A Preview of
Temperance
By Mrs. Ellen G. White
A Spirit of Prophecy Book

 
 
 
 
 
 

Contents


 









Forward
 
 

Section I -- The Philosophy of Intemperance
 
 

1. The Original Perfection of Man .....11
2. The Inception of Intemperance .....12
3. Impairment Through Indulged Appetite .....15
4. Importance of Christ's Victory Over Appetite .....19
 
 

Section II -- Alcohol and Society
 
 

5. An Incentive to Crime .....23
6. An Economic Problem .....27
7. Alcohol and the Home .....30
8. A Cause of Accidents .....34
9. A Public Health Problem .....36
10. Alcohol and Men in Responsible Positions .....43
 
 

Section III -- Tobacco
 
 

11. Effects of Tobacco Use .....55
12. Tobacco's Polluting, Demoralizing Influence .....58
13. Defiling the Temple of God .....62
14. An Economic Waste .....66
15. The Power of Example .....68
 
 

Section IV -- Other Stimulants and Narcotics
 
 

16. Abstain From Fleshly Lusts .....73
17. Tea and Coffee .....75
18. Drugs .....82
 
 

Section V -- Milder Intoxicants
 
 

19. Importance of Strictly Temperate Habits .....90
20. Psychological Effects of Mild Intoxicants .....92
21. The Intoxicating Effects of Wine and Cider .....94
22. Wine in the Bible .....97
23. Christians and the Production of Liquor-Making
Products .....98
24. Temperance and Total Abstinence .....101
 
 

Section VI -- Activating Principles of a Changed Life
 
 

25. Only as the Life Is Changed .....102
26. Conversion the Secret of Victory .....104
27. The Will the Key to Success .....110
28. Enduring Victory .....115
29. Help for the Tempted .....120
 
 

Section VII -- Rehabilitating the Intemperate
 
 

30. Counsel on How to Work .....126
31. The Temperance Worker .....130
 
 

Section VIII -- Our Broad Temperance Platform
 
 

32. What True Temperance Embodies .....137
33. The Body the Temple .....142
34. Temperance and Spirituality .....146
35. Daniel's Example .....151
36. The Food on Our Tables .....156
37. Total Abstinence Our Position .....163
38. Relation to Church Membership .....165
39. Seventh-day Adventist Spiritual Leaders .....166
 
 

Section IX -- Laying the Foundation of Intemperance
 
 

40. Prenatal Influence .....170
41. The Strength of Inherited Tendencies .....173
42. Formation of Behavior Patterns .....175
43. Parental Example and Guidance .....180
44. Teaching Self-Denial and Self-Control .....181
45. Youth and the Future .....186
 
 

Section X -- Preventive Measures
 
 

46. Education in Temperance .....194

47. Signing the Pledge .....197
48. Removing the Temptation .....203
49. Diversion and Harmless Substitutes .....209
50. A Sense of Moral Obligation .....213
 
Section XI -- Our Relationship to Other Temperance
Groups
 
 

51. Working Together .....217
52. Co-operating With the W.C.T.U .....222
 
 

Section XII -- The Challenge of the Hour
 
 

53. The Present Situation .....227
54. Called to the Battle .....233
55. By Voice--A Part of Our Evangelistic Message ....237
56. Temperance Education an Objective of Our Medical Work .....245
57. The Influence of the Pen .....248
58. The Power of the Vote .....253
59. The Call to the Harvest .....246
 
 

Appendices
 
 

A. Ellen G. White a Temperance Worker .....259
B. At Christiania, Norway--1886 .....267
C. A Talk on Temperance--1891 .....273
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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