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
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