider
these points:
1. In what ways is modern society
paralleling the days just prior to the Flood?
2. What role should ministers be
playing in the temperance movement?
3. In what ways does my local church
involve the young people in temperance ministry?
4. How can we tie together temperance
work and evangelism?
5. How can our medical centers become
temperance centers also?
6. Since Ellen White urged using
the pen as an effective temperance tool, consider how your church is using Listen,
Smoke Signals, and other temperance literature prepared by the Adventist
church.
The Present Situation
pages 227-233
1. Intemperance is among the marked
sins of the last days. It constitutes "a sign of Christ's ________________ coming."
(227)
2. "And while Christians are ________________
this giant ________________ of intemperance is ________________ strength and
making ________________ victims." (229)
3. How does Satan counteract the
work of temperance so that men may not decide for truth? (229)
4 How is the temptation to intemperance
encouraged? (229)
(a)
(b)
(c)
5. Why do people of the earth's "dark
places" hate "civilized nations"? (230)
6. Money wrung from the family of
the drunkard "is stained with the ________________ of souls, and the ________________
of God is upon it." (232)
7. "Because of the ________________
that ________________ largely as the result of the use of ________________,
the ________________ of God are ________________ upon our earth today." (232)
Called to the Battle
pages 233-237
1. "On the subject of ________________,
they [Adventists] should be in ________________ of ________________
other people." (233)
2. Do all Christians take temperance
seriously? ___ yes ___ no;
What claims do they make? (233)
3. "Every ________________ reform
has its place in the ________________ of the ________________ ________________.
Especially does the ________________ reform ________________ our attention and
support." (234)
4. "We do not need to take an ________________
and break into their ________________. We have a stronger ________________ than
this,--the ________________ of the living ________________." (235)
5. Note three challenges to the church
member:
(a) "warn the ________________
;" (235)
(b) "take up the ________________
question;" (235)
(c) every member " ________________
the pledge" and be ________________ with the ________________ association;"
(236)
(d) "every ________________ see
that his example and his influence are on the side of ________________." (237)
By Voice--A Part of Our Evangelistic
Message
pages 237-245
1. How can ministers find time to
take up the temperance question? (237)
2. How closely is the temperance
question related to the third angel's message? (238)
3. "Temperance ________________ in
things is to be ________________ with the message." (238)
4. "When ________________ is presented
as ________________ of the ________________, many will ________________ their
need of ________________." (238)
5. How can these good results be
achieved?
(a) "a place in our ________________
in ________________ city;" (239)
(b) "in ________________ our large
________________;" (239)
(c) "public ________________ should
be held to ________________ the subject." (239)
6. Note two important principles
in proclaiming temperance:
(a) "Present the ________________
of temperance in their most ________________ form." (240)
(b) ". . . make the temperance
meeting as ________________ and ________________ as possible." (240)
7. In what four ways are the voices
of God's people to be heard? (244)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
8. What three things are said to
be "gifts of God"? (244)
(a)
(b)
(c)
Temperance Education an Objective
of Our Medical Work
pages 245-248
1. Why were Seventh-day Adventist
sanitariums established? (245)
2. As instruction is given along
temperance lines, the people will become interested in Bible doctrine. ___ true
___ false (245)
3. "Ministers and ________________
should set forth the ________________ of ________________." (246)
4. "Hygienic ________________ are
to be ________________ in the ________________, and by them the message of ________________
is to be proclaimed." (248)
The Influence of the Pen
pages 248-253
1. What other method is to be used
in proclaiming temperance, aside from speaking in public? (248-249)
2. "These ________________ truths
must be given to the ________________. We must reach the people ________________
they ________________, and by example and precept ________________ to see the
________________ of the better way." (249)
3. "We need to work in the interests
of ________________ reform, and to make this question one of ________________
interest. This is one ________________ in which we may become ________________
of men. A good ________________ is being done in the ________________ of our
literature. Form yourselves into ________________ for the ________________ of
a vigilant work." (252)
The Power of the Vote
pages 253-256
1. Voting for temperance principles
is political. ___ true ___ false (253)
2. What should be the motto of temperance
workers?
"No ________________ and no ________________
of our efforts till the ________________ is gained." (254)
3. "Intemperate ________________
should not by ________________ of the ________________ be placed in ________________
of trust." (254)
The Call to the Harvest
pages 256-258
1. "Now is our ________________,
now is our ________________ to do a blessed work." (257)
2. "Years ago we regarded the ________________
of temperance principles as one of our ________________ important duties. It
should be so ________________." (257)
3. "In every place the ________________
question is to be made ________________ prominent." (258) Why?
(a) "Drunkenness, and the ________________
that always ________________ drunkenness, call for the ________________ to
be ________________ to ________________ this evil." (258)
(b) "Many are on the verge of the
________________, waiting only to be ________________ in." (258)
Lesson Twelve
Reading Assignment: Temperance,
"Ellen G. White a Temperance Worker," pages 259-266 (Appendix A); "Typical Temperance
Addresses by Ellen G. White," pages 267-292 (Appendix B)
Highlights
The Spirit of Prophecy is one of
the identifying marks of the remnant church according to the Bible. Since early
days of the church this gift, revealed through Ellen G. White, was concerned
with the doctrine and preaching of temperance. Outlining her call of the Lord,
Sister White said: "I was also to speak on the subject of temperance, as the
Lord's appointed messenger." (p. 259) These concluding sections of the book
Temperance, Appendices A and B, set forth her public approach and present
a summary of some of her major temperance addresses.
Ellen G. White A Temperance Worker
pages 259-269
1. Did Ellen White regard it as a
privilege to do this work?___ yes ___ no (259)
2. In her lectures, what was her
plan of presentation? (259)
3. From what "standpoint" did she
speak on temperance? (260)
4. " . . . I had ________________
in treating this, my ________________ subject." (260)
5. What was the response to her messages
in Salem, Oregon? (260)
6. "Only ________________ will reveal
what has been accomplished by this kind of ________________." (260)
7. Visiting an alcoholism center
called Washingtonian Home, Sister White expressed her gratification for the
"opportunity of ________________ from the ________________ standpoint." (261)
8. Changed by the messages of Ellen
White under the power of the Spirit, many were moved to "enlightened ________________
for ________________." (261)
9. Temperance being a major part
of her ministry in Australia, Sister White said,". . . we took special ________________
to present ________________ the ________________ principles of temperance ________________."
(262)
10. The W.C.T.U. in Australia "seemed
highly ________________ in ________________ and hearing and being ________________
that the ________________ of the Spirit are ________________ and revealed by
this people." (262)
11. Who were some of the influential
people contacted through the temperance work?
(a) ________________________________________________
(262)
(b) ________________________________________________
(263)
12. "We long to see those who are
________________ converted." (263)
13. Speaking at morning, afternoon,
and evening meetings, Sister White records how one group listened attentively,
"seeming ________________ to hear ________________ presented from the ________________."
(265)
Typical Temperance Addresses by Ellen
G.White
pages 267-292
1. In Norway at a public address
with church and other influential people present, "I took up the subject from
a ________________ standpoint, showing that the ________________ is full of
________________ bearing upon temperance, and that ________________ was connected
with the work of ________________, even from the beginning." (267)
2. "I showed the ________________
of temperate habits by citing ________________ and ________________ from Bible
history." (268)
3. The warning and judgment of God
because of Nadab and Abihu's sin shows the necessity of distinguishing "between
________________ and common things." (268) "This ________________ and solemn
command was to extend from ________________ to ________________, to the close
of time." (268)
4. What other Bible characters were
presented as related to temperance?
(a) ________________________________________________
(269)
(b) ________________________________________________
(271)
5. In her appeal for temperance and
against intemperance, Sister White gives this challenge: "Our ________________,
our ________________, our ________________, and our ________________ are needed.
Shall we take hold of this ________________, and live to ________________ God
and bless our ________________? Shall we build up the Lord's ________________
in the earth?" (273)
6. Why is all this necessary?
"A great controversy is ________________
on in the ________________. Satan is ________________ to have the ________________
race as his ________________, but Christ has paid an infinite ________________
that man may be ________________ from the enemy, and that the ________________
image of God may be ________________ to the fallen race." (274)
7. ". . . never can we comprehend
the ________________ character of the ________________ of indulging perverted
appetite except as we ________________ the ________________ meaning of the long
________________ of the Son of God." (275)
8. "God requires that His ________________
shall ________________ themselves ________________ from . . . ________________
and disastrous habits." (279)
9. What provision is made to conquer
harmful habits? "He came to
earth that He might ________________ divine power with ________________ effort,
and by cooperation with Christ, by ________________ the ________________ on
the side of God, the slave may become free, an ________________ of God and joint
________________ with Christ." (280)
10. Where did Christ begin His work
in our behalf? "He began the
________________ where the ruin ________________, and on the ________________
of ________________ He overcame the power of the ________________ one in our
behalf." (282)
11. "The ________________ question
is of ________________ importance to each one of us. It is ________________.
I have spoken ________________ times in succession on this subject, and then
only ________________ on it." (284)
12. Note the confident message of
victory over intemperance through Christ providing self-control (temperance):
(a) "He came to bring ________________
power to man. This is our ________________ hope." (286)
(b) "He has ________________ man
in the scale of ________________ value." (286)
(c) "There is ________________
for the most ________________ in Christ." (286)
(d) "Christ's taking ________________
nature upon Himself shows that He places a ________________ upon ________________
soul." (287)
(e) "Christ came to redeem, to
________________ man, for He took ________________ nature upon Him." (289)
(f) "Young ________________, young
________________, you are ________________ your lot in the ________________
today. Let ________________ come in. He will ________________ you from ________________."
(291)
13. A blessed promise: "No
one can be written in the ________________ of ________________ who is a ________________.
Resist ________________ as a man. In the ________________ of Jesus Christ of
Nazareth you can lay hold upon ________________. Christ will ________________
in behalf of ________________ of you." (291)
SUMMARY
"A Time for Temperance"
You who have read and studied this
inspired counsel will agree that this is indeed a time for temperance. Never
before has the world so openly and bluntly vaunted the way of self, with its
cravings and false desires.
Seventh-day Adventists have been
raised up for just such a time as this--to be the champions of temperance, to
reveal by precept and example real life through Christ Jesus. Thus God will
have a pure and holy people who will reflect His image through His grace. "The
great subject of reform is to be agitated, and the public mind is to be stirred.
Temperance in all things is to be connected with the message . . ." TE, p. 238.
For this reason the call is, "We want everyone to be a temperance worker." TE,
p. 236. Here is a major ministry for every layman. Here is your opportunity
to apply the knowledge gained in the study of this book.
Your church temperance department
and its leaders stand ready to work with you in harmony with these principles
and programs to achieve God's design for mankind.
Please continue to read, study, and
witness. For further information, request the Temperance Department [now Health
Ministries Department] catalogue, which outlines leaflets, books, films, teaching
aids, posters, and many other avenues for temperance ministry. May the Lord
richly bless you in your commitment.
Ernest H. J. Steed, Director
Temperance Department
General Conference of
Seventh-day Adventists
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