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Temperance


Title Page

Forward
Section 1 - The Philosophy of Intemperance

1. The Original Perfection of Man

2. The Inception of Intemperance

3. Impairment through Indulged Appetite

​4. Importance of Christ's Victory over Appetit

Section 2 - Alcohol and Society

1. An Incentive to Crime


2. An Economic Problem


3. Alcohol and the Home


4. A Cause of Accidents


5. A Public Health Problem


6. Alcohol and Men in Responsible Positions

Section 3 - Tobacco

1. Effects of Tobacco Use


2. Tobacco's Polluting, Demoralizing Influence


3. Defiling the Temple of God


4. An Economic Waste


5. The Power of Example

Section 4 - Other Stimulants and Narcotics

1. Abstain from Fleshy Lusts


2. Tea and Coffee


3. Drugs

Section 5 - Milder Intoxicants

1. Importance of Strictly Temperate Habits


2. Psychological Effects of Mild Intoxicants


3. The Intoxicating Effects of Wine and Cider


4. Wine in the Bible


5. Christians and the Production of Liquor-Making Products


6. Temperance and Total Abstinenc
e

Section 6 - Activating Principles of a Changed Life

1. Only as the Life Is Changed


2. Conversion the Secret of Victory


3. The Will the Key to Success


4. Enduring Victory


5. Help for the Tempted

Section 7 - Rehabilitating the Intemperate

1. Counsel on How to Work


2. The Temperance Worker

Section 8 - Our Broad Temperance Platform

1. What True Temperance Embodies


2. The Body the Temple


3. Temperance and Spirituality


4. Daniel's Example


5. The Food on Our Tables


6. Total Abstinence Our Position


7. Relation to Church Membership


8. SDA Spiritual Leaders

Section 9 - Laying the Foundation of Intemperance

1. Prenatal Influence


2. The Strength of Inherited Tendencies


3. Formation of Behavior Patterns


4. Parental Example and Guidance


5. Teaching Self-Denial and Self-Control


6. Youth and the Future

Section 10 - Preventive Measures

1. Education in Temperance


2. Signing the Pledge


3. Removing the Temptation


4. Diversion and Harmless Substitutes


5. The Sense of Moral Obligation

Section 11 - Our Relationship to Other Temperance Groups

1. Working Together


2. Co-Operating with the W.C.T.U.

Section 12 - The Challenge of the Hour

1. The Present Situation


2. Called to the Battle


3. By Voice: A Part of Our Evangelistic Message


4. Temperance Education: An Objective of Our Medical Work


5. The Influence of the Pen


6. The Power of the Vote


7. The Call to the Harvest

Appendix

A: EGW - A Temperance Worker

B: Typical Temperance Addresses by EGW

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